The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Stirling 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 Stirling 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 6 20 11
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 6 12 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stirling 18.18% 10.71% 9.259%
As % of the Vendors category 33.33% 22.22% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 5
Average salary £28,750 £35,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.85% -22.22%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,750 £31,500 £28,300
10% offered a salary of more than £35,750 £40,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All Vendors
Stirling
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
18 54 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stirling 54.55% 48.21% 61.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8 47 28
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -15.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £33,500 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £76,950 £55,000 £52,000
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 Stirling region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Stirling 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 Stirling region.

Stirling Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Stirling region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Stirling Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stirling 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 11 (64.71%) SQL
1 11 (64.71%) SQL Server
2 8 (47.06%) Finance
2 8 (47.06%) Investment Management
3 7 (41.18%) Data Modelling
4 6 (35.29%) MS Excel
5 5 (29.41%) SQL Server 2005
5 5 (29.41%) Cadis
6 3 (17.65%) Windows
6 3 (17.65%) Project Management
7 2 (11.76%) LAN
7 2 (11.76%) Citrix
7 2 (11.76%) DTS
7 2 (11.76%) MS Office
7 2 (11.76%) VB.NET
7 2 (11.76%) .NET
7 2 (11.76%) C#
7 2 (11.76%) Hyper-V
7 2 (11.76%) Firewall
7 2 (11.76%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (5.882%) WCF
8 1 (5.882%) WPF
8 1 (5.882%) Wealth Management
8 1 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (5.882%) Test Management
8 1 (5.882%) SQL Server 2008
8 1 (5.882%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (5.882%) VMware Infrastructure
8 1 (5.882%) Management Information System
8 1 (5.882%) Wireless

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stirling 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 2 (11.76%) .NET
2 1 (5.882%) WCF
2 1 (5.882%) WPF
2 1 (5.882%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (5.882%) HTML
2 1 (5.882%) ASP.NET
2 1 (5.882%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2007
1 1 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (5.882%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 6 (35.29%) MS Excel
2 2 (11.76%) MS Office
3 1 (5.882%) Open Workbench
3 1 (5.882%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (5.882%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) LAN
1 2 (11.76%) Firewall
2 1 (5.882%) Wireless
2 1 (5.882%) SAN
2 1 (5.882%) VoIP
2 1 (5.882%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (64.71%) SQL Server
2 5 (29.41%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (11.76%) DTS
4 1 (5.882%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (5.882%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (5.882%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (5.882%) Data Mart
General
1 8 (47.06%) Finance
2 1 (5.882%) Private Banking
2 1 (5.882%) Games
2 1 (5.882%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) Database Designer
1 5 (29.41%) Designer
2 3 (17.65%) Solutions Architect
2 3 (17.65%) Architect
2 3 (17.65%) Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Software Developer
3 2 (11.76%) Developer
3 2 (11.76%) PMO Analyst
4 1 (5.882%) .NET Software Developer
4 1 (5.882%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Systems Analyst
4 1 (5.882%) Consultant
4 1 (5.882%) Systems Administrator
4 1 (5.882%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (5.882%) Technical Consultant
4 1 (5.882%) Support Consultant
4 1 (5.882%) Administrator
4 1 (5.882%) Project Leader
4 1 (5.882%) Service Manager
4 1 (5.882%) .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.882%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.882%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Windows
2 2 (11.76%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (5.882%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Investment Management
2 7 (41.18%) Data Modelling
3 3 (17.65%) Project Management
4 1 (5.882%) Wealth Management
4 1 (5.882%) Test Management
4 1 (5.882%) MVC
4 1 (5.882%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.882%) Test Strategy
4 1 (5.882%) Service Delivery
4 1 (5.882%) Migration
4 1 (5.882%) Systems Analysis
4 1 (5.882%) PRINCE2
4 1 (5.882%) CRM
4 1 (5.882%) BCP
4 1 (5.882%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 11 (64.71%) SQL
2 2 (11.76%) VB.NET
2 2 (11.76%) C#
3 1 (5.882%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (5.882%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (5.882%) MCITP
1 1 (5.882%) MCTS
1 1 (5.882%) CCA
1 1 (5.882%) Citrix Certification
1 1 (5.882%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (5.882%) PMP
1 1 (5.882%) PMI Certification
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Hyper-V
2 1 (5.882%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (5.882%) XenApp
2 1 (5.882%) XenServer
2 1 (5.882%) XenDesktop
2 1 (5.882%) Terminal Services
2 1 (5.882%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Cadis
2 2 (11.76%) Citrix
3 1 (5.882%) VMware
3 1 (5.882%) Reuters
3 1 (5.882%) Bloomberg
3 1 (5.882%) Cisco
3 1 (5.882%) HP
Stirling, Stirlingshire
You must be Microsoft Certified (MCSE or MCSA) in Windows and Exchange. - Strong knowledge of Microsoft Servers (including Exchange and ideally SQL) - Any knowledge of working as a...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: £22k - 30k per year + car and benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Stirlingshire
The successful candidate must have a valid driving licence, up to date Microsoft Certifications and be willing to travel to and from other sites situated throughout the Scottish...
Reed Technology
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Company car
Posted: 22 May 2013
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As the Business Management Officer/ Financial Officer/ PMO, you will be taking the lead on providing support to the project programmes across technology which will include administration, documentation,...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013