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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Suffolk 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3575
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads466
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.003 %
As % of the category below56.79 %8.696 %
Salaries quoted436
Average minimum salary£24,186£35,833
Average salary£26,488£37,667
% change on same period last year-29.67 %
Average maximum salary£28,791£39,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,624£35,339
% change on same period last year-4.85 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads8169
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted6945
Average minimum salary£31,430£33,648
Average salary£35,699£36,528
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum salary£39,968£39,407
UK excluding London average salary£35,124£36,018
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Suffolk Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 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
IpswichNew entry-37£24,412-
HaverhillNo change07£34,000+23.63 %
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1£38,500-
Visual Studio East of EnglandVisual Studio
East of England

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

164 (100.00 %).NET
259 (92.19 %)C#
352 (81.25 %)SQL Server
437 (57.81 %)ASP.NET
532 (50.00 %)Microsoft
532 (50.00 %).NET Framework
631 (48.44 %)VB.NET
724 (37.50 %)SQL
724 (37.50 %)JavaScript
823 (35.94 %)Web Development
922 (34.38 %)AJAX
922 (34.38 %)SQL Server 2005
1021 (32.81 %)CSS
1021 (32.81 %)XHTML
1117 (26.56 %)Transact-SQL
1215 (23.44 %)XML
1314 (21.88 %)HTML
1413 (20.31 %)OO
1512 (18.75 %)Visual Studio Team System
1512 (18.75 %)Degree
1512 (18.75 %)Change Management
1611 (17.19 %)Insurance
1710 (15.63 %)Data Protection Act
1710 (15.63 %)Data Protection
1710 (15.63 %)SQL Server 2000
1710 (15.63 %)XSLT
189 (14.06 %)UML
189 (14.06 %)Java
198 (12.50 %)Banking
207 (10.94 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
164 (100.00 %).NET
237 (57.81 %)ASP.NET
332 (50.00 %).NET Framework
422 (34.38 %)AJAX
521 (32.81 %)XHTML
521 (32.81 %)CSS
615 (23.44 %)XML
714 (21.88 %)HTML
810 (15.63 %)XSLT
97 (10.94 %)J2EE
97 (10.94 %)WebSphere
105 (7.813 %)ASP
114 (6.250 %)WCF
114 (6.250 %)WPF
123 (4.688 %)WebServices
132 (3.125 %)JSP
141 (1.563 %)Silverlight
141 (1.563 %)WinForms
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (10.94 %)SharePoint
17 (10.94 %)BizTalk Server
17 (10.94 %)SharePoint Server 2007
24 (6.250 %)IIS
33 (4.688 %)Site Server
42 (3.125 %)Apache
42 (3.125 %)Tomcat
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.94 %)MS Office
25 (7.813 %)Photoshop
32 (3.125 %)ImageReady
32 (3.125 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (3.125 %)InDesign
32 (3.125 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.563 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (6.250 %)VoIP
22 (3.125 %)CTI
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (81.25 %)SQL Server
222 (34.38 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (15.63 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (3.125 %)MySQL
42 (3.125 %)Crystal Reports
42 (3.125 %)Oracle Reports
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (18.75 %)Visual Studio Team System
26 (9.375 %)Flash
32 (3.125 %)Eclipse
41 (1.563 %)Dreamweaver
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (17.19 %)Insurance
28 (12.50 %)Banking
37 (10.94 %)Finance
45 (7.813 %)Pensions
53 (4.688 %)Retail
53 (4.688 %)Health
62 (3.125 %)Games
62 (3.125 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (1.563 %)Telecoms
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (85.94 %)Developer
241 (64.06 %).NET Developer
323 (35.94 %)C# Developer
420 (31.25 %)Web Developer
518 (28.13 %)Graduate
615 (23.44 %).NET Web Developer
714 (21.88 %)Software Developer
813 (20.31 %)Graduate Developer
813 (20.31 %)Graduate .NET Developer
910 (15.63 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
108 (12.50 %)Applications Developer
116 (9.375 %)Graduate Web Developer
125 (7.813 %)Junior .NET Web Developer
125 (7.813 %)Graduate Programmer
125 (7.813 %)C# Web Developer
125 (7.813 %).NET Programmer
125 (7.813 %)Senior Developer
125 (7.813 %)Programmer
125 (7.813 %)Junior
125 (7.813 %)Junior Web Developer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (15.63 %)Data Protection Act
23 (4.688 %)N-Tier
23 (4.688 %)Computer Science
32 (3.125 %)IPTV
32 (3.125 %)Human Factors
41 (1.563 %)Web 2.0
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.125 %)Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (35.94 %)Web Development
213 (20.31 %)OO
312 (18.75 %)Change Management
410 (15.63 %)Data Protection
59 (14.06 %)UML
63 (4.688 %)OOP
63 (4.688 %)OOA/OOD
63 (4.688 %)Workflow
63 (4.688 %)Web Design
63 (4.688 %)Content Management
63 (4.688 %)B2C
63 (4.688 %)Unit Testing
72 (3.125 %)CRM
72 (3.125 %)E-Commerce
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
159 (92.19 %)C#
231 (48.44 %)VB.NET
324 (37.50 %)JavaScript
324 (37.50 %)SQL
417 (26.56 %)Transact-SQL
59 (14.06 %)Java
64 (6.250 %)C
73 (4.688 %)Delphi
73 (4.688 %)VB
73 (4.688 %)PHP
82 (3.125 %)Perl
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (18.75 %)Degree
27 (10.94 %)MCSD
27 (10.94 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (3.125 %)Adobe
22 (3.125 %)Oracle