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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 Bedfordshire 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
Rank108
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads110102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.045 %
As % of the category below26.19 %31.68 %
Salaries quoted9594
Average minimum salary£34,589£27,638
Average salary£36,713£29,851
% change on same period last year+22.98 %
Average maximum salary£38,837£32,064
UK excluding London average salary£35,351£35,652
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Vendors BedfordshireVendors
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads420322
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.206 %0.143 %
Salaries quoted357261
Average minimum salary£34,926£33,357
Average salary£37,071£35,943
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Average maximum salary£39,215£38,528
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

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 Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire 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
1BedfordDown-726£36,663+41.07 %
2DunstableUp+64£35,500+1.42 %
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1126 (48.84 %).NET
2112 (43.41 %)Windows
390 (34.88 %)SQL Server
486 (33.33 %)C#
578 (30.23 %)SQL
677 (29.84 %)MS Excel
763 (24.42 %)ASP.NET
855 (21.32 %)Microsoft Certification
953 (20.54 %)Oracle
1052 (20.16 %)OO
1149 (18.99 %)XML
1242 (16.28 %)MS Office
1338 (14.73 %)C++
1436 (13.95 %)Java
1534 (13.18 %)JavaScript
1534 (13.18 %)HTML
1633 (12.79 %)Project Management
1732 (12.40 %)WinForms
1732 (12.40 %)SQL Server 2005
1829 (11.24 %)VB.NET
1829 (11.24 %)SQL Server 2000
1928 (10.85 %)IIS
2027 (10.47 %).NET Framework
2125 (9.690 %)OOP
2224 (9.302 %)MCSE
2224 (9.302 %)WebServices
2322 (8.527 %)Degree
2421 (8.140 %)AS400
2421 (8.140 %)COM
2421 (8.140 %)ADO.NET

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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
1126 (48.84 %).NET
263 (24.42 %)ASP.NET
349 (18.99 %)XML
434 (13.18 %)HTML
532 (12.40 %)WinForms
627 (10.47 %).NET Framework
724 (9.302 %)WebServices
821 (8.140 %)COM
821 (8.140 %)ADO.NET
917 (6.589 %)CSS
1016 (6.202 %)XML Schema
1115 (5.814 %)J2EE
1115 (5.814 %)MFC
129 (3.488 %)STL
138 (3.101 %)SOAP
147 (2.713 %)ASP
155 (1.938 %)AJAX
164 (1.550 %)ATL
172 (0.775 %)DCOM
172 (0.775 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
128 (10.85 %)IIS
219 (7.364 %)MS Exchange
317 (6.589 %)Lotus Notes
416 (6.202 %)BizTalk Server
515 (5.814 %)SharePoint
69 (3.488 %)Exchange Server 2003
69 (3.488 %)SharePoint Server 2007
78 (3.101 %)Exchange Server 2000
84 (1.550 %)Exchange Server 2007
84 (1.550 %)Exchange Server 5.5
91 (0.388 %)SAS
91 (0.388 %)WebLogic
91 (0.388 %)Apache
91 (0.388 %)DotNetNuke
91 (0.388 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Applications
177 (29.84 %)MS Excel
242 (16.28 %)MS Office
38 (3.101 %)MS Project
41 (0.388 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.388 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
14 (1.550 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (1.163 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.388 %)Remedy AR System
31 (0.388 %)Axapta
31 (0.388 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
118 (6.977 %)Internet
214 (5.426 %)TCP/IP
38 (3.101 %)WAN
47 (2.713 %)Firewall
56 (2.326 %)LAN
65 (1.938 %)SAN
74 (1.550 %)DHCP
83 (1.163 %)FTP
83 (1.163 %)DNS
92 (0.775 %)VPN
92 (0.775 %)MPLS
101 (0.388 %)Network Security
101 (0.388 %)Extranet
101 (0.388 %)WINS
101 (0.388 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
190 (34.88 %)SQL Server
232 (12.40 %)SQL Server 2005
329 (11.24 %)SQL Server 2000
414 (5.426 %)MySQL
511 (4.264 %)RDBMS
610 (3.876 %)GIS
77 (2.713 %)DTS
86 (2.326 %)Oracle 10g
95 (1.938 %)Oracle Reports
95 (1.938 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
104 (1.550 %)SQL Server 7
104 (1.550 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.775 %)Datawarehouse
121 (0.388 %)BusinessObjects
121 (0.388 %)MS Access
121 (0.388 %)Sybase IQ
121 (0.388 %)Sybase ASE
121 (0.388 %)SQL Server Integration Services
121 (0.388 %)Sybase ASA
Development Applications
112 (4.651 %)Visual Studio
27 (2.713 %)Oracle Forms
35 (1.938 %)Oracle Developer 2000
35 (1.938 %)PVCS
42 (0.775 %)NUnit
42 (0.775 %)MorphX
51 (0.388 %)Ant
51 (0.388 %)JUnit
51 (0.388 %)PowerBuilder
51 (0.388 %)Rational Rose
51 (0.388 %)Eclipse
General
111 (4.264 %)Automotive
28 (3.101 %)Finance
37 (2.713 %)Back Office
46 (2.326 %)Government
54 (1.550 %)Retail
63 (1.163 %)Marketing
72 (0.775 %)Local Government
72 (0.775 %)Pensions
81 (0.388 %)Insurance
81 (0.388 %)Health
81 (0.388 %)Banking
81 (0.388 %)Electronics
81 (0.388 %)Telecoms
81 (0.388 %)Electric
Job Titles
149 (18.99 %)Developer
246 (17.83 %)Architect
336 (13.95 %)Team Leader
434 (13.18 %)Analyst
531 (12.02 %)Consultant
623 (8.915 %).NET Developer
722 (8.527 %)Solutions Architect
821 (8.140 %)C# Developer
821 (8.140 %).NET Team Leader
920 (7.752 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1019 (7.364 %).NET Architect
1118 (6.977 %)Technical Consultant
1217 (6.589 %)Helpdesk Support
1217 (6.589 %)Desktop Support
1217 (6.589 %)Software Developer
1314 (5.426 %)Software Engineer
1314 (5.426 %)Support Engineer
1314 (5.426 %)2nd Line Support
1413 (5.039 %)IT Manager
1512 (4.651 %)Server Support
Miscellaneous
121 (8.140 %)AS400
220 (7.752 %)N-Tier
36 (2.326 %)Client/Server
45 (1.938 %)Computer Science
45 (1.938 %)E-Learning
45 (1.938 %)Data Protection Act
53 (1.163 %)PDA
62 (0.775 %)Asset Management
71 (0.388 %)Management Information System
71 (0.388 %)Mathematics
71 (0.388 %)Physics
71 (0.388 %)Chemistry
71 (0.388 %)Data Conversion
Operating Systems
1112 (43.41 %)Windows
220 (7.752 %)Unix
319 (7.364 %)Linux
415 (5.814 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (4.651 %)Windows 2000
65 (1.938 %)SUSE
65 (1.938 %)Debian
65 (1.938 %)OS/400
73 (1.163 %)HPUX
73 (1.163 %)Solaris
82 (0.775 %)Windows XP
91 (0.388 %)Windows NT
91 (0.388 %)AIX
91 (0.388 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
152 (20.16 %)OO
233 (12.79 %)Project Management
325 (9.690 %)OOP
418 (6.977 %)ITIL
418 (6.977 %)UML
514 (5.426 %)OOA/OOD
611 (4.264 %)Service Delivery
79 (3.488 %)SOA
88 (3.101 %)ERP
88 (3.101 %)Service Management
88 (3.101 %)CRM
96 (2.326 %)Change Management
105 (1.938 %)PRINCE2
105 (1.938 %)Information Security
105 (1.938 %)AOP
105 (1.938 %)Requirements Analysis
105 (1.938 %)Data Protection
114 (1.550 %)Logistics
123 (1.163 %)Risk Management
123 (1.163 %)Migration
Programming Languages
186 (33.33 %)C#
278 (30.23 %)SQL
338 (14.73 %)C++
436 (13.95 %)Java
534 (13.18 %)JavaScript
629 (11.24 %)VB.NET
720 (7.752 %)C
817 (6.589 %)DHTML
914 (5.426 %)PHP
1011 (4.264 %)VC++
1110 (3.876 %)VB
1110 (3.876 %)PL/SQL
129 (3.488 %)Transact-SQL
134 (1.550 %)VBA
142 (0.775 %)X++
151 (0.388 %)ActionScript
151 (0.388 %)VBScript
Qualifications
155 (21.32 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (9.302 %)MCSE
322 (8.527 %)Degree
45 (1.938 %)Cisco Certification
45 (1.938 %)CCNA
52 (0.775 %)HNC
52 (0.775 %)MCSA
61 (0.388 %)PhD
61 (0.388 %)CCNP
61 (0.388 %)MCP
61 (0.388 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.713 %)SLA
24 (1.550 %)ISO27001
System Software
118 (6.977 %)Active Directory
23 (1.163 %)WebMarshal
32 (0.775 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.388 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
14 (1.550 %)SCOM
22 (0.775 %)ARCserve
31 (0.388 %)OpenView
31 (0.388 %)MOM
Vendors
153 (20.54 %)Oracle
217 (6.589 %)Lotus
314 (5.426 %)Cisco
410 (3.876 %)IBM
59 (3.488 %)Citrix
59 (3.488 %)Remedy
65 (1.938 %)Altiris
65 (1.938 %)Red Hat
74 (1.550 %)Sage
83 (1.163 %)salesforce.com
83 (1.163 %)WatchGuard
83 (1.163 %)McAfee Security
83 (1.163 %)Kofax
83 (1.163 %)VMware
92 (0.775 %)Siebel
92 (0.775 %)VERITAS
92 (0.775 %)HP
92 (0.775 %)Dell
101 (0.388 %)Sybase
101 (0.388 %)Business Objects
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