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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Peterborough 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2357
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads507
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.003 %
As % of the category below84.75 %20.00 %
Salaries quoted506
Average minimum salary£30,600£29,167
Average salary£32,310£31,583
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Average maximum salary£34,020£34,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,772£35,168
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Peterborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Peterborough
Matching permanent IT job ads5935
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted5933
Average minimum salary£32,576£30,623
Average salary£34,318£32,840
% change on same period last year+4.50 %
Average maximum salary£36,061£35,057
UK excluding London average salary£35,022£35,944
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Visual Studio CambridgeshireVisual Studio
Cambridgeshire

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Peterborough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Peterborough Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

191 (100.00 %).NET
285 (93.41 %)ASP.NET
380 (87.91 %)C#
469 (75.82 %)SQL Server
545 (49.45 %)VB.NET
634 (37.36 %)Microsoft
733 (36.26 %)SQL Server 2005
829 (31.87 %)SQL Server 2000
928 (30.77 %)Windows
1025 (27.47 %)XML
1122 (24.18 %)C++
1220 (21.98 %)ASP
1220 (21.98 %)IIS
1319 (20.88 %)WebServices
1319 (20.88 %)Finance
1417 (18.68 %).NET Framework
1516 (17.58 %)AJAX
1516 (17.58 %)E-Commerce
1516 (17.58 %)MS Office
1615 (16.48 %)CSS
1615 (16.48 %)XSLT
1615 (16.48 %)Windows Server 2003
1615 (16.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
1711 (12.09 %)Project Management
1711 (12.09 %)Pensions
1810 (10.99 %)HTML
1810 (10.99 %)SQL
199 (9.890 %)XHTML
199 (9.890 %)Technical Architecture
199 (9.890 %)Silverlight

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Peterborough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
191 (100.00 %).NET
285 (93.41 %)ASP.NET
325 (27.47 %)XML
420 (21.98 %)ASP
519 (20.88 %)WebServices
617 (18.68 %).NET Framework
716 (17.58 %)AJAX
815 (16.48 %)XSLT
815 (16.48 %)CSS
910 (10.99 %)HTML
109 (9.890 %)XHTML
109 (9.890 %)Silverlight
118 (8.791 %)ASP.NET 2.0
118 (8.791 %)XSL
127 (7.692 %)jQuery
127 (7.692 %)WCF
136 (6.593 %)WinForms
144 (4.396 %)WPF
Peterborough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (21.98 %)IIS
23 (3.297 %)SharePoint
23 (3.297 %)Commerce Server
31 (1.099 %)CMS
Peterborough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (17.58 %)MS Office
23 (3.297 %)MS Excel
31 (1.099 %)MS Visio
Peterborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.198 %)Internet
21 (1.099 %)Wireless
Peterborough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
169 (75.82 %)SQL Server
233 (36.26 %)SQL Server 2005
329 (31.87 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (6.593 %)SQL Server 2008
46 (6.593 %)Crystal Reports
52 (2.198 %)MS Access
52 (2.198 %)DTS
Peterborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.593 %)Visual Studio Team System
23 (3.297 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (1.099 %)Subversion
Peterborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (20.88 %)Finance
211 (12.09 %)Pensions
33 (3.297 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (2.198 %)Retail
51 (1.099 %)Insurance
51 (1.099 %)Marketing
51 (1.099 %)Automotive
51 (1.099 %)Education
51 (1.099 %)Banking
Peterborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (84.62 %)Developer
231 (34.07 %)Web Developer
330 (32.97 %).NET Developer
421 (23.08 %)Senior Developer
517 (18.68 %)Senior Web Developer
614 (15.38 %)C# Developer
713 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
812 (13.19 %)Software Developer
99 (9.890 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
105 (5.495 %)C# Web Developer
105 (5.495 %).NET Programmer
105 (5.495 %)Graduate
105 (5.495 %)Programmer
114 (4.396 %).NET Web Developer
123 (3.297 %)Senior C# Developer
123 (3.297 %)Applications Developer
123 (3.297 %)VB.NET Developer
123 (3.297 %)Software Engineer
123 (3.297 %)Web Applications Developer
132 (2.198 %)Analyst
Peterborough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.593 %)Web 2.0
22 (2.198 %)Computer Science
31 (1.099 %)N-Tier
31 (1.099 %)Mathematics
Peterborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (30.77 %)Windows
215 (16.48 %)Windows Server 2003
215 (16.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (2.198 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.099 %)Windows XP
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (17.58 %)E-Commerce
211 (12.09 %)Project Management
39 (9.890 %)Technical Architecture
46 (6.593 %)Unit Testing
46 (6.593 %)OO
46 (6.593 %)Agile Software Development
55 (5.495 %)SEO
64 (4.396 %)TDD
64 (4.396 %)Software Engineering
64 (4.396 %)OOP
64 (4.396 %)Continuous Integration
64 (4.396 %)Web Development
72 (2.198 %)Use Case
72 (2.198 %)OWASP
72 (2.198 %)Content Management
72 (2.198 %)E-business
81 (1.099 %)Workflow
81 (1.099 %)PLM
81 (1.099 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.099 %)UML
Peterborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
180 (87.91 %)C#
245 (49.45 %)VB.NET
322 (24.18 %)C++
410 (10.99 %)SQL
58 (8.791 %)JavaScript
63 (3.297 %)C
63 (3.297 %)Java
63 (3.297 %)VB
Peterborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.692 %)Degree
21 (1.099 %)Microsoft Certification
Peterborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (37.36 %)Microsoft
21 (1.099 %)Intel