Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2823
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads97
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below13.85 %16.28 %
Salaries quoted95
Average minimum salary£19,778£45,000
Average salary£21,556£45,700
% change on same period last year-52.83 %
Average maximum salary£23,333£46,400
UK excluding London average salary£35,708£35,927
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching permanent IT job ads6543
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted4041
Average minimum salary£30,096£28,930
Average salary£32,005£30,772
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Average maximum salary£33,915£32,614
UK excluding London average salary£40,828£41,953
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Microsoft StaffordshireMicrosoft
Staffordshire

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 Stoke-on-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

114 (58.33 %)SQL Server
114 (58.33 %)Windows
212 (50.00 %)MS Office
311 (45.83 %)Windows XP
410 (41.67 %).NET
410 (41.67 %)C#
59 (37.50 %)SQL
59 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
59 (37.50 %)SQL Server 2005
67 (29.17 %)VB
67 (29.17 %)Active Directory
76 (25.00 %)ISEB
76 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
76 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
76 (25.00 %)VB.NET
76 (25.00 %)Degree
76 (25.00 %)Software Testing
76 (25.00 %)QA
85 (20.83 %)MS Excel
94 (16.67 %)LAN
94 (16.67 %)WAN
103 (12.50 %)HTML
103 (12.50 %)C
103 (12.50 %)IIS
103 (12.50 %)CSS
103 (12.50 %)Linux
103 (12.50 %)Finance
103 (12.50 %)CMS
103 (12.50 %)Debian
103 (12.50 %)Red Hat

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (41.67 %).NET
29 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
33 (12.50 %)CSS
33 (12.50 %)HTML
42 (8.333 %)XML
51 (4.167 %)EDI
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (12.50 %)IIS
13 (12.50 %)CMS
22 (8.333 %)Office Project Server
22 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
22 (8.333 %)Lotus Domino
31 (4.167 %)SharePoint
31 (4.167 %)MS Exchange
31 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2003
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (50.00 %)MS Office
25 (20.83 %)MS Excel
32 (8.333 %)MS Project
41 (4.167 %)MS Visio
41 (4.167 %)MS PowerPoint
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
24 (16.67 %)LAN
24 (16.67 %)WAN
33 (12.50 %)Intranet
41 (4.167 %)Firewall
41 (4.167 %)VPN
41 (4.167 %)DNS
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (58.33 %)SQL Server
29 (37.50 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.167 %)Cognos Powerplay
31 (4.167 %)Cognos Impromptu
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.50 %)Finance
21 (4.167 %)Insurance
21 (4.167 %)Pensions
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (41.67 %)Graduate
110 (41.67 %)Developer
27 (29.17 %)Junior
27 (29.17 %)Junior Developer
36 (25.00 %)Tester
36 (25.00 %)Software Tester
36 (25.00 %).NET Developer
45 (20.83 %)VB.NET Developer
45 (20.83 %)ASP.NET Developer
45 (20.83 %)Junior .NET Developer
45 (20.83 %)Junior ASP.NET Developer
45 (20.83 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
53 (12.50 %)IT Support Engineer
53 (12.50 %)Field Engineer
53 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
53 (12.50 %)Web Developer
62 (8.333 %)Systems Administrator
62 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
62 (8.333 %)Administrator
62 (8.333 %)Junior Web Developer
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (58.33 %)Windows
211 (45.83 %)Windows XP
33 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (12.50 %)Debian
33 (12.50 %)Linux
33 (12.50 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
51 (4.167 %)Windows Vista
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (25.00 %)Software Testing
23 (12.50 %)Web Development
32 (8.333 %)Project Management
41 (4.167 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (4.167 %)Content Management
41 (4.167 %)Logistics
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (41.67 %)C#
29 (37.50 %)SQL
37 (29.17 %)VB
46 (25.00 %)VB.NET
53 (12.50 %)C
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (25.00 %)ISEB
16 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (4.167 %)MCP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (25.00 %)QA
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (29.17 %)Active Directory
21 (4.167 %)MetaFrame
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.167 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (4.167 %)ARCserve
11 (4.167 %)WSUS
11 (4.167 %)BMC Marimba
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (12.50 %)Red Hat
22 (8.333 %)Lotus
31 (4.167 %)McAfee Security
31 (4.167 %)Cognos
31 (4.167 %)Citrix