Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Cambridgeshire region.

 Microsoft Windows
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank575
Rank change year-on-year
Up+2Down-2
Matching permanent IT job ads389376723
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire16.39 %16.84 %16.80 %
As % of the Operating Systems category59.85 %67.38 %59.41 %
Salaries quoted353330622
Average salary£32,500£32,500£32,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£22,500£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£31,500£31,500
% change year-on-year
+3.170 %-
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
6505581217
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire27.38 %24.99 %28.28 %
Salaries quoted5984991036
Average salary£35,000£32,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.690 %-7.140 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,850£22,500£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,800£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.070 %-
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

Cambridgeshire Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+2278£33,000-
PeterboroughUp+433£27,500-21.42 %
HuntingdonDown-16£25,461+14.43 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

1258 (37.72 %)Linux
2239 (34.94 %)C++
3198 (28.95 %)SQL
4196 (28.65 %)Microsoft
5184 (26.90 %).NET
6182 (26.61 %)Degree
7173 (25.29 %)SQL Server
8150 (21.93 %)UNIX
9136 (19.88 %)C#
10129 (18.86 %)C
11121 (17.69 %)IIS
12101 (14.77 %)Computer Science
13100 (14.62 %)Java
1497 (14.18 %)MS Excel
1594 (13.74 %)Education
1687 (12.72 %)Windows Server 2003
1781 (11.84 %)XML
1880 (11.70 %)Windows CE
1978 (11.40 %)Symbian
2075 (10.96 %)Solaris
2171 (10.38 %)Internet
2270 (10.23 %)Web Services
2368 (9.942 %)Microsoft Certification
2467 (9.795 %)HTML
2560 (8.772 %)AJAX
2658 (8.480 %)VMware
2756 (8.187 %)Oracle
2855 (8.041 %)VB.NET
2855 (8.041 %)OO
2952 (7.602 %)LAN

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1184 (26.90 %).NET
281 (11.84 %)XML
370 (10.23 %)Web Services
467 (9.795 %)HTML
560 (8.772 %)AJAX
648 (7.018 %)Middleware
731 (4.532 %)OpenGL
829 (4.240 %)ASP.NET
927 (3.947 %)JSON
927 (3.947 %)OpenVG
1022 (3.216 %)ODBC
1119 (2.778 %)WinForms
1218 (2.632 %).NET Framework
1314 (2.047 %)Boost C++ Libraries
1413 (1.901 %)MFC
1511 (1.608 %)STL
1610 (1.462 %)J2EE
1610 (1.462 %)SVG
1610 (1.462 %)JSR 184
1610 (1.462 %)Silverlight
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1121 (17.69 %)IIS
240 (5.848 %)MS Exchange
339 (5.702 %)Apache
426 (3.801 %)Tomcat
524 (3.509 %)Exchange Server 2007
623 (3.363 %)SharePoint
718 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2003
89 (1.316 %)Lotus Domino
98 (1.170 %)SharePoint Server 2007
107 (1.023 %)SAS
107 (1.023 %)BizTalk Server
115 (0.731 %)Documentum
124 (0.585 %)NetWeaver
132 (0.292 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
132 (0.292 %)WebSphere Application Server
141 (0.146 %)Drupal
141 (0.146 %)ExpressionEngine
141 (0.146 %)CMS
141 (0.146 %)Smallworld
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
197 (14.18 %)MS Excel
245 (6.579 %)MS Office
39 (1.316 %)MS Visio
45 (0.731 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (0.585 %)Pro/ENGINEER
62 (0.292 %)Acrobat
62 (0.292 %)3ds Max
62 (0.292 %)SketchUp
71 (0.146 %)MATLAB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (0.292 %)Great Plains
12 (0.292 %)Dynamics AX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
171 (10.38 %)Internet
252 (7.602 %)LAN
350 (7.310 %)TCP/IP
448 (7.018 %)Firewall
547 (6.871 %)SAN
641 (5.994 %)DNS
737 (5.409 %)DHCP
833 (4.825 %)Intranet
930 (4.386 %)SMTP
1024 (3.509 %)HTTP
1123 (3.363 %)VPN
1123 (3.363 %)WAN
1219 (2.778 %)Network Security
1317 (2.485 %)NAS
1416 (2.339 %)Wireless
159 (1.316 %)WLAN
168 (1.170 %)LDAP
177 (1.023 %)TETRA
186 (0.877 %)VoIP
195 (0.731 %)VLAN
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1173 (25.29 %)SQL Server
240 (5.848 %)MySQL
320 (2.924 %)SQL Server 2005
416 (2.339 %)SQL Server 2008
512 (1.754 %)Oracle 10g
512 (1.754 %)Oracle 9i
512 (1.754 %)Oracle 11g
610 (1.462 %)Crystal Reports
610 (1.462 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
79 (1.316 %)DTS
88 (1.170 %)SQL Server 2000
88 (1.170 %)GIS
97 (1.023 %)Oracle OWB
97 (1.023 %)SQL Server Integration Services
97 (1.023 %)Oracle 8/8i
97 (1.023 %)Oracle Reports
97 (1.023 %)DB2
102 (0.292 %)MS Access
102 (0.292 %)ETL
102 (0.292 %)Text Mining
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
125 (3.655 %)Visual Studio
218 (2.632 %)Subversion
38 (1.170 %)Xcode
46 (0.877 %)Selenium
55 (0.731 %)TeamCity
55 (0.731 %)WATIR
55 (0.731 %)WatiN
55 (0.731 %)Eclipse
55 (0.731 %)ClearCase
64 (0.585 %)Ant
64 (0.585 %)Bugzilla
64 (0.585 %)TestComplete
73 (0.439 %)NUnit
73 (0.439 %)LabVIEW
82 (0.292 %)QuickTest Pro
82 (0.292 %)ClearQuest
91 (0.146 %)Team Foundation Server
91 (0.146 %)Atlassian Bamboo
91 (0.146 %)Mercurial
91 (0.146 %)Maven
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
194 (13.74 %)Education
234 (4.971 %)3D Graphics
330 (4.386 %)Pensions
424 (3.509 %)Health
523 (3.363 %)Finance
617 (2.485 %)Telecoms
716 (2.339 %)Games
716 (2.339 %)Insurance
814 (2.047 %)Electronics
99 (1.316 %)Multimedia
107 (1.023 %)Advertising
107 (1.023 %)Publishing
116 (0.877 %)Pharmaceutical
125 (0.731 %)Retail
125 (0.731 %)Legal
134 (0.585 %)Back Office
134 (0.585 %)Government
134 (0.585 %)Online Games
143 (0.439 %)Banking
143 (0.439 %)Manufacturing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1159 (23.25 %)Developer
2134 (19.59 %)Software Engineer
390 (13.16 %)Analyst
482 (11.99 %)Administrator
567 (9.795 %)Systems Administrator
642 (6.140 %)Embedded Software Engineer
739 (5.702 %)Graduate
838 (5.556 %)Consultant
937 (5.409 %)Support Engineer
1035 (5.117 %)Software Developer
1134 (4.971 %)Programmer
1134 (4.971 %)Web Developer
1134 (4.971 %)Test Engineer
1231 (4.532 %)Support Analyst
1329 (4.240 %)Tester
1329 (4.240 %)Junior
1423 (3.363 %)Graduate Developer
1522 (3.216 %)Technical Support
1621 (3.070 %)Test Analyst
1621 (3.070 %)C# Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1101 (14.77 %)Computer Science
242 (6.140 %)Device Driver
325 (3.655 %)Client/Server
325 (3.655 %)Open Source
424 (3.509 %)Clustering
521 (3.070 %)Blackberry
620 (2.924 %)iPhone
620 (2.924 %)Mathematics
711 (1.608 %)Visualisation
87 (1.023 %)Cloud Computing
87 (1.023 %)Replication
87 (1.023 %)Physics
95 (0.731 %)Multithreading
95 (0.731 %)German Language
95 (0.731 %)Statistics
104 (0.585 %)EPoS
104 (0.585 %)IVR
104 (0.585 %)Learning Management System
113 (0.439 %)iSeries
113 (0.439 %)Data Protection Act
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1258 (37.72 %)Linux
2150 (21.93 %)UNIX
387 (12.72 %)Windows Server 2003
480 (11.70 %)Windows CE
575 (10.96 %)Solaris
651 (7.456 %)Windows XP
744 (6.433 %)Windows Server 2008
843 (6.287 %)Windows Vista
929 (4.240 %)Android
929 (4.240 %)Windows Mobile
1026 (3.801 %)AIX
1121 (3.070 %)Red Hat Linux
1214 (2.047 %)Windows 2000 Server
1310 (1.462 %)Windows 2000
149 (1.316 %)Windows 7
149 (1.316 %)Mac OS X
155 (0.731 %)HPUX
164 (0.585 %)ThreadX
164 (0.585 %)Ubuntu
173 (0.439 %)Debian
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
155 (8.041 %)OO
242 (6.140 %)Software Engineering
340 (5.848 %)Web Development
425 (3.655 %)Automated Testing
520 (2.924 %)Test Scripting
520 (2.924 %)Software Testing
618 (2.632 %)Web Testing
716 (2.339 %)Project Management
716 (2.339 %)CRM
815 (2.193 %)UML
914 (2.047 %)ITIL
914 (2.047 %)Agile Software Development
1013 (1.901 %)Configuration Management
1112 (1.754 %)OOD
1211 (1.608 %)System Testing
1211 (1.608 %)Load Balancing
1310 (1.462 %)Disaster Recovery
149 (1.316 %)Integration Testing
149 (1.316 %)User Acceptance Testing
149 (1.316 %)Use Case
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1239 (34.94 %)C++
2198 (28.95 %)SQL
3136 (19.88 %)C#
4129 (18.86 %)C
5100 (14.62 %)Java
655 (8.041 %)VB.NET
746 (6.725 %)JavaScript
828 (4.094 %)Perl
828 (4.094 %)VC++
828 (4.094 %)Python
924 (3.509 %)VB
1021 (3.070 %)PHP
1119 (2.778 %)T-SQL
1212 (1.754 %)Objective-C
1310 (1.462 %)Bash shell
148 (1.170 %)Shell Script
157 (1.023 %)VBScript
157 (1.023 %)Assembly Language
165 (0.731 %)Embedded C++
173 (0.439 %)PL/SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1182 (26.61 %)Degree
268 (9.942 %)Microsoft Certification
346 (6.725 %)MCSE
423 (3.363 %)MCP
520 (2.924 %)CCA
520 (2.924 %)Citrix Certification
615 (2.193 %)ISEB
714 (2.047 %)CCEA
714 (2.047 %)Cisco Certification
714 (2.047 %)CCNA
87 (1.023 %)MCDBA
96 (0.877 %)PhD
105 (0.731 %)MCSA
114 (0.585 %)MCITP
114 (0.585 %)ISTQB
123 (0.439 %)MCTS
123 (0.439 %)HND
123 (0.439 %)MCAD
123 (0.439 %)MCSD
123 (0.439 %)Postgraduate
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
127 (3.947 %)QA
214 (2.047 %)PCI DSS
312 (1.754 %)SLA
43 (0.439 %)ISO27001
43 (0.439 %)COBIT
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
151 (7.456 %)Active Directory
230 (4.386 %)VMware Infrastructure
320 (2.924 %)Hyper-V
418 (2.632 %)Citrix Presentation Server
517 (2.485 %)Xen
612 (1.754 %)XenServer
711 (1.608 %)XenApp
810 (1.462 %)XenDesktop
97 (1.023 %)Oracle RMAN
97 (1.023 %)Terminal Services
106 (0.877 %)NFS
106 (0.877 %)Samba
115 (0.731 %)VMware ESX
123 (0.439 %)VMware Workstation
131 (0.146 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
131 (0.146 %)ISA Server
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
117 (2.485 %)Backup Exec
26 (0.877 %)MSI
35 (0.731 %)NetBackup
35 (0.731 %)WSUS
35 (0.731 %)Nagios
44 (0.585 %)OSSEC
53 (0.439 %)SCCM
61 (0.146 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1196 (28.65 %)Microsoft
278 (11.40 %)Symbian
358 (8.480 %)VMware
456 (8.187 %)Oracle
549 (7.164 %)Citrix
636 (5.263 %)Cisco
729 (4.240 %)Adobe
825 (3.655 %)HP
923 (3.363 %)Juniper
1021 (3.070 %)Red Hat
1120 (2.924 %)NetApp
1219 (2.778 %)IBM
1314 (2.047 %)CheckPoint
1413 (1.901 %)Sybase
1512 (1.754 %)Apple
1610 (1.462 %)PlateSpin
178 (1.170 %)JBoss
186 (0.877 %)Sun
186 (0.877 %)Dell
195 (0.731 %)Fortinet