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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Bicester 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 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank153
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads105
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below15.87 %100.00 %
Salaries quoted65
Average minimum salary£22,833£29,800
Average salary£24,833£32,100
% change on same period last year-22.63 %
Average maximum salary£26,833£34,400
UK excluding London average salary£35,431£35,711
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Bicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Bicester
Matching permanent IT job ads635
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.002 %
Salaries quoted155
Average minimum salary£31,077£28,556
Average salary£35,295£30,167
% change on same period last year+16.99 %
Average maximum salary£39,513£31,778
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Microsoft OxfordshireMicrosoft
Oxfordshire

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 beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Bicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bicester Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

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

Bicester Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Bicester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bicester Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bicester region citing Microsoft 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 Microsoft.

17 (53.85 %)Windows
17 (53.85 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (46.15 %)TCP/IP
34 (30.77 %)Active Directory
34 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (30.77 %)MS Office
34 (30.77 %)Windows 2000
34 (30.77 %)MCSE
34 (30.77 %)MS Excel
34 (30.77 %)MS Exchange
43 (23.08 %)MCP
43 (23.08 %)Windows XP
43 (23.08 %)Linux
43 (23.08 %)HTML
43 (23.08 %)SQL
43 (23.08 %)DNS
43 (23.08 %)Service Management
43 (23.08 %)Automotive
43 (23.08 %)Risk Assessment
43 (23.08 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (23.08 %)WSUS
43 (23.08 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
52 (15.38 %)Health
52 (15.38 %)Cisco
52 (15.38 %)VPN
61 (7.692 %)CCNA
61 (7.692 %)Citrix
61 (7.692 %)CCA
61 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bicester region citing Microsoft 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 Microsoft. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bicester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %)HTML
Bicester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (30.77 %)MS Exchange
23 (23.08 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (7.692 %)TPMS
Bicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (30.77 %)MS Office
14 (30.77 %)MS Excel
Bicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (46.15 %)TCP/IP
23 (23.08 %)DNS
32 (15.38 %)VPN
41 (7.692 %)Firewall
Bicester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)IDMS
Bicester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Automotive
22 (15.38 %)Health
31 (7.692 %)Legal
31 (7.692 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (7.692 %)Telecoms
31 (7.692 %)Finance
Bicester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Systems Administrator
15 (38.46 %)Administrator
23 (23.08 %)Desktop Support
23 (23.08 %)Desktop Support Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Desktop Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Support Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Systems Manager
41 (7.692 %)Systems Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (7.692 %)Systems Support
41 (7.692 %)Programmer
41 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (7.692 %)IT Administrator
41 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Support
41 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
Bicester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Blackberry
Bicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (53.85 %)Windows
24 (30.77 %)Windows 2000
24 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (23.08 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (23.08 %)Windows XP
33 (23.08 %)Linux
41 (7.692 %)VME
Bicester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Service Management
13 (23.08 %)Risk Assessment
22 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.692 %)Service Delivery
31 (7.692 %)ITIL
31 (7.692 %)ERP
31 (7.692 %)Six Sigma
31 (7.692 %)Configuration Management
Bicester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (23.08 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)C
21 (7.692 %)COBOL
Bicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (53.85 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (30.77 %)MCSE
33 (23.08 %)MCP
41 (7.692 %)Check Point Certification
41 (7.692 %)CCSA
41 (7.692 %)CCNA
41 (7.692 %)CCA
41 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
Bicester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)ISO9001
Bicester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (30.77 %)Active Directory
Bicester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (23.08 %)WSUS
21 (7.692 %)Unicenter
Bicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Cisco
21 (7.692 %)Citrix
21 (7.692 %)CA
21 (7.692 %)JD Edwards
21 (7.692 %)CheckPoint