The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Gosport 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 Gosport 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 7 - 3
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 8 0 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gosport 34.78% - 41.18%
As % of the Vendors category 61.54% - 63.64%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 3
Average salary £29,000 - £46,500
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 - £26,100
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 - £47,300
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
Gosport
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
13 12 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gosport 56.52% 92.31% 64.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13 12 7
Average salary £23,000 £34,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-32.35% -15.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £25,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £46,800 £44,200
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Hampshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gosport 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 Gosport region.

Gosport Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Gosport Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gosport 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 9 (100.00%) C#
1 9 (100.00%) SQL
1 9 (100.00%) .NET
1 9 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) Oracle
2 8 (88.89%) SQL Server
3 7 (77.78%) Windows
3 7 (77.78%) VB
3 7 (77.78%) Degree
3 7 (77.78%) Computer Science
4 6 (66.67%) VB.NET
5 4 (44.44%) VB6
6 3 (33.33%) WinForms
6 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
7 2 (22.22%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
8 1 (11.11%) Automated Testing
8 1 (11.11%) ISTQB
8 1 (11.11%) ISEB

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gosport 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 9 (100.00%) .NET
2 3 (33.33%) WinForms
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) SQL Server
2 2 (22.22%) Oracle Reports
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Developer
2 5 (55.56%) C# Developer
3 3 (33.33%) Senior C# Developer
3 3 (33.33%) Senior Developer
3 3 (33.33%) .NET Developer
4 2 (22.22%) C# .NET Developer
5 1 (11.11%) .NET Software Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Junior .NET Developer
5 1 (11.11%) VB Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Junior Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Senior VB Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Trainee Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Trainee
5 1 (11.11%) Software Test Analyst
5 1 (11.11%) Software Developer
5 1 (11.11%) Junior
5 1 (11.11%) Analyst
5 1 (11.11%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (11.11%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C#
1 9 (100.00%) SQL
2 7 (77.78%) VB
3 6 (66.67%) VB.NET
4 4 (44.44%) VB6
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (77.78%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) ISTQB
3 1 (11.11%) ISEB
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Oracle
Gosport, Hampshire
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY for a Junior .NET Developer (C# OR VB.NET) or strong Graduate to join a FTSE100 software house with a team of 35 developers. This is...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Gosport, Hampshire
This is an excellent challenging role offering plenty of variation developing a successful suite of software products using the very latest Microsoft technologies including .NET 4.0 / 4...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013