The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the South Ayrshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 24 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 South Ayrshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 1 4 -
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 3 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Ayrshire 100.00% 14.29% -
As % of the Vendors category 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
Average salary £22,500 £20,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
South Ayrshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
3 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Ayrshire 100.00% 14.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
Average salary £22,500 £20,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Ayrshire 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 South Ayrshire region.

South Ayrshire Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the South Ayrshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Ayr 0 3 £22,500 +12.50%
Microsoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Ayrshire 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 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) HNC
1 3 (100.00%) HND
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) MCSE
1 3 (100.00%) VoIP
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Back Office
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (100.00%) MCDST

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Ayrshire 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.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) VoIP
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (100.00%) Back Office
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Field Engineer
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) HNC
1 3 (100.00%) HND
1 3 (100.00%) MCSE
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) MCDST
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco