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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Blackburn 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank116
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads3537
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.016 %
As % of the category below62.50 %68.52 %
Salaries quoted2633
Average minimum salary£20,000£23,864
Average salary£22,250£25,258
% change on same period last year-11.90 %
Average maximum salary£24,500£26,652
UK excluding London average salary£32,709£33,144
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Blackburn IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Blackburn
Matching permanent IT job ads5654
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted4750
Average minimum salary£24,424£25,288
Average salary£26,914£27,165
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Average maximum salary£29,404£29,041
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Windows LancashireWindows
Lancashire

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Blackburn 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 Blackburn region.

Blackburn Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Blackburn region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Blackburn Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Blackburn 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.

137 (40.22 %)Windows Server 2003
235 (38.04 %)MS Excel
333 (35.87 %)MS Exchange
333 (35.87 %)Citrix
430 (32.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
527 (29.35 %)Windows XP
624 (26.09 %)VPN
722 (23.91 %)Firewall
820 (21.74 %)Exchange Server 5.5
919 (20.65 %)SQL Server
1015 (16.30 %)Microsoft
1114 (15.22 %)Linux
1211 (11.96 %)C++
1211 (11.96 %)SQL
1211 (11.96 %)TCP/IP
1310 (10.87 %)Visual Studio
149 (9.783 %)Internet
149 (9.783 %)Mac OS X
158 (8.696 %)Pensions
167 (7.609 %).NET
167 (7.609 %)Oracle
167 (7.609 %)MS Office
167 (7.609 %)ERP
176 (6.522 %)UNIX
176 (6.522 %)CRM
176 (6.522 %)Active Directory
176 (6.522 %)CMS
176 (6.522 %)WebSphere
176 (6.522 %)WebSphere Message Broker
185 (5.435 %)Windows Vista

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Blackburn 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.

Blackburn IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (7.609 %).NET
26 (6.522 %)WebSphere
35 (5.435 %)ASP
43 (3.261 %)ASP.NET
51 (1.087 %)WinForms
51 (1.087 %)MFC
51 (1.087 %)HTML
Blackburn IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (35.87 %)MS Exchange
230 (32.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
320 (21.74 %)Exchange Server 5.5
46 (6.522 %)CMS
46 (6.522 %)WebSphere Message Broker
54 (4.348 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (1.087 %)IIS
71 (1.087 %)SharePoint
Blackburn IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (38.04 %)MS Excel
27 (7.609 %)MS Office
31 (1.087 %)MS Project
Blackburn IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (26.09 %)VPN
222 (23.91 %)Firewall
311 (11.96 %)TCP/IP
49 (9.783 %)Internet
55 (5.435 %)DNS
64 (4.348 %)WAN
64 (4.348 %)LAN
64 (4.348 %)DSL
73 (3.261 %)Extranet
73 (3.261 %)VoIP
73 (3.261 %)Intranet
82 (2.174 %)Wireless
91 (1.087 %)DHCP
91 (1.087 %)FTP
91 (1.087 %)ADSL
91 (1.087 %)Broadband
91 (1.087 %)ISDN
Blackburn IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (20.65 %)SQL Server
22 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.087 %)MS Access
31 (1.087 %)Datawarehouse
Blackburn IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (10.87 %)Visual Studio
Blackburn IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (8.696 %)Pensions
24 (4.348 %)Finance
33 (3.261 %)Law
33 (3.261 %)Marketing
41 (1.087 %)Telecoms
41 (1.087 %)Retail
41 (1.087 %)Multimedia
Blackburn IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (29.35 %)Analyst
219 (20.65 %)Support Analyst
316 (17.39 %)Developer
410 (10.87 %)2nd Line Support
58 (8.696 %)Helpdesk Analyst
58 (8.696 %)Consultant
67 (7.609 %)Administrator
76 (6.522 %)Helpdesk Support
76 (6.522 %)C++ Software Engineer
76 (6.522 %)Systems Administrator
76 (6.522 %)Web Developer
76 (6.522 %)Software Engineer
85 (5.435 %)Desktop Support
85 (5.435 %)Service Desk Analyst
85 (5.435 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
85 (5.435 %)Service Analyst
85 (5.435 %)Linux Systems Administrator
85 (5.435 %)Linux Administrator
85 (5.435 %)WebSphere Developer
94 (4.348 %)Helpdesk Consultant
Blackburn IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.348 %)Blackberry
Blackburn IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (40.22 %)Windows Server 2003
227 (29.35 %)Windows XP
314 (15.22 %)Linux
49 (9.783 %)Mac OS X
56 (6.522 %)UNIX
65 (5.435 %)Windows Vista
74 (4.348 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (4.348 %)AIX
82 (2.174 %)Windows 2000
82 (2.174 %)Windows Mobile
91 (1.087 %)Windows NT
Blackburn IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.609 %)ERP
26 (6.522 %)CRM
34 (4.348 %)Disaster Recovery
34 (4.348 %)Business Continuity
34 (4.348 %)Logistics
43 (3.261 %)ITIL
43 (3.261 %)PRINCE2
43 (3.261 %)Project Management
51 (1.087 %)Service Management
51 (1.087 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.087 %)Software Engineering
Blackburn IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (11.96 %)C++
111 (11.96 %)SQL
21 (1.087 %)VB
21 (1.087 %)PHP
21 (1.087 %)C#
Blackburn IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (5.435 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (4.348 %)MCP
24 (4.348 %)CCNA
24 (4.348 %)Cisco Certification
33 (3.261 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.087 %)MCSE
Blackburn IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.522 %)Active Directory
21 (1.087 %)MetaFrame
21 (1.087 %)Terminal Server
Blackburn IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.261 %)Norton AntiVirus
Blackburn IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (35.87 %)Citrix
215 (16.30 %)Microsoft
37 (7.609 %)Oracle
44 (4.348 %)Intel
44 (4.348 %)VMware
53 (3.261 %)VERITAS
53 (3.261 %)Symantec
62 (2.174 %)Avaya
62 (2.174 %)Novell
71 (1.087 %)NetApp
71 (1.087 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.087 %)Dell