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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 Milton Keynes 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 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank1515
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads166133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.059 %
As % of the category below26.35 %24.95 %
Salaries quoted132118
Average minimum salary£30,614£38,862
Average salary£33,252£41,718
% change on same period last year-20.29 %
Average maximum salary£35,889£44,574
UK excluding London average salary£35,438£35,641
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Vendors Milton KeynesVendors
Milton Keynes
Matching permanent IT job ads630533
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.307 %0.236 %
Salaries quoted512418
Average minimum salary£33,973£39,043
Average salary£37,275£41,553
% change on same period last year-10.29 %
Average maximum salary£40,578£44,063
UK excluding London average salary£40,099£41,431
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Microsoft BuckinghamshireMicrosoft
Buckinghamshire

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 Milton Keynes region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Milton Keynes Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

1162 (45.51 %)Windows
2135 (37.92 %)MS Excel
3123 (34.55 %).NET
4115 (32.30 %)SQL
5113 (31.74 %)SQL Server
688 (24.72 %)C#
787 (24.44 %)Microsoft Certification
872 (20.22 %)MS Exchange
969 (19.38 %)MS Office
1060 (16.85 %)Active Directory
1155 (15.45 %)Oracle
1249 (13.76 %)ASP.NET
1347 (13.20 %)Linux
1443 (12.08 %)ITIL
1542 (11.80 %)SQL Server 2000
1641 (11.52 %)Cisco
1641 (11.52 %)XML
1739 (10.96 %)Visual Studio
1837 (10.39 %)Unix
1936 (10.11 %)WinForms
1936 (10.11 %)Finance
2034 (9.551 %)SQL Server 2005
2131 (8.708 %)Exchange Server 2003
2131 (8.708 %)Internet
2229 (8.146 %)VB.NET
2326 (7.303 %)C++
2326 (7.303 %)VB
2326 (7.303 %)MCSE
2326 (7.303 %)Citrix
2326 (7.303 %)Project Management

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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
1123 (34.55 %).NET
249 (13.76 %)ASP.NET
341 (11.52 %)XML
436 (10.11 %)WinForms
523 (6.461 %)J2EE
620 (5.618 %)WebServices
719 (5.337 %)HTML
818 (5.056 %)ASP
914 (3.933 %)Spring
914 (3.933 %)Hibernate
108 (2.247 %)CSS
117 (1.966 %)SOAP
126 (1.685 %)EJB
126 (1.685 %)MFC
126 (1.685 %)WCF
135 (1.404 %)Windows SharePoint Services
142 (0.562 %)WebSphere
142 (0.562 %).NET Framework
142 (0.562 %)WPF
142 (0.562 %)WF
Application Platforms
172 (20.22 %)MS Exchange
231 (8.708 %)Exchange Server 2003
324 (6.742 %)SharePoint
423 (6.461 %)Exchange Server 2000
516 (4.494 %)SharePoint Server 2007
516 (4.494 %)Exchange Server 2007
516 (4.494 %)WebLogic
612 (3.371 %)BizTalk Server
612 (3.371 %)Exchange Server 5.5
612 (3.371 %)CMS
711 (3.090 %)IIS
86 (1.685 %)Lotus Notes
92 (0.562 %)GroupWise
92 (0.562 %)SugarCRM
92 (0.562 %)TYPO3
101 (0.281 %)Oracle Application Server
101 (0.281 %)WebSphere Application Server
101 (0.281 %)MQSeries
101 (0.281 %)JBoss
Applications
1135 (37.92 %)MS Excel
269 (19.38 %)MS Office
36 (1.685 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (0.843 %)InfoPath
43 (0.843 %)MS Visio
43 (0.843 %)MS Project
52 (0.562 %)Photoshop
52 (0.562 %)Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
14 (1.124 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.562 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (0.562 %)Pegasus Opera
31 (0.281 %)Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
131 (8.708 %)Internet
216 (4.494 %)Firewall
312 (3.371 %)VoIP
410 (2.809 %)WAN
410 (2.809 %)LAN
59 (2.528 %)IPCC
68 (2.247 %)Wireless
75 (1.404 %)TCP/IP
84 (1.124 %)Intranet
84 (1.124 %)OSPF
84 (1.124 %)BGP
84 (1.124 %)EIGRP
84 (1.124 %)FirePass
93 (0.843 %)Cisco PIX
93 (0.843 %)X.400
93 (0.843 %)X.500
93 (0.843 %)SMTP
102 (0.562 %)Cisco IOS
111 (0.281 %)VPN
111 (0.281 %)WINS
Database & Business Intelligence
1113 (31.74 %)SQL Server
242 (11.80 %)SQL Server 2000
334 (9.551 %)SQL Server 2005
415 (4.213 %)Oracle 10g
415 (4.213 %)MS Access
512 (3.371 %)Oracle 8/8i
67 (1.966 %)SQL Server 7
76 (1.685 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
76 (1.685 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
85 (1.404 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (0.281 %)MySQL
91 (0.281 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.281 %)Data Mining
91 (0.281 %)ETL
91 (0.281 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
139 (10.96 %)Visual Studio
215 (4.213 %)Rational Rose
313 (3.652 %)Eclipse
313 (3.652 %)Ant
313 (3.652 %)JUnit
43 (0.843 %)TestDirector
52 (0.562 %)Flash
61 (0.281 %)WinRunner
61 (0.281 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.281 %)ClearQuest
61 (0.281 %)Rational Robot
61 (0.281 %)MSI
61 (0.281 %)Oracle Forms
General
136 (10.11 %)Finance
214 (3.933 %)Pensions
214 (3.933 %)Marketing
312 (3.371 %)Government
312 (3.371 %)3D Graphics
410 (2.809 %)Retail
59 (2.528 %)Education
68 (2.247 %)Health
68 (2.247 %)Construction
76 (1.685 %)Insurance
76 (1.685 %)Electronics
85 (1.404 %)Publishing
85 (1.404 %)Multimedia
85 (1.404 %)Auditing
94 (1.124 %)Banking
103 (0.843 %)Telecoms
112 (0.562 %)Electric
121 (0.281 %)Police
121 (0.281 %)Investment Banking
121 (0.281 %)Automotive
Job Titles
1130 (36.52 %)Developer
264 (17.98 %)Analyst
352 (14.61 %)C# Developer
437 (10.39 %).NET Developer
531 (8.708 %)Consultant
621 (5.899 %)Software Developer
621 (5.899 %)SQL Developer
718 (5.056 %)Team Leader
817 (4.775 %)Web Developer
817 (4.775 %)Support Analyst
916 (4.494 %)Development Manager
1014 (3.933 %)Java Developer
1014 (3.933 %)Support Engineer
1113 (3.652 %)Technical Specialist
1212 (3.371 %)Security Analyst
1212 (3.371 %)ASP.NET Developer
1212 (3.371 %)VB.NET Developer
1311 (3.090 %)Field Engineer
1311 (3.090 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1311 (3.090 %)SQL Server Developer
Miscellaneous
112 (3.371 %)Mainframe
211 (3.090 %)Physics
211 (3.090 %)Computer Science
310 (2.809 %)Robotics
49 (2.528 %)IVR
56 (1.685 %)Clustering
64 (1.124 %)Thin Client
64 (1.124 %)Fat Client
72 (0.562 %)Multithreading
72 (0.562 %)Client/Server
81 (0.281 %)Firmware
81 (0.281 %)Interactive TV
81 (0.281 %)SCADA
Operating Systems
1162 (45.51 %)Windows
247 (13.20 %)Linux
337 (10.39 %)Unix
420 (5.618 %)Windows XP
518 (5.056 %)Windows 2000
617 (4.775 %)Windows NT
76 (1.685 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (0.843 %)NetWare
92 (0.562 %)SUSE
92 (0.562 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.562 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
143 (12.08 %)ITIL
226 (7.303 %)Project Management
322 (6.180 %)Service Delivery
322 (6.180 %)Security Cleared
419 (5.337 %)UML
518 (5.056 %)OO
617 (4.775 %)Workflow
714 (3.933 %)RUP
714 (3.933 %)Technical Architecture
714 (3.933 %)Risk Analysis
812 (3.371 %)SC Cleared
812 (3.371 %)DV Cleared
812 (3.371 %)Knowledge Management
911 (3.090 %)Business Intelligence
1010 (2.809 %)Workflow Management
119 (2.528 %)Web Design
119 (2.528 %)Risk Management
119 (2.528 %)Workforce Management Optimization (WFO)
128 (2.247 %)Project Planning
137 (1.966 %)Information Security
Programming Languages
1115 (32.30 %)SQL
288 (24.72 %)C#
329 (8.146 %)VB.NET
426 (7.303 %)VB
426 (7.303 %)C++
519 (5.337 %)Java
618 (5.056 %)C
716 (4.494 %)JavaScript
815 (4.213 %)VB6
912 (3.371 %)Transact-SQL
912 (3.371 %)VBScript
912 (3.371 %)DHTML
1011 (3.090 %)PHP
119 (2.528 %)PL/SQL
127 (1.966 %)VC++
136 (1.685 %)COBOL
142 (0.562 %)ActionScript
151 (0.281 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
187 (24.44 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (7.303 %)MCSE
324 (6.742 %)MCP
423 (6.461 %)Cisco Certification
521 (5.899 %)ITIL Certification
620 (5.618 %)Degree
718 (5.056 %)CCNP
811 (3.090 %)MCSA
99 (2.528 %)CISSP
107 (1.966 %)CCNA
114 (1.124 %)ISEB
114 (1.124 %)MCSD
123 (0.843 %)CCIE
123 (0.843 %)MCAD
132 (0.562 %)CCVP
141 (0.281 %)MCDST
141 (0.281 %)MCTS
141 (0.281 %)A+ Certification
141 (0.281 %)MCDBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
124 (6.742 %)SLA
214 (3.933 %)QA
35 (1.404 %)ISO9000
System Software
160 (16.85 %)Active Directory
29 (2.528 %)Citrix Presentation Server
36 (1.685 %)Backup Exec
44 (1.124 %)ISA Server
53 (0.843 %)RACF
61 (0.281 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
18 (2.247 %)CiscoWorks
18 (2.247 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (1.685 %)MOM
26 (1.685 %)MIMEsweeper
35 (1.404 %)Norton AntiVirus
43 (0.843 %)SCCM
43 (0.843 %)SCOM
52 (0.562 %)BMC PATROL
61 (0.281 %)Tivoli
Vendors
155 (15.45 %)Oracle
241 (11.52 %)Cisco
326 (7.303 %)Citrix
413 (3.652 %)Avaya
512 (3.371 %)VMware
611 (3.090 %)Genesys
611 (3.090 %)BEA
78 (2.247 %)Remedy
86 (1.685 %)Symantec
86 (1.685 %)Lotus
86 (1.685 %)Unisys
95 (1.404 %)Red Hat
104 (1.124 %)CheckPoint
104 (1.124 %)IBM
113 (0.843 %)3Com
113 (0.843 %)SonicWALL
113 (0.843 %)Draytek
122 (0.562 %)Altiris
122 (0.562 %)HP
122 (0.562 %)SAP
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