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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 9 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 9 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4156
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads196125
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.052 %
As % of the category below45.37 %30.41 %
Salaries quoted171111
Average minimum salary£31,354£34,027
Average salary£34,725£37,568
% change on same period last year-7.56 %
Average maximum salary£38,097£41,108
UK excluding London average salary£33,719£34,918
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Development Applications CambridgeshireDevelopment Applications
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads432411
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.171 %
Salaries quoted372330
Average minimum salary£32,763£35,812
Average salary£36,359£39,039
% change on same period last year-6.86 %
Average maximum salary£39,954£42,266
UK excluding London average salary£34,795£35,733
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 job ads citing Visual Studio within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 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
CambridgeUp+12118£36,457-7.19 %
PeterboroughUp+1440£29,265-1.07 %
St NeotsNo change07£31,429-21.42 %
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

1317 (86.14 %).NET
2231 (62.77 %)C#
3186 (50.54 %)ASP.NET
4171 (46.47 %)SQL Server
5158 (42.93 %)C++
6139 (37.77 %)Windows
7129 (35.05 %)Microsoft
8104 (28.26 %)XML
995 (25.82 %)VB.NET
1093 (25.27 %)OO
1186 (23.37 %)CSS
1284 (22.83 %)JavaScript
1382 (22.28 %)MFC
1477 (20.92 %)SQL Server 2000
1571 (19.29 %)SQL Server 2005
1668 (18.48 %)ASP
1765 (17.66 %)HTML
1856 (15.22 %)SQL
1949 (13.32 %)Pensions
2048 (13.04 %)OOP
2144 (11.96 %)WebServices
2243 (11.68 %)XSLT
2243 (11.68 %)WinForms
2340 (10.87 %)Degree
2437 (10.05 %)AJAX
2437 (10.05 %)COM
2536 (9.783 %)Device Driver
2634 (9.239 %)N-Tier
2733 (8.967 %)Linux
2733 (8.967 %).NET Framework

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Application Development
1317 (86.14 %).NET
2186 (50.54 %)ASP.NET
3104 (28.26 %)XML
486 (23.37 %)CSS
582 (22.28 %)MFC
668 (18.48 %)ASP
765 (17.66 %)HTML
844 (11.96 %)WebServices
943 (11.68 %)XSLT
943 (11.68 %)WinForms
1037 (10.05 %)AJAX
1037 (10.05 %)COM
1133 (8.967 %).NET Framework
1229 (7.880 %)STL
1328 (7.609 %)XHTML
1421 (5.707 %)SOAP
1421 (5.707 %)Silverlight
1421 (5.707 %)WSDL
1520 (5.435 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1520 (5.435 %)WCF
Application Platforms
121 (5.707 %)IIS
215 (4.076 %)SharePoint
313 (3.533 %)BizTalk Server
49 (2.446 %)Commerce Server
56 (1.630 %)ColdFusion MX
56 (1.630 %)ColdFusion
61 (0.272 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.272 %)CMS
61 (0.272 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (0.272 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.272 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
125 (6.793 %)MS Excel
222 (5.978 %)MS Office
310 (2.717 %)Photoshop
46 (1.630 %)MATLAB
54 (1.087 %)InfoPath
63 (0.815 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.272 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
121 (5.707 %)Internet
121 (5.707 %)HTTP
26 (1.630 %)TCP/IP
26 (1.630 %)Wi-Fi
35 (1.359 %)Wireless
42 (0.543 %)IPCC
42 (0.543 %)Cisco ICM
42 (0.543 %)CTI
42 (0.543 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1171 (46.47 %)SQL Server
277 (20.92 %)SQL Server 2000
371 (19.29 %)SQL Server 2005
416 (4.348 %)Oracle 9i
416 (4.348 %)Oracle 10g
510 (2.717 %)SQL Server 7
510 (2.717 %)RDBMS
69 (2.446 %)Crystal Reports
78 (2.174 %)DTS
81 (0.272 %)Informix
81 (0.272 %)MySQL
81 (0.272 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (0.272 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
126 (7.065 %)MSI
215 (4.076 %)VSS/SourceSafe
312 (3.261 %)Subversion
46 (1.630 %)LabVIEW
52 (0.543 %)NUnit
52 (0.543 %)Flash
61 (0.272 %)InstallShield
61 (0.272 %)Visual Studio Team System
General
149 (13.32 %)Pensions
221 (5.707 %)Automotive
221 (5.707 %)Health
312 (3.261 %)Insurance
410 (2.717 %)Finance
59 (2.446 %)Animation
67 (1.902 %)Education
67 (1.902 %)Games
67 (1.902 %)Retail
76 (1.630 %)3D Graphics
76 (1.630 %)Marketing
85 (1.359 %)Telecoms
94 (1.087 %)Publishing
103 (0.815 %)Electronics
103 (0.815 %)Music
111 (0.272 %)Multimedia
111 (0.272 %)Banking
111 (0.272 %)Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1225 (61.14 %)Developer
2115 (31.25 %).NET Developer
386 (23.37 %)Software Engineer
451 (13.86 %)Software Developer
451 (13.86 %)C# Developer
542 (11.41 %)Web Developer
639 (10.60 %)Senior Developer
738 (10.33 %)C++ Developer
832 (8.696 %)ASP.NET Developer
923 (6.250 %)CSharp Software Developer
1019 (5.163 %)C++ Software Engineer
1019 (5.163 %)C# Software Engineer
1019 (5.163 %)Programmer
1118 (4.891 %)Senior .NET Developer
1216 (4.348 %)C++ Software Developer
1216 (4.348 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1216 (4.348 %)Senior Web Developer
1313 (3.533 %)C++/CSharp Developer
1313 (3.533 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
1412 (3.261 %)Senior C# Developer
Miscellaneous
136 (9.783 %)Device Driver
234 (9.239 %)N-Tier
326 (7.065 %)Client/Server
416 (4.348 %)Mathematics
58 (2.174 %)Web 2.0
58 (2.174 %)Computer Science
67 (1.902 %)Physics
76 (1.630 %)W3C
83 (0.815 %)iDTV
83 (0.815 %)BBC
83 (0.815 %)IPTV
83 (0.815 %)Data Protection Act
83 (0.815 %)Multithreading
92 (0.543 %)CCTV
92 (0.543 %)Firmware
101 (0.272 %)Life Science
Operating Systems
1139 (37.77 %)Windows
233 (8.967 %)Linux
322 (5.978 %)Windows 2000
419 (5.163 %)Windows NT
511 (2.989 %)Windows CE
68 (2.174 %)Windows XP
71 (0.272 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
193 (25.27 %)OO
248 (13.04 %)OOP
322 (5.978 %)Software Engineering
420 (5.435 %)E-Commerce
519 (5.163 %)Agile Software Development
612 (3.261 %)UML
79 (2.446 %)Web Design
87 (1.902 %)Project Management
96 (1.630 %)Configuration Management
96 (1.630 %)OOA/OOD
104 (1.087 %)Data Modelling
104 (1.087 %)OOD
104 (1.087 %)Enterprise Architecture
104 (1.087 %)SEO
104 (1.087 %)Internet Marketing
113 (0.815 %)Resource Management
113 (0.815 %)Data Protection
122 (0.543 %)Web Development
122 (0.543 %)Integration Testing
122 (0.543 %)Product Marketing
Programming Languages
1231 (62.77 %)C#
2158 (42.93 %)C++
395 (25.82 %)VB.NET
484 (22.83 %)JavaScript
556 (15.22 %)SQL
631 (8.424 %)C
720 (5.435 %)VB
816 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
99 (2.446 %)VC++
108 (2.174 %)Assembly Language
117 (1.902 %)Java
126 (1.630 %)Transact-SQL
135 (1.359 %)VB6
142 (0.543 %)ActionScript
142 (0.543 %)PHP
151 (0.272 %)VBScript
Qualifications
140 (10.87 %)Degree
27 (1.902 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (0.815 %)MCAD
33 (0.815 %)MCSD
41 (0.272 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.272 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.630 %)WAI
22 (0.543 %)QA
22 (0.543 %)JTAG
System Software
11 (0.272 %)Active Directory
Vendors
1129 (35.05 %)Microsoft
225 (6.793 %)Oracle
316 (4.348 %)Macrovision
414 (3.804 %)Perforce
53 (0.815 %)Cognos
53 (0.815 %)Cisco
61 (0.272 %)IBM
61 (0.272 %)Yahoo!
61 (0.272 %)Google
61 (0.272 %)Nokia
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