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 Leeds 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
Rank510
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads439518
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.379 %0.264 %
As % of the category below51.95 %34.91 %
Salaries quoted372407
Average minimum salary£31,114£28,239
Average salary£32,970£30,880
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Average maximum salary£34,827£33,520
UK excluding London average salary£35,958£35,930
% change on same period last year+0.08 %
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads8451484
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.730 %0.757 %
Salaries quoted6861162
Average minimum salary£32,420£33,196
Average salary£34,531£36,819
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Average maximum salary£36,642£40,441
UK excluding London average salary£40,848£41,897
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Microsoft West YorkshireMicrosoft
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

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

Leeds Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1438 (42.48 %)SQL Server
2379 (36.76 %)MS Excel
3372 (36.08 %).NET
4358 (34.72 %)Windows
5310 (30.07 %)C#
6305 (29.58 %)SQL
7264 (25.61 %)Finance
8254 (24.64 %)Active Directory
9243 (23.57 %)ASP.NET
10209 (20.27 %)Microsoft Certification
11205 (19.88 %)SQL Server 2005
12197 (19.11 %)MS Exchange
13185 (17.94 %)Windows Server 2003
14177 (17.17 %)Visual Studio
15159 (15.42 %)SharePoint
16156 (15.13 %)MS Office
17154 (14.94 %)Windows XP
18143 (13.87 %)XML
19141 (13.68 %)HTML
20125 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2000
21124 (12.03 %)Degree
22119 (11.54 %)Exchange Server 2003
23112 (10.86 %)CSS
24106 (10.28 %)MCSE
24106 (10.28 %)Firewall
25103 (9.990 %)VMware
26101 (9.796 %)WAN
2799 (9.602 %)LAN
2898 (9.505 %)IIS
2994 (9.117 %)Citrix

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1372 (36.08 %).NET
2243 (23.57 %)ASP.NET
3143 (13.87 %)XML
4141 (13.68 %)HTML
5112 (10.86 %)CSS
673 (7.081 %).NET Framework
772 (6.984 %)Windows SharePoint Services
853 (5.141 %)XSLT
937 (3.589 %)WebServices
1035 (3.395 %)ASP
1130 (2.910 %)AJAX
1225 (2.425 %)XHTML
139 (0.873 %)Middleware
139 (0.873 %)Flash
139 (0.873 %)J2EE
147 (0.679 %)ADO.NET
147 (0.679 %)SOAP
147 (0.679 %)WBIMB
147 (0.679 %)ASP.NET 2.0
156 (0.582 %)WSDL
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1197 (19.11 %)MS Exchange
2159 (15.42 %)SharePoint
3119 (11.54 %)Exchange Server 2003
498 (9.505 %)IIS
593 (9.020 %)SharePoint Server 2007
640 (3.880 %)CMS
721 (2.037 %)Exchange Server 2007
820 (1.940 %)Exchange Server 2000
914 (1.358 %)CICS
1013 (1.261 %)Lotus Notes
118 (0.776 %)BizTalk Server
126 (0.582 %)SAS
135 (0.485 %)Apache
144 (0.388 %)Tomcat
153 (0.291 %)WorkSite
162 (0.194 %)MQSeries
162 (0.194 %)Exchange Server 5.5
162 (0.194 %)SharePoint Portal Server
171 (0.097 %)Office Project Server
171 (0.097 %)Commerce Server
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1379 (36.76 %)MS Excel
2156 (15.13 %)MS Office
338 (3.686 %)MS Project
436 (3.492 %)InfoPath
514 (1.358 %)MS Visio
69 (0.873 %)MS PowerPoint
78 (0.776 %)Photoshop
87 (0.679 %)AutoCAD
87 (0.679 %)InDesign
95 (0.485 %)SPSS
101 (0.097 %)Fireworks
101 (0.097 %)DeltaView
101 (0.097 %)ArcView
101 (0.097 %)Spreadsheet
Leeds IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
174 (7.177 %)Microsoft CRM
26 (0.582 %)Line 500
34 (0.388 %)Oracle Financials
34 (0.388 %)Oracle Applications
43 (0.291 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.097 %)ResourceLink
51 (0.097 %)Line 50
51 (0.097 %)SAP FI/CO
51 (0.097 %)SAP CO
51 (0.097 %)SAP FI
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1106 (10.28 %)Firewall
2101 (9.796 %)WAN
399 (9.602 %)LAN
464 (6.208 %)Internet
560 (5.820 %)VPN
652 (5.044 %)TCP/IP
727 (2.619 %)SAN
824 (2.328 %)VoIP
919 (1.843 %)VLAN
1018 (1.746 %)Intranet
1115 (1.455 %)MPLS
1115 (1.455 %)DNS
127 (0.679 %)DHCP
127 (0.679 %)HTTP
135 (0.485 %)DSL
135 (0.485 %)Network Security
144 (0.388 %)Cisco PIX
144 (0.388 %)Wireless
153 (0.291 %)CTI
153 (0.291 %)Extranet
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1438 (42.48 %)SQL Server
2205 (19.88 %)SQL Server 2005
3125 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2000
452 (5.044 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
539 (3.783 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
638 (3.686 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
729 (2.813 %)SQL Server Integration Services
824 (2.328 %)MySQL
921 (2.037 %)DTS
1020 (1.940 %)SQL Server 2008
1115 (1.455 %)DB2
1214 (1.358 %)MS Access
1214 (1.358 %)ETL
1313 (1.261 %)Oracle 10g
1411 (1.067 %)Oracle 9i
1510 (0.970 %)Crystal Reports
1510 (0.970 %)BusinessObjects
168 (0.776 %)OLAP
175 (0.485 %)AnswerTree
183 (0.291 %)Datawarehouse
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1177 (17.17 %)Visual Studio
214 (1.358 %)Visual Studio Team System
39 (0.873 %)Subversion
45 (0.485 %)NUnit
54 (0.388 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.291 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.194 %)PowerBuilder
72 (0.194 %)JUnit
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1264 (25.61 %)Finance
249 (4.753 %)Pensions
348 (4.656 %)Health
434 (3.298 %)Publishing
527 (2.619 %)Banking
624 (2.328 %)Legal
722 (2.134 %)Insurance
722 (2.134 %)Graphic Design
814 (1.358 %)Government
814 (1.358 %)Telecoms
912 (1.164 %)Law
912 (1.164 %)Retail
1011 (1.067 %)Education
115 (0.485 %)Auditing
124 (0.388 %)Financial Institution
133 (0.291 %)Electronics
133 (0.291 %)Manufacturing
142 (0.194 %)Games
142 (0.194 %)Back Office
142 (0.194 %)Aerospace
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1321 (31.13 %)Developer
2194 (18.82 %)Analyst
3146 (14.16 %).NET Developer
482 (7.953 %)C# Developer
571 (6.887 %)Support Engineer
670 (6.790 %)Consultant
762 (6.014 %)Architect
856 (5.432 %)Team Leader
952 (5.044 %)Support Analyst
1050 (4.850 %)DBA
1149 (4.753 %)Programmer
1248 (4.656 %)2nd Line Support
1248 (4.656 %)SharePoint Developer
1347 (4.559 %)Technical Support
1446 (4.462 %)Administrator
1543 (4.171 %)ASP.NET Developer
1640 (3.880 %)SQL DBA
1739 (3.783 %)Business Analyst
1838 (3.686 %)Software Developer
1937 (3.589 %)Technical Consultant
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
153 (5.141 %)Mainframe
240 (3.880 %)Clustering
333 (3.201 %)Management Information System
430 (2.910 %)Computer Science
519 (1.843 %)Client/Server
614 (1.358 %)Replication
79 (0.873 %)Blackberry
87 (0.679 %)N-Tier
87 (0.679 %)NHS
87 (0.679 %)DataPower
96 (0.582 %)Statistics
105 (0.485 %)Mathematics
113 (0.291 %)IVR
113 (0.291 %)IPTV
122 (0.194 %)iSeries
131 (0.097 %)Video Conferencing
131 (0.097 %)Web 2.0
131 (0.097 %)Physics
131 (0.097 %)W3C
131 (0.097 %)EPoS
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1358 (34.72 %)Windows
2185 (17.94 %)Windows Server 2003
3154 (14.94 %)Windows XP
489 (8.632 %)Windows 2000
552 (5.044 %)Windows Vista
640 (3.880 %)Windows 2000 Server
731 (3.007 %)Linux
817 (1.649 %)UNIX
916 (1.552 %)NetWare
1014 (1.358 %)MVS
118 (0.776 %)Red Hat Linux
126 (0.582 %)Windows Server 2008
132 (0.194 %)Solaris
141 (0.097 %)AIX
141 (0.097 %)HPUX
141 (0.097 %)VMS
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
189 (8.632 %)CRM
288 (8.535 %)ITIL
366 (6.402 %)Project Management
465 (6.305 %)PRINCE2
564 (6.208 %)Time Management
651 (4.947 %)OO
651 (4.947 %)Workflow
743 (4.171 %)Agile Software Development
827 (2.619 %)Web Development
926 (2.522 %)E-business
1025 (2.425 %)Business Analysis
1124 (2.328 %)UML
1220 (1.940 %)Process Management
1318 (1.746 %)Project Planning
1318 (1.746 %)Information Security
1417 (1.649 %)Migration
1417 (1.649 %)Unit Testing
1514 (1.358 %)Asset Management
1514 (1.358 %)Data Management
1514 (1.358 %)Data Security
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1310 (30.07 %)C#
2305 (29.58 %)SQL
373 (7.081 %)VB.NET
468 (6.596 %)Transact-SQL
562 (6.014 %)JavaScript
642 (4.074 %)VB
725 (2.425 %)VB6
725 (2.425 %)C
823 (2.231 %)Java
918 (1.746 %)C++
1016 (1.552 %)COBOL
1112 (1.164 %)VBScript
1211 (1.067 %)VBA
1211 (1.067 %)PHP
138 (0.776 %)VC++
147 (0.679 %)PL/SQL
156 (0.582 %)FoxPro (VFP)
156 (0.582 %)ActionScript
163 (0.291 %)Embedded C++
171 (0.097 %)JCL
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1209 (20.27 %)Microsoft Certification
2124 (12.03 %)Degree
3106 (10.28 %)MCSE
451 (4.947 %)MCP
526 (2.522 %)MCSA
526 (2.522 %)Citrix Certification
623 (2.231 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
721 (2.037 %)CCA
818 (1.746 %)Cisco Certification
916 (1.552 %)PRINCE2 Certification
916 (1.552 %)CCNA
1013 (1.261 %)ISEB
1110 (0.970 %)CISSP
1110 (0.970 %)MCDST
1110 (0.970 %)CISM
1110 (0.970 %)Security Cleared
129 (0.873 %)MCTS
129 (0.873 %)MCSD
137 (0.679 %)MCAD
137 (0.679 %)CCEA
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (1.940 %)SLA
219 (1.843 %)ISO27001
317 (1.649 %)QA
410 (0.970 %)COBIT
59 (0.873 %)ISO9000
66 (0.582 %)PCI DSS
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1254 (24.64 %)Active Directory
234 (3.298 %)VMware Infrastructure
325 (2.425 %)Backup Exec
422 (2.134 %)NetBackup
517 (1.649 %)VMware ESX
614 (1.358 %)Oracle RAC
712 (1.164 %)NDS
89 (0.873 %)ISA Server
98 (0.776 %)VMware Server
107 (0.679 %)Terminal Services
114 (0.388 %)Novell eDirectory
123 (0.291 %)Citrix Presentation Server
123 (0.291 %)Xen
132 (0.194 %)Terminal Server
141 (0.097 %)VMware Workstation
141 (0.097 %)MSMQ
141 (0.097 %)MetaFrame
141 (0.097 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
141 (0.097 %)Hyper-V
Leeds IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (0.970 %)Norton AntiVirus
25 (0.485 %)HP Data Protector
34 (0.388 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.194 %)WSUS
42 (0.194 %)MOM
51 (0.097 %)OpenView
51 (0.097 %)SCOM
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1103 (9.990 %)VMware
294 (9.117 %)Citrix
364 (6.208 %)Oracle
446 (4.462 %)Cisco
535 (3.395 %)HP
629 (2.813 %)VERITAS
721 (2.037 %)Cognos
820 (1.940 %)IBM
820 (1.940 %)Remedy
919 (1.843 %)Novell
1015 (1.455 %)Symantec
1113 (1.261 %)Lotus
1212 (1.164 %)Sage
1310 (0.970 %)Sun
1310 (0.970 %)Business Objects
148 (0.776 %)Adobe
148 (0.776 %)Red Hat
156 (0.582 %)Nokia
156 (0.582 %)Avaya
156 (0.582 %)Juniper