The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 8 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 8
Rank 94 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 1 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 0.114% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.292% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £22,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £45,750 -
% change year-on-year
-28.96% -
All Operating Systems
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
342 388 356
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 38.86% 31.14% 30.20%
Number of salaries quoted 283 306 300
Average salary £41,000 £42,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.52% +21.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £28,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 8
South West

Windows 8
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Windows 8 Salary Trend

Windows 8
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 2 (66.67%) Blackberry
2 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (66.67%) Application Packaging
2 2 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (66.67%) Android
2 2 (66.67%) iPhone
2 2 (66.67%) MCSA
2 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (66.67%) Client/Server
2 2 (66.67%) MS Project
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) MCP
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) MS Visio
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Apple
2 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
2 2 (66.67%) Windows 7
2 2 (66.67%) iPad
2 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Software Deployment

Windows 8
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 2 (66.67%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
1 2 (66.67%) MS Project
1 2 (66.67%) MS Visio
2 1 (33.33%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) 3G
1 1 (33.33%) Bluetooth
1 1 (33.33%) VoIP
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (33.33%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support
1 1 (33.33%) Desktop Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Software Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Applications Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Blackberry
1 2 (66.67%) iPhone
1 2 (66.67%) Client/Server
1 2 (66.67%) iPad
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Android
2 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
2 2 (66.67%) Windows 7
2 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (33.33%) Windows XP
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Software Deployment
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) MCSA
1 2 (66.67%) MCP
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 2 (66.67%) Apple
3 1 (33.33%) Citrix
Gloucestershire
It is an ideal position for someone with some IT support experience to advance their career and work within an exciting fast paced environment... Due to the nature...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013