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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 Harrow 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank75
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads3229
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.013 %
As % of the category below38.55 %50.00 %
Salaries quoted3225
Average minimum salary£34,969£37,440
Average salary£37,547£38,800
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Average maximum salary£40,125£40,160
UK excluding London average salary£35,351£35,652
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Vendors HarrowVendors
Harrow
Matching permanent IT job ads8358
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.026 %
Salaries quoted7053
Average minimum salary£34,094£33,576
Average salary£36,526£35,500
% change on same period last year+2.89 %
Average maximum salary£38,959£37,424
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Microsoft LondonMicrosoft
London

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 starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the Harrow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Harrow Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the Harrow region.

Harrow Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Harrow region over the past 3 months.

Harrow Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Harrow region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft.

135 (48.61 %).NET
231 (43.06 %)Finance
330 (41.67 %)C#
330 (41.67 %)ASP.NET
419 (26.39 %)MS Excel
517 (23.61 %)SQL Server
615 (20.83 %)XML
615 (20.83 %)Windows
713 (18.06 %)MS Office
812 (16.67 %)WebServices
911 (15.28 %)MS Access
911 (15.28 %)Microsoft Certification
1010 (13.89 %)Lotus
1010 (13.89 %)RUP
1010 (13.89 %)Lotus Notes
1010 (13.89 %)Visual Studio
1010 (13.89 %)Banking
119 (12.50 %)ERwin
119 (12.50 %)MCSD
119 (12.50 %)UML
119 (12.50 %)Rational Rose
127 (9.722 %)E-business
127 (9.722 %)Retail
127 (9.722 %)ASP
127 (9.722 %)HTML
127 (9.722 %)Degree
136 (8.333 %)Computer Science
136 (8.333 %)Problem Management
136 (8.333 %)VB.NET
136 (8.333 %)SQL

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Harrow region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
135 (48.61 %).NET
230 (41.67 %)ASP.NET
315 (20.83 %)XML
412 (16.67 %)WebServices
57 (9.722 %)HTML
57 (9.722 %)ASP
66 (8.333 %)CSS
75 (6.944 %).NET Framework
75 (6.944 %)XSL
84 (5.556 %)XSD
92 (2.778 %)J2EE
101 (1.389 %)DOM
101 (1.389 %)XHTML
101 (1.389 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
110 (13.89 %)Lotus Notes
25 (6.944 %)CMS
25 (6.944 %)Plone
33 (4.167 %)SharePoint
33 (4.167 %)MS Exchange
42 (2.778 %)BizTalk Server
42 (2.778 %)IIS
51 (1.389 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Applications
119 (26.39 %)MS Excel
213 (18.06 %)MS Office
36 (8.333 %)MS Project
43 (4.167 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
11 (1.389 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.389 %)Microsoft CRM
Communications & Networking
14 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
22 (2.778 %)Intranet
22 (2.778 %)Internet
22 (2.778 %)Firewall
31 (1.389 %)Intrusion Detection
31 (1.389 %)Network Security
31 (1.389 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (23.61 %)SQL Server
211 (15.28 %)MS Access
32 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.389 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (1.389 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (1.389 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (1.389 %)DTS
41 (1.389 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
110 (13.89 %)Visual Studio
29 (12.50 %)Rational Rose
29 (12.50 %)ERwin
36 (8.333 %)TestDirector
36 (8.333 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (4.167 %)LoadRunner
43 (4.167 %)WinRunner
51 (1.389 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (1.389 %)ClearQuest
General
131 (43.06 %)Finance
210 (13.89 %)Banking
37 (9.722 %)Retail
46 (8.333 %)Telecoms
55 (6.944 %)Marketing
55 (6.944 %)Aerospace
55 (6.944 %)Advertising
62 (2.778 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
128 (38.89 %)Developer
212 (16.67 %)Analyst
310 (13.89 %).NET Developer
310 (13.89 %)C# Developer
310 (13.89 %)ASP.NET Developer
310 (13.89 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
48 (11.11 %)Web Developer
56 (8.333 %)Team Leader
65 (6.944 %)Consultant
65 (6.944 %)Support Engineer
74 (5.556 %)Helpdesk Analyst
74 (5.556 %)1st Line Support
74 (5.556 %)Tester
74 (5.556 %).NET Team Leader
74 (5.556 %)Software Consultant
74 (5.556 %)Solutions Consultant
83 (4.167 %)Technical Manager
83 (4.167 %)Senior Web Designer
83 (4.167 %)Desktop Support
83 (4.167 %)Project Manager
Miscellaneous
16 (8.333 %)Computer Science
25 (6.944 %)French Language
33 (4.167 %)Statistics
41 (1.389 %)Data Integration
41 (1.389 %)W3C
41 (1.389 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
115 (20.83 %)Windows
26 (8.333 %)Windows XP
35 (6.944 %)Windows 2000
35 (6.944 %)Windows NT
43 (4.167 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.389 %)Unix
51 (1.389 %)Solaris
51 (1.389 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
110 (13.89 %)RUP
29 (12.50 %)UML
37 (9.722 %)E-business
46 (8.333 %)Problem Management
55 (6.944 %)SEO
55 (6.944 %)Web Design
55 (6.944 %)Content Management
55 (6.944 %)OO
55 (6.944 %)Web Development
64 (5.556 %)Automated Testing
64 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
72 (2.778 %)OOP
72 (2.778 %)OOA/OOD
72 (2.778 %)Project Management
72 (2.778 %)Service Delivery
81 (1.389 %)CAD
81 (1.389 %)Configuration Management
81 (1.389 %)Software Testing
81 (1.389 %)Penetration Testing
81 (1.389 %)Use Case
Programming Languages
130 (41.67 %)C#
26 (8.333 %)SQL
26 (8.333 %)VB.NET
35 (6.944 %)VBScript
35 (6.944 %)JavaScript
44 (5.556 %)Java
44 (5.556 %)VB
53 (4.167 %)Transact-SQL
53 (4.167 %)C
53 (4.167 %)C++
53 (4.167 %)Delphi
61 (1.389 %)DHTML
61 (1.389 %)Perl
61 (1.389 %)VBA
61 (1.389 %)Shell Script
61 (1.389 %)XPath
Qualifications
111 (15.28 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (12.50 %)MCSD
37 (9.722 %)Degree
45 (6.944 %)MCAD
52 (2.778 %)MCSE
52 (2.778 %)ISEB
61 (1.389 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (5.556 %)SLA
21 (1.389 %)WCAG
21 (1.389 %)WAI
Systems Management
16 (8.333 %)DameWare
Vendors
110 (13.89 %)Lotus
25 (6.944 %)Macromedia
33 (4.167 %)Remedy
41 (1.389 %)Oracle
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