Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Halifax 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2036
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads3915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.008 %
As % of the category below95.12 %68.18 %
Salaries quoted3915
Average minimum salary£35,513£23,000
Average salary£36,654£24,633
% change on same period last year+48.79 %
Average maximum salary£37,795£26,267
UK excluding London average salary£33,661£34,236
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Halifax IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Halifax
Matching permanent IT job ads4122
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.011 %
Salaries quoted4122
Average minimum salary£36,064£22,727
Average salary£37,011£25,591
% change on same period last year+44.62 %
Average maximum salary£37,957£28,455
UK excluding London average salary£35,955£37,012
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Visual Studio West YorkshireVisual Studio
West Yorkshire

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Halifax region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Halifax Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

1108 (98.18 %)C#
299 (90.00 %).NET
397 (88.18 %)VB
496 (87.27 %)VB6
579 (71.82 %)SQL
579 (71.82 %)Oracle
675 (68.18 %)XML
769 (62.73 %)PL/SQL
861 (55.45 %)N-Tier
960 (54.55 %).NET Framework
1056 (50.91 %)Microsoft
1056 (50.91 %)Windows
1155 (50.00 %)OO
1254 (49.09 %)SOA
1353 (48.18 %)Windows 2000
1353 (48.18 %)Windows NT
1353 (48.18 %)Windows XP
1451 (46.36 %)Test Scripting
1548 (43.64 %)Oracle 9i
1645 (40.91 %)Insurance
1730 (27.27 %)SQL Server
1828 (25.45 %)Oracle 10g
1926 (23.64 %)Degree
2024 (21.82 %)Finance
2117 (15.45 %)ASP.NET
2214 (12.73 %)Web Development
2313 (11.82 %)WebServices
2411 (10.00 %)MS Excel
259 (8.182 %)ASP
259 (8.182 %)SQL Server 2000

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
199 (90.00 %).NET
275 (68.18 %)XML
360 (54.55 %).NET Framework
417 (15.45 %)ASP.NET
513 (11.82 %)WebServices
69 (8.182 %)ASP
77 (6.364 %)CSS
86 (5.455 %)XHTML
95 (4.545 %)HTML
95 (4.545 %)XSL
101 (0.909 %)AJAX
101 (0.909 %)WBIMB
101 (0.909 %)WCF
101 (0.909 %)WPF
101 (0.909 %)WF
101 (0.909 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Halifax IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.455 %)IIS
21 (0.909 %)BizTalk Server
Halifax IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Halifax IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (43.64 %)Oracle 9i
230 (27.27 %)SQL Server
328 (25.45 %)Oracle 10g
49 (8.182 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.909 %)SQL Server 2008
61 (0.909 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.909 %)RDBMS
Halifax IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.455 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Halifax IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (40.91 %)Insurance
224 (21.82 %)Finance
36 (5.455 %)Pensions
42 (1.818 %)Legal
51 (0.909 %)Auditing
Halifax IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (89.09 %)Developer
243 (39.09 %)Analyst
329 (26.36 %)Senior Developer
329 (26.36 %)Analyst Developer
420 (18.18 %).NET Developer
513 (11.82 %)Analyst Programmer
513 (11.82 %)Programmer
612 (10.91 %)Junior
612 (10.91 %)Junior Developer
79 (8.182 %)C# Developer
88 (7.273 %)ASP.NET Developer
97 (6.364 %)Developer Analyst
106 (5.455 %)Senior Programmer
106 (5.455 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
106 (5.455 %)ASP Developer
106 (5.455 %)Senior Analyst
115 (4.545 %).NET Programmer
115 (4.545 %)Senior .NET Developer
115 (4.545 %).NET Analyst Programmer
124 (3.636 %)VB Developer
Halifax IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
161 (55.45 %)N-Tier
21 (0.909 %)Computer Science
Halifax IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (50.91 %)Windows
253 (48.18 %)Windows 2000
253 (48.18 %)Windows NT
253 (48.18 %)Windows XP
Halifax IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (50.00 %)OO
254 (49.09 %)SOA
351 (46.36 %)Test Scripting
414 (12.73 %)Web Development
56 (5.455 %)Time Management
62 (1.818 %)E-Commerce
62 (1.818 %)OOD
62 (1.818 %)UML
71 (0.909 %)PRINCE2
71 (0.909 %)DSDM
71 (0.909 %)Process Management
71 (0.909 %)Workflow
Halifax IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1108 (98.18 %)C#
297 (88.18 %)VB
396 (87.27 %)VB6
479 (71.82 %)SQL
569 (62.73 %)PL/SQL
68 (7.273 %)VB.NET
77 (6.364 %)JavaScript
85 (4.545 %)VBScript
91 (0.909 %)XAML
91 (0.909 %)C
Halifax IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (23.64 %)Degree
Halifax IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.727 %)QA
Halifax IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
179 (71.82 %)Oracle
256 (50.91 %)Microsoft