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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the West Midlands 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
 Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 88 | 62 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -26 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 181 | 249 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.097 % | 0.104 % |
| As % of the category below | 22.60 % | 33.42 % |
| Salaries quoted | 174 | 242 |
| Average minimum salary | £28,815 | £32,293 |
| Average salary | £31,363 | £34,723 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.67 % |
| Average maximum salary | £33,910 | £37,152 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £33,577 | £35,260 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.77 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 801 | 745 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.431 % | 0.311 % |
| Salaries quoted | 678 | 681 |
| Average minimum salary | £28,291 | £30,327 |
| Average salary | £30,780 | £32,606 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.60 % |
| Average maximum salary | £33,269 | £34,885 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £35,045 | £36,008 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.67 % |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
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Visual Studio
Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the West Midlands region.
Visual Studio
Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.
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Job LocationsThis section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Studio within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 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.
| Location | Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Last | Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads | Average Salary
Last 3 Months | Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
| Birmingham | -29 | 60 | £31,246 | -23.41 % |
| Warwickshire | -8 | 27 | £32,914 | +12.29 % |
| Shropshire |  - | 24 | £24,217 | - |
| Staffordshire | -13 | 20 | £29,025 | -13.03 % |
| Coventry | -25 | 19 | £34,263 | +8.71 % |
| Worcestershire | -24 | 15 | £34,885 | +5.89 % |
| Herefordshire | -15 | 9 | £32,938 | +8.10 % |
| Dudley | -5 | 9 | £27,500 | +8.91 % |
| Wolverhampton | -5 | 3 | £33,667 | -0.24 % |
| Solihull |  +2 | 2 | £40,000 | +33.33 % |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.
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