The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Bracknell region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Bracknell region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 3 7 15
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 199 66 42
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bracknell 37.34% 16.62% 11.51%
As % of the Vendors category 49.14% 29.20% 20.69%
Number of salaries quoted 132 50 37
Average salary £33,000 £36,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.58% +4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £26,000 £34,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £47,750 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
Bracknell
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
405 226 203
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bracknell 75.98% 56.93% 55.62%
Number of salaries quoted 233 158 172
Average salary £32,750 £40,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.12% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Berkshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Bracknell region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bracknell Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

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

Bracknell Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Bracknell region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bracknell Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bracknell 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.

1 268 (74.65%) Windows
2 166 (46.24%) Finance
3 151 (42.06%) Retail
4 148 (41.23%) SC Cleared
4 148 (41.23%) Security Cleared
5 143 (39.83%) MS Excel
6 141 (39.28%) Telecoms
7 139 (38.72%) Fujitsu
8 131 (36.49%) Active Directory
9 116 (32.31%) MS Exchange
10 107 (29.81%) SQL
11 101 (28.13%) Windows Server 2003
12 97 (27.02%) Windows XP
13 84 (23.40%) Cisco
14 82 (22.84%) Exchange Server 2010
14 82 (22.84%) High Availability
15 79 (22.01%) Microsoft Certification
15 79 (22.01%) Firewall
16 73 (20.33%) MCSE
16 73 (20.33%) Incident Management
17 69 (19.22%) Replication
18 68 (18.94%) Clustering
18 68 (18.94%) Exchange Server 2003
19 66 (18.38%) Linux
20 64 (17.83%) DNS
21 62 (17.27%) VMware
21 62 (17.27%) MCP
22 61 (16.99%) DHCP
22 61 (16.99%) VMware Infrastructure
23 60 (16.71%) ITIL

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bracknell 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.

Application Development
1 36 (10.03%) .NET
2 19 (5.292%) ASP.NET
3 16 (4.457%) XML
3 16 (4.457%) HTML
4 14 (3.900%) Silverlight
5 13 (3.621%) Windows SharePoint Services
6 12 (3.343%) XSLT
7 11 (3.064%) CSS
8 7 (1.950%) Web Services
8 7 (1.950%) COM
8 7 (1.950%) XSD
9 6 (1.671%) .NET Framework
9 6 (1.671%) LINQ
10 4 (1.114%) XML Schema
10 4 (1.114%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 4 (1.114%) NHibernate
10 4 (1.114%) jQuery
11 3 (0.836%) WebSphere
11 3 (0.836%) HTML5
12 2 (0.557%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 116 (32.31%) MS Exchange
2 82 (22.84%) Exchange Server 2010
3 68 (18.94%) Exchange Server 2003
4 48 (13.37%) Live Communications Server
5 47 (13.09%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 38 (10.58%) IIS
7 30 (8.357%) SharePoint
8 17 (4.735%) Exchange Server 2007
9 14 (3.900%) SharePoint Server
10 13 (3.621%) Apache
11 9 (2.507%) Office Communications Server
12 7 (1.950%) Lync
13 6 (1.671%) Exchange Server 2013
14 2 (0.557%) CMS
15 1 (0.279%) Windows Azure
15 1 (0.279%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 143 (39.83%) MS Excel
2 33 (9.192%) MS Office
3 14 (3.900%) MS Project
4 10 (2.786%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.557%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.557%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.279%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.279%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 2 (0.557%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.279%) Oracle CRM
2 1 (0.279%) Taleo
Communications & Networking
1 79 (22.01%) Firewall
2 64 (17.83%) DNS
3 61 (16.99%) DHCP
4 60 (16.71%) TCP/IP
5 41 (11.42%) Internet
6 35 (9.749%) SAN
7 28 (7.799%) NAS
8 23 (6.407%) LAN
8 23 (6.407%) WAN
9 16 (4.457%) Network Security
10 14 (3.900%) Wireless
11 11 (3.064%) Cisco ASA
11 11 (3.064%) SSL
11 11 (3.064%) VPN
11 11 (3.064%) NetScreen
12 5 (1.393%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.279%) Cisco ICM
13 1 (0.279%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (16.16%) SQL Server
2 48 (13.37%) RDBMS
3 26 (7.242%) SQL Server 2005
4 16 (4.457%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (2.786%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (2.786%) SQL Server 2008
6 8 (2.228%) SQL Server 2012
7 7 (1.950%) SQL Server 2000
7 7 (1.950%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.393%) OLAP
9 3 (0.836%) Oracle 11g
10 2 (0.557%) Oracle 8/8i
10 2 (0.557%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.557%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.279%) Oracle 10g
11 1 (0.279%) MS Access
11 1 (0.279%) Oracle 9i
Development Applications
1 17 (4.735%) Visual Studio
2 4 (1.114%) Subversion
3 2 (0.557%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.279%) Rhino Mocks
4 1 (0.279%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 1 (0.279%) Oracle Forms
General
1 166 (46.24%) Finance
2 151 (42.06%) Retail
3 141 (39.28%) Telecoms
4 52 (14.48%) French Language
5 22 (6.128%) German Language
6 21 (5.850%) Italian Language
7 6 (1.671%) Publishing
7 6 (1.671%) Legal
8 5 (1.393%) Marketing
9 3 (0.836%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.279%) Advertising
10 1 (0.279%) Front Office
10 1 (0.279%) Banking
10 1 (0.279%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 190 (52.92%) Support Engineer
2 64 (17.83%) Technical Engineer
3 63 (17.55%) Technical Support Engineer
3 63 (17.55%) Technical Support
4 43 (11.98%) 2nd Line Support
5 42 (11.70%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 34 (9.471%) Security Engineer
6 34 (9.471%) Messaging Engineer
7 33 (9.192%) Developer
8 23 (6.407%) Desktop Engineer
8 23 (6.407%) Analyst
8 23 (6.407%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 23 (6.407%) Desktop Support
9 21 (5.850%) Storage Support Engineer
9 21 (5.850%) .NET Developer
9 21 (5.850%) Storage Engineer
10 20 (5.571%) Senior Security Engineer
11 19 (5.292%) 3rd Line Support
12 18 (5.014%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 14 (3.900%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 69 (19.22%) Replication
2 68 (18.94%) Clustering
3 51 (14.21%) Enterprise Software
3 51 (14.21%) Blackberry
4 21 (5.850%) CLARiiON
4 21 (5.850%) Symmetrix
5 16 (4.457%) Computer Science
6 12 (3.343%) Statistics
7 11 (3.064%) Mathematics
8 9 (2.507%) Physics
9 7 (1.950%) N-Tier
10 6 (1.671%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.671%) Streaming Video
11 4 (1.114%) Inversion of Control
12 2 (0.557%) Client/Server
12 2 (0.557%) Social Media
12 2 (0.557%) SaaS
13 1 (0.279%) Mobile App
13 1 (0.279%) Data Integration
13 1 (0.279%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 268 (74.65%) Windows
2 101 (28.13%) Windows Server 2003
3 97 (27.02%) Windows XP
4 66 (18.38%) Linux
5 55 (15.32%) UNIX
6 53 (14.76%) Solaris
7 38 (10.58%) Windows Server 2008
8 21 (5.850%) Windows 7
9 14 (3.900%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 8 (2.228%) Windows 2000 Server
11 5 (1.393%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (1.393%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.279%) Android
12 1 (0.279%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (22.84%) High Availability
2 73 (20.33%) Incident Management
3 60 (16.71%) ITIL
4 40 (11.14%) Security Management
5 39 (10.86%) Software Distribution
6 38 (10.58%) Software Deployment
7 24 (6.685%) Time Management
8 21 (5.850%) Migration
9 19 (5.292%) Scrum
10 16 (4.457%) Data Modelling
10 16 (4.457%) Release Management
11 15 (4.178%) Validation
12 13 (3.621%) UML
12 13 (3.621%) Business Analysis
12 13 (3.621%) Agile Software Development
13 10 (2.786%) TDD
13 10 (2.786%) Waterfall
13 10 (2.786%) Financial Modelling
13 10 (2.786%) Operations Research
14 9 (2.507%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 107 (29.81%) SQL
2 34 (9.471%) C#
3 21 (5.850%) T-SQL
4 18 (5.014%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.950%) VB
6 5 (1.393%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.393%) Java
7 4 (1.114%) C
7 4 (1.114%) C++
7 4 (1.114%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.557%) VB6
9 1 (0.279%) PHP
9 1 (0.279%) VBA
Qualifications
1 148 (41.23%) SC Cleared
1 148 (41.23%) Security Cleared
2 79 (22.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (20.33%) MCSE
4 62 (17.27%) MCP
5 46 (12.81%) Cisco Certification
6 44 (12.26%) CCNA
6 44 (12.26%) MCSA
7 40 (11.14%) MCDBA
8 35 (9.749%) MCITP
9 25 (6.964%) DV Cleared
10 21 (5.850%) Degree
11 14 (3.900%) CISM
11 14 (3.900%) CISSP
12 6 (1.671%) NCDA
12 6 (1.671%) NCIE
13 4 (1.114%) MCSD
14 2 (0.557%) MCTS
14 2 (0.557%) CCSP
14 2 (0.557%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.128%) SLA
2 10 (2.786%) PCI DSS
2 10 (2.786%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.279%) QA
3 1 (0.279%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 131 (36.49%) Active Directory
2 61 (16.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (5.850%) SRDF
4 16 (4.457%) vSphere
5 14 (3.900%) ISA Server
6 12 (3.343%) Hyper-V
7 11 (3.064%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.393%) Terminal Services
9 4 (1.114%) Xen
10 3 (0.836%) XenApp
11 2 (0.557%) MetaFrame
11 2 (0.557%) XenServer
11 2 (0.557%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.279%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 39 (10.86%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 38 (10.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 36 (10.03%) NetBackup
4 30 (8.357%) SCCM
5 21 (5.850%) EMC TimeFinder
6 13 (3.621%) Veritas Storage Foundation
7 9 (2.507%) Norton AntiVirus
8 6 (1.671%) SCOM
9 4 (1.114%) MIMEsweeper
10 1 (0.279%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.279%) Unicenter
10 1 (0.279%) Netcool
Vendors
1 139 (38.72%) Fujitsu
2 84 (23.40%) Cisco
3 62 (17.27%) VMware
4 60 (16.71%) HP
5 48 (13.37%) Sun
5 48 (13.37%) Citrix
6 44 (12.26%) Oracle
7 41 (11.42%) McAfee
8 38 (10.58%) Veritas
8 38 (10.58%) Sophos
9 30 (8.357%) Symantec
10 22 (6.128%) EMC
11 21 (5.850%) Dell
11 21 (5.850%) StorageTek
12 14 (3.900%) Red Hat
12 14 (3.900%) Websense
12 14 (3.900%) Juniper
13 13 (3.621%) Fortinet
14 6 (1.671%) Salesforce.com
14 6 (1.671%) IBM
Bracknell, Berkshire
Exchange or Active Directory or Vmware /VDI would be advantageous... Essential skills: Windows 7... Active Directory. Microsoft Exchange. Desirable: Microsoft Windows Server. SQL. Cisco. VMWare. Terminal Services/Citrix...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £21000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Roc Search, Visual Basic Developer, VB6, VB8, MS SQL, SQL Server 2005, Stored Proceedures, Trouble Shooting, T-SQL, .Net, Berkshire, £45k) Roc Search is working with their client,...
Roc Search
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... Windows 7... Microsoft Methodology - MOF and MSA. TOGAF... Key Words: Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 / 2008, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM,...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £65K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bracknell, Thames Valley
BI Manager - Bracknell - £55k package + bonus. Essential - Experience using Microsoft SQL Server 2005/08 management tools, building stored procedures using TSQL, scheduling jobs, creating robust SSIS packages - Knowledge...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + £5k Car Allowance & 7% Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
The successful applicant will gain experience in a professional software development environment within a structured development lifecycle with exposure to languages and platforms that may include Oracle and...
Northgate Information Solutions UK Limited
Salary: From £22,000 to £26,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Do you want to work for one of the fastest growing companies in the UK? Due to extensive growth my client now need a 2nd / 3rd Line Support...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
It would also be beneficial to hold or be working towards a Project Management certification. The role will involve Demonstrating self-discipline, structured working, excellent level of management...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Competitive salary on application
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Desired skills Windows Server Support. Microsoft Exchange 2010 Administration. Vmware. SSL VPN, Cisco ASA, Juniper Netscreen, Fortinet... £30,000 - £32,000 (Depending on Experience) + Laptop, Mobile Phone, Free...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Desired skills Microsoft Exchange 2010 Administration. Windows Server Support. SSL VPN, Cisco ASA, Juniper Netscreen, Fortinet... £28,000 - £32,000 (Depending on Experience) + Laptop, Mobile Phone, Free Internet...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Skills- wintel, second line support, HP Radia and MS SMS... McAfee or Sophos... Experience of writing process documents and work instructions and knowledge of Software Deployment Tools such...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Offer competitive package
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bracknell, Reading, Berkshire, South East, Thames...
The role will be focussed on the delivery of Document Management, Content management and SaaS based applications across the UK... Managing the installation and configuration of enterprise software...
Satigo
Salary: £35000 per annum + Car allowance + Benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Networking protocols (TCP/IP), networking infrastructure, DHCP, DNS, switching and routing. - Antivirus and firewall solutions. - Relational Database (RDBMS) technology - Operating System Deployment (OSD) and/or PC imaging - Unix,...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 28000 - 33000
Posted: 24 May 2013