The first table below looks at the demand for Visual Studio skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio 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 of the Development Applications category for the Oxford region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Studio
Rank 43 51 41
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -10
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio 43 16 37
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxford 4.287% 2.367% 4.268%
As % of the Development Applications category 46.24% 41.03% 45.12%
Number of salaries quoted 42 16 36
Average salary £45,000 £32,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+38.46% -18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £25,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,000 £41,500 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Development Applications
Oxford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
93 39 82
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxford 9.272% 5.769% 9.458%
Number of salaries quoted 90 37 78
Average salary £50,000 £34,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+47.05% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £47,500 £43,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +1.33%
Visual Studio
Oxfordshire

Visual Studio
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Oxford Visual Studio Jobs Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Oxford region.

Oxford Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Oxford Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio.

1 78 (87.64%) .NET
2 71 (79.78%) C#
3 68 (76.40%) ASP.NET
4 45 (50.56%) Microsoft
5 40 (44.94%) SQL Server
6 32 (35.96%) HTML
7 31 (34.83%) MS Excel
8 28 (31.46%) Degree
9 27 (30.34%) Web Services
10 26 (29.21%) Computer Science
11 25 (28.09%) SQL
12 24 (26.97%) JavaScript
13 22 (24.72%) CSS
14 19 (21.35%) Finance
15 18 (20.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 18 (20.22%) VB
16 17 (19.10%) OO
16 17 (19.10%) Mathematics
17 16 (17.98%) TDD
17 16 (17.98%) VB.NET
18 15 (16.85%) PHP
19 14 (15.73%) Data Modelling
19 14 (15.73%) BizTalk Server
19 14 (15.73%) .NET Framework
19 14 (15.73%) SQL Server 2008
19 14 (15.73%) Open Source
20 13 (14.61%) SQL Server 2005
21 12 (13.48%) Dynamics NAV
21 12 (13.48%) Dynamics AX
21 12 (13.48%) Oracle

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 78 (87.64%) .NET
2 68 (76.40%) ASP.NET
3 32 (35.96%) HTML
4 27 (30.34%) Web Services
5 22 (24.72%) CSS
6 14 (15.73%) .NET Framework
7 12 (13.48%) ASP
8 11 (12.36%) WCF
9 9 (10.11%) jQuery
10 8 (8.989%) Qt
10 8 (8.989%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 8 (8.989%) XML
11 7 (7.865%) HTML5
12 5 (5.618%) XHTML
12 5 (5.618%) CSS3
13 4 (4.494%) ASP.NET MVC
13 4 (4.494%) XSLT
13 4 (4.494%) Ajax
14 3 (3.371%) ADO
14 3 (3.371%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 14 (15.73%) BizTalk Server
2 8 (8.989%) SharePoint
3 6 (6.742%) IIS
3 6 (6.742%) CMS
4 4 (4.494%) DotNetNuke
5 3 (3.371%) Joomla!
5 3 (3.371%) ESB
5 3 (3.371%) Drupal
5 3 (3.371%) Magento
5 3 (3.371%) WordPress
6 2 (2.247%) Umbraco
Applications
1 31 (34.83%) MS Excel
2 8 (8.989%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (1.124%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 12 (13.48%) Dynamics NAV
1 12 (13.48%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (10.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.124%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.989%) Extranet
2 5 (5.618%) Internet
3 4 (4.494%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (44.94%) SQL Server
2 18 (20.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 14 (15.73%) SQL Server 2008
4 13 (14.61%) SQL Server 2005
5 11 (12.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 10 (11.24%) Oracle 8/8i
7 4 (4.494%) RDBMS
7 4 (4.494%) MySQL
8 3 (3.371%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (3.371%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 4 (4.494%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (2.247%) QuickTest Pro
3 1 (1.124%) Subversion
3 1 (1.124%) MSI
General
1 19 (21.35%) Finance
2 8 (8.989%) Automotive
3 5 (5.618%) Advertising
4 3 (3.371%) Retail
5 2 (2.247%) Financial Institution
5 2 (2.247%) Publishing
6 1 (1.124%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 60 (67.42%) Developer
2 26 (29.21%) .NET Developer
3 17 (19.10%) Web Developer
4 10 (11.24%) BizTalk Architect
4 10 (11.24%) Architect
4 10 (11.24%) Software Engineer
5 9 (10.11%) C# Developer
5 9 (10.11%) Senior BizTalk Architect
5 9 (10.11%) Senior Architect
6 8 (8.989%) Junior
6 8 (8.989%) Senior Developer
7 7 (7.865%) Graduate
8 6 (6.742%) .NET Web Developer
9 5 (5.618%) Software Consultant
9 5 (5.618%) Junior C# Developer
9 5 (5.618%) Junior .NET Developer
9 5 (5.618%) Systems Manager
9 5 (5.618%) Junior Developer
9 5 (5.618%) Web Applications Developer
9 5 (5.618%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 26 (29.21%) Computer Science
2 17 (19.10%) Mathematics
3 14 (15.73%) Open Source
4 11 (12.36%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (8.989%) SaaS
6 3 (3.371%) iPad
7 2 (2.247%) Client/Server
7 2 (2.247%) N-Tier
7 2 (2.247%) Physics
8 1 (1.124%) NHS
8 1 (1.124%) IaaS
8 1 (1.124%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.124%) Kindle
8 1 (1.124%) PaaS
8 1 (1.124%) Life Science
8 1 (1.124%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 12 (13.48%) Windows
2 8 (8.989%) Linux
3 5 (5.618%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.124%) Windows Vista
4 1 (1.124%) Windows XP
4 1 (1.124%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (19.10%) OO
2 16 (17.98%) TDD
3 14 (15.73%) Data Modelling
4 11 (12.36%) E-Commerce
5 10 (11.24%) CRM
6 9 (10.11%) Web Development
7 6 (6.742%) Web Application Development
7 6 (6.742%) Content Management
8 5 (5.618%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (4.494%) MVC
9 4 (4.494%) Agile Software Development
10 3 (3.371%) Software Engineering
10 3 (3.371%) Systems Analysis
10 3 (3.371%) PRINCE2
10 3 (3.371%) Project Management
10 3 (3.371%) SOA
10 3 (3.371%) DSDM
11 2 (2.247%) Performance Testing
11 2 (2.247%) Automation Testing
11 2 (2.247%) EAI
Programming Languages
1 71 (79.78%) C#
2 25 (28.09%) SQL
3 24 (26.97%) JavaScript
4 18 (20.22%) VB
5 16 (17.98%) VB.NET
6 15 (16.85%) PHP
7 11 (12.36%) VBA
7 11 (12.36%) C++
8 7 (7.865%) Java
9 6 (6.742%) C
10 5 (5.618%) Delphi
11 3 (3.371%) T-SQL
12 2 (2.247%) VBScript
12 2 (2.247%) VB6
13 1 (1.124%) Ruby
13 1 (1.124%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (31.46%) Degree
2 9 (10.11%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.124%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 1 (1.124%) SCOM
Vendors
1 45 (50.56%) Microsoft
2 12 (13.48%) Oracle
3 9 (10.11%) Kofax
3 9 (10.11%) Baan
3 9 (10.11%) SAP
4 3 (3.371%) DevExpress
5 2 (2.247%) Sybase
6 1 (1.124%) Altiris
6 1 (1.124%) EMC
6 1 (1.124%) Citrix
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