The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Mid Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 17 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 Mid Wales 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 8 2 -
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Mid Wales 7.143% 80.00% -
As % of the Vendors category 50.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
Average salary £44,000 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.71% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% -1.35%
All Vendors
Mid Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
2 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Mid Wales 14.29% 80.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
Average salary £40,750 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.42% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Wales

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Mid Wales 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 Mid Wales region.

Mid Wales Microsoft Salary Trend

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 Mid Wales region over the 3 months to 17 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
Powys -5 1 £44,000 +35.38%
Microsoft
Wales

Microsoft
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Mid Wales 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 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Automation Testing

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Mid Wales 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 1 (100.00%) .NET
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C