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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Edinburgh 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 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3365
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads5636
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.015 %
As % of the category below28.28 %22.36 %
Salaries quoted4822
Average minimum salary£31,531£30,000
Average salary£34,417£33,477
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Average maximum salary£37,302£36,955
UK excluding London average salary£33,554£35,153
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads198161
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.066 %
Salaries quoted131112
Average minimum salary£32,098£30,969
Average salary£35,409£34,236
% change on same period last year+3.42 %
Average maximum salary£38,720£37,503
UK excluding London average salary£34,842£35,816
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Visual Studio ScotlandVisual Studio
Scotland

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Edinburgh Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio.

1102 (87.18 %)C#
294 (80.34 %).NET
371 (60.68 %)SQL
455 (47.01 %)ASP.NET
544 (37.61 %)Microsoft
642 (35.90 %)SQL Server
739 (33.33 %)VB.NET
836 (30.77 %)Windows
934 (29.06 %)OO
1032 (27.35 %)C++
1127 (23.08 %)Finance
1226 (22.22 %)GIS
1226 (22.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1325 (21.37 %)Degree
1422 (18.80 %)Subversion
1521 (17.95 %)SharePoint
1620 (17.09 %)Oracle
1620 (17.09 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1719 (16.24 %).NET Framework
1719 (16.24 %)Microsoft Certification
1818 (15.38 %)MS Excel
1818 (15.38 %)C
1818 (15.38 %)ESRI
1917 (14.53 %)SQL Server 2005
1917 (14.53 %)MCSD
1917 (14.53 %)BizTalk Server
2014 (11.97 %)PL/SQL
2014 (11.97 %)AJAX
2112 (10.26 %)Computer Science
2112 (10.26 %)VB

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
194 (80.34 %).NET
255 (47.01 %)ASP.NET
319 (16.24 %).NET Framework
414 (11.97 %)AJAX
510 (8.547 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
510 (8.547 %)WinForms
69 (7.692 %)J2EE
69 (7.692 %)HTML
78 (6.838 %)CSS
86 (5.128 %)COM
95 (4.274 %)ASP.NET 2.0
104 (3.419 %)XML
113 (2.564 %)WebServices
113 (2.564 %)ADO.NET
122 (1.709 %)ASP
122 (1.709 %)ADO
122 (1.709 %)XSLT
122 (1.709 %)XHTML
131 (0.855 %)SAX
131 (0.855 %)MVC
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (17.95 %)SharePoint
220 (17.09 %)SharePoint Server 2007
317 (14.53 %)BizTalk Server
42 (1.709 %)IIS
51 (0.855 %)CMS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (15.38 %)MS Excel
23 (2.564 %)MS Office
31 (0.855 %)MS Visio
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.709 %)Oracle Applications
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.709 %)Internet
21 (0.855 %)Intranet
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (35.90 %)SQL Server
226 (22.22 %)GIS
317 (14.53 %)SQL Server 2005
49 (7.692 %)MS Access
57 (5.983 %)RDBMS
57 (5.983 %)SQL Server 2000
65 (4.274 %)SQL Server Integration Services
74 (3.419 %)Oracle 8/8i
83 (2.564 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
83 (2.564 %)SQL Server 7
83 (2.564 %)DB2
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (22.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
222 (18.80 %)Subversion
33 (2.564 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.855 %)InstallShield
41 (0.855 %)NUnit
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (23.08 %)Finance
26 (5.128 %)Financial Institution
35 (4.274 %)Education
44 (3.419 %)Banking
53 (2.564 %)Auditing
61 (0.855 %)Pensions
61 (0.855 %)Electronics
61 (0.855 %)Health
61 (0.855 %)Manufacturing
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
193 (79.49 %)Developer
242 (35.90 %).NET Developer
318 (15.38 %)Senior Developer
417 (14.53 %)Software Engineer
417 (14.53 %).NET Designer
417 (14.53 %)Microsoft Developer
512 (10.26 %)Software Developer
610 (8.547 %)Junior
610 (8.547 %)Web Developer
77 (5.983 %)Junior Developer
77 (5.983 %)C# Developer
86 (5.128 %)Applications Developer
86 (5.128 %)Junior Software Developer
95 (4.274 %)Senior .NET Developer
95 (4.274 %)Programmer
95 (4.274 %)VB.NET Developer
95 (4.274 %)C++ Software Engineer
95 (4.274 %)Senior Software Developer
95 (4.274 %)Oracle Developer
104 (3.419 %).NET Web Developer
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (10.26 %)Computer Science
21 (0.855 %)Fat Client
21 (0.855 %)PMI
21 (0.855 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
21 (0.855 %)Thin Client
21 (0.855 %)Management Information System
21 (0.855 %)Fixed Income
21 (0.855 %)Derivative
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (30.77 %)Windows
23 (2.564 %)Linux
23 (2.564 %)UNIX
32 (1.709 %)Windows XP
32 (1.709 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.855 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.855 %)Windows NT
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (29.06 %)OO
29 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
29 (7.692 %)Web Development
36 (5.128 %)Business Analysis
36 (5.128 %)Requirements Analysis
36 (5.128 %)UML
36 (5.128 %)Agile Software Development
45 (4.274 %)OOD
45 (4.274 %)Investment Management
54 (3.419 %)Content Management
63 (2.564 %)TDD
63 (2.564 %)OOP
71 (0.855 %)E-Commerce
71 (0.855 %)Project Management
71 (0.855 %)Workflow
71 (0.855 %)Document Management
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1102 (87.18 %)C#
271 (60.68 %)SQL
339 (33.33 %)VB.NET
432 (27.35 %)C++
518 (15.38 %)C
614 (11.97 %)PL/SQL
712 (10.26 %)VB
811 (9.402 %)VBA
99 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
107 (5.983 %)VB6
114 (3.419 %)Fortran
114 (3.419 %)Java
114 (3.419 %)JavaScript
121 (0.855 %)VBScript
121 (0.855 %)XQuery
121 (0.855 %)VC++
121 (0.855 %)XPath
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (21.37 %)Degree
219 (16.24 %)Microsoft Certification
317 (14.53 %)MCSD
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (37.61 %)Microsoft
220 (17.09 %)Oracle
318 (15.38 %)ESRI
43 (2.564 %)Sybase
52 (1.709 %)Dell
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