The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Sheffield region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Sheffield region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 7 7 12
Rank change year-on-year
0 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 88 98 73
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 16.92% 15.91% 12.65%
As % of the Vendors category 45.13% 38.58% 31.88%
Number of salaries quoted 76 89 57
Average salary £37,500 £30,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £20,000 £27,800
10% offered a salary of more than £56,250 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% -1.35%
All Vendors
Sheffield
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
195 254 229
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 37.50% 41.23% 39.69%
Number of salaries quoted 170 232 178
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £24,400
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
South Yorkshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Sheffield region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Sheffield Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

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

Sheffield Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Sheffield Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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.

1 89 (48.11%) Windows
2 75 (40.54%) SQL Server
3 72 (38.92%) MS Excel
4 59 (31.89%) SQL
4 59 (31.89%) .NET
5 47 (25.41%) C#
6 39 (21.08%) Windows Server 2003
7 38 (20.54%) MS Office
8 37 (20.00%) ITIL
8 37 (20.00%) SQL Server 2008
9 36 (19.46%) Microsoft Certification
10 33 (17.84%) ASP.NET
11 31 (16.76%) Active Directory
12 30 (16.22%) Windows Server 2008
13 28 (15.14%) Windows XP
13 28 (15.14%) SQL Server 2005
14 27 (14.59%) Degree
14 27 (14.59%) VMware
15 25 (13.51%) HTML
16 24 (12.97%) JavaScript
16 24 (12.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 23 (12.43%) CSS
17 23 (12.43%) MS Exchange
18 22 (11.89%) CRM
19 19 (10.27%) MVC
19 19 (10.27%) Dynamics CRM
20 18 (9.730%) SQL Server Integration Services
20 18 (9.730%) Visual Studio
20 18 (9.730%) Oracle
21 17 (9.189%) LAN

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Application Development
1 59 (31.89%) .NET
2 33 (17.84%) ASP.NET
3 25 (13.51%) HTML
4 23 (12.43%) CSS
5 17 (9.189%) WCF
6 16 (8.649%) WPF
7 14 (7.568%) XML
8 13 (7.027%) jQuery
9 12 (6.486%) ASP.NET MVC
10 11 (5.946%) Silverlight
11 9 (4.865%) WinForms
12 8 (4.324%) Ajax
12 8 (4.324%) .NET Framework
12 8 (4.324%) ASP
13 6 (3.243%) SOAP
13 6 (3.243%) COM
13 6 (3.243%) LINQ
13 6 (3.243%) LINQ to SQL
14 5 (2.703%) Web Services
15 4 (2.162%) Castle Windsor
Application Platforms
1 23 (12.43%) MS Exchange
2 17 (9.189%) Exchange Server 2003
3 16 (8.649%) SharePoint
4 10 (5.405%) Exchange Server 2007
4 10 (5.405%) Oracle Workflow
5 8 (4.324%) Lotus Notes
6 6 (3.243%) BizTalk Server
7 5 (2.703%) IIS
7 5 (2.703%) SharePoint 2010
7 5 (2.703%) Lync
8 3 (1.622%) DotNetNuke
8 3 (1.622%) CMS
8 3 (1.622%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (1.622%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (1.081%) Umbraco
9 2 (1.081%) Office Communications Server
9 2 (1.081%) Windows Azure
9 2 (1.081%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (1.081%) Orchard CMS
9 2 (1.081%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 72 (38.92%) MS Excel
2 38 (20.54%) MS Office
3 8 (4.324%) SmartSuite
4 3 (1.622%) Office 365
5 2 (1.081%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (1.081%) MS Project
5 2 (1.081%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.541%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 19 (10.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (6.486%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.541%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.541%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 17 (9.189%) WAN
1 17 (9.189%) LAN
2 12 (6.486%) DNS
3 11 (5.946%) SAN
4 8 (4.324%) DHCP
4 8 (4.324%) TCP/IP
5 6 (3.243%) Unified Communications
6 5 (2.703%) PBX
6 5 (2.703%) Firewall
7 2 (1.081%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.081%) VPN
7 2 (1.081%) Intranet
7 2 (1.081%) Internet
8 1 (0.541%) MGCP
8 1 (0.541%) RTP
8 1 (0.541%) H.323
8 1 (0.541%) Wireless
8 1 (0.541%) Network Security
8 1 (0.541%) NAS
8 1 (0.541%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (40.54%) SQL Server
2 37 (20.00%) SQL Server 2008
3 28 (15.14%) SQL Server 2005
4 24 (12.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 18 (9.730%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (5.946%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 9 (4.865%) RDBMS
8 7 (3.784%) MySQL
8 7 (3.784%) Oracle 8/8i
8 7 (3.784%) Data Mining
9 6 (3.243%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (2.703%) Oracle 9i
10 5 (2.703%) Oracle 11g
10 5 (2.703%) Oracle 10g
11 3 (1.622%) OLTP
12 2 (1.081%) OLAP
12 2 (1.081%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (1.081%) SQL Server 2000
13 1 (0.541%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 1 (0.541%) SQL Server 7
Development Applications
1 18 (9.730%) Visual Studio
2 7 (3.784%) MSI
2 7 (3.784%) Wise Package Studio
3 6 (3.243%) InstallShield
4 4 (2.162%) NUnit
4 4 (2.162%) MSTest
4 4 (2.162%) Rhino Mocks
4 4 (2.162%) Moq
5 1 (0.541%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 7 (3.784%) Finance
2 5 (2.703%) Telecoms
3 4 (2.162%) Legal
3 4 (2.162%) Manufacturing
3 4 (2.162%) Marketing
4 3 (1.622%) Advertising
5 1 (0.541%) Banking
5 1 (0.541%) Back Office
5 1 (0.541%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 60 (32.43%) Developer
2 34 (18.38%) .NET Developer
3 29 (15.68%) Analyst
4 15 (8.108%) C# Developer
5 14 (7.568%) DBA
5 14 (7.568%) Support Analyst
6 12 (6.486%) Software Developer
7 11 (5.946%) Support Engineer
7 11 (5.946%) C# Software Developer
8 10 (5.405%) C# .NET Developer
8 10 (5.405%) ASP.NET Developer
9 9 (4.865%) Technical Support
10 8 (4.324%) Service Analyst
10 8 (4.324%) Technical Analyst
10 8 (4.324%) Service Desk Analyst
10 8 (4.324%) SQL DBA
10 8 (4.324%) Technical Support Analyst
11 7 (3.784%) Applications Packager
12 6 (3.243%) Server Support
12 6 (3.243%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.405%) Computer Science
2 6 (3.243%) N-Tier
3 5 (2.703%) IVR
3 5 (2.703%) Statistics
4 4 (2.162%) Inversion of Control
4 4 (2.162%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (1.622%) SaaS
5 3 (1.622%) Replication
5 3 (1.622%) Clustering
5 3 (1.622%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.081%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.081%) PKI
6 2 (1.081%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.081%) Mathematics
6 2 (1.081%) iPhone
6 2 (1.081%) iPad
7 1 (0.541%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.541%) Open Source
7 1 (0.541%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.541%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 89 (48.11%) Windows
2 39 (21.08%) Windows Server 2003
3 30 (16.22%) Windows Server 2008
4 28 (15.14%) Windows XP
5 14 (7.568%) Linux
6 12 (6.486%) Windows 2000
6 12 (6.486%) Windows 7
7 10 (5.405%) Windows 2000 Server
8 8 (4.324%) OS/400
9 4 (2.162%) Mac OS X
9 4 (2.162%) Windows Vista
10 3 (1.622%) UNIX
10 3 (1.622%) Windows 8
11 2 (1.081%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (1.081%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.541%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.541%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (20.00%) ITIL
2 22 (11.89%) CRM
3 19 (10.27%) MVC
4 13 (7.027%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (6.486%) Workflow
5 12 (6.486%) Agile Software Development
6 11 (5.946%) TDD
6 11 (5.946%) Validation
6 11 (5.946%) PRINCE2
7 10 (5.405%) Change Management
8 9 (4.865%) Scrum
8 9 (4.865%) Project Management
8 9 (4.865%) Software Testing
9 8 (4.324%) Web Development
9 8 (4.324%) User Acceptance Testing
9 8 (4.324%) ETL
9 8 (4.324%) Migration
10 7 (3.784%) Time Management
10 7 (3.784%) Database Security
11 6 (3.243%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (31.89%) SQL
2 47 (25.41%) C#
3 24 (12.97%) JavaScript
4 13 (7.027%) T-SQL
4 13 (7.027%) VB
5 10 (5.405%) VB.NET
6 8 (4.324%) VBScript
7 7 (3.784%) Java
8 6 (3.243%) PHP
8 6 (3.243%) Bash shell
9 4 (2.162%) PowerShell
9 4 (2.162%) C++
9 4 (2.162%) Perl
10 1 (0.541%) C
Qualifications
1 36 (19.46%) Microsoft Certification
2 27 (14.59%) Degree
3 14 (7.568%) MCSE
4 13 (7.027%) MCP
5 9 (4.865%) ISEB
6 8 (4.324%) Security Cleared
7 7 (3.784%) MCTS
8 4 (2.162%) MBA
8 4 (2.162%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.162%) MCAD
8 4 (2.162%) MCSD
9 3 (1.622%) MCSA
9 3 (1.622%) CCNA
9 3 (1.622%) MCDST
10 2 (1.081%) MCITP
10 2 (1.081%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.081%) CIW
10 2 (1.081%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (1.081%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (1.081%) MCDBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.189%) QA
2 5 (2.703%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 31 (16.76%) Active Directory
2 10 (5.405%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.784%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.703%) Microsoft App-V
5 4 (2.162%) VMware ESX
6 2 (1.081%) UAG
6 2 (1.081%) vSphere
6 2 (1.081%) XenApp
7 1 (0.541%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.541%) Novell eDirectory
7 1 (0.541%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.541%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.541%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 12 (6.486%) SCCM
2 6 (3.243%) SCOM
3 3 (1.622%) SCVMM
3 3 (1.622%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.541%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.541%) WSUS
4 1 (0.541%) Cisco UCCE
4 1 (0.541%) Puppet
Vendors
1 27 (14.59%) VMware
2 18 (9.730%) Oracle
3 14 (7.568%) Citrix
4 12 (6.486%) Sophos
5 11 (5.946%) HP
6 8 (4.324%) Lotus
6 8 (4.324%) IBM
6 8 (4.324%) McAfee
7 6 (3.243%) Apple
7 6 (3.243%) Avaya
8 5 (2.703%) Dell
8 5 (2.703%) Cisco
9 4 (2.162%) NetApp
9 4 (2.162%) Symantec
9 4 (2.162%) CheckPoint
9 4 (2.162%) Capita
10 3 (1.622%) SAP
10 3 (1.622%) EMC
11 2 (1.081%) Salesforce.com
11 2 (1.081%) Sage
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