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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Staffordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2410
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads5298
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.040 %
As % of the category below17.93 %23.61 %
Salaries quoted5082
Average minimum salary£26,360£31,427
Average salary£28,740£32,878
% change on same period last year-12.58 %
Average maximum salary£31,120£34,329
UK excluding London average salary£35,327£35,841
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads290415
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.170 %
Salaries quoted253342
Average minimum salary£32,882£34,551
Average salary£35,408£37,958
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum salary£37,933£41,365
UK excluding London average salary£39,792£42,049
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Staffordshire Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stoke-on-TrentDown-616£25,500-5.23 %
Burton-upon-TrentDown-1112£30,818+36.96 %
StaffordDown-95£30,000-23.40 %
TamworthDown-34£30,875-20.67 %
LeekUp+51£29,500-
CannockDown-111£32,500+11.67 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

176 (54.29 %)Microsoft Certification
267 (47.86 %)SQL Server
358 (41.43 %).NET
454 (38.57 %)SQL
548 (34.29 %)Windows
644 (31.43 %)ASP.NET
742 (30.00 %)C#
841 (29.29 %)VB.NET
841 (29.29 %)MCSE
940 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
1034 (24.29 %)JavaScript
1133 (23.57 %)XML
1232 (22.86 %)HTML
1330 (21.43 %)Transact-SQL
1330 (21.43 %)MS Excel
1330 (21.43 %)Active Directory
1427 (19.29 %)SQL Server 2005
1524 (17.14 %)LAN
1524 (17.14 %)WAN
1623 (16.43 %)WebServices
1722 (15.71 %)TCP/IP
1820 (14.29 %)MCP
1918 (12.86 %)DNS
2017 (12.14 %)MS Office
2116 (11.43 %)CSS
2116 (11.43 %)Health
2116 (11.43 %)Pensions
2215 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
2314 (10.00 %)Oracle
2314 (10.00 %)Windows NT

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
158 (41.43 %).NET
244 (31.43 %)ASP.NET
333 (23.57 %)XML
432 (22.86 %)HTML
523 (16.43 %)WebServices
616 (11.43 %)CSS
712 (8.571 %)AJAX
86 (4.286 %).NET Framework
86 (4.286 %)ASP
93 (2.143 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (1.429 %)COM
102 (1.429 %)WinForms
102 (1.429 %)XHTML
111 (0.714 %)EDI
111 (0.714 %)XSL
111 (0.714 %)LINQ
111 (0.714 %)DCOM
111 (0.714 %)JSP
111 (0.714 %)Servlets
111 (0.714 %)J2EE
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
215 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2007
47 (5.000 %)SharePoint
47 (5.000 %)Office Communications Server
54 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2000
63 (2.143 %)IIS
63 (2.143 %)CMS
63 (2.143 %)DotNetNuke
71 (0.714 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (0.714 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Staffordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (21.43 %)MS Excel
217 (12.14 %)MS Office
31 (0.714 %)MS Visio
31 (0.714 %)Spreadsheet
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (4.286 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (0.714 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.714 %)Oracle Applications
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (17.14 %)LAN
124 (17.14 %)WAN
222 (15.71 %)TCP/IP
318 (12.86 %)DNS
45 (3.571 %)Firewall
53 (2.143 %)Intranet
62 (1.429 %)VPN
71 (0.714 %)VoIP
71 (0.714 %)WLAN
71 (0.714 %)SAN
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
167 (47.86 %)SQL Server
227 (19.29 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (4.286 %)BusinessObjects
46 (4.286 %)Ingres
55 (3.571 %)DB2
55 (3.571 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.714 %)MS Access
61 (0.714 %)Cognos Powerplay
61 (0.714 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (0.714 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.714 %)RDBMS
61 (0.714 %)SQL Server 7
61 (0.714 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.857 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.429 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (1.429 %)NUnit
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (11.43 %)Health
116 (11.43 %)Pensions
24 (2.857 %)Marketing
24 (2.857 %)Finance
24 (2.857 %)Electric
32 (1.429 %)Education
41 (0.714 %)Government
41 (0.714 %)Insurance
41 (0.714 %)Back Office
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (35.00 %)Developer
234 (24.29 %)Analyst
323 (16.43 %)Web Developer
421 (15.00 %).NET Developer
520 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
615 (10.71 %)Support Engineer
615 (10.71 %)ASP.NET Developer
714 (10.00 %)C# Developer
714 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
812 (8.571 %)IT Support Analyst
910 (7.143 %).NET Web Developer
910 (7.143 %)C# Web Developer
107 (5.000 %)Developer Analyst
107 (5.000 %)Senior Analyst
107 (5.000 %)Programmer
107 (5.000 %)3rd Line Support
107 (5.000 %)Analyst Programmer
116 (4.286 %)Support Technician
116 (4.286 %)Server Support
116 (4.286 %)Software Developer
Staffordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.000 %)Client/Server
24 (2.857 %)AS400
31 (0.714 %)Management Information System
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
148 (34.29 %)Windows
214 (10.00 %)Windows NT
37 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (5.000 %)UNIX
37 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
44 (2.857 %)Solaris
53 (2.143 %)Linux
53 (2.143 %)Debian
62 (1.429 %)Windows XP
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (5.714 %)CRM
18 (5.714 %)Web Design
27 (5.000 %)ITIL
36 (4.286 %)Project Management
45 (3.571 %)OO
54 (2.857 %)B2B
54 (2.857 %)Migration
63 (2.143 %)Business Desktop Deployment
63 (2.143 %)Validation
72 (1.429 %)Business Intelligence
72 (1.429 %)OOP
81 (0.714 %)E-Commerce
81 (0.714 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (0.714 %)Strategic Planning
81 (0.714 %)Incident Management
81 (0.714 %)Problem Management
81 (0.714 %)Test Scripting
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (38.57 %)SQL
242 (30.00 %)C#
341 (29.29 %)VB.NET
434 (24.29 %)JavaScript
530 (21.43 %)Transact-SQL
69 (6.429 %)VB
78 (5.714 %)C
84 (2.857 %)Java
84 (2.857 %)C++
92 (1.429 %)DHTML
92 (1.429 %)PHP
92 (1.429 %)VB6
101 (0.714 %)VBA
101 (0.714 %)PL/SQL
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
176 (54.29 %)Microsoft Certification
241 (29.29 %)MCSE
320 (14.29 %)MCP
412 (8.571 %)MCDST
58 (5.714 %)Degree
66 (4.286 %)MCSA
72 (1.429 %)MCAD
72 (1.429 %)MCSD
72 (1.429 %)MCTS
72 (1.429 %)MCPD
81 (0.714 %)ECDL
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.429 %)SLA
21 (0.714 %)QA
Staffordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (21.43 %)Active Directory
212 (8.571 %)ISA Server
34 (2.857 %)NetBackup
41 (0.714 %)MetaFrame
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (6.429 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (2.857 %)AutoSys
24 (2.857 %)Unicenter
33 (2.143 %)BMC Marimba
33 (2.143 %)SCCM
42 (1.429 %)SCOM
42 (1.429 %)SCVMM
42 (1.429 %)MOM
51 (0.714 %)ARCserve
51 (0.714 %)WSUS
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (10.00 %)Oracle
29 (6.429 %)Citrix
36 (4.286 %)Remedy
36 (4.286 %)Business Objects
36 (4.286 %)Cisco
44 (2.857 %)IBM
44 (2.857 %)Sun
44 (2.857 %)HP
44 (2.857 %)CA
53 (2.143 %)Red Hat
62 (1.429 %)BMC
71 (0.714 %)VERITAS
71 (0.714 %)McAfee Security
71 (0.714 %)VMware
71 (0.714 %)SonicWALL
71 (0.714 %)Cognos
71 (0.714 %)Sybase
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