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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Essex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank911
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads352354
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.186 %0.145 %
As % of the category below76.69 %75.97 %
Salaries quoted309316
Average minimum salary£29,031£30,739
Average salary£31,145£32,365
% change on same period last year-3.76 %
Average maximum salary£33,259£33,991
UK excluding London average salary£32,377£32,950
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads459466
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.242 %0.191 %
Salaries quoted395421
Average minimum salary£33,870£31,024
Average salary£35,976£32,544
% change on same period last year+10.54 %
Average maximum salary£38,082£34,064
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Essex Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChelmsfordUp+2360£25,150-33.45 %
ColchesterDown-1833£28,920+10.71 %
BrentwoodUp+724£38,750+31.10 %
BasildonDown-215£37,700-9.96 %
WithamNew entry-14£19,643-
Southend-on-SeaUp+910£28,250-9.60 %
HarlowDown-27£33,750+56.97 %
MaldonNew entry-7£26,286-
LoughtonNew entry-2£24,000-
BillericayNew entry-2£21,500-
ThurrockUp+72£17,500-12.50 %
TilburyNo change01£13,500-20.58 %
RayleighNew entry-1£24,000-
EppingNo change01--
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1291 (38.24 %)Microsoft
2287 (37.71 %)Active Directory
3243 (31.93 %)SQL
4215 (28.25 %)SQL Server
5167 (21.94 %)Microsoft Certification
6166 (21.81 %)MS Exchange
7161 (21.16 %).NET
8160 (21.02 %)Windows XP
9138 (18.13 %)Windows 2000
10134 (17.61 %)IIS
11128 (16.82 %)Citrix
12121 (15.90 %)DNS
13115 (15.11 %)MCSE
14113 (14.85 %)Linux
15111 (14.59 %)TCP/IP
16103 (13.53 %)C#
1797 (12.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
1896 (12.61 %)MS Excel
1986 (11.30 %)UNIX
2084 (11.04 %)DHCP
2183 (10.91 %)MS Office
2281 (10.64 %)Finance
2376 (9.987 %)VMware
2475 (9.855 %)Clustering
2570 (9.198 %)SQL Server 2000
2570 (9.198 %)C
2669 (9.067 %)Windows Server 2003
2764 (8.410 %)VB.NET
2863 (8.279 %)SQL Server 2005
2962 (8.147 %)ASP

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1161 (21.16 %).NET
262 (8.147 %)ASP
355 (7.227 %)ASP.NET
355 (7.227 %)XML
452 (6.833 %).NET Framework
543 (5.650 %)WinForms
642 (5.519 %)HTML
732 (4.205 %)WebServices
816 (2.102 %)CSS
913 (1.708 %)Application Packaging
109 (1.183 %)LINQ
117 (0.920 %)SOAP
126 (0.788 %)AJAX
135 (0.657 %)EDI
135 (0.657 %)XSL
135 (0.657 %)XHTML
144 (0.526 %)LAMP
153 (0.394 %)XSLT
162 (0.263 %)SAP XI
162 (0.263 %)MFC
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1166 (21.81 %)MS Exchange
2134 (17.61 %)IIS
397 (12.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
455 (7.227 %)Exchange Server 2000
525 (3.285 %)Exchange Server 5.5
623 (3.022 %)SharePoint Portal Server
720 (2.628 %)SharePoint
819 (2.497 %)Exchange Server 2007
915 (1.971 %)Apache
109 (1.183 %)ColdFusion
109 (1.183 %)BizTalk Server
115 (0.657 %)Content Management Server
115 (0.657 %)Oracle Application Server
123 (0.394 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
123 (0.394 %)Lotus Domino
132 (0.263 %)Lotus Notes
141 (0.131 %)GroupWise
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
196 (12.61 %)MS Excel
283 (10.91 %)MS Office
39 (1.183 %)Photoshop
48 (1.051 %)MS Visio
52 (0.263 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.131 %)AutoCAD
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (2.234 %)SoftGrid
23 (0.394 %)VisionPLUS
32 (0.263 %)Oracle 11i
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1121 (15.90 %)DNS
2111 (14.59 %)TCP/IP
384 (11.04 %)DHCP
461 (8.016 %)SAN
544 (5.782 %)WAN
643 (5.650 %)Firewall
737 (4.862 %)LAN
833 (4.336 %)VPN
921 (2.760 %)Internet
1011 (1.445 %)SSH
1011 (1.445 %)FTP
1110 (1.314 %)SMS
129 (1.183 %)Ethernet
129 (1.183 %)Intranet
136 (0.788 %)Wireless
145 (0.657 %)WLAN
154 (0.526 %)SMTP
154 (0.526 %)PBX
154 (0.526 %)Broadband
154 (0.526 %)Intrusion Detection
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1215 (28.25 %)SQL Server
270 (9.198 %)SQL Server 2000
363 (8.279 %)SQL Server 2005
439 (5.125 %)MySQL
535 (4.599 %)DTS
625 (3.285 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
721 (2.760 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
820 (2.628 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
820 (2.628 %)Datawarehouse
918 (2.365 %)Crystal Reports
1017 (2.234 %)OLAP
1114 (1.840 %)Oracle 9i
1213 (1.708 %)RDBMS
1310 (1.314 %)SQL Server 7
147 (0.920 %)SQL Server Integration Services
147 (0.920 %)Oracle 10g
156 (0.788 %)Data Mining
164 (0.526 %)BusinessObjects
171 (0.131 %)ETL
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (4.993 %)Visual Studio
29 (1.183 %)Subversion
38 (1.051 %)Dreamweaver
44 (0.526 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (0.526 %)Zend Studio
53 (0.394 %)ClearCase
53 (0.394 %)ClearQuest
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
181 (10.64 %)Finance
251 (6.702 %)Insurance
339 (5.125 %)Electronics
437 (4.862 %)Pensions
532 (4.205 %)Telecoms
627 (3.548 %)Back Office
725 (3.285 %)Government
816 (2.102 %)Education
913 (1.708 %)Health
1011 (1.445 %)Marketing
119 (1.183 %)Banking
127 (0.920 %)Military
136 (0.788 %)Retail
145 (0.657 %)Manufacturing
153 (0.394 %)Automotive
162 (0.263 %)Advertising
162 (0.263 %)Legal
162 (0.263 %)Investment Banking
171 (0.131 %)Multimedia
171 (0.131 %)Local Government
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1163 (21.42 %)Analyst
2149 (19.58 %)Developer
380 (10.51 %)Support Analyst
456 (7.359 %)Support Engineer
542 (5.519 %)Administrator
542 (5.519 %)2nd Line Support
637 (4.862 %)Server Support
731 (4.074 %)Infrastructure Analyst
830 (3.942 %)Helpdesk Support
928 (3.679 %)Systems Administrator
1024 (3.154 %)Programmer
1024 (3.154 %)Senior Analyst
1024 (3.154 %)IT Support Analyst
1024 (3.154 %)Team Leader
1122 (2.891 %)Web Developer
1221 (2.760 %).NET Developer
1320 (2.628 %)C# Developer
1320 (2.628 %)Support Technician
1419 (2.497 %)Desktop Support
1419 (2.497 %)Junior
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
175 (9.855 %)Clustering
234 (4.468 %)Device Driver
327 (3.548 %)Firmware
426 (3.417 %)Client/Server
510 (1.314 %)Replication
69 (1.183 %)Mainframe
76 (0.788 %)NHS
76 (0.788 %)SecurID
85 (0.657 %)Blackberry
85 (0.657 %)Thin Client
85 (0.657 %)Fat Client
94 (0.526 %)Computer Science
103 (0.394 %)PDA
103 (0.394 %)Mathematics
103 (0.394 %)N-Tier
103 (0.394 %)Video Conferencing
103 (0.394 %)Data Conversion
112 (0.263 %)HACMP
121 (0.131 %)EPoS
121 (0.131 %)NPfIT
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1160 (21.02 %)Windows XP
2138 (18.13 %)Windows 2000
3113 (14.85 %)Linux
486 (11.30 %)UNIX
569 (9.067 %)Windows Server 2003
648 (6.307 %)VxWorks
741 (5.388 %)Windows NT
816 (2.102 %)Solaris
99 (1.183 %)Windows Vista
106 (0.788 %)AIX
114 (0.526 %)Windows Mobile
122 (0.263 %)HPUX
131 (0.131 %)Mac OS X
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (4.862 %)ITIL
233 (4.336 %)Project Management
325 (3.285 %)Problem Management
423 (3.022 %)OOD
521 (2.760 %)Disaster Recovery
620 (2.628 %)Business Intelligence
620 (2.628 %)RAD
719 (2.497 %)OOP
719 (2.497 %)Business Continuity
818 (2.365 %)Business Analysis
917 (2.234 %)Scrum
917 (2.234 %)Agile Software Development
1016 (2.102 %)DSDM
1115 (1.971 %)Web Design
1213 (1.708 %)E-Commerce
1312 (1.577 %)PRINCE2
1312 (1.577 %)Migration
1411 (1.445 %)UML
1411 (1.445 %)Web Development
1510 (1.314 %)OO
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1243 (31.93 %)SQL
2103 (13.53 %)C#
370 (9.198 %)C
464 (8.410 %)VB.NET
551 (6.702 %)VB
642 (5.519 %)Transact-SQL
741 (5.388 %)PHP
830 (3.942 %)JavaScript
830 (3.942 %)C++
912 (1.577 %)Shell Script
109 (1.183 %)Delphi
109 (1.183 %)Java
116 (0.788 %)VBA
125 (0.657 %)Embedded C
134 (0.526 %)Assembly Language
143 (0.394 %)JCL
143 (0.394 %)VBScript
143 (0.394 %)Perl
143 (0.394 %)COBOL
152 (0.263 %)VB6
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1167 (21.94 %)Microsoft Certification
2115 (15.11 %)MCSE
347 (6.176 %)Degree
433 (4.336 %)MCP
518 (2.365 %)MCSA
613 (1.708 %)Citrix Certification
710 (1.314 %)Cisco Certification
88 (1.051 %)CCNA
97 (0.920 %)PhD
106 (0.788 %)MCSD
115 (0.657 %)HND
124 (0.526 %)ITIL Certification
124 (0.526 %)MCITP
133 (0.394 %)MCTS
133 (0.394 %)CCNP
133 (0.394 %)MCDBA
142 (0.263 %)ISEB
142 (0.263 %)MCDST
151 (0.131 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
151 (0.131 %)CCA
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.314 %)SLA
24 (0.526 %)COBIT
32 (0.263 %)ISO9000
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1287 (37.71 %)Active Directory
230 (3.942 %)VMware Infrastructure
314 (1.840 %)Citrix Presentation Server
413 (1.708 %)VMware ESX
512 (1.577 %)Terminal Server
69 (1.183 %)Backup Exec
76 (0.788 %)Terminal Services
76 (0.788 %)MetaFrame
83 (0.394 %)VMware Server
92 (0.263 %)Oracle RAC
101 (0.131 %)ISA Server
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (3.154 %)OpenView
29 (1.183 %)Tivoli
33 (0.394 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
33 (0.394 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (0.394 %)MAILsweeper
42 (0.263 %)MOM
51 (0.131 %)WSUS
51 (0.131 %)ARCserve
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1291 (38.24 %)Microsoft
2128 (16.82 %)Citrix
376 (9.987 %)VMware
451 (6.702 %)Oracle
548 (6.307 %)Cisco
635 (4.599 %)Intel
717 (2.234 %)ProClarity
813 (1.708 %)VERITAS
813 (1.708 %)HP
912 (1.577 %)AppSense
1011 (1.445 %)QNX
119 (1.183 %)Adobe
119 (1.183 %)IBM
128 (1.051 %)Sun
136 (0.788 %)Borland
145 (0.657 %)Symantec
145 (0.657 %)Sophos
145 (0.657 %)Altiris
145 (0.657 %)WatchGuard
154 (0.526 %)Zend
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