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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Coventry 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads172113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.047 %
As % of the category below73.19 %63.13 %
Salaries quoted152101
Average minimum salary£26,582£27,677
Average salary£28,322£29,428
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum salary£30,063£31,180
UK excluding London average salary£32,626£33,219
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
Coventry IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Coventry
Matching permanent IT job ads235179
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.127 %0.075 %
Salaries quoted206151
Average minimum salary£27,123£28,447
Average salary£28,905£30,174
% change on same period last year-4.20 %
Average maximum salary£30,688£31,901
UK excluding London average salary£33,991£34,646
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Windows West MidlandsWindows
West Midlands

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Coventry Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Coventry 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.

1118 (33.91 %)SQL Server
2107 (30.75 %)Microsoft
3105 (30.17 %)SQL
481 (23.28 %).NET
580 (22.99 %)Windows Server 2003
672 (20.69 %)UNIX
672 (20.69 %)Active Directory
763 (18.10 %)Windows 2000
763 (18.10 %)C++
860 (17.24 %)Degree
956 (16.09 %)Finance
1055 (15.80 %)OO
1151 (14.66 %)Linux
1248 (13.79 %)Oracle
1344 (12.64 %)Windows XP
1443 (12.36 %)ASP.NET
1443 (12.36 %)C#
1538 (10.92 %)SQL Server 2005
1635 (10.06 %)VB
1734 (9.770 %)MS Excel
1734 (9.770 %)Pensions
1833 (9.483 %)HTML
1833 (9.483 %)Java
1833 (9.483 %)MFC
1932 (9.195 %)XML
2031 (8.908 %)IIS
2031 (8.908 %)Health
2130 (8.621 %)TCP/IP
2130 (8.621 %)ISEB
2228 (8.046 %)Citrix

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
181 (23.28 %).NET
243 (12.36 %)ASP.NET
333 (9.483 %)HTML
333 (9.483 %)MFC
432 (9.195 %)XML
524 (6.897 %)OpenGL
619 (5.460 %)WinForms
619 (5.460 %)WebServices
717 (4.885 %)CSS
813 (3.736 %)ASP
910 (2.874 %)XSLT
109 (2.586 %)AJAX
118 (2.299 %)Spring
125 (1.437 %)J2EE
134 (1.149 %).NET Framework
143 (0.862 %)ODBC
143 (0.862 %)Swing
143 (0.862 %)XHTML
143 (0.862 %)JSP
152 (0.575 %)ADO
Coventry IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (8.908 %)IIS
219 (5.460 %)MS Exchange
310 (2.874 %)SharePoint
49 (2.586 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (1.149 %)Apache
63 (0.862 %)Lotus Notes
63 (0.862 %)ColdFusion
63 (0.862 %)BizTalk Server
63 (0.862 %)CMS
72 (0.575 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (0.575 %)Tomcat
72 (0.575 %)JBoss
81 (0.287 %)CICS
81 (0.287 %)Exchange Server 2007
Coventry IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (9.770 %)MS Excel
210 (2.874 %)MS Office
34 (1.149 %)MS Visio
43 (0.862 %)MATLAB
Coventry IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.575 %)Axapta
12 (0.575 %)Dynamics AX
Coventry IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (8.621 %)TCP/IP
220 (5.747 %)LAN
220 (5.747 %)WAN
319 (5.460 %)VPN
48 (2.299 %)Internet
57 (2.011 %)MPLS
57 (2.011 %)Firewall
66 (1.724 %)SAN
66 (1.724 %)DNS
66 (1.724 %)DHCP
74 (1.149 %)IP Telephony
83 (0.862 %)NetScreen
92 (0.575 %)VoIP
92 (0.575 %)Ethernet
92 (0.575 %)HTTP
92 (0.575 %)IPX
92 (0.575 %)IPX/SPX
92 (0.575 %)ATM
92 (0.575 %)ISDN
92 (0.575 %)Wireless
Coventry IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1118 (33.91 %)SQL Server
238 (10.92 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (6.609 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (5.747 %)DB2
512 (3.448 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
610 (2.874 %)MySQL
79 (2.586 %)DTS
79 (2.586 %)SQL Server Integration Services
88 (2.299 %)RDBMS
88 (2.299 %)Informix
93 (0.862 %)Crystal Reports
93 (0.862 %)MS Access
101 (0.287 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (0.287 %)Data Cleansing
Coventry IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (4.310 %)Oracle Forms
26 (1.724 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.862 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.287 %)NUnit
41 (0.287 %)Visual Studio Team System
41 (0.287 %)Flash
41 (0.287 %)ClearCase
Coventry IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (16.09 %)Finance
234 (9.770 %)Pensions
331 (8.908 %)Health
424 (6.897 %)3D Graphics
523 (6.609 %)Education
618 (5.172 %)Insurance
710 (2.874 %)Pharmaceutical
89 (2.586 %)Retail
89 (2.586 %)Marketing
98 (2.299 %)Banking
98 (2.299 %)Manufacturing
107 (2.011 %)Construction
115 (1.437 %)Financial Institution
124 (1.149 %)Back Office
124 (1.149 %)Telecoms
132 (0.575 %)Automotive
132 (0.575 %)Multimedia
132 (0.575 %)Billing
132 (0.575 %)Publishing
132 (0.575 %)Games
Coventry IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
199 (28.45 %)Analyst
279 (22.70 %)Developer
347 (13.51 %)Support Analyst
431 (8.908 %)Software Engineer
523 (6.609 %)Test Analyst
622 (6.322 %)Senior Developer
622 (6.322 %)Administrator
721 (6.034 %).NET Developer
818 (5.172 %)Systems Analyst
917 (4.885 %)Support Engineer
917 (4.885 %)Systems Test Analyst
1015 (4.310 %)ASP.NET Developer
1114 (4.023 %)Systems Administrator
1114 (4.023 %)C++ Developer
1114 (4.023 %)C# Developer
1213 (3.736 %)Consultant
1312 (3.448 %)Tester
1312 (3.448 %)Helpdesk Support
1411 (3.161 %)Senior Software Engineer
1411 (3.161 %)Web Developer
Coventry IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (3.161 %)Client/Server
111 (3.161 %)Clustering
210 (2.874 %)Life Science
38 (2.299 %)Blackberry
46 (1.724 %)Mainframe
46 (1.724 %)Computer Science
55 (1.437 %)EPoS
64 (1.149 %)Multithreading
73 (0.862 %)PDA
73 (0.862 %)Firmware
73 (0.862 %)Symmetrix
73 (0.862 %)Management Information System
82 (0.575 %)EMC Centera
82 (0.575 %)Mathematics
82 (0.575 %)Physics
82 (0.575 %)French Language
91 (0.287 %)German Language
91 (0.287 %)IBM Mainframe
91 (0.287 %)AS400
91 (0.287 %)CLARiiON
Coventry IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
180 (22.99 %)Windows Server 2003
272 (20.69 %)UNIX
363 (18.10 %)Windows 2000
451 (14.66 %)Linux
544 (12.64 %)Windows XP
621 (6.034 %)Mac OS X
717 (4.885 %)Windows 2000 Server
88 (2.299 %)Windows NT
97 (2.011 %)AIX
106 (1.724 %)Windows Vista
112 (0.575 %)Windows Mobile
112 (0.575 %)Solaris
121 (0.287 %)HPUX
Coventry IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (15.80 %)OO
224 (6.897 %)ITIL
321 (6.034 %)Manual Testing
418 (5.172 %)UML
515 (4.310 %)OOP
613 (3.736 %)Unit Testing
712 (3.448 %)System Testing
811 (3.161 %)Disaster Recovery
910 (2.874 %)Project Management
109 (2.586 %)Automated Testing
118 (2.299 %)OOD
118 (2.299 %)Integration Testing
127 (2.011 %)Configuration Management
127 (2.011 %)OOA/OOD
127 (2.011 %)Incident Management
136 (1.724 %)Technical Architecture
145 (1.437 %)Data Validation
145 (1.437 %)Logistics
145 (1.437 %)Validation
145 (1.437 %)RUP
Coventry IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1105 (30.17 %)SQL
263 (18.10 %)C++
343 (12.36 %)C#
435 (10.06 %)VB
533 (9.483 %)Java
620 (5.747 %)VB.NET
718 (5.172 %)VC++
817 (4.885 %)JavaScript
912 (3.448 %)Transact-SQL
109 (2.586 %)C
118 (2.299 %)VBA
127 (2.011 %)Perl
127 (2.011 %)PHP
135 (1.437 %)COBOL
135 (1.437 %)VB6
144 (1.149 %)FoxPro (VFP)
144 (1.149 %)VBScript
153 (0.862 %)Python
153 (0.862 %)Delphi
162 (0.575 %)DHTML
Coventry IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
160 (17.24 %)Degree
230 (8.621 %)ISEB
321 (6.034 %)Microsoft Certification
413 (3.736 %)MCSE
58 (2.299 %)MCP
66 (1.724 %)MCSA
74 (1.149 %)ISEB Practitioner
82 (0.575 %)CCVP
82 (0.575 %)ECDL
82 (0.575 %)CCNP
82 (0.575 %)CCNA
82 (0.575 %)CCDA
82 (0.575 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.287 %)A+ Certification
91 (0.287 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.287 %)Network+ Certification
Coventry IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (4.310 %)SLA
23 (0.862 %)ISO9001
32 (0.575 %)ISO27001
Coventry IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
172 (20.69 %)Active Directory
213 (3.736 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.287 %)ISA Server
31 (0.287 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.287 %)VMware Server
31 (0.287 %)Terminal Server
Coventry IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (3.736 %)MOM
25 (1.437 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
34 (1.149 %)Nessus
34 (1.149 %)Legato
43 (0.862 %)EMC NetWorker
43 (0.862 %)SCOM
52 (0.575 %)OpenView
61 (0.287 %)BMC Marimba
Coventry IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1107 (30.75 %)Microsoft
248 (13.79 %)Oracle
328 (8.046 %)Citrix
426 (7.471 %)Cisco
515 (4.310 %)VMware
614 (4.023 %)IBM
78 (2.299 %)Sage
85 (1.437 %)McAfee Security
94 (1.149 %)EMC
94 (1.149 %)Tripwire
103 (0.862 %)Lotus
103 (0.862 %)Infragistics
103 (0.862 %)CheckPoint
103 (0.862 %)Symantec
103 (0.862 %)Avaya
112 (0.575 %)ADIC
112 (0.575 %)Ericsson
112 (0.575 %)SAP
112 (0.575 %)Cognos
112 (0.575 %)HP