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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 Ipswich 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1021
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads7556
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.024 %
As % of the category below36.06 %24.78 %
Salaries quoted7452
Average minimum salary£36,797£31,250
Average salary£39,041£34,962
% change on same period last year+11.66 %
Average maximum salary£41,284£38,673
UK excluding London average salary£35,431£35,711
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Ipswich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Ipswich
Matching permanent IT job ads208226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.097 %
Salaries quoted187201
Average minimum salary£39,346£35,964
Average salary£42,155£41,036
% change on same period last year+2.72 %
Average maximum salary£44,964£46,109
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Microsoft SuffolkMicrosoft
Suffolk

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

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Ipswich region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Ipswich Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

1128 (72.73 %).NET
2109 (61.93 %)SQL Server
3104 (59.09 %)C#
470 (39.77 %)XML
560 (34.09 %)OO
659 (33.52 %).NET Framework
748 (27.27 %)BizTalk Server
847 (26.70 %)J2EE
945 (25.57 %)Java
945 (25.57 %)WebServices
1043 (24.43 %)ASP.NET
1141 (23.30 %)Microsoft Certification
1240 (22.73 %)Finance
1338 (21.59 %)Windows
1436 (20.45 %)Insurance
1533 (18.75 %)Banking
1632 (18.18 %)SOA
1730 (17.05 %)Telecoms
1829 (16.48 %)SharePoint
1927 (15.34 %)SQL
2026 (14.77 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2123 (13.07 %)WebSphere
2123 (13.07 %)XSLT
2123 (13.07 %)MCSD
2123 (13.07 %)UML
2222 (12.50 %)Health
2321 (11.93 %)SQL Server 2000
2420 (11.36 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
2519 (10.80 %)Pensions
2519 (10.80 %)MS Excel

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Ipswich IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1128 (72.73 %).NET
270 (39.77 %)XML
359 (33.52 %).NET Framework
447 (26.70 %)J2EE
545 (25.57 %)WebServices
643 (24.43 %)ASP.NET
723 (13.07 %)XSLT
723 (13.07 %)WebSphere
818 (10.23 %)WinForms
912 (6.818 %)COM+
108 (4.545 %)AJAX
117 (3.977 %)DCOM
126 (3.409 %)Spring
135 (2.841 %)XSD
144 (2.273 %)ASP
153 (1.705 %)HTML
153 (1.705 %)CSS
162 (1.136 %)JSP
162 (1.136 %)ADO.NET
162 (1.136 %)Middleware
Ipswich IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
148 (27.27 %)BizTalk Server
229 (16.48 %)SharePoint
318 (10.23 %)SharePoint Server 2007
410 (5.682 %)IIS
59 (5.114 %)MS Exchange
65 (2.841 %)MTS
65 (2.841 %)Exchange Server 2003
65 (2.841 %)ESB
74 (2.273 %)Apache
83 (1.705 %)Exchange Server 5.5
92 (1.136 %)Tomcat
101 (0.568 %)Exchange Server 2007
Ipswich IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (10.80 %)MS Excel
210 (5.682 %)MS Office
39 (5.114 %)MS Project
43 (1.705 %)MS Visio
Ipswich IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.136 %)Great Plains
12 (1.136 %)Pegasus Opera
12 (1.136 %)Movex
12 (1.136 %)Dynamics NAV
12 (1.136 %)Dynamics CRM
12 (1.136 %)SAP Business One
Ipswich IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (3.409 %)WAN
16 (3.409 %)LAN
24 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
33 (1.705 %)Internet
33 (1.705 %)HTTP
33 (1.705 %)SMTP
42 (1.136 %)DHCP
42 (1.136 %)VoIP
42 (1.136 %)VPN
42 (1.136 %)DNS
51 (0.568 %)SAN
51 (0.568 %)Firewall
51 (0.568 %)Cisco PIX
51 (0.568 %)SNMP
51 (0.568 %)FTP
Ipswich IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1109 (61.93 %)SQL Server
226 (14.77 %)SQL Server Integration Services
321 (11.93 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (11.36 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
514 (7.955 %)SQL Server 2005
610 (5.682 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
77 (3.977 %)DTS
84 (2.273 %)MySQL
92 (1.136 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
92 (1.136 %)OLAP
92 (1.136 %)Crystal Reports
92 (1.136 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.568 %)Data Mining
Ipswich IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (7.955 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.136 %)Eclipse
31 (0.568 %)NUnit
Ipswich IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (22.73 %)Finance
236 (20.45 %)Insurance
333 (18.75 %)Banking
430 (17.05 %)Telecoms
522 (12.50 %)Health
619 (10.80 %)Pensions
76 (3.409 %)Retail
85 (2.841 %)Games
85 (2.841 %)Government
94 (2.273 %)Legal
94 (2.273 %)Local Government
102 (1.136 %)Manufacturing
Ipswich IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
159 (33.52 %)Developer
241 (23.30 %)C# Developer
340 (22.73 %).NET Developer
437 (21.02 %)Architect
532 (18.18 %)Technical Architect
621 (11.93 %)Programmer
621 (11.93 %).NET Programmer
720 (11.36 %).NET Architect
720 (11.36 %).NET Technical Architect
816 (9.091 %)WinForms Developer
914 (7.955 %)Support Engineer
914 (7.955 %)Administrator
1013 (7.386 %)DBA
1013 (7.386 %)Project Manager
1112 (6.818 %)Graduate
1112 (6.818 %)Consultant
1211 (6.250 %)SQL DBA
137 (3.977 %)SQL Server DBA
137 (3.977 %)Graduate Developer
137 (3.977 %)Server Administrator
Ipswich IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (7.955 %)N-Tier
211 (6.250 %)Replication
35 (2.841 %)Computer Science
43 (1.705 %)IPTV
52 (1.136 %)Data Protection Act
52 (1.136 %)Human Factors
61 (0.568 %)NHS
Ipswich IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (21.59 %)Windows
218 (10.23 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (5.682 %)Linux
48 (4.545 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (2.841 %)Windows Vista
55 (2.841 %)Windows XP
63 (1.705 %)UNIX
72 (1.136 %)Windows Mobile
81 (0.568 %)Windows 2000
Ipswich IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
160 (34.09 %)OO
232 (18.18 %)SOA
323 (13.07 %)UML
414 (7.955 %)DNA
414 (7.955 %)EAI
511 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
66 (3.409 %)Agile Software Development
66 (3.409 %)TDD
75 (2.841 %)RUP
75 (2.841 %)DSDM
75 (2.841 %)CRM
75 (2.841 %)ERP
84 (2.273 %)ITIL
84 (2.273 %)Business Intelligence
84 (2.273 %)Process Management
93 (1.705 %)Project Management
93 (1.705 %)Service Management
93 (1.705 %)eTOM
93 (1.705 %)Business Development
93 (1.705 %)Security Cleared
Ipswich IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1104 (59.09 %)C#
245 (25.57 %)Java
327 (15.34 %)SQL
414 (7.955 %)VB.NET
511 (6.250 %)Transact-SQL
69 (5.114 %)VB
77 (3.977 %)C
85 (2.841 %)C++
94 (2.273 %)JavaScript
103 (1.705 %)PowerHouse
112 (1.136 %)Perl
112 (1.136 %)PHP
121 (0.568 %)VBScript
121 (0.568 %)Shell Script
Ipswich IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (23.30 %)Microsoft Certification
223 (13.07 %)MCSD
319 (10.80 %)MCP
412 (6.818 %)Degree
56 (3.409 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
65 (2.841 %)MCSE
73 (1.705 %)ISEB
73 (1.705 %)MCDST
81 (0.568 %)MCTS
81 (0.568 %)MCPD
Ipswich IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.841 %)QA
23 (1.705 %)BS15000
Ipswich IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.705 %)Active Directory
13 (1.705 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
22 (1.136 %)ISA Server
31 (0.568 %)Xen
31 (0.568 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.568 %)NFS
Ipswich IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.568 %)MOM
11 (0.568 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Ipswich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (5.114 %)Oracle
25 (2.841 %)Cisco
34 (2.273 %)Citrix
34 (2.273 %)Agresso
34 (2.273 %)Sage
43 (1.705 %)Apple
52 (1.136 %)Baan
52 (1.136 %)SAP
52 (1.136 %)Lawson
52 (1.136 %)Epicor
52 (1.136 %)Exchequer
52 (1.136 %)Pegasus
52 (1.136 %)NetSuite
61 (0.568 %)NetApp
61 (0.568 %)Peregrine
61 (0.568 %)IBM
61 (0.568 %)HP
61 (0.568 %)EMC
61 (0.568 %)VMware