The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Azure skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Azure over the 3 months to 17 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 of the Application Platforms category for the Northern Ireland region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Azure
Rank 42 37 -
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -
Permanent jobs citing Windows Azure 1 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 0.383% 1.210% -
As % of the Application Platforms category 1.786% 7.895% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Average salary - £15,390 -
UK excluding London average salary £44,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year
-11.00% -16.66%
All Application Platforms
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
56 38 52
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 21.46% 15.32% 23.11%
Number of salaries quoted 32 17 13
Average salary £40,000 £32,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.07% -27.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £27,000 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £48,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
Windows Azure
UK

Windows Azure
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Azure across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Northern Ireland Windows Azure Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Azure
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Azure across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Windows Azure Salary Trend

Windows Azure
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Azure within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 17 May 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
County Londonderry - 1 - -
Windows Azure
UK

Windows Azure
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Windows Azure 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 Windows Azure.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) VB.NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Progress
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) E-Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Degree

Windows Azure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Windows Azure 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 Windows Azure. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Software Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Trainee Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) E-Learning
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Progress
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft