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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 Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads2529
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.012 %
As % of the category below31.65 %35.80 %
Salaries quoted2129
Average minimum salary£28,429£33,172
Average salary£30,595£34,207
% change on same period last year-10.55 %
Average maximum salary£32,762£35,241
UK excluding London average salary£35,367£35,655
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Matching permanent IT job ads7981
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.034 %
Salaries quoted5269
Average minimum salary£30,797£32,429
Average salary£33,543£35,027
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Average maximum salary£36,290£37,625
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Microsoft Tyne and WearMicrosoft
Tyne and Wear

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 beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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.

137 (64.91 %).NET
233 (57.89 %)SQL Server
331 (54.39 %)C#
331 (54.39 %)XML
331 (54.39 %)Windows
421 (36.84 %)OO
520 (35.09 %)MS Excel
616 (28.07 %)WebServices
715 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
715 (26.32 %)UML
715 (26.32 %)UNIX
715 (26.32 %)Windows XP
814 (24.56 %)C++
814 (24.56 %)ASP
912 (21.05 %)ASP.NET
912 (21.05 %)Microsoft Certification
1011 (19.30 %)IIS
1011 (19.30 %)HTML
1011 (19.30 %)Java
1011 (19.30 %)JavaScript
1110 (17.54 %)Data Modelling
1110 (17.54 %)Business Intelligence
129 (15.79 %)RDBMS
129 (15.79 %)ERP
129 (15.79 %)CRM
129 (15.79 %)VC++
129 (15.79 %)MySQL
129 (15.79 %)OOA/OOD
129 (15.79 %).NET Framework
138 (14.04 %)VB.NET

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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.

Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (64.91 %).NET
231 (54.39 %)XML
316 (28.07 %)WebServices
414 (24.56 %)ASP
512 (21.05 %)ASP.NET
611 (19.30 %)HTML
79 (15.79 %).NET Framework
86 (10.53 %)WinForms
95 (8.772 %)XSLT
104 (7.018 %)Middleware
112 (3.509 %)AJAX
112 (3.509 %)XSL
112 (3.509 %)CSS
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (19.30 %)IIS
22 (3.509 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.754 %)GroupWise
31 (1.754 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.754 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.754 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.754 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.754 %)SharePoint
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (35.09 %)MS Excel
27 (12.28 %)MS Office
35 (8.772 %)MATLAB
41 (1.754 %)DeltaView
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.263 %)DHCP
13 (5.263 %)DNS
13 (5.263 %)Intranet
22 (3.509 %)SNMP
22 (3.509 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.754 %)VPN
31 (1.754 %)Ethernet
31 (1.754 %)Internet
31 (1.754 %)DDNS
31 (1.754 %)Firewall
31 (1.754 %)VLAN
31 (1.754 %)LAN
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (57.89 %)SQL Server
29 (15.79 %)RDBMS
29 (15.79 %)MySQL
34 (7.018 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.754 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (1.754 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (1.754 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (1.754 %)OLAP
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.772 %)NUnit
22 (3.509 %)Visual Studio
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.772 %)Education
24 (7.018 %)Finance
33 (5.263 %)Legal
42 (3.509 %)Pensions
51 (1.754 %)Law
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (47.37 %)Developer
219 (33.33 %).NET Developer
37 (12.28 %)C# Developer
37 (12.28 %)C# Application Developer
37 (12.28 %).NET Applications Developer
37 (12.28 %)Applications Developer
46 (10.53 %)Software Developer
55 (8.772 %)Software Engineer
55 (8.772 %)C++ Software Engineer
55 (8.772 %)C Software Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Trainer
73 (5.263 %)IT Trainer
82 (3.509 %)Analyst
82 (3.509 %)Systems Analyst
82 (3.509 %)Systems Support
82 (3.509 %)Support Engineer
82 (3.509 %)Applications Support
82 (3.509 %)DBA
82 (3.509 %)Lead Developer
82 (3.509 %)ASP.NET Developer
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.772 %)Mathematics
15 (8.772 %)Computer Science
23 (5.263 %)Client/Server
32 (3.509 %)N-Tier
41 (1.754 %)EPoS
41 (1.754 %)AS400
41 (1.754 %)PDA
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (54.39 %)Windows
215 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
215 (26.32 %)Windows XP
215 (26.32 %)UNIX
38 (14.04 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (12.28 %)Linux
53 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (1.754 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.754 %)VMS
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (36.84 %)OO
215 (26.32 %)UML
310 (17.54 %)Data Modelling
310 (17.54 %)Business Intelligence
49 (15.79 %)CRM
49 (15.79 %)OOA/OOD
49 (15.79 %)ERP
56 (10.53 %)Scrum
56 (10.53 %)Extreme Programming
56 (10.53 %)TDD
65 (8.772 %)OOD
74 (7.018 %)ITIL
82 (3.509 %)E-Commerce
82 (3.509 %)Agile Software Development
82 (3.509 %)Project Management
82 (3.509 %)Service Management
82 (3.509 %)Workflow
82 (3.509 %)Security Cleared
82 (3.509 %)Systems Analysis
82 (3.509 %)Strategic Planning
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (54.39 %)C#
214 (24.56 %)C++
311 (19.30 %)Java
311 (19.30 %)JavaScript
49 (15.79 %)VC++
58 (14.04 %)VB.NET
66 (10.53 %)Shell Script
66 (10.53 %)SQL
66 (10.53 %)VB
75 (8.772 %)C
75 (8.772 %)AWK
81 (1.754 %)Transact-SQL
81 (1.754 %)RPG
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (21.05 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (14.04 %)MCP
35 (8.772 %)Degree
44 (7.018 %)MCSE
53 (5.263 %)MOS
62 (3.509 %)MCSA
71 (1.754 %)MCT
71 (1.754 %)CCNA
71 (1.754 %)CCA
71 (1.754 %)Citrix Certification
71 (1.754 %)Cisco Certification
71 (1.754 %)MCAD
71 (1.754 %)MCSD
71 (1.754 %)A+ Certification
71 (1.754 %)ITIL Certification
71 (1.754 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
71 (1.754 %)DCSE
71 (1.754 %)HP ASE
71 (1.754 %)HP MASE
71 (1.754 %)HP APS
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (8.772 %)ISO9000
21 (1.754 %)SLA
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (12.28 %)Active Directory
21 (1.754 %)Backup Exec
21 (1.754 %)VMware Infrastructure
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.754 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (1.754 %)Norton AntiVirus
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (10.53 %)Citrix
23 (5.263 %)Cisco
32 (3.509 %)HP
41 (1.754 %)Compaq
41 (1.754 %)Dell
41 (1.754 %)Intel
41 (1.754 %)CA
41 (1.754 %)Lotus
41 (1.754 %)Symantec
41 (1.754 %)Sophos
41 (1.754 %)VMware
41 (1.754 %)IBM