The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Highlands 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 Highlands 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 13 11 5
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 5 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Highlands 12.20% 2.857% 9.091%
As % of the Vendors category 35.71% 6.667% 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Average salary - £28,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
Highlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
14 15 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Highlands 34.15% 42.86% 81.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 5
Average salary £25,000 £50,000 £19,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-50.00% +163.15%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Highlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Inverness -2 5 - -
Microsoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Highlands 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 10 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (60.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (50.00%) Advertising
3 5 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (40.00%) Windows 7
4 4 (40.00%) Cisco
4 4 (40.00%) MCDST
4 4 (40.00%) Windows Vista
4 4 (40.00%) WSUS
4 4 (40.00%) SCCM
4 4 (40.00%) Publishing
4 4 (40.00%) Asset Management
4 4 (40.00%) Back Office
4 4 (40.00%) Telecoms
4 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (40.00%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (40.00%) MSI
4 4 (40.00%) Windows XP
4 4 (40.00%) VoIP
4 4 (40.00%) TCP/IP
4 4 (40.00%) Linux
4 4 (40.00%) MCSE
4 4 (40.00%) C
4 4 (40.00%) HNC
4 4 (40.00%) HND
5 3 (30.00%) ITIL
5 3 (30.00%) MS Excel
5 3 (30.00%) SLA
5 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Highlands 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 Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 3 (30.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) VoIP
1 4 (40.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) MSI
General
1 5 (50.00%) Advertising
2 4 (40.00%) Publishing
2 4 (40.00%) Back Office
2 4 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) Support Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) Field Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) SCCM Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Server Technician
2 2 (20.00%) Server Support Technician
2 2 (20.00%) Server Support
2 2 (20.00%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (60.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (40.00%) Windows 7
4 4 (40.00%) Windows Vista
4 4 (40.00%) Windows XP
4 4 (40.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Asset Management
2 3 (30.00%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) C
2 2 (20.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (40.00%) MCDST
2 4 (40.00%) MCSE
2 4 (40.00%) HNC
2 4 (40.00%) HND
3 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (40.00%) WSUS
1 4 (40.00%) SCCM
1 4 (40.00%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco