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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 Preston 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank512
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads9434
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.014 %
As % of the category below46.77 %23.29 %
Salaries quoted8332
Average minimum salary£28,013£30,406
Average salary£29,528£31,828
% change on same period last year-7.22 %
Average maximum salary£31,043£33,250
UK excluding London average salary£35,406£35,568
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads201146
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.061 %
Salaries quoted181129
Average minimum salary£26,827£31,412
Average salary£29,287£33,582
% change on same period last year-12.78 %
Average maximum salary£31,747£35,751
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Microsoft LancashireMicrosoft
Lancashire

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Preston Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

159 (49.17 %)MS Excel
243 (35.83 %)SQL Server
332 (26.67 %)SQL
430 (25.00 %).NET
430 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
430 (25.00 %)Pensions
529 (24.17 %)ASP.NET
627 (22.50 %)Windows
725 (20.83 %)Crystal Reports
725 (20.83 %)C#
725 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
824 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
922 (18.33 %)Oracle
1021 (17.50 %)Finance
1116 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
1116 (13.33 %)VB.NET
1215 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
1314 (11.67 %)UNIX
1314 (11.67 %)Business Objects
1314 (11.67 %)VB
1314 (11.67 %)MS Office
1314 (11.67 %)BusinessObjects
1314 (11.67 %)Pharmaceutical
1413 (10.83 %)WebServices
1413 (10.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
1512 (10.00 %)WinForms
1512 (10.00 %)Linux
1512 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
1611 (9.167 %)SharePoint
1611 (9.167 %)MCSE

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (25.00 %).NET
229 (24.17 %)ASP.NET
313 (10.83 %)WebServices
412 (10.00 %)WinForms
510 (8.333 %)XML
67 (5.833 %)ASP.NET 2.0
76 (5.000 %).NET Framework
76 (5.000 %)COM
82 (1.667 %)DCOM
82 (1.667 %)MDX
91 (0.833 %)HTML
91 (0.833 %)CSS
91 (0.833 %)Middleware
91 (0.833 %)ASP
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
213 (10.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (9.167 %)SharePoint
46 (5.000 %)IIS
54 (3.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (1.667 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (0.833 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (0.833 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.833 %)Lotus Notes
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (49.17 %)MS Excel
214 (11.67 %)MS Office
311 (9.167 %)MS Project
45 (4.167 %)MS Visio
52 (1.667 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.833 %)Spreadsheet
Preston IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.667 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.833 %)Microsoft CRM
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
25 (4.167 %)VPN
25 (4.167 %)DNS
25 (4.167 %)Firewall
34 (3.333 %)Internet
34 (3.333 %)VoIP
43 (2.500 %)WAN
43 (2.500 %)Intranet
43 (2.500 %)Wireless
43 (2.500 %)FTP
52 (1.667 %)POP3
52 (1.667 %)SMTP
61 (0.833 %)HTTP
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (35.83 %)SQL Server
225 (20.83 %)Crystal Reports
225 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
316 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
414 (11.67 %)BusinessObjects
512 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
610 (8.333 %)MS Access
610 (8.333 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
75 (4.167 %)Data Mining
82 (1.667 %)ETL
82 (1.667 %)DTS
82 (1.667 %)SQL Server Integration Services
82 (1.667 %)BusinessObjects XI
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (8.333 %)VSS/SourceSafe
25 (4.167 %)Visual Studio
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (25.00 %)Pensions
221 (17.50 %)Finance
314 (11.67 %)Pharmaceutical
49 (7.500 %)Health
54 (3.333 %)Manufacturing
54 (3.333 %)Auditing
63 (2.500 %)Telecoms
63 (2.500 %)Education
72 (1.667 %)Retail
81 (0.833 %)Government
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (33.33 %)Analyst
223 (19.17 %)Developer
312 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
411 (9.167 %)Server Support
411 (9.167 %)Server Analyst
411 (9.167 %)SQL Server Analyst
510 (8.333 %).NET Developer
68 (6.667 %)Information Analyst
68 (6.667 %)MI Analyst
76 (5.000 %)Helpdesk Support
76 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
85 (4.167 %)Support Consultant
85 (4.167 %)Support Analyst
85 (4.167 %)Consultant
85 (4.167 %)Business Analyst
85 (4.167 %)Microsoft Developer
85 (4.167 %)SharePoint Developer
94 (3.333 %)Programme Manager
94 (3.333 %)Software Developer
94 (3.333 %)Project Manager
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (9.167 %)Statistics
27 (5.833 %)Client/Server
27 (5.833 %)Management Information System
34 (3.333 %)N-Tier
34 (3.333 %)Blackberry
42 (1.667 %)E-Learning
42 (1.667 %)Robotics
51 (0.833 %)Mathematics
51 (0.833 %)Data Extraction
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (22.50 %)Windows
214 (11.67 %)UNIX
312 (10.00 %)Linux
49 (7.500 %)Windows XP
49 (7.500 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (2.500 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.833 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.833 %)Solaris
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (7.500 %)CRM
28 (6.667 %)Project Management
28 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
28 (6.667 %)Change Management
36 (5.000 %)UML
45 (4.167 %)Migration
45 (4.167 %)Data Analysis
45 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
54 (3.333 %)Service Delivery
54 (3.333 %)OOA/OOD
54 (3.333 %)OO
63 (2.500 %)ITIL
63 (2.500 %)Business Analysis
72 (1.667 %)Data Migration
72 (1.667 %)Service Management
72 (1.667 %)Process Management
72 (1.667 %)BPR
81 (0.833 %)Software Testing
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (26.67 %)SQL
225 (20.83 %)C#
324 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
416 (13.33 %)VB.NET
514 (11.67 %)VB
66 (5.000 %)VB6
74 (3.333 %)Delphi
83 (2.500 %)C++
92 (1.667 %)C
92 (1.667 %)Perl
101 (0.833 %)VBScript
101 (0.833 %)Java
101 (0.833 %)JavaScript
101 (0.833 %)VBA
101 (0.833 %)Shell Script
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (9.167 %)MCSE
39 (7.500 %)MCSA
45 (4.167 %)MOS
45 (4.167 %)Degree
53 (2.500 %)MCITP
53 (2.500 %)MCDBA
53 (2.500 %)MCP
53 (2.500 %)MCAD
62 (1.667 %)MCSD
62 (1.667 %)CIPD
71 (0.833 %)MCTS
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (4.167 %)Active Directory
24 (3.333 %)MSMQ
31 (0.833 %)ISA Server
Preston IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (4.167 %)Norton AntiVirus
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (18.33 %)Oracle
214 (11.67 %)Business Objects
38 (6.667 %)Symantec
45 (4.167 %)Avaya
53 (2.500 %)VERITAS
62 (1.667 %)HP
62 (1.667 %)Dell
62 (1.667 %)Apple
62 (1.667 %)Sage
62 (1.667 %)WatchGuard
71 (0.833 %)McAfee Security
71 (0.833 %)Websense
71 (0.833 %)SurfControl
71 (0.833 %)Blue Coat
71 (0.833 %)Citrix
71 (0.833 %)Lotus
71 (0.833 %)Cognos
71 (0.833 %)Sybase