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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8156
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching permanent IT job ads2054
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.023 %
As % of the category below11.63 %29.67 %
Salaries quoted1853
Average minimum salary£32,056£32,736
Average salary£37,472£34,481
% change on same period last year+8.67 %
Average maximum salary£42,889£36,226
UK excluding London average salary£33,624£35,308
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads172182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.076 %
Salaries quoted155175
Average minimum salary£33,691£27,942
Average salary£36,753£30,794
% change on same period last year+19.35 %
Average maximum salary£39,815£33,646
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
Visual Studio OxfordshireVisual Studio
Oxfordshire

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Oxford Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, 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.

121 (87.50 %)SQL Server
220 (83.33 %).NET
316 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
415 (62.50 %)C#
513 (54.17 %)Microsoft
610 (41.67 %)SQL
78 (33.33 %)MS Excel
78 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
87 (29.17 %)XML
87 (29.17 %)SQL Server 2005
96 (25.00 %)MS Office
105 (20.83 %)Migration
105 (20.83 %)Microsoft Certification
105 (20.83 %)Microsoft CRM
105 (20.83 %)BizTalk Server
105 (20.83 %)Project Management
105 (20.83 %)CRM
105 (20.83 %)SharePoint
105 (20.83 %)Degree
105 (20.83 %)SharePoint Server 2007
105 (20.83 %)Data Migration
114 (16.67 %)Computer Science
114 (16.67 %)Pensions
114 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
114 (16.67 %)IIS
114 (16.67 %)VB.NET
114 (16.67 %)C++
114 (16.67 %)HTML
114 (16.67 %)JavaScript
114 (16.67 %)AJAX

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, 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.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (83.33 %).NET
216 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
37 (29.17 %)XML
44 (16.67 %)HTML
44 (16.67 %)AJAX
53 (12.50 %)OpenGL
62 (8.333 %)WebServices
62 (8.333 %)ASP
62 (8.333 %)XSL
71 (4.167 %)ActiveX
71 (4.167 %)CSS
71 (4.167 %)MFC
71 (4.167 %).NET Framework
71 (4.167 %)MDX
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (20.83 %)SharePoint
15 (20.83 %)BizTalk Server
15 (20.83 %)SharePoint Server 2007
24 (16.67 %)IIS
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (33.33 %)MS Excel
26 (25.00 %)MS Office
Oxford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (20.83 %)Microsoft CRM
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)LAN
11 (4.167 %)WAN
11 (4.167 %)HTTP
11 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (87.50 %)SQL Server
28 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
37 (29.17 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (4.167 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (4.167 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (4.167 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.167 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (4.167 %)LoadRunner
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (16.67 %)Pensions
23 (12.50 %)3D Graphics
32 (8.333 %)Health
32 (8.333 %)Finance
41 (4.167 %)Education
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (66.67 %)Developer
28 (33.33 %).NET Developer
37 (29.17 %)Web Developer
46 (25.00 %)C# Developer
55 (20.83 %)Consultant
55 (20.83 %).NET Web Developer
55 (20.83 %)CRM Consultant
64 (16.67 %)C# Web Developer
73 (12.50 %)C# Application Developer
73 (12.50 %).NET Applications Developer
73 (12.50 %)Applications Developer
73 (12.50 %)ASP.NET Developer
73 (12.50 %)Web Applications Developer
82 (8.333 %)C++ Software Developer
82 (8.333 %)C++ Software Engineer
82 (8.333 %)C++ Developer
82 (8.333 %)Software Developer
82 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
82 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
91 (4.167 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.67 %)Computer Science
23 (12.50 %)Physics
32 (8.333 %)Mathematics
41 (4.167 %)Client/Server
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (12.50 %)Windows
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (20.83 %)CRM
15 (20.83 %)Project Management
15 (20.83 %)Migration
15 (20.83 %)Data Migration
24 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
31 (4.167 %)E-business
31 (4.167 %)Software Testing
31 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
31 (4.167 %)Test Scripting
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (62.50 %)C#
210 (41.67 %)SQL
34 (16.67 %)C++
34 (16.67 %)JavaScript
34 (16.67 %)VB.NET
43 (12.50 %)PowerHouse
43 (12.50 %)VB
51 (4.167 %)C
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (20.83 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (20.83 %)Degree
22 (8.333 %)MCSE
31 (4.167 %)MCAD
31 (4.167 %)MCSD
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (54.17 %)Microsoft
21 (4.167 %)HP