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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Leicestershire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3349
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads4735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.015 %
As % of the category below49.47 %32.71 %
Salaries quoted4628
Average minimum salary£32,859£20,743
Average salary£34,758£24,071
% change on same period last year+44.39 %
Average maximum salary£36,656£27,400
UK excluding London average salary£33,561£35,260
% change on same period last year-4.81 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads95107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.045 %
Salaries quoted9196
Average minimum salary£28,321£28,096
Average salary£30,693£29,789
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Average maximum salary£33,066£31,482
UK excluding London average salary£34,999£36,000
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Visual Studio East MidlandsVisual Studio
East Midlands

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Leicestershire Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeicesterUp+1942£33,857+38.38 %
LoughboroughNew entry-18£38,611-
Visual Studio East MidlandsVisual Studio
East Midlands

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

191 (93.81 %)C#
191 (93.81 %).NET
265 (67.01 %)ASP.NET
355 (56.70 %)UML
451 (52.58 %)SQL Server
545 (46.39 %)OO
545 (46.39 %)OOD
644 (45.36 %)C++
734 (35.05 %)SQL Server 2005
831 (31.96 %)HNC
926 (26.80 %)SQL
1025 (25.77 %)Microsoft
1124 (24.74 %)SQL Server 2000
1124 (24.74 %)VB.NET
1223 (23.71 %)Windows
1322 (22.68 %)WinForms
1419 (19.59 %)Pensions
1518 (18.56 %)Transact-SQL
1518 (18.56 %)VB
1617 (17.53 %)JavaScript
1617 (17.53 %)HTML
1617 (17.53 %)Oracle
1715 (15.46 %)Crystal Reports
1814 (14.43 %)C
1814 (14.43 %)Degree
1912 (12.37 %)WebServices
2011 (11.34 %)XML
2011 (11.34 %)OOP
2110 (10.31 %)ISO9001
2110 (10.31 %)Oracle Reports

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
191 (93.81 %).NET
265 (67.01 %)ASP.NET
322 (22.68 %)WinForms
417 (17.53 %)HTML
512 (12.37 %)WebServices
611 (11.34 %)XML
710 (10.31 %)AJAX
89 (9.278 %)XSLT
98 (8.247 %).NET Framework
107 (7.216 %)ADO.NET
115 (5.155 %)Silverlight
123 (3.093 %)CSS
132 (2.062 %)DOM
132 (2.062 %)WCF
132 (2.062 %)WPF
141 (1.031 %)JSP
141 (1.031 %)ASP
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (5.155 %)IIS
23 (3.093 %)SharePoint
23 (3.093 %)CMS
32 (2.062 %)Apache
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.216 %)MS Excel
24 (4.124 %)MS Office
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.124 %)Intranet
22 (2.062 %)HTTP
31 (1.031 %)Internet
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (52.58 %)SQL Server
234 (35.05 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (24.74 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (15.46 %)Crystal Reports
510 (10.31 %)Oracle Reports
510 (10.31 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
68 (8.247 %)SQL Server Integration Services
75 (5.155 %)SQL Server 2008
83 (3.093 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
83 (3.093 %)RDBMS
83 (3.093 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
83 (3.093 %)OLAP
91 (1.031 %)PostgreSQL
91 (1.031 %)MS Access
91 (1.031 %)DTS
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.031 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (1.031 %)Subversion
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (19.59 %)Pensions
25 (5.155 %)Banking
25 (5.155 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (3.093 %)Finance
33 (3.093 %)Health
33 (3.093 %)Manufacturing
33 (3.093 %)Advertising
42 (2.062 %)Retail
51 (1.031 %)Government
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (49.48 %)Developer
231 (31.96 %)Software Engineer
327 (27.84 %)C# Developer
425 (25.77 %).NET Developer
425 (25.77 %)Project Engineer
512 (12.37 %)Software Developer
68 (8.247 %)Lead Developer
77 (7.216 %)ASP.NET Developer
86 (6.186 %)Applications Developer
86 (6.186 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
86 (6.186 %)CSharp Software Developer
95 (5.155 %)DBA
95 (5.155 %)VB.NET Developer
95 (5.155 %)SQL DBA
104 (4.124 %)SQL Server DBA
104 (4.124 %)Graduate
104 (4.124 %)Analyst
104 (4.124 %)Senior Developer
113 (3.093 %)Applications Support
113 (3.093 %)C# Software Engineer
Leicestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.062 %)W3C
21 (1.031 %)PDA
21 (1.031 %)Social Network
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (23.71 %)Windows
23 (3.093 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.062 %)Linux
41 (1.031 %)UNIX
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (56.70 %)UML
245 (46.39 %)OO
245 (46.39 %)OOD
311 (11.34 %)OOP
46 (6.186 %)Unit Testing
55 (5.155 %)E-Commerce
64 (4.124 %)Web Development
73 (3.093 %)Agile Software Development
73 (3.093 %)Content Management
82 (2.062 %)Software Engineering
91 (1.031 %)Logistics
91 (1.031 %)ERD
91 (1.031 %)OOA/OOD
91 (1.031 %)CRM
91 (1.031 %)Configuration Management
91 (1.031 %)Project Management
91 (1.031 %)Quality Management
91 (1.031 %)Scrum
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
191 (93.81 %)C#
244 (45.36 %)C++
326 (26.80 %)SQL
424 (24.74 %)VB.NET
518 (18.56 %)Transact-SQL
518 (18.56 %)VB
617 (17.53 %)JavaScript
714 (14.43 %)C
84 (4.124 %)PHP
84 (4.124 %)Java
92 (2.062 %)PL/SQL
92 (2.062 %)VB6
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (31.96 %)HNC
214 (14.43 %)Degree
33 (3.093 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (1.031 %)MCTS
41 (1.031 %)MCDBA
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (10.31 %)ISO9001
110 (10.31 %)QA
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (25.77 %)Microsoft
217 (17.53 %)Oracle