The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Midlothian region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 20 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 Midlothian 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank - 2 5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 0 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Midlothian - 33.33% 12.50%
As % of the Vendors category - 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
Average salary - £34,500 £25,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +35.29%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% -1.35%
All Vendors
Midlothian
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
0 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Midlothian - 33.33% 12.50%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
Average salary - £34,500 £25,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +35.29%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Midlothian 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 Midlothian region.

Midlothian Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlothian 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 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 2 (100.00%) CSS
1 2 (100.00%) OOP
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlothian 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 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 2 (100.00%) CSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Microsoft Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) OOP
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree