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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 Aberdeenshire 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 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank12
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads1712
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below54.84 %50.00 %
Salaries quoted411
Average minimum salary£30,000£30,364
Average salary£35,000£32,455
% change on same period last year+7.84 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£34,545
UK excluding London average salary£35,351£35,652
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Vendors AberdeenshireVendors
Aberdeenshire
Matching permanent IT job ads3124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.011 %
Salaries quoted1620
Average minimum salary£36,964£29,547
Average salary£38,393£32,438
% change on same period last year+18.35 %
Average maximum salary£39,821£35,328
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
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 Aberdeenshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Aberdeenshire 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 Aberdeenshire region.

Aberdeenshire Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Aberdeenshire Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Aberdeenshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BanchoryNew entry-1£35,000-
1InverurieNew entry-1--
Microsoft ScotlandMicrosoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Aberdeenshire 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.

117 (70.83 %).NET
213 (54.17 %)C#
39 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
39 (37.50 %)Health
48 (33.33 %)Windows
48 (33.33 %)SQL
48 (33.33 %)VB
57 (29.17 %)VB.NET
57 (29.17 %)Oracle
57 (29.17 %)SQL Server
57 (29.17 %)XML
57 (29.17 %)Delphi
57 (29.17 %)MS Excel
57 (29.17 %)Pascal
57 (29.17 %)VB6
66 (25.00 %)SharePoint
66 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (20.83 %)VBA
84 (16.67 %)IP Telephony
84 (16.67 %)RFID
84 (16.67 %)Project Management
84 (16.67 %)Wireless
84 (16.67 %)VMware
84 (16.67 %)VPN
84 (16.67 %)MCSE
93 (12.50 %)Cisco
93 (12.50 %)SharePoint Server 2007
102 (8.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
102 (8.333 %)Insurance
102 (8.333 %)Fat Client

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Aberdeenshire 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
117 (70.83 %).NET
29 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
37 (29.17 %)XML
42 (8.333 %)OpenGL
42 (8.333 %)DirectX
42 (8.333 %)ADO.NET
42 (8.333 %).NET Framework
51 (4.167 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Application Platforms
16 (25.00 %)SharePoint
23 (12.50 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
32 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
Applications
17 (29.17 %)MS Excel
21 (4.167 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (4.167 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
14 (16.67 %)VPN
14 (16.67 %)RFID
14 (16.67 %)Wireless
14 (16.67 %)IP Telephony
22 (8.333 %)Network Security
22 (8.333 %)WAN
22 (8.333 %)Firewall
22 (8.333 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (29.17 %)SQL Server
21 (4.167 %)Crystal Reports
General
19 (37.50 %)Health
22 (8.333 %)Insurance
31 (4.167 %)Police
Job Titles
114 (58.33 %)Developer
26 (25.00 %)Software Developer
35 (20.83 %).NET Developer
43 (12.50 %)SharePoint Developer
52 (8.333 %)Programmer
52 (8.333 %)Cisco Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Citrix Engineer
52 (8.333 %).NET Programmer
61 (4.167 %)Software Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Sales Executive
Miscellaneous
12 (8.333 %)Thin Client
12 (8.333 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
18 (33.33 %)Windows
22 (8.333 %)Linux
22 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
14 (16.67 %)Project Management
22 (8.333 %)Unit Testing
31 (4.167 %)CRM
31 (4.167 %)Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
113 (54.17 %)C#
28 (33.33 %)SQL
28 (33.33 %)VB
37 (29.17 %)VB.NET
37 (29.17 %)Delphi
37 (29.17 %)Pascal
37 (29.17 %)VB6
45 (20.83 %)VBA
Qualifications
16 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (16.67 %)MCSE
32 (8.333 %)CCA
32 (8.333 %)Citrix Certification
32 (8.333 %)CCEA
32 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
32 (8.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
32 (8.333 %)Degree
System Software
12 (8.333 %)Active Directory
Vendors
17 (29.17 %)Oracle
24 (16.67 %)VMware
33 (12.50 %)Cisco
42 (8.333 %)Citrix
42 (8.333 %)Novell
42 (8.333 %)Lotus
51 (4.167 %)HP
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