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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Bolton 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank195
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads1316
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below44.83 %80.00 %
Salaries quoted1216
Average minimum salary£23,958£21,906
Average salary£27,958£22,781
% change on same period last year+22.72 %
Average maximum salary£31,958£23,656
UK excluding London average salary£32,377£32,950
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bolton
Matching permanent IT job ads2920
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted2720
Average minimum salary£26,903£24,132
Average salary£30,708£25,053
% change on same period last year+22.57 %
Average maximum salary£34,514£25,974
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
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 Bolton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bolton 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 Bolton region.

Bolton Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Bolton region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bolton Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

111 (23.91 %)SQL
210 (21.74 %)SQL Server
39 (19.57 %)TCP/IP
48 (17.39 %)Microsoft
48 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
48 (17.39 %)Windows 2000
57 (15.22 %)WebServices
57 (15.22 %).NET
57 (15.22 %)C#
57 (15.22 %)Active Directory
57 (15.22 %)Cisco
57 (15.22 %)Health
57 (15.22 %)WinForms
57 (15.22 %)Pensions
66 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (13.04 %).NET Framework
66 (13.04 %)Scrum
66 (13.04 %)MVC
66 (13.04 %)Transact-SQL
66 (13.04 %)XML
66 (13.04 %)Visual Studio
66 (13.04 %)ASP.NET
66 (13.04 %)MCSE
66 (13.04 %)OO
66 (13.04 %)WCF
66 (13.04 %)WPF
66 (13.04 %)LINQ
66 (13.04 %)Unit Testing
75 (10.87 %)MS Excel
75 (10.87 %)ITIL

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (15.22 %).NET
17 (15.22 %)WebServices
17 (15.22 %)WinForms
26 (13.04 %).NET Framework
26 (13.04 %)WCF
26 (13.04 %)WPF
26 (13.04 %)LINQ
26 (13.04 %)XML
26 (13.04 %)ASP.NET
26 (13.04 %)MVC
32 (4.348 %)J2EE
41 (2.174 %)ODBC
Bolton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (10.87 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
33 (6.522 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bolton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (10.87 %)MS Excel
23 (6.522 %)MS Office
Bolton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.348 %)Line 50
Bolton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (19.57 %)TCP/IP
25 (10.87 %)Firewall
33 (6.522 %)WAN
33 (6.522 %)LAN
42 (4.348 %)SMS
42 (4.348 %)Nortel Meridian
51 (2.174 %)Cisco PIX
51 (2.174 %)DHCP
51 (2.174 %)IPsec
51 (2.174 %)VoIP
51 (2.174 %)WLAN
51 (2.174 %)VPN
51 (2.174 %)DNS
51 (2.174 %)SSL
Bolton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (21.74 %)SQL Server
26 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.174 %)Informix
Bolton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (13.04 %)Visual Studio
Bolton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (15.22 %)Health
17 (15.22 %)Pensions
25 (10.87 %)Retail
31 (2.174 %)Multimedia
31 (2.174 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (2.174 %)Finance
Bolton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (19.57 %)Developer
19 (19.57 %)Analyst
26 (13.04 %)C# Developer
35 (10.87 %).NET Developer
35 (10.87 %)Helpdesk Analyst
35 (10.87 %)2nd Line Support
44 (8.696 %)1st Line Support
44 (8.696 %)Support Engineer
44 (8.696 %)Support Specialist
44 (8.696 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (8.696 %)SQL Developer
44 (8.696 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
53 (6.522 %)Field Engineer
53 (6.522 %)Senior Developer
53 (6.522 %)Support Analyst
53 (6.522 %)Junior
62 (4.348 %)Software Engineer
62 (4.348 %)Network Engineer
62 (4.348 %)Technical Support
62 (4.348 %)Service Analyst
Bolton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.174 %)NHS
11 (2.174 %)Blackberry
11 (2.174 %)AS400
11 (2.174 %)Pocket PC
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (17.39 %)Windows 2000
24 (8.696 %)Windows NT
33 (6.522 %)UNIX
42 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.348 %)Windows XP
51 (2.174 %)Windows CE
51 (2.174 %)Linux
Bolton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.04 %)OO
16 (13.04 %)Scrum
16 (13.04 %)Unit Testing
25 (10.87 %)ITIL
32 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
32 (4.348 %)UML
32 (4.348 %)Software Testing
41 (2.174 %)Practice Management
41 (2.174 %)Test Scripting
41 (2.174 %)System Testing
41 (2.174 %)Software Engineering
Bolton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (23.91 %)SQL
27 (15.22 %)C#
36 (13.04 %)Transact-SQL
42 (4.348 %)C++
42 (4.348 %)Java
51 (2.174 %)C
51 (2.174 %)Delphi
51 (2.174 %)FoxPro (VFP)
51 (2.174 %)Clipper
Bolton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (13.04 %)MCSE
34 (8.696 %)MCP
43 (6.522 %)Cisco Certification
43 (6.522 %)CCNA
52 (4.348 %)ITIL Certification
52 (4.348 %)Degree
61 (2.174 %)CCSA
61 (2.174 %)ISTQB
61 (2.174 %)ISEB
61 (2.174 %)CCNP
Bolton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (15.22 %)Active Directory
Bolton IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.174 %)MOM
11 (2.174 %)DameWare
11 (2.174 %)SCCM
11 (2.174 %)SCOM
Bolton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (17.39 %)Microsoft
27 (15.22 %)Cisco
34 (8.696 %)McAfee Security
43 (6.522 %)Sage
43 (6.522 %)HP
52 (4.348 %)Dell
52 (4.348 %)Nortel
52 (4.348 %)Oracle
52 (4.348 %)Juniper
52 (4.348 %)CheckPoint
52 (4.348 %)Crossbeam
61 (2.174 %)WatchGuard
61 (2.174 %)Sophos
61 (2.174 %)Nokia
61 (2.174 %)VERITAS
61 (2.174 %)Citrix
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