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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Northern Ireland 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2014
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads1514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
As % of the category below12.50 %11.38 %
Salaries quoted96
Average minimum salary£33,222£23,333
Average salary£35,333£26,667
% change on same period last year+32.50 %
Average maximum salary£37,444£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,431£35,711
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads120123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.053 %
Salaries quoted4774
Average minimum salary£34,945£33,500
Average salary£37,845£36,262
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
Average maximum salary£40,745£39,025
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Microsoft UKMicrosoft
UK

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 Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
County AntrimUp+39£24,000-15.29 %
County LondonderryNew entry-3£45,000-
NewryNew entry-2£50,000-
Microsoft UKMicrosoft
UK

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

136 (59.02 %)MS Excel
232 (52.46 %)Windows
325 (40.98 %)SQL Server
421 (34.43 %)Microsoft Certification
520 (32.79 %)C#
520 (32.79 %).NET
619 (31.15 %)MS Office
714 (22.95 %)MCP
714 (22.95 %)ASP.NET
812 (19.67 %)SharePoint
812 (19.67 %)Windows Server 2003
812 (19.67 %)Finance
910 (16.39 %)SharePoint Server 2007
109 (14.75 %)Windows 2000
118 (13.11 %)UML
118 (13.11 %)Visual Studio
118 (13.11 %)SQL
118 (13.11 %)TCP/IP
118 (13.11 %)RDBMS
118 (13.11 %)Active Directory
118 (13.11 %)MCSE
118 (13.11 %)Windows Vista
127 (11.48 %)Windows XP
127 (11.48 %)OO
127 (11.48 %)XML
136 (9.836 %)WebServices
136 (9.836 %)Banking
145 (8.197 %)A+ Certification
145 (8.197 %)Statistics
145 (8.197 %)Investment Banking

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (32.79 %).NET
214 (22.95 %)ASP.NET
37 (11.48 %)XML
46 (9.836 %)WebServices
54 (6.557 %)HTML
63 (4.918 %)WinForms
63 (4.918 %)J2EE
63 (4.918 %)ADO.NET
63 (4.918 %).NET Remoting
72 (3.279 %)ASP
72 (3.279 %)COM+
72 (3.279 %)CSS
72 (3.279 %)XSLT
81 (1.639 %)Spring
81 (1.639 %)AJAX
81 (1.639 %)Windows SharePoint Services
81 (1.639 %)JSP
81 (1.639 %)COM
81 (1.639 %).NET Framework
81 (1.639 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (19.67 %)SharePoint
210 (16.39 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (3.279 %)IIS
32 (3.279 %)SharePoint Portal Server
32 (3.279 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.639 %)BizTalk Server
41 (1.639 %)Content Management Server
41 (1.639 %)CMS
41 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2007
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
136 (59.02 %)MS Excel
219 (31.15 %)MS Office
35 (8.197 %)MS PowerPoint
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.639 %)Microsoft CRM
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (13.11 %)TCP/IP
23 (4.918 %)CTI
32 (3.279 %)SAN
41 (1.639 %)Internet
41 (1.639 %)DNS
41 (1.639 %)DHCP
41 (1.639 %)FTP
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (40.98 %)SQL Server
28 (13.11 %)RDBMS
34 (6.557 %)Datawarehouse
43 (4.918 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (4.918 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (3.279 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (1.639 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.639 %)Oracle Reports
61 (1.639 %)EDRMS
61 (1.639 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (13.11 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.279 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (1.639 %)NUnit
31 (1.639 %)JUnit
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (19.67 %)Finance
26 (9.836 %)Banking
35 (8.197 %)Investment Banking
43 (4.918 %)Health
43 (4.918 %)Games
52 (3.279 %)Insurance
52 (3.279 %)Pensions
52 (3.279 %)Education
61 (1.639 %)Government
61 (1.639 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.639 %)Telecoms
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (26.23 %)Developer
116 (26.23 %)Analyst
28 (13.11 %)Support Analyst
37 (11.48 %)Senior Developer
37 (11.48 %)Senior Analyst
46 (9.836 %)Administrator
46 (9.836 %).NET Developer
46 (9.836 %)Desktop Support
46 (9.836 %)Analyst Developer
55 (8.197 %)Server Administrator
55 (8.197 %)Senior Analyst Developer
64 (6.557 %)Microsoft Developer
64 (6.557 %)Support Engineer
64 (6.557 %)Desktop Support Engineer
64 (6.557 %)Desktop Engineer
64 (6.557 %)Team Leader
64 (6.557 %)Senior Support Analyst
73 (4.918 %)Server Engineer
73 (4.918 %)Senior Microsoft Developer
82 (3.279 %)Windows Server Engineer
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.197 %)Statistics
24 (6.557 %)Management Information System
33 (4.918 %)Spread Betting
33 (4.918 %)Multithreading
41 (1.639 %)Fixed Income
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (52.46 %)Windows
212 (19.67 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (14.75 %)Windows 2000
48 (13.11 %)Windows Vista
57 (11.48 %)Windows XP
62 (3.279 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (1.639 %)AIX
71 (1.639 %)Solaris
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (13.11 %)UML
27 (11.48 %)OO
34 (6.557 %)Business Intelligence
34 (6.557 %)Project Management
34 (6.557 %)Information Security
43 (4.918 %)Business Analysis
43 (4.918 %)Service Delivery
52 (3.279 %)Configuration Management
52 (3.279 %)Problem Management
52 (3.279 %)ITIL
61 (1.639 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (1.639 %)QMS
61 (1.639 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (1.639 %)Web Development
61 (1.639 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.639 %)Content Management
61 (1.639 %)CRM
61 (1.639 %)Change Management
61 (1.639 %)Workflow
61 (1.639 %)Service Management
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (32.79 %)C#
28 (13.11 %)SQL
34 (6.557 %)JavaScript
43 (4.918 %)VBScript
43 (4.918 %)VB.NET
52 (3.279 %)VB6
52 (3.279 %)VB
52 (3.279 %)Java
61 (1.639 %)Perl
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (34.43 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (22.95 %)MCP
38 (13.11 %)MCSE
45 (8.197 %)A+ Certification
45 (8.197 %)Degree
51 (1.639 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (1.639 %)HND
51 (1.639 %)CCA
51 (1.639 %)Citrix Certification
51 (1.639 %)CCEA
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.279 %)SLA
12 (3.279 %)QA
21 (1.639 %)ISO9001
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (13.11 %)Active Directory
22 (3.279 %)Terminal Server
31 (1.639 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.639 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.639 %)MetaFrame
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.639 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (6.557 %)Citrix
23 (4.918 %)Oracle
23 (4.918 %)HP
32 (3.279 %)VMware
41 (1.639 %)Sybase
41 (1.639 %)Symantec