The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Croydon region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Croydon region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 3 10 6
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 53 50 59
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Croydon 18.09% 14.93% 20.70%
As % of the Operating Systems category 46.09% 58.82% 85.51%
Number of salaries quoted 51 48 56
Average salary £45,000 £35,000 £41,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+28.57% -15.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £23,750
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
Croydon
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
115 85 69
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Croydon 39.25% 25.37% 24.21%
Number of salaries quoted 101 81 64
Average salary £41,500 £39,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.41% -13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,300 £26,500 £25,600
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £66,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
London

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows across the Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Croydon Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Salary Trend

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

Croydon Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Croydon region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Croydon Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Croydon 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.

1 48 (41.38%) Windows Server 2008
2 47 (40.52%) Microsoft
3 35 (30.17%) Active Directory
4 31 (26.72%) SQL Server
5 30 (25.86%) VMware
6 25 (21.55%) MS Excel
7 24 (20.69%) MS Exchange
7 24 (20.69%) ITIL
7 24 (20.69%) Firewall
8 23 (19.83%) DNS
8 23 (19.83%) Windows Server 2003
9 22 (18.97%) Windows XP
9 22 (18.97%) Finance
10 21 (18.10%) MS Office
11 20 (17.24%) MCITP
12 19 (16.38%) Citrix
13 18 (15.52%) UNIX
13 18 (15.52%) Cisco
14 17 (14.66%) TCP/IP
15 16 (13.79%) E-Commerce
15 16 (13.79%) Exchange Server 2010
16 15 (12.93%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (12.93%) Retail
17 14 (12.07%) Exchange Server 2003
17 14 (12.07%) Linux
17 14 (12.07%) Hyper-V
17 14 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
18 13 (11.21%) SQL Server 2008
18 13 (11.21%) C#
18 13 (11.21%) SQL

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Croydon 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.

Application Development
1 10 (8.621%) .NET
2 9 (7.759%) J2EE
3 7 (6.034%) Middleware
4 6 (5.172%) XML
5 5 (4.310%) Java EE
6 4 (3.448%) XSD
6 4 (3.448%) XSL
6 4 (3.448%) CSS
6 4 (3.448%) HTML
7 2 (1.724%) .NET Framework
7 2 (1.724%) Application Packaging
7 2 (1.724%) WebSphere
7 2 (1.724%) WinForms
7 2 (1.724%) SOAP
7 2 (1.724%) Web Services
7 2 (1.724%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.724%) COM
8 1 (0.862%) LAMP
8 1 (0.862%) JRules
8 1 (0.862%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 24 (20.69%) MS Exchange
2 16 (13.79%) Exchange Server 2010
3 14 (12.07%) Exchange Server 2003
4 10 (8.621%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (6.897%) SharePoint
6 7 (6.034%) IIS
7 6 (5.172%) Lync
8 4 (3.448%) Office Communications Server
8 4 (3.448%) Exchange Server 2013
9 3 (2.586%) Apache
10 2 (1.724%) SharePoint 2010
10 2 (1.724%) Lotus Notes
10 2 (1.724%) Lotus Domino
11 1 (0.862%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.862%) CMS
11 1 (0.862%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.862%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (21.55%) MS Excel
2 21 (18.10%) MS Office
3 6 (5.172%) Office 365
4 1 (0.862%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 24 (20.69%) Firewall
2 23 (19.83%) DNS
3 17 (14.66%) TCP/IP
4 10 (8.621%) VPN
5 9 (7.759%) DHCP
6 8 (6.897%) SAN
7 6 (5.172%) OSPF
7 6 (5.172%) BGP
7 6 (5.172%) Intranet
7 6 (5.172%) Internet
7 6 (5.172%) WAN
7 6 (5.172%) SMTP
7 6 (5.172%) LAN
8 4 (3.448%) Unified Communications
8 4 (3.448%) VLAN
9 3 (2.586%) HTTP
9 3 (2.586%) LDAP
9 3 (2.586%) MPLS
10 2 (1.724%) Network Security
10 2 (1.724%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (26.72%) SQL Server
2 13 (11.21%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (6.034%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (2.586%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (1.724%) MS Access
5 2 (1.724%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.862%) DB2
6 1 (0.862%) TOAD
6 1 (0.862%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.862%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.862%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.862%) Oracle 10g
6 1 (0.862%) SQL Server 2005
6 1 (0.862%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 8 (6.897%) Visual Studio
1 8 (6.897%) ClearCase
2 5 (4.310%) Eclipse
2 5 (4.310%) MSI
3 4 (3.448%) MSBuild
4 3 (2.586%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.862%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (0.862%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.862%) Subversion
5 1 (0.862%) JIRA
5 1 (0.862%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.862%) Hudson
General
1 22 (18.97%) Finance
2 15 (12.93%) Retail
3 3 (2.586%) Law
4 2 (1.724%) Marketing
4 2 (1.724%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.862%) Investment Banking
5 1 (0.862%) Banking
Job Titles
1 15 (12.93%) Analyst
2 10 (8.621%) Developer
2 10 (8.621%) Consultant
3 9 (7.759%) Service Analyst
3 9 (7.759%) Service Desk Analyst
4 7 (6.034%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (6.034%) Technical Consultant
5 6 (5.172%) IT Services Manager
5 6 (5.172%) 1st Line Support
5 6 (5.172%) Lead Developer
5 6 (5.172%) Service Manager
5 6 (5.172%) Architect
6 5 (4.310%) Systems Engineer
6 5 (4.310%) IT Manager
6 5 (4.310%) Administrator
7 4 (3.448%) Support Engineer
7 4 (3.448%) 3rd Line Support
7 4 (3.448%) Systems Administrator
8 3 (2.586%) Desktop Support
8 3 (2.586%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.034%) Mainframe
1 7 (6.034%) Enterprise Storage
2 6 (5.172%) iSeries
3 4 (3.448%) Open Source
3 4 (3.448%) EPoS
3 4 (3.448%) EFT
4 3 (2.586%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.724%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.724%) PKI
5 2 (1.724%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.862%) Blackberry
6 1 (0.862%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.862%) CLARiiON
6 1 (0.862%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.862%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.862%) iPhone
6 1 (0.862%) Celerra
6 1 (0.862%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 48 (41.38%) Windows Server 2008
2 23 (19.83%) Windows Server 2003
3 22 (18.97%) Windows XP
4 18 (15.52%) UNIX
5 14 (12.07%) Linux
6 11 (9.483%) zOS
7 10 (8.621%) Windows 7
7 10 (8.621%) Solaris
8 4 (3.448%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (3.448%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (3.448%) Windows 2000
9 3 (2.586%) Fedora
9 3 (2.586%) Windows 2000 Server
10 2 (1.724%) CentOS
10 2 (1.724%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.862%) AIX
11 1 (0.862%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.862%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (20.69%) ITIL
2 16 (13.79%) E-Commerce
3 9 (7.759%) Migration
4 7 (6.034%) Enterprise Architecture
4 7 (6.034%) Test Scripting
5 6 (5.172%) Configuration Management
6 5 (4.310%) Change Control
6 5 (4.310%) Waterfall
7 4 (3.448%) Project Management
8 3 (2.586%) SOA
8 3 (2.586%) Service Delivery
8 3 (2.586%) Change Management
8 3 (2.586%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (2.586%) Information Security
8 3 (2.586%) Incident Management
8 3 (2.586%) Problem Management
8 3 (2.586%) Release Management
8 3 (2.586%) Network Architecture
9 2 (1.724%) Test Management
9 2 (1.724%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.21%) C#
1 13 (11.21%) SQL
2 11 (9.483%) Java
2 11 (9.483%) PowerShell
3 5 (4.310%) Bash shell
4 4 (3.448%) VB.NET
4 4 (3.448%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.586%) T-SQL
5 3 (2.586%) VB
6 2 (1.724%) Korn
6 2 (1.724%) Perl
6 2 (1.724%) VBA
7 1 (0.862%) PHP
7 1 (0.862%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (17.24%) MCITP
2 15 (12.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (9.483%) MCTS
4 9 (7.759%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (7.759%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 8 (6.897%) MCSE
6 6 (5.172%) CCNA
7 5 (4.310%) CCNP
7 5 (4.310%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (3.448%) CCEE
8 4 (3.448%) CCAA
8 4 (3.448%) Degree
9 3 (2.586%) CCA
9 3 (2.586%) MCDST
9 3 (2.586%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.724%) CCDE
10 2 (1.724%) CCIA
10 2 (1.724%) CCDA
10 2 (1.724%) CCDP
11 1 (0.862%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.310%) QA
2 1 (0.862%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (0.862%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 35 (30.17%) Active Directory
2 14 (12.07%) Hyper-V
2 14 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (9.483%) vSphere
4 6 (5.172%) XenApp
5 4 (3.448%) XenDesktop
6 3 (2.586%) XenServer
7 2 (1.724%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.862%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.862%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.862%) VMware ESX
8 1 (0.862%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.862%) Veritas Volume Manager
Systems Management
1 11 (9.483%) SCCM
2 8 (6.897%) Backup Exec
3 5 (4.310%) SCOM
4 4 (3.448%) Norton AntiVirus
5 3 (2.586%) SCVMM
6 2 (1.724%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (1.724%) NetBackup
6 2 (1.724%) Nagios
7 1 (0.862%) Cisco UCCX
7 1 (0.862%) CFEngine
7 1 (0.862%) Cacti
7 1 (0.862%) Zenoss
7 1 (0.862%) Puppet
Vendors
1 47 (40.52%) Microsoft
2 30 (25.86%) VMware
3 19 (16.38%) Citrix
4 18 (15.52%) Cisco
5 8 (6.897%) EMC
5 8 (6.897%) Oracle
6 7 (6.034%) IBM
6 7 (6.034%) Symantec
7 4 (3.448%) Mitel
7 4 (3.448%) Sophos
7 4 (3.448%) Red Hat
7 4 (3.448%) HP
7 4 (3.448%) CheckPoint
7 4 (3.448%) Veritas
8 3 (2.586%) NetApp
8 3 (2.586%) Dell
8 3 (2.586%) Adobe
9 2 (1.724%) Apple
9 2 (1.724%) Juniper
9 2 (1.724%) Lotus
Croydon, South East
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Salary: £15000 - £18000 per annum
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