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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the Cambridge 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 Vista over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank10682
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads3647
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.020 %
As % of the category below3.330 %4.881 %
Salaries quoted3439
Average minimum salary£34,382£32,564
Average salary£36,853£35,500
% change on same period last year+3.81 %
Average maximum salary£39,324£38,436
UK excluding London average salary£28,292£36,261
% change on same period last year-21.97 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads1081963
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.600 %0.406 %
Salaries quoted983798
Average minimum salary£33,363£31,365
Average salary£36,225£34,292
% change on same period last year+5.63 %
Average maximum salary£39,087£37,218
UK excluding London average salary£34,097£34,533
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Windows Vista CambridgeshireWindows Vista
Cambridgeshire

Windows Vista
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Windows Vista Salary Trend

Windows Vista
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Cambridge Windows Vista Salary Histogram

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista.

168 (100.00 %)Windows
246 (67.65 %)Microsoft
338 (55.88 %)Windows XP
429 (42.65 %)C#
429 (42.65 %).NET
521 (30.88 %)SQL Server
521 (30.88 %)ASP.NET
521 (30.88 %)Agile Software Development
521 (30.88 %)AJAX
521 (30.88 %)SQL Server 2005
521 (30.88 %)WCF
521 (30.88 %)WPF
521 (30.88 %)Windows Server 2008
620 (29.41 %)Silverlight
715 (22.06 %)MS Office
814 (20.59 %)SQL
814 (20.59 %)C++
814 (20.59 %)Citrix
913 (19.12 %)MS Excel
913 (19.12 %)Cisco
1012 (17.65 %)Active Directory
1012 (17.65 %)WinForms
1111 (16.18 %)Health
1111 (16.18 %)Visual Studio
1210 (14.71 %)MS Exchange
1210 (14.71 %)OO
1210 (14.71 %)VPN
139 (13.24 %)Windows Server 2003
139 (13.24 %)Finance
148 (11.76 %)VMware

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (42.65 %).NET
221 (30.88 %)ASP.NET
221 (30.88 %)AJAX
221 (30.88 %)WCF
221 (30.88 %)WPF
320 (29.41 %)Silverlight
412 (17.65 %)WinForms
58 (11.76 %)MFC
65 (7.353 %)COM
71 (1.471 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (14.71 %)MS Exchange
27 (10.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (10.29 %)IIS
36 (8.824 %)Exchange Server 2007
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (22.06 %)MS Office
213 (19.12 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.471 %)Microsoft CRM
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (14.71 %)VPN
28 (11.76 %)SAN
28 (11.76 %)LAN
28 (11.76 %)VoIP
28 (11.76 %)WAN
37 (10.29 %)DHCP
37 (10.29 %)SNMP
37 (10.29 %)DNS
37 (10.29 %)Firewall
46 (8.824 %)TCP/IP
53 (4.412 %)Internet
62 (2.941 %)Wireless
62 (2.941 %)Network Security
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (30.88 %)SQL Server
121 (30.88 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.471 %)SQL Server 2008
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (16.18 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.471 %)MSI
21 (1.471 %)InstallShield
21 (1.471 %)Subversion
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (16.18 %)Health
29 (13.24 %)Finance
37 (10.29 %)Retail
46 (8.824 %)Automotive
55 (7.353 %)3D Graphics
63 (4.412 %)Pensions
72 (2.941 %)Animation
81 (1.471 %)Education
81 (1.471 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (1.471 %)Telecoms
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (26.47 %)Developer
216 (23.53 %)Analyst
315 (22.06 %)Support Analyst
48 (11.76 %).NET Developer
57 (10.29 %)Applications Support Analyst
57 (10.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
57 (10.29 %)Applications Support
57 (10.29 %)Administrator
57 (10.29 %)Software Developer
57 (10.29 %)Systems Administrator
66 (8.824 %)Software Engineer
66 (8.824 %)Senior Developer
66 (8.824 %)IT Administrator
66 (8.824 %)Senior .NET Developer
66 (8.824 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
75 (7.353 %)Software Tester
75 (7.353 %)C++ Developer
75 (7.353 %)C# Developer
75 (7.353 %)Tester
84 (5.882 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (10.29 %)Device Driver
25 (7.353 %)Computer Science
31 (1.471 %)Life Science
31 (1.471 %)Multithreading
31 (1.471 %)Cryptography
31 (1.471 %)Psychology
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (100.00 %)Windows
238 (55.88 %)Windows XP
321 (30.88 %)Windows Server 2008
49 (13.24 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (10.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
57 (10.29 %)Windows 2000
66 (8.824 %)Linux
71 (1.471 %)Windows NT
71 (1.471 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (30.88 %)Agile Software Development
210 (14.71 %)OO
34 (5.882 %)Software Testing
42 (2.941 %)Web Design
42 (2.941 %)CRM
42 (2.941 %)Content Management
42 (2.941 %)Software Engineering
42 (2.941 %)ITIL
51 (1.471 %)OOA/OOD
51 (1.471 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.471 %)Project Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (42.65 %)C#
214 (20.59 %)C++
214 (20.59 %)SQL
37 (10.29 %)PL/SQL
41 (1.471 %)C
41 (1.471 %)Perl
41 (1.471 %)VB
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (10.29 %)Degree
23 (4.412 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.471 %)MCSE
31 (1.471 %)PhD
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (7.353 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (17.65 %)Active Directory
28 (11.76 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (10.29 %)VMware ESX
46 (8.824 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (1.471 %)NFS
51 (1.471 %)Backup Exec
Cambridge IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.412 %)WSUS
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (67.65 %)Microsoft
214 (20.59 %)Citrix
313 (19.12 %)Cisco
48 (11.76 %)VMware
57 (10.29 %)Sage
57 (10.29 %)CheckPoint
66 (8.824 %)NetApp
66 (8.824 %)HP
71 (1.471 %)Symantec
71 (1.471 %)Sophos