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 West Bromwich 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank51
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads612
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below46.15 %80.00 %
Salaries quoted68
Average minimum salary£24,833£26,000
Average salary£26,083£27,563
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Average maximum salary£27,333£29,125
UK excluding London average salary£35,747£35,954
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
West Bromwich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Bromwich
Matching permanent IT job ads1315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
Salaries quoted109
Average minimum salary£27,333£27,692
Average salary£28,667£28,654
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£29,615
UK excluding London average salary£40,781£41,953
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

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

West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich region.

West Bromwich Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the West Bromwich region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

West Bromwich Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Bromwich 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.

18 (72.73 %)MS Excel
27 (63.64 %)XML
27 (63.64 %)C#
27 (63.64 %)SharePoint
35 (45.45 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (45.45 %)Migration
35 (45.45 %)MAXIMO
35 (45.45 %)Data Analysis
35 (45.45 %)HTML
35 (45.45 %)SQL
35 (45.45 %)VB
35 (45.45 %)MS Access
35 (45.45 %)Change Management
35 (45.45 %)Problem Management
44 (36.36 %)Windows
44 (36.36 %)Windows XP
53 (27.27 %)Active Directory
53 (27.27 %)Windows 2000
53 (27.27 %)ITIL
53 (27.27 %)MCP
62 (18.18 %)MCAD
62 (18.18 %)MCSD
62 (18.18 %).NET
62 (18.18 %)SQL Server
62 (18.18 %)IIS
62 (18.18 %)ASP
62 (18.18 %)ASP.NET
62 (18.18 %)SOAP
62 (18.18 %)WebServices
62 (18.18 %)AJAX

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Bromwich 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.

West Bromwich IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (63.64 %)XML
25 (45.45 %)HTML
32 (18.18 %).NET
32 (18.18 %)ASP
32 (18.18 %)ASP.NET
32 (18.18 %)SOAP
32 (18.18 %)WebServices
32 (18.18 %)AJAX
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (63.64 %)SharePoint
22 (18.18 %)IIS
31 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
West Bromwich IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (72.73 %)MS Excel
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (45.45 %)MAXIMO
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)Intranet
12 (18.18 %)Internet
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)MS Access
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server
West Bromwich IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Back Office
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Analyst
15 (45.45 %)Support Analyst
15 (45.45 %)Applications Support
15 (45.45 %)Applications Support Analyst
23 (27.27 %)1st Line Support
32 (18.18 %)Web Developer
32 (18.18 %)Developer
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)Windows
14 (36.36 %)Windows XP
23 (27.27 %)Windows 2000
31 (9.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Change Management
15 (45.45 %)Migration
15 (45.45 %)Data Analysis
15 (45.45 %)Problem Management
23 (27.27 %)ITIL
32 (18.18 %)Web Development
West Bromwich IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (63.64 %)C#
25 (45.45 %)SQL
25 (45.45 %)VB
West Bromwich IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (45.45 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (27.27 %)MCP
32 (18.18 %)MCAD
32 (18.18 %)MCSD
West Bromwich IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (27.27 %)Active Directory
West Bromwich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)Citrix
11 (9.091 %)Lotus