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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 Cardiff 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank918
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads12279
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.034 %
As % of the category below30.58 %22.13 %
Salaries quoted11363
Average minimum salary£30,679£27,754
Average salary£33,019£32,448
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum salary£35,358£37,143
UK excluding London average salary£35,433£35,682
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Cardiff IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cardiff
Matching permanent IT job ads399357
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.233 %0.153 %
Salaries quoted381313
Average minimum salary£32,150£31,181
Average salary£35,651£34,703
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Average maximum salary£39,153£38,226
UK excluding London average salary£40,427£41,824
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Microsoft South WalesMicrosoft
South Wales

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cardiff Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

186 (45.74 %).NET
273 (38.83 %)Windows
368 (36.17 %)C#
466 (35.11 %)SQL Server
560 (31.91 %)MS Excel
650 (26.60 %)Finance
747 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
837 (19.68 %)SharePoint
837 (19.68 %)Active Directory
932 (17.02 %)VB
1030 (15.96 %)ASP.NET
1129 (15.43 %)SQL
1228 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
1325 (13.30 %)Agile Software Development
1325 (13.30 %).NET Framework
1424 (12.77 %)Windows Server 2003
1424 (12.77 %)MS Exchange
1522 (11.70 %)OO
1522 (11.70 %)Degree
1522 (11.70 %)Exchange Server 2003
1522 (11.70 %)Insurance
1621 (11.17 %)VB.NET
1720 (10.64 %)Java
1819 (10.11 %)MCSE
1918 (9.574 %)Windows XP
1918 (9.574 %)CRM
2017 (9.043 %)MS Office
2017 (9.043 %)SQL Server 2000
2116 (8.511 %)VB6
2116 (8.511 %)Visual Studio Team System

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Cardiff IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
186 (45.74 %).NET
230 (15.96 %)ASP.NET
325 (13.30 %).NET Framework
410 (5.319 %)XML
58 (4.255 %)WebServices
58 (4.255 %)WCF
58 (4.255 %)WF
58 (4.255 %)MVC
66 (3.191 %)ASP
75 (2.660 %)AJAX
84 (2.128 %)CSS
84 (2.128 %)HTML
93 (1.596 %)XHTML
102 (1.064 %)WebSphere
Cardiff IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (19.68 %)SharePoint
224 (12.77 %)MS Exchange
322 (11.70 %)Exchange Server 2003
416 (8.511 %)BizTalk Server
510 (5.319 %)Exchange Server 2000
69 (4.787 %)SharePoint Server 2007
78 (4.255 %)CMS
86 (3.191 %)IIS
92 (1.064 %)Exchange Server 2007
101 (0.532 %)MQSeries
101 (0.532 %)ColdFusion
101 (0.532 %)WebSphere Application Server
101 (0.532 %)WebSphere MQ
Cardiff IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
160 (31.91 %)MS Excel
217 (9.043 %)MS Office
36 (3.191 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (2.128 %)Fireworks
44 (2.128 %)Photoshop
53 (1.596 %)Adobe Illustrator
62 (1.064 %)MS Project
71 (0.532 %)AutoCAD
Cardiff IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (3.191 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (1.596 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (1.596 %)Oracle CRM
Cardiff IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (5.851 %)DNS
210 (5.319 %)DHCP
36 (3.191 %)TCP/IP
36 (3.191 %)Internet
45 (2.660 %)Firewall
45 (2.660 %)SAN
54 (2.128 %)LAN
54 (2.128 %)WAN
61 (0.532 %)HTTP
61 (0.532 %)VPN
Cardiff IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
166 (35.11 %)SQL Server
217 (9.043 %)SQL Server 2000
310 (5.319 %)OLAP
48 (4.255 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (1.596 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.532 %)MySQL
61 (0.532 %)BusinessObjects XI
61 (0.532 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (0.532 %)SQL Server 2008
61 (0.532 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.532 %)MS Access
61 (0.532 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.532 %)Data Mining
61 (0.532 %)BusinessObjects
Cardiff IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
147 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
216 (8.511 %)Visual Studio Team System
33 (1.596 %)Flash
Cardiff IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
150 (26.60 %)Finance
222 (11.70 %)Insurance
36 (3.191 %)Pensions
45 (2.660 %)Retail
45 (2.660 %)Law
45 (2.660 %)Legal
54 (2.128 %)Health
63 (1.596 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.064 %)Government
81 (0.532 %)Publishing
81 (0.532 %)Education
81 (0.532 %)Electric
81 (0.532 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.532 %)Telecoms
Cardiff IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
178 (41.49 %)Analyst
229 (15.43 %)Developer
326 (13.83 %)Analyst Programmer
326 (13.83 %)Programmer
417 (9.043 %)Senior Analyst
516 (8.511 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
516 (8.511 %)Technical Lead
516 (8.511 %)Senior Programmer
613 (6.915 %)Test Analyst
712 (6.383 %)C# Developer
810 (5.319 %)Systems Developer
99 (4.787 %)Service Desk Analyst
99 (4.787 %)Helpdesk Analyst
99 (4.787 %)Service Analyst
99 (4.787 %)Administrator
99 (4.787 %)Messaging Engineer
108 (4.255 %)Support Engineer
108 (4.255 %)Business Analyst
117 (3.723 %)Technical Analyst
117 (3.723 %)Solutions Analyst
Cardiff IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (3.723 %)Blackberry
25 (2.660 %)BBC
34 (2.128 %)Client/Server
34 (2.128 %)W3C
43 (1.596 %)AS400
52 (1.064 %)NHS
52 (1.064 %)CLARiiON
52 (1.064 %)Clustering
61 (0.532 %)Informatics
61 (0.532 %)Computer Science
61 (0.532 %)Video Conferencing
61 (0.532 %)N-Tier
61 (0.532 %)Mainframe
Cardiff IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (38.83 %)Windows
224 (12.77 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (9.574 %)Windows XP
415 (7.979 %)Windows 2000
58 (4.255 %)Windows Server 2008
58 (4.255 %)Windows 2000 Server
64 (2.128 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.532 %)Windows NT
71 (0.532 %)UNIX
Cardiff IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (13.30 %)Agile Software Development
222 (11.70 %)OO
318 (9.574 %)CRM
413 (6.915 %)System Testing
511 (5.851 %)Business Intelligence
511 (5.851 %)Project Management
610 (5.319 %)UML
79 (4.787 %)Workflow
79 (4.787 %)PRINCE2
88 (4.255 %)Migration
88 (4.255 %)SOA
88 (4.255 %)BPMN
88 (4.255 %)Test Scripting
97 (3.723 %)Software Testing
106 (3.191 %)Scrum
106 (3.191 %)Business Analysis
115 (2.660 %)ITIL
124 (2.128 %)SEO
124 (2.128 %)Web Design
124 (2.128 %)Performance Management
Cardiff IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
168 (36.17 %)C#
232 (17.02 %)VB
329 (15.43 %)SQL
421 (11.17 %)VB.NET
520 (10.64 %)Java
616 (8.511 %)VB6
714 (7.447 %)Delphi
85 (2.660 %)C
93 (1.596 %)JavaScript
101 (0.532 %)Shell Script
101 (0.532 %)Transact-SQL
Cardiff IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
222 (11.70 %)Degree
319 (10.11 %)MCSE
413 (6.915 %)ISEB
54 (2.128 %)Cisco Certification
63 (1.596 %)MCSA
72 (1.064 %)MCP
72 (1.064 %)CCNA
72 (1.064 %)MCDST
72 (1.064 %)MCITP
81 (0.532 %)CCNP
Cardiff IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.064 %)SLA
12 (1.064 %)QA
21 (0.532 %)PCI DSS
Cardiff IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (19.68 %)Active Directory
23 (1.596 %)VMware ESX
23 (1.596 %)Backup Exec
23 (1.596 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.532 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.532 %)VMware GSX
Cardiff IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (3.191 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.064 %)WSUS
22 (1.064 %)SCOM
22 (1.064 %)Tivoli
22 (1.064 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
22 (1.064 %)MOM
Cardiff IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (5.319 %)Cisco
26 (3.191 %)VMware
35 (2.660 %)Oracle
44 (2.128 %)Adobe
44 (2.128 %)HP
53 (1.596 %)Citrix
53 (1.596 %)Siebel
53 (1.596 %)Onyx
62 (1.064 %)Altiris
62 (1.064 %)Visualfiles
62 (1.064 %)VERITAS
62 (1.064 %)Symantec
62 (1.064 %)Metastorm
62 (1.064 %)EMC
71 (0.532 %)Business Objects