The first table below looks at the demand for Visual Studio skills in IT jobs advertised for the Liverpool region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the Liverpool region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Studio
Rank 38 36 33
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -3
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 19 28 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Liverpool 4.481% 5.523% 6.325%
As % of the Development Applications category 32.20% 32.18% 38.89%
Number of salaries quoted 19 26 20
Average salary £35,000 £34,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.44% -9.21%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £31,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £37,500 £40,250
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Development Applications
Liverpool
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
59 87 54
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Liverpool 13.92% 17.16% 16.27%
Number of salaries quoted 55 73 42
Average salary £30,000 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% -2.77%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +1.33%
Visual Studio
Merseyside

Visual Studio
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Liverpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Liverpool Visual Studio Jobs Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

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

Liverpool Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Liverpool 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.

1 30 (78.95%) .NET
2 28 (73.68%) C#
3 27 (71.05%) CSS
4 24 (63.16%) ASP.NET
4 24 (63.16%) SQL Server
5 21 (55.26%) JavaScript
6 20 (52.63%) HTML
7 19 (50.00%) XML
8 17 (44.74%) Web Services
9 13 (34.21%) Agile Software Development
9 13 (34.21%) Windows
9 13 (34.21%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (31.58%) SQL Server 2008
11 11 (28.95%) MVC
11 11 (28.95%) .NET Framework
11 11 (28.95%) jQuery
12 10 (26.32%) Web Development
12 10 (26.32%) C++
13 9 (23.68%) ASP
13 9 (23.68%) Logistics
13 9 (23.68%) User Acceptance Testing
14 8 (21.05%) HTML5
15 7 (18.42%) Qt
15 7 (18.42%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 7 (18.42%) Git (software)
15 7 (18.42%) Multithreading
15 7 (18.42%) Subversion
15 7 (18.42%) QA
15 7 (18.42%) PostgreSQL
15 7 (18.42%) XML Messaging

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Liverpool 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.

Application Development
1 30 (78.95%) .NET
2 27 (71.05%) CSS
3 24 (63.16%) ASP.NET
4 20 (52.63%) HTML
5 19 (50.00%) XML
6 17 (44.74%) Web Services
7 11 (28.95%) .NET Framework
7 11 (28.95%) jQuery
8 9 (23.68%) ASP
9 8 (21.05%) HTML5
10 7 (18.42%) Qt
10 7 (18.42%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 7 (18.42%) XML Messaging
10 7 (18.42%) MFC
10 7 (18.42%) STL
11 6 (15.79%) XSLT
11 6 (15.79%) Ajax
12 4 (10.53%) ASP.NET MVC
12 4 (10.53%) CSS3
13 3 (7.895%) Razor View Engine
Application Platforms
1 5 (13.16%) Umbraco
2 3 (7.895%) SharePoint 2010
2 3 (7.895%) SharePoint
3 2 (5.263%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (7.895%) InfoPath
2 1 (2.632%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.632%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (2.632%) Visualfiles
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.79%) Internet
2 3 (7.895%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (63.16%) SQL Server
2 12 (31.58%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (18.42%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (7.895%) MySQL
4 3 (7.895%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (2.632%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 7 (18.42%) Git (software)
1 7 (18.42%) Subversion
2 4 (10.53%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (2.632%) Dreamweaver
General
1 6 (15.79%) Finance
2 3 (7.895%) Law
2 3 (7.895%) Publishing
3 1 (2.632%) Games
Job Titles
1 38 (100.00%) Developer
2 17 (44.74%) .NET Developer
3 12 (31.58%) Web Developer
4 11 (28.95%) ASP.NET Developer
5 7 (18.42%) C++ Developer
6 6 (15.79%) .NET Web Developer
7 3 (7.895%) SharePoint Developer
7 3 (7.895%) C# Developer
7 3 (7.895%) Software Developer
7 3 (7.895%) Programmer
8 2 (5.263%) Software Engineer
8 2 (5.263%) Software Programmer
8 2 (5.263%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 2 (5.263%) C# .NET Developer
9 1 (2.632%) Umbraco Developer
9 1 (2.632%) Front-End Developer
9 1 (2.632%) Front-End Web Developer
9 1 (2.632%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
9 1 (2.632%) Applications Developer
9 1 (2.632%) Games Developer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (34.21%) Enterprise Software
2 6 (15.79%) RIA
3 3 (7.895%) FMCG
4 1 (2.632%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.632%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 13 (34.21%) Windows
2 7 (18.42%) Linux
3 3 (7.895%) Android
3 3 (7.895%) Windows Mobile
4 2 (5.263%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (34.21%) Agile Software Development
2 11 (28.95%) MVC
3 10 (26.32%) Web Development
4 9 (23.68%) Logistics
4 9 (23.68%) User Acceptance Testing
5 7 (18.42%) Multithreading
5 7 (18.42%) OO
6 6 (15.79%) E-Commerce
7 3 (7.895%) Integration Testing
7 3 (7.895%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (7.895%) TDD
8 2 (5.263%) Release Management
9 1 (2.632%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 28 (73.68%) C#
2 21 (55.26%) JavaScript
3 10 (26.32%) C++
4 7 (18.42%) Perl
4 7 (18.42%) PHP
4 7 (18.42%) SQL
5 5 (13.16%) VB.NET
6 3 (7.895%) C
6 3 (7.895%) VB
6 3 (7.895%) Java
6 3 (7.895%) VB6
Qualifications
1 1 (2.632%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (18.42%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (7.895%) SAP
2 1 (2.632%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.632%) Adobe
Liverpool, North West
The ASP... *NET Framework 2.0 and 4.0; *ASP.NET; *Visual Studio 2005 and 2008; *C#; *Classic ASP; *SQL Server 2008; *CSS, HTML, XML and JavaScript; *Web...
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £38000 - £44000 per annum + Bonus, Health, Pension
Posted: 24 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
To perform this exciting role you will require: - A strong backing in C++ under Linux ideally with STL and design pattern experience. - UML and OO development skills. - Database...
Foresight Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £DOE
Posted: 17 June 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development... OO development skills... Desirable: XML messaging systems. Use of boost libraries. Windows C++, MFC and Visual Studio... CVS, SVN, GIT).
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bonus
Posted: 19 June 2013
Liverpool, North West
Senior C++ Developer - Liverpool - £30,000 - £45,000... Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development. Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bonus
Posted: 19 June 2013