Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows 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 over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Gloucestershire region.

 Microsoft Windows
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank537
Rank change year-on-year
Down-2Up+4
Matching permanent IT job ads157174265
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire21.90 %17.47 %14.27 %
As % of the Operating Systems category77.72 %75.98 %74.23 %
Salaries quoted93149231
Average salary£35,000£31,000£30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.90 %+3.330 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,950£20,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,050£55,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£31,500£31,500
% change year-on-year
+3.170 %-
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
202229357
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire28.17 %22.99 %19.22 %
Salaries quoted129184307
Average salary£36,000£33,000£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.090 %+1.530 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,334£26,800£20,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£44,500£55,000£43,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.070 %-
Windows South WestWindows
South West

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

Gloucestershire Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucesterUp+7109£37,500-
CheltenhamDown-112£28,250-6.61 %
TewkesburyUp+54£42,500+41.66 %
CirencesterDown-122£23,500-21.66 %
Wotton-under-EdgeNew entry-1£30,000-
Windows South WestWindows
South West

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

1131 (43.52 %)SQL Server
2121 (40.20 %)SQL
3119 (39.53 %)Windows Server 2003
4104 (34.55 %)Linux
585 (28.24 %)Internet
683 (27.57 %)C#
775 (24.92 %)Active Directory
870 (23.26 %)MS Exchange
967 (22.26 %)IIS
1066 (21.93 %)Windows Server 2008
1158 (19.27 %)Exchange Server 2003
1158 (19.27 %)MS Excel
1257 (18.94 %)Microsoft
1349 (16.28 %)C++
1448 (15.95 %)Security Cleared
1545 (14.95 %)Apache
1642 (13.95 %)Postfix
1740 (13.29 %)MySQL
1836 (11.96 %)MS Office
1935 (11.63 %).NET
2033 (10.96 %)Citrix
2131 (10.30 %)FTP
2131 (10.30 %)DNS
2131 (10.30 %)Windows Mobile
2230 (9.967 %)WinForms
2230 (9.967 %)Broadband
2329 (9.635 %)Windows 2000 Server
2428 (9.302 %)ASP.NET
2428 (9.302 %)SMTP
2527 (8.970 %)MFC

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
135 (11.63 %).NET
230 (9.967 %)WinForms
328 (9.302 %)ASP.NET
427 (8.970 %)MFC
518 (5.980 %)Web Services
616 (5.316 %)HTML
715 (4.983 %)CSS
814 (4.651 %)XML
913 (4.319 %)XHTML
1011 (3.654 %)ASP
117 (2.326 %)STL
124 (1.329 %)WMI
133 (0.997 %).NET Framework
141 (0.332 %)AJAX
141 (0.332 %)XSL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
170 (23.26 %)MS Exchange
267 (22.26 %)IIS
358 (19.27 %)Exchange Server 2003
445 (14.95 %)Apache
513 (4.319 %)Exchange Server 2000
67 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (0.664 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
72 (0.664 %)SharePoint
72 (0.664 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
158 (19.27 %)MS Excel
236 (11.96 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (1.329 %)assyst
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
185 (28.24 %)Internet
231 (10.30 %)FTP
231 (10.30 %)DNS
330 (9.967 %)Broadband
428 (9.302 %)SMTP
521 (6.977 %)TCP/IP
618 (5.980 %)POP3
713 (4.319 %)SAN
812 (3.987 %)Firewall
911 (3.654 %)NAS
109 (2.990 %)HTTP
118 (2.658 %)WAN
126 (1.993 %)GSM
126 (1.993 %)LAN
133 (0.997 %)NetScreen
142 (0.664 %)Extranet
151 (0.332 %)Wireless
151 (0.332 %)IP Telephony
151 (0.332 %)SMS
151 (0.332 %)VoIP
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1131 (43.52 %)SQL Server
240 (13.29 %)MySQL
314 (4.651 %)SQL Server Integration Services
413 (4.319 %)DTS
59 (2.990 %)MSDE
65 (1.661 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (1.329 %)Oracle 10g
74 (1.329 %)Oracle 9i
74 (1.329 %)Datawarehouse
83 (0.997 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (0.664 %)Crystal Reports
92 (0.664 %)Ingres
101 (0.332 %)GIS
101 (0.332 %)Database Marketing
101 (0.332 %)BusinessObjects
101 (0.332 %)Oracle 11g
101 (0.332 %)SQL Server 2008
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (1.329 %)InstallShield
21 (0.332 %)Oracle APEX
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
122 (7.309 %)Telecoms
29 (2.990 %)Pensions
38 (2.658 %)Health
46 (1.993 %)Government
46 (1.993 %)Finance
55 (1.661 %)Education
62 (0.664 %)Marketing
71 (0.332 %)Electric
71 (0.332 %)Insurance
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
187 (28.90 %)Developer
270 (23.26 %)C# Developer
362 (20.60 %)Support Engineer
460 (19.93 %)2nd Line Support
545 (14.95 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
629 (9.635 %)WinForms Developer
728 (9.302 %)Analyst
823 (7.641 %)DBA
922 (7.309 %).NET Developer
1018 (5.980 %)Systems Engineer
1117 (5.648 %)Team Leader
1117 (5.648 %)SQL DBA
1216 (5.316 %)Administrator
1216 (5.316 %)3rd Line Support
1315 (4.983 %)Service Analyst
1414 (4.651 %)Service Desk Analyst
1414 (4.651 %)Technical Support
1513 (4.319 %)Technical Advisor
1513 (4.319 %)Senior Support Engineer
1513 (4.319 %)Support Analyst
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
120 (6.645 %)Replication
211 (3.654 %)Client/Server
37 (2.326 %)Clustering
46 (1.993 %)CMDB
55 (1.661 %)Blackberry
64 (1.329 %)Visualisation
64 (1.329 %)Mathematics
72 (0.664 %)Physics
72 (0.664 %)Chemistry
72 (0.664 %)Computer Science
72 (0.664 %)German Language
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1119 (39.53 %)Windows Server 2003
2104 (34.55 %)Linux
366 (21.93 %)Windows Server 2008
431 (10.30 %)Windows Mobile
529 (9.635 %)Windows 2000 Server
627 (8.970 %)Windows XP
724 (7.973 %)Windows Vista
821 (6.977 %)UNIX
98 (2.658 %)Windows 2000
107 (2.326 %)Red Hat Linux
114 (1.329 %)Windows CE
114 (1.329 %)Solaris
123 (0.997 %)AIX
132 (0.664 %)Windows 7
141 (0.332 %)Windows NT
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
125 (8.306 %)OOD
224 (7.973 %)ITIL
314 (4.651 %)Project Management
49 (2.990 %)Software Architecture
49 (2.990 %)Software Engineering
58 (2.658 %)Requirements Analysis
67 (2.326 %)OO
76 (1.993 %)Configuration Management
84 (1.329 %)Business Intelligence
84 (1.329 %)Business Desktop Deployment
84 (1.329 %)Release Management
93 (0.997 %)Service Delivery
93 (0.997 %)Service Management
102 (0.664 %)Performance Management
102 (0.664 %)PRINCE
102 (0.664 %)PRINCE2
102 (0.664 %)UML
102 (0.664 %)DSDM
102 (0.664 %)RUP
102 (0.664 %)Agile Software Development
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1121 (40.20 %)SQL
283 (27.57 %)C#
349 (16.28 %)C++
417 (5.648 %)Delphi
417 (5.648 %)PHP
515 (4.983 %)JavaScript
612 (3.987 %)C
612 (3.987 %)VB
710 (3.322 %)VBScript
88 (2.658 %)T-SQL
96 (1.993 %)Java
104 (1.329 %)PowerShell
104 (1.329 %)Embedded C
113 (0.997 %)Korn
113 (0.997 %)Python
113 (0.997 %)VB.NET
113 (0.997 %)Bash shell
122 (0.664 %)Perl
122 (0.664 %)Ruby
131 (0.332 %)VC++
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
148 (15.95 %)Security Cleared
223 (7.641 %)Microsoft Certification
321 (6.977 %)SC Cleared
416 (5.316 %)MCP
512 (3.987 %)Degree
512 (3.987 %)MCSE
611 (3.654 %)DV Cleared
77 (2.326 %)MCSA
77 (2.326 %)Citrix Certification
85 (1.661 %)CCNA
85 (1.661 %)Cisco Certification
85 (1.661 %)CCA
93 (0.997 %)A+ Certification
102 (0.664 %)OCP
102 (0.664 %)Oracle Certification
102 (0.664 %)PRINCE2 Certification
102 (0.664 %)MCDBA
111 (0.332 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
111 (0.332 %)CISSP
111 (0.332 %)ITIL Certification
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.326 %)SLA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
175 (24.92 %)Active Directory
242 (13.95 %)Postfix
39 (2.990 %)Citrix Presentation Server
47 (2.326 %)MetaFrame
47 (2.326 %)VMware Infrastructure
56 (1.993 %)VMware ESX
65 (1.661 %)Hyper-V
74 (1.329 %)Oracle RAC
74 (1.329 %)Oracle RMAN
82 (0.664 %)XenApp
91 (0.332 %)VMware GSX
91 (0.332 %)Terminal Services
91 (0.332 %)vSphere
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
17 (2.326 %)Backup Exec
25 (1.661 %)Norton AntiVirus
34 (1.329 %)Data Guard
34 (1.329 %)Sysprep
34 (1.329 %)MSI
34 (1.329 %)MOM
34 (1.329 %)SCVMM
41 (0.332 %)WSUS
41 (0.332 %)McAfee ePO
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
157 (18.94 %)Microsoft
233 (10.96 %)Citrix
317 (5.648 %)Borland
317 (5.648 %)Oracle
414 (4.651 %)VMware
513 (4.319 %)Cisco
67 (2.326 %)Symantec
67 (2.326 %)Red Hat
76 (1.993 %)Veritas
83 (0.997 %)Altiris
92 (0.664 %)NetApp
92 (0.664 %)Sage
92 (0.664 %)IBM
92 (0.664 %)HP
92 (0.664 %)Hummingbird
101 (0.332 %)Business Objects
101 (0.332 %)Mercator
101 (0.332 %)McAfee
101 (0.332 %)Intel