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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Leicester region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2548
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads4116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.007 %
As % of the category below51.90 %33.33 %
Salaries quoted4116
Average minimum salary£31,122£22,688
Average salary£33,598£25,125
% change on same period last year+33.72 %
Average maximum salary£36,073£27,563
UK excluding London average salary£33,609£35,345
% change on same period last year-4.91 %
Leicester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Leicester
Matching permanent IT job ads7948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted7845
Average minimum salary£27,431£26,902
Average salary£30,122£29,060
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Average maximum salary£32,813£31,217
UK excluding London average salary£35,140£36,028
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Visual Studio LeicestershireVisual Studio
Leicestershire

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Leicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Leicester Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Leicester region.

Leicester Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leicester Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio.

169 (95.83 %).NET
267 (93.06 %)C#
356 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
444 (61.11 %)UML
539 (54.17 %)OOD
638 (52.78 %)C++
736 (50.00 %)OO
736 (50.00 %)SQL Server
829 (40.28 %)HNC
925 (34.72 %)SQL Server 2005
1019 (26.39 %)Windows
1118 (25.00 %)WinForms
1216 (22.22 %)Pensions
1216 (22.22 %)VB.NET
1216 (22.22 %)SQL
1216 (22.22 %)Microsoft
1315 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
1413 (18.06 %)Oracle
1510 (13.89 %)JavaScript
169 (12.50 %)HTML
169 (12.50 %)VB
178 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
187 (9.722 %)ADO.NET
187 (9.722 %)XML
187 (9.722 %)Degree
187 (9.722 %)Unit Testing
196 (8.333 %)QA
196 (8.333 %)AJAX
196 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
196 (8.333 %)C

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
169 (95.83 %).NET
256 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
318 (25.00 %)WinForms
49 (12.50 %)HTML
57 (9.722 %)XML
57 (9.722 %)ADO.NET
66 (8.333 %)AJAX
75 (6.944 %).NET Framework
75 (6.944 %)Silverlight
83 (4.167 %)WebServices
92 (2.778 %)WCF
92 (2.778 %)WPF
101 (1.389 %)ASP
101 (1.389 %)CSS
Leicester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.167 %)IIS
13 (4.167 %)SharePoint
22 (2.778 %)CMS
Leicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.167 %)MS Excel
21 (1.389 %)MATLAB
21 (1.389 %)Simulink
21 (1.389 %)MS Office
Leicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.778 %)Intranet
Leicester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (50.00 %)SQL Server
225 (34.72 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
46 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
55 (6.944 %)SQL Server 2008
62 (2.778 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
62 (2.778 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (2.778 %)OLAP
71 (1.389 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (1.389 %)DTS
71 (1.389 %)RDBMS
71 (1.389 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Leicester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.389 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Leicester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (22.22 %)Pensions
25 (6.944 %)Banking
25 (6.944 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (4.167 %)Finance
33 (4.167 %)Advertising
42 (2.778 %)Health
42 (2.778 %)Retail
51 (1.389 %)Government
Leicester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (44.44 %)Developer
230 (41.67 %)Software Engineer
323 (31.94 %)Project Engineer
421 (29.17 %).NET Developer
519 (26.39 %)C# Developer
68 (11.11 %)Software Developer
77 (9.722 %)ASP.NET Developer
86 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
95 (6.944 %)CSharp Software Developer
95 (6.944 %)Lead Developer
104 (5.556 %)Graduate
104 (5.556 %)VB.NET Developer
104 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
104 (5.556 %)Senior Developer
113 (4.167 %)C# Software Engineer
113 (4.167 %)C# Application Developer
122 (2.778 %)Lead C# Developer
122 (2.778 %)Senior C# Developer
122 (2.778 %)Senior .NET Developer
122 (2.778 %)Analyst
Leicester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.389 %)PDA
11 (1.389 %)Social Network
Leicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (26.39 %)Windows
22 (2.778 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.389 %)Linux
Leicester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (61.11 %)UML
239 (54.17 %)OOD
336 (50.00 %)OO
47 (9.722 %)Unit Testing
55 (6.944 %)OOP
63 (4.167 %)Agile Software Development
63 (4.167 %)E-Commerce
63 (4.167 %)Web Development
72 (2.778 %)Content Management
81 (1.389 %)Logistics
81 (1.389 %)Quality Management
81 (1.389 %)Scrum
81 (1.389 %)CRM
Leicester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
167 (93.06 %)C#
238 (52.78 %)C++
316 (22.22 %)SQL
316 (22.22 %)VB.NET
410 (13.89 %)JavaScript
59 (12.50 %)VB
68 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
76 (8.333 %)C
81 (1.389 %)PHP
81 (1.389 %)Java
Leicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (40.28 %)HNC
27 (9.722 %)Degree
33 (4.167 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (1.389 %)MCTS
41 (1.389 %)MCDBA
Leicester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (8.333 %)ISO9001
16 (8.333 %)QA
Leicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (22.22 %)Microsoft
213 (18.06 %)Oracle