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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Halifax 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads7753
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.023 %
As % of the category below85.56 %60.92 %
Salaries quoted7548
Average minimum salary£29,120£27,063
Average salary£30,537£29,182
% change on same period last year+4.64 %
Average maximum salary£31,955£31,302
UK excluding London average salary£33,025£33,007
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Halifax IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Halifax
Matching permanent IT job ads9087
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.037 %
Salaries quoted8781
Average minimum salary£30,264£25,525
Average salary£31,667£27,454
% change on same period last year+15.34 %
Average maximum salary£33,071£29,382
UK excluding London average salary£34,285£34,402
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
Windows West YorkshireWindows
West Yorkshire

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Halifax region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Halifax Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

1110 (71.43 %)VB
290 (58.44 %)Microsoft
388 (57.14 %)C#
486 (55.84 %).NET
486 (55.84 %)SQL
572 (46.75 %)VB6
671 (46.10 %)Windows XP
762 (40.26 %)Windows 2000
858 (37.66 %)Oracle
956 (36.36 %)Windows NT
1044 (28.57 %)N-Tier
1044 (28.57 %)XML
1143 (27.92 %)Visual Studio
1238 (24.68 %)SOA
1334 (22.08 %)Test Scripting
1433 (21.43 %)OO
1532 (20.78 %)Oracle 9i
1532 (20.78 %)PL/SQL
1532 (20.78 %).NET Framework
1629 (18.83 %)Insurance
1629 (18.83 %)TCP/IP
1728 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
1821 (13.64 %)SharePoint
1919 (12.34 %)Finance
2018 (11.69 %)Active Directory
2116 (10.39 %)SQL Server
2215 (9.740 %)MS Excel
2215 (9.740 %)CRM
2215 (9.740 %)Degree
2313 (8.442 %)WAN

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
186 (55.84 %).NET
244 (28.57 %)XML
332 (20.78 %).NET Framework
43 (1.948 %)WebSphere
43 (1.948 %)SOAP
52 (1.299 %)WinForms
52 (1.299 %)Software Packaging
52 (1.299 %)WCF
52 (1.299 %)WF
61 (0.649 %)HTML
61 (0.649 %)WebServices
61 (0.649 %)ASP.NET
Halifax IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (13.64 %)SharePoint
27 (4.545 %)MS Exchange
27 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (2.597 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (1.948 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (0.649 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Halifax IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (9.740 %)MS Excel
210 (6.494 %)MS Office
Halifax IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (18.83 %)TCP/IP
213 (8.442 %)WAN
312 (7.792 %)Intranet
312 (7.792 %)Internet
411 (7.143 %)Firewall
59 (5.844 %)VPN
68 (5.195 %)LAN
75 (3.247 %)Ethernet
84 (2.597 %)VoIP
91 (0.649 %)ADSL
91 (0.649 %)Broadband
91 (0.649 %)ISDN
91 (0.649 %)FTP
Halifax IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (20.78 %)Oracle 9i
216 (10.39 %)SQL Server
311 (7.143 %)Oracle 10g
44 (2.597 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (2.597 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (2.597 %)Datawarehouse
53 (1.948 %)SQLPlus
61 (0.649 %)RDBMS
Halifax IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
143 (27.92 %)Visual Studio
Halifax IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (18.83 %)Insurance
219 (12.34 %)Finance
310 (6.494 %)Pensions
47 (4.545 %)Health
56 (3.896 %)Education
63 (1.948 %)Financial Institution
63 (1.948 %)Back Office
72 (1.299 %)Retail
Halifax IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (63.64 %)Developer
238 (24.68 %)VB Developer
328 (18.18 %)Senior Developer
421 (13.64 %)Analyst
517 (11.04 %)C# Developer
615 (9.740 %)VB6 Developer
713 (8.442 %)Analyst Developer
812 (7.792 %)Junior
812 (7.792 %)Junior Developer
911 (7.143 %)Senior C# Developer
106 (3.896 %)Customer Service Engineer
106 (3.896 %)Customer Engineer
115 (3.247 %)Support Technician
115 (3.247 %)IT Support Technician
124 (2.597 %)Programmer
124 (2.597 %)Support Analyst
124 (2.597 %)Administrator
133 (1.948 %)Analyst Programmer
133 (1.948 %)Support Engineer
133 (1.948 %)IT Support Engineer
Halifax IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
144 (28.57 %)N-Tier
23 (1.948 %)Computer Science
31 (0.649 %)Mathematics
Halifax IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
171 (46.10 %)Windows XP
262 (40.26 %)Windows 2000
356 (36.36 %)Windows NT
428 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (2.597 %)Windows Vista
63 (1.948 %)OS/390
63 (1.948 %)UNIX
63 (1.948 %)AIX
71 (0.649 %)Windows 2000 Server
Halifax IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (24.68 %)SOA
234 (22.08 %)Test Scripting
333 (21.43 %)OO
415 (9.740 %)CRM
54 (2.597 %)Business Intelligence
63 (1.948 %)Time Management
63 (1.948 %)Integration Testing
72 (1.299 %)Workflow
72 (1.299 %)Logistics
81 (0.649 %)Risk Management
Halifax IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1110 (71.43 %)VB
288 (57.14 %)C#
386 (55.84 %)SQL
472 (46.75 %)VB6
532 (20.78 %)PL/SQL
63 (1.948 %)VB.NET
63 (1.948 %)Assembly Language
63 (1.948 %)COBOL
63 (1.948 %)Java
71 (0.649 %)C++
Halifax IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (9.740 %)Degree
28 (5.195 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (2.597 %)MCP
42 (1.299 %)MCSE
42 (1.299 %)MCSA
Halifax IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (7.143 %)QA
21 (0.649 %)SLA
Halifax IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (11.69 %)Active Directory
21 (0.649 %)MetaFrame
21 (0.649 %)Terminal Server
21 (0.649 %)NetBackup
21 (0.649 %)Backup Exec
21 (0.649 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Halifax IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (58.44 %)Microsoft
258 (37.66 %)Oracle
32 (1.299 %)LANDesk
41 (0.649 %)Citrix
41 (0.649 %)NetApp
41 (0.649 %)VERITAS