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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Luton 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4114
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads750
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.020 %
As % of the category below25.93 %53.76 %
Salaries quoted748
Average minimum salary£33,286£41,625
Average salary£36,357£42,771
% change on same period last year-14.99 %
Average maximum salary£39,429£43,917
UK excluding London average salary£33,552£35,196
% change on same period last year-4.67 %
Luton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Luton
Matching permanent IT job ads2793
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.038 %
Salaries quoted2478
Average minimum salary£31,742£37,422
Average salary£34,532£40,278
% change on same period last year-14.26 %
Average maximum salary£37,323£43,133
UK excluding London average salary£34,829£35,862
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Visual Studio LondonVisual Studio
London

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Luton region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Luton Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

147 (94.00 %).NET
147 (94.00 %)ASP.NET
241 (82.00 %)C#
241 (82.00 %).NET Framework
332 (64.00 %)SQL Server
431 (62.00 %)WebServices
529 (58.00 %)SQL
622 (44.00 %)Transact-SQL
721 (42.00 %)MS Excel
816 (32.00 %)Windows
913 (26.00 %)XML
1011 (22.00 %)Adobe Flex
1110 (20.00 %)OO
129 (18.00 %)Microsoft
129 (18.00 %)Project Management
129 (18.00 %)QA
129 (18.00 %)Requirements Analysis
137 (14.00 %)VB
146 (12.00 %)OOD
155 (10.00 %)Marketing
155 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
164 (8.000 %)Degree
164 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2005
164 (8.000 %)Finance
164 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2000
164 (8.000 %)ASP
173 (6.000 %)VC++
173 (6.000 %)VB.NET
173 (6.000 %)C++
173 (6.000 %)MFC

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
147 (94.00 %).NET
147 (94.00 %)ASP.NET
241 (82.00 %).NET Framework
331 (62.00 %)WebServices
413 (26.00 %)XML
511 (22.00 %)Adobe Flex
65 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
74 (8.000 %)ASP
83 (6.000 %)MFC
92 (4.000 %)HTML
92 (4.000 %)WinForms
92 (4.000 %)Windows SharePoint Services
101 (2.000 %)OpenGL
Luton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.000 %)SharePoint
12 (4.000 %)CMS
12 (4.000 %)Plone
21 (2.000 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Luton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (42.00 %)MS Excel
22 (4.000 %)MS Office
Luton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.000 %)Ethernet
Luton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (64.00 %)SQL Server
24 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (4.000 %)MS Access
32 (4.000 %)RDBMS
Luton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (10.00 %)Marketing
24 (8.000 %)Finance
32 (4.000 %)Aerospace
32 (4.000 %)Electronics
32 (4.000 %)Pensions
41 (2.000 %)Health
Luton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (96.00 %)Developer
237 (74.00 %)C# Developer
314 (28.00 %).NET Developer
48 (16.00 %)Senior Developer
57 (14.00 %)Web Developer
57 (14.00 %)Senior C# Developer
66 (12.00 %).NET Programmer
66 (12.00 %)Programmer
66 (12.00 %)Software Developer
75 (10.00 %)Software Programmer
75 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
84 (8.000 %)CSharp Software Developer
84 (8.000 %).NET Analyst Programmer
84 (8.000 %)Developer Analyst
84 (8.000 %)Analyst Programmer
84 (8.000 %)Analyst
84 (8.000 %)C# Analyst Programmer
93 (6.000 %)Software Engineer
93 (6.000 %)ASP.NET Developer
102 (4.000 %)Lead Developer
Luton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.000 %)Computer Science
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (32.00 %)Windows
Luton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.00 %)OO
29 (18.00 %)Project Management
29 (18.00 %)Requirements Analysis
36 (12.00 %)OOD
43 (6.000 %)Web Development
52 (4.000 %)OOA/OOD
52 (4.000 %)Content Management
52 (4.000 %)Workflow
52 (4.000 %)Web Design
61 (2.000 %)Agile Software Development
Luton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (82.00 %)C#
229 (58.00 %)SQL
322 (44.00 %)Transact-SQL
47 (14.00 %)VB
53 (6.000 %)VB.NET
53 (6.000 %)VC++
53 (6.000 %)C++
62 (4.000 %)JavaScript
62 (4.000 %)VBScript
Luton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.000 %)Degree
22 (4.000 %)MCAD
22 (4.000 %)MCSD
22 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Luton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (18.00 %)QA
Luton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (18.00 %)Microsoft
22 (4.000 %)Macromedia
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