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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Exeter 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 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank103
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads5490
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.038 %
As % of the category below47.79 %63.83 %
Salaries quoted4575
Average minimum salary£24,111£25,762
Average salary£25,728£28,196
% change on same period last year-8.75 %
Average maximum salary£27,344£30,629
UK excluding London average salary£35,406£35,568
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Exeter IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Exeter
Matching permanent IT job ads113141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted102124
Average minimum salary£29,193£28,423
Average salary£30,733£31,395
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Average maximum salary£32,274£34,367
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Microsoft DevonMicrosoft
Devon

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 beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Exeter region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Exeter Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

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

Exeter Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Exeter Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

146 (39.66 %)Windows
245 (38.79 %)SQL Server
343 (37.07 %).NET
343 (37.07 %)SQL
438 (32.76 %)Microsoft Certification
536 (31.03 %)C#
635 (30.17 %)TCP/IP
732 (27.59 %)LAN
732 (27.59 %)Active Directory
732 (27.59 %)MCSE
732 (27.59 %)Back Office
831 (26.72 %)Internet
831 (26.72 %)WAN
930 (25.86 %)MS Excel
930 (25.86 %)HTML
930 (25.86 %)Cisco Certification
1029 (25.00 %)CCNA
1128 (24.14 %)SLA
1128 (24.14 %)Intranet
1128 (24.14 %)Finance
1227 (23.28 %)CCNP
1227 (23.28 %)OO
1326 (22.41 %)VC++
1326 (22.41 %)C++
1326 (22.41 %)Transact-SQL
1326 (22.41 %)VB
1425 (21.55 %)VB.NET
1425 (21.55 %)OOA/OOD
1425 (21.55 %)MCSA
1425 (21.55 %).NET Framework

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Exeter IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (37.07 %).NET
230 (25.86 %)HTML
325 (21.55 %).NET Framework
413 (11.21 %)ASP.NET
58 (6.897 %)ASP.NET 2.0
58 (6.897 %)WinForms
64 (3.448 %)ASP
64 (3.448 %)JSP
73 (2.586 %)XHTML
73 (2.586 %)CSS
82 (1.724 %)Servlets
91 (0.862 %)XML
91 (0.862 %)AJAX
91 (0.862 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Exeter IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.586 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.724 %)IIS
22 (1.724 %)Lotus Notes
31 (0.862 %)SharePoint
31 (0.862 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (0.862 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.862 %)Office Project Server
31 (0.862 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Exeter IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (25.86 %)MS Excel
220 (17.24 %)MS Office
32 (1.724 %)Spreadsheet
32 (1.724 %)Photoshop
32 (1.724 %)MS Project
Exeter IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (6.897 %)Summit
Exeter IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (30.17 %)TCP/IP
232 (27.59 %)LAN
331 (26.72 %)WAN
331 (26.72 %)Internet
428 (24.14 %)Intranet
53 (2.586 %)Firewall
53 (2.586 %)VPN
62 (1.724 %)RIP
62 (1.724 %)LDAP
62 (1.724 %)ISDN
62 (1.724 %)Cisco IPT
62 (1.724 %)MPLS
62 (1.724 %)BGP
62 (1.724 %)IGRP
71 (0.862 %)Extranet
Exeter IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
145 (38.79 %)SQL Server
26 (5.172 %)Crystal Reports
34 (3.448 %)BusinessObjects
43 (2.586 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (1.724 %)MySQL
61 (0.862 %)dBASE
Exeter IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.724 %)Visual Studio
12 (1.724 %)Flash
Exeter IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (27.59 %)Back Office
228 (24.14 %)Finance
36 (5.172 %)Health
42 (1.724 %)Banking
42 (1.724 %)Telecoms
51 (0.862 %)Education
51 (0.862 %)Retail
51 (0.862 %)Pensions
Exeter IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (36.21 %)Developer
228 (24.14 %)Network Engineer
327 (23.28 %)Support Engineer
425 (21.55 %)Field Service Engineer
425 (21.55 %)3rd Line Support
425 (21.55 %)Field Engineer
425 (21.55 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
524 (20.69 %)Software Developer
622 (18.97 %)Software Engineer
718 (15.52 %)Analyst
815 (12.93 %)C++ Developer
815 (12.93 %)C++ Software Developer
913 (11.21 %)C# Developer
1010 (8.621 %)Programmer
119 (7.759 %).NET Developer
128 (6.897 %).NET Programmer
137 (6.034 %)C# Analyst Programmer
137 (6.034 %).NET Analyst Programmer
137 (6.034 %)Developer Analyst
137 (6.034 %)Analyst Programmer
Exeter IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.586 %)AS400
22 (1.724 %)Interactive TV
22 (1.724 %)NHS
Exeter IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
146 (39.66 %)Windows
212 (10.34 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (8.621 %)Windows XP
44 (3.448 %)UNIX
52 (1.724 %)Linux
52 (1.724 %)Windows 2000
52 (1.724 %)Windows NT
61 (0.862 %)Windows 2000 Server
Exeter IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (23.28 %)OO
225 (21.55 %)OOA/OOD
310 (8.621 %)Web Development
48 (6.897 %)Project Management
57 (6.034 %)ITIL
64 (3.448 %)UML
64 (3.448 %)ERP
64 (3.448 %)RUP
73 (2.586 %)CRM
82 (1.724 %)E-Commerce
82 (1.724 %)Change Management
82 (1.724 %)Migration
82 (1.724 %)Performance Management
82 (1.724 %)Resource Management
91 (0.862 %)Problem Management
91 (0.862 %)Business Development
91 (0.862 %)Load Balancing
91 (0.862 %)PRINCE
Exeter IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (37.07 %)SQL
236 (31.03 %)C#
326 (22.41 %)C++
326 (22.41 %)Transact-SQL
326 (22.41 %)VB
326 (22.41 %)VC++
425 (21.55 %)VB.NET
58 (6.897 %)C
67 (6.034 %)JavaScript
74 (3.448 %)Java
74 (3.448 %)PHP
83 (2.586 %)RPG
92 (1.724 %)VB6
92 (1.724 %)Perl
92 (1.724 %)ActionScript
Exeter IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (32.76 %)Microsoft Certification
232 (27.59 %)MCSE
330 (25.86 %)Cisco Certification
429 (25.00 %)CCNA
527 (23.28 %)CCNP
625 (21.55 %)MCSA
77 (6.034 %)Degree
83 (2.586 %)MCP
92 (1.724 %)MCDBA
92 (1.724 %)CCDA
Exeter IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
128 (24.14 %)SLA
Exeter IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (27.59 %)Active Directory
Exeter IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (4.310 %)Cisco
24 (3.448 %)Business Objects
24 (3.448 %)Citrix
33 (2.586 %)MAPICS
42 (1.724 %)Lotus
42 (1.724 %)CheckPoint
51 (0.862 %)IBM
51 (0.862 %)HP