The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Glasgow region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 21 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 Glasgow 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 9 9 9
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 205 149 135
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 17.48% 17.63% 14.11%
As % of the Vendors category 34.69% 35.99% 27.05%
Number of salaries quoted 116 109 106
Average salary £37,000 £34,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.82% -9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £22,350 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £49,500 £45,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
Glasgow
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
591 414 499
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 50.38% 48.99% 52.14%
Number of salaries quoted 329 269 389
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,971 £22,500 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Glasgow Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow 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.

1 177 (51.60%) .NET
2 168 (48.98%) C#
3 141 (41.11%) SQL Server
4 123 (35.86%) MS Excel
5 122 (35.57%) SQL
6 105 (30.61%) Finance
7 79 (23.03%) ASP.NET
8 70 (20.41%) Agile Software Development
9 66 (19.24%) Windows
10 65 (18.95%) Java
11 54 (15.74%) SharePoint
11 54 (15.74%) Business Intelligence
12 48 (13.99%) Oracle
13 42 (12.24%) XML
13 42 (12.24%) Banking
14 41 (11.95%) MS Office
15 40 (11.66%) Active Directory
16 39 (11.37%) T-SQL
17 34 (9.913%) MS Exchange
17 34 (9.913%) SQL Server Reporting Services
18 33 (9.621%) OO
18 33 (9.621%) VMware
19 32 (9.329%) JavaScript
19 32 (9.329%) SQL Server Integration Services
19 32 (9.329%) SQL Server 2008
20 30 (8.746%) VB.NET
21 29 (8.455%) Microsoft Certification
21 29 (8.455%) .NET Framework
22 28 (8.163%) Subversion
22 28 (8.163%) Exchange Server 2010

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow 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
1 177 (51.60%) .NET
2 79 (23.03%) ASP.NET
3 42 (12.24%) XML
4 29 (8.455%) .NET Framework
5 22 (6.414%) CSS
6 19 (5.539%) HTML
7 17 (4.956%) WPF
7 17 (4.956%) jQuery
8 16 (4.665%) WCF
9 14 (4.082%) ASP
10 12 (3.499%) OOXML
11 11 (3.207%) WebSphere
12 9 (2.624%) Ajax
12 9 (2.624%) COM
12 9 (2.624%) XSLT
13 8 (2.332%) Hibernate
14 7 (2.041%) ASP.NET 2.0
14 7 (2.041%) HTML5
14 7 (2.041%) SOAP
14 7 (2.041%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 54 (15.74%) SharePoint
2 34 (9.913%) MS Exchange
3 28 (8.163%) Exchange Server 2010
4 18 (5.248%) SharePoint 2010
5 16 (4.665%) Exchange Server 2007
6 14 (4.082%) Exchange Server 2003
7 11 (3.207%) IIS
8 9 (2.624%) WebSphere MQ
9 7 (2.041%) TIBCO EMS
9 7 (2.041%) Lotus Notes
10 5 (1.458%) SharePoint Server
11 3 (0.875%) Windows Azure
11 3 (0.875%) WebLogic
11 3 (0.875%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.583%) Oracle Workflow
12 2 (0.583%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.583%) MQSeries
12 2 (0.583%) SAS
12 2 (0.583%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.583%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 123 (35.86%) MS Excel
2 41 (11.95%) MS Office
3 7 (2.041%) InfoPath
3 7 (2.041%) MS Project
4 3 (0.875%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.583%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.292%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (2.915%) Dynamics AX
2 8 (2.332%) Endur
3 5 (1.458%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.458%) BusinessWorks
4 2 (0.583%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.583%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.583%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.583%) Siebel Analytics
5 1 (0.292%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.292%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.292%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.915%) SAN
2 7 (2.041%) HTTP
2 7 (2.041%) Firewall
3 6 (1.749%) Intranet
4 5 (1.458%) DHCP
4 5 (1.458%) DNS
4 5 (1.458%) LAN
5 4 (1.166%) Internet
5 4 (1.166%) WAN
6 3 (0.875%) VPN
7 2 (0.583%) Wireless
7 2 (0.583%) VoIP
7 2 (0.583%) IPv4
7 2 (0.583%) iSCSI
8 1 (0.292%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.292%) Network Security
8 1 (0.292%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.292%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.292%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (41.11%) SQL Server
2 34 (9.913%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 32 (9.329%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 32 (9.329%) SQL Server 2008
4 24 (6.997%) SQL Server 2005
5 21 (6.122%) MS Access
6 12 (3.499%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 11 (3.207%) Oracle 8/8i
8 9 (2.624%) Crystal Reports
9 7 (2.041%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.749%) SQL Server 2012
11 5 (1.458%) Oracle 11g
11 5 (1.458%) Oracle 10g
12 4 (1.166%) Oracle 9i
13 3 (0.875%) SAP Data Services
13 3 (0.875%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.875%) PerformancePoint
13 3 (0.875%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 3 (0.875%) RDBMS
13 3 (0.875%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 28 (8.163%) Subversion
2 20 (5.831%) Visual Studio
3 15 (4.373%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
4 8 (2.332%) JIRA
5 5 (1.458%) ClearCase
6 4 (1.166%) QuickTest Pro
7 3 (0.875%) Hudson
7 3 (0.875%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 2 (0.583%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.583%) Ant
8 2 (0.583%) JUnit
8 2 (0.583%) Maven
8 2 (0.583%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.292%) Jasmine
9 1 (0.292%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.292%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.292%) NUnit
9 1 (0.292%) CruiseControl
9 1 (0.292%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.292%) JDeveloper
General
1 105 (30.61%) Finance
2 42 (12.24%) Banking
3 17 (4.956%) Telecoms
4 12 (3.499%) Investment Banking
5 10 (2.915%) Private Banking
6 9 (2.624%) Retail
7 8 (2.332%) Front Office
7 8 (2.332%) Advertising
8 6 (1.749%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.749%) Dutch Language
9 4 (1.166%) Publishing
9 4 (1.166%) Local Government
10 2 (0.583%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.583%) Legal
10 2 (0.583%) Games
10 2 (0.583%) Billing
10 2 (0.583%) International Banking
10 2 (0.583%) French Language
11 1 (0.292%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 155 (45.19%) Developer
2 52 (15.16%) .NET Developer
3 49 (14.29%) Consultant
4 42 (12.24%) Analyst
5 22 (6.414%) Microsoft Developer
6 21 (6.122%) SQL Developer
7 20 (5.831%) C# Developer
8 15 (4.373%) Support Analyst
9 14 (4.082%) Software Developer
10 13 (3.790%) SharePoint Developer
10 13 (3.790%) Senior Developer
11 9 (2.624%) C# .NET Developer
11 9 (2.624%) Applications Developer
11 9 (2.624%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.624%) Web Developer
12 8 (2.332%) Applications Support
12 8 (2.332%) Technical Specialist
13 7 (2.041%) Dynamics AX Developer
13 7 (2.041%) Infrastructure Consultant
13 7 (2.041%) SharePoint Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.373%) Fixed Income
2 14 (4.082%) Equities
3 9 (2.624%) N-Tier
4 8 (2.332%) Economics
5 7 (2.041%) PDA
6 6 (1.749%) Derivative
6 6 (1.749%) Hedge funds
6 6 (1.749%) Computer Science
7 5 (1.458%) Blackberry
7 5 (1.458%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.166%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.875%) Open Source
9 3 (0.875%) Equity Derivative
9 3 (0.875%) NHS
9 3 (0.875%) Clustering
10 2 (0.583%) CLARiiON
10 2 (0.583%) Symmetrix
10 2 (0.583%) DTV
10 2 (0.583%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.583%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 66 (19.24%) Windows
2 24 (6.997%) UNIX
3 22 (6.414%) Windows 7
4 20 (5.831%) Windows Server 2008
5 19 (5.539%) Windows Server 2003
6 17 (4.956%) Linux
6 17 (4.956%) Windows XP
7 9 (2.624%) Solaris
8 4 (1.166%) AIX
9 3 (0.875%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.875%) Windows Vista
10 2 (0.583%) Windows CE
10 2 (0.583%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.292%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.292%) Android
11 1 (0.292%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.292%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (20.41%) Agile Software Development
2 54 (15.74%) Business Intelligence
3 33 (9.621%) OO
4 28 (8.163%) Unit Testing
5 26 (7.580%) ITIL
6 25 (7.289%) Web Development
7 23 (6.706%) Data Management
8 21 (6.122%) Scrum
9 17 (4.956%) Service Management
9 17 (4.956%) Web Application Development
10 16 (4.665%) Workflow
10 16 (4.665%) ETL
11 15 (4.373%) Project Management
12 13 (3.790%) OOD
12 13 (3.790%) Analytics
13 12 (3.499%) ERP
14 11 (3.207%) Asset Management
14 11 (3.207%) SOA
15 10 (2.915%) Data Modelling
15 10 (2.915%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (48.98%) C#
2 122 (35.57%) SQL
3 65 (18.95%) Java
4 39 (11.37%) T-SQL
5 32 (9.329%) JavaScript
6 30 (8.746%) VB.NET
7 21 (6.122%) PL/SQL
8 16 (4.665%) VB
9 13 (3.790%) VBA
10 11 (3.207%) C++
11 9 (2.624%) Delphi
12 8 (2.332%) C
13 6 (1.749%) VB6
14 3 (0.875%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.875%) X++
14 3 (0.875%) Ruby
15 2 (0.583%) Python
16 1 (0.292%) Korn
16 1 (0.292%) VBScript
16 1 (0.292%) Perl
Qualifications
1 29 (8.455%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (6.997%) Degree
3 18 (5.248%) MCSE
4 14 (4.082%) MCSA
5 12 (3.499%) MCTS
6 11 (3.207%) MCITP
7 8 (2.332%) Security Cleared
8 7 (2.041%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 7 (2.041%) Citrix Certification
9 6 (1.749%) MCP
9 6 (1.749%) CCA
9 6 (1.749%) VCP4
10 5 (1.458%) SC Cleared
11 4 (1.166%) ISEB
11 4 (1.166%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (1.166%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.166%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.875%) VCP5
13 2 (0.583%) CCNA
13 2 (0.583%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.624%) QA
2 4 (1.166%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 4 (1.166%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.583%) HL7
3 2 (0.583%) DICOM
4 1 (0.292%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.292%) SLA
System Software
1 40 (11.66%) Active Directory
2 21 (6.122%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (4.665%) Hyper-V
4 11 (3.207%) vSphere
5 8 (2.332%) XenApp
5 8 (2.332%) XenServer
6 7 (2.041%) XenDesktop
7 6 (1.749%) Microsoft App-V
8 5 (1.458%) Terminal Server
9 3 (0.875%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.583%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.292%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.292%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 1 (0.292%) NFS
11 1 (0.292%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.292%) ISA Server
11 1 (0.292%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 17 (4.956%) SCCM
2 7 (2.041%) McAfee ePO
3 5 (1.458%) HP Quality Center
4 4 (1.166%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.875%) SCOM
5 3 (0.875%) WSUS
5 3 (0.875%) Backup Exec
6 2 (0.583%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.583%) Windows Storage Server
7 1 (0.292%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 48 (13.99%) Oracle
2 33 (9.621%) VMware
3 21 (6.122%) Sybase
3 21 (6.122%) Citrix
4 17 (4.956%) Business Objects
5 15 (4.373%) TIBCO
6 9 (2.624%) Cisco
6 9 (2.624%) IBM
6 9 (2.624%) NetApp
7 8 (2.332%) McAfee
7 8 (2.332%) OpenLink
7 8 (2.332%) EMC
8 7 (2.041%) HP
8 7 (2.041%) Lotus
9 6 (1.749%) AppSense
9 6 (1.749%) Informatica
10 5 (1.458%) Sun
10 5 (1.458%) Symantec
11 4 (1.166%) SAP
12 3 (0.875%) Red Hat
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