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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Altrincham region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank134
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads196
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below82.61 %75.00 %
Salaries quoted116
Average minimum salary£23,909£24,333
Average salary£26,727£27,000
% change on same period last year-1.01 %
Average maximum salary£29,545£29,667
UK excluding London average salary£32,631£33,212
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Altrincham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Altrincham
Matching permanent IT job ads238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted158
Average minimum salary£23,964£26,444
Average salary£26,196£29,667
% change on same period last year-11.69 %
Average maximum salary£28,429£32,889
UK excluding London average salary£33,995£34,640
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Windows ManchesterWindows
Manchester

Windows
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Windows across the Altrincham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Altrincham Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows across the Altrincham region.

Altrincham Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Altrincham region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Altrincham Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Altrincham region citing Windows 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 Windows.

136 (70.59 %)Degree
230 (58.82 %)SQL
230 (58.82 %)UNIX
230 (58.82 %)UML
329 (56.86 %)Java
329 (56.86 %)Oracle
427 (52.94 %)Software Testing
525 (49.02 %)J2EE
525 (49.02 %)JBoss
611 (21.57 %)SQL Server
79 (17.65 %)Pensions
88 (15.69 %)C++
97 (13.73 %).NET
106 (11.76 %)XML
106 (11.76 %)Visual Studio
106 (11.76 %)Citrix
115 (9.804 %)Microsoft Certification
115 (9.804 %)Microsoft
115 (9.804 %)Education
115 (9.804 %)MS Office
115 (9.804 %)VB
115 (9.804 %)Perl
115 (9.804 %)Linux
115 (9.804 %)QA
124 (7.843 %)Mathematics
124 (7.843 %)XPath
124 (7.843 %)Data Conversion
124 (7.843 %)BREW
124 (7.843 %)Windows Mobile
124 (7.843 %)OOD

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Altrincham region citing Windows 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 Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Altrincham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (49.02 %)J2EE
27 (13.73 %).NET
36 (11.76 %)XML
44 (7.843 %)WAP
44 (7.843 %)BREW
53 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
53 (5.882 %)MFC
62 (3.922 %)ADO.NET
62 (3.922 %)WebServices
62 (3.922 %)WinForms
71 (1.961 %).NET Framework
71 (1.961 %)LAMP
71 (1.961 %)HTML
Altrincham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (49.02 %)JBoss
21 (1.961 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 2003
Altrincham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (9.804 %)MS Office
Altrincham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (7.843 %)GPRS
14 (7.843 %)GSM
14 (7.843 %)Wireless
21 (1.961 %)IP Telephony
21 (1.961 %)LAN
21 (1.961 %)WAN
21 (1.961 %)DHCP
21 (1.961 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.961 %)VPN
21 (1.961 %)DNS
21 (1.961 %)Internet
21 (1.961 %)Firewall
Altrincham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (21.57 %)SQL Server
21 (1.961 %)MySQL
Altrincham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (11.76 %)Visual Studio
24 (7.843 %)Rational Rose
Altrincham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (17.65 %)Pensions
25 (9.804 %)Education
34 (7.843 %)Electronics
Altrincham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (54.90 %)Developer
225 (49.02 %)Java Developer
316 (31.37 %)Java/J2EE Developer
316 (31.37 %)J2EE Developer
45 (9.804 %)Tester
54 (7.843 %)Software Engineer
54 (7.843 %)Consultant
54 (7.843 %)Support Consultant
54 (7.843 %)Software Tester
54 (7.843 %)Software Consultant
63 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Tester
63 (5.882 %)Analyst
72 (3.922 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.922 %)VB.NET Developer
72 (3.922 %).NET Developer
72 (3.922 %)Team Leader
72 (3.922 %)Software Team Leader
81 (1.961 %)Systems Support Analyst
81 (1.961 %)QA Test Analyst
81 (1.961 %)QA Analyst
Altrincham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.843 %)Mathematics
14 (7.843 %)Data Conversion
22 (3.922 %)Client/Server
Altrincham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (58.82 %)UNIX
25 (9.804 %)Linux
34 (7.843 %)Windows XP
34 (7.843 %)Windows Mobile
43 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
52 (3.922 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (1.961 %)Windows Vista
Altrincham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (58.82 %)UML
227 (52.94 %)Software Testing
34 (7.843 %)OOD
43 (5.882 %)Regression Testing
52 (3.922 %)Performance Testing
Altrincham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (58.82 %)SQL
229 (56.86 %)Java
38 (15.69 %)C++
45 (9.804 %)Perl
45 (9.804 %)VB
54 (7.843 %)C
54 (7.843 %)C#
54 (7.843 %)XPath
63 (5.882 %)VB.NET
63 (5.882 %)VBScript
71 (1.961 %)PHP
Altrincham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (70.59 %)Degree
25 (9.804 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.961 %)MCSE
31 (1.961 %)ISEB
Altrincham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (9.804 %)QA
Altrincham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (7.843 %)Terminal Services
22 (3.922 %)Terminal Server
31 (1.961 %)Active Directory
Altrincham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (56.86 %)Oracle
26 (11.76 %)Citrix
35 (9.804 %)Microsoft
44 (7.843 %)Symbian
51 (1.961 %)Cisco
51 (1.961 %)Lotus