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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Gloucestershire 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
Rank4372
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads10223
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.009 %
As % of the category below36.56 %32.86 %
Salaries quoted10019
Average minimum salary£28,904£25,150
Average salary£32,144£28,663
% change on same period last year+12.14 %
Average maximum salary£35,384£32,175
UK excluding London average salary£33,554£35,153
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads27970
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.147 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted24465
Average minimum salary£30,465£26,011
Average salary£33,423£29,072
% change on same period last year+14.96 %
Average maximum salary£36,380£32,133
UK excluding London average salary£34,842£35,816
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Visual Studio South WestVisual Studio
South West

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucestershire Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
GloucesterUp+3047£29,744+6.86 %
CheltenhamUp+1733£36,682+7.36 %
StroudDown-124£21,750-
Wotton-under-EdgeNew entry-4£35,000-
CirencesterNew entry-1£33,500-
Visual Studio South WestVisual Studio
South West

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

1103 (63.58 %).NET
288 (54.32 %)SQL Server
382 (50.62 %)C#
476 (46.91 %)Microsoft
572 (44.44 %)Windows
671 (43.83 %)C++
758 (35.80 %)XML
855 (33.95 %)WebServices
947 (29.01 %)HTML
1040 (24.69 %)JavaScript
1136 (22.22 %)SQL
1235 (21.60 %)VB
1235 (21.60 %)C
1332 (19.75 %)Delphi
1428 (17.28 %)ASP.NET
1526 (16.05 %)Service Management
1526 (16.05 %)Back Office
1526 (16.05 %)Crystal Reports
1625 (15.43 %)MS Excel
1724 (14.81 %)Finance
1823 (14.20 %)Windows XP
1823 (14.20 %)SQL Server 2000
1919 (11.73 %)VB.NET
2017 (10.49 %)AJAX
2115 (9.259 %)Software Engineering
2115 (9.259 %)Pensions
2115 (9.259 %)Agile Software Development
2115 (9.259 %)Windows 2000
2214 (8.642 %)Local Government
2214 (8.642 %)Government

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1103 (63.58 %).NET
258 (35.80 %)XML
355 (33.95 %)WebServices
447 (29.01 %)HTML
528 (17.28 %)ASP.NET
617 (10.49 %)AJAX
713 (8.025 %)WCF
812 (7.407 %)MFC
911 (6.790 %).NET Framework
109 (5.556 %)WSDL
109 (5.556 %)ASP
117 (4.321 %)WPF
124 (2.469 %)COM
133 (1.852 %)CSS
142 (1.235 %)XSL
142 (1.235 %)ASP.NET 2.0
151 (0.617 %)Silverlight
151 (0.617 %)Middleware
151 (0.617 %)NetBeans
151 (0.617 %)WinForms
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (4.321 %)BizTalk Server
26 (3.704 %)IIS
35 (3.086 %)ArcIMS
35 (3.086 %)ArcSDE
43 (1.852 %)SharePoint
52 (1.235 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.617 %)JBoss
61 (0.617 %)Tomcat
61 (0.617 %)WebLogic
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (15.43 %)MS Excel
28 (4.938 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (3.704 %)Ethernet
23 (1.852 %)Internet
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
188 (54.32 %)SQL Server
226 (16.05 %)Crystal Reports
323 (14.20 %)SQL Server 2000
412 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2005
412 (7.407 %)SQL Server 7
55 (3.086 %)MySQL
55 (3.086 %)GIS
63 (1.852 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.617 %)RDBMS
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (4.938 %)VSS/SourceSafe
27 (4.321 %)Visual Studio Team System
35 (3.086 %)ClearQuest
42 (1.235 %)PVCS
51 (0.617 %)Eclipse
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (16.05 %)Back Office
224 (14.81 %)Finance
315 (9.259 %)Pensions
414 (8.642 %)Local Government
414 (8.642 %)Government
510 (6.173 %)Education
510 (6.173 %)Marketing
65 (3.086 %)Health
74 (2.469 %)Manufacturing
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
193 (57.41 %)Developer
239 (24.07 %).NET Developer
332 (19.75 %)C# Developer
427 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
524 (14.81 %)Software Developer
619 (11.73 %)Consultant
712 (7.407 %)Junior
712 (7.407 %)Support Consultant
811 (6.790 %)Junior Developer
811 (6.790 %)Technical Support Consultant
811 (6.790 %)Technical Support
811 (6.790 %)Technical Consultant
910 (6.173 %)C++ Developer
109 (5.556 %)Programmer
109 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
109 (5.556 %)Analyst
117 (4.321 %)Applications Support
117 (4.321 %)C# Application Developer
117 (4.321 %).NET Applications Developer
126 (3.704 %)C++/CSharp Developer
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.704 %)VHDL
16 (3.704 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
16 (3.704 %)Mathematics
23 (1.852 %)Client/Server
32 (1.235 %)Data Protection Act
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
172 (44.44 %)Windows
223 (14.20 %)Windows XP
315 (9.259 %)Windows 2000
413 (8.025 %)Windows Vista
512 (7.407 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (4.321 %)Linux
71 (0.617 %)AIX
71 (0.617 %)Solaris
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (16.05 %)Service Management
215 (9.259 %)Agile Software Development
215 (9.259 %)Software Engineering
313 (8.025 %)Web Development
313 (8.025 %)UML
411 (6.790 %)Business Intelligence
411 (6.790 %)Scrum
510 (6.173 %)OOD
510 (6.173 %)OOA/OOD
69 (5.556 %)ITIL
69 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
77 (4.321 %)Service Delivery
77 (4.321 %)Time Management
85 (3.086 %)OO
94 (2.469 %)Configuration Management
103 (1.852 %)RAD
103 (1.852 %)RUP
103 (1.852 %)Information Management
103 (1.852 %)Security Cleared
112 (1.235 %)Data Protection
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (50.62 %)C#
271 (43.83 %)C++
340 (24.69 %)JavaScript
436 (22.22 %)SQL
535 (21.60 %)VB
535 (21.60 %)C
632 (19.75 %)Delphi
719 (11.73 %)VB.NET
87 (4.321 %)Java
94 (2.469 %)Transact-SQL
103 (1.852 %)VC++
103 (1.852 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.617 %)Perl
111 (0.617 %)Python
111 (0.617 %)Ruby
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (6.790 %)Degree
29 (5.556 %)MCPD
38 (4.938 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (4.321 %)MCSD
56 (3.704 %)MCT
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
176 (46.91 %)Microsoft
27 (4.321 %)Alterian
35 (3.086 %)ESRI
35 (3.086 %)Intergraph
42 (1.235 %)Capscan
42 (1.235 %)Oracle
51 (0.617 %)Sybase
51 (0.617 %)Ab Initio
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