The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 7 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 7 over the 3 months to 23 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 Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 7
Rank 57 73 85
Rank change year-on-year
+16 +12
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 54 29 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 3.205% 1.975% 0.590%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.37% 9.206% 2.827%
Number of salaries quoted 42 27 8
Average salary £38,500 £32,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.46% +18.18%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,650 £21,200 £22,700
10% offered a salary of more than £58,500 £49,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
All Operating Systems
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
404 315 283
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 23.98% 21.46% 20.85%
Number of salaries quoted 349 296 248
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £51,750 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 7
West Midlands

Windows 7
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Windows 7 Salary Trend

Windows 7
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Birmingham Windows 7 Salary Histogram

Windows 7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 82 (100.00%) Windows
2 49 (59.76%) Microsoft
3 46 (56.10%) Windows Server 2008
4 45 (54.88%) Active Directory
5 38 (46.34%) Windows XP
6 33 (40.24%) MS Excel
7 31 (37.80%) Windows Server 2003
7 31 (37.80%) SCCM
8 22 (26.83%) VMware
9 21 (25.61%) MS Office
10 20 (24.39%) LAN
10 20 (24.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (24.39%) VMware Infrastructure
11 19 (23.17%) Citrix
11 19 (23.17%) WAN
12 18 (21.95%) Finance
13 17 (20.73%) MS Exchange
14 15 (18.29%) Windows Vista
15 14 (17.07%) ITIL
16 13 (15.85%) MCSE
16 13 (15.85%) Cisco
17 12 (14.63%) SQL
17 12 (14.63%) MCITP
18 11 (13.41%) XenApp
18 11 (13.41%) Blackberry
18 11 (13.41%) MCP
19 10 (12.20%) SQL Server
19 10 (12.20%) MPLS
19 10 (12.20%) XenDesktop
20 9 (10.98%) SQL Server 2008

Windows 7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 8 (9.756%) MDX
2 5 (6.098%) Application Packaging
3 3 (3.659%) Middleware
3 3 (3.659%) COM
4 2 (2.439%) X-Windows
5 1 (1.220%) XML
Application Platforms
1 17 (20.73%) MS Exchange
2 9 (10.98%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 4 (4.878%) SharePoint
4 3 (3.659%) Lync
4 3 (3.659%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (1.220%) IIS
5 1 (1.220%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (1.220%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (1.220%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 33 (40.24%) MS Excel
2 21 (25.61%) MS Office
3 8 (9.756%) PowerPivot
4 2 (2.439%) MS Project
5 1 (1.220%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 8 (9.756%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (9.756%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (6.098%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 20 (24.39%) LAN
2 19 (23.17%) WAN
3 10 (12.20%) MPLS
4 9 (10.98%) DSL
5 8 (9.756%) Firewall
6 6 (7.317%) VPN
7 5 (6.098%) TCP/IP
8 4 (4.878%) DHCP
8 4 (4.878%) DNS
9 3 (3.659%) SSL
9 3 (3.659%) DMZ
9 3 (3.659%) Wireless
10 2 (2.439%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (2.439%) Internet
10 2 (2.439%) SAN
11 1 (1.220%) 3G
11 1 (1.220%) LDAP
11 1 (1.220%) SMTP
11 1 (1.220%) PBX
11 1 (1.220%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (12.20%) SQL Server
2 9 (10.98%) SQL Server 2008
2 9 (10.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 8 (9.756%) MOLAP
3 8 (9.756%) ROLAP
3 8 (9.756%) HOLAP
3 8 (9.756%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 8 (9.756%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 8 (9.756%) SQL Server 2012
4 1 (1.220%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (1.220%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 4 (4.878%) MSI
2 1 (1.220%) InstallShield
2 1 (1.220%) AdminStudio
2 1 (1.220%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 18 (21.95%) Finance
2 8 (9.756%) Retail
3 7 (8.537%) Advertising
4 3 (3.659%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.220%) Billing
Job Titles
1 25 (30.49%) Analyst
2 14 (17.07%) Consultant
3 12 (14.63%) Desktop Support
4 9 (10.98%) IT Support
5 8 (9.756%) Business Analyst
5 8 (9.756%) Support Analyst
5 8 (9.756%) Report Analyst
5 8 (9.756%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 6 (7.317%) Support Engineer
7 5 (6.098%) Microsoft Consultant
7 5 (6.098%) Technical Leader
7 5 (6.098%) Technical Consultant
7 5 (6.098%) Desktop Engineer
7 5 (6.098%) Team Leader
8 4 (4.878%) Windows Support Analyst
8 4 (4.878%) 3rd Line Support
8 4 (4.878%) Systems Analyst
8 4 (4.878%) Architect
9 3 (3.659%) Project Manager
9 3 (3.659%) 2nd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 11 (13.41%) Blackberry
2 4 (4.878%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.659%) iPhone
3 3 (3.659%) iPad
4 1 (1.220%) Open Source
4 1 (1.220%) Xserve
4 1 (1.220%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 82 (100.00%) Windows
2 46 (56.10%) Windows Server 2008
3 38 (46.34%) Windows XP
4 31 (37.80%) Windows Server 2003
5 15 (18.29%) Windows Vista
6 6 (7.317%) Windows 2000
7 4 (4.878%) UNIX
7 4 (4.878%) Mac OS X
8 3 (3.659%) Linux
8 3 (3.659%) Windows XP Embedded
9 2 (2.439%) Android
9 2 (2.439%) Windows Phone
10 1 (1.220%) Windows NT
10 1 (1.220%) Windows 8
10 1 (1.220%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (1.220%) Ubuntu
10 1 (1.220%) Windows Phone 7
10 1 (1.220%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (17.07%) ITIL
2 9 (10.98%) Problem Management
3 8 (9.756%) Project Management
3 8 (9.756%) Validation
3 8 (9.756%) CRM
3 8 (9.756%) Business Intelligence
4 7 (8.537%) Migration
5 5 (6.098%) Software Deployment
6 3 (3.659%) Change Management
6 3 (3.659%) Quality Management
6 3 (3.659%) Software Distribution
6 3 (3.659%) Business Analysis
6 3 (3.659%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (2.439%) Fault Management
7 2 (2.439%) Performance Management
7 2 (2.439%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (2.439%) Change Control
7 2 (2.439%) Capacity Management
7 2 (2.439%) Build Automation
7 2 (2.439%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (14.63%) SQL
2 9 (10.98%) T-SQL
3 7 (8.537%) VBScript
4 6 (7.317%) PowerShell
5 2 (2.439%) VB
Qualifications
1 20 (24.39%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (15.85%) MCSE
3 12 (14.63%) MCITP
4 11 (13.41%) MCP
5 3 (3.659%) MCSA
6 2 (2.439%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 2 (2.439%) MCTS
7 1 (1.220%) CCNA
7 1 (1.220%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.220%) Degree
7 1 (1.220%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.220%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.659%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (54.88%) Active Directory
2 20 (24.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (13.41%) XenApp
4 10 (12.20%) XenDesktop
5 8 (9.756%) Microsoft App-V
5 8 (9.756%) Hyper-V
6 3 (3.659%) vSphere
7 2 (2.439%) IAG
7 2 (2.439%) Xen
8 1 (1.220%) Terminal Services
8 1 (1.220%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (1.220%) UAG
Systems Management
1 31 (37.80%) SCCM
2 9 (10.98%) WSUS
2 9 (10.98%) SCOM
3 5 (6.098%) SCVMM
3 5 (6.098%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (2.439%) Backup Exec
5 1 (1.220%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 49 (59.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (26.83%) VMware
3 19 (23.17%) Citrix
4 13 (15.85%) Cisco
5 8 (9.756%) Business Objects
6 3 (3.659%) Adobe
6 3 (3.659%) Symantec
6 3 (3.659%) Apple
6 3 (3.659%) Sophos
6 3 (3.659%) Planview
7 2 (2.439%) AppSense
7 2 (2.439%) Remedy
7 2 (2.439%) HP
7 2 (2.439%) Avaya
8 1 (1.220%) NetApp
8 1 (1.220%) Siemens
8 1 (1.220%) Dell
8 1 (1.220%) IBM
8 1 (1.220%) Oracle
8 1 (1.220%) MobileIron
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