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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Home Counties 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1722
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads2118
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.008 %
As % of the category below63.64 %43.90 %
Salaries quoted1816
Average minimum salary£34,444£64,563
Average salary£35,972£65,563
% change on same period last year-45.13 %
Average maximum salary£37,500£66,563
UK excluding London average salary£32,626£33,219
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
Home Counties IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Home Counties
Matching permanent IT job ads3341
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.017 %
Salaries quoted3033
Average minimum salary£36,417£53,529
Average salary£38,292£55,017
% change on same period last year-30.40 %
Average maximum salary£40,167£56,506
UK excluding London average salary£33,991£34,646
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Windows South EastWindows
South East

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Home Counties region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Home Counties Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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.

112 (33.33 %)UNIX
210 (27.78 %)MS Office
39 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
39 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (22.22 %)Internet
48 (22.22 %)MS Excel
48 (22.22 %)Windows XP
48 (22.22 %)SQL
57 (19.44 %)HTML
57 (19.44 %)Blackberry
66 (16.67 %)XML
66 (16.67 %)LAN
66 (16.67 %)Active Directory
66 (16.67 %)WAN
66 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (13.89 %)Microsoft
75 (13.89 %)Linux
75 (13.89 %)Oracle
75 (13.89 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
75 (13.89 %)Migration
75 (13.89 %)Backup Exec
84 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
84 (11.11 %)Mainframe
84 (11.11 %)C++
84 (11.11 %).NET
84 (11.11 %)WebLogic
84 (11.11 %)Java
84 (11.11 %)C
84 (11.11 %)VBScript
84 (11.11 %)AIX

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (19.44 %)HTML
26 (16.67 %)XML
34 (11.11 %)WebServices
34 (11.11 %).NET
34 (11.11 %)ASP
34 (11.11 %)WebSphere
43 (8.333 %)EDI
43 (8.333 %)ebXML
43 (8.333 %)EDIFACT
43 (8.333 %)JSP
52 (5.556 %)J2ME
61 (2.778 %)ASP.NET
61 (2.778 %)COM+
Home Counties IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.89 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
24 (11.11 %)WebLogic
24 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
33 (8.333 %)SAS
41 (2.778 %)IIS
41 (2.778 %)SharePoint
41 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2007
Home Counties IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (27.78 %)MS Office
28 (22.22 %)MS Excel
33 (8.333 %)MS Visio
42 (5.556 %)Simulink
Home Counties IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (8.333 %)Unica Affinium
22 (5.556 %)LabWindows
31 (2.778 %)SAP Retail
Home Counties IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
28 (22.22 %)Internet
36 (16.67 %)LAN
36 (16.67 %)WAN
44 (11.11 %)SMS
53 (8.333 %)FTP
53 (8.333 %)HTTP
53 (8.333 %)HTTPS
53 (8.333 %)Intranet
62 (5.556 %)VPN
71 (2.778 %)DNS
71 (2.778 %)DHCP
71 (2.778 %)Ethernet
71 (2.778 %)SSL
71 (2.778 %)Firewall
71 (2.778 %)NGN
71 (2.778 %)Network Security
Home Counties IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.333 %)DB2
13 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
13 (8.333 %)BusinessObjects
13 (8.333 %)GIS
21 (2.778 %)Database Marketing
Home Counties IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.333 %)FrontPage
22 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
22 (5.556 %)LabVIEW
Home Counties IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.333 %)Marketing
21 (2.778 %)Retail
Home Counties IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (33.33 %)Analyst
28 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
35 (13.89 %)Consultant
35 (13.89 %)IT Support Analyst
44 (11.11 %)Senior Analyst
44 (11.11 %)Senior Test Analyst
44 (11.11 %)Test Analyst
44 (11.11 %)Junior
44 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
44 (11.11 %)Developer
44 (11.11 %)Technical Support
44 (11.11 %)Support Consultant
53 (8.333 %)C++ Software Engineer
53 (8.333 %)Junior Developer
53 (8.333 %)GIS Developer
53 (8.333 %)C Software Engineer
62 (5.556 %)IT Support Technician
62 (5.556 %)AS400 Support
62 (5.556 %)Technical Support Consultant
62 (5.556 %)Support Technician
Home Counties IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (19.44 %)Blackberry
24 (11.11 %)Mainframe
33 (8.333 %)Data Conversion
42 (5.556 %)iPhone
42 (5.556 %)Social Network
42 (5.556 %)Management Information System
42 (5.556 %)AS400
42 (5.556 %)Handset
42 (5.556 %)VHDL
42 (5.556 %)Verilog
51 (2.778 %)VAX
51 (2.778 %)PKI
Home Counties IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (33.33 %)UNIX
29 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (22.22 %)Windows XP
46 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (13.89 %)Linux
64 (11.11 %)AIX
73 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
73 (8.333 %)Windows NT
82 (5.556 %)Windows Mobile
Home Counties IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.89 %)Migration
24 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
24 (11.11 %)System Testing
24 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
24 (11.11 %)B2B
33 (8.333 %)Customer Intelligence
33 (8.333 %)Content Management
33 (8.333 %)CRM
33 (8.333 %)Incident Management
42 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
42 (5.556 %)TDD
42 (5.556 %)ITIL
42 (5.556 %)OO
51 (2.778 %)RUP
51 (2.778 %)UML
51 (2.778 %)CAD
51 (2.778 %)Project Management
51 (2.778 %)Process Management
51 (2.778 %)Software Testing
51 (2.778 %)Security Cleared
Home Counties IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (22.22 %)SQL
24 (11.11 %)VBScript
24 (11.11 %)C
24 (11.11 %)C++
24 (11.11 %)Java
33 (8.333 %)JavaScript
33 (8.333 %)C#
33 (8.333 %)VC++
41 (2.778 %)Assembly Language
41 (2.778 %)VB
41 (2.778 %)VB.NET
Home Counties IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.333 %)MCP
13 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.556 %)MCSE
31 (2.778 %)MCSA
31 (2.778 %)Degree
Home Counties IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (16.67 %)Active Directory
25 (13.89 %)Backup Exec
31 (2.778 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.778 %)Terminal Server
31 (2.778 %)Terminal Services
Home Counties IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (13.89 %)Oracle
15 (13.89 %)Microsoft
24 (11.11 %)SAP
33 (8.333 %)Cognos
33 (8.333 %)Sybase
33 (8.333 %)Business Objects
33 (8.333 %)Unica
42 (5.556 %)Remedy
42 (5.556 %)Symbian
42 (5.556 %)Cisco
51 (2.778 %)Intel
51 (2.778 %)JDA
51 (2.778 %)VMware
51 (2.778 %)Epiphany
51 (2.778 %)Teradata
51 (2.778 %)Alterian
51 (2.778 %)Aprimo
51 (2.778 %)WatchGuard
51 (2.778 %)Draytek