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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Colchester 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3213
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads3355
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.023 %
As % of the category below100.00 %94.83 %
Salaries quoted2553
Average minimum salary£25,920£25,255
Average salary£28,920£25,868
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
Average maximum salary£31,920£26,481
UK excluding London average salary£32,389£32,918
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Colchester
Matching permanent IT job ads3358
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.024 %
Salaries quoted2556
Average minimum salary£24,633£25,136
Average salary£27,317£25,915
% change on same period last year+5.40 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£26,695
UK excluding London average salary£34,479£34,989
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Windows EssexWindows
Essex

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Colchester region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Colchester Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Colchester 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.

144 (61.97 %)SQL Server
238 (53.52 %)SQL
334 (47.89 %).NET
433 (46.48 %)Active Directory
525 (35.21 %)SQL Server 2005
624 (33.80 %)Finance
723 (32.39 %)Windows XP
822 (30.99 %)Pensions
921 (29.58 %)C#
1020 (28.17 %).NET Framework
1119 (26.76 %)XML
1218 (25.35 %)Transact-SQL
1218 (25.35 %)WebServices
1218 (25.35 %)OOP
1218 (25.35 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1218 (25.35 %)Insurance
1218 (25.35 %)WinForms
1317 (23.94 %)OOD
1317 (23.94 %)Microsoft
1416 (22.54 %)Scrum
1416 (22.54 %)DSDM
1416 (22.54 %)Crystal Reports
1416 (22.54 %)MS Office
1416 (22.54 %)Agile Software Development
157 (9.859 %)VB.NET
157 (9.859 %)ASP.NET
157 (9.859 %)Cisco
166 (8.451 %)SQL Server 2000
166 (8.451 %)Windows Server 2003
166 (8.451 %)Replication

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Colchester 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.

Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (47.89 %).NET
220 (28.17 %).NET Framework
319 (26.76 %)XML
418 (25.35 %)WebServices
418 (25.35 %)WinForms
57 (9.859 %)ASP.NET
66 (8.451 %)HTML
72 (2.817 %)ASP
81 (1.408 %)XSLT
81 (1.408 %)SAP XI
Colchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (25.35 %)SharePoint Portal Server
23 (4.225 %)IIS
23 (4.225 %)MS Exchange
32 (2.817 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.408 %)BizTalk Server
Colchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (22.54 %)MS Office
26 (8.451 %)MS Excel
Colchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.817 %)Intranet
12 (2.817 %)Internet
12 (2.817 %)IP Telephony
21 (1.408 %)LAN
21 (1.408 %)WAN
Colchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (61.97 %)SQL Server
225 (35.21 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (22.54 %)Crystal Reports
46 (8.451 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.408 %)SQL Server 7
Colchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.408 %)Visual Studio
Colchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (33.80 %)Finance
222 (30.99 %)Pensions
318 (25.35 %)Insurance
46 (8.451 %)Health
52 (2.817 %)Marketing
Colchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (35.21 %)Analyst
223 (32.39 %)Support Analyst
321 (29.58 %)2nd Line Support
417 (23.94 %)IT Support Analyst
516 (22.54 %)Developer
68 (11.27 %)C# Developer
68 (11.27 %)Helpdesk Support
68 (11.27 %)SQL Developer
77 (9.859 %)WinForms Developer
77 (9.859 %)VB.NET Developer
86 (8.451 %)DBA
86 (8.451 %)SQL DBA
95 (7.042 %)Junior
95 (7.042 %)Helpdesk Analyst
104 (5.634 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
113 (4.225 %).NET Developer
113 (4.225 %)Junior C# Developer
113 (4.225 %)Junior Developer
122 (2.817 %)1st Line Support
122 (2.817 %)Technical Support
Colchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.451 %)Replication
16 (8.451 %)Clustering
22 (2.817 %)Firmware
22 (2.817 %)Thin Client
22 (2.817 %)Device Driver
22 (2.817 %)Computer Science
22 (2.817 %)Fat Client
31 (1.408 %)N-Tier
31 (1.408 %)PDA
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (32.39 %)Windows XP
26 (8.451 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (5.634 %)VxWorks
34 (5.634 %)Linux
42 (2.817 %)UNIX
Colchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (25.35 %)OOP
217 (23.94 %)OOD
316 (22.54 %)DSDM
316 (22.54 %)Scrum
316 (22.54 %)Agile Software Development
46 (8.451 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (2.817 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.408 %)SOA
61 (1.408 %)Regression Testing
61 (1.408 %)Automated Testing
61 (1.408 %)User Acceptance Testing
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (53.52 %)SQL
221 (29.58 %)C#
318 (25.35 %)Transact-SQL
47 (9.859 %)VB.NET
56 (8.451 %)JavaScript
64 (5.634 %)C
72 (2.817 %)Assembly Language
81 (1.408 %)VB6
81 (1.408 %)VB
Colchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.225 %)HND
13 (4.225 %)Degree
21 (1.408 %)MCAD
21 (1.408 %)MCSD
21 (1.408 %)ISEB
21 (1.408 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.408 %)MBA
Colchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.817 %)ISO9000
Colchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (46.48 %)Active Directory
21 (1.408 %)Terminal Services
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (23.94 %)Microsoft
27 (9.859 %)Cisco
34 (5.634 %)Intel
42 (2.817 %)QNX
51 (1.408 %)Citrix
51 (1.408 %)SAP
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