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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Berkshire 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 23 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 23 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank132106
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads144249
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.102 %
As % of the category below20.00 %17.91 %
Salaries quoted137221
Average minimum salary£35,076£38,810
Average salary£38,252£41,843
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Average maximum salary£41,428£44,876
UK excluding London average salary£33,598£35,150
% change on same period last year-4.41 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads7201390
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.379 %0.571 %
Salaries quoted6301118
Average minimum salary£36,478£37,674
Average salary£40,000£40,906
% change on same period last year-2.21 %
Average maximum salary£43,521£44,137
UK excluding London average salary£34,857£35,814
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Visual Studio South EastVisual Studio
South East

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 July 2008.

Berkshire Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-2237£37,621+0.24 %
BracknellUp+113£37,269-9.63 %
WokinghamUp+812£34,083+4.46 %
AscotNew entry-10£38,438-
MaidenheadUp+177£53,214+28.22 %
SloughDown-26£29,167-22.01 %
WindsorNew entry-6£37,500-
NewburyNew entry-3£35,000-
Visual Studio South EastVisual Studio
South East

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1270 (80.84 %).NET
2205 (61.38 %)SQL Server
3165 (49.40 %)C#
4140 (41.92 %)ASP.NET
5127 (38.02 %)XML
6124 (37.13 %)Microsoft
7121 (36.23 %)SQL
8101 (30.24 %)SQL Server 2005
998 (29.34 %)Windows
1089 (26.65 %)WebServices
1186 (25.75 %)VB.NET
1277 (23.05 %)Oracle
1372 (21.56 %)C++
1468 (20.36 %)Degree
1567 (20.06 %)SQL Server 2000
1665 (19.46 %)HTML
1758 (17.37 %)Transact-SQL
1758 (17.37 %)OO
1857 (17.07 %)VB
1956 (16.77 %).NET Framework
2053 (15.87 %)SharePoint
2150 (14.97 %)Java
2246 (13.77 %)ASP
2246 (13.77 %)Windows Server 2003
2343 (12.87 %)MS Excel
2343 (12.87 %)Pensions
2436 (10.78 %)BizTalk Server
2535 (10.48 %)Finance
2634 (10.18 %)JavaScript
2634 (10.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1270 (80.84 %).NET
2140 (41.92 %)ASP.NET
3127 (38.02 %)XML
489 (26.65 %)WebServices
565 (19.46 %)HTML
656 (16.77 %).NET Framework
746 (13.77 %)ASP
825 (7.485 %)XSL
916 (4.790 %)WinForms
1015 (4.491 %)CSS
1112 (3.593 %)AJAX
1210 (2.994 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1210 (2.994 %)MFC
137 (2.096 %)XSLT
145 (1.497 %)SOAP
154 (1.198 %)XHTML
154 (1.198 %)J2EE
154 (1.198 %)ATL
154 (1.198 %)WPF
163 (0.898 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
153 (15.87 %)SharePoint
236 (10.78 %)BizTalk Server
334 (10.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
428 (8.383 %)IIS
516 (4.790 %)MS Exchange
64 (1.198 %)Content Management Server
72 (0.599 %)SharePoint Portal Server
72 (0.599 %)JBoss
72 (0.599 %)Lotus Domino
72 (0.599 %)Apache
72 (0.599 %)Tomcat
81 (0.299 %)SAS
81 (0.299 %)Commerce Server
81 (0.299 %)Oracle 10gAS
81 (0.299 %)Commerce Server 2007
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
143 (12.87 %)MS Excel
29 (2.695 %)MS Office
34 (1.198 %)Photoshop
34 (1.198 %)InfoPath
42 (0.599 %)Paint Shop Pro
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
118 (5.389 %)Dynamics CRM
216 (4.790 %)Microsoft CRM
37 (2.096 %)Summit
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (2.695 %)Wireless
25 (1.497 %)X.500
34 (1.198 %)RFID
43 (0.898 %)Intrusion Detection
52 (0.599 %)Intranet
52 (0.599 %)Internet
61 (0.299 %)Extranet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1205 (61.38 %)SQL Server
2101 (30.24 %)SQL Server 2005
367 (20.06 %)SQL Server 2000
431 (9.281 %)SQL Server Integration Services
527 (8.084 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
618 (5.389 %)SQL Server 7
717 (5.090 %)Crystal Reports
812 (3.593 %)DTS
911 (3.293 %)MS Access
1010 (2.994 %)Datawarehouse
118 (2.395 %)MySQL
127 (2.096 %)RDBMS
135 (1.497 %)Oracle Reports
143 (0.898 %)ETL
152 (0.599 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
152 (0.599 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
161 (0.299 %)Oracle 10g
161 (0.299 %)Oracle 9i
161 (0.299 %)DB2
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (4.192 %)Dreamweaver
25 (1.497 %)Flash
25 (1.497 %)QuickTest Pro
25 (1.497 %)Subversion
25 (1.497 %)SilkPerformer
34 (1.198 %)Visual Studio Team System
43 (0.898 %)Eclipse
43 (0.898 %)TestDirector
52 (0.599 %)WinRunner
52 (0.599 %)NUnit
52 (0.599 %)QALoad
61 (0.299 %)FrontPage
61 (0.299 %)ClearCase
61 (0.299 %)ClearQuest
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (12.87 %)Pensions
235 (10.48 %)Finance
316 (4.790 %)Health
414 (4.192 %)Publishing
513 (3.892 %)Government
612 (3.593 %)Education
711 (3.293 %)Legal
88 (2.395 %)Multimedia
96 (1.796 %)Advertising
96 (1.796 %)Games
105 (1.497 %)Manufacturing
114 (1.198 %)Retail
123 (0.898 %)Insurance
123 (0.898 %)Marketing
123 (0.898 %)Automotive
132 (0.599 %)Graphic Design
141 (0.299 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1178 (53.29 %)Developer
276 (22.75 %).NET Developer
345 (13.47 %)Analyst
441 (12.28 %)C# Developer
531 (9.281 %)Web Developer
630 (8.982 %)Programmer
728 (8.383 %)Consultant
825 (7.485 %)Lead Developer
924 (7.186 %)Microsoft Developer
1023 (6.886 %)C++ Developer
1121 (6.287 %)Analyst Programmer
1121 (6.287 %)Software Developer
1219 (5.689 %).NET Designer
1316 (4.790 %)Development Manager
1415 (4.491 %)CRM Consultant
1513 (3.892 %)Senior Developer
1513 (3.892 %)Software Engineer
1513 (3.892 %)ASP.NET Developer
1612 (3.593 %)Systems Analyst
1612 (3.593 %).NET Web Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (5.988 %)Computer Science
29 (2.695 %)Client/Server
36 (1.796 %)NHS
44 (1.198 %)Biometrics
44 (1.198 %)Smartcard
53 (0.898 %)N-Tier
62 (0.599 %)Handset
62 (0.599 %)Mathematics
71 (0.299 %)Management Information System
71 (0.299 %)Multithreading
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
198 (29.34 %)Windows
246 (13.77 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (5.389 %)Linux
46 (1.796 %)UNIX
55 (1.497 %)Windows 2000
62 (0.599 %)Windows NT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
158 (17.37 %)OO
225 (7.485 %)OOP
321 (6.287 %)CRM
414 (4.192 %)ERP
512 (3.593 %)UML
69 (2.695 %)Configuration Management
69 (2.695 %)Content Management
69 (2.695 %)Project Planning
69 (2.695 %)Security Cleared
78 (2.395 %)Unit Testing
78 (2.395 %)Disaster Recovery
87 (2.096 %)Software Testing
96 (1.796 %)Requirements Analysis
96 (1.796 %)Web Design
96 (1.796 %)Project Management
96 (1.796 %)EAI
96 (1.796 %)Test Scripting
105 (1.497 %)ITIL
105 (1.497 %)Business Intelligence
114 (1.198 %)SEO
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1165 (49.40 %)C#
2121 (36.23 %)SQL
386 (25.75 %)VB.NET
472 (21.56 %)C++
558 (17.37 %)Transact-SQL
657 (17.07 %)VB
750 (14.97 %)Java
834 (10.18 %)JavaScript
929 (8.683 %)VBScript
1025 (7.485 %)C
1025 (7.485 %)VC++
1111 (3.293 %)PHP
129 (2.695 %)VB6
137 (2.096 %)PL/SQL
144 (1.198 %)Tcl
153 (0.898 %)DHTML
162 (0.599 %)VBA
162 (0.599 %)COBOL
162 (0.599 %)Delphi
171 (0.299 %)ActionScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
168 (20.36 %)Degree
223 (6.886 %)MCSD
223 (6.886 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (0.898 %)MCSE
42 (0.599 %)ISEB
51 (0.299 %)MCP
51 (0.299 %)MCAD
51 (0.299 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.299 %)MOS
51 (0.299 %)MCTS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.994 %)QA
23 (0.898 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (6.587 %)Active Directory
21 (0.299 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (3.593 %)MOM
27 (2.096 %)MIIS
31 (0.299 %)OVSD
31 (0.299 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1124 (37.13 %)Microsoft
277 (23.05 %)Oracle
317 (5.090 %)SAP
317 (5.090 %)Siebel
45 (1.497 %)Segue
52 (0.599 %)ProClarity
52 (0.599 %)Epicor
61 (0.299 %)Motorola
61 (0.299 %)VMware
61 (0.299 %)HP
61 (0.299 %)Citrix
61 (0.299 %)BEA
61 (0.299 %)Hitachi
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