The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucester 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 Gloucester region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 13 6 8
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Windows 52 93 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 21.14% 23.02% 16.06%
As % of the Operating Systems category 39.69% 59.24% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 37 62 35
Average salary £46,000 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.00% +23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £26,000 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £51,600 £47,250 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
Gloucester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
131 157 70
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 53.25% 38.86% 32.11%
Number of salaries quoted 91 113 49
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £26,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £47,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
Gloucestershire

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucester 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 Gloucester region.

Gloucester Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucester Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester 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 54 (60.00%) Linux
2 48 (53.33%) Security Cleared
3 36 (40.00%) VMware
4 35 (38.89%) DV Cleared
5 33 (36.67%) Shell Script
6 32 (35.56%) SQL
7 31 (34.44%) C#
8 30 (33.33%) C++
8 30 (33.33%) Cisco
9 27 (30.00%) Java
10 24 (26.67%) Windows Server 2008
11 23 (25.56%) Software Engineering
11 23 (25.56%) UNIX
11 23 (25.56%) Microsoft
11 23 (25.56%) SAN
11 23 (25.56%) NetApp
12 22 (24.44%) Citrix
12 22 (24.44%) Degree
13 21 (23.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 21 (23.33%) ITIL
14 20 (22.22%) Active Directory
15 19 (21.11%) Solaris
16 18 (20.00%) vSphere
16 18 (20.00%) JavaScript
16 18 (20.00%) HTML
17 17 (18.89%) HP
17 17 (18.89%) Symantec
18 16 (17.78%) JBoss
18 16 (17.78%) J2EE
18 16 (17.78%) MySQL

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester 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 18 (20.00%) HTML
2 16 (17.78%) J2EE
3 13 (14.44%) CGI
4 7 (7.778%) .NET
5 5 (5.556%) XML
6 3 (3.333%) Application Packaging
7 2 (2.222%) COM
8 1 (1.111%) SAP Basis
8 1 (1.111%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 14 (15.56%) MS Exchange
2 13 (14.44%) Apache
2 13 (14.44%) WebLogic
3 8 (8.889%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (6.667%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (5.556%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 5 (5.556%) Exchange Server 2003
6 4 (4.444%) Exchange Server 5.5
7 3 (3.333%) Tomcat
8 2 (2.222%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (1.111%) NetWeaver
9 1 (1.111%) Lotus Notes
9 1 (1.111%) Exchange Server 2000
9 1 (1.111%) Lync
9 1 (1.111%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 5 (5.556%) MS Excel
1 5 (5.556%) MS Office
2 3 (3.333%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.111%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.111%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (1.111%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (1.111%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 4 (4.444%) Remedy ITSM
1 4 (4.444%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 23 (25.56%) SAN
2 13 (14.44%) DHCP
3 11 (12.22%) Firewall
4 8 (8.889%) SMTP
5 6 (6.667%) LDAP
5 6 (6.667%) DNS
5 6 (6.667%) HTTP
5 6 (6.667%) SNMP
5 6 (6.667%) TCP/IP
5 6 (6.667%) Internet
6 5 (5.556%) Ethernet
7 4 (4.444%) Network Security
7 4 (4.444%) VPN
8 3 (3.333%) LAN
8 3 (3.333%) WAN
8 3 (3.333%) NAS
8 3 (3.333%) iSCSI
8 3 (3.333%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (2.222%) Unified Communications
10 1 (1.111%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (17.78%) MySQL
1 16 (17.78%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.333%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (3.333%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (2.222%) Sybase ASE
3 2 (2.222%) DB2
3 2 (2.222%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (1.111%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 5 (5.556%) PVCS
1 5 (5.556%) Rational DOORS
1 5 (5.556%) Rational Rhapsody
2 3 (3.333%) ClearQuest
2 3 (3.333%) ClearCase
2 3 (3.333%) Git (software)
3 1 (1.111%) Ant
3 1 (1.111%) Subversion
General
1 9 (10.00%) Marketing
1 9 (10.00%) Military
2 5 (5.556%) Electronics
2 5 (5.556%) Aerospace
3 3 (3.333%) Finance
4 2 (2.222%) Advertising
5 1 (1.111%) Automotive
5 1 (1.111%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.111%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (21.11%) Developer
1 19 (21.11%) C++ Developer
2 18 (20.00%) C# Developer
2 18 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 18 (20.00%) Java Developer
2 18 (20.00%) C++/Java Developer
2 18 (20.00%) C++/C# Developer
3 11 (12.22%) Software Engineer
4 8 (8.889%) Architect
5 7 (7.778%) Technical Architect
5 7 (7.778%) Consultant
5 7 (7.778%) Technical Consultant
6 6 (6.667%) Technical Support
6 6 (6.667%) Analyst
6 6 (6.667%) Administrator
7 5 (5.556%) Technical Design Architect
8 4 (4.444%) Infrastructure Support Consultant
8 4 (4.444%) Technical Support Consultant
8 4 (4.444%) Infrastructure Consultant
8 4 (4.444%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 13 (14.44%) Mathematics
2 9 (10.00%) Clustering
3 7 (7.778%) Blackberry
4 6 (6.667%) SaaS
5 5 (5.556%) Computer Science
5 5 (5.556%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (5.556%) CAN bus
6 4 (4.444%) iPhone
6 4 (4.444%) Visualisation
7 3 (3.333%) Cryptography
7 3 (3.333%) Replication
8 1 (1.111%) AS400
8 1 (1.111%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.111%) Graphic Design
8 1 (1.111%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 54 (60.00%) Linux
2 24 (26.67%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (25.56%) UNIX
4 21 (23.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 19 (21.11%) Solaris
6 13 (14.44%) HPUX
7 10 (11.11%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (10.00%) Windows 7
9 5 (5.556%) VxWorks
9 5 (5.556%) Windows XP
10 4 (4.444%) Android
10 4 (4.444%) Windows NT
11 3 (3.333%) Windows 2000
11 3 (3.333%) Ubuntu
12 2 (2.222%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (1.111%) Mac OS X
13 1 (1.111%) Mac OS
13 1 (1.111%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (25.56%) Software Engineering
2 21 (23.33%) ITIL
3 16 (17.78%) Web Development
4 13 (14.44%) Identity Management
4 13 (14.44%) Software Architecture
5 8 (8.889%) UML
6 6 (6.667%) Load Balancing
7 5 (5.556%) SysML
7 5 (5.556%) TDD
7 5 (5.556%) Requirements Engineering
8 4 (4.444%) Data Visualisation
8 4 (4.444%) Business Development
8 4 (4.444%) Release Management
8 4 (4.444%) Performance Management
8 4 (4.444%) Security Architecture
8 4 (4.444%) Reverse Engineering
8 4 (4.444%) Business Continuity
8 4 (4.444%) Project Planning
8 4 (4.444%) Technical Architecture
8 4 (4.444%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 33 (36.67%) Shell Script
2 32 (35.56%) SQL
3 31 (34.44%) C#
4 30 (33.33%) C++
5 27 (30.00%) Java
6 18 (20.00%) JavaScript
7 13 (14.44%) Perl
8 10 (11.11%) C
9 5 (5.556%) Embedded C
10 3 (3.333%) VB
11 2 (2.222%) Bash shell
11 2 (2.222%) Korn
11 2 (2.222%) PL/SQL
12 1 (1.111%) XAML
Qualifications
1 48 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 35 (38.89%) DV Cleared
3 22 (24.44%) Degree
4 12 (13.33%) SC Cleared
5 11 (12.22%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (6.667%) MCSA
6 6 (6.667%) CCNA
6 6 (6.667%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (4.444%) MCP
8 3 (3.333%) MCITP
9 2 (2.222%) ISEB
10 1 (1.111%) A+ Certification
10 1 (1.111%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (1.111%) MCSE
10 1 (1.111%) HND
10 1 (1.111%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (1.111%) NCDA
10 1 (1.111%) NCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.556%) TickIT
1 5 (5.556%) IEC 61508
1 5 (5.556%) DO-178B
2 3 (3.333%) QA
System Software
1 20 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 18 (20.00%) vSphere
3 15 (16.67%) VMware ESX
4 10 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (6.667%) Squid
5 6 (6.667%) ISA Server
6 3 (3.333%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (1.111%) XenApp
7 1 (1.111%) XenServer
7 1 (1.111%) XenDesktop
7 1 (1.111%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (15.56%) NetBackup
2 7 (7.778%) WSUS
3 6 (6.667%) Zenoss
4 5 (5.556%) Backup Exec
5 4 (4.444%) MIMEsweeper
5 4 (4.444%) Netcool
5 4 (4.444%) Netcool/OMNIbus
5 4 (4.444%) Tivoli
6 3 (3.333%) Sysprep
6 3 (3.333%) SCCM
7 1 (1.111%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 36 (40.00%) VMware
2 30 (33.33%) Cisco
3 23 (25.56%) Microsoft
3 23 (25.56%) NetApp
4 22 (24.44%) Citrix
5 17 (18.89%) HP
5 17 (18.89%) Symantec
6 16 (17.78%) JBoss
7 13 (14.44%) Veritas
7 13 (14.44%) Brocade
8 7 (7.778%) Oracle
9 6 (6.667%) Juniper
9 6 (6.667%) Red Hat
10 5 (5.556%) Remedy
10 5 (5.556%) Clearswift
11 4 (4.444%) Dell
11 4 (4.444%) IBM
11 4 (4.444%) BMC
12 3 (3.333%) Apple
12 3 (3.333%) McAfee
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