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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs across the UK 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
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20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 9 | 14 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 23421 | 25872 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 12.61 % | 10.78 % |
| As % of the category below | 29.47 % | 24.39 % |
| Salaries quoted | 20009 | 21208 |
| Average minimum salary | £35,194 | £35,789 |
| Average salary | £38,283 | £38,717 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.12 % |
| Average maximum salary | £41,372 | £41,645 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £35,328 | £35,668 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.95 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 79475 | 106062 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 42.79 % | 44.21 % |
| Salaries quoted | 64920 | 81567 |
| Average minimum salary | £40,438 | £42,204 |
| Average salary | £44,154 | £46,011 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.03 % |
| Average maximum salary | £47,870 | £49,817 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £39,913 | £41,942 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.83 % |
These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Microsoft Corporation.
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Demand TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.
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Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft within the UK.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.
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Top 30 Job LocationsThis section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the UK over the 3 months to 20 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 |
| England | +4 | 22385 | £38,100 | -1.41 % |
| London | +6 | 8124 | £44,239 | +0.41 % |
| South East |  0 | 5697 | £37,197 | -0.70 % |
| East of England | +1 | 1893 | £36,931 | -0.69 % |
| City of London | +6 | 1780 | £45,737 | -0.37 % |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 1654 | £30,287 | +3.39 % |
| Surrey | +3 | 1529 | £36,832 | -1.10 % |
| South West | +4 | 1521 | £32,710 | +3.16 % |
| North West |  -2 | 1335 | £31,617 | -8.67 % |
| Berkshire | -1 | 1313 | £38,982 | -1.99 % |
| West Midlands | -1 | 1096 | £32,493 | -5.21 % |
| West Yorkshire | +4 | 1015 | £30,106 | +2.74 % |
| Hampshire | +5 | 991 | £35,410 | +0.53 % |
| East Midlands | +2 | 877 | £32,206 | +2.57 % |
| Oxfordshire | -1 | 659 | £38,317 | +14.03 % |
| Cambridgeshire | -2 | 640 | £33,946 | -3.02 % |
| Manchester | -1 | 593 | £34,308 | -14.22 % |
| Leeds | +3 | 591 | £30,397 | +2.33 % |
| Hertfordshire | -4 | 567 | £42,661 | +10.34 % |
| Buckinghamshire | +2 | 529 | £35,421 | +0.27 % |
| Scotland | +2 | 523 | £34,860 | +5.74 % |
| Bristol | +16 | 452 | £31,884 | +12.26 % |
| Cambridge | -1 | 416 | £35,481 | -0.11 % |
| Cheshire | -2 | 399 | £30,055 | +5.04 % |
| Birmingham | 0 | 379 | £33,878 | -12.05 % |
| Essex | +1 | 370 | £35,343 | -12.40 % |
| Reading | -7 | 349 | £37,909 | -4.29 % |
| Nottinghamshire | +4 | 347 | £32,497 | +3.89 % |
| North Yorkshire | +6 | 347 | £32,083 | +3.56 % |
| Gloucestershire | 0 | 328 | £36,078 | +11.45 % |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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