The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Dudley region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 17 May 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 Dudley 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 3 9 4
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 11 12 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley 30.56% 19.67% 35.29%
As % of the Vendors category 68.75% 33.33% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11 12 8
Average salary £18,000 £20,000 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.00% -28.57%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% -1.35%
All Vendors
Dudley
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
16 36 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley 44.44% 59.02% 41.18%
Number of salaries quoted 16 35 10
Average salary £20,375 £35,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-41.78% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £18,000 £20,000 £19,200
10% offered a salary of more than £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
West Midlands

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dudley 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 Dudley region.

Dudley Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Dudley region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Dudley Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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 9 (64.29%) Windows
2 5 (35.71%) ITIL
3 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (28.57%) Windows 7
4 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (21.43%) VPN
4 3 (21.43%) MS Excel
4 3 (21.43%) Linux
4 3 (21.43%) SQL
4 3 (21.43%) SQL Server
5 2 (14.29%) IIS
5 2 (14.29%) C#
5 2 (14.29%) HTML
5 2 (14.29%) T-SQL
5 2 (14.29%) VBScript
5 2 (14.29%) VB
5 2 (14.29%) .NET
5 2 (14.29%) MS Office
5 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
5 2 (14.29%) ASP.NET
5 2 (14.29%) CSS
5 2 (14.29%) XML
5 2 (14.29%) CRM
5 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
5 2 (14.29%) MS Exchange
5 2 (14.29%) LAN
5 2 (14.29%) WAN
5 2 (14.29%) TCP/IP
5 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
5 2 (14.29%) Intranet

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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 2 (14.29%) HTML
1 2 (14.29%) .NET
1 2 (14.29%) ASP.NET
1 2 (14.29%) CSS
1 2 (14.29%) XML
1 2 (14.29%) MDX
1 2 (14.29%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 2 (14.29%) IIS
1 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
1 2 (14.29%) MS Exchange
1 2 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
1 2 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
1 2 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 3 (21.43%) MS Excel
2 2 (14.29%) InfoPath
2 2 (14.29%) MS Office
3 1 (7.143%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (7.143%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) VPN
2 2 (14.29%) Intranet
2 2 (14.29%) Internet
2 2 (14.29%) LAN
2 2 (14.29%) WAN
2 2 (14.29%) TCP/IP
3 1 (7.143%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) SQL Server
2 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (14.29%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (14.29%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (7.143%) Telecoms
1 1 (7.143%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (57.14%) Analyst
2 6 (42.86%) Service Analyst
2 6 (42.86%) Service Desk Analyst
3 4 (28.57%) Help Desk Analyst
4 3 (21.43%) 1st Line Support
4 3 (21.43%) Help Desk Support
5 2 (14.29%) Developer
5 2 (14.29%) Senior Developer
5 2 (14.29%) SharePoint Developer
5 2 (14.29%) Senior SharePoint Developer
5 2 (14.29%) IT Support
6 1 (7.143%) Software Manager
6 1 (7.143%) Software Test Manager
6 1 (7.143%) Support Analyst
6 1 (7.143%) 3rd Line Support
6 1 (7.143%) Test Manager
6 1 (7.143%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (7.143%) Project Manager
6 1 (7.143%) Desktop Support
6 1 (7.143%) Desktop Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.143%) Management Information System
1 1 (7.143%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 9 (64.29%) Windows
2 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (28.57%) Windows 7
3 3 (21.43%) Linux
4 2 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (14.29%) Windows 8
5 1 (7.143%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) ITIL
2 2 (14.29%) CRM
2 2 (14.29%) System Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Workflow
3 1 (7.143%) Logistics
3 1 (7.143%) Software Testing
3 1 (7.143%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (7.143%) Time Management
3 1 (7.143%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (7.143%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 2 (14.29%) T-SQL
2 2 (14.29%) VBScript
2 2 (14.29%) VB
2 2 (14.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (14.29%) MCITP
2 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (7.143%) ISTQB
3 1 (7.143%) A+ Certification
3 1 (7.143%) MCTS
3 1 (7.143%) MCSE
3 1 (7.143%) MCSA
3 1 (7.143%) CCNA
3 1 (7.143%) ISEB
3 1 (7.143%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 2 (14.29%) VMware ESX
1 2 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (7.143%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) WMI
1 2 (14.29%) SCCM
1 2 (14.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) VMware