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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below12.50 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£29,000-
Average salary£32,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£33,772£35,168
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads1612
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted134
Average minimum salary£27,412£30,000
Average salary£30,000£31,875
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Average maximum salary£32,588£33,750
UK excluding London average salary£35,022£35,944
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Visual Studio County AntrimVisual Studio
County Antrim

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Belfast Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Belfast region.

Belfast Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Visual Studio.

18 (100.00 %)SQL Server
27 (87.50 %)C#
27 (87.50 %).NET
27 (87.50 %)Microsoft
36 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
36 (75.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
45 (62.50 %)MS Excel
45 (62.50 %)SharePoint
54 (50.00 %)RDBMS
54 (50.00 %)MS Office
62 (25.00 %)Degree
62 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
62 (25.00 %)VB.NET
62 (25.00 %)WebServices
71 (12.50 %)XML
71 (12.50 %)UML
71 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
71 (12.50 %)ISO9001
71 (12.50 %)COM
71 (12.50 %)Oracle
71 (12.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (12.50 %)ASP
71 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
71 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (12.50 %)Education
71 (12.50 %)Content Management
71 (12.50 %)SharePoint Portal Server
71 (12.50 %)QMS

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (87.50 %).NET
26 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (25.00 %)WebServices
41 (12.50 %)XML
41 (12.50 %)COM
41 (12.50 %)ASP
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (75.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
25 (62.50 %)SharePoint
31 (12.50 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (62.50 %)MS Excel
24 (50.00 %)MS Office
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (50.00 %)RDBMS
31 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
31 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Education
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)Developer
25 (62.50 %)Senior Developer
34 (50.00 %)Analyst
34 (50.00 %)Analyst Developer
43 (37.50 %)Senior Analyst Developer
43 (37.50 %)Microsoft Developer
43 (37.50 %)Senior Analyst
52 (25.00 %)Senior Microsoft Developer
61 (12.50 %)DBA
61 (12.50 %)Administrator
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (12.50 %)Content Management
21 (12.50 %)QMS
21 (12.50 %)UML
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (87.50 %)C#
22 (25.00 %)VB.NET
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)ISO9001
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)Oracle