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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 Windsor 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank617
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads4824
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.010 %
As % of the category below30.77 %15.79 %
Salaries quoted4322
Average minimum salary£28,814£29,955
Average salary£37,151£37,182
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
Average maximum salary£45,488£44,409
UK excluding London average salary£35,309£35,803
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Windsor IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Windsor
Matching permanent IT job ads156152
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.062 %
Salaries quoted131135
Average minimum salary£36,788£35,503
Average salary£41,785£42,119
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Average maximum salary£46,782£48,736
UK excluding London average salary£39,811£42,044
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Microsoft BerkshireMicrosoft
Berkshire

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

Windsor 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 Windsor region.

Windsor Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Windsor region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Windsor Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Windsor 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.

143 (53.75 %)SQL Server
241 (51.25 %).NET
337 (46.25 %)C#
432 (40.00 %)Silverlight
529 (36.25 %)SQL Server 2005
628 (35.00 %)WCF
727 (33.75 %)WPF
727 (33.75 %)WF
727 (33.75 %)Agile Software Development
727 (33.75 %)TDD
727 (33.75 %)NUnit
824 (30.00 %)MS Excel
921 (26.25 %)Windows
1010 (12.50 %)MS Office
1010 (12.50 %)Windows XP
119 (11.25 %)ASP.NET
119 (11.25 %)Oracle
128 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
128 (10.00 %)Marketing
137 (8.750 %)Data Integration
137 (8.750 %)Active Directory
137 (8.750 %)UNIX
137 (8.750 %)IIS
137 (8.750 %)ITIL
137 (8.750 %)MCP
146 (7.500 %)PRINCE2
146 (7.500 %)CSS
146 (7.500 %)SAP
146 (7.500 %)MS Visio
146 (7.500 %)SAS

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Windsor 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.

Windsor IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (51.25 %).NET
232 (40.00 %)Silverlight
328 (35.00 %)WCF
427 (33.75 %)WPF
427 (33.75 %)WF
59 (11.25 %)ASP.NET
66 (7.500 %)CSS
66 (7.500 %)SAP Basis
75 (6.250 %)AJAX
84 (5.000 %)LINQ
84 (5.000 %)XHTML
93 (3.750 %)MFC
102 (2.500 %)HTML
111 (1.250 %)WebSphere
111 (1.250 %)ASP
111 (1.250 %)J2EE
111 (1.250 %)WinForms
Windsor IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (8.750 %)IIS
26 (7.500 %)SAS
32 (2.500 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.250 %)JBoss
41 (1.250 %)Apache
41 (1.250 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (1.250 %)WebLogic
Windsor IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (30.00 %)MS Excel
210 (12.50 %)MS Office
36 (7.500 %)MS Visio
41 (1.250 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (1.250 %)InDesign
41 (1.250 %)Photoshop
Windsor IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.500 %)Dynamics CRM
Windsor IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.000 %)Internet
22 (2.500 %)LAN
22 (2.500 %)DHCP
31 (1.250 %)DNS
31 (1.250 %)Intranet
Windsor IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (53.75 %)SQL Server
229 (36.25 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (5.000 %)Data Mining
43 (3.750 %)RDBMS
43 (3.750 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (2.500 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.500 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (2.500 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (2.500 %)SQL Server 7
61 (1.250 %)Crystal Reports
Windsor IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
127 (33.75 %)NUnit
21 (1.250 %)Flash
Windsor IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.00 %)Marketing
25 (6.250 %)Finance
31 (1.250 %)Back Office
Windsor IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (33.75 %)Technical Lead
220 (25.00 %)Analyst
38 (10.00 %)Consultant
38 (10.00 %)Developer
47 (8.750 %)Support Analyst
56 (7.500 %)Desktop Support
56 (7.500 %)IT Auditor
56 (7.500 %)SAS Consultant
56 (7.500 %)Auditor
56 (7.500 %)Data Consultant
65 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
65 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
65 (6.250 %)2nd Line Support
65 (6.250 %)IT Support Analyst
65 (6.250 %)Senior Support Analyst
74 (5.000 %)C# Developer
74 (5.000 %)Helpdesk Support
74 (5.000 %)Technical Support
74 (5.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
83 (3.750 %)Systems Analyst
Windsor IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.750 %)Data Integration
23 (3.750 %)Derivative
32 (2.500 %)Blackberry
32 (2.500 %)PDA
41 (1.250 %)Client/Server
41 (1.250 %)N-Tier
41 (1.250 %)Informatics
41 (1.250 %)Computer Science
41 (1.250 %)Italian Language
41 (1.250 %)Spanish Language
Windsor IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (26.25 %)Windows
210 (12.50 %)Windows XP
37 (8.750 %)UNIX
43 (3.750 %)Windows NT
52 (2.500 %)Windows 2000
52 (2.500 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (1.250 %)AIX
61 (1.250 %)HPUX
61 (1.250 %)Solaris
Windsor IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (33.75 %)Agile Software Development
127 (33.75 %)TDD
27 (8.750 %)ITIL
36 (7.500 %)PRINCE2
36 (7.500 %)Data Management
36 (7.500 %)Statistical Analysis
36 (7.500 %)Direct Marketing
45 (6.250 %)CRM
45 (6.250 %)E-Commerce
54 (5.000 %)Business Analysis
63 (3.750 %)Project Management
63 (3.750 %)Requirements Analysis
63 (3.750 %)Document Management
63 (3.750 %)Release Management
63 (3.750 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (2.500 %)Business Intelligence
81 (1.250 %)Migration
81 (1.250 %)Web Development
81 (1.250 %)Business Development
81 (1.250 %)Data Analysis
Windsor IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (46.25 %)C#
26 (7.500 %)SAS Macro
35 (6.250 %)SQL
43 (3.750 %)VC++
43 (3.750 %)C++
52 (2.500 %)C
61 (1.250 %)VB.NET
61 (1.250 %)Java
61 (1.250 %)JavaScript
Windsor IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (8.750 %)MCP
36 (7.500 %)CISA
45 (6.250 %)NVQ Level 3
54 (5.000 %)MCTS
54 (5.000 %)MCPD
63 (3.750 %)MCSE
72 (2.500 %)Degree
81 (1.250 %)MCSA
Windsor IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (7.500 %)COBIT
22 (2.500 %)SLA
31 (1.250 %)QA
Windsor IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (8.750 %)Active Directory
Windsor IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (11.25 %)Oracle
26 (7.500 %)SAP
26 (7.500 %)Cisco
32 (2.500 %)HP
41 (1.250 %)Dell
41 (1.250 %)Remedy
41 (1.250 %)IBM
41 (1.250 %)Adobe
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