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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Merseyside 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6374
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads1210
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below12.63 %21.28 %
Salaries quoted1010
Average minimum salary£25,091£29,500
Average salary£27,091£32,300
% change on same period last year-16.12 %
Average maximum salary£29,091£35,100
UK excluding London average salary£33,624£35,308
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads9547
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted8039
Average minimum salary£31,455£31,939
Average salary£33,614£35,663
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum salary£35,773£39,388
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
Visual Studio North WestVisual Studio
North West

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Merseyside Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LiverpoolUp+2111£26,800-3.85 %
St HelensUp+21£30,000-17.80 %
WirralUp+61--
Visual Studio North WestVisual Studio
North West

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

149 (98.00 %).NET
244 (88.00 %)SQL Server
339 (78.00 %)C#
425 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
520 (40.00 %)SQL
520 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
616 (32.00 %)SQL Server 2005
715 (30.00 %)Finance
715 (30.00 %)XML
814 (28.00 %)Microsoft
911 (22.00 %)VB.NET
911 (22.00 %)HTML
108 (16.00 %)WinForms
108 (16.00 %)AJAX
117 (14.00 %)JavaScript
117 (14.00 %)Transact-SQL
117 (14.00 %)CSS
117 (14.00 %)WebServices
126 (12.00 %)XSLT
126 (12.00 %)Windows
126 (12.00 %)VB
135 (10.00 %)Intranet
135 (10.00 %)VB6
144 (8.000 %)CMS
144 (8.000 %)ASP
144 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
144 (8.000 %)XHTML
153 (6.000 %)Crystal Reports
153 (6.000 %)Legal
153 (6.000 %)Pensions

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
149 (98.00 %).NET
220 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
315 (30.00 %)XML
411 (22.00 %)HTML
58 (16.00 %)WinForms
58 (16.00 %)AJAX
67 (14.00 %)WebServices
67 (14.00 %)CSS
76 (12.00 %)XSLT
84 (8.000 %)XHTML
84 (8.000 %)ASP
93 (6.000 %).NET Framework
102 (4.000 %)ADO.NET
111 (2.000 %)JSP
111 (2.000 %)WCF
111 (2.000 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.000 %)CMS
21 (2.000 %)IIS
21 (2.000 %)BizTalk Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.000 %)MS Excel
21 (2.000 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.00 %)Intranet
22 (4.000 %)Extranet
31 (2.000 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (88.00 %)SQL Server
225 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
316 (32.00 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (6.000 %)Crystal Reports
51 (2.000 %)RDBMS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (2.000 %)Dreamweaver
21 (2.000 %)Ant
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (30.00 %)Finance
23 (6.000 %)Legal
23 (6.000 %)Pensions
32 (4.000 %)Financial Institution
32 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.000 %)Government
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (76.00 %)Developer
216 (32.00 %)C# Developer
39 (18.00 %).NET Developer
48 (16.00 %)Web Developer
54 (8.000 %)Software Developer
54 (8.000 %)Software Engineer
54 (8.000 %)Programmer
54 (8.000 %)C# Software Engineer
63 (6.000 %)VB.NET Developer
63 (6.000 %)Analyst
63 (6.000 %)Senior Developer
63 (6.000 %)Analyst Programmer
63 (6.000 %)SQL Developer
72 (4.000 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
72 (4.000 %).NET Web Developer
72 (4.000 %)Senior C# Developer
72 (4.000 %)Senior .NET Developer
72 (4.000 %)Applications Developer
72 (4.000 %)VB Developer
81 (2.000 %)Senior Web Developer
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (12.00 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (6.000 %)Performance Testing
21 (2.000 %)OOA/OOD
21 (2.000 %)E-Commerce
21 (2.000 %)OOD
21 (2.000 %)SEO
21 (2.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (78.00 %)C#
220 (40.00 %)SQL
311 (22.00 %)VB.NET
47 (14.00 %)Transact-SQL
47 (14.00 %)JavaScript
56 (12.00 %)VB
65 (10.00 %)VB6
71 (2.000 %)PHP5
71 (2.000 %)PHP
71 (2.000 %)Java
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.000 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.000 %)MSMQ
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (28.00 %)Microsoft
21 (2.000 %)SAP