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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the M4 Corridor 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads3414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
As % of the category below43.04 %8.333 %
Salaries quoted3411
Average minimum salary£33,029£49,545
Average salary£35,618£57,273
% change on same period last year-37.81 %
Average maximum salary£38,206£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,351£35,652
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Vendors M4 CorridorVendors
M4 Corridor
Matching permanent IT job ads79168
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.074 %
Salaries quoted75118
Average minimum salary£41,357£51,894
Average salary£44,219£56,844
% change on same period last year-22.20 %
Average maximum salary£47,082£61,793
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
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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 starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

M4 Corridor Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the M4 Corridor region over the past 3 months.

M4 Corridor Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the M4 Corridor region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft.

133 (68.75 %)Windows
228 (58.33 %)MCSE
228 (58.33 %)Microsoft Certification
320 (41.67 %)Windows Server 2003
418 (37.50 %)Client/Server
418 (37.50 %)SQL Server
512 (25.00 %).NET
512 (25.00 %)Oracle
512 (25.00 %)WebServices
611 (22.92 %)XML
611 (22.92 %)XSLT
611 (22.92 %)C#
611 (22.92 %)HTML
611 (22.92 %)JavaScript
611 (22.92 %)ASP.NET
611 (22.92 %)Finance
611 (22.92 %)MS Exchange
79 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
79 (18.75 %)SAN
79 (18.75 %)Cisco Certification
79 (18.75 %)CCNA
79 (18.75 %)Active Directory
87 (14.58 %)MS Excel
87 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
96 (12.50 %)EMC NetWorker
96 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 5.5
96 (12.50 %)Clustering
96 (12.50 %)NetBackup
96 (12.50 %)Lotus
96 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the M4 Corridor region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
112 (25.00 %).NET
112 (25.00 %)WebServices
211 (22.92 %)XML
211 (22.92 %)XSLT
211 (22.92 %)ASP.NET
211 (22.92 %)HTML
Application Platforms
111 (22.92 %)MS Exchange
29 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
46 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 5.5
46 (12.50 %)IIS
46 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
46 (12.50 %)Lotus Domino
51 (2.083 %)SharePoint
Applications
17 (14.58 %)MS Excel
21 (2.083 %)MS Project
Communications & Networking
19 (18.75 %)SAN
23 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
32 (4.167 %)VPN
41 (2.083 %)DNS
41 (2.083 %)DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
118 (37.50 %)SQL Server
26 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
General
111 (22.92 %)Finance
Job Titles
118 (37.50 %)Field Engineer
211 (22.92 %).NET Developer
211 (22.92 %)Developer
37 (14.58 %)3rd Line Support
46 (12.50 %)Microsoft Trainer
46 (12.50 %)Trainer
52 (4.167 %)Architect
61 (2.083 %)Project Manager
61 (2.083 %)Desktop Support
61 (2.083 %)Consultant
61 (2.083 %)Technical Project Manager
61 (2.083 %)Support Technician
61 (2.083 %)Support Engineer
61 (2.083 %)Technical Consultant
61 (2.083 %)Desktop Support Technician
61 (2.083 %)Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
118 (37.50 %)Client/Server
26 (12.50 %)Clustering
32 (4.167 %)CLARiiON
41 (2.083 %)French Language
41 (2.083 %)German Language
Operating Systems
133 (68.75 %)Windows
220 (41.67 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (12.50 %)Unix
36 (12.50 %)Linux
36 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
43 (6.250 %)Windows NT
51 (2.083 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
12 (4.167 %)Migration
12 (4.167 %)Business Continuity
21 (2.083 %)ITIL
21 (2.083 %)Project Management
Programming Languages
111 (22.92 %)C#
111 (22.92 %)JavaScript
21 (2.083 %)SQL
Qualifications
128 (58.33 %)MCSE
128 (58.33 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (18.75 %)Cisco Certification
29 (18.75 %)CCNA
35 (10.42 %)A+ Certification
42 (4.167 %)CCA
42 (4.167 %)Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.083 %)SLA
System Software
19 (18.75 %)Active Directory
26 (12.50 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
16 (12.50 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
16 (12.50 %)EMC NetWorker
22 (4.167 %)MOM
22 (4.167 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
112 (25.00 %)Oracle
26 (12.50 %)Lotus
33 (6.250 %)VMware
33 (6.250 %)Citrix
33 (6.250 %)IBM
33 (6.250 %)HP
42 (4.167 %)EMC
51 (2.083 %)Dell
51 (2.083 %)Cisco
51 (2.083 %)Novell
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