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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Home Counties 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank126
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads1536
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.015 %
As % of the category below17.24 %22.93 %
Salaries quoted1527
Average minimum salary£38,733£54,963
Average salary£41,233£60,074
% change on same period last year-31.36 %
Average maximum salary£43,733£65,185
UK excluding London average salary£35,433£35,682
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Home Counties IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Home Counties
Matching permanent IT job ads87157
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.067 %
Salaries quoted8194
Average minimum salary£42,958£48,594
Average salary£45,809£54,639
% change on same period last year-16.16 %
Average maximum salary£48,660£60,685
UK excluding London average salary£40,427£41,824
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
South East

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 Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Home Counties region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Home Counties Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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.

130 (68.18 %)SQL
130 (68.18 %)MS Visio
227 (61.36 %)MS Excel
324 (54.55 %)Datawarehouse
324 (54.55 %)SQL Server
423 (52.27 %)Transact-SQL
423 (52.27 %)SQL Server Integration Services
522 (50.00 %)Banking
522 (50.00 %)DTS
522 (50.00 %)ETL
522 (50.00 %)SAN
621 (47.73 %)BusinessObjects
621 (47.73 %)Business Intelligence
621 (47.73 %)Business Objects
720 (45.45 %)Crystal Reports
720 (45.45 %)SAS
89 (20.45 %)MS Office
97 (15.91 %)HTML
97 (15.91 %)XML
106 (13.64 %)EDI
106 (13.64 %)JSP
106 (13.64 %)DB2
106 (13.64 %)B2B
106 (13.64 %)FTP
106 (13.64 %)HTTP
106 (13.64 %)ebXML
106 (13.64 %)EDIFACT
106 (13.64 %)GIS
115 (11.36 %)Windows
124 (9.091 %)CRM

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (15.91 %)HTML
17 (15.91 %)XML
26 (13.64 %)EDI
26 (13.64 %)ebXML
26 (13.64 %)JSP
26 (13.64 %)EDIFACT
34 (9.091 %).NET
42 (4.545 %)WebServices
51 (2.273 %)WinForms
51 (2.273 %)J2EE
51 (2.273 %)SOAP
51 (2.273 %)Middleware
Home Counties IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (45.45 %)SAS
24 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
32 (4.545 %)Documentum
32 (4.545 %)Lotus Domino
32 (4.545 %)CMS
41 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (2.273 %)SharePoint
41 (2.273 %)BizTalk Server
41 (2.273 %)IIS
Home Counties IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (68.18 %)MS Visio
227 (61.36 %)MS Excel
39 (20.45 %)MS Office
Home Counties IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.818 %)Microsoft CRM
Home Counties IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (50.00 %)SAN
26 (13.64 %)FTP
26 (13.64 %)HTTP
34 (9.091 %)HTTPS
41 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
41 (2.273 %)VPN
41 (2.273 %)DNS
41 (2.273 %)Firewall
41 (2.273 %)LAN
41 (2.273 %)WAN
41 (2.273 %)DHCP
Home Counties IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (54.55 %)Datawarehouse
124 (54.55 %)SQL Server
223 (52.27 %)SQL Server Integration Services
322 (50.00 %)DTS
322 (50.00 %)ETL
421 (47.73 %)BusinessObjects
520 (45.45 %)Crystal Reports
66 (13.64 %)DB2
66 (13.64 %)GIS
Home Counties IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.273 %)WinRunner
11 (2.273 %)LoadRunner
11 (2.273 %)TestPartner
Home Counties IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (50.00 %)Banking
22 (4.545 %)Back Office
Home Counties IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (68.18 %)Developer
222 (50.00 %)Database Developer
222 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
222 (50.00 %)SQL Server Developer
36 (13.64 %)GIS Developer
45 (11.36 %)Junior
54 (9.091 %)Junior Developer
63 (6.818 %)Consultant
72 (4.545 %)Test Manager
72 (4.545 %)Field Engineer
72 (4.545 %)Implementation Manager
81 (2.273 %).NET Web Developer
81 (2.273 %)CRM Consultant
81 (2.273 %).NET Consultant
81 (2.273 %)Business Manager
81 (2.273 %)BI Manager
81 (2.273 %)Junior Consultant
81 (2.273 %).NET Developer
81 (2.273 %)C# Developer
81 (2.273 %)Hardware Engineer
Home Counties IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.091 %)Data Conversion
Home Counties IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (11.36 %)Windows
21 (2.273 %)Linux
21 (2.273 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.273 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.273 %)Windows 2000 Server
Home Counties IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (47.73 %)Business Intelligence
26 (13.64 %)B2B
34 (9.091 %)Project Management
34 (9.091 %)CRM
43 (6.818 %)E-Commerce
43 (6.818 %)Content Management
43 (6.818 %)Risk Analysis
52 (4.545 %)Test Management
52 (4.545 %)Electronic Trading
52 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
52 (4.545 %)ERP
52 (4.545 %)ITIL
52 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
61 (2.273 %)UML
61 (2.273 %)OO
61 (2.273 %)DNA
61 (2.273 %)EAI
61 (2.273 %)Business Development
61 (2.273 %)Automated Testing
61 (2.273 %)Migration
Home Counties IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (68.18 %)SQL
223 (52.27 %)Transact-SQL
32 (4.545 %)C#
41 (2.273 %)PL/SQL
41 (2.273 %)VB.NET
Home Counties IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.818 %)Degree
22 (4.545 %)MCSE
22 (4.545 %)ISEB
22 (4.545 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (4.545 %)IBM Certification
22 (4.545 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (2.273 %)MCSA
31 (2.273 %)MCP
Home Counties IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.273 %)SLA
Home Counties IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.273 %)Active Directory
11 (2.273 %)Terminal Services
11 (2.273 %)VMware Infrastructure
Home Counties IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (47.73 %)Business Objects
24 (9.091 %)HP
33 (6.818 %)Oracle
33 (6.818 %)IBM
33 (6.818 %)VMware
42 (4.545 %)Lotus
42 (4.545 %)JD Edwards
42 (4.545 %)Dell
42 (4.545 %)Intel
42 (4.545 %)Citrix
51 (2.273 %)MicroStrategy
51 (2.273 %)Cognos
51 (2.273 %)Cisco
51 (2.273 %)WatchGuard
51 (2.273 %)Draytek