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 Essex 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank77
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads253395
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.219 %0.202 %
As % of the category below42.88 %55.09 %
Salaries quoted223330
Average minimum salary£30,336£31,898
Average salary£32,260£33,520
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum salary£34,184£35,141
UK excluding London average salary£35,958£35,930
% change on same period last year+0.08 %
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads590717
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.510 %0.366 %
Salaries quoted503579
Average minimum salary£36,099£36,499
Average salary£37,932£39,240
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
Average maximum salary£39,765£41,982
UK excluding London average salary£40,848£41,897
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 8 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
Saffron WaldenNew entry-13£26,769-
ChelmsfordDown-512£27,375-24.12 %
ColchesterDown-2012£33,250+5.74 %
BasildonUp+111£33,136+32.92 %
Southend-on-SeaNo change010£34,417+18.57 %
BrentwoodUp+39£26,813-34.92 %
BillericayNo change05£37,000-
WithamDown-25£37,500+29.31 %
BraintreeNew entry-3£16,500-
HarlowDown-71£16,500-55.92 %
RochfordNew entry-1£35,000-
OngarNew entry-1£24,000-
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1349 (53.61 %)Windows
2239 (36.71 %)SQL Server
3200 (30.72 %)MS Excel
4197 (30.26 %).NET
5184 (28.26 %)Windows Server 2003
6179 (27.50 %)SQL
7174 (26.73 %)Active Directory
8136 (20.89 %)MS Exchange
9129 (19.82 %)Microsoft Certification
10127 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
11124 (19.05 %)C#
12116 (17.82 %)Citrix
13107 (16.44 %)Finance
14105 (16.13 %)XML
15104 (15.98 %)Windows XP
1697 (14.90 %)IIS
1791 (13.98 %)MCSE
1888 (13.52 %)MS Office
1974 (11.37 %)Insurance
1974 (11.37 %)Degree
2069 (10.60 %)WinForms
2069 (10.60 %)ASP.NET
2069 (10.60 %)DNS
2163 (9.677 %)Windows 2000 Server
2262 (9.524 %)VMware
2262 (9.524 %)WebServices
2356 (8.602 %)OO
2356 (8.602 %)SharePoint
2453 (8.141 %)Exchange Server 2003
2551 (7.834 %)Windows 2000

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1197 (30.26 %).NET
2105 (16.13 %)XML
369 (10.60 %)ASP.NET
369 (10.60 %)WinForms
462 (9.524 %)WebServices
546 (7.066 %)HTML
636 (5.530 %).NET Framework
733 (5.069 %)XSL
815 (2.304 %)XSLT
914 (2.151 %)ASP
1013 (1.997 %)AJAX
1111 (1.690 %)J2EE
1111 (1.690 %)CSS
127 (1.075 %)XHTML
127 (1.075 %)WCF
127 (1.075 %)jQuery
136 (0.922 %)DHTML
144 (0.614 %)WF
153 (0.461 %)LINQ
153 (0.461 %)Mason
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1136 (20.89 %)MS Exchange
297 (14.90 %)IIS
356 (8.602 %)SharePoint
453 (8.141 %)Exchange Server 2003
526 (3.994 %)Exchange Server 2000
623 (3.533 %)Exchange Server 5.5
715 (2.304 %)Exchange Server 2007
811 (1.690 %)Oracle Application Server
910 (1.536 %)SharePoint Server 2007
104 (0.614 %)Apache
113 (0.461 %)BizTalk Server
113 (0.461 %)CMS
122 (0.307 %)LiveLink
122 (0.307 %)Oracle Workflow
122 (0.307 %)Lotus Notes
122 (0.307 %)Sitecore CMS
131 (0.154 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
131 (0.154 %)SAS
131 (0.154 %)ColdFusion
131 (0.154 %)Office Communications Server
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1200 (30.72 %)MS Excel
288 (13.52 %)MS Office
331 (4.762 %)MS Visio
411 (1.690 %)MS PowerPoint
59 (1.382 %)MS Project
61 (0.154 %)Photoshop
61 (0.154 %)Fireworks
61 (0.154 %)Spreadsheet
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (2.611 %)SoftGrid
214 (2.151 %)Dynamics CRM
310 (1.536 %)Microsoft CRM
310 (1.536 %)Oracle Applications
43 (0.461 %)BASE24
52 (0.307 %)Oracle ERP
52 (0.307 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
52 (0.307 %)SyteLine
61 (0.154 %)Line 100
61 (0.154 %)Sage MMS
61 (0.154 %)Line 50
61 (0.154 %)Oracle Financials
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1127 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
269 (10.60 %)DNS
349 (7.527 %)WAN
448 (7.373 %)LAN
547 (7.220 %)DHCP
633 (5.069 %)SAN
633 (5.069 %)Internet
723 (3.533 %)Firewall
820 (3.072 %)VPN
913 (1.997 %)Wireless
106 (0.922 %)Intranet
106 (0.922 %)VoIP
114 (0.614 %)Extranet
123 (0.461 %)Network Security
132 (0.307 %)LDAP
132 (0.307 %)ATM
132 (0.307 %)GPRS
132 (0.307 %)GSM
132 (0.307 %)SSH
141 (0.154 %)VLAN
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1239 (36.71 %)SQL Server
247 (7.220 %)SQL Server 2005
336 (5.530 %)SQL Server 2000
425 (3.840 %)Datawarehouse
522 (3.379 %)MS Access
621 (3.226 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
621 (3.226 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
720 (3.072 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
817 (2.611 %)Oracle 10g
817 (2.611 %)Oracle Reports
915 (2.304 %)Oracle 9i
915 (2.304 %)SQL Server Integration Services
915 (2.304 %)SQL Server 2008
1012 (1.843 %)Crystal Reports
1111 (1.690 %)OLAP
1111 (1.690 %)Oracle 8/8i
1111 (1.690 %)DTS
129 (1.382 %)BusinessObjects
135 (0.768 %)ETL
135 (0.768 %)PerformancePoint
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (4.916 %)Visual Studio
24 (0.614 %)Oracle Forms
32 (0.307 %)Dreamweaver
32 (0.307 %)TestDirector
32 (0.307 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (0.307 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.154 %)Ant
41 (0.154 %)Synon
41 (0.154 %)NUnit
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1107 (16.44 %)Finance
274 (11.37 %)Insurance
339 (5.991 %)Pensions
428 (4.301 %)Telecoms
526 (3.994 %)Health
622 (3.379 %)Back Office
713 (1.997 %)Education
812 (1.843 %)Marketing
812 (1.843 %)Auditing
95 (0.768 %)Government
104 (0.614 %)Retail
113 (0.461 %)Publishing
113 (0.461 %)Electronics
122 (0.307 %)Pharmaceutical
131 (0.154 %)Front Office
131 (0.154 %)Electric
131 (0.154 %)Construction
131 (0.154 %)Banking
131 (0.154 %)Multimedia
131 (0.154 %)Investment Banking
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1167 (25.65 %)Developer
2126 (19.35 %)Analyst
385 (13.06 %).NET Developer
447 (7.220 %)Programmer
545 (6.912 %)C# Developer
632 (4.916 %)Web Developer
731 (4.762 %)Senior Developer
830 (4.608 %)Business Analyst
929 (4.455 %)Support Analyst
929 (4.455 %)Server Support
1028 (4.301 %)Support Engineer
1124 (3.687 %)Senior .NET Developer
1124 (3.687 %).NET Programmer
1222 (3.379 %)Insurance Business Analyst
1222 (3.379 %)Administrator
1320 (3.072 %)Senior Analyst
1417 (2.611 %)Technical Support
1417 (2.611 %)VB.NET Developer
1417 (2.611 %)Citrix Specialist
1516 (2.458 %)DBA
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (2.765 %)Thin Client
118 (2.765 %)Fat Client
210 (1.536 %)Clustering
38 (1.229 %)Management Information System
46 (0.922 %)E-Learning
46 (0.922 %)Blackberry
55 (0.768 %)iSeries
55 (0.768 %)AS400
55 (0.768 %)EPoS
64 (0.614 %)Client/Server
64 (0.614 %)IPTV
64 (0.614 %)Pocket PC
64 (0.614 %)Computer Science
64 (0.614 %)IBM Mainframe
64 (0.614 %)Mainframe
64 (0.614 %)Data Integration
73 (0.461 %)Data Extraction
73 (0.461 %)CCTV
82 (0.307 %)NHS
91 (0.154 %)N-Tier
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1349 (53.61 %)Windows
2184 (28.26 %)Windows Server 2003
3104 (15.98 %)Windows XP
463 (9.677 %)Windows 2000 Server
551 (7.834 %)Windows 2000
642 (6.452 %)UNIX
728 (4.301 %)Linux
824 (3.687 %)Windows Vista
918 (2.765 %)Windows Server 2008
1012 (1.843 %)Solaris
116 (0.922 %)VxWorks
124 (0.614 %)zOS
124 (0.614 %)Windows CE
133 (0.461 %)MVS
133 (0.461 %)Windows Mobile
142 (0.307 %)Windows NT
151 (0.154 %)Red Hat Linux
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
156 (8.602 %)OO
247 (7.220 %)Project Management
339 (5.991 %)E-Commerce
431 (4.762 %)CRM
530 (4.608 %)Business Intelligence
530 (4.608 %)Business Analysis
624 (3.687 %)Problem Management
722 (3.379 %)ITIL
820 (3.072 %)Service Delivery
913 (1.997 %)Migration
913 (1.997 %)User Acceptance Testing
1012 (1.843 %)System Testing
1110 (1.536 %)Web Development
129 (1.382 %)UML
129 (1.382 %)ERP
129 (1.382 %)RAD
138 (1.229 %)Programme Management
138 (1.229 %)Data Analysis
138 (1.229 %)Project Planning
138 (1.229 %)Test Scripting
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1179 (27.50 %)SQL
2124 (19.05 %)C#
339 (5.991 %)VBScript
436 (5.530 %)Transact-SQL
535 (5.376 %)VB.NET
633 (5.069 %)Delphi
732 (4.916 %)Shell Script
828 (4.301 %)VB
921 (3.226 %)C++
1018 (2.765 %)JavaScript
1117 (2.611 %)C
1211 (1.690 %)Java
137 (1.075 %)VB6
146 (0.922 %)PL/SQL
154 (0.614 %)VC++
163 (0.461 %)ECMAScript
172 (0.307 %)FoxPro (VFP)
172 (0.307 %)VBA
172 (0.307 %)Python
172 (0.307 %)Perl
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1129 (19.82 %)Microsoft Certification
291 (13.98 %)MCSE
374 (11.37 %)Degree
435 (5.376 %)MCP
527 (4.147 %)Citrix Certification
613 (1.997 %)MCSA
711 (1.690 %)MCSD
810 (1.536 %)MCAD
99 (1.382 %)MCTS
108 (1.229 %)Cisco Certification
117 (1.075 %)CCEA
125 (0.768 %)MCDST
125 (0.768 %)Oracle Certification
134 (0.614 %)CCA
134 (0.614 %)CCNA
134 (0.614 %)MCPD
143 (0.461 %)Security Cleared
143 (0.461 %)ISEB
152 (0.307 %)PRINCE2 Certification
152 (0.307 %)SC Cleared
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (2.765 %)SLA
23 (0.461 %)ISO27001
23 (0.461 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1174 (26.73 %)Active Directory
231 (4.762 %)Terminal Server
323 (3.533 %)ISA Server
323 (3.533 %)Citrix Presentation Server
421 (3.226 %)VMware Infrastructure
517 (2.611 %)VMware ESX
65 (0.768 %)Hyper-V
74 (0.614 %)SAP ITS
83 (0.461 %)Backup Exec
83 (0.461 %)Terminal Services
92 (0.307 %)MetaFrame
101 (0.154 %)Oracle RMAN
101 (0.154 %)Oracle RAC
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
127 (4.147 %)OpenView
24 (0.614 %)MOM
24 (0.614 %)Netcool
32 (0.307 %)ARCserve
41 (0.154 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.154 %)Data Guard
41 (0.154 %)Nagios
41 (0.154 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1116 (17.82 %)Citrix
262 (9.524 %)VMware
342 (6.452 %)Cisco
436 (5.530 %)Oracle
517 (2.611 %)Sun
517 (2.611 %)AppSense
614 (2.151 %)HP
712 (1.843 %)Sage
810 (1.536 %)McAfee Security
99 (1.382 %)VERITAS
99 (1.382 %)Business Objects
106 (0.922 %)Cognos
115 (0.768 %)SAP
115 (0.768 %)Dell
124 (0.614 %)IBM
133 (0.461 %)Lotus
133 (0.461 %)ProClarity
142 (0.307 %)Trolltech
142 (0.307 %)Sitecore
142 (0.307 %)3Com