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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 Chester 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
Rank2514
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads4577
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.034 %
As % of the category below20.83 %32.22 %
Salaries quoted4374
Average minimum salary£24,977£27,235
Average salary£27,488£31,924
% change on same period last year-13.89 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£36,612
UK excluding London average salary£35,351£35,652
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Vendors ChesterVendors
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads216239
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.106 %
Salaries quoted209216
Average minimum salary£28,477£32,545
Average salary£30,450£35,968
% change on same period last year-15.34 %
Average maximum salary£32,423£39,391
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Microsoft CheshireMicrosoft
Cheshire

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Chester Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

167 (63.21 %)SQL
251 (48.11 %).NET
349 (46.23 %)MS Excel
441 (38.68 %)C#
539 (36.79 %)SQL Server
539 (36.79 %)ASP.NET
628 (26.42 %)WebServices
727 (25.47 %)Transact-SQL
824 (22.64 %)XML
921 (19.81 %)Finance
1020 (18.87 %)SQL Server 2000
1118 (16.98 %)MS Office
1118 (16.98 %)Windows
1216 (15.09 %)OO
1315 (14.15 %)E-Commerce
1315 (14.15 %)Migration
1315 (14.15 %)Data Migration
1414 (13.21 %)Intranet
1414 (13.21 %)Visual Studio
1513 (12.26 %)AJAX
1612 (11.32 %)SQL Server 2005
1612 (11.32 %)Oracle
1612 (11.32 %)CRM
1711 (10.38 %)DTS
1711 (10.38 %)HTML
1711 (10.38 %)SOAP
1711 (10.38 %)OOP
1711 (10.38 %)Windows Server 2003
1711 (10.38 %)Marketing
1711 (10.38 %)Web Development

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Chester 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
151 (48.11 %).NET
239 (36.79 %)ASP.NET
328 (26.42 %)WebServices
424 (22.64 %)XML
513 (12.26 %)AJAX
611 (10.38 %)HTML
611 (10.38 %)SOAP
75 (4.717 %)XHTML
84 (3.774 %)WAP
93 (2.830 %)CSS
93 (2.830 %)ADO
93 (2.830 %)ASP
Application Platforms
19 (8.491 %)IIS
Applications
149 (46.23 %)MS Excel
218 (16.98 %)MS Office
32 (1.887 %)MS Project
Business Applications
19 (8.491 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (1.887 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
114 (13.21 %)Intranet
29 (8.491 %)TCP/IP
38 (7.547 %)SSL
45 (4.717 %)Extranet
54 (3.774 %)GPRS
54 (3.774 %)GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
139 (36.79 %)SQL Server
220 (18.87 %)SQL Server 2000
312 (11.32 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (10.38 %)DTS
55 (4.717 %)Crystal Reports
62 (1.887 %)Data Cleansing
71 (0.943 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.943 %)ETL
71 (0.943 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.943 %)BusinessObjects XI
71 (0.943 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.943 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (0.943 %)BODI
Development Applications
114 (13.21 %)Visual Studio
27 (6.604 %)Subversion
34 (3.774 %)Rational Rose
General
121 (19.81 %)Finance
211 (10.38 %)Marketing
39 (8.491 %)Pensions
46 (5.660 %)Telecoms
54 (3.774 %)Retail
63 (2.830 %)Insurance
63 (2.830 %)Education
63 (2.830 %)Health
63 (2.830 %)Banking
63 (2.830 %)Corporate Banking
71 (0.943 %)Online Gambling
71 (0.943 %)Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
134 (32.08 %)Analyst
227 (25.47 %)Developer
313 (12.26 %)Data Analyst
412 (11.32 %).NET Developer
511 (10.38 %)Analyst Programmer
511 (10.38 %)Web Developer
511 (10.38 %)Programmer
511 (10.38 %)Data Migration Analyst
511 (10.38 %)Server Analyst
511 (10.38 %)C# Analyst Programmer
69 (8.491 %)IT Administrator
69 (8.491 %)Software Engineer
69 (8.491 %)Administrator
78 (7.547 %)Project Manager
87 (6.604 %)Support Engineer
96 (5.660 %)Team Leader
105 (4.717 %)IT Support Engineer
105 (4.717 %).NET Programmer
105 (4.717 %).NET Analyst Programmer
114 (3.774 %).NET Team Leader
Miscellaneous
14 (3.774 %)Client/Server
22 (1.887 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
118 (16.98 %)Windows
211 (10.38 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (9.434 %)Windows XP
44 (3.774 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.943 %)Windows XP Embedded
51 (0.943 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
116 (15.09 %)OO
215 (14.15 %)Migration
215 (14.15 %)E-Commerce
215 (14.15 %)Data Migration
312 (11.32 %)CRM
411 (10.38 %)OOP
411 (10.38 %)Web Development
59 (8.491 %)ERP
66 (5.660 %)Project Management
75 (4.717 %)B2B
75 (4.717 %)B2C
75 (4.717 %)System Testing
84 (3.774 %)Software Engineering
84 (3.774 %)Software Testing
84 (3.774 %)UML
93 (2.830 %)ITIL
93 (2.830 %)Stakeholder Management
93 (2.830 %)Scrum
102 (1.887 %)Data Analysis
102 (1.887 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
167 (63.21 %)SQL
241 (38.68 %)C#
327 (25.47 %)Transact-SQL
49 (8.491 %)VB
58 (7.547 %)VB.NET
67 (6.604 %)JavaScript
76 (5.660 %)C++
76 (5.660 %)C
85 (4.717 %)VB6
94 (3.774 %)VBScript
94 (3.774 %)Java
103 (2.830 %)Delphi
Qualifications
19 (8.491 %)Degree
24 (3.774 %)ISEB
31 (0.943 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.943 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.943 %)HND
31 (0.943 %)CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.887 %)QA
System Software
12 (1.887 %)Active Directory
21 (0.943 %)Terminal Server
Vendors
112 (11.32 %)Oracle
29 (8.491 %)Sage
34 (3.774 %)Symbian
42 (1.887 %)Apple
51 (0.943 %)Cisco
51 (0.943 %)HP
51 (0.943 %)Citrix
51 (0.943 %)Remedy
51 (0.943 %)Business Objects
51 (0.943 %)Cognos
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