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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Guildford 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank67
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads126175
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.072 %
As % of the category below42.00 %39.95 %
Salaries quoted115145
Average minimum salary£31,141£29,448
Average salary£34,711£32,433
% change on same period last year+7.02 %
Average maximum salary£38,280£35,417
UK excluding London average salary£35,327£35,841
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Guildford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Guildford
Matching permanent IT job ads300438
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.179 %
Salaries quoted246337
Average minimum salary£32,373£31,381
Average salary£35,893£35,275
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum salary£39,413£39,168
UK excluding London average salary£39,792£42,049
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
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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 Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Guildford 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 Guildford region.

Guildford Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Guildford region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Guildford Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Guildford 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.

1160 (50.47 %).NET
2133 (41.96 %)SQL Server
3123 (38.80 %)Windows
4105 (33.12 %)MS Excel
594 (29.65 %)ASP.NET
691 (28.71 %)C#
786 (27.13 %)SQL
874 (23.34 %)VB.NET
972 (22.71 %)Microsoft Certification
1059 (18.61 %)ASP
1158 (18.30 %)Visual Studio
1255 (17.35 %)Finance
1353 (16.72 %)MS Exchange
1452 (16.40 %)Pensions
1551 (16.09 %)Degree
1650 (15.77 %)HTML
1748 (15.14 %)XML
1748 (15.14 %)OO
1846 (14.51 %)IIS
1944 (13.88 %)Active Directory
2043 (13.56 %)MS Office
2043 (13.56 %)MCSE
2141 (12.93 %).NET Framework
2239 (12.30 %)Health
2338 (11.99 %)Transact-SQL
2338 (11.99 %)SharePoint
2435 (11.04 %)VBScript
2532 (10.09 %)XSL
2631 (9.779 %)SQL Server 2005
2730 (9.464 %)Cisco

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Guildford 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.

Guildford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1160 (50.47 %).NET
294 (29.65 %)ASP.NET
359 (18.61 %)ASP
450 (15.77 %)HTML
548 (15.14 %)XML
641 (12.93 %).NET Framework
732 (10.09 %)XSL
823 (7.256 %)WinForms
921 (6.625 %)CSS
1019 (5.994 %)WebServices
1113 (4.101 %)XHTML
1210 (3.155 %)Adobe Flex
139 (2.839 %).NET Remoting
147 (2.208 %)ASP.NET 2.0
147 (2.208 %)COM+
147 (2.208 %)SOAP
156 (1.893 %)XSLT
165 (1.577 %)ADO.NET
165 (1.577 %)Google Maps API
165 (1.577 %)AJAX
Guildford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
153 (16.72 %)MS Exchange
246 (14.51 %)IIS
338 (11.99 %)SharePoint
427 (8.517 %)Exchange Server 2003
517 (5.363 %)Exchange Server 2000
612 (3.785 %)BizTalk Server
710 (3.155 %)SAS
710 (3.155 %)Apache
88 (2.524 %)SharePoint Server 2007
88 (2.524 %)Exchange Server 2007
95 (1.577 %)FormScape
102 (0.631 %)QuickPlace
102 (0.631 %)MTS
102 (0.631 %)Lotus Domino
102 (0.631 %)WebSphere Application Server
111 (0.315 %)WebLogic
111 (0.315 %)Lotus Notes
Guildford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1105 (33.12 %)MS Excel
243 (13.56 %)MS Office
321 (6.625 %)MS Visio
418 (5.678 %)Photoshop
513 (4.101 %)MS PowerPoint
611 (3.470 %)Adobe Illustrator
611 (3.470 %)Acrobat
710 (3.155 %)MS Project
86 (1.893 %)RoboHelp
95 (1.577 %)AutoCAD
95 (1.577 %)InfoPath
104 (1.262 %)Fireworks
112 (0.631 %)ImageReady
121 (0.315 %)QuarkXPress
121 (0.315 %)Spreadsheet
121 (0.315 %)InDesign
Guildford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (3.470 %)WebTrends
111 (3.470 %)Google Analytics
23 (0.946 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (0.946 %)Pivotal CRM
23 (0.946 %)SalesLogix
23 (0.946 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (0.946 %)GoldMine
Guildford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (8.833 %)TCP/IP
225 (7.886 %)Intranet
324 (7.571 %)Firewall
422 (6.940 %)Internet
519 (5.994 %)DNS
616 (5.047 %)LAN
714 (4.416 %)VoIP
812 (3.785 %)FTP
911 (3.470 %)VPN
107 (2.208 %)WAN
115 (1.577 %)SAN
115 (1.577 %)DSL
124 (1.262 %)Network Security
133 (0.946 %)HTTP
133 (0.946 %)WLAN
142 (0.631 %)ADSL
142 (0.631 %)ISDN
142 (0.631 %)DHCP
142 (0.631 %)Cisco PIX
151 (0.315 %)PPTP
Guildford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1133 (41.96 %)SQL Server
231 (9.779 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (7.256 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (5.047 %)MySQL
511 (3.470 %)SQL Server 7
610 (3.155 %)Base SAS
77 (2.208 %)Datawarehouse
86 (1.893 %)Crystal Reports
95 (1.577 %)DTS
95 (1.577 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (0.315 %)GIS
Guildford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
158 (18.30 %)Visual Studio
217 (5.363 %)Flash
313 (4.101 %)Dreamweaver
43 (0.946 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.315 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.315 %)TestDirector
51 (0.315 %)RequisitePro
51 (0.315 %)FrontPage
51 (0.315 %)QADirector
Guildford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
155 (17.35 %)Finance
252 (16.40 %)Pensions
339 (12.30 %)Health
416 (5.047 %)Education
515 (4.732 %)Marketing
515 (4.732 %)Insurance
65 (1.577 %)Telecoms
74 (1.262 %)Law
74 (1.262 %)Government
74 (1.262 %)Banking
74 (1.262 %)Retail
83 (0.946 %)Legal
83 (0.946 %)Back Office
92 (0.631 %)Construction
92 (0.631 %)Police
101 (0.315 %)Auditing
101 (0.315 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.315 %)Advertising
Guildford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1118 (37.22 %)Developer
263 (19.87 %).NET Developer
350 (15.77 %)Consultant
429 (9.148 %)Analyst
525 (7.886 %)Support Engineer
624 (7.571 %)C# Developer
722 (6.940 %)Administrator
722 (6.940 %)Systems Developer
722 (6.940 %)Senior Developer
820 (6.309 %)Programmer
919 (5.994 %)Software Engineer
1017 (5.363 %)Technical Consultant
1114 (4.416 %)Systems Administrator
1114 (4.416 %).NET Programmer
1213 (4.101 %)Web Developer
1213 (4.101 %)Technical Support
1312 (3.785 %)Senior Web Developer
1312 (3.785 %)Senior .NET Web Developer
1312 (3.785 %).NET Web Developer
1312 (3.785 %)Senior .NET Developer
Guildford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (3.785 %)W3C
211 (3.470 %)Web 2.0
37 (2.208 %)Blackberry
37 (2.208 %)Computer Science
45 (1.577 %)Clustering
53 (0.946 %)Mathematics
62 (0.631 %)Client/Server
62 (0.631 %)Replication
62 (0.631 %)BBC
71 (0.315 %)Handset
71 (0.315 %)Streaming Video
Guildford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1123 (38.80 %)Windows
228 (8.833 %)Windows 2000
316 (5.047 %)Windows XP
316 (5.047 %)UNIX
413 (4.101 %)Linux
512 (3.785 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (1.262 %)Windows NT
71 (0.315 %)AIX
71 (0.315 %)Solaris
Guildford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (15.14 %)OO
225 (7.886 %)E-Commerce
314 (4.416 %)Project Management
314 (4.416 %)Scrum
412 (3.785 %)Content Management
412 (3.785 %)SEO
510 (3.155 %)Web Analytics
510 (3.155 %)User Acceptance Testing
510 (3.155 %)System Testing
69 (2.839 %)Security Cleared
69 (2.839 %)Agile Software Development
69 (2.839 %)RUP
69 (2.839 %)UML
77 (2.208 %)OOA/OOD
77 (2.208 %)Business Analysis
77 (2.208 %)Migration
86 (1.893 %)ITIL
95 (1.577 %)Service Delivery
104 (1.262 %)Change Management
104 (1.262 %)E-Procurement
Guildford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
191 (28.71 %)C#
286 (27.13 %)SQL
374 (23.34 %)VB.NET
438 (11.99 %)Transact-SQL
535 (11.04 %)VBScript
622 (6.940 %)VB
622 (6.940 %)JavaScript
78 (2.524 %)PHP
87 (2.208 %)VB6
96 (1.893 %)C++
96 (1.893 %)DHTML
105 (1.577 %)Perl
113 (0.946 %)C
113 (0.946 %)Java
113 (0.946 %)VBA
122 (0.631 %)Delphi
131 (0.315 %)XPath
131 (0.315 %)SAS Macro
Guildford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
172 (22.71 %)Microsoft Certification
251 (16.09 %)Degree
343 (13.56 %)MCSE
424 (7.571 %)Cisco Certification
523 (7.256 %)CCNA
621 (6.625 %)MCP
79 (2.839 %)MCSA
86 (1.893 %)CCNP
95 (1.577 %)MCAD
104 (1.262 %)MCPD
112 (0.631 %)ISEB
112 (0.631 %)IBM Certification
121 (0.315 %)MCSD
Guildford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (5.047 %)QA
24 (1.262 %)SLA
32 (0.631 %)ISO9001
41 (0.315 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.315 %)WCAG
41 (0.315 %)WAI
Guildford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
144 (13.88 %)Active Directory
213 (4.101 %)Terminal Server
310 (3.155 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (0.946 %)VMware ESX
43 (0.946 %)Backup Exec
43 (0.946 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Guildford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.577 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (1.262 %)Windows Storage Server
33 (0.946 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.315 %)Foglight
41 (0.315 %)CONTROL-M
41 (0.315 %)OMEGAMON
41 (0.315 %)HP Data Protector
41 (0.315 %)Tivoli
Guildford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (9.464 %)Cisco
216 (5.047 %)Google
315 (4.732 %)Oracle
411 (3.470 %)VMware
510 (3.155 %)Adobe
69 (2.839 %)Avaya
76 (1.893 %)Apple
76 (1.893 %)Macromedia
76 (1.893 %)Symantec
84 (1.262 %)CheckPoint
84 (1.262 %)HP
84 (1.262 %)Citrix
93 (0.946 %)Lotus
93 (0.946 %)EMC
93 (0.946 %)Nortel
93 (0.946 %)Sun
93 (0.946 %)SAP
93 (0.946 %)IBM
93 (0.946 %)Reuters
93 (0.946 %)Bloomberg
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