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 Cheshire 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank129
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads248344
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.176 %
As % of the category below29.01 %35.50 %
Salaries quoted222321
Average minimum salary£27,887£28,696
Average salary£30,691£30,762
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Average maximum salary£33,496£32,828
UK excluding London average salary£35,951£35,930
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads855969
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.736 %0.495 %
Salaries quoted795896
Average minimum salary£33,130£30,944
Average salary£36,055£33,253
% change on same period last year+8.42 %
Average maximum salary£38,980£35,561
UK excluding London average salary£40,904£41,890
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Microsoft North WestMicrosoft
North West

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Cheshire Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonDown-373£30,803-8.86 %
ChesterUp+360£32,636+23.93 %
KnutsfordDown-715£30,617+22.46 %
CreweUp+614£22,350-20.05 %
RuncornNo change014£31,821-3.51 %
MacclesfieldDown-111£26,136-18.40 %
NorthwichDown-34£27,625-7.91 %
WilmslowDown-114£30,000-4.38 %
Microsoft North WestMicrosoft
North West

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1281 (49.30 %)SQL Server
2269 (47.19 %).NET
3218 (38.25 %)C#
4202 (35.44 %)MS Excel
5201 (35.26 %)SQL
5201 (35.26 %)ASP.NET
6154 (27.02 %)XML
7149 (26.14 %)Windows
8112 (19.65 %)MS Office
986 (15.09 %)Visual Studio
1080 (14.04 %)VB.NET
1080 (14.04 %)HTML
1178 (13.68 %)JavaScript
1275 (13.16 %)OO
1370 (12.28 %)Transact-SQL
1370 (12.28 %)Microsoft Certification
1465 (11.40 %)WebServices
1563 (11.05 %)AJAX
1661 (10.70 %).NET Framework
1760 (10.53 %)Web Development
1859 (10.35 %)CSS
1859 (10.35 %)VB
1958 (10.18 %)SQL Server 2005
2057 (10.00 %)Degree
2154 (9.474 %)ASP
2250 (8.772 %)ITIL
2250 (8.772 %)Windows Server 2003
2349 (8.596 %)Health
2448 (8.421 %)VBScript
2545 (7.895 %)Java

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1269 (47.19 %).NET
2201 (35.26 %)ASP.NET
3154 (27.02 %)XML
480 (14.04 %)HTML
565 (11.40 %)WebServices
663 (11.05 %)AJAX
761 (10.70 %).NET Framework
859 (10.35 %)CSS
954 (9.474 %)ASP
1033 (5.789 %)XHTML
1131 (5.439 %)J2ME
1218 (3.158 %)Adobe Flex
1317 (2.982 %)EDI
1317 (2.982 %)XSL
1414 (2.456 %)WAP
1512 (2.105 %)WinForms
1611 (1.930 %)SOAP
1611 (1.930 %)WCF
1710 (1.754 %)WPF
189 (1.579 %)LINQ
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (6.140 %)MS Exchange
229 (5.088 %)IIS
320 (3.509 %)Exchange Server 2003
417 (2.982 %)CMS
511 (1.930 %)SharePoint
68 (1.404 %)SharePoint Server 2007
77 (1.228 %)SAS
86 (1.053 %)Exchange Server 2007
95 (0.877 %)Exchange Server 2000
95 (0.877 %)Lotus Domino
95 (0.877 %)BizTalk Server
95 (0.877 %)Commerce Server
104 (0.702 %)Oracle 9iAS
104 (0.702 %)Lotus Notes
112 (0.351 %)Apache
112 (0.351 %)SharePoint Portal Server
121 (0.175 %)Immediacy CMS
121 (0.175 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
121 (0.175 %)Exchange Server 5.5
121 (0.175 %)WebLogic
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1202 (35.44 %)MS Excel
2112 (19.65 %)MS Office
312 (2.105 %)MS PowerPoint
411 (1.930 %)MS Project
58 (1.404 %)MS Visio
65 (0.877 %)Acrobat
65 (0.877 %)FrameMaker
65 (0.877 %)Paint Shop Pro
65 (0.877 %)Adobe Captivate
74 (0.702 %)Photoshop
82 (0.351 %)Adobe Illustrator
82 (0.351 %)Spreadsheet
91 (0.175 %)InDesign
91 (0.175 %)InfoPath
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
127 (4.737 %)Dynamics AX
215 (2.632 %)Axapta
37 (1.228 %)Line 500
45 (0.877 %)Line 50
54 (0.702 %)Line 100
54 (0.702 %)SageCRM MME
54 (0.702 %)SalesLogix
63 (0.526 %)Navision
72 (0.351 %)Dynamics NAV
81 (0.175 %)SAP R/3
81 (0.175 %)Oracle EBS
81 (0.175 %)Google Analytics
81 (0.175 %)Oracle 11i
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (4.561 %)HTTP
222 (3.860 %)DNS
222 (3.860 %)Internet
320 (3.509 %)TCP/IP
417 (2.982 %)DHCP
417 (2.982 %)Firewall
516 (2.807 %)Intranet
615 (2.632 %)GPRS
714 (2.456 %)GSM
714 (2.456 %)Cisco PIX
813 (2.281 %)SAN
911 (1.930 %)WAN
1010 (1.754 %)Wireless
119 (1.579 %)LAN
126 (1.053 %)VPN
126 (1.053 %)Network Security
126 (1.053 %)Cisco ASA
134 (0.702 %)IP Telephony
134 (0.702 %)Broadband
143 (0.526 %)VoIP
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1281 (49.30 %)SQL Server
258 (10.18 %)SQL Server 2005
328 (4.912 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (2.807 %)Datawarehouse
512 (2.105 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
611 (1.930 %)SQL Server Integration Services
79 (1.579 %)SQL Server 2008
88 (1.404 %)MySQL
88 (1.404 %)BusinessObjects
97 (1.228 %)Crystal Reports
106 (1.053 %)DTS
106 (1.053 %)Oracle 9i
106 (1.053 %)Oracle 10g
106 (1.053 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
115 (0.877 %)RDBMS
115 (0.877 %)MS Access
124 (0.702 %)Oracle Reports
124 (0.702 %)OLAP
132 (0.351 %)ETL
141 (0.175 %)SAP BW
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
186 (15.09 %)Visual Studio
227 (4.737 %)MorphX
311 (1.930 %)Rational Rose
47 (1.228 %)VSS/SourceSafe
56 (1.053 %)Dreamweaver
65 (0.877 %)NUnit
65 (0.877 %)Oracle APEX
74 (0.702 %)Visual Studio Team System
74 (0.702 %)Oracle Forms
83 (0.526 %)MSI
83 (0.526 %)InstallShield
92 (0.351 %)TestPartner
92 (0.351 %)QADirector
101 (0.175 %)Ant
101 (0.175 %)AdminStudio
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (8.596 %)Health
240 (7.018 %)Pensions
324 (4.211 %)Finance
412 (2.105 %)Insurance
511 (1.930 %)Legal
610 (1.754 %)Advertising
610 (1.754 %)Education
610 (1.754 %)Marketing
79 (1.579 %)Retail
88 (1.404 %)Multimedia
97 (1.228 %)Back Office
97 (1.228 %)Telecoms
106 (1.053 %)Government
115 (0.877 %)Publishing
122 (0.351 %)Manufacturing
122 (0.351 %)Law
122 (0.351 %)Pharmaceutical
122 (0.351 %)Electronics
122 (0.351 %)Automotive
131 (0.175 %)Electric
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1236 (41.40 %)Developer
292 (16.14 %)Software Developer
383 (14.56 %).NET Developer
480 (14.04 %)Analyst
550 (8.772 %)C# Developer
648 (8.421 %)ASP.NET Developer
735 (6.140 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
834 (5.965 %)Consultant
933 (5.789 %)Software Engineer
933 (5.789 %)SQL Developer
1031 (5.439 %)Programmer
1126 (4.561 %)C# Software Developer
1225 (4.386 %)Web Developer
1324 (4.211 %)Analyst Programmer
1423 (4.035 %)Dynamics AX Developer
1520 (3.509 %)Microsoft Developer
1619 (3.333 %)VB.NET Developer
1717 (2.982 %)Support Manager
1816 (2.807 %)Support Analyst
1914 (2.456 %).NET Web Developer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (5.263 %)NHS
215 (2.632 %)Computer Science
314 (2.456 %)Blackberry
413 (2.281 %)N-Tier
512 (2.105 %)W3C
512 (2.105 %)Chemistry
512 (2.105 %)Biology
68 (1.404 %)PDA
76 (1.053 %)Management Information System
85 (0.877 %)Informatics
94 (0.702 %)Replication
103 (0.526 %)Client/Server
112 (0.351 %)CCTV
112 (0.351 %)Clustering
112 (0.351 %)EPoS
112 (0.351 %)Credit Risk
121 (0.175 %)Data Integration
121 (0.175 %)iSeries
121 (0.175 %)Tandem
121 (0.175 %)PKI
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1149 (26.14 %)Windows
250 (8.772 %)Windows Server 2003
332 (5.614 %)Windows XP
422 (3.860 %)Windows Vista
517 (2.982 %)Windows 2000 Server
613 (2.281 %)Windows 2000
711 (1.930 %)Windows Mobile
711 (1.930 %)UNIX
89 (1.579 %)Linux
89 (1.579 %)Windows Server 2008
94 (0.702 %)MVS
103 (0.526 %)Red Hat Linux
111 (0.175 %)Solaris
111 (0.175 %)OS/400
111 (0.175 %)Mac OS X
111 (0.175 %)Windows CE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (13.16 %)OO
260 (10.53 %)Web Development
350 (8.772 %)ITIL
430 (5.263 %)Agile Software Development
525 (4.386 %)Project Management
620 (3.509 %)OOP
718 (3.158 %)UML
817 (2.982 %)OOD
915 (2.632 %)Service Delivery
915 (2.632 %)Unit Testing
1013 (2.281 %)Service Management
1112 (2.105 %)Change Management
1112 (2.105 %)TDD
1112 (2.105 %)E-Commerce
1112 (2.105 %)Software Engineering
1211 (1.930 %)PRINCE2
1310 (1.754 %)Content Management
1310 (1.754 %)Problem Management
148 (1.404 %)CRM
157 (1.228 %)Data Analysis
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1218 (38.25 %)C#
2201 (35.26 %)SQL
380 (14.04 %)VB.NET
478 (13.68 %)JavaScript
570 (12.28 %)Transact-SQL
659 (10.35 %)VB
748 (8.421 %)VBScript
845 (7.895 %)C++
845 (7.895 %)Java
927 (4.737 %)VB6
927 (4.737 %)X++
1017 (2.982 %)C
1115 (2.632 %)ActionScript
127 (1.228 %)PHP
136 (1.053 %)PL/SQL
144 (0.702 %)Delphi
153 (0.526 %)VBA
161 (0.175 %)VC++
161 (0.175 %)Tcl
161 (0.175 %)Shell Script
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
170 (12.28 %)Microsoft Certification
257 (10.00 %)Degree
330 (5.263 %)MCSE
416 (2.807 %)MCP
513 (2.281 %)MCSA
610 (1.754 %)CCNA
610 (1.754 %)Cisco Certification
610 (1.754 %)MCTS
75 (0.877 %)MCDST
75 (0.877 %)Citrix Certification
75 (0.877 %)CCNP
84 (0.702 %)MCAD
84 (0.702 %)ISEB
92 (0.351 %)CCA
92 (0.351 %)HND
92 (0.351 %)ISTQB
92 (0.351 %)MOS
92 (0.351 %)Security Cleared
101 (0.175 %)HP APS
101 (0.175 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
127 (4.737 %)SLA
212 (2.105 %)QA
31 (0.175 %)HL7
31 (0.175 %)ISO27001
31 (0.175 %)WCAG
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
145 (7.895 %)Active Directory
25 (0.877 %)VMware ESX
25 (0.877 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.526 %)Backup Exec
33 (0.526 %)Terminal Server
33 (0.526 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.351 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.175 %)ISA Server
51 (0.175 %)Xen
51 (0.175 %)NetBackup
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (1.404 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (0.526 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (0.175 %)SCCM
31 (0.175 %)OpenView
31 (0.175 %)Unicenter
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (5.439 %)Oracle
225 (4.386 %)Cisco
225 (4.386 %)Citrix
225 (4.386 %)VMware
317 (2.982 %)Adobe
414 (2.456 %)Symbian
511 (1.930 %)HP
69 (1.579 %)IBM
78 (1.404 %)Business Objects
87 (1.228 %)Sage
96 (1.053 %)Dell
105 (0.877 %)Wyse
114 (0.702 %)Lotus
123 (0.526 %)Red Hat
123 (0.526 %)NetApp
123 (0.526 %)Nokia
123 (0.526 %)VERITAS
123 (0.526 %)CheckPoint
123 (0.526 %)Symantec
123 (0.526 %)Primavera