Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Stockport 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 7 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads4139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.016 %
As % of the category below35.34 %46.43 %
Salaries quoted3634
Average minimum salary£27,653£20,471
Average salary£30,486£22,206
% change on same period last year+37.28 %
Average maximum salary£33,319£23,941
UK excluding London average salary£35,324£35,757
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Stockport
Matching permanent IT job ads11684
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted10665
Average minimum salary£27,244£22,468
Average salary£30,380£24,617
% change on same period last year+23.40 %
Average maximum salary£33,515£26,766
UK excluding London average salary£39,818£42,002
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Microsoft ManchesterMicrosoft
Manchester

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Stockport region over the 3 months to 7 August 2008.

Stockport Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 August 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

131 (33.33 %)MS Excel
230 (32.26 %)Windows
328 (30.11 %)C#
328 (30.11 %).NET
424 (25.81 %)SQL Server
523 (24.73 %)ASP.NET
616 (17.20 %)OpenVMS
713 (13.98 %)Degree
812 (12.90 %)VAX
911 (11.83 %)Education
911 (11.83 %)WebServices
1010 (10.75 %)EDI
1010 (10.75 %)Finance
1010 (10.75 %)Microsoft Certification
119 (9.677 %)Service Delivery
119 (9.677 %)MS Office
119 (9.677 %)SQL
119 (9.677 %)Insurance
128 (8.602 %)AJAX
128 (8.602 %)SQL Server 2005
128 (8.602 %)Silverlight
128 (8.602 %)Oracle
128 (8.602 %)IIS
128 (8.602 %)HND
128 (8.602 %)MS Access
137 (7.527 %)SQL Server 2000
137 (7.527 %)OO
137 (7.527 %)VMS
137 (7.527 %)XML
146 (6.452 %)JavaScript

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 August 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (30.11 %).NET
223 (24.73 %)ASP.NET
311 (11.83 %)WebServices
410 (10.75 %)EDI
58 (8.602 %)AJAX
58 (8.602 %)Silverlight
67 (7.527 %)XML
76 (6.452 %)WPF
85 (5.376 %).NET Framework
85 (5.376 %)CSS
94 (4.301 %)HTML
103 (3.226 %)ASP.NET 2.0
103 (3.226 %)ASP
112 (2.151 %).NET Remoting
121 (1.075 %)JSON
121 (1.075 %)COM
121 (1.075 %)XSLT
121 (1.075 %)XHTML
121 (1.075 %)SOAP
121 (1.075 %)NHibernate
Stockport IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (8.602 %)IIS
24 (4.301 %)MS Exchange
32 (2.151 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (2.151 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.075 %)CMS
41 (1.075 %)SharePoint
Stockport IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (33.33 %)MS Excel
29 (9.677 %)MS Office
33 (3.226 %)MS Project
Stockport IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.151 %)BPCS
12 (2.151 %)Teamcenter
Stockport IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (5.376 %)LAN
24 (4.301 %)WAN
33 (3.226 %)TCP/IP
33 (3.226 %)Firewall
42 (2.151 %)RFID
42 (2.151 %)VPN
51 (1.075 %)DNS
51 (1.075 %)SSL
51 (1.075 %)Internet
51 (1.075 %)Cisco ASA
Stockport IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (25.81 %)SQL Server
28 (8.602 %)MS Access
28 (8.602 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (7.527 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.075 %)DTS
41 (1.075 %)Crystal Reports
Stockport IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.301 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.151 %)Dreamweaver
Stockport IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (11.83 %)Education
210 (10.75 %)Finance
39 (9.677 %)Insurance
42 (2.151 %)Marketing
42 (2.151 %)Auditing
42 (2.151 %)Publishing
42 (2.151 %)Government
51 (1.075 %)Health
51 (1.075 %)Advertising
51 (1.075 %)Retail
51 (1.075 %)Automotive
51 (1.075 %)Chemicals
51 (1.075 %)Local Government
51 (1.075 %)Telecoms
Stockport IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (27.96 %)Developer
222 (23.66 %)Team Leader
317 (18.28 %).NET Developer
317 (18.28 %)C# Developer
414 (15.05 %)ASP.NET Developer
414 (15.05 %)Analyst
513 (13.98 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
68 (8.602 %)Web Developer
76 (6.452 %)Senior Developer
76 (6.452 %)Helpdesk Analyst
76 (6.452 %)C# Web Developer
76 (6.452 %).NET Web Developer
85 (5.376 %)Field Engineer
85 (5.376 %)Project Manager
94 (4.301 %)Applications Developer
103 (3.226 %)Test Manager
103 (3.226 %)Test Analyst
103 (3.226 %)Support Analyst
103 (3.226 %)Support Engineer
103 (3.226 %)Test Team Leader
Stockport IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (12.90 %)VAX
22 (2.151 %)Mathematics
22 (2.151 %)AS400
31 (1.075 %)Client/Server
31 (1.075 %)W3C
Stockport IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (32.26 %)Windows
216 (17.20 %)OpenVMS
37 (7.527 %)VMS
44 (4.301 %)UNIX
52 (2.151 %)Windows XP
52 (2.151 %)Linux
52 (2.151 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (1.075 %)Windows CE
61 (1.075 %)Windows 2000
Stockport IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (9.677 %)Service Delivery
27 (7.527 %)OO
35 (5.376 %)E-Commerce
35 (5.376 %)Project Management
35 (5.376 %)Web Development
44 (4.301 %)Agile Software Development
53 (3.226 %)Regression Testing
53 (3.226 %)Workflow
53 (3.226 %)PRINCE2
53 (3.226 %)Systems Analysis
53 (3.226 %)Software Testing
53 (3.226 %)Content Management
53 (3.226 %)Document Management
62 (2.151 %)Workflow Management
62 (2.151 %)Time Management
62 (2.151 %)Technical Architecture
62 (2.151 %)ERP
62 (2.151 %)OOD
62 (2.151 %)Configuration Management
62 (2.151 %)PLM
Stockport IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (30.11 %)C#
29 (9.677 %)SQL
36 (6.452 %)JavaScript
44 (4.301 %)VB.NET
52 (2.151 %)Transact-SQL
52 (2.151 %)C
52 (2.151 %)Java
61 (1.075 %)C++
61 (1.075 %)Delphi
61 (1.075 %)VBScript
61 (1.075 %)VB
61 (1.075 %)VBA
61 (1.075 %)VC++
61 (1.075 %)Progress 4GL
Stockport IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (13.98 %)Degree
210 (10.75 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (8.602 %)HND
44 (4.301 %)MCSE
53 (3.226 %)ISEB
53 (3.226 %)ISTQB
62 (2.151 %)HP ASE
62 (2.151 %)Cisco Certification
62 (2.151 %)CCNA
Stockport IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (4.301 %)Active Directory
22 (2.151 %)Terminal Services
31 (1.075 %)ISA Server
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (8.602 %)Oracle
26 (6.452 %)Citrix
33 (3.226 %)Cisco
42 (2.151 %)Sun
42 (2.151 %)HP
42 (2.151 %)Alcatel
42 (2.151 %)Siemens
42 (2.151 %)VERITAS
42 (2.151 %)Sage
42 (2.151 %)UGS
51 (1.075 %)Google
51 (1.075 %)Nortel
51 (1.075 %)Progress
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo