The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 8 skills in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 8 over the 3 months to 24 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 East Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 8
Rank 148 159 -
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -
Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 15 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 0.488% 0.030% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.816% 0.128% -
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
Average salary £26,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £45,750 -
% change year-on-year
-28.96% -
All Operating Systems
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
826 781 717
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 26.87% 23.54% 20.07%
Number of salaries quoted 694 703 638
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +12.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £22,410 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 8
England

Windows 8
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows 8 across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

East Midlands Windows 8 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows 8
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows 8 across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Windows 8 Salary Trend

Windows 8
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 8 within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Northamptonshire - 10 £26,000 -
Nottinghamshire -4 2 £27,500 -
Leicestershire - 2 £20,000 -
Windows 8
England

Windows 8
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands region citing Windows 8 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 8.

1 21 (100.00%) Windows
2 15 (71.43%) Active Directory
3 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
3 10 (47.62%) MS Office
4 9 (42.86%) SQL Server
4 9 (42.86%) Windows XP
4 9 (42.86%) MS Exchange
5 8 (38.10%) TCP/IP
6 7 (33.33%) CMS
6 7 (33.33%) VMware
6 7 (33.33%) Avaya
7 6 (28.57%) Firewall
7 6 (28.57%) Backup Exec
7 6 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2003
7 6 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2010
8 5 (23.81%) Windows Server 2008
8 5 (23.81%) SAN
8 5 (23.81%) Windows Server 2003
8 5 (23.81%) MS Excel
9 4 (19.05%) Oracle 8/8i
9 4 (19.05%) Oracle
9 4 (19.05%) UNIX
9 4 (19.05%) Linux
9 4 (19.05%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (19.05%) Disaster Recovery
9 4 (19.05%) vSphere
9 4 (19.05%) Capacity Planning
9 4 (19.05%) Exchange Server 2007
9 4 (19.05%) SQL Server 2008
9 4 (19.05%) Windows 7

Windows 8
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands region citing Windows 8 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 8. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (4.762%) WPF
1 1 (4.762%) Direct3D
1 1 (4.762%) WinForms
1 1 (4.762%) .NET
1 1 (4.762%) OpenGL
1 1 (4.762%) DirectX
Application Platforms
1 9 (42.86%) MS Exchange
2 7 (33.33%) CMS
3 6 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2003
3 6 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (19.05%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 10 (47.62%) MS Office
2 5 (23.81%) MS Excel
3 1 (4.762%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (38.10%) TCP/IP
2 6 (28.57%) Firewall
3 5 (23.81%) SAN
4 3 (14.29%) Wireless
4 3 (14.29%) WAN
4 3 (14.29%) Intranet
4 3 (14.29%) Internet
5 2 (9.524%) SMTP
5 2 (9.524%) VPN
5 2 (9.524%) SSL
5 2 (9.524%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (42.86%) SQL Server
2 4 (19.05%) Oracle 8/8i
2 4 (19.05%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 3 (14.29%) Telecoms
2 1 (4.762%) French Language
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Support Engineer
2 7 (33.33%) Analyst
2 7 (33.33%) Support Analyst
3 5 (23.81%) IT Support
4 4 (19.05%) IT Support Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Desktop Analyst
4 4 (19.05%) Desktop Support Analyst
4 4 (19.05%) Desktop Support
5 3 (14.29%) 1st Line Support Engineer
5 3 (14.29%) 1st Line Support
6 2 (9.524%) Coordinator
6 2 (9.524%) Technical Support
6 2 (9.524%) Consultant
7 1 (4.762%) C++/C# Developer
7 1 (4.762%) Field Engineer
7 1 (4.762%) Sales Consultant
7 1 (4.762%) Architect
7 1 (4.762%) Developer
7 1 (4.762%) Technical Engineer
7 1 (4.762%) Pre Sales Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Blackberry
2 2 (9.524%) Handset
3 1 (4.762%) Fat Client
3 1 (4.762%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.762%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (4.762%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 21 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (42.86%) Windows XP
3 5 (23.81%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (23.81%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (19.05%) UNIX
4 4 (19.05%) Linux
4 4 (19.05%) Windows 7
5 3 (14.29%) Windows Vista
6 2 (9.524%) Apple iOS
6 2 (9.524%) Android
7 1 (4.762%) Mac OS X Server
7 1 (4.762%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (4.762%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (19.05%) Disaster Recovery
1 4 (19.05%) Capacity Planning
2 2 (9.524%) Business Continuity
3 1 (4.762%) Time Management
3 1 (4.762%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (4.762%) Scrum
3 1 (4.762%) Software Testing
3 1 (4.762%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.524%) C#
2 1 (4.762%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (9.524%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (9.524%) MCSE
1 2 (9.524%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.524%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (71.43%) Active Directory
2 4 (19.05%) VMware Workstation
2 4 (19.05%) vSphere
3 2 (9.524%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (4.762%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 6 (28.57%) Backup Exec
2 1 (4.762%) WSUS
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
2 7 (33.33%) VMware
2 7 (33.33%) Avaya
3 4 (19.05%) Oracle
4 3 (14.29%) Citrix
5 2 (9.524%) Symantec
5 2 (9.524%) Sophos
5 2 (9.524%) ION Trading
6 1 (4.762%) HP
6 1 (4.762%) Apple
Northampton, Northamptonshire
IT Support, Helpdesk Support, 1st Line, Windows XP / 7 / 8, Windows Server, Exchange, Active Directory (AD), MCITP, Microsoft, Customer Service, Degree. We have an outstanding opportunity for an...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £20,000 to £24,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013