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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the West Lothian 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
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21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 7 | 19 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +12 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 27 | 29 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.012 % |
| As % of the category below | 26.47 % | 15.26 % |
| Salaries quoted | 21 | 20 |
| Average minimum salary | £20,095 | £29,150 |
| Average salary | £22,774 | £30,625 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.63 % |
| Average maximum salary | £25,452 | £32,100 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £35,332 | £35,663 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 102 | 190 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.055 % | 0.079 % |
| Salaries quoted | 70 | 47 |
| Average minimum salary | £36,317 | £35,472 |
| Average salary | £39,181 | £36,493 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.36 % |
| Average maximum salary | £42,044 | £37,514 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £39,939 | £41,945 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.78 % |
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These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Microsoft Corporation.
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Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.
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