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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank7381
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads7570
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.031 %
As % of the category below24.19 %27.34 %
Salaries quoted7467
Average minimum salary£28,474£28,025
Average salary£30,914£29,934
% change on same period last year+3.27 %
Average maximum salary£33,355£31,842
UK excluding London average salary£34,152£34,530
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Development Applications CheshireDevelopment Applications
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads310256
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.113 %
Salaries quoted272216
Average minimum salary£29,218£27,707
Average salary£31,694£30,156
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
Average maximum salary£34,170£32,606
UK excluding London average salary£35,047£35,897
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Visual Studio North WestVisual Studio
North West

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Visual Studio across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

Cheshire 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 jobs citing Visual Studio within the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ChesterUp+1818£32,083+9.41 %
2WarringtonDown-3115£27,536-9.25 %
3NorthwichNew entry-11£29,000-
3CreweUp+1311£28,227-4.71 %
4MacclesfieldNew entry-5£30,400-
5Ellesmere PortNew entry-1£20,500-
Visual Studio North WestVisual Studio
North West

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio.

1105 (79.55 %).NET
290 (68.18 %)C#
379 (59.85 %)SQL Server
477 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
575 (56.82 %)SQL
659 (44.70 %)XML
750 (37.88 %)Transact-SQL
848 (36.36 %)WebServices
939 (29.55 %)OO
1036 (27.27 %)Microsoft
1129 (21.97 %)HTML
1129 (21.97 %)VB.NET
1228 (21.21 %)CSS
1228 (21.21 %)SOAP
1228 (21.21 %)SQL Server 2000
1326 (19.70 %)VB
1423 (17.42 %)SQL Server 2005
1423 (17.42 %)JavaScript
1522 (16.67 %)C++
1619 (14.39 %)Windows
1718 (13.64 %)OOP
1817 (12.88 %)MS Excel
1916 (12.12 %)Finance
2015 (11.36 %)UML
2015 (11.36 %)Pensions
2114 (10.61 %)Dreamweaver
2213 (9.848 %)ADO
2213 (9.848 %)Java
2312 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
2411 (8.333 %)MS Access

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1105 (79.55 %).NET
277 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
359 (44.70 %)XML
448 (36.36 %)WebServices
529 (21.97 %)HTML
628 (21.21 %)CSS
628 (21.21 %)SOAP
713 (9.848 %)ADO
811 (8.333 %)WinForms
99 (6.818 %).NET Framework
99 (6.818 %)ASP
107 (5.303 %)ADO.NET
107 (5.303 %)MFC
114 (3.030 %)XSLT
114 (3.030 %)RSS
114 (3.030 %)ASP.NET 2.0
122 (1.515 %)NetBeans
122 (1.515 %)J2ME
122 (1.515 %)Java ME
122 (1.515 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
19 (6.818 %)IIS
25 (3.788 %)SharePoint
34 (3.030 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (0.758 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
117 (12.88 %)MS Excel
24 (3.030 %)Fireworks
24 (3.030 %)Photoshop
31 (0.758 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
14 (3.030 %)Intranet
23 (2.273 %)GPRS
23 (2.273 %)SSL
31 (0.758 %)FTP
31 (0.758 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
179 (59.85 %)SQL Server
228 (21.21 %)SQL Server 2000
323 (17.42 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (8.333 %)MS Access
55 (3.788 %)MySQL
64 (3.030 %)DTS
72 (1.515 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
114 (10.61 %)Dreamweaver
26 (4.545 %)Flash
32 (1.515 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.758 %)Eclipse
41 (0.758 %)TestDirector
41 (0.758 %)NUnit
General
116 (12.12 %)Finance
215 (11.36 %)Pensions
37 (5.303 %)Marketing
45 (3.788 %)Retail
54 (3.030 %)Graphic Design
63 (2.273 %)Health
71 (0.758 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.758 %)Insurance
Job Titles
192 (69.70 %)Developer
236 (27.27 %)C# Developer
331 (23.48 %).NET Developer
425 (18.94 %)Analyst
425 (18.94 %)Analyst Programmer
425 (18.94 %)Programmer
521 (15.91 %)C# Analyst Programmer
619 (14.39 %)Web Developer
717 (12.88 %).NET Analyst Programmer
717 (12.88 %).NET Programmer
816 (12.12 %)ASP.NET Developer
913 (9.848 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1011 (8.333 %)VB Developer
1110 (7.576 %)Software Developer
129 (6.818 %)Team Leader
129 (6.818 %)SEO Specialist
137 (5.303 %)VB.NET Developer
146 (4.545 %)C++ Developer
146 (4.545 %)C# Web Developer
155 (3.788 %)C++ Software Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (4.545 %)Device Driver
23 (2.273 %)PDA
32 (1.515 %)Mathematics
32 (1.515 %)N-Tier
32 (1.515 %)Replication
32 (1.515 %)Pocket PC
41 (0.758 %)Tandem
41 (0.758 %)Smartphone
41 (0.758 %)Client/Server
41 (0.758 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
119 (14.39 %)Windows
27 (5.303 %)Linux
35 (3.788 %)Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
139 (29.55 %)OO
218 (13.64 %)OOP
315 (11.36 %)UML
412 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
510 (7.576 %)SEO
68 (6.061 %)Unit Testing
76 (4.545 %)Web Development
84 (3.030 %)Release Management
84 (3.030 %)Change Management
93 (2.273 %)E-business
93 (2.273 %)Web Design
102 (1.515 %)Test Scripting
102 (1.515 %)Project Management
111 (0.758 %)OOA/OOD
111 (0.758 %)Regression Testing
111 (0.758 %)Automated Testing
Programming Languages
190 (68.18 %)C#
275 (56.82 %)SQL
350 (37.88 %)Transact-SQL
429 (21.97 %)VB.NET
526 (19.70 %)VB
623 (17.42 %)JavaScript
722 (16.67 %)C++
813 (9.848 %)Java
97 (5.303 %)C
105 (3.788 %)PHP
114 (3.030 %)VC++
123 (2.273 %)VB6
123 (2.273 %)VBScript
131 (0.758 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
19 (6.818 %)Degree
24 (3.030 %)MCSA
24 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (4.545 %)SLA
Vendors
136 (27.27 %)Microsoft
21 (0.758 %)Adobe
21 (0.758 %)SAP
21 (0.758 %)Siebel
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