Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Slough 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank124
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads111191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.085 %
As % of the category below23.03 %35.11 %
Salaries quoted101172
Average minimum salary£33,729£31,389
Average salary£36,960£34,061
% change on same period last year+8.51 %
Average maximum salary£40,192£36,733
UK excluding London average salary£35,622£35,922
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
Slough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Slough
Matching permanent IT job ads482544
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.312 %0.243 %
Salaries quoted434457
Average minimum salary£39,321£37,617
Average salary£42,739£40,498
% change on same period last year+5.53 %
Average maximum salary£46,157£43,380
UK excluding London average salary£40,830£41,986
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Microsoft BerkshireMicrosoft
Berkshire

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Slough region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Slough Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

1148 (46.98 %)MS Excel
2115 (36.51 %)Windows
367 (21.27 %).NET
465 (20.63 %)MS Office
558 (18.41 %)SQL
657 (18.10 %)Degree
756 (17.78 %)Wireless
855 (17.46 %)Windows Server 2003
954 (17.14 %)SQL Server
1049 (15.56 %)Citrix
1145 (14.29 %)Active Directory
1243 (13.65 %)VMware
1340 (12.70 %)Microsoft Certification
1437 (11.75 %)C#
1533 (10.48 %)MS PowerPoint
1632 (10.16 %)Windows XP
1729 (9.206 %)HTML
1827 (8.571 %)MS Visio
1827 (8.571 %)SAS
1925 (7.937 %)IBM
1925 (7.937 %)VMware Infrastructure
2024 (7.619 %)MS Exchange
2024 (7.619 %)XML
2024 (7.619 %)Project Management
2123 (7.302 %)WAN
2123 (7.302 %)Cisco
2222 (6.984 %)MCP
2321 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
2420 (6.349 %)HP
2420 (6.349 %)SAN

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
167 (21.27 %).NET
229 (9.206 %)HTML
324 (7.619 %)XML
420 (6.349 %)ASP
517 (5.397 %)XSL
517 (5.397 %)AJAX
616 (5.079 %)Java ME
616 (5.079 %)J2ME
616 (5.079 %)ASP.NET
76 (1.905 %)COM+
85 (1.587 %)WebServices
85 (1.587 %)SGML
94 (1.270 %)WinForms
94 (1.270 %)J2EE
94 (1.270 %)COM
103 (0.952 %)ATL
103 (0.952 %).NET Remoting
112 (0.635 %)Middleware
112 (0.635 %)CSS
121 (0.317 %)JMS
Slough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (8.571 %)SAS
224 (7.619 %)MS Exchange
319 (6.032 %)IIS
412 (3.810 %)Exchange Server 2003
510 (3.175 %)Apache
510 (3.175 %)Tomcat
68 (2.540 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
77 (2.222 %)LiveLink
86 (1.905 %)Exchange Server 2000
86 (1.905 %)GroupWise
86 (1.905 %)Lotus Domino
94 (1.270 %)Exchange Server 5.5
94 (1.270 %)SharePoint
102 (0.635 %)Lotus Notes
111 (0.317 %)JBoss
111 (0.317 %)WebLogic
111 (0.317 %)Oracle Workflow
111 (0.317 %)SharePoint Server 2007
111 (0.317 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Slough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1148 (46.98 %)MS Excel
265 (20.63 %)MS Office
333 (10.48 %)MS PowerPoint
427 (8.571 %)MS Visio
516 (5.079 %)SPSS
67 (2.222 %)MS Project
76 (1.905 %)FrameMaker
85 (1.587 %)InfoPath
92 (0.635 %)AutoCAD
Slough IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (3.492 %)Dynamics CRM
210 (3.175 %)Microsoft CRM
34 (1.270 %)GoldMine
43 (0.952 %)SalesLogix
51 (0.317 %)Oracle CRM
51 (0.317 %)Pivotal CRM
Slough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
156 (17.78 %)Wireless
223 (7.302 %)WAN
321 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
420 (6.349 %)SAN
519 (6.032 %)LAN
614 (4.444 %)DNS
713 (4.127 %)DHCP
89 (2.857 %)VPN
89 (2.857 %)Firewall
97 (2.222 %)ISDN
97 (2.222 %)VoIP
106 (1.905 %)Internet
114 (1.270 %)Network Security
123 (0.952 %)DECT
132 (0.635 %)VDSL
132 (0.635 %)IP Telephony
132 (0.635 %)Frame Relay
132 (0.635 %)MPLS
132 (0.635 %)OSPF
132 (0.635 %)BGP
Slough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
154 (17.14 %)SQL Server
216 (5.079 %)Base SAS
38 (2.540 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (2.222 %)Datawarehouse
47 (2.222 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (1.587 %)BusinessObjects
64 (1.270 %)SQL Server Integration Services
64 (1.270 %)RDBMS
64 (1.270 %)DTS
64 (1.270 %)ETL
72 (0.635 %)Oracle 9i
72 (0.635 %)Oracle 10g
72 (0.635 %)TOAD
81 (0.317 %)MS Access
81 (0.317 %)MySQL
81 (0.317 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.317 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Slough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (4.444 %)Visual Studio
26 (1.905 %)InterDev
26 (1.905 %)Flash
32 (0.635 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.317 %)Eclipse
41 (0.317 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Slough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (6.032 %)Telecoms
216 (5.079 %)Music
216 (5.079 %)Banking
216 (5.079 %)Online Games
216 (5.079 %)Games
315 (4.762 %)Finance
414 (4.444 %)Pensions
414 (4.444 %)Retail
513 (4.127 %)Marketing
611 (3.492 %)Manufacturing
78 (2.540 %)Health
86 (1.905 %)Education
94 (1.270 %)Insurance
103 (0.952 %)Publishing
103 (0.952 %)Telemarketing
112 (0.635 %)Multimedia
112 (0.635 %)Government
112 (0.635 %)Electronics
121 (0.317 %)Back Office
121 (0.317 %)Construction
Slough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (19.68 %)Analyst
248 (15.24 %)Developer
347 (14.92 %)Consultant
426 (8.254 %)Support Engineer
522 (6.984 %)Project Manager
618 (5.714 %)Java Developer
717 (5.397 %).NET Developer
816 (5.079 %)Credit Risk Analyst
816 (5.079 %)Credit Analyst
816 (5.079 %)SAS Analyst
816 (5.079 %)Risk Analyst
914 (4.444 %)Architect
914 (4.444 %)Support Analyst
1013 (4.127 %)Desktop Support
1112 (3.810 %)Helpdesk Support
1211 (3.492 %)Data Analyst
1211 (3.492 %)SQL Developer
1211 (3.492 %)Data Consultant
1211 (3.492 %)SAS Consultant
1211 (3.492 %)SAS Data Analyst
Slough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (5.397 %)Statistics
216 (5.079 %)Mathematics
216 (5.079 %)Credit Risk
315 (4.762 %)Computer Science
414 (4.444 %)Blackberry
512 (3.810 %)German Language
512 (3.810 %)Spanish Language
512 (3.810 %)Clustering
611 (3.492 %)Data Integration
710 (3.175 %)French Language
88 (2.540 %)N-Tier
97 (2.222 %)Video Conferencing
103 (0.952 %)EPoS
103 (0.952 %)Italian Language
112 (0.635 %)Management Information System
112 (0.635 %)NHS
121 (0.317 %)Replication
121 (0.317 %)Portuguese Language
121 (0.317 %)Dutch Language
121 (0.317 %)SecurID
Slough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1115 (36.51 %)Windows
255 (17.46 %)Windows Server 2003
332 (10.16 %)Windows XP
420 (6.349 %)Windows 2000 Server
517 (5.397 %)Linux
517 (5.397 %)Windows Vista
616 (5.079 %)UNIX
715 (4.762 %)Solaris
813 (4.127 %)Red Hat Linux
912 (3.810 %)SUSE
912 (3.810 %)Debian
1010 (3.175 %)Windows 2000
114 (1.270 %)HPUX
123 (0.952 %)Windows Server 2008
131 (0.317 %)NetWare
Slough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (7.619 %)Project Management
220 (6.349 %)UML
220 (6.349 %)OO
317 (5.397 %)ERP
416 (5.079 %)Operations Research
514 (4.444 %)Configuration Management
514 (4.444 %)CRM
613 (4.127 %)Service Delivery
613 (4.127 %)Data Management
712 (3.810 %)Direct Marketing
712 (3.810 %)E-business
811 (3.492 %)PRINCE
811 (3.492 %)Statistical Analysis
811 (3.492 %)Document Management
910 (3.175 %)RUP
910 (3.175 %)ITIL
109 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
118 (2.540 %)Validation
127 (2.222 %)Business Analysis
136 (1.905 %)System Testing
Slough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (18.41 %)SQL
237 (11.75 %)C#
318 (5.714 %)Java
417 (5.397 %)VB
516 (5.079 %)VBA
612 (3.810 %)VB.NET
612 (3.810 %)C++
711 (3.492 %)SAS Macro
810 (3.175 %)DHTML
99 (2.857 %)JavaScript
108 (2.540 %)Transact-SQL
115 (1.587 %)C
122 (0.635 %)VB6
122 (0.635 %)PL/SQL
Slough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
157 (18.10 %)Degree
240 (12.70 %)Microsoft Certification
322 (6.984 %)MCP
420 (6.349 %)MCSE
515 (4.762 %)CPIM
68 (2.540 %)Cisco Certification
68 (2.540 %)Citrix Certification
68 (2.540 %)CCNA
77 (2.222 %)CCEA
77 (2.222 %)A+ Certification
77 (2.222 %)Network+ Certification
77 (2.222 %)MCDST
85 (1.587 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
94 (1.270 %)MCSA
94 (1.270 %)ISEB
103 (0.952 %)CCNP
103 (0.952 %)PMP
103 (0.952 %)PMI Certification
112 (0.635 %)CCA
121 (0.317 %)Sun Certification
Slough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.222 %)QA
23 (0.952 %)BS15000
32 (0.635 %)SLA
Slough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
145 (14.29 %)Active Directory
225 (7.937 %)VMware Infrastructure
314 (4.444 %)VMware ESX
44 (1.270 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.317 %)ISA Server
51 (0.317 %)ProxySG
Slough IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.905 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (1.587 %)MOM
32 (0.635 %)WSUS
41 (0.317 %)MIMEsweeper
41 (0.317 %)ZENworks
Slough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (15.56 %)Citrix
243 (13.65 %)VMware
325 (7.937 %)IBM
423 (7.302 %)Cisco
520 (6.349 %)HP
618 (5.714 %)SAP
715 (4.762 %)Sun
813 (4.127 %)Oracle
813 (4.127 %)Red Hat
912 (3.810 %)Remedy
108 (2.540 %)Dell
117 (2.222 %)Avaya
117 (2.222 %)Novell
126 (1.905 %)Lotus
126 (1.905 %)Intel
135 (1.587 %)Business Objects
144 (1.270 %)Siebel
144 (1.270 %)Compaq
153 (0.952 %)Juniper
153 (0.952 %)NetApp