The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 7 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 7 over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 7
Rank 94 167 169
Rank change year-on-year
+73 +2
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 139 60 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 2.665% 0.978% 0.548%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.559% 3.240% 1.914%
Number of salaries quoted 121 48 15
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,600 £21,500 £24,200
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £41,550 £43,600
UK excluding London average salary £29,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-1.66% -
All Operating Systems
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1624 1852 1463
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 31.13% 30.18% 28.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1320 1545 1221
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £30,000 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 7
South East

Windows 7
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Berkshire Windows 7 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows 7
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Windows 7 Salary Trend

Windows 7
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Berkshire Windows 7 Salary Histogram

Windows 7
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading +47 64 £35,000 +16.66%
Bracknell -12 26 £20,500 -36.92%
Slough +5 10 £50,000 +38.40%
Maidenhead +15 5 £50,000 +53.84%
Wokingham +10 3 £50,000 +92.30%
Windsor - 3 £36,000 -
Newbury - 2 £25,000 -
Thatcham - 2 £35,000 -
Windows 7
South East

Windows 7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Windows 7 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 7.

1 230 (100.00%) Windows
2 141 (61.30%) Windows Server 2008
3 121 (52.61%) Microsoft
4 120 (52.17%) Active Directory
5 91 (39.57%) Windows XP
6 86 (37.39%) Windows Server 2003
7 81 (35.22%) VMware
8 74 (32.17%) MS Exchange
9 72 (31.30%) VMware Infrastructure
10 66 (28.70%) MS Excel
11 64 (27.83%) Citrix
12 50 (21.74%) MS Office
13 49 (21.30%) SQL
14 47 (20.43%) SQL Server
15 46 (20.00%) SCCM
16 42 (18.26%) Microsoft Certification
16 42 (18.26%) Migration
17 39 (16.96%) Exchange Server 2010
18 37 (16.09%) Windows 8
19 36 (15.65%) Finance
20 33 (14.35%) Telecoms
21 31 (13.48%) LAN
21 31 (13.48%) Security Cleared
22 30 (13.04%) Oracle
22 30 (13.04%) HP
23 27 (11.74%) VMware ESX
23 27 (11.74%) SC Cleared
23 27 (11.74%) Exchange Server 2007
24 26 (11.30%) Fujitsu
24 26 (11.30%) Retail

Windows 7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Windows 7 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 7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (5.217%) .NET
2 11 (4.783%) Application Packaging
3 8 (3.478%) Silverlight
3 8 (3.478%) COM
4 6 (2.609%) Web Services
5 4 (1.739%) LAMP
6 3 (1.304%) J2EE
7 2 (0.870%) Qt
7 2 (0.870%) WCF
7 2 (0.870%) WPF
7 2 (0.870%) Ruby on Rails
7 2 (0.870%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.870%) MFC
8 1 (0.435%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 74 (32.17%) MS Exchange
2 39 (16.96%) Exchange Server 2010
3 27 (11.74%) Exchange Server 2007
4 19 (8.261%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 18 (7.826%) IIS
6 16 (6.957%) Tomcat
6 16 (6.957%) SharePoint
7 13 (5.652%) Exchange Server 2003
8 10 (4.348%) Lotus Domino
9 4 (1.739%) Lync
9 4 (1.739%) Exchange Server 2013
9 4 (1.739%) Office Communications Server
9 4 (1.739%) Drupal
10 2 (0.870%) Jetty
Applications
1 66 (28.70%) MS Excel
2 50 (21.74%) MS Office
3 6 (2.609%) Office 365
4 4 (1.739%) Google Apps
4 4 (1.739%) Acrobat
4 4 (1.739%) QuarkXPress
4 4 (1.739%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.739%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.435%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.435%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 31 (13.48%) LAN
2 26 (11.30%) WAN
2 26 (11.30%) TCP/IP
3 25 (10.87%) Firewall
4 18 (7.826%) Internet
5 16 (6.957%) Network Security
6 15 (6.522%) DNS
7 13 (5.652%) SAN
8 12 (5.217%) VoIP
9 11 (4.783%) VPN
10 9 (3.913%) DHCP
11 8 (3.478%) LDAP
12 6 (2.609%) Asterisk PBX
12 6 (2.609%) Wireless
13 4 (1.739%) Unified Communications
14 3 (1.304%) SSL
14 3 (1.304%) ADSL
15 2 (0.870%) LTE
15 2 (0.870%) Wireshark
15 2 (0.870%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (20.43%) SQL Server
2 24 (10.43%) SQL Server 2008
3 17 (7.391%) Oracle 8/8i
3 17 (7.391%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (1.304%) DB2
5 1 (0.435%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.435%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.435%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.435%) Redis
Development Applications
1 17 (7.391%) LoadRunner
2 8 (3.478%) Selenium
2 8 (3.478%) MSI
3 5 (2.174%) QuickTest Pro
3 5 (2.174%) SilkTest
4 3 (1.304%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.304%) Rational Robot
4 3 (1.304%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (1.304%) TestComplete
5 2 (0.870%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.435%) Subversion
6 1 (0.435%) Git (software)
General
1 36 (15.65%) Finance
2 33 (14.35%) Telecoms
3 26 (11.30%) Retail
4 4 (1.739%) Local Government
4 4 (1.739%) Manufacturing
4 4 (1.739%) Advertising
5 2 (0.870%) French Language
5 2 (0.870%) German Language
6 1 (0.435%) Banking
Job Titles
1 44 (19.13%) Consultant
2 41 (17.83%) Analyst
3 36 (15.65%) Support Engineer
4 23 (10.00%) Administrator
5 19 (8.261%) Senior Analyst
6 18 (7.826%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 16 (6.957%) 1st Line Support
8 15 (6.522%) 1st Line Support Engineer
9 13 (5.652%) Field Engineer
9 13 (5.652%) Technical Consultant
9 13 (5.652%) Test Analyst
10 12 (5.217%) Desktop Support
10 12 (5.217%) Microsoft Consultant
11 11 (4.783%) Senior Test Analyst
11 11 (4.783%) Systems Administrator
11 11 (4.783%) IT Support
12 9 (3.913%) Support Analyst
13 8 (3.478%) Windows Engineer
13 8 (3.478%) Virtualisation Consultant
13 8 (3.478%) QA Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 23 (10.00%) Blackberry
2 17 (7.391%) iPhone
3 13 (5.652%) Open Source
4 9 (3.913%) SaaS
4 9 (3.913%) Mobile App
5 8 (3.478%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.478%) EPoS
6 7 (3.043%) Computer Science
7 6 (2.609%) Clustering
8 5 (2.174%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.739%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.739%) FMCG
9 4 (1.739%) CMDB
10 2 (0.870%) PKI
10 2 (0.870%) Replication
11 1 (0.435%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.435%) Statistics
11 1 (0.435%) Wiki
11 1 (0.435%) Social Network
11 1 (0.435%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 230 (100.00%) Windows
2 141 (61.30%) Windows Server 2008
3 91 (39.57%) Windows XP
4 86 (37.39%) Windows Server 2003
5 37 (16.09%) Windows 8
6 21 (9.130%) Windows Vista
7 16 (6.957%) Linux
8 15 (6.522%) Android
9 13 (5.652%) Mac OS X
10 6 (2.609%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.739%) Mac OS X Server
11 4 (1.739%) Mac OS
11 4 (1.739%) Ubuntu
11 4 (1.739%) Windows NT
11 4 (1.739%) UNIX
11 4 (1.739%) Windows 2000
12 2 (0.870%) Windows 2000 Server
12 2 (0.870%) Debian
12 2 (0.870%) Solaris
13 1 (0.435%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (18.26%) Migration
2 24 (10.43%) ITIL
3 18 (7.826%) Regression Testing
3 18 (7.826%) Test Scripting
4 17 (7.391%) Test Automation
5 16 (6.957%) Service Delivery
5 16 (6.957%) Validation
5 16 (6.957%) Non-Functional Testing
6 14 (6.087%) Automated Testing
7 12 (5.217%) Project Management
8 11 (4.783%) Service Management
9 9 (3.913%) PRINCE2
9 9 (3.913%) Data Migration
9 9 (3.913%) Integration Testing
9 9 (3.913%) Mobile Device Management
10 8 (3.478%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (3.478%) Scalability Testing
10 8 (3.478%) Software Testing
10 8 (3.478%) Agile Software Development
11 7 (3.043%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (21.30%) SQL
2 12 (5.217%) C#
3 11 (4.783%) VB
4 6 (2.609%) Java
5 4 (1.739%) C++
6 2 (0.870%) Bash shell
6 2 (0.870%) Ruby
6 2 (0.870%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.870%) Perl
6 2 (0.870%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.870%) VC++
7 1 (0.435%) C
7 1 (0.435%) PHP
7 1 (0.435%) X++
7 1 (0.435%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 42 (18.26%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (13.48%) Security Cleared
3 27 (11.74%) SC Cleared
4 26 (11.30%) ISEB
5 25 (10.87%) MCSE
6 18 (7.826%) Degree
7 10 (4.348%) MCITP
8 8 (3.478%) MCP
9 5 (2.174%) CISSP
9 5 (2.174%) GIAC
10 4 (1.739%) MCTS
10 4 (1.739%) MCSD
10 4 (1.739%) MCSA
11 2 (0.870%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.435%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.435%) CCNA
12 1 (0.435%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (9.130%) SLA
2 11 (4.783%) QA
System Software
1 120 (52.17%) Active Directory
2 72 (31.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (11.74%) VMware ESX
4 24 (10.43%) Microsoft App-V
5 22 (9.565%) Hyper-V
6 19 (8.261%) VMware Workstation
7 17 (7.391%) XenApp
8 15 (6.522%) vSphere
9 6 (2.609%) UAG
10 5 (2.174%) XenDesktop
11 4 (1.739%) Forefront TMG
11 4 (1.739%) Samba
11 4 (1.739%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.870%) DFS Replication
12 2 (0.870%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.435%) VMware Server
13 1 (0.435%) XenServer
13 1 (0.435%) Shibboleth
Systems Management
1 46 (20.00%) SCCM
2 18 (7.826%) HP Quality Center
3 10 (4.348%) SCOM
3 10 (4.348%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 7 (3.043%) SCVMM
5 6 (2.609%) ServiceCenter
6 5 (2.174%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.870%) Puppet
7 2 (0.870%) DameWare
7 2 (0.870%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.870%) MIIS
8 1 (0.435%) Norton AntiVirus
8 1 (0.435%) AppDNA
Vendors
1 121 (52.61%) Microsoft
2 81 (35.22%) VMware
3 64 (27.83%) Citrix
4 30 (13.04%) Oracle
4 30 (13.04%) HP
5 26 (11.30%) Fujitsu
6 25 (10.87%) Cisco
7 24 (10.43%) Symantec
8 11 (4.783%) Apple
9 10 (4.348%) Dell
10 6 (2.609%) LANDesk
10 6 (2.609%) EMC
10 6 (2.609%) NetApp
10 6 (2.609%) Novell
11 5 (2.174%) McAfee
11 5 (2.174%) Brocade
12 4 (1.739%) Northgate
12 4 (1.739%) Google
12 4 (1.739%) Blue Coat
12 4 (1.739%) AppSense
Newbury, Berkshire
To be suitable for this role you will need technical skills/knowledge in troubleshooting as many of the following as possible: - Microsoft Windows (XP,Windows 7) - MS Office...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 26,000 - 29,000 + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Windows XP, Windows 7, and various other company supported software - Must have LAN experience and familiarity with switched networks -...
Bracket Global Ltd
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 24 April 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Exchange or Active Directory or Vmware /VDI would be advantageous... Essential skills: Windows 7... Active Directory. Microsoft Exchange. Desirable: Microsoft Windows Server. SQL. Cisco. VMWare. Terminal Services/Citrix...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £21000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
SCCM Consultant-work for an award winning Microsoft Gold Partner... The System Centre consultant will be responsible for leading and deploying Microsoft System Centre solutions (SCOM, SCCM, Orchestrator.)...
Sanderson
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Berkshire
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Salary: £18000 to £25000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
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SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... Windows 7... Microsoft Methodology - MOF and MSA. TOGAF... Key Words: Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 / 2008, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM,...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £65K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
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Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £60K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Berkshire
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Roc Search
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Senior QA TEST... Technical Skills & Experience Essential skills; - Good understanding of current Microsoft technologies: SQL Server (2005/2008), Windows 2008, 2003, XP, Windows 7, .NET (v2 / 3.5),...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Berkshire
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North Point Recruitment
Salary: £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom, South East
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: £Competitive DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
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EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £Competitive DOE
Posted: 17 May 2013
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Nationwide People Ltd
Salary: £40000 - 65000 Per Annum + 15 % bonus + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
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