The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the High Wycombe region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 24 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 High Wycombe 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 3 3 6
Rank change year-on-year
0 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 51 54 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 25.89% 23.79% 15.48%
As % of the Vendors category 56.67% 55.67% 42.11%
Number of salaries quoted 48 53 17
Average salary £38,250 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.37% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,500 £22,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £44,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
High Wycombe
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
90 97 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 45.69% 42.73% 36.77%
Number of salaries quoted 86 96 48
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -22.22%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Buckinghamshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the High Wycombe region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

High Wycombe Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe 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 40 (39.22%) SQL
2 39 (38.24%) Windows
3 38 (37.25%) MS Exchange
4 35 (34.31%) MS Excel
5 31 (30.39%) SQL Server
6 30 (29.41%) Active Directory
7 28 (27.45%) Microsoft Certification
8 23 (22.55%) ITIL
9 19 (18.63%) Windows Server 2008
10 18 (17.65%) Internet
11 17 (16.67%) .NET
11 17 (16.67%) Oracle
11 17 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 16 (15.69%) Degree
12 16 (15.69%) SQL Server 2008
12 16 (15.69%) VMware
12 16 (15.69%) Windows Server 2003
12 16 (15.69%) Firewall
13 15 (14.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 15 (14.71%) Exchange Server 2010
14 14 (13.73%) C#
14 14 (13.73%) CRM
14 14 (13.73%) SAN
14 14 (13.73%) DNS
14 14 (13.73%) Windows XP
15 13 (12.75%) Cisco
15 13 (12.75%) MS Office
15 13 (12.75%) MCITP
15 13 (12.75%) SQL Server 2005
15 13 (12.75%) Windows 7

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe 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 17 (16.67%) .NET
2 8 (7.843%) ASP.NET
2 8 (7.843%) XML
2 8 (7.843%) HTML
3 6 (5.882%) Ajax
4 4 (3.922%) CSS
4 4 (3.922%) Razor View Engine
4 4 (3.922%) ASP.NET MVC
5 3 (2.941%) Web Services
5 3 (2.941%) Application Packaging
6 2 (1.961%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.961%) ASP.NET 2.0
6 2 (1.961%) jQuery
7 1 (0.980%) WCF
7 1 (0.980%) WPF
7 1 (0.980%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 38 (37.25%) MS Exchange
2 15 (14.71%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (8.824%) IIS
4 8 (7.843%) Exchange Server 2003
5 6 (5.882%) SharePoint
6 5 (4.902%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (4.902%) Office Communications Server
6 5 (4.902%) SharePoint 2010
6 5 (4.902%) Exchange Server 2007
7 4 (3.922%) Lotus Notes
8 3 (2.941%) Lync
9 1 (0.980%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.980%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 35 (34.31%) MS Excel
2 13 (12.75%) MS Office
3 5 (4.902%) Office 365
4 2 (1.961%) MS Project
5 1 (0.980%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.961%) Google Analytics
2 1 (0.980%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.980%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.980%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 18 (17.65%) Internet
2 16 (15.69%) Firewall
3 14 (13.73%) SAN
3 14 (13.73%) DNS
4 10 (9.804%) DHCP
5 9 (8.824%) FTP
6 7 (6.863%) TCP/IP
6 7 (6.863%) VPN
7 6 (5.882%) VLAN
8 5 (4.902%) WAN
9 4 (3.922%) LAN
10 3 (2.941%) iSCSI
11 2 (1.961%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.980%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.980%) Ethernet
12 1 (0.980%) PBX
12 1 (0.980%) VoIP
12 1 (0.980%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (30.39%) SQL Server
2 17 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 16 (15.69%) SQL Server 2008
4 15 (14.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 13 (12.75%) SQL Server 2005
6 11 (10.78%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (10.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 7 (6.863%) Oracle 8/8i
8 4 (3.922%) Oracle 11g
8 4 (3.922%) Oracle 10g
9 2 (1.961%) Data Mining
9 2 (1.961%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 7 (6.863%) Visual Studio
2 6 (5.882%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 12 (11.76%) Marketing
2 9 (8.824%) Back Office
3 5 (4.902%) Finance
3 5 (4.902%) Retail
4 1 (0.980%) Automotive
4 1 (0.980%) Manufacturing
4 1 (0.980%) Telecoms
4 1 (0.980%) Banking
Job Titles
1 18 (17.65%) Developer
1 18 (17.65%) Analyst
2 13 (12.75%) Support Engineer
3 11 (10.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 9 (8.824%) Support Analyst
4 9 (8.824%) Server Engineer
5 8 (7.843%) Consultant
6 7 (6.863%) 3rd Line Support
6 7 (6.863%) Administrator
7 6 (5.882%) Senior Analyst
7 6 (5.882%) Data Warehouse Developer
7 6 (5.882%) Project Manager
7 6 (5.882%) IT Support
8 5 (4.902%) C# .NET Developer
8 5 (4.902%) Business Analyst
8 5 (4.902%) Senior Developer
8 5 (4.902%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 5 (4.902%) Hardware Support Engineer
8 5 (4.902%) Team Leader
8 5 (4.902%) C# Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.882%) Digital Media
2 5 (4.902%) Mobile App
2 5 (4.902%) SaaS
2 5 (4.902%) EPoS
2 5 (4.902%) Computer Science
3 4 (3.922%) Replication
4 3 (2.941%) Blackberry
4 3 (2.941%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (2.941%) Smartphone
5 1 (0.980%) EqualLogic
5 1 (0.980%) Client/Server
5 1 (0.980%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 39 (38.24%) Windows
2 19 (18.63%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (15.69%) Windows Server 2003
4 14 (13.73%) Windows XP
5 13 (12.75%) Windows 7
6 6 (5.882%) Linux
6 6 (5.882%) UNIX
6 6 (5.882%) Windows 8
7 4 (3.922%) Windows 2000
8 3 (2.941%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (1.961%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.980%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (0.980%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (22.55%) ITIL
2 14 (13.73%) CRM
3 9 (8.824%) Time Management
4 8 (7.843%) E-Commerce
4 8 (7.843%) Market Research
5 7 (6.863%) Waterfall
5 7 (6.863%) OO
6 6 (5.882%) Scrum
6 6 (5.882%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (5.882%) Project Management
6 6 (5.882%) PRINCE2
6 6 (5.882%) ETL
6 6 (5.882%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (4.902%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (4.902%) Identity Management
7 5 (4.902%) Workflow
7 5 (4.902%) Software Testing
7 5 (4.902%) Web Development
7 5 (4.902%) Agile Software Development
8 4 (3.922%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (39.22%) SQL
2 14 (13.73%) C#
3 8 (7.843%) T-SQL
4 4 (3.922%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.961%) C
5 2 (1.961%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.980%) VBA
Qualifications
1 28 (27.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 16 (15.69%) Degree
3 13 (12.75%) MCITP
4 12 (11.76%) CCNP
4 12 (11.76%) CCNA
4 12 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (6.863%) MCSE
6 6 (5.882%) MCTS
6 6 (5.882%) MCSA
7 5 (4.902%) ISEB
7 5 (4.902%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.961%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.980%) MCP
9 1 (0.980%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.843%) SLA
2 6 (5.882%) QA
System Software
1 30 (29.41%) Active Directory
2 10 (9.804%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.902%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.941%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (2.941%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (1.961%) VMware ESX
5 2 (1.961%) Terminal Services
5 2 (1.961%) vSphere
6 1 (0.980%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (11.76%) WSUS
2 9 (8.824%) SCCM
3 8 (7.843%) Backup Exec
3 8 (7.843%) SCOM
4 2 (1.961%) SCVMM
5 1 (0.980%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 17 (16.67%) Oracle
2 16 (15.69%) VMware
3 13 (12.75%) Cisco
4 8 (7.843%) Juniper
5 7 (6.863%) Websense
5 7 (6.863%) Altiris
6 6 (5.882%) Dell
7 5 (4.902%) HP
7 5 (4.902%) Compaq
7 5 (4.902%) Citrix
8 4 (3.922%) Lotus
8 4 (3.922%) Veeam
9 3 (2.941%) Red Hat
9 3 (2.941%) WatchGuard
9 3 (2.941%) Northgate
10 2 (1.961%) Mitel
10 2 (1.961%) Google
10 2 (1.961%) MKS
10 2 (1.961%) Symantec
10 2 (1.961%) Hitwise
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