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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Dudley region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank138
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads1010
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below100.00 %90.91 %
Salaries quoted66
Average minimum salary£26,333£20,500
Average salary£31,333£22,417
% change on same period last year+39.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,333£24,333
UK excluding London average salary£32,365£32,858
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Operating Systems DudleyOperating Systems
Dudley
Matching permanent IT job ads1011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted67
Average minimum salary£26,333£22,667
Average salary£31,333£24,267
% change on same period last year+29.12 %
Average maximum salary£36,333£25,867
UK excluding London average salary£34,462£34,987
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
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 Dudley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Dudley 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 Dudley region.

Dudley Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Dudley region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Dudley Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

19 (50.00 %)SQL Server
27 (38.89 %)C++
36 (33.33 %)Microsoft
45 (27.78 %)Windows XP
45 (27.78 %)Internet
45 (27.78 %)Extranet
45 (27.78 %).NET
45 (27.78 %)IIS
45 (27.78 %)Middleware
45 (27.78 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (22.22 %)Degree
54 (22.22 %)Mathematics
54 (22.22 %)Physics
54 (22.22 %)WCF
54 (22.22 %)WPF
54 (22.22 %)MS Excel
54 (22.22 %)CAD
54 (22.22 %)C#
54 (22.22 %)N-Tier
63 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (16.67 %)A+ Certification
63 (16.67 %)C
63 (16.67 %)MS Office
63 (16.67 %)MCP
63 (16.67 %)Firewall
63 (16.67 %)Education
63 (16.67 %)MCDST
72 (11.11 %)GroupWise
72 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
72 (11.11 %)OOA/OOD

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dudley 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
15 (27.78 %).NET
15 (27.78 %)Middleware
24 (22.22 %)WCF
24 (22.22 %)WPF
32 (11.11 %)MFC
Application Platforms
15 (27.78 %)IIS
22 (11.11 %)GroupWise
Applications
14 (22.22 %)MS Excel
23 (16.67 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)Internet
15 (27.78 %)Extranet
23 (16.67 %)Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (50.00 %)SQL Server
25 (27.78 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server 7
General
13 (16.67 %)Education
22 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
19 (50.00 %)Developer
26 (33.33 %)Analyst
34 (22.22 %)C# Developer
43 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
43 (16.67 %)IT Support Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Junior Developer
52 (11.11 %)Senior C# Developer
52 (11.11 %)Junior C# Developer
52 (11.11 %)C Developer
52 (11.11 %)C++ Developer
52 (11.11 %)Helpdesk Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
52 (11.11 %)Architect
52 (11.11 %)Junior
61 (5.556 %)Software Engineer
61 (5.556 %)Service Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
14 (22.22 %)N-Tier
14 (22.22 %)Mathematics
14 (22.22 %)Physics
Operating Systems
15 (27.78 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
14 (22.22 %)CAD
22 (11.11 %)OOA/OOD
22 (11.11 %)OOD
Programming Languages
17 (38.89 %)C++
24 (22.22 %)C#
33 (16.67 %)C
41 (5.556 %)VC++
Qualifications
14 (22.22 %)Degree
23 (16.67 %)MCP
23 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (16.67 %)A+ Certification
23 (16.67 %)MCDST
System Software
12 (11.11 %)Active Directory
Vendors
16 (33.33 %)Microsoft
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