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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Harpenden 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank235
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads42
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below100.00 %100.00 %
Salaries quoted42
Average minimum salary£36,250£57,500
Average salary£36,500£58,750
% change on same period last year-37.87 %
Average maximum salary£36,750£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,631£33,212
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Harpenden IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Harpenden
Matching permanent IT job ads42
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
Salaries quoted42
Average minimum salary£38,714£57,500
Average salary£38,857£58,750
% change on same period last year-33.86 %
Average maximum salary£39,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,995£34,640
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Windows HerefordshireWindows
Herefordshire

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Harpenden 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 Harpenden region.

Harpenden Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Harpenden region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Harpenden Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Harpenden 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.

19 (69.23 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (53.85 %)Windows XP
36 (46.15 %)A+ Certification
36 (46.15 %)ADSL
36 (46.15 %)VoIP
36 (46.15 %)WAN
36 (46.15 %)Cisco
36 (46.15 %)Cisco PIX
36 (46.15 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (30.77 %)Microsoft
44 (30.77 %)Active Directory
44 (30.77 %)Great Plains
53 (23.08 %)MS Exchange
53 (23.08 %)SQL Server
53 (23.08 %)IIS
53 (23.08 %)SharePoint
53 (23.08 %)SharePoint Portal Server
62 (15.38 %)SQL
71 (7.692 %).NET
71 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
71 (7.692 %)Sage
71 (7.692 %)Project Management
71 (7.692 %)Pensions
71 (7.692 %)Finance
71 (7.692 %)Health
71 (7.692 %)WinForms
71 (7.692 %).NET Framework

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Harpenden 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.

Harpenden IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %).NET
11 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
11 (7.692 %)WinForms
11 (7.692 %).NET Framework
Harpenden IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (23.08 %)IIS
13 (23.08 %)SharePoint
13 (23.08 %)MS Exchange
13 (23.08 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Harpenden IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (30.77 %)Great Plains
Harpenden IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (46.15 %)ADSL
16 (46.15 %)VoIP
16 (46.15 %)WAN
16 (46.15 %)Cisco PIX
Harpenden IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server
Harpenden IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Finance
11 (7.692 %)Health
11 (7.692 %)Pensions
Harpenden IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (61.54 %)Support Engineer
26 (46.15 %)Helpdesk Support
26 (46.15 %)Helpdesk Engineer
33 (23.08 %)Business Manager
33 (23.08 %)Systems Support Manager
33 (23.08 %)Support Manager
33 (23.08 %)Business Systems Manager
33 (23.08 %)Systems Manager
33 (23.08 %)Systems Support
42 (15.38 %)IT Support Engineer
51 (7.692 %)IT Support Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Developer
51 (7.692 %)Analyst
51 (7.692 %).NET Developer
51 (7.692 %)Applications Support
Harpenden IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (69.23 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (53.85 %)Windows XP
36 (46.15 %)Windows 2000 Server
Harpenden IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)Project Management
Harpenden IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)SQL
Harpenden IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (46.15 %)A+ Certification
Harpenden IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (30.77 %)Active Directory
Harpenden IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (46.15 %)Cisco
24 (30.77 %)Microsoft
31 (7.692 %)Sage