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Microsoft Jobs in the North West
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills
Browse 214 Microsoft job vacancies in the North West

The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 19 June 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 North West 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
19 Jun 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 11 8 6
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1277 1250 1276
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 17.46% 17.08% 18.19%
As % of the Vendors category 38.48% 35.73% 35.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1104 1135 1149
Average salary £35,000 £34,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £50,000 £52,250
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -1.33%
All Vendors
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category		 3319 3498 3551
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 45.38% 47.79% 50.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2774 3016 3119
Average salary £37,500 £37,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.35% -3.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

North West Microsoft Salary Histogram

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 North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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		 Find
Job
Vacancies
Manchester -4 743 £35,000 +7.69% 114
Cheshire -3 315 £32,500 -7.14% 39
Lancashire +2 99 £30,500 +7.01% 25
Merseyside -2 74 £36,250 -2.02% 16
Cumbria +5 13 £30,000 - 6
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 1051 (41.89%) .NET
2 1015 (40.45%) MS Excel
3 958 (38.18%) SQL Server
4 924 (36.83%) SQL
5 905 (36.07%) Windows
6 863 (34.40%) C#
7 735 (29.29%) ASP.NET
8 412 (16.42%) Active Directory
9 407 (16.22%) Degree
10 401 (15.98%) MS Office
11 389 (15.50%) JavaScript
12 388 (15.46%) Finance
13 370 (14.75%) VMware
14 367 (14.63%) HTML
15 365 (14.55%) XML
16 361 (14.39%) Windows Server 2008
17 355 (14.15%) MS Exchange
18 354 (14.11%) SharePoint
19 353 (14.07%) Microsoft Certification
20 309 (12.32%) CSS
21 298 (11.88%) VB.NET
22 295 (11.76%) MVC
23 291 (11.60%) ITIL
24 290 (11.56%) SQL Server 2008
25 285 (11.36%) Windows Server 2003
26 280 (11.16%) Web Services
27 274 (10.92%) T-SQL
28 250 (9.964%) .NET Framework
29 248 (9.884%) SQL Server 2005
30 245 (9.765%) Oracle

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 1051 (41.89%) .NET
2 735 (29.29%) ASP.NET
3 367 (14.63%) HTML
4 365 (14.55%) XML
5 309 (12.32%) CSS
6 280 (11.16%) Web Services
7 250 (9.964%) .NET Framework
8 206 (8.210%) jQuery
9 194 (7.732%) WCF
10 187 (7.453%) ASP.NET MVC
11 134 (5.341%) Ajax
12 123 (4.902%) WPF
13 93 (3.707%) SOAP
14 76 (3.029%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 75 (2.989%) COM
16 72 (2.870%) XHTML
17 71 (2.830%) J2EE
18 59 (2.352%) LINQ
19 58 (2.312%) Castle Windsor
20 57 (2.272%) NHibernate
Application Platforms
1 355 (14.15%) MS Exchange
2 354 (14.11%) SharePoint
3 181 (7.214%) Exchange Server 2010
4 126 (5.022%) SharePoint 2010
5 120 (4.783%) IIS
6 100 (3.986%) Lync
7 94 (3.747%) Exchange Server 2003
8 84 (3.348%) Exchange Server 2007
9 48 (1.913%) SharePoint Server
10 47 (1.873%) CMS
11 40 (1.594%) Office Communications Server
12 34 (1.355%) BizTalk Server
13 33 (1.315%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
14 26 (1.036%) SAS
15 18 (0.717%) Windows Azure
15 18 (0.717%) SharePoint 2013
15 18 (0.717%) IBM Notes
16 16 (0.638%) WordPress
17 14 (0.558%) CICS
18 9 (0.359%) Drupal
Applications
1 1015 (40.45%) MS Excel
2 401 (15.98%) MS Office
3 64 (2.551%) MS PowerPoint
4 57 (2.272%) MS Project
5 51 (2.033%) MS Visio
6 33 (1.315%) Office 365
7 15 (0.598%) Photoshop
8 14 (0.558%) InfoPath
9 11 (0.438%) SPSS
10 7 (0.279%) Spreadsheet
11 6 (0.239%) Google Apps
12 4 (0.159%) Fireworks
13 3 (0.120%) Adobe Illustrator
13 3 (0.120%) Acrobat
14 2 (0.080%) Solid Edge
14 2 (0.080%) RoboHelp
15 1 (0.040%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 123 (4.902%) Dynamics CRM
2 109 (4.344%) Dynamics AX
3 41 (1.634%) Dynamics NAV
4 20 (0.797%) Google Analytics
5 19 (0.757%) Oracle Applications
6 15 (0.598%) Dynamics GP
6 15 (0.598%) Oracle EBS R12
7 13 (0.518%) SAP ERP
8 11 (0.438%) Bond Adapt
8 11 (0.438%) Oracle EBS
9 8 (0.319%) Oracle Financials
10 7 (0.279%) SAP CO
10 7 (0.279%) SAP FI/CO
10 7 (0.279%) SAP FI
11 6 (0.239%) Oracle HRMS
12 5 (0.199%) SAP Business One
12 5 (0.199%) Cognos Business Intelligence
12 5 (0.199%) Visualfiles
13 4 (0.159%) Oracle Payroll
13 4 (0.159%) Cognos Planning
Communications & Networking
1 173 (6.895%) Firewall
2 170 (6.776%) TCP/IP
3 152 (6.058%) WAN
4 137 (5.460%) LAN
5 115 (4.583%) DNS
6 114 (4.544%) SAN
7 90 (3.587%) Internet
8 85 (3.388%) VPN
9 77 (3.069%) DHCP
9 77 (3.069%) HTTP
10 59 (2.352%) VoIP
11 54 (2.152%) Unified Communications
12 47 (1.873%) Intranet
13 23 (0.917%) NAS
14 21 (0.837%) Fibre Channel
14 21 (0.837%) Cisco Nexus
15 20 (0.797%) Network Security
16 15 (0.598%) SSL
17 14 (0.558%) Broadband
18 13 (0.518%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 958 (38.18%) SQL Server
2 290 (11.56%) SQL Server 2008
3 248 (9.884%) SQL Server 2005
4 195 (7.772%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 181 (7.214%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 115 (4.583%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 88 (3.507%) MySQL
8 87 (3.468%) Data Warehouse
9 84 (3.348%) RDBMS
10 74 (2.949%) SQL Server 2012
11 56 (2.232%) SQL Server 2000
12 37 (1.475%) MS Access
13 34 (1.355%) OLAP
14 29 (1.156%) Oracle 8/8i
15 27 (1.076%) Crystal Reports
16 26 (1.036%) DB2
17 25 (0.996%) Oracle 9i
18 22 (0.877%) Oracle Reports
19 21 (0.837%) Data Mining
20 20 (0.797%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 217 (8.649%) Visual Studio
2 65 (2.591%) NUnit
3 54 (2.152%) Team Foundation Server
4 39 (1.554%) Rhino Mocks
5 27 (1.076%) Subversion
6 25 (0.996%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 21 (0.837%) MSTest
8 20 (0.797%) Moq
9 13 (0.518%) Git (software)
10 12 (0.478%) Selenium
11 10 (0.399%) Dreamweaver
11 10 (0.399%) CruiseControl
12 9 (0.359%) Oracle Forms
12 9 (0.359%) Cucumber
13 8 (0.319%) Rational DOORS
13 8 (0.319%) MSBuild
13 8 (0.319%) Visual Studio Team System
13 8 (0.319%) MorphX
14 7 (0.279%) PhoneGap
15 5 (0.199%) JIRA
General
1 388 (15.46%) Finance
2 131 (5.221%) Advertising
3 116 (4.623%) Retail
4 87 (3.468%) Telecoms
5 86 (3.428%) Legal
6 72 (2.870%) Marketing
7 56 (2.232%) Banking
8 54 (2.152%) Manufacturing
9 20 (0.797%) Back Office
10 19 (0.757%) Pharmaceutical
11 15 (0.598%) Military
12 14 (0.558%) Law
13 12 (0.478%) Games
13 12 (0.478%) Aerospace
13 12 (0.478%) Retail Banking
14 11 (0.438%) Financial Institution
15 9 (0.359%) Billing
16 7 (0.279%) Local Government
16 7 (0.279%) Publishing
17 6 (0.239%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 867 (34.56%) Developer
2 369 (14.71%) .NET Developer
3 351 (13.99%) Analyst
4 221 (8.808%) Consultant
5 216 (8.609%) C# Developer
6 170 (6.776%) C# .NET Developer
7 143 (5.699%) ASP.NET Developer
8 138 (5.500%) Software Developer
9 120 (4.783%) Web Developer
10 117 (4.663%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 112 (4.464%) Support Analyst
12 107 (4.265%) Senior Developer
13 101 (4.026%) Architect
14 92 (3.667%) Support Engineer
15 84 (3.348%) Team Leader
16 80 (3.189%) DBA
17 69 (2.750%) Project Manager
18 66 (2.631%) IT Support
19 65 (2.591%) SQL Developer
19 65 (2.591%) 2nd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 133 (5.301%) Computer Science
2 85 (3.388%) N-Tier
3 84 (3.348%) Enterprise Software
4 66 (2.631%) Mobile App
5 64 (2.551%) Blackberry
6 63 (2.511%) Management Information System
7 41 (1.634%) Client/Server
8 38 (1.515%) Clustering
9 30 (1.196%) Replication
10 27 (1.076%) Mathematics
11 26 (1.036%) Mainframe
12 24 (0.957%) Social Media
13 20 (0.797%) Thin Client
13 20 (0.797%) Fat Client
14 19 (0.757%) Statistics
14 19 (0.757%) Open Source
15 18 (0.717%) Inversion of Control
15 18 (0.717%) iPhone
15 18 (0.717%) Data Integration
16 16 (0.638%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 905 (36.07%) Windows
2 361 (14.39%) Windows Server 2008
3 285 (11.36%) Windows Server 2003
4 232 (9.247%) Windows XP
5 156 (6.218%) Windows 7
6 120 (4.783%) Linux
7 101 (4.026%) UNIX
8 70 (2.790%) Windows Vista
9 54 (2.152%) Windows Server 2012
10 42 (1.674%) Windows 8
11 26 (1.036%) Windows 2000
12 24 (0.957%) AIX
13 23 (0.917%) Android
14 20 (0.797%) Apple iOS
15 18 (0.717%) Windows 2000 Server
16 8 (0.319%) Mac OS
16 8 (0.319%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 8 (0.319%) Solaris
17 5 (0.199%) Windows Mobile
17 5 (0.199%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (11.76%) MVC
2 291 (11.60%) ITIL
3 219 (8.729%) OO
4 159 (6.337%) TDD
5 154 (6.138%) Project Management
6 149 (5.939%) CRM
7 142 (5.660%) Business Intelligence
8 134 (5.341%) Scrum
9 129 (5.141%) Agile Software Development
10 124 (4.942%) PRINCE2
11 120 (4.783%) Service Delivery
12 107 (4.265%) ERP
13 103 (4.105%) Web Development
14 101 (4.026%) UML
15 83 (3.308%) Migration
16 73 (2.910%) OOP
17 70 (2.790%) Incident Management
18 69 (2.750%) Data Management
18 69 (2.750%) E-Commerce
19 68 (2.710%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 924 (36.83%) SQL
2 863 (34.40%) C#
3 389 (15.50%) JavaScript
4 298 (11.88%) VB.NET
5 274 (10.92%) T-SQL
6 148 (5.899%) Java
7 140 (5.580%) VB
8 83 (3.308%) VBA
9 63 (2.511%) PHP
10 58 (2.312%) PL/SQL
11 48 (1.913%) VB6
12 47 (1.873%) C++
13 44 (1.754%) C
13 44 (1.754%) PowerShell
14 32 (1.275%) XPath
15 28 (1.116%) VBScript
15 28 (1.116%) X++
16 21 (0.837%) Ruby
17 18 (0.717%) Python
18 10 (0.399%) XAML
Qualifications
1 407 (16.22%) Degree
2 353 (14.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 138 (5.500%) MCP
4 110 (4.384%) MCTS
5 97 (3.866%) MCSE
6 74 (2.949%) MCITP
7 60 (2.391%) ITIL Certification
8 57 (2.272%) Security Cleared
9 47 (1.873%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 42 (1.674%) Cisco Certification
11 40 (1.594%) MCAD
12 39 (1.554%) MCSD
13 37 (1.475%) MCSA
14 34 (1.355%) SC Cleared
15 32 (1.275%) CCNA
16 19 (0.757%) ISEB
17 17 (0.678%) CCNP
17 17 (0.678%) CISSP
17 17 (0.678%) Citrix Certification
18 16 (0.638%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (4.504%) SLA
2 57 (2.272%) QA
3 40 (1.594%) WAI
4 35 (1.395%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (0.518%) PCI DSS
6 9 (0.359%) COBIT
7 6 (0.239%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.199%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.159%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.120%) GAAP
10 3 (0.120%) BS7799
10 3 (0.120%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.040%) HL7
11 1 (0.040%) Data Quality
System Software
1 412 (16.42%) Active Directory
2 212 (8.450%) VMware Infrastructure
3 93 (3.707%) Hyper-V
4 91 (3.627%) vSphere
5 43 (1.714%) XenApp
6 17 (0.678%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 17 (0.678%) XenServer
7 16 (0.638%) NFS
7 16 (0.638%) VMware ESX
8 14 (0.558%) Forefront TMG
8 14 (0.558%) UAG
9 13 (0.518%) Microsoft App-V
9 13 (0.518%) VMware ESXi
10 12 (0.478%) XenDesktop
10 12 (0.478%) Terminal Services
10 12 (0.478%) ISA Server
11 11 (0.438%) Xen
11 11 (0.438%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 9 (0.359%) Terminal Server
13 6 (0.239%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 108 (4.305%) SCCM
2 78 (3.109%) SCOM
3 33 (1.315%) McAfee ePO
4 27 (1.076%) Backup Exec
5 25 (0.996%) WSUS
6 17 (0.678%) Tivoli
7 14 (0.558%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 11 (0.438%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 9 (0.359%) NetBackup
9 9 (0.359%) SolarWinds Orion
10 8 (0.319%) MOM
11 5 (0.199%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
12 4 (0.159%) Data Guard
12 4 (0.159%) Nagios
12 4 (0.159%) Norton AntiVirus
12 4 (0.159%) SCVMM
12 4 (0.159%) CA Endevor
13 2 (0.080%) Vagrant
13 2 (0.080%) Puppet
13 2 (0.080%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 370 (14.75%) VMware
2 245 (9.765%) Oracle
3 244 (9.725%) Cisco
4 205 (8.171%) Citrix
5 137 (5.460%) NetApp
6 110 (4.384%) SAP
7 90 (3.587%) HP
8 75 (2.989%) IBM
9 59 (2.352%) Avaya
10 50 (1.993%) EMC
11 46 (1.833%) McAfee
12 45 (1.794%) Google
13 38 (1.515%) Cognos
14 35 (1.395%) Symantec
15 32 (1.275%) Business Objects
16 31 (1.236%) Dell
17 30 (1.196%) Telerik
18 29 (1.156%) Juniper
18 29 (1.156%) Apple
19 26 (1.036%) Lotus
Software Developer - Wigan - C# / ASP.NET / SQL
Wigan, North West
As their Software Developer (C# / ASP.NET) you be will responsible for the development & enhancement of various software solutions marketed by my client. Technically they are looking for...
greywood
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 29 May 2013
Software Developer - Wigan - C# / ASP.NET / SQL
Wigan, Lancashire
C# / Microsoft SQL Server / XML / XSTL /ASP.NET / Entity Framework My client are looking to recruit an Software Developer (C# / ASP.NET) with at least 12 months commercial...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
Web Developer, C#, .Net
Liverpool, Merseyside
Software Engineer, Microsoft .Net Framework, , C#, ASP.net, Microsoft SQL Server, source control, web services, WCF , SQL, WCF... Candidates with experience of developing disperate systems using web services...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
C# Developer (.NET, SQL Server) - Altrincham
Altrincham, North West
Working in a small team on their core applications in a leading edge Microsoft environment, you will be working on complex design and product development Technically you will...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £45000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
C# Developer (.NET, SQL Server) - Altrincham
Altrincham, Cheshire
Working in a small team on their core applications in a leading edge Microsoft environment, you will be working on complex design and product development Technically you will...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £32000 - £45000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
Web Developer
Cumbria, North West
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
C# Developer (C#, .NET, VB.NET, JavaScript, SQL, Cheshire)
Cheshire
ninesharp
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
C# .NET Developers x 2 - Manchester
Manchester, Lancashire
Kingfisher Consultancy
Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + pension, life assurance,health
Posted: 14 June 2013
Sharepoint Developer - Preston
Preston, North West
greywood
Salary: £40000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Sharepoint Developer - Preston
Preston, Lancashire
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £40000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Junior Web Developer (C#, .NET, SQL Server, Cheshire)
Cheshire
ninesharp
Salary: £20000 - £28000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
2nd, 3rd Line Support - South Manchester
Stockport, Cheshire
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Analyst Developer / Software Developer
Manchester, Lancashire
D Tech Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
IT Helpdesk Technician
Blackpool, Lancashire
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £18000.00 - £20000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
IT Helpdesk Technician
Blackpool, North West
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000.00 - £20000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
SQL/ .Net Developer - Junior, Graduate, degree
Lancashire, North West
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
SQL/ .Net Developer - Junior, Graduate, degree
Lancashire
IT Ventures
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Programmer / Software Engineer
Manchester, North West
Jagger Talent Commercial Recruiters
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 per year
Posted: 21 May 2013
Implementation Developer - MS SQL, Visual Basic, VB6 - £22-26k
Manchester, Lancashire
Roc Search
Salary: £22000 - £26000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Software Developer / .Net Developer (C# ASP.Net) - Manchester
Manchester, Lancashire
D Tech Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 15 June 2013
Software Developer / .Net Developer (C# ASP.Net) - Manchester
Manchester, Lancashire
D Tech Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer / Manchester / 40,000 - 48,000
Manchester, Lancashire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 - 48,000
Posted: 17 June 2013
Web Developer
North West
Premier Group Recruitment
Salary: £18000.00 - £26000.00
Posted: 13 June 2013
Technical Architect
North West England
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £44000.00 - £56000.00 per annum
Posted: 28 May 2013
Technical Architect
North West England
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £52000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 29 May 2013
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