Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Stockport region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3224
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads1529
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.013 %
As % of the category below34.88 %54.72 %
Salaries quoted1329
Average minimum salary£29,692£26,517
Average salary£31,923£28,897
% change on same period last year+10.47 %
Average maximum salary£34,154£31,276
UK excluding London average salary£33,902£34,589
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Stockport IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Stockport
Matching permanent IT job ads4353
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.024 %
Salaries quoted3950
Average minimum salary£29,779£27,200
Average salary£32,434£29,964
% change on same period last year+8.24 %
Average maximum salary£35,088£32,727
UK excluding London average salary£35,050£35,907
% change on same period last year-2.38 %
Visual Studio ManchesterVisual Studio
Manchester

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Stockport Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Stockport region.

Stockport Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Stockport region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stockport Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio.

123 (76.67 %)C#
219 (63.33 %)C++
313 (43.33 %)Degree
412 (40.00 %)C++Builder
412 (40.00 %)UML
58 (26.67 %)SQL
66 (20.00 %)XML
66 (20.00 %).NET
66 (20.00 %)SQL Server
66 (20.00 %)MS Excel
75 (16.67 %)Microsoft
75 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
84 (13.33 %)ATL
84 (13.33 %)HTML
84 (13.33 %)Java
84 (13.33 %)Eclipse
84 (13.33 %)Automotive
84 (13.33 %)WinForms
93 (10.00 %)Legal
93 (10.00 %)Infragistics
93 (10.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
93 (10.00 %)AJAX
93 (10.00 %)OO
93 (10.00 %)SLA
93 (10.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
93 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
93 (10.00 %)Windows
93 (10.00 %)CSS
93 (10.00 %)WebServices
102 (6.667 %)VB

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport region citing Visual Studio 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 Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (20.00 %).NET
16 (20.00 %)XML
25 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
34 (13.33 %)ATL
34 (13.33 %)WinForms
34 (13.33 %)HTML
43 (10.00 %)AJAX
43 (10.00 %)CSS
43 (10.00 %)WebServices
52 (6.667 %)OLE
52 (6.667 %)COM+
52 (6.667 %)ADO
61 (3.333 %)ADO.NET
Stockport IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (20.00 %)SQL Server
23 (10.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (6.667 %)RDBMS
Stockport IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (40.00 %)C++Builder
24 (13.33 %)Eclipse
33 (10.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Stockport IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.33 %)Automotive
23 (10.00 %)Legal
32 (6.667 %)Finance
41 (3.333 %)Pensions
Stockport IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (76.67 %)Developer
214 (46.67 %)C++ Developer
312 (40.00 %)C++/C# Developer
47 (23.33 %)C# Developer
54 (13.33 %)C++ Software Engineer
54 (13.33 %)Java Software Engineer
54 (13.33 %)Software Engineer
63 (10.00 %)Software Developer
63 (10.00 %)Team Leader
63 (10.00 %).NET Team Leader
72 (6.667 %)CSharp Software Developer
81 (3.333 %)WinForms Developer
81 (3.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (3.333 %)Senior Software Developer
81 (3.333 %)Symbian Developer
81 (3.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
81 (3.333 %)Web Developer
81 (3.333 %)Senior Developer
81 (3.333 %).NET Developer
Stockport IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (10.00 %)Windows
21 (3.333 %)Windows Mobile
Stockport IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (40.00 %)UML
23 (10.00 %)OO
32 (6.667 %)CRM
32 (6.667 %)Process Management
32 (6.667 %)Migration
32 (6.667 %)Integration Testing
41 (3.333 %)OOD
Stockport IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (76.67 %)C#
219 (63.33 %)C++
38 (26.67 %)SQL
44 (13.33 %)Java
53 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
62 (6.667 %)VB
62 (6.667 %)VB6
71 (3.333 %)JavaScript
71 (3.333 %)C
Stockport IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (43.33 %)Degree
21 (3.333 %)Microsoft Certification
Stockport IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (10.00 %)SLA
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (16.67 %)Microsoft
23 (10.00 %)Infragistics
31 (3.333 %)Symbian