The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the High Wycombe region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 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 High Wycombe region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 10 10 4
Rank change year-on-year
0 -6
Permanent jobs citing Windows 33 36 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 16.75% 15.86% 16.77%
As % of the Operating Systems category 61.11% 63.16% 65.00%
Number of salaries quoted 33 34 23
Average salary £35,000 £27,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+27.27% -11.29%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,100 £19,300 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £40,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
High Wycombe
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
54 57 40
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 27.41% 25.11% 25.81%
Number of salaries quoted 53 50 37
Average salary £30,000 £27,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -16.92%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £20,000 £21,200
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
Buckinghamshire

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the High Wycombe region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

High Wycombe Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe 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 39 (49.37%) Microsoft
2 35 (44.30%) MS Exchange
3 33 (41.77%) Active Directory
4 32 (40.51%) SQL
5 29 (36.71%) Windows Server 2008
6 28 (35.44%) SQL Server
7 23 (29.11%) Windows Server 2003
8 22 (27.85%) Exchange Server 2010
9 19 (24.05%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (22.78%) Windows XP
10 18 (22.78%) Windows 7
11 17 (21.52%) .NET
12 16 (20.25%) SQL Server 2008
12 16 (20.25%) SQL Server 2005
13 15 (18.99%) MS Office
13 15 (18.99%) TCP/IP
13 15 (18.99%) VMware
14 14 (17.72%) Firewall
15 12 (15.19%) MCITP
15 12 (15.19%) C#
16 11 (13.92%) Oracle
16 11 (13.92%) Exchange Server 2003
16 11 (13.92%) VMware Infrastructure
17 10 (12.66%) Linux
17 10 (12.66%) ASP.NET
17 10 (12.66%) VPN
17 10 (12.66%) DNS
17 10 (12.66%) DHCP
17 10 (12.66%) MS Excel
18 9 (11.39%) Citrix

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe 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 17 (21.52%) .NET
2 10 (12.66%) ASP.NET
3 7 (8.861%) HTML
4 6 (7.595%) CSS
4 6 (7.595%) XML
5 5 (6.329%) WCF
5 5 (6.329%) WPF
6 4 (5.063%) Web Services
7 3 (3.797%) Application Packaging
7 3 (3.797%) WinForms
7 3 (3.797%) jQuery
8 2 (2.532%) Cocoa
8 2 (2.532%) MFC
8 2 (2.532%) Flash
8 2 (2.532%) NHibernate
9 1 (1.266%) Ajax
9 1 (1.266%) CSS3
9 1 (1.266%) HTML5
9 1 (1.266%) ASP.NET MVC
9 1 (1.266%) Razor View Engine
Application Platforms
1 35 (44.30%) MS Exchange
2 22 (27.85%) Exchange Server 2010
3 11 (13.92%) Exchange Server 2003
4 8 (10.13%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (6.329%) Office Communications Server
5 5 (6.329%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (3.797%) Lotus Notes
7 2 (2.532%) Lync
8 1 (1.266%) SharePoint
8 1 (1.266%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 15 (18.99%) MS Office
2 10 (12.66%) MS Excel
3 5 (6.329%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.99%) TCP/IP
2 14 (17.72%) Firewall
3 10 (12.66%) VPN
3 10 (12.66%) DNS
3 10 (12.66%) DHCP
4 8 (10.13%) WAN
5 7 (8.861%) VLAN
5 7 (8.861%) SAN
6 5 (6.329%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (6.329%) Network Security
6 5 (6.329%) LAN
7 3 (3.797%) iSCSI
8 1 (1.266%) PBX
8 1 (1.266%) VoIP
8 1 (1.266%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (35.44%) SQL Server
2 16 (20.25%) SQL Server 2008
2 16 (20.25%) SQL Server 2005
3 5 (6.329%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (6.329%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (6.329%) SQL Server 2000
4 4 (5.063%) Oracle 8/8i
4 4 (5.063%) Oracle 10g
4 4 (5.063%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (2.532%) MS Access
6 1 (1.266%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (1.266%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (6.329%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (2.532%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (3.797%) Retail
1 3 (3.797%) Finance
2 2 (2.532%) Music
3 1 (1.266%) Banking
3 1 (1.266%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (16.46%) Developer
1 13 (16.46%) IT Support
2 12 (15.19%) Analyst
3 10 (12.66%) Support Analyst
3 10 (12.66%) Support Engineer
4 9 (11.39%) Administrator
4 9 (11.39%) Consultant
5 8 (10.13%) .NET Developer
6 7 (8.861%) 3rd Line Support
7 6 (7.595%) Software Developer
7 6 (7.595%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 5 (6.329%) Microsoft Consultant
8 5 (6.329%) C# Developer
8 5 (6.329%) Team Leader
8 5 (6.329%) Senior .NET Developer
8 5 (6.329%) Sales Engineer
8 5 (6.329%) C# .NET Developer
8 5 (6.329%) DBA
8 5 (6.329%) Senior Developer
9 4 (5.063%) Technical Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.063%) Replication
1 4 (5.063%) Blackberry
2 3 (3.797%) Smartphone
2 3 (3.797%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (2.532%) SaaS
4 1 (1.266%) CCTV
4 1 (1.266%) EqualLogic
4 1 (1.266%) Computer Science
4 1 (1.266%) NHS
4 1 (1.266%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 29 (36.71%) Windows Server 2008
2 23 (29.11%) Windows Server 2003
3 18 (22.78%) Windows XP
3 18 (22.78%) Windows 7
4 10 (12.66%) Linux
5 7 (8.861%) UNIX
6 6 (7.595%) Windows 8
6 6 (7.595%) Windows Mobile
7 4 (5.063%) Debian
7 4 (5.063%) Windows 2000
7 4 (5.063%) AIX
7 4 (5.063%) Solaris
7 4 (5.063%) Ubuntu
8 3 (3.797%) Windows Vista
8 3 (3.797%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (2.532%) Mac OS X
10 1 (1.266%) Android
10 1 (1.266%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (1.266%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (10.13%) ITIL
2 7 (8.861%) CRM
3 6 (7.595%) ERP
4 5 (6.329%) Incident Management
4 5 (6.329%) Information Security
4 5 (6.329%) SIEM
4 5 (6.329%) Network Management
4 5 (6.329%) SOA
4 5 (6.329%) Project Management
4 5 (6.329%) Identity Management
5 4 (5.063%) Migration
5 4 (5.063%) Data Modelling
5 4 (5.063%) MVVM
5 4 (5.063%) Agile Software Development
5 4 (5.063%) Enterprise Architecture
6 3 (3.797%) Service Desk Management
7 2 (2.532%) Change Management
7 2 (2.532%) Disaster Recovery
7 2 (2.532%) Data Security
7 2 (2.532%) UML
Programming Languages
1 32 (40.51%) SQL
2 12 (15.19%) C#
3 9 (11.39%) T-SQL
4 6 (7.595%) VB.NET
5 5 (6.329%) JavaScript
6 4 (5.063%) C++
7 3 (3.797%) C
8 2 (2.532%) Java
8 2 (2.532%) C++/CLI
Qualifications
1 19 (24.05%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (15.19%) MCITP
3 7 (8.861%) MCTS
4 6 (7.595%) MCSE
4 6 (7.595%) MCSA
5 5 (6.329%) CISSP
6 4 (5.063%) Degree
7 3 (3.797%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (3.797%) CCNP
7 3 (3.797%) CCNA
7 3 (3.797%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (2.532%) MCP
8 2 (2.532%) SC Cleared
8 2 (2.532%) Security Cleared
9 1 (1.266%) CCEE
9 1 (1.266%) CCAA
9 1 (1.266%) CCIA
9 1 (1.266%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.329%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (6.329%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (2.532%) SLA
3 1 (1.266%) COBIT
3 1 (1.266%) QA
System Software
1 33 (41.77%) Active Directory
2 11 (13.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (5.063%) XenApp
4 3 (3.797%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (3.797%) vSphere
4 3 (3.797%) XenServer
4 3 (3.797%) Hyper-V
4 3 (3.797%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (2.532%) VMware ESX
5 2 (2.532%) Terminal Services
6 1 (1.266%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 7 (8.861%) SCCM
2 6 (7.595%) Backup Exec
2 6 (7.595%) SCOM
3 3 (3.797%) WSUS
4 2 (2.532%) SCVMM
5 1 (1.266%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 39 (49.37%) Microsoft
2 15 (18.99%) VMware
3 11 (13.92%) Oracle
4 9 (11.39%) Citrix
5 5 (6.329%) WatchGuard
5 5 (6.329%) Cisco
5 5 (6.329%) Sage
6 4 (5.063%) Red Hat
7 3 (3.797%) Lotus
7 3 (3.797%) Symantec
8 2 (2.532%) MKS
8 2 (2.532%) QNX
8 2 (2.532%) Sophos
8 2 (2.532%) Apple
8 2 (2.532%) Veeam
9 1 (1.266%) Juniper
9 1 (1.266%) Dell
9 1 (1.266%) NetApp
High Wycombe, Thames Valley
You will have proven educational or commercial experience (minimum 1 year) in technical support for Windows Operating Systems and Microsoft Office, including exposure to Microsoft Active Directory administration &...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £20000.00 - £22000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
High Wycombe, Thames Valley
You will have proven educational or commercial experience (minimum 1 year) in technical support for Windows Operating Systems and Microsoft Office, including exposure to Microsoft Active Directory administration &...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £20000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
High Wycombe, Thames Valley
You will have proven educational or commercial experience (minimum 1 year) in technical support for Windows Operating Systems and Microsoft Office, including exposure to Microsoft Active Directory administration &...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £20000.00 - £22000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
High Wycombe, Thames Valley
You will have proven educational or commercial experience (minimum 1 year) in technical support for Windows Operating Systems and Microsoft Office, including exposure to Microsoft Active Directory administration &...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £20000.00 - £24000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
High Wycombe, Thames Valley
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced 3rd Line Engineer with a good Project / Implementation background with Windows and VMware to work for a growing IT Services...
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Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
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Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £25-£30k Basic
Posted: 22 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Key skills and technologies will include: 1) Onsite client support 2) Telephone, email & remote support 3) Installing, configuring, supporting, maintaining and troubleshooting IT hardware & software 4) Windows 2003...
NS Consultants
Salary: From £30,000 to £38,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A good understanding of Microsoft Exchange and how to troubleshoot SMTP / POP3 mail flow issues... *Any IT certifications held (such as MCP, MCITP, MCSE, etc) will be an...
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Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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Salary: From £16,000 to £18,000 per annum
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