The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Croydon region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Croydon region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 7 4 7
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 41 62 55
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Croydon 15.95% 18.13% 19.10%
As % of the Vendors category 29.08% 36.05% 33.13%
Number of salaries quoted 40 53 54
Average salary £35,250 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+0.71% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,400 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £61,000 £59,500 £74,250
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -1.33%
All Vendors
Croydon
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
141 172 166
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Croydon 54.86% 50.29% 57.64%
Number of salaries quoted 118 155 157
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -3.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £75,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
London

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Croydon Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Croydon region.

Croydon Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Croydon region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Croydon Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Croydon 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.

1 40 (44.94%) Windows
2 38 (42.70%) MS Excel
3 24 (26.97%) SQL
4 23 (25.84%) SQL Server
5 21 (23.60%) Finance
6 19 (21.35%) Windows Server 2008
6 19 (21.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (20.22%) Active Directory
8 17 (19.10%) SharePoint
8 17 (19.10%) MS Exchange
9 16 (17.98%) CRM
9 16 (17.98%) Dynamics CRM
10 15 (16.85%) .NET
10 15 (16.85%) MS Office
11 14 (15.73%) C#
11 14 (15.73%) VMware
11 14 (15.73%) Exchange Server 2010
12 13 (14.61%) Citrix
12 13 (14.61%) Project Management
13 12 (13.48%) DNS
13 12 (13.48%) ASP.NET
13 12 (13.48%) MCITP
14 11 (12.36%) Oracle
15 10 (11.24%) ITIL
15 10 (11.24%) MCSE
16 9 (10.11%) Web Services
16 9 (10.11%) XML
16 9 (10.11%) Windows Server 2003
16 9 (10.11%) Business Analysis
16 9 (10.11%) Marketing

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Croydon 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.

Application Development
1 15 (16.85%) .NET
2 12 (13.48%) ASP.NET
3 9 (10.11%) Web Services
3 9 (10.11%) XML
4 7 (7.865%) Middleware
4 7 (7.865%) WCF
5 6 (6.742%) .NET Framework
5 6 (6.742%) HTML
6 3 (3.371%) ASP
6 3 (3.371%) HTML5
7 2 (2.247%) Application Packaging
7 2 (2.247%) COM
8 1 (1.124%) WinForms
8 1 (1.124%) jQuery
8 1 (1.124%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 17 (19.10%) SharePoint
1 17 (19.10%) MS Exchange
2 14 (15.73%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (10.11%) Lync
4 8 (8.989%) Exchange Server 2003
5 6 (6.742%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (6.742%) Office Communications Server
6 5 (5.618%) Exchange Server 2007
6 5 (5.618%) SharePoint 2010
7 4 (4.494%) IIS
8 3 (3.371%) SAS
9 1 (1.124%) Apache
9 1 (1.124%) IBM Notes
9 1 (1.124%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (1.124%) CMS
9 1 (1.124%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (1.124%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 38 (42.70%) MS Excel
2 15 (16.85%) MS Office
3 8 (8.989%) Office 365
4 3 (3.371%) Adobe Captivate
5 1 (1.124%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (17.98%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 12 (13.48%) DNS
2 8 (8.989%) DHCP
3 7 (7.865%) TCP/IP
3 7 (7.865%) Firewall
4 6 (6.742%) Intranet
4 6 (6.742%) Internet
5 5 (5.618%) Unified Communications
6 4 (4.494%) VPN
7 3 (3.371%) LAN
7 3 (3.371%) WAN
8 2 (2.247%) SMTP
8 2 (2.247%) FTP
9 1 (1.124%) LDAP
9 1 (1.124%) HTTP
9 1 (1.124%) PBX
9 1 (1.124%) VoIP
9 1 (1.124%) DMZ
9 1 (1.124%) OSPF
9 1 (1.124%) BGP
9 1 (1.124%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (25.84%) SQL Server
2 9 (10.11%) SQL Server 2008
3 6 (6.742%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (5.618%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (4.494%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (3.371%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (3.371%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (2.247%) PerformancePoint
7 2 (2.247%) dBASE
7 2 (2.247%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (2.247%) Ingres
7 2 (2.247%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (1.124%) MS Access
8 1 (1.124%) SQL Server 2000
8 1 (1.124%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 7 (7.865%) Visual Studio
2 5 (5.618%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (1.124%) AdminStudio
3 1 (1.124%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.124%) MSBuild
3 1 (1.124%) MSTest
General
1 21 (23.60%) Finance
2 9 (10.11%) Marketing
3 7 (7.865%) Retail
4 1 (1.124%) Law
4 1 (1.124%) Billing
Job Titles
1 18 (20.22%) Analyst
2 13 (14.61%) Consultant
3 11 (12.36%) Developer
4 7 (7.865%) Senior Consultant
4 7 (7.865%) Business Analyst
5 6 (6.742%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (5.618%) Technical Consultant
7 4 (4.494%) Dynamics CRM Consultant
7 4 (4.494%) CRM Consultant
7 4 (4.494%) .NET Developer
7 4 (4.494%) Service Desk Analyst
7 4 (4.494%) Service Analyst
7 4 (4.494%) Administrator
8 3 (3.371%) 1st Line Support
8 3 (3.371%) DBA
8 3 (3.371%) Architect
8 3 (3.371%) Systems Developer
8 3 (3.371%) C# Developer
8 3 (3.371%) Team Leader
8 3 (3.371%) VB.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.865%) Enterprise Storage
2 6 (6.742%) iSeries
2 6 (6.742%) Mainframe
3 4 (4.494%) iPhone
3 4 (4.494%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (4.494%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.371%) E-Learning
4 3 (3.371%) SCORM
4 3 (3.371%) iPad
5 2 (2.247%) SaaS
5 2 (2.247%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.247%) Computer Science
5 2 (2.247%) Data Extraction
5 2 (2.247%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (2.247%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.124%) Mathematics
6 1 (1.124%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.124%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 40 (44.94%) Windows
2 19 (21.35%) Windows Server 2008
3 9 (10.11%) Windows Server 2003
4 8 (8.989%) Solaris
5 7 (7.865%) Windows XP
6 6 (6.742%) zOS
7 5 (5.618%) Linux
7 5 (5.618%) UNIX
8 4 (4.494%) Windows 7
8 4 (4.494%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (3.371%) Android
10 2 (2.247%) Windows 8
10 2 (2.247%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (1.124%) AIX
11 1 (1.124%) Fedora
11 1 (1.124%) Ubuntu
11 1 (1.124%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (17.98%) CRM
2 13 (14.61%) Project Management
3 10 (11.24%) ITIL
4 9 (10.11%) Business Analysis
4 9 (10.11%) Release Management
5 8 (8.989%) Disaster Recovery
5 8 (8.989%) Systems Analysis
5 8 (8.989%) Service Delivery
6 7 (7.865%) E-Commerce
6 7 (7.865%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (6.742%) Information Management
7 6 (6.742%) Migration
7 6 (6.742%) Business Continuity
8 4 (4.494%) Business Development
8 4 (4.494%) Identity Management
9 3 (3.371%) UML
9 3 (3.371%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (3.371%) Validation
9 3 (3.371%) Data Analysis
9 3 (3.371%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 24 (26.97%) SQL
2 14 (15.73%) C#
3 8 (8.989%) VB.NET
4 4 (4.494%) JavaScript
4 4 (4.494%) T-SQL
4 4 (4.494%) VBA
5 3 (3.371%) VBScript
5 3 (3.371%) VB
5 3 (3.371%) PL/SQL
5 3 (3.371%) Objective-C
5 3 (3.371%) VB6
6 2 (2.247%) PowerShell
7 1 (1.124%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 19 (21.35%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (13.48%) MCITP
3 10 (11.24%) MCSE
4 7 (7.865%) MCTS
5 6 (6.742%) Degree
6 5 (5.618%) CCNA
6 5 (5.618%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (3.371%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (2.247%) MCP
9 1 (1.124%) MCSA
9 1 (1.124%) CCNP
9 1 (1.124%) CIMA
9 1 (1.124%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (1.124%) ACCA
9 1 (1.124%) Security Cleared
9 1 (1.124%) VCP5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.989%) QA
2 6 (6.742%) SLA
3 1 (1.124%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (20.22%) Active Directory
2 8 (8.989%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (4.494%) vSphere
3 4 (4.494%) Hyper-V
4 3 (3.371%) XenApp
5 2 (2.247%) XenDesktop
6 1 (1.124%) Terminal Services
6 1 (1.124%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (1.124%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (1.124%) VMware Server
6 1 (1.124%) Veritas Volume Manager
6 1 (1.124%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (6.742%) SCCM
2 5 (5.618%) SCOM
3 4 (4.494%) SCVMM
4 2 (2.247%) WSUS
4 2 (2.247%) Backup Exec
5 1 (1.124%) Nagios
5 1 (1.124%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 14 (15.73%) VMware
2 13 (14.61%) Citrix
3 11 (12.36%) Oracle
4 8 (8.989%) Cisco
5 7 (7.865%) EMC
6 6 (6.742%) IBM
6 6 (6.742%) Adobe
7 2 (2.247%) Red Hat
7 2 (2.247%) NetApp
7 2 (2.247%) Business Objects
7 2 (2.247%) Sybase
8 1 (1.124%) Sun
8 1 (1.124%) SAP
8 1 (1.124%) Nortel
8 1 (1.124%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.124%) Avaya
8 1 (1.124%) Juniper
8 1 (1.124%) Veritas
8 1 (1.124%) Lotus
8 1 (1.124%) AppSense
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