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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 Bradford 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
Rank89
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads11560
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.027 %
As % of the category below36.28 %30.77 %
Salaries quoted10855
Average minimum salary£30,935£29,226
Average salary£31,850£30,161
% change on same period last year+5.59 %
Average maximum salary£32,764£31,096
UK excluding London average salary£35,351£35,652
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Vendors BradfordVendors
Bradford
Matching permanent IT job ads317195
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.155 %0.086 %
Salaries quoted279167
Average minimum salary£30,160£28,774
Average salary£32,271£30,188
% change on same period last year+6.90 %
Average maximum salary£34,383£31,602
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Microsoft West YorkshireMicrosoft
West Yorkshire

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

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Bradford Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

195 (45.02 %)SQL
293 (44.08 %)SQL Server
293 (44.08 %)Windows
390 (42.65 %)C#
390 (42.65 %).NET
471 (33.65 %)MS Excel
562 (29.38 %)SharePoint
660 (28.44 %)Microsoft Certification
749 (23.22 %)HTML
749 (23.22 %)JavaScript
848 (22.75 %)ASP.NET
945 (21.33 %)XML
945 (21.33 %)VB.NET
945 (21.33 %)Active Directory
1044 (20.85 %)CSS
1044 (20.85 %)Windows 2000
1142 (19.91 %)MS Exchange
1241 (19.43 %).NET Framework
1340 (18.96 %)MCP
1340 (18.96 %)IIS
1439 (18.48 %)LAN
1439 (18.48 %)Exchange Server 2003
1538 (18.01 %)MCSE
1635 (16.59 %)WAN
1733 (15.64 %)VPN
1733 (15.64 %)MS Office
1733 (15.64 %)Clustering
1832 (15.17 %)VMware
1832 (15.17 %)CMS
1931 (14.69 %)MCSA

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bradford 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
190 (42.65 %).NET
249 (23.22 %)HTML
348 (22.75 %)ASP.NET
445 (21.33 %)XML
544 (20.85 %)CSS
641 (19.43 %).NET Framework
77 (3.318 %)ASP
86 (2.844 %)WF
95 (2.370 %)Application Packaging
104 (1.896 %)WebServices
112 (0.948 %)SOAP
112 (0.948 %)AJAX
121 (0.474 %)Windows SharePoint Services
121 (0.474 %)XHTML
121 (0.474 %)WCF
121 (0.474 %)WPF
121 (0.474 %)COM+
Application Platforms
162 (29.38 %)SharePoint
242 (19.91 %)MS Exchange
340 (18.96 %)IIS
439 (18.48 %)Exchange Server 2003
532 (15.17 %)CMS
630 (14.22 %)Content Management Server
630 (14.22 %)Exchange Server 2000
710 (4.739 %)SharePoint Server 2007
88 (3.791 %)BizTalk Server
94 (1.896 %)SAS
94 (1.896 %)Exchange Server 2007
103 (1.422 %)Live Communications Server
103 (1.422 %)Exchange Server 5.5
111 (0.474 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
171 (33.65 %)MS Excel
233 (15.64 %)MS Office
310 (4.739 %)Photoshop
310 (4.739 %)Fireworks
41 (0.474 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.474 %)InfoPath
41 (0.474 %)SPSS
Business Applications
16 (2.844 %)Dynamics CRM
25 (2.370 %)Microsoft CRM
25 (2.370 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
139 (18.48 %)LAN
235 (16.59 %)WAN
333 (15.64 %)VPN
428 (13.27 %)Firewall
527 (12.80 %)VoIP
69 (4.265 %)TCP/IP
78 (3.791 %)Internet
85 (2.370 %)Intranet
85 (2.370 %)DNS
85 (2.370 %)Network Security
93 (1.422 %)SAN
102 (0.948 %)DHCP
111 (0.474 %)Ethernet
111 (0.474 %)RIP
111 (0.474 %)WINS
111 (0.474 %)OSPF
111 (0.474 %)Wireless
111 (0.474 %)VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
193 (44.08 %)SQL Server
212 (5.687 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (2.844 %)Datawarehouse
45 (2.370 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (1.422 %)ETL
62 (0.948 %)DTS
62 (0.948 %)Crystal Reports
62 (0.948 %)MySQL
71 (0.474 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.474 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.474 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.474 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (0.474 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
127 (12.80 %)Visual Studio
211 (5.213 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.474 %)FrontPage
31 (0.474 %)Flash
General
127 (12.80 %)Health
224 (11.37 %)Finance
311 (5.213 %)Retail
47 (3.318 %)Marketing
56 (2.844 %)Education
56 (2.844 %)Back Office
63 (1.422 %)Pensions
72 (0.948 %)Manufacturing
72 (0.948 %)Banking
72 (0.948 %)Telecoms
81 (0.474 %)Auditing
81 (0.474 %)Financial Institution
Job Titles
193 (44.08 %)Developer
235 (16.59 %)Software Developer
333 (15.64 %)Senior Developer
429 (13.74 %)Senior Software Developer
429 (13.74 %)Technical Engineer
518 (8.531 %)Junior Developer
518 (8.531 %)Junior
616 (7.583 %)C# Developer
715 (7.109 %)Graduate
814 (6.635 %)Web Developer
814 (6.635 %)Analyst
913 (6.161 %).NET Developer
913 (6.161 %)Graduate Developer
1012 (5.687 %)Junior Web Developer
1012 (5.687 %)Graduate Web Developer
1111 (5.213 %)Consultant
1210 (4.739 %)SharePoint Developer
139 (4.265 %)Systems Engineer
139 (4.265 %)1st Line Support
148 (3.791 %)Applications Support
Miscellaneous
133 (15.64 %)Clustering
27 (3.318 %)Thin Client
27 (3.318 %)Fat Client
33 (1.422 %)N-Tier
42 (0.948 %)NHS
51 (0.474 %)Mathematics
51 (0.474 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.474 %)Blackberry
51 (0.474 %)Mainframe
51 (0.474 %)AS400
Operating Systems
193 (44.08 %)Windows
244 (20.85 %)Windows 2000
313 (6.161 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (2.844 %)Linux
55 (2.370 %)Windows XP
55 (2.370 %)Unix
61 (0.474 %)NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
119 (9.005 %)Document Management
212 (5.687 %)OO
39 (4.265 %)Project Management
47 (3.318 %)ITIL
56 (2.844 %)CRM
56 (2.844 %)Workflow
56 (2.844 %)Penetration Testing
65 (2.370 %)Security Testing
65 (2.370 %)Data Protection
73 (1.422 %)Business Intelligence
82 (0.948 %)PRINCE2
82 (0.948 %)RAD
82 (0.948 %)Service Management
82 (0.948 %)Change Management
82 (0.948 %)Web Design
82 (0.948 %)Web Development
91 (0.474 %)Load Balancing
91 (0.474 %)Performance Testing
91 (0.474 %)Risk Assessment
91 (0.474 %)Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
195 (45.02 %)SQL
290 (42.65 %)C#
349 (23.22 %)JavaScript
445 (21.33 %)VB.NET
525 (11.85 %)Transact-SQL
613 (6.161 %)VB
77 (3.318 %)C
81 (0.474 %)VB6
Qualifications
160 (28.44 %)Microsoft Certification
240 (18.96 %)MCP
338 (18.01 %)MCSE
431 (14.69 %)MCSA
513 (6.161 %)Degree
65 (2.370 %)Cisco Certification
72 (0.948 %)HND
81 (0.474 %)MCAD
81 (0.474 %)MCSD
81 (0.474 %)CCNP
81 (0.474 %)CCNA
81 (0.474 %)CCDP
81 (0.474 %)ISEB
81 (0.474 %)A+ Certification
81 (0.474 %)ECDL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.265 %)SLA
21 (0.474 %)Basel II
21 (0.474 %)COBIT
21 (0.474 %)ISO17799
System Software
145 (21.33 %)Active Directory
22 (0.948 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
11 (0.474 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.474 %)ZENworks
11 (0.474 %)DameWare
Vendors
132 (15.17 %)VMware
212 (5.687 %)Citrix
38 (3.791 %)Cisco
43 (1.422 %)MicroStrategy
43 (1.422 %)Novell
43 (1.422 %)Open Text
52 (0.948 %)CheckPoint
52 (0.948 %)HP
61 (0.474 %)Business Objects
61 (0.474 %)Adobe
61 (0.474 %)Lotus
61 (0.474 %)3Com
61 (0.474 %)ION Trading
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