The first table below looks at the demand for Visual Studio Team System skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio Team System over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)
Rank 755 769 776
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +7
Permanent jobs citing Visual Studio Team System 107 129 97
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.099% 0.107% 0.077%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.674% 0.755% 0.602%
Number of salaries quoted 96 91 80
Average salary £40,000 £50,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-20.00% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £31,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £62,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,750 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-5.62% -
All Development Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
15867 17081 16112
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 14.75% 14.15% 12.78%
Number of salaries quoted 13540 14965 14169
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +1.33%

Visual Studio Team System
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio Team System within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Visual Studio Team System Jobs Demand Trend

Visual Studio Team System
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio Team System within the UK.

Visual Studio Team System Salary Trend

Visual Studio Team System
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio Team System over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 within the UK.

Visual Studio Team System Salary Histogram

Visual Studio Team System
Top 25 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio Team System within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -4 91 £41,000 -18.00%
London +14 39 £48,750 -11.36%
East of England +12 21 £41,000 +2.50%
Bedfordshire +2 21 £41,000 +36.66%
Bedford +9 20 £41,000 +36.66%
Yorkshire -9 15 £80,000 +146.15%
Wales +11 14 £37,500 +59.57%
South Wales +10 14 £37,500 +59.57%
Cardiff -7 14 £37,500 +17.18%
West Yorkshire -11 14 £80,000 +146.15%
Leeds -22 14 £80,000 +146.15%
South East -7 7 £32,500 -31.57%
Surrey +12 5 £32,500 -31.57%
West Midlands - 5 £31,000 -
City of London +10 4 £60,000 +14.28%
Staffordshire - 4 £31,000 -
Burton-upon-Trent - 4 £31,000 -
Buckinghamshire -9 2 £33,000 -2.94%
Milton Keynes -19 2 £33,000 -2.94%
Reigate -3 1 £40,000 -15.78%
North West - 1 £52,500 -
South Yorkshire - 1 £40,000 -
Manchester - 1 £52,500 -
Dorking - 1 £30,000 -
Birmingham - 1 £52,500 -

Visual Studio Team System
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Visual Studio Team System 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 Team System.

1 181 (86.60%) .NET
2 150 (71.77%) Microsoft
3 146 (69.86%) SQL Server
4 141 (67.46%) Visual Studio
4 141 (67.46%) C#
5 131 (62.68%) SQL
6 121 (57.89%) ASP.NET
7 118 (56.46%) Agile Software Development
8 117 (55.98%) JavaScript
9 116 (55.50%) Windows
10 108 (51.67%) HTML
11 105 (50.24%) NUnit
12 103 (49.28%) SQL Server 2008
12 103 (49.28%) T-SQL
12 103 (49.28%) IIS
13 102 (48.80%) CSS
13 102 (48.80%) Silverlight
14 98 (46.89%) .NET Framework
15 96 (45.93%) WCF
16 94 (44.98%) OO
17 91 (43.54%) WPF
18 88 (42.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 88 (42.11%) Ajax
18 88 (42.11%) OOA/OOD
19 87 (41.63%) WF
19 87 (41.63%) MSBuild
20 85 (40.67%) SharePoint
21 84 (40.19%) CruiseControl
22 77 (36.84%) Continuous Integration
22 77 (36.84%) UML

Visual Studio Team System
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Visual Studio Team System 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 Team System. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 181 (86.60%) .NET
2 121 (57.89%) ASP.NET
3 108 (51.67%) HTML
4 102 (48.80%) CSS
4 102 (48.80%) Silverlight
5 98 (46.89%) .NET Framework
6 96 (45.93%) WCF
7 91 (43.54%) WPF
8 88 (42.11%) Ajax
9 87 (41.63%) WF
10 73 (34.93%) ADO.NET
11 67 (32.06%) XML
12 63 (30.14%) Windows SharePoint Services
13 25 (11.96%) Web Services
13 25 (11.96%) jQuery
14 22 (10.53%) WinForms
15 17 (8.134%) XSL
16 15 (7.177%) LINQ
17 14 (6.699%) NHibernate
18 13 (6.220%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 103 (49.28%) IIS
2 85 (40.67%) SharePoint
3 77 (36.84%) BizTalk Server
4 75 (35.89%) SharePoint 2010
5 67 (32.06%) SharePoint Server
6 63 (30.14%) SharePoint Foundation
7 17 (8.134%) CMS
8 12 (5.742%) Windows Azure
9 4 (1.914%) SharePoint 2013
10 3 (1.435%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.478%) WebSphere Application Server
11 1 (0.478%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.478%) WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
1 74 (35.41%) MS Excel
2 71 (33.97%) MS Office
3 59 (28.23%) InfoPath
4 5 (2.392%) Photoshop
5 3 (1.435%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 20 (9.569%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.914%) Line 500
3 1 (0.478%) Line 50
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.478%) Internet
1 1 (0.478%) SSL
1 1 (0.478%) HTTP
1 1 (0.478%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (69.86%) SQL Server
2 103 (49.28%) SQL Server 2008
3 88 (42.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 38 (18.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 35 (16.75%) SQL Server 2005
6 25 (11.96%) Crystal Reports
7 10 (4.785%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 6 (2.871%) RDBMS
8 6 (2.871%) SQL Server 2000
9 5 (2.392%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (2.392%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 4 (1.914%) OLAP
10 4 (1.914%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (1.435%) QlikView
12 1 (0.478%) MySQL
12 1 (0.478%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 141 (67.46%) Visual Studio
2 105 (50.24%) NUnit
3 87 (41.63%) MSBuild
4 84 (40.19%) CruiseControl
5 66 (31.58%) Team Foundation Server
6 18 (8.612%) MSTest
7 13 (6.220%) TeamCity
8 11 (5.263%) JIRA
9 9 (4.306%) PowerBuilder
10 8 (3.828%) Rhino Mocks
11 6 (2.871%) TestComplete
11 6 (2.871%) VSS/SourceSafe
12 5 (2.392%) Subversion
13 3 (1.435%) LoadRunner
14 1 (0.478%) InstallShield
14 1 (0.478%) WinRunner
14 1 (0.478%) PVCS
14 1 (0.478%) Selenium
14 1 (0.478%) SilkTest
General
1 17 (8.134%) Finance
2 5 (2.392%) Legal
3 4 (1.914%) Billing
4 1 (0.478%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 124 (59.33%) Developer
2 52 (24.88%) SharePoint Developer
3 46 (22.01%) Analyst
4 30 (14.35%) Senior Developer
5 29 (13.88%) .NET Developer
6 19 (9.091%) C# .NET Developer
6 19 (9.091%) C# Developer
7 15 (7.177%) SharePoint Architect
7 15 (7.177%) Senior SharePoint Developer
7 15 (7.177%) Configuration Analyst
7 15 (7.177%) Release Analyst
7 15 (7.177%) Test Analyst
7 15 (7.177%) Architect
8 13 (6.220%) Support Analyst
9 12 (5.742%) Agile .NET Developer
10 10 (4.785%) Tester
11 9 (4.306%) Senior .NET Developer
12 6 (2.871%) .NET Team Leader
12 6 (2.871%) Team Leader
12 6 (2.871%) Development Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.656%) Data Protection Act
2 11 (5.263%) Wiki
3 5 (2.392%) Mathematics
4 4 (1.914%) Computer Science
4 4 (1.914%) CMDB
4 4 (1.914%) Client/Server
5 3 (1.435%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.478%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.478%) Fixed Income
6 1 (0.478%) NHS
6 1 (0.478%) Pocket PC
6 1 (0.478%) New Media
6 1 (0.478%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 116 (55.50%) Windows
2 8 (3.828%) Windows Server 2008
2 8 (3.828%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (1.914%) Linux
4 1 (0.478%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (56.46%) Agile Software Development
2 94 (44.98%) OO
3 88 (42.11%) OOA/OOD
4 77 (36.84%) Continuous Integration
4 77 (36.84%) UML
5 69 (33.01%) RUP
5 69 (33.01%) Unified Process
5 69 (33.01%) MSF
6 49 (23.44%) MVC
7 33 (15.79%) CRM
8 32 (15.31%) Scrum
9 31 (14.83%) Project Management
10 23 (11.00%) ITIL
11 21 (10.05%) Web Development
12 20 (9.569%) Release Management
12 20 (9.569%) Software Testing
13 17 (8.134%) TDD
14 16 (7.656%) Data Protection
15 15 (7.177%) Dependency Injection
15 15 (7.177%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 141 (67.46%) C#
2 131 (62.68%) SQL
3 117 (55.98%) JavaScript
4 103 (49.28%) T-SQL
5 72 (34.45%) VB.NET
6 9 (4.306%) VB
7 8 (3.828%) C++
8 6 (2.871%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.392%) VBScript
9 5 (2.392%) VB6
9 5 (2.392%) XPath
10 3 (1.435%) XAML
11 2 (0.957%) Java
12 1 (0.478%) Delphi
12 1 (0.478%) VBA
Qualifications
1 61 (29.19%) SC Cleared
1 61 (29.19%) DV Cleared
1 61 (29.19%) Security Cleared
2 23 (11.00%) Degree
3 19 (9.091%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (5.742%) ISEB
5 9 (4.306%) MCAD
5 9 (4.306%) MCSD
5 9 (4.306%) MCPD
5 9 (4.306%) MCTS
6 8 (3.828%) ISTQB
7 5 (2.392%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.435%) HND
9 1 (0.478%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.699%) QA
System Software
1 10 (4.785%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 150 (71.77%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.742%) Telerik
3 10 (4.785%) VMware
4 9 (4.306%) Oracle
5 5 (2.392%) Sage
5 5 (2.392%) Adobe
6 4 (1.914%) LogiXML
7 3 (1.435%) Sitecore
8 1 (0.478%) MKS
8 1 (0.478%) Borland
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Experience as C# developer within a Microsoft.Net environment... Experience of web development on the .Net platform, ideally with exposure to the Microsoft MVC framework, JQuery and XML.
Confused.com
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Experience of working with an Agile software development environment Knowledge of technologies: .NET 4 (ASP.NET, C#), XML/XSL, SOAP, SQL Server 2005/2008, IIS, JavaScript, Silverlight... Desirable...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum + Extensive Benefits Package
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
At least 3 years’ experience with Microsoft .Net technologies, including ASP.NET and C#... - Knowledge of technologies: .NET 4 (ASP.NET, C#), XML/XSL, SOAP, SQL Server 2005/...
O'Connell Resourcing
Salary: From £55,000 to £70,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Experience of working with an Agile software development environment Knowledge of technologies: .NET 4 (ASP.NET, C#), XML/XSL, SOAP, SQL Server 2005/2008, IIS, JavaScript, Silverlight... Desirable...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Extensive Benefits Package
Posted: 11 May 2013
London
MS Dynamics CRM Functional Consultant - London. MS Dynamics CRM Consultant required. My client based in the UK is currently looking for an experienced MS Dynamics CRM Consultant to...
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
team skills set: - ASP.NET, C#, XML/XSL, SQL Server 2005/2008, JavaScript... SKILLS: ASP.NET, C#, XML/XSL, SOAP, SQL Server 2005/2008, JavaScript... AOP... TDD / BDD.....
Personnel IT
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
team skills set: - ASP.NET, C#, XML/XSL, SQL Server 2005/2008, JavaScript... ESSENTIAL SKILLS: ASP.NET, C#, XML/XSL, SOAP, SQL Server 2005/2008, JavaScript... AOP... TDD /...
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Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Southern England, South East
Current technologies include: .Net, SQL Server 2005, Sharepoint, HTML, Javascript, Classic ASP, VB6, HIS, VSTS.Applicants with strong .Net and experience in Enterprise Integration, using Websphere Message Broker,...
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Salary: £41,000 to £51,000
Posted: 17 May 2013