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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the last 3 months to 21 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 21 May 2008Same period last year
Rank64
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads4573
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.032 %
As % of the category below22.17 %26.84 %
Salaries quoted1942
Average minimum salary£31,842£29,607
Average salary£33,921£31,399
% change on same period last year+8.03 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£33,190
UK excluding London average salary£35,416£35,663
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Vendors AberdeenVendors
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads203272
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.118 %
Salaries quoted109174
Average minimum salary£37,048£30,240
Average salary£39,414£32,136
% change on same period last year+22.64 %
Average maximum salary£41,780£34,033
UK excluding London average salary£40,093£41,466
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Microsoft ScotlandMicrosoft
Scotland

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Microsoft Corporation.

Microsoft
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Aberdeen Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region over the past 3 months.

Aberdeen Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft.

142 (47.73 %)MS Excel
241 (46.59 %).NET
327 (30.68 %)Windows
426 (29.55 %)ASP.NET
519 (21.59 %)C#
617 (19.32 %)SQL Server
617 (19.32 %)Active Directory
716 (18.18 %)MS Office
815 (17.05 %)MS Exchange
914 (15.91 %)Microsoft Certification
1013 (14.77 %)Degree
1112 (13.64 %)Delphi
1211 (12.50 %)Oracle
1310 (11.36 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1310 (11.36 %).NET Framework
149 (10.23 %)VB.NET
149 (10.23 %)OO
149 (10.23 %)Citrix
149 (10.23 %)Cisco
158 (9.091 %)Pascal
158 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
158 (9.091 %)MCSE
158 (9.091 %)XML
158 (9.091 %)OpenGL
167 (7.955 %)MCP
167 (7.955 %)VBA
167 (7.955 %)SQL
167 (7.955 %)VB
176 (6.818 %)ITIL
176 (6.818 %)HP

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
141 (46.59 %).NET
226 (29.55 %)ASP.NET
310 (11.36 %).NET Framework
48 (9.091 %)XML
48 (9.091 %)OpenGL
53 (3.409 %)DirectX
62 (2.273 %)WebServices
62 (2.273 %)HTML
71 (1.136 %)J2EE
71 (1.136 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
115 (17.05 %)MS Exchange
26 (6.818 %)SharePoint
35 (5.682 %)BizTalk Server
44 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
142 (47.73 %)MS Excel
216 (18.18 %)MS Office
32 (2.273 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
13 (3.409 %)Navision
13 (3.409 %)SAP Oil and Gas
22 (2.273 %)Axapta
Communications & Networking
15 (5.682 %)WINS
24 (4.545 %)Firewall
24 (4.545 %)VPN
33 (3.409 %)DNS
33 (3.409 %)WAN
42 (2.273 %)DHCP
42 (2.273 %)LAN
42 (2.273 %)SAN
42 (2.273 %)Internet
42 (2.273 %)Cisco PIX
51 (1.136 %)Network Security
51 (1.136 %)IP Telephony
51 (1.136 %)Intrusion Detection
51 (1.136 %)SSL
51 (1.136 %)Broadband
51 (1.136 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (19.32 %)SQL Server
23 (3.409 %)Datawarehouse
31 (1.136 %)BusinessObjects
31 (1.136 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (1.136 %)Data Cleansing
31 (1.136 %)MS Access
Development Applications
15 (5.682 %)Visual Studio
General
14 (4.545 %)Finance
23 (3.409 %)3D Graphics
23 (3.409 %)Auditing
32 (2.273 %)Multimedia
32 (2.273 %)Education
41 (1.136 %)Legal
41 (1.136 %)Construction
41 (1.136 %)Insurance
41 (1.136 %)Pensions
41 (1.136 %)Back Office
Job Titles
133 (37.50 %)Developer
224 (27.27 %).NET Developer
317 (19.32 %)ASP.NET Developer
412 (13.64 %)Analyst
59 (10.23 %)Software Developer
66 (6.818 %)Software Engineer
75 (5.682 %)Consultant
84 (4.545 %)Infrastructure Analyst
84 (4.545 %)Administrator
84 (4.545 %)Field Engineer
84 (4.545 %)Microsoft Consultant
93 (3.409 %)Field Service Engineer
102 (2.273 %)Network Support Analyst
102 (2.273 %)Support Engineer
102 (2.273 %)Network Analyst
102 (2.273 %)Technical Analyst
102 (2.273 %)Desktop Support
102 (2.273 %)Support Technician
102 (2.273 %)Support Analyst
102 (2.273 %)Architect
Miscellaneous
12 (2.273 %)Management Information System
12 (2.273 %)PDA
12 (2.273 %)Video Conferencing
21 (1.136 %)Data Integration
21 (1.136 %)Clustering
21 (1.136 %)SecurID
Operating Systems
127 (30.68 %)Windows
28 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
33 (3.409 %)Windows XP
41 (1.136 %)Linux
41 (1.136 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
19 (10.23 %)OO
26 (6.818 %)ITIL
35 (5.682 %)ERP
43 (3.409 %)SOA
43 (3.409 %)Information Management
43 (3.409 %)Unit Testing
52 (2.273 %)Investment Management
52 (2.273 %)Data Management
52 (2.273 %)PRINCE2
52 (2.273 %)OOP
52 (2.273 %)Business Development
52 (2.273 %)Business Intelligence
61 (1.136 %)Project Management
61 (1.136 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.136 %)E-business
61 (1.136 %)BPM
61 (1.136 %)EAI
61 (1.136 %)Data Modelling
61 (1.136 %)Business Desktop Deployment
61 (1.136 %)Data Analysis
Programming Languages
119 (21.59 %)C#
212 (13.64 %)Delphi
39 (10.23 %)VB.NET
48 (9.091 %)Pascal
57 (7.955 %)VB
57 (7.955 %)VBA
57 (7.955 %)SQL
64 (4.545 %)C++
73 (3.409 %)VC++
73 (3.409 %)VB6
81 (1.136 %)VBScript
81 (1.136 %)Java
Qualifications
114 (15.91 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (14.77 %)Degree
38 (9.091 %)MCSE
47 (7.955 %)MCP
54 (4.545 %)MCSA
62 (2.273 %)CCNA
62 (2.273 %)Cisco Certification
62 (2.273 %)ACCA
62 (2.273 %)CIMA
71 (1.136 %)MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.545 %)SLA
21 (1.136 %)QA
System Software
117 (19.32 %)Active Directory
23 (3.409 %)ISA Server
23 (3.409 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.136 %)VMware Workstation
31 (1.136 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
110 (11.36 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.136 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (1.136 %)SCOM
Vendors
111 (12.50 %)Oracle
29 (10.23 %)Cisco
29 (10.23 %)Citrix
36 (6.818 %)HP
45 (5.682 %)Borland
45 (5.682 %)VMware
54 (4.545 %)SAP
62 (2.273 %)CA
62 (2.273 %)CommVault
71 (1.136 %)Informatica
71 (1.136 %)IBM
71 (1.136 %)Business Objects
71 (1.136 %)Symantec
71 (1.136 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.136 %)Kalido
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