Microsoft Jobs in Leicester
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 17 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 Leicester 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
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 6 9 5
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 121 72 70
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 30.40% 19.73% 23.97%
As % of the Vendors category 52.38% 51.06% 49.65%
Number of salaries quoted 102 65 54
Average salary £40,000 £30,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -18.91%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,000 £56,500 £64,750
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% -1.35%
All Vendors
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category		 231 141 141
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 58.04% 38.63% 48.29%
Number of salaries quoted 204 125 117
Average salary £37,500 £33,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.63% -12.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £22,800
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £65,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Leicestershire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Leicester Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

1 145 (61.18%) .NET
2 133 (56.12%) C#
3 122 (51.48%) SQL Server
4 110 (46.41%) SQL
5 93 (39.24%) ASP.NET
6 92 (38.82%) MS Excel
7 82 (34.60%) Windows
8 71 (29.96%) Visual Studio
9 58 (24.47%) UML
10 56 (23.63%) NUnit
11 53 (22.36%) E-Commerce
12 49 (20.68%) OWASP
13 48 (20.25%) Retail
14 45 (18.99%) Scrum
14 45 (18.99%) Marketing
15 43 (18.14%) MVC
15 43 (18.14%) XML
16 40 (16.88%) Project Management
16 40 (16.88%) Internet
17 39 (16.46%) MS Office
17 39 (16.46%) HTML5
18 38 (16.03%) Degree
18 38 (16.03%) jQuery
19 37 (15.61%) CSS
20 36 (15.19%) Extreme Programming
20 36 (15.19%) Ajax
20 36 (15.19%) ASP.NET MVC
20 36 (15.19%) Web Accessibility
20 36 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
21 35 (14.77%) MS Exchange

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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
1 145 (61.18%) .NET
2 93 (39.24%) ASP.NET
3 43 (18.14%) XML
4 39 (16.46%) HTML5
5 38 (16.03%) jQuery
6 37 (15.61%) CSS
7 36 (15.19%) Ajax
7 36 (15.19%) ASP.NET MVC
8 34 (14.35%) XHTML
9 32 (13.50%) XSLT
10 31 (13.08%) CSS3
11 29 (12.24%) .NET Framework
12 28 (11.81%) ASP.NET MVC 3
13 25 (10.55%) RESTful
14 23 (9.705%) Web Services
15 16 (6.751%) WCF
16 15 (6.329%) WPF
16 15 (6.329%) ASP
17 14 (5.907%) WinForms
18 12 (5.063%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 35 (14.77%) MS Exchange
2 20 (8.439%) IIS
3 18 (7.595%) Exchange Server 2007
4 16 (6.751%) SharePoint
5 12 (5.063%) Windows Azure
6 8 (3.376%) Exchange Server 2010
7 7 (2.954%) SharePoint 2010
7 7 (2.954%) Exchange Server 2003
8 4 (1.688%) CMS
9 3 (1.266%) Lync
10 2 (0.844%) Office Communications Server
11 1 (0.422%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.422%) Magento
11 1 (0.422%) SilverStripe
11 1 (0.422%) Joomla!
11 1 (0.422%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.422%) WordPress
11 1 (0.422%) WebSphere MQ
Applications
1 92 (38.82%) MS Excel
2 39 (16.46%) MS Office
3 14 (5.907%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (1.266%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (1.266%) InDesign
4 3 (1.266%) Photoshop
4 3 (1.266%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 7 (2.954%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.844%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.844%) Retail-J
2 2 (0.844%) SAP Retail
Communications & Networking
1 40 (16.88%) Internet
2 21 (8.861%) TCP/IP
3 10 (4.219%) Firewall
4 8 (3.376%) SAN
5 7 (2.954%) FTP
6 6 (2.532%) Wireless
7 5 (2.110%) PBX
7 5 (2.110%) VoIP
7 5 (2.110%) WAN
8 4 (1.688%) LAN
9 2 (0.844%) MPLS
10 1 (0.422%) OSPF
10 1 (0.422%) BGP
10 1 (0.422%) DHCP
10 1 (0.422%) HTTP
10 1 (0.422%) VPN
10 1 (0.422%) DNS
10 1 (0.422%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.422%) Cisco PIX
10 1 (0.422%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (51.48%) SQL Server
2 23 (9.705%) SQL Server 2008
3 19 (8.017%) SQL Server 2005
4 16 (6.751%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (4.641%) SQL Server 2000
6 10 (4.219%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (3.376%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (2.954%) SQL Server 2012
8 7 (2.954%) MySQL
9 5 (2.110%) Crystal Reports
10 4 (1.688%) MS Access
10 4 (1.688%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (1.688%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (1.266%) Oracle 8/8i
11 3 (1.266%) QlikView
12 2 (0.844%) Oracle 11g
13 1 (0.422%) PerformancePoint
13 1 (0.422%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 71 (29.96%) Visual Studio
2 56 (23.63%) NUnit
3 8 (3.376%) Moq
4 4 (1.688%) MSTest
4 4 (1.688%) Rhino Mocks
5 3 (1.266%) Dreamweaver
6 2 (0.844%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.844%) MorphX
7 1 (0.422%) JIRA
7 1 (0.422%) ReSharper
7 1 (0.422%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.422%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.422%) NCover
7 1 (0.422%) GitHub
General
1 48 (20.25%) Retail
2 45 (18.99%) Marketing
3 18 (7.595%) Finance
4 12 (5.063%) Back Office
5 5 (2.110%) Telecoms
6 2 (0.844%) Manufacturing
6 2 (0.844%) Advertising
7 1 (0.422%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 77 (32.49%) Developer
2 31 (13.08%) .NET Developer
3 29 (12.24%) Project Manager
4 28 (11.81%) Support Engineer
5 26 (10.97%) C# Developer
6 25 (10.55%) Analyst
7 24 (10.13%) Senior Developer
8 22 (9.283%) C# .NET Developer
9 19 (8.017%) ASP.NET Developer
10 18 (7.595%) Technical Manager
10 18 (7.595%) Technical Project Manager
10 18 (7.595%) IT Support
11 17 (7.173%) Development Manager
12 16 (6.751%) Team Leader
13 15 (6.329%) Systems Engineer
14 14 (5.907%) Software Development Manager
14 14 (5.907%) Software Manager
15 13 (5.485%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 12 (5.063%) Senior IT Support
16 12 (5.063%) Senior Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.595%) Computer Science
2 16 (6.751%) N-Tier
3 12 (5.063%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.797%) Clustering
5 5 (2.110%) IVR
6 4 (1.688%) Tandem
6 4 (1.688%) EPoS
7 3 (1.266%) Open Source
8 2 (0.844%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.422%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.422%) W3C
9 1 (0.422%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.422%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 82 (34.60%) Windows
2 34 (14.35%) Windows Server 2008
3 32 (13.50%) Windows Server 2003
4 16 (6.751%) Windows XP
5 13 (5.485%) Linux
6 9 (3.797%) Windows 7
6 9 (3.797%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (2.954%) Windows 2000 Server
8 6 (2.532%) Windows Vista
8 6 (2.532%) Windows 2000
9 4 (1.688%) Android
10 1 (0.422%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (24.47%) UML
2 53 (22.36%) E-Commerce
3 49 (20.68%) OWASP
4 45 (18.99%) Scrum
5 43 (18.14%) MVC
6 40 (16.88%) Project Management
7 36 (15.19%) Extreme Programming
7 36 (15.19%) Web Accessibility
7 36 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (11.81%) ITIL
9 17 (7.173%) Capacity Management
9 17 (7.173%) Web Development
10 16 (6.751%) OO
11 15 (6.329%) CRM
12 14 (5.907%) User Acceptance Testing
13 11 (4.641%) Change Management
13 11 (4.641%) Logistics
14 10 (4.219%) Regression Testing
14 10 (4.219%) E-business
14 10 (4.219%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 133 (56.12%) C#
2 110 (46.41%) SQL
3 27 (11.39%) VB
4 18 (7.595%) Java
5 17 (7.173%) VBScript
6 14 (5.907%) VB.NET
7 13 (5.485%) JavaScript
8 12 (5.063%) T-SQL
8 12 (5.063%) C++
9 9 (3.797%) VB6
10 5 (2.110%) PHP
11 4 (1.688%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.844%) X++
12 2 (0.844%) VC++
12 2 (0.844%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (16.03%) Degree
2 34 (14.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 31 (13.08%) MCP
4 15 (6.329%) MCTS
5 11 (4.641%) MCSE
6 9 (3.797%) MCITP
7 7 (2.954%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.688%) Citrix Certification
9 3 (1.266%) CCEA
9 3 (1.266%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.266%) MCAD
9 3 (1.266%) MCSD
9 3 (1.266%) CCA
10 2 (0.844%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.844%) CCNP
10 2 (0.844%) CCNA
10 2 (0.844%) Security Cleared
10 2 (0.844%) CCEE
10 2 (0.844%) CCAA
11 1 (0.422%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.063%) ISO 9001
1 12 (5.063%) TickIT
2 5 (2.110%) QA
3 4 (1.688%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (12.66%) Active Directory
2 22 (9.283%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (8.439%) vSphere
4 4 (1.688%) XenApp
4 4 (1.688%) XenDesktop
5 3 (1.266%) XenServer
5 3 (1.266%) VMware ESX
6 2 (0.844%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.422%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 12 (5.063%) SCOM
2 7 (2.954%) SCCM
3 1 (0.422%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (0.422%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.422%) WSUS
Vendors
1 28 (11.81%) VMware
2 20 (8.439%) HP
3 11 (4.641%) Oracle
3 11 (4.641%) NetApp
4 10 (4.219%) SAP
5 9 (3.797%) Symantec
6 7 (2.954%) Cisco
7 6 (2.532%) Citrix
8 5 (2.110%) Avaya
8 5 (2.110%) Dell
9 4 (1.688%) LANDesk
9 4 (1.688%) ProCurve
10 3 (1.266%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.266%) Apple
10 3 (1.266%) Adobe
11 2 (0.844%) EMC
11 2 (0.844%) Sage
11 2 (0.844%) Sophos
12 1 (0.422%) Perforce
12 1 (0.422%) WatchGuard
VB.Net Developer, (VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, JavaScript, AJAX)
Leicester, Leicestershire
VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer, (VB.NET, ASP.NET 3.5/4.0, SQL Server, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery) Role Description. VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer, (VB.NET, ASP...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £40,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Software Development Manager (.Net) Leicester £55K
Leicester, Leicestershire
Software Development Manager, Man-management, Microsoft .Net development, ASP.Net, C#, MVC, Agile/Scrum, Commercial product development - WEB/Enterprise - Leicester 45-55K. An established, privately owned software house...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Support Engineer, Windows 2003 / 2008 Server TCP/IP - Leicestershire
Leicester, Leicestershire
Systems Engineer with Windows 2003/2008 Server, Microsoft clustering technologies and TCP/IP... Capacity Planning. Microsoft Active Directory. VMWare VSphere 5.x. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Microsoft SQL...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: £33,000 per annum inc 33% Shift Allowance + Bonus (average 12%) + pen
Posted: 14 May 2013
Technical QA Analyst
Leicester, Leicestershire
To be considered for the Technical QA Analyst position, you must have the following: Technical skills Test Driven Development (desirable) SQL/Microsoft SQL Server (essential) Understanding of XML,...
Advantage XPO
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 25 April 2013
Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer (Sharepoint, SQL, Windows)
Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom
IIS, SQL, SharePoint) including a comprehensive foundation knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of creating standard documentation including...
Outsourcery
Salary: £24,000 - £35,000 per year
Posted: 18 May 2013
Senior Systems Engineer
Leicester, East Midlands
They will also have strong knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft technologies in the Server/ Pc and application arenas.Knowledge of the following technologies is required: Windows...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £38000.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
IT Infrastructure Engineer - Wintel / Citrix - Leicester
Leicester, East Midlands
IT Infrastructure Engineer - Wintel / Citrix - Leicester - Leicestershire - East MidlandsRole - IT Infrastructure Engineer - Wintel / CitrixLocation - Leicester - Leicestershire - East MidlandsSalary - £32,000 - £38,000This is a very exciting opportunity for...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Systems Engineer
Leicester, Leicestershire
Good working knowledge of TCPIP over WAN / LAN network infrastructures is also essential. Technical Skills: Windows 2003 / 2008 Server... Active Directory Administration & Security. Windows XP / Windows 7 Client...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £30k - 35k per year
Posted: 13 May 2013
Technical Architect - Leicester, Leicestershire
Leicester, Leicestershire
To perform software design of logistics solutions for mechanical IT systems and governance to ensure that the implementation follows the design... Formal training in software design and UML.....
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Competitive + excellent company benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Senior Systems Engineer - Leicester Leicestershire
Leicester, Leicestershire
Windows XP/7. Microsoft Active Directory. Group Policy configuration & Deployment, Microsoft IIS 6/7, VBScript, TCP/IP, Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008... HP/Dell Server Hardware. HP/...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum + excellent benefits - see below
Posted: 15 May 2013
Project Manager .Net C# - Leicestershire, East Midlands
Leicester, Leicestershire
Technical Project Manager required to lead business process change, development, test and delivery of core applications within the Instore Systems, specifically the EPOS and back office applications used...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum inc car allowance + bonus + pension + share o
Posted: 15 May 2013
Java Developer - Senior - near Leicester - £45k
Leicester, Leicestershire
An experienced / senior Java Developer, with strong knowledge of Core Java and Microsoft SQL Server, and ideally Java Swing, is immediately required by a leading manufacturing business based...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £45k plus benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Team Leader
Leicester, Leicestershire
Technical expert in the following areas: Windows Server 2003/2008, XP Pro/Win7, Microsoft Active Directory - including administration and Group Policy management, TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, Vmware...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £45k per year
Posted: 15 May 2013
Software Configuration Release Analyst - Leicester, Leicestershire
Leicester, Leicestershire
This role will work closely with QA testers support services to ensure system integrity is maintained through the improvement process... The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum basic + bonus (average 12%) + pension + shares
Posted: 14 May 2013
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