The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Merseyside region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 7 7 6
Rank change year-on-year
0 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 82 144 106
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 18.34% 21.40% 22.89%
As % of the Vendors category 37.96% 41.03% 36.81%
Number of salaries quoted 65 136 77
Average salary £33,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,700 £26,500 £29,200
10% offered a salary of more than £43,600 £45,000 £46,300
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
216 351 288
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 48.32% 52.15% 62.20%
Number of salaries quoted 177 312 242
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
North West

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Merseyside Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Merseyside Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Liverpool +2 58 £31,000 -17.33%
Wirral 0 3 £40,000 +24.42%
St Helens -2 3 £25,000 -13.04%
Bootle 0 1 £18,000 -56.09%
Southport - 1 £35,000 -
Microsoft
North West

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

1 88 (42.72%) MS Excel
2 79 (38.35%) Windows
3 76 (36.89%) SQL Server
4 72 (34.95%) .NET
5 64 (31.07%) C#
6 53 (25.73%) SQL
7 50 (24.27%) ASP.NET
8 44 (21.36%) MS Office
8 44 (21.36%) VMware
9 39 (18.93%) Active Directory
10 36 (17.48%) ITIL
10 36 (17.48%) VMware Infrastructure
11 33 (16.02%) Windows Server 2008
11 33 (16.02%) Degree
12 32 (15.53%) .NET Framework
13 31 (15.05%) SQL Server 2008
13 31 (15.05%) Windows Server 2003
14 29 (14.08%) OO
15 28 (13.59%) MS Exchange
15 28 (13.59%) Citrix
16 26 (12.62%) VB
17 23 (11.17%) Microsoft Certification
17 23 (11.17%) SQL Server 2005
18 22 (10.68%) VB6
19 21 (10.19%) JavaScript
19 21 (10.19%) CSS
19 21 (10.19%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
19 21 (10.19%) Marketing
19 21 (10.19%) WCF
20 20 (9.709%) Computer Science

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Application Development
1 72 (34.95%) .NET
2 50 (24.27%) ASP.NET
3 32 (15.53%) .NET Framework
4 21 (10.19%) CSS
4 21 (10.19%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
4 21 (10.19%) WCF
5 18 (8.738%) HTML
6 15 (7.282%) Web Services
7 12 (5.825%) ASP.NET MVC
8 9 (4.369%) XML
8 9 (4.369%) SOAP
8 9 (4.369%) jQuery
9 7 (3.398%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 5 (2.427%) WPF
11 4 (1.942%) RESTful
11 4 (1.942%) Ajax
11 4 (1.942%) ASP.NET MVC 4
11 4 (1.942%) Razor View Engine
11 4 (1.942%) ASP
12 3 (1.456%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 28 (13.59%) MS Exchange
2 19 (9.223%) SharePoint
3 16 (7.767%) Exchange Server 2003
4 13 (6.311%) Exchange Server 2010
5 10 (4.854%) SharePoint 2010
5 10 (4.854%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 6 (2.913%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (1.942%) Exchange Server 2007
7 4 (1.942%) IIS
8 3 (1.456%) Lync
8 3 (1.456%) MS Project Server
8 3 (1.456%) WordPress
9 2 (0.971%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.971%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.485%) CMS
10 1 (0.485%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.485%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 88 (42.72%) MS Excel
2 44 (21.36%) MS Office
3 8 (3.883%) MS Project
4 4 (1.942%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (1.942%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.456%) Office 365
6 2 (0.971%) InfoPath
6 2 (0.971%) Google Apps
6 2 (0.971%) RoboHelp
7 1 (0.485%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.971%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.485%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 17 (8.252%) DHCP
1 17 (8.252%) DNS
2 15 (7.282%) SAN
3 14 (6.796%) WAN
4 11 (5.340%) LAN
5 9 (4.369%) Unified Communications
6 8 (3.883%) TCP/IP
6 8 (3.883%) VPN
6 8 (3.883%) Firewall
7 5 (2.427%) VoIP
8 4 (1.942%) Internet
9 3 (1.456%) Intranet
9 3 (1.456%) FTP
9 3 (1.456%) SSL
10 2 (0.971%) Network Security
10 2 (0.971%) VLAN
10 2 (0.971%) IMAP
10 2 (0.971%) SMTP
10 2 (0.971%) DMZ
10 2 (0.971%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (36.89%) SQL Server
2 31 (15.05%) SQL Server 2008
3 23 (11.17%) SQL Server 2005
4 7 (3.398%) SQL Server 2000
5 6 (2.913%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (2.427%) MySQL
6 5 (2.427%) MS Access
7 4 (1.942%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (1.456%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (1.456%) SQL Server 2012
9 2 (0.971%) SQLite
9 2 (0.971%) Oracle 11g
9 2 (0.971%) Oracle 8/8i
9 2 (0.971%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.485%) Oracle 10g
10 1 (0.485%) Oracle 9i
10 1 (0.485%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.485%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.485%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 11 (5.340%) Visual Studio
2 8 (3.883%) Subversion
3 6 (2.913%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (2.427%) NUnit
5 3 (1.456%) Rhino Mocks
5 3 (1.456%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.971%) MSTest
6 2 (0.971%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 2 (0.971%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.971%) Xcode
6 2 (0.971%) CruiseControl
7 1 (0.485%) Dreamweaver
7 1 (0.485%) Balsamiq Mockups
7 1 (0.485%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.485%) Git (software)
General
1 21 (10.19%) Marketing
2 16 (7.767%) Finance
3 10 (4.854%) Legal
4 9 (4.369%) Back Office
5 8 (3.883%) Banking
6 7 (3.398%) Retail
6 7 (3.398%) Advertising
7 6 (2.913%) Law
8 5 (2.427%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.456%) Publishing
9 3 (1.456%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.971%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.485%) Multimedia
11 1 (0.485%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 63 (30.58%) Developer
2 37 (17.96%) .NET Developer
3 35 (16.99%) Analyst
4 22 (10.68%) Senior Developer
5 16 (7.767%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 15 (7.282%) C# Developer
7 14 (6.796%) C# .NET Developer
7 14 (6.796%) Senior .NET Developer
7 14 (6.796%) Web Developer
8 13 (6.311%) ASP.NET Developer
9 12 (5.825%) 2nd Line Support
10 11 (5.340%) Architect
11 10 (4.854%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 10 (4.854%) Account Manager
12 8 (3.883%) Systems Engineer
12 8 (3.883%) Support Technician
13 7 (3.398%) Senior Web Developer
13 7 (3.398%) Programmer
13 7 (3.398%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 7 (3.398%) 2nd Line Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.709%) Computer Science
2 19 (9.223%) N-Tier
3 17 (8.252%) Mobile App
4 16 (7.767%) Blackberry
5 7 (3.398%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (2.913%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.456%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.456%) Mathematics
7 3 (1.456%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.971%) iPhone
8 2 (0.971%) SaaS
9 1 (0.485%) NHS
9 1 (0.485%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.485%) Open Source
9 1 (0.485%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 79 (38.35%) Windows
2 33 (16.02%) Windows Server 2008
3 31 (15.05%) Windows Server 2003
4 15 (7.282%) Windows XP
4 15 (7.282%) UNIX
4 15 (7.282%) Linux
4 15 (7.282%) Windows 7
5 5 (2.427%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.971%) Android
6 2 (0.971%) Windows Mobile
6 2 (0.971%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.485%) Windows 2000
7 1 (0.485%) Windows 2000 Server
7 1 (0.485%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.485%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (17.48%) ITIL
2 29 (14.08%) OO
3 17 (8.252%) Project Management
3 17 (8.252%) MVC
4 13 (6.311%) Test Scripting
5 12 (5.825%) Agile Software Development
6 9 (4.369%) SEO
6 9 (4.369%) ITIL V3
6 9 (4.369%) Pay per click
7 8 (3.883%) Digital Marketing
7 8 (3.883%) Analytics
7 8 (3.883%) Data Management
8 7 (3.398%) TDD
8 7 (3.398%) Scrum
8 7 (3.398%) PRINCE2
8 7 (3.398%) Unit Testing
8 7 (3.398%) Time Management
8 7 (3.398%) Problem Management
9 6 (2.913%) Project Planning
9 6 (2.913%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 64 (31.07%) C#
2 53 (25.73%) SQL
3 26 (12.62%) VB
4 22 (10.68%) VB6
5 21 (10.19%) JavaScript
6 12 (5.825%) VB.NET
7 11 (5.340%) T-SQL
8 8 (3.883%) Java
9 6 (2.913%) PL/SQL
10 5 (2.427%) PHP
11 3 (1.456%) VBA
11 3 (1.456%) C
11 3 (1.456%) XPath
12 2 (0.971%) ActionScript 2.0
12 2 (0.971%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.971%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.485%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.485%) C++
13 1 (0.485%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 33 (16.02%) Degree
2 23 (11.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (6.796%) MCITP
4 12 (5.825%) MCSE
5 10 (4.854%) MCTS
5 10 (4.854%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (3.883%) MCP
7 7 (3.398%) MCSA
8 6 (2.913%) Security Cleared
8 6 (2.913%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.913%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.942%) CFA
10 3 (1.456%) MCAD
10 3 (1.456%) MCSD
11 2 (0.971%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.971%) ISSAP
11 2 (0.971%) ISSMP
11 2 (0.971%) CISSP
11 2 (0.971%) CCNA
11 2 (0.971%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.427%) SLA
2 2 (0.971%) QA
2 2 (0.971%) COBIT
3 1 (0.485%) Data Quality
System Software
1 39 (18.93%) Active Directory
2 36 (17.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (5.825%) Hyper-V
4 11 (5.340%) XenApp
5 10 (4.854%) vSphere
5 10 (4.854%) VMware ESX
6 9 (4.369%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 3 (1.456%) XenDesktop
7 3 (1.456%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.971%) UAG
8 2 (0.971%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.485%) Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
1 6 (2.913%) WSUS
1 6 (2.913%) Backup Exec
2 5 (2.427%) SCCM
3 4 (1.942%) SCOM
3 4 (1.942%) SCVMM
4 1 (0.485%) MOM
4 1 (0.485%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.485%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.485%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.485%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.485%) Cisco UCCE
Vendors
1 44 (21.36%) VMware
2 28 (13.59%) Citrix
3 18 (8.738%) Cisco
4 17 (8.252%) Telerik
5 11 (5.340%) Google
6 9 (4.369%) Oracle
7 8 (3.883%) Facebook
7 8 (3.883%) HP
8 7 (3.398%) Dell
9 6 (2.913%) Symantec
10 4 (1.942%) Vermilion
10 4 (1.942%) Apple
11 3 (1.456%) Exinda
11 3 (1.456%) WatchGuard
11 3 (1.456%) SonicWALL
12 2 (0.971%) Draytek
12 2 (0.971%) NETGEAR
12 2 (0.971%) Kaseya
12 2 (0.971%) Fidessa
12 2 (0.971%) Bloomberg
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