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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Glasgow 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
Rank4372
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads4327
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.011 %
As % of the category below25.60 %13.43 %
Salaries quoted3924
Average minimum salary£30,897£33,000
Average salary£34,026£34,583
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Average maximum salary£37,154£36,167
UK excluding London average salary£33,624£35,308
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Glasgow IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Glasgow
Matching permanent IT job ads168201
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.084 %
Salaries quoted124120
Average minimum salary£35,063£29,387
Average salary£39,712£32,039
% change on same period last year+23.95 %
Average maximum salary£44,361£34,690
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

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

Glasgow Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

187 (85.29 %).NET
270 (68.63 %)C#
363 (61.76 %)SQL Server
461 (59.80 %)ASP.NET
549 (48.04 %)Microsoft
631 (30.39 %)VB.NET
730 (29.41 %)SQL
828 (27.45 %)SQL Server 2005
926 (25.49 %)XML
1024 (23.53 %)MS Excel
1024 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2000
1123 (22.55 %)WebServices
1123 (22.55 %)Windows
1220 (19.61 %)OO
1318 (17.65 %)SharePoint
1318 (17.65 %)CSS
1417 (16.67 %)VB
1515 (14.71 %)Finance
1515 (14.71 %)BizTalk Server
1515 (14.71 %)Microsoft Certification
1515 (14.71 %)JavaScript
1614 (13.73 %)Transact-SQL
1713 (12.75 %).NET Framework
1713 (12.75 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1812 (11.76 %)Java
1911 (10.78 %)CMS
2010 (9.804 %)VSS/SourceSafe
2010 (9.804 %)AJAX
219 (8.824 %)Marketing
219 (8.824 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Glasgow IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
187 (85.29 %).NET
261 (59.80 %)ASP.NET
326 (25.49 %)XML
423 (22.55 %)WebServices
518 (17.65 %)CSS
613 (12.75 %).NET Framework
613 (12.75 %)ASP.NET 2.0
710 (9.804 %)AJAX
87 (6.863 %)HTML
96 (5.882 %)XHTML
96 (5.882 %)ADO.NET
96 (5.882 %)ASP
105 (4.902 %)Adobe Flex
114 (3.922 %)Adobe AIR
114 (3.922 %)BREW
114 (3.922 %)UIQ
114 (3.922 %)Series 60
114 (3.922 %)J2EE
114 (3.922 %)WAP
114 (3.922 %)OpenGL
Glasgow IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (17.65 %)SharePoint
215 (14.71 %)BizTalk Server
311 (10.78 %)CMS
49 (8.824 %)SharePoint Server 2007
57 (6.863 %)IIS
64 (3.922 %)JBoss
72 (1.961 %)ArcGIS
72 (1.961 %)ArcSDE
81 (0.980 %)WebLogic
Glasgow IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (23.53 %)MS Excel
22 (1.961 %)MS Office
31 (0.980 %)Photoshop
Glasgow IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.941 %)SalesLogix
21 (0.980 %)LongView
Glasgow IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (6.863 %)Intranet
24 (3.922 %)HTTP
31 (0.980 %)IMAP4
31 (0.980 %)POP3
31 (0.980 %)SMTP
Glasgow IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
163 (61.76 %)SQL Server
228 (27.45 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (5.882 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (2.941 %)DB2
62 (1.961 %)Crystal Reports
62 (1.961 %)GIS
71 (0.980 %)MySQL
71 (0.980 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.980 %)DTS
71 (0.980 %)RDBMS
71 (0.980 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.980 %)SQL Server 2008
Glasgow IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (9.804 %)VSS/SourceSafe
29 (8.824 %)Flash
35 (4.902 %)Subversion
43 (2.941 %)Ant
43 (2.941 %)JUnit
43 (2.941 %)Eclipse
52 (1.961 %)NUnit
Glasgow IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (14.71 %)Finance
29 (8.824 %)Marketing
35 (4.902 %)Games
44 (3.922 %)3D Graphics
53 (2.941 %)Education
53 (2.941 %)Auditing
62 (1.961 %)Law
62 (1.961 %)Pensions
71 (0.980 %)Music
71 (0.980 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.980 %)Legal
71 (0.980 %)Health
71 (0.980 %)Graphic Design
Glasgow IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
183 (81.37 %)Developer
248 (47.06 %).NET Developer
319 (18.63 %)ASP.NET Developer
416 (15.69 %)Senior Developer
515 (14.71 %)C# Developer
610 (9.804 %)Microsoft Developer
79 (8.824 %)Web Developer
88 (7.843 %)Consultant
88 (7.843 %).NET Web Developer
88 (7.843 %)Senior .NET Developer
88 (7.843 %).NET Designer
97 (6.863 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
97 (6.863 %)Java Developer
97 (6.863 %)VB.NET Developer
97 (6.863 %)Software Developer
106 (5.882 %)Analyst
106 (5.882 %)Implementation Consultant
106 (5.882 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
115 (4.902 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
124 (3.922 %)Analyst Developer
Glasgow IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.902 %)Web 2.0
21 (0.980 %)PDA
21 (0.980 %)Computer Science
21 (0.980 %)Data Integration
21 (0.980 %)Client/Server
21 (0.980 %)Management Information System
21 (0.980 %)E-Learning
21 (0.980 %)Tandem
Glasgow IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (22.55 %)Windows
29 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (5.882 %)Windows Mobile
43 (2.941 %)UNIX
43 (2.941 %)Linux
51 (0.980 %)Windows XP
51 (0.980 %)Windows CE
51 (0.980 %)Windows 2000 Server
Glasgow IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (19.61 %)OO
28 (7.843 %)Project Management
36 (5.882 %)UML
36 (5.882 %)Information Management
36 (5.882 %)Digital Marketing
45 (4.902 %)Web Development
53 (2.941 %)Data Management
53 (2.941 %)Content Management
53 (2.941 %)CRM
62 (1.961 %)OOD
62 (1.961 %)Unit Testing
71 (0.980 %)SOA
71 (0.980 %)Business Intelligence
71 (0.980 %)Asset Management
71 (0.980 %)ERP
71 (0.980 %)OOP
71 (0.980 %)Use Case
71 (0.980 %)Internet Marketing
71 (0.980 %)Software Engineering
71 (0.980 %)Software Testing
Glasgow IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
170 (68.63 %)C#
231 (30.39 %)VB.NET
330 (29.41 %)SQL
417 (16.67 %)VB
515 (14.71 %)JavaScript
614 (13.73 %)Transact-SQL
712 (11.76 %)Java
88 (7.843 %)C++
88 (7.843 %)ActionScript
95 (4.902 %)VB6
104 (3.922 %)VBA
113 (2.941 %)C
113 (2.941 %)PL/SQL
122 (1.961 %)VBScript
131 (0.980 %)XQuery
131 (0.980 %)XPath
Glasgow IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (14.71 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (7.843 %)MCSD
37 (6.863 %)Degree
41 (0.980 %)HND
Glasgow IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (48.04 %)Microsoft
27 (6.863 %)Oracle
35 (4.902 %)Nokia
35 (4.902 %)Adobe
44 (3.922 %)Motorola
44 (3.922 %)Symbian
53 (2.941 %)Sybase
53 (2.941 %)Sage
62 (1.961 %)ESRI
71 (0.980 %)thinkFolio
71 (0.980 %)Cognos
71 (0.980 %)IBM
71 (0.980 %)BEA