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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 Loughborough 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads911
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below47.37 %45.83 %
Salaries quoted92
Average minimum salary£30,444£30,000
Average salary£32,389£32,500
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
Average maximum salary£34,333£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,433£35,682
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Loughborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Loughborough
Matching permanent IT job ads1924
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted1914
Average minimum salary£31,909£28,214
Average salary£33,795£29,250
% change on same period last year+15.54 %
Average maximum salary£35,682£30,286
UK excluding London average salary£40,427£41,824
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Microsoft LeicestershireMicrosoft
Leicestershire

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

Loughborough 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 Loughborough region.

Loughborough Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Loughborough region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Loughborough Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Loughborough 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.

121 (63.64 %)SQL Server
219 (57.58 %)SQL
317 (51.52 %).NET
416 (48.48 %)C#
416 (48.48 %)ASP.NET
513 (39.39 %)Windows
612 (36.36 %)VB.NET
612 (36.36 %)Crystal Reports
78 (24.24 %)Windows Server 2003
78 (24.24 %)Active Directory
78 (24.24 %)Java
78 (24.24 %)Windows XP
78 (24.24 %)Windows 2000
78 (24.24 %)Pensions
87 (21.21 %)CRM
87 (21.21 %)JavaScript
87 (21.21 %)C++
96 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
96 (18.18 %)MS Excel
96 (18.18 %)Sage
96 (18.18 %)Degree
105 (15.15 %)Oracle
114 (12.12 %)IIS
114 (12.12 %)HTML
114 (12.12 %)C
114 (12.12 %)Pharmaceutical
114 (12.12 %)SQL Server Integration Services
114 (12.12 %)Banking
123 (9.091 %)AJAX
123 (9.091 %)SalesLogix

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Loughborough 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.

Loughborough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (51.52 %).NET
216 (48.48 %)ASP.NET
34 (12.12 %)HTML
43 (9.091 %)AJAX
51 (3.030 %)XML
51 (3.030 %)WinForms
51 (3.030 %)ASP
Loughborough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.12 %)IIS
23 (9.091 %)SharePoint
32 (6.061 %)BizTalk Server
41 (3.030 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (3.030 %)MS Exchange
Loughborough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (18.18 %)MS Excel
22 (6.061 %)MS Office
Loughborough IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (9.091 %)SalesLogix
13 (9.091 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (6.061 %)GoldMine
31 (3.030 %)Microsoft CRM
Loughborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.030 %)SAN
Loughborough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (63.64 %)SQL Server
212 (36.36 %)Crystal Reports
34 (12.12 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (9.091 %)Oracle Reports
51 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2000
Loughborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
Loughborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (24.24 %)Pensions
24 (12.12 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (12.12 %)Banking
32 (6.061 %)Manufacturing
41 (3.030 %)Multimedia
41 (3.030 %)Health
Loughborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (30.30 %)Developer
29 (27.27 %)Analyst
29 (27.27 %)Support Analyst
38 (24.24 %)Applications Support
38 (24.24 %)Applications Support Analyst
44 (12.12 %).NET Developer
44 (12.12 %)Senior Developer
44 (12.12 %)Support Technician
44 (12.12 %)Senior .NET Developer
53 (9.091 %)Senior C# Developer
53 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
53 (9.091 %)Junior
53 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
53 (9.091 %)C# Developer
62 (6.061 %)Web Developer
62 (6.061 %)Junior Web Developer
62 (6.061 %)C# Software Engineer
62 (6.061 %)Junior Developer
62 (6.061 %)Software Developer
62 (6.061 %)Network Support
Loughborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (39.39 %)Windows
28 (24.24 %)Windows 2000
28 (24.24 %)Windows XP
28 (24.24 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (9.091 %)Linux
33 (9.091 %)UNIX
41 (3.030 %)Windows Vista
Loughborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (21.21 %)CRM
23 (9.091 %)OOD
23 (9.091 %)UML
23 (9.091 %)OO
23 (9.091 %)System Testing
32 (6.061 %)Project Management
32 (6.061 %)Software Engineering
41 (3.030 %)Web Development
Loughborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (57.58 %)SQL
216 (48.48 %)C#
312 (36.36 %)VB.NET
48 (24.24 %)Java
57 (21.21 %)JavaScript
57 (21.21 %)C++
64 (12.12 %)C
73 (9.091 %)VB
82 (6.061 %)Transact-SQL
82 (6.061 %)VC++
Loughborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (18.18 %)Degree
23 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (9.091 %)HNC
32 (6.061 %)MCSE
Loughborough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (9.091 %)ISO9001
13 (9.091 %)QA
Loughborough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (24.24 %)Active Directory
Loughborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.18 %)Sage
25 (15.15 %)Oracle