The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the St Neots 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 St Neots 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 2 8 4
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 4 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in St Neots 36.36% 6.250% 12.50%
As % of the Vendors category 57.14% 11.11% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
St Neots
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
7 9 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in St Neots 63.64% 56.25% 75.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 5
Average salary £35,000 £42,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.64% +30.76%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Microsoft
Cambridgeshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

St Neots 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 St Neots region.

St Neots Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the St Neots 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 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
2 3 (75.00%) Lync
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 8
2 3 (75.00%) MS Office
2 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Electronics
3 1 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (25.00%) Device Driver
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
3 1 (25.00%) Visual Studio
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) C++
3 1 (25.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) Linux

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the St Neots 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 1 (25.00%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) Lync
1 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) MS Office
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (25.00%) Electronics
1 1 (25.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Developer
2 1 (25.00%) C# Developer
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) C# Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Developer
2 1 (25.00%) C++/C# Developer
2 1 (25.00%) C# Software Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 8
3 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C#
1 1 (25.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
Assistance with software testing... Oracle, SQL and XML skills would be highly advantageous... The job is not a traditional IT / Microsoft support role and should not be seen...
DMS Computer Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
Execution of software testing scripts. -Regression testing... Degree qualification preferred, but applicants must possess ‘A’ levels or equivalent as a minimum educational standard, be proficient in Microsoft Office...
DMS Computer Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
The main responsibilities include: - Server and network configuration - Installation of software - both internal and third-party - Microsoft Exchange configuration - Microsoft Office administration - Oracle database administration - Telephony management - Internal...
DMS Computer Recruitment
Salary: From £23,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013