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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Reading 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank7686
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads7552
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.023 %
As % of the category below29.64 %13.87 %
Salaries quoted4543
Average minimum salary£37,089£34,558
Average salary£44,044£38,047
% change on same period last year+15.76 %
Average maximum salary£51,000£41,535
UK excluding London average salary£34,152£34,530
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Development Applications ReadingDevelopment Applications
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads253375
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.166 %
Salaries quoted160297
Average minimum salary£36,283£35,995
Average salary£40,559£39,263
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Average maximum salary£44,834£42,531
UK excluding London average salary£35,047£35,897
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Visual Studio BerkshireVisual Studio
Berkshire

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Reading Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

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

Reading Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Reading region over the past 3 months.

Reading Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Visual Studio.

185 (77.98 %).NET
281 (74.31 %)C#
359 (54.13 %)SQL Server
456 (51.38 %)SQL
551 (46.79 %)ASP.NET
646 (42.20 %)Microsoft
740 (36.70 %)XML
832 (29.36 %)SQL Server 2005
931 (28.44 %)BizTalk Server
1029 (26.61 %)VB.NET
1126 (23.85 %)Transact-SQL
1126 (23.85 %)SharePoint
1126 (23.85 %)Windows
1225 (22.94 %)WebServices
1225 (22.94 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1322 (20.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1322 (20.18 %)OO
1420 (18.35 %)MCSD
1420 (18.35 %)Microsoft Certification
1420 (18.35 %).NET Framework
1517 (15.60 %)Active Directory
1616 (14.68 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1715 (13.76 %)CRM
1814 (12.84 %)JavaScript
1814 (12.84 %)Oracle
1814 (12.84 %)Dynamics CRM
1913 (11.93 %)SAP
1913 (11.93 %)Siebel
1913 (11.93 %)ERP
1913 (11.93 %)MS Excel

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
185 (77.98 %).NET
251 (46.79 %)ASP.NET
340 (36.70 %)XML
425 (22.94 %)WebServices
520 (18.35 %).NET Framework
612 (11.01 %)CSS
710 (9.174 %)HTML
89 (8.257 %)SOAP
97 (6.422 %)WinForms
104 (3.670 %)WPF
104 (3.670 %)XSLT
104 (3.670 %)ASP
113 (2.752 %)XHTML
113 (2.752 %)WSDL
122 (1.835 %)MAPI
122 (1.835 %)COM
122 (1.835 %)MFC
122 (1.835 %)AJAX
122 (1.835 %)WebSphere
122 (1.835 %).NET Remoting
Application Platforms
131 (28.44 %)BizTalk Server
226 (23.85 %)SharePoint
322 (20.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
411 (10.09 %)MS Exchange
57 (6.422 %)IIS
63 (2.752 %)Content Management Server
72 (1.835 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.917 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
113 (11.93 %)MS Excel
23 (2.752 %)MS Office
31 (0.917 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
114 (12.84 %)Dynamics CRM
211 (10.09 %)Microsoft CRM
Communications & Networking
15 (4.587 %)X.500
22 (1.835 %)Intrusion Detection
22 (1.835 %)LDAP
22 (1.835 %)WINS
22 (1.835 %)Intranet
22 (1.835 %)Internet
31 (0.917 %)Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
159 (54.13 %)SQL Server
232 (29.36 %)SQL Server 2005
325 (22.94 %)SQL Server Integration Services
416 (14.68 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
512 (11.01 %)DTS
512 (11.01 %)SQL Server 7
68 (7.339 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.917 %)DB2
71 (0.917 %)MS Access
Development Applications
15 (4.587 %)Subversion
23 (2.752 %)TestDirector
32 (1.835 %)Eclipse
41 (0.917 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.917 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.917 %)Flash
41 (0.917 %)InstallShield
General
19 (8.257 %)Health
28 (7.339 %)Pensions
35 (4.587 %)Government
44 (3.670 %)Games
52 (1.835 %)Marketing
52 (1.835 %)Financial Institution
52 (1.835 %)Finance
61 (0.917 %)Multimedia
61 (0.917 %)Insurance
Job Titles
160 (55.05 %)Developer
231 (28.44 %).NET Developer
318 (16.51 %).NET Designer
318 (16.51 %)Microsoft Developer
416 (14.68 %)Consultant
513 (11.93 %)C# Developer
610 (9.174 %)CRM Consultant
79 (8.257 %)Senior Developer
87 (6.422 %)Architect
87 (6.422 %)Software Engineer
95 (4.587 %)Software Developer
95 (4.587 %)Tester
95 (4.587 %)Web Developer
95 (4.587 %)ASP.NET Developer
95 (4.587 %)Software Tester
95 (4.587 %)Senior .NET Developer
104 (3.670 %)Build Manager
104 (3.670 %)SharePoint Consultant
104 (3.670 %)Senior Solutions Architect
104 (3.670 %).NET Team Leader
Miscellaneous
12 (1.835 %)Client/Server
21 (0.917 %)N-Tier
21 (0.917 %)Management Information System
21 (0.917 %)Device Driver
21 (0.917 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
126 (23.85 %)Windows
25 (4.587 %)Windows 2000
34 (3.670 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.835 %)Linux
42 (1.835 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
122 (20.18 %)OO
215 (13.76 %)CRM
313 (11.93 %)ERP
48 (7.339 %)UML
55 (4.587 %)EAI
55 (4.587 %)Software Testing
64 (3.670 %)Configuration Management
73 (2.752 %)Business Intelligence
73 (2.752 %)Data Management
73 (2.752 %)Content Management
73 (2.752 %)RUP
73 (2.752 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (1.835 %)Test Scripting
82 (1.835 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (1.835 %)Web Development
82 (1.835 %)Scrum
82 (1.835 %)SOA
82 (1.835 %)Automated Testing
82 (1.835 %)Validation
91 (0.917 %)Migration
Programming Languages
181 (74.31 %)C#
256 (51.38 %)SQL
329 (26.61 %)VB.NET
426 (23.85 %)Transact-SQL
514 (12.84 %)JavaScript
612 (11.01 %)C++
711 (10.09 %)VB
87 (6.422 %)VC++
87 (6.422 %)VB6
96 (5.505 %)Tcl
96 (5.505 %)C
96 (5.505 %)PHP
104 (3.670 %)Java
111 (0.917 %)VBScript
111 (0.917 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
120 (18.35 %)MCSD
120 (18.35 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (11.01 %)Degree
32 (1.835 %)ISEB
41 (0.917 %)MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (8.257 %)QA
System Software
117 (15.60 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
19 (8.257 %)MOM
25 (4.587 %)MIIS
Vendors
146 (42.20 %)Microsoft
214 (12.84 %)Oracle
313 (11.93 %)SAP
313 (11.93 %)Siebel
41 (0.917 %)BEA
41 (0.917 %)Hitachi
41 (0.917 %)Motorola
41 (0.917 %)Lotus
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