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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Essex 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6668
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads5564
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.027 %
As % of the category below33.13 %28.57 %
Salaries quoted5456
Average minimum salary£33,800£32,089
Average salary£35,154£35,411
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum salary£36,507£38,732
UK excluding London average salary£33,624£35,308
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads166224
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.094 %
Salaries quoted145196
Average minimum salary£36,304£34,595
Average salary£38,457£36,903
% change on same period last year+4.21 %
Average maximum salary£40,610£39,211
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Essex region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Essex Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Essex region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ColchesterUp+1113£34,885+39.53 %
BasildonDown-111--
ChelmsfordDown-21£40,000+5.88 %
MaldonNew entry-1£24,500-
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1123 (86.62 %)C#
2122 (85.92 %).NET
3113 (79.58 %)SQL Server
472 (50.70 %)ASP.NET
472 (50.70 %)Microsoft
564 (45.07 %)VB.NET
652 (36.62 %)XML
745 (31.69 %)SQL
745 (31.69 %)WebServices
838 (26.76 %)HTML
838 (26.76 %)SQL Server 2005
936 (25.35 %)AJAX
1035 (24.65 %)MS Visio
1133 (23.24 %)Web Development
1232 (22.54 %).NET Framework
1331 (21.83 %)Windows
1430 (21.13 %)Finance
1528 (19.72 %)JavaScript
1623 (16.20 %)MySQL
1722 (15.49 %)Transact-SQL
1821 (14.79 %)XSLT
1821 (14.79 %)IIS
1821 (14.79 %)OO
1919 (13.38 %)PHP
2018 (12.68 %)Microsoft Certification
2115 (10.56 %)ASP
2214 (9.859 %)XHTML
2214 (9.859 %)MS Excel
2313 (9.155 %)Web Design
2313 (9.155 %)SQL Server 2000

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1122 (85.92 %).NET
272 (50.70 %)ASP.NET
352 (36.62 %)XML
445 (31.69 %)WebServices
538 (26.76 %)HTML
636 (25.35 %)AJAX
732 (22.54 %).NET Framework
821 (14.79 %)XSLT
915 (10.56 %)ASP
1014 (9.859 %)XHTML
1112 (8.451 %)CSS
129 (6.338 %)DOM
129 (6.338 %)WinForms
129 (6.338 %)ASP.NET 2.0
138 (5.634 %)LINQ
145 (3.521 %)WCF
145 (3.521 %)COM+
145 (3.521 %)SOAP
154 (2.817 %)COM
154 (2.817 %)ADO.NET
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (14.79 %)IIS
28 (5.634 %)ColdFusion
35 (3.521 %)SharePoint
44 (2.817 %)MTS
53 (2.113 %)CMS
61 (0.704 %)Oracle Workflow
61 (0.704 %)BizTalk Server
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (24.65 %)MS Visio
214 (9.859 %)MS Excel
39 (6.338 %)Photoshop
42 (1.408 %)MS Office
42 (1.408 %)PrintSoft PReS
51 (0.704 %)DOC1
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.113 %)Dynamics CRM
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (9.155 %)TCP/IP
29 (6.338 %)Internet
38 (5.634 %)SSH
38 (5.634 %)DNS
38 (5.634 %)FTP
44 (2.817 %)Intranet
51 (0.704 %)PPP
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1113 (79.58 %)SQL Server
238 (26.76 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (16.20 %)MySQL
413 (9.155 %)SQL Server 2000
510 (7.042 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
68 (5.634 %)DTS
75 (3.521 %)ETL
84 (2.817 %)Crystal Reports
92 (1.408 %)RDBMS
92 (1.408 %)SQL Server Integration Services
101 (0.704 %)SQL Server 2008
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (5.634 %)Subversion
27 (4.930 %)Dreamweaver
33 (2.113 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (1.408 %)NUnit
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (21.13 %)Finance
27 (4.930 %)Insurance
36 (4.225 %)Marketing
44 (2.817 %)Front Office
44 (2.817 %)Retail
53 (2.113 %)Multimedia
53 (2.113 %)Legal
53 (2.113 %)Telecoms
53 (2.113 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (1.408 %)FMCG
62 (1.408 %)Pensions
62 (1.408 %)Education
62 (1.408 %)Health
71 (0.704 %)Banking
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1119 (83.80 %)Developer
259 (41.55 %)Web Developer
342 (29.58 %).NET Developer
425 (17.61 %)C# Developer
516 (11.27 %)Applications Developer
516 (11.27 %)Junior
516 (11.27 %)Junior Developer
516 (11.27 %)Junior Web Developer
614 (9.859 %).NET Web Developer
78 (5.634 %)Senior Tester
78 (5.634 %)Tester
78 (5.634 %).NET Applications Developer
87 (4.930 %)Programmer
96 (4.225 %)Senior Developer
96 (4.225 %)Software Developer
96 (4.225 %)ASP.NET Developer
96 (4.225 %)PHP Developer
96 (4.225 %)PHP Web Developer
105 (3.521 %)PHP Programmer
105 (3.521 %)Database Developer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.521 %)N-Tier
24 (2.817 %)Equities
24 (2.817 %)Computer Science
32 (1.408 %)Fat Client
32 (1.408 %)Derivative
32 (1.408 %)Mathematics
32 (1.408 %)Thin Client
41 (0.704 %)Client/Server
41 (0.704 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (21.83 %)Windows
28 (5.634 %)Linux
35 (3.521 %)Windows 2000
42 (1.408 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (23.24 %)Web Development
221 (14.79 %)OO
313 (9.155 %)Web Design
410 (7.042 %)Project Management
57 (4.930 %)UML
65 (3.521 %)SEO
74 (2.817 %)RUP
74 (2.817 %)Business Development
74 (2.817 %)Document Management
83 (2.113 %)CRM
83 (2.113 %)Workflow
83 (2.113 %)Asset Management
83 (2.113 %)Investment Management
92 (1.408 %)Systems Analysis
92 (1.408 %)OOD
92 (1.408 %)Agile Software Development
101 (0.704 %)Internet Marketing
101 (0.704 %)Extreme Programming
101 (0.704 %)E-Commerce
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1123 (86.62 %)C#
264 (45.07 %)VB.NET
345 (31.69 %)SQL
428 (19.72 %)JavaScript
522 (15.49 %)Transact-SQL
619 (13.38 %)PHP
713 (9.155 %)DHTML
713 (9.155 %)VB
89 (6.338 %)VB6
97 (4.930 %)ECMAScript
104 (2.817 %)VBScript
104 (2.817 %)C++
113 (2.113 %)ActionScript
122 (1.408 %)VC++
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (12.68 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (5.634 %)MCAD
28 (5.634 %)MCSD
28 (5.634 %)Degree
34 (2.817 %)MCP
43 (2.113 %)MCTS
52 (1.408 %)MCDBA
61 (0.704 %)MCPD
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
172 (50.70 %)Microsoft
213 (9.155 %)Adobe
33 (2.113 %)Oracle
33 (2.113 %)Sybase
41 (0.704 %)Dell
41 (0.704 %)Citrix
41 (0.704 %)Sage