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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank69
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads164147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.062 %
As % of the category below46.99 %35.25 %
Salaries quoted144111
Average minimum salary£34,462£31,572
Average salary£36,700£33,689
% change on same period last year+8.93 %
Average maximum salary£38,938£35,806
UK excluding London average salary£35,406£35,568
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads349417
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.175 %
Salaries quoted290336
Average minimum salary£36,116£34,117
Average salary£38,787£37,603
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Average maximum salary£41,457£41,089
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Suffolk Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
IpswichUp+1299£40,819+23.94 %
FelixstoweNo change014£19,300-
Bury St EdmundsUp+213£32,577-3.39 %
HaverhillNew entry-8£34,000-
WoodbridgeNew entry-3£27,500-
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

1201 (61.28 %).NET
2193 (58.84 %)SQL Server
3178 (54.27 %)C#
496 (29.27 %)XML
585 (25.91 %)Windows
683 (25.30 %).NET Framework
780 (24.39 %)MS Excel
879 (24.09 %)Microsoft Certification
975 (22.87 %)OO
1071 (21.65 %)SQL
1166 (20.12 %)ASP.NET
1254 (16.46 %)WebServices
1353 (16.16 %)Windows Server 2003
1353 (16.16 %)SQL Server 2000
1452 (15.85 %)BizTalk Server
1551 (15.55 %)J2EE
1650 (15.24 %)Java
1650 (15.24 %)Finance
1749 (14.94 %)SQL Server 2005
1847 (14.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1939 (11.89 %)Insurance
1939 (11.89 %)SOA
2036 (10.98 %)Banking
2135 (10.67 %)SharePoint
2135 (10.67 %)Degree
2233 (10.06 %)IIS
2233 (10.06 %)Telecoms
2332 (9.756 %)Visual Studio
2332 (9.756 %)C
2332 (9.756 %)AJAX

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1201 (61.28 %).NET
296 (29.27 %)XML
383 (25.30 %).NET Framework
466 (20.12 %)ASP.NET
554 (16.46 %)WebServices
651 (15.55 %)J2EE
732 (9.756 %)AJAX
826 (7.927 %)XSLT
923 (7.012 %)ASP
923 (7.012 %)WebSphere
923 (7.012 %)WinForms
1022 (6.707 %)CSS
1115 (4.573 %)SOAP
1213 (3.963 %)COM+
139 (2.744 %)XSD
148 (2.439 %)DCOM
148 (2.439 %)HTML
148 (2.439 %)Spring
156 (1.829 %)XHTML
165 (1.524 %)ODBC
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
152 (15.85 %)BizTalk Server
235 (10.67 %)SharePoint
333 (10.06 %)IIS
418 (5.488 %)SharePoint Server 2007
511 (3.354 %)MS Exchange
65 (1.524 %)MTS
65 (1.524 %)ESB
74 (1.220 %)Apache
74 (1.220 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (0.610 %)Tomcat
82 (0.610 %)Exchange Server 5.5
91 (0.305 %)Exchange Server 2000
91 (0.305 %)Lotus Notes
91 (0.305 %)Exchange Server 2007
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
180 (24.39 %)MS Excel
229 (8.841 %)MS Office
313 (3.963 %)MS Project
46 (1.829 %)MS Visio
53 (0.915 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.915 %)Photoshop
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.220 %)Dynamics NAV
14 (1.220 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.610 %)SAP Business One
22 (0.610 %)Great Plains
22 (0.610 %)Navision
22 (0.610 %)Pegasus Opera
22 (0.610 %)Movex
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (7.927 %)TCP/IP
225 (7.622 %)DNS
324 (7.317 %)Internet
324 (7.317 %)SMTP
324 (7.317 %)HTTP
423 (7.012 %)DHCP
56 (1.829 %)WAN
56 (1.829 %)LAN
56 (1.829 %)VPN
64 (1.220 %)VoIP
72 (0.610 %)Cisco PIX
72 (0.610 %)Firewall
81 (0.305 %)Wireless
81 (0.305 %)Cisco IPT
81 (0.305 %)Network Security
81 (0.305 %)ISDN
81 (0.305 %)PBX
81 (0.305 %)PSTN
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1193 (58.84 %)SQL Server
253 (16.16 %)SQL Server 2000
349 (14.94 %)SQL Server 2005
447 (14.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
522 (6.707 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
616 (4.878 %)Oracle 8/8i
712 (3.659 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
89 (2.744 %)DTS
95 (1.524 %)Datawarehouse
104 (1.220 %)MySQL
113 (0.915 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
113 (0.915 %)OLAP
122 (0.610 %)Crystal Reports
122 (0.610 %)Oracle Reports
122 (0.610 %)RDBMS
131 (0.305 %)Data Mining
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (9.756 %)Visual Studio
212 (3.659 %)Visual Studio Team System
34 (1.220 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.610 %)Eclipse
51 (0.305 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.305 %)Flash
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
150 (15.24 %)Finance
239 (11.89 %)Insurance
336 (10.98 %)Banking
433 (10.06 %)Telecoms
526 (7.927 %)Health
623 (7.012 %)Pensions
712 (3.659 %)Manufacturing
810 (3.049 %)Retail
99 (2.744 %)Games
105 (1.524 %)Government
114 (1.220 %)Legal
114 (1.220 %)Electronics
114 (1.220 %)Local Government
122 (0.610 %)Education
131 (0.305 %)Electric
131 (0.305 %)Back Office
131 (0.305 %)Marketing
131 (0.305 %)Criminal Justice
131 (0.305 %)Police
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1116 (35.37 %)Developer
255 (16.77 %).NET Developer
352 (15.85 %)C# Developer
442 (12.80 %)Architect
536 (10.98 %)Technical Architect
629 (8.841 %)Software Developer
724 (7.317 %)Systems Engineer
823 (7.012 %)Analyst
920 (6.098 %)Administrator
920 (6.098 %).NET Architect
920 (6.098 %).NET Technical Architect
1019 (5.793 %)DBA
1019 (5.793 %)Programmer
1118 (5.488 %)Senior Developer
1217 (5.183 %)Support Engineer
1217 (5.183 %)Consultant
1217 (5.183 %).NET Programmer
1316 (4.878 %)SQL DBA
1415 (4.573 %)Project Manager
1512 (3.659 %)Graduate
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (9.451 %)Data Protection Act
216 (4.878 %)N-Tier
311 (3.354 %)Replication
46 (1.829 %)Computer Science
54 (1.220 %)IPTV
63 (0.915 %)PMI
72 (0.610 %)Human Factors
81 (0.305 %)Life Science
81 (0.305 %)Fat Client
81 (0.305 %)Thin Client
81 (0.305 %)DTV
81 (0.305 %)MPEG
81 (0.305 %)Web 2.0
81 (0.305 %)Mathematics
81 (0.305 %)Biotechnology
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
185 (25.91 %)Windows
253 (16.16 %)Windows Server 2003
328 (8.537 %)Linux
426 (7.927 %)Windows XP
520 (6.098 %)Windows 2000 Server
69 (2.744 %)Windows Vista
77 (2.134 %)UNIX
84 (1.220 %)Windows Mobile
91 (0.305 %)Embedded Linux
91 (0.305 %)NetWare
91 (0.305 %)Windows 2000
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (22.87 %)OO
239 (11.89 %)SOA
331 (9.451 %)Data Protection
430 (9.146 %)UML
520 (6.098 %)Web Development
619 (5.793 %)E-Commerce
717 (5.183 %)ERP
814 (4.268 %)DNA
814 (4.268 %)EAI
814 (4.268 %)PRINCE2
814 (4.268 %)CRM
814 (4.268 %)Change Management
99 (2.744 %)Business Development
108 (2.439 %)Business Intelligence
116 (1.829 %)Project Management
125 (1.524 %)RUP
125 (1.524 %)DSDM
125 (1.524 %)E-business
125 (1.524 %)Data Architecture
134 (1.220 %)Migration
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1178 (54.27 %)C#
271 (21.65 %)SQL
350 (15.24 %)Java
432 (9.756 %)C
531 (9.451 %)VB
531 (9.451 %)VB.NET
626 (7.927 %)JavaScript
626 (7.927 %)C++
722 (6.707 %)PHP
820 (6.098 %)VB6
917 (5.183 %)Perl
1015 (4.573 %)Ruby
1113 (3.963 %)Transact-SQL
124 (1.220 %)VBScript
131 (0.305 %)Embedded C
131 (0.305 %)Embedded C++
131 (0.305 %)Shell Script
131 (0.305 %)PowerHouse
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
179 (24.09 %)Microsoft Certification
235 (10.67 %)Degree
326 (7.927 %)MCSD
424 (7.317 %)MCP
513 (3.963 %)MCSE
66 (1.829 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
72 (0.610 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (0.610 %)MCDST
72 (0.610 %)MCTS
72 (0.610 %)MCPD
72 (0.610 %)ISEB
81 (0.305 %)Cisco Certification
81 (0.305 %)CCNA
81 (0.305 %)MCAD
81 (0.305 %)HND
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (2.439 %)SLA
25 (1.524 %)QA
32 (0.610 %)BS15000
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (2.439 %)Active Directory
24 (1.220 %)ISA Server
24 (1.220 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.915 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.305 %)MOM
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (8.841 %)Oracle
29 (2.744 %)Cisco
29 (2.744 %)Citrix
36 (1.829 %)SAP
45 (1.524 %)Intel
45 (1.524 %)HP
45 (1.524 %)Symantec
54 (1.220 %)Agresso
54 (1.220 %)Sage
63 (0.915 %)Apple
63 (0.915 %)IBM
72 (0.610 %)Dell
72 (0.610 %)Pegasus
72 (0.610 %)Epicor
72 (0.610 %)Exchequer
72 (0.610 %)Baan
72 (0.610 %)Lawson
72 (0.610 %)NetSuite
81 (0.305 %)Infor
81 (0.305 %)Sophos