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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Lancashire 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank94
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads189234
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.102 %
As % of the category below58.70 %74.29 %
Salaries quoted152196
Average minimum salary£22,968£24,611
Average salary£25,144£25,964
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Average maximum salary£27,320£27,318
UK excluding London average salary£32,982£33,016
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads322315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.137 %
Salaries quoted261262
Average minimum salary£24,552£26,483
Average salary£26,683£27,959
% change on same period last year-4.56 %
Average maximum salary£28,814£29,436
UK excluding London average salary£34,242£34,421
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Windows North WestWindows
North West

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PrestonDown-659£23,608-4.14 %
BlackburnDown-239£22,406-2.80 %
NelsonNew entry-11£21,500-
LancasterUp+18£27,813+5.11 %
BlackpoolDown-97£33,000+37.30 %
ChorleyDown-27£28,000+34.40 %
SkelmersdaleDown-26£19,833-11.85 %
BurnleyDown-74£32,250-5.60 %
Newton-le-WillowsNew entry-2--
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-1£22,000-
AccringtonNew entry-1£27,500-
Windows North WestWindows
North West

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

1196 (41.00 %)Windows Server 2003
2172 (35.98 %)Active Directory
3169 (35.36 %)MS Exchange
4146 (30.54 %)MS Excel
5139 (29.08 %)Microsoft
6122 (25.52 %)SQL Server
7120 (25.10 %)Exchange Server 2003
8114 (23.85 %)SQL
9110 (23.01 %)Windows XP
10101 (21.13 %)Citrix
1187 (18.20 %)TCP/IP
1187 (18.20 %)MS Office
1187 (18.20 %)Firewall
1271 (14.85 %)Microsoft Certification
1365 (13.60 %)VPN
1462 (12.97 %).NET
1561 (12.76 %)Windows Vista
1561 (12.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
1654 (11.30 %)MCSE
1749 (10.25 %)Cisco
1844 (9.205 %)DNS
1943 (8.996 %)Exchange Server 2007
2038 (7.950 %)Finance
2137 (7.741 %)Windows 2000
2137 (7.741 %)ASP.NET
2235 (7.322 %)MCP
2332 (6.695 %)Oracle
2332 (6.695 %)C++
2431 (6.485 %)IIS
2529 (6.067 %)C#

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (12.97 %).NET
237 (7.741 %)ASP.NET
323 (4.812 %)WebServices
418 (3.766 %)XML
510 (2.092 %)EDI
69 (1.883 %)ASP
69 (1.883 %)WinForms
77 (1.464 %)UIQ
77 (1.464 %)Series 60
77 (1.464 %)MFC
86 (1.255 %)WebSphere
95 (1.046 %)CSS
95 (1.046 %)WF
95 (1.046 %)J2EE
95 (1.046 %)HTML
95 (1.046 %)WSH
104 (0.837 %).NET Framework
104 (0.837 %)WCF
113 (0.628 %)MDX
113 (0.628 %)Middleware
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1169 (35.36 %)MS Exchange
2120 (25.10 %)Exchange Server 2003
343 (8.996 %)Exchange Server 2007
431 (6.485 %)IIS
529 (6.067 %)Exchange Server 2000
626 (5.439 %)Exchange Server 5.5
717 (3.556 %)SharePoint
89 (1.883 %)Lotus Notes
97 (1.464 %)SharePoint Server 2007
106 (1.255 %)WebSphere Message Broker
106 (1.255 %)CMS
114 (0.837 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
121 (0.209 %)Apache
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1146 (30.54 %)MS Excel
287 (18.20 %)MS Office
35 (1.046 %)AutoCAD
42 (0.418 %)Spreadsheet
42 (0.418 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.628 %)Exchequer Enterprise
22 (0.418 %)BPCS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
187 (18.20 %)TCP/IP
187 (18.20 %)Firewall
265 (13.60 %)VPN
344 (9.205 %)DNS
423 (4.812 %)DHCP
522 (4.603 %)Internet
621 (4.393 %)WAN
715 (3.138 %)LAN
715 (3.138 %)Intranet
814 (2.929 %)SNMP
913 (2.720 %)VoIP
1012 (2.510 %)Broadband
1111 (2.301 %)IP Telephony
128 (1.674 %)VLAN
128 (1.674 %)SAN
137 (1.464 %)GPRS
137 (1.464 %)GSM
137 (1.464 %)Cisco PIX
146 (1.255 %)X.25
146 (1.255 %)FTP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1122 (25.52 %)SQL Server
216 (3.347 %)Datawarehouse
311 (2.301 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (2.092 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
58 (1.674 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
58 (1.674 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
67 (1.464 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (1.046 %)MS Access
84 (0.837 %)Crystal Reports
84 (0.837 %)Oracle Reports
84 (0.837 %)Oracle 10g
93 (0.628 %)SQL Server Integration Services
93 (0.628 %)DB2
93 (0.628 %)MySQL
93 (0.628 %)DTS
93 (0.628 %)ETL
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (4.184 %)Visual Studio
24 (0.837 %)WebSpeed
33 (0.628 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.418 %)Flash
51 (0.209 %)ClearCase
51 (0.209 %)Oracle Forms
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (7.950 %)Finance
228 (5.858 %)Pensions
313 (2.720 %)Health
412 (2.510 %)Education
55 (1.046 %)Games
64 (0.837 %)Manufacturing
64 (0.837 %)Telecoms
64 (0.837 %)Marketing
73 (0.628 %)Music
82 (0.418 %)Insurance
91 (0.209 %)Publishing
91 (0.209 %)Police
91 (0.209 %)Retail
91 (0.209 %)Government
91 (0.209 %)Law
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1131 (27.41 %)Analyst
267 (14.02 %)Developer
343 (8.996 %)Support Analyst
430 (6.276 %)Administrator
529 (6.067 %)Network Engineer
628 (5.858 %)Helpdesk Analyst
724 (5.021 %)Support Engineer
823 (4.812 %)Helpdesk Support
921 (4.393 %).NET Developer
1020 (4.184 %)Applications Support
1020 (4.184 %)2nd Line Support
1119 (3.975 %)Network Manager
1217 (3.556 %)Systems Engineer
1316 (3.347 %)Server Analyst
1415 (3.138 %)Service Analyst
1514 (2.929 %)Service Desk Analyst
1514 (2.929 %)SQL Server Analyst
1613 (2.720 %)Software Engineer
1613 (2.720 %)Technical Analyst
1712 (2.510 %)Software Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (2.301 %)Computer Science
210 (2.092 %)N-Tier
39 (1.883 %)Blackberry
39 (1.883 %)Clustering
48 (1.674 %)EPoS
57 (1.464 %)Device Driver
65 (1.046 %)Mainframe
73 (0.628 %)AS400
73 (0.628 %)Mathematics
81 (0.209 %)Symmetrix
81 (0.209 %)EMC Centera
81 (0.209 %)VAX
81 (0.209 %)PDA
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1196 (41.00 %)Windows Server 2003
2110 (23.01 %)Windows XP
361 (12.76 %)Windows Vista
361 (12.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
437 (7.741 %)Windows 2000
529 (6.067 %)Linux
621 (4.393 %)UNIX
713 (2.720 %)Windows Mobile
88 (1.674 %)Windows Server 2008
88 (1.674 %)Mac OS X
97 (1.464 %)Symbian OS
106 (1.255 %)AIX
115 (1.046 %)Solaris
115 (1.046 %)Windows XP Embedded
123 (0.628 %)Windows NT
131 (0.209 %)VMS
131 (0.209 %)OpenVMS
131 (0.209 %)GCOS
131 (0.209 %)Red Hat Linux
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (4.812 %)ITIL
216 (3.347 %)CRM
315 (3.138 %)OO
412 (2.510 %)Disaster Recovery
510 (2.092 %)ERP
69 (1.883 %)Project Management
69 (1.883 %)Service Delivery
78 (1.674 %)Workflow
87 (1.464 %)DRM
96 (1.255 %)Validation
96 (1.255 %)Logistics
96 (1.255 %)Software Testing
105 (1.046 %)Software Engineering
105 (1.046 %)UML
105 (1.046 %)Data Security
105 (1.046 %)Security Management
105 (1.046 %)Business Intelligence
114 (0.837 %)Automated Testing
114 (0.837 %)Web Development
114 (0.837 %)Migration
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1114 (23.85 %)SQL
232 (6.695 %)C++
329 (6.067 %)C#
424 (5.021 %)VB
518 (3.766 %)VB.NET
614 (2.929 %)Transact-SQL
710 (2.092 %)VBScript
89 (1.883 %)JavaScript
97 (1.464 %)PL/SQL
97 (1.464 %)VB6
106 (1.255 %)C
115 (1.046 %)Perl
115 (1.046 %)Progress 4GL
124 (0.837 %)PHP
132 (0.418 %)Delphi
141 (0.209 %)DHTML
141 (0.209 %)Assembly Language
141 (0.209 %)VC++
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
171 (14.85 %)Microsoft Certification
254 (11.30 %)MCSE
335 (7.322 %)MCP
417 (3.556 %)Degree
513 (2.720 %)Cisco Certification
513 (2.720 %)CCNA
612 (2.510 %)MCSA
75 (1.046 %)ISEB
83 (0.628 %)PRINCE2 Certification
92 (0.418 %)ITIL Certification
92 (0.418 %)NVQ Level 3
101 (0.209 %)MOS
101 (0.209 %)MCDBA
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.092 %)SLA
21 (0.209 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1172 (35.98 %)Active Directory
219 (3.975 %)Terminal Services
316 (3.347 %)Backup Exec
414 (2.929 %)ISA Server
414 (2.929 %)Terminal Server
56 (1.255 %)MSMQ
56 (1.255 %)VMware ESX
64 (0.837 %)Oracle RAC
73 (0.628 %)VMware Infrastructure
81 (0.209 %)MetaFrame
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.255 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (1.046 %)Norton AntiVirus
34 (0.837 %)WSUS
42 (0.418 %)MOM
51 (0.209 %)MAILsweeper
51 (0.209 %)ARCserve
51 (0.209 %)Legato
51 (0.209 %)Tivoli
51 (0.209 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1139 (29.08 %)Microsoft
2101 (21.13 %)Citrix
349 (10.25 %)Cisco
432 (6.695 %)Oracle
524 (5.021 %)VMware
620 (4.184 %)CheckPoint
620 (4.184 %)Dell
717 (3.556 %)Altiris
815 (3.138 %)Intel
914 (2.929 %)VERITAS
109 (1.883 %)Lotus
109 (1.883 %)Cognos
118 (1.674 %)Symbian
118 (1.674 %)Symantec
118 (1.674 %)Remedy
118 (1.674 %)Sage
126 (1.255 %)Nokia
126 (1.255 %)IBM
126 (1.255 %)HP
126 (1.255 %)Nortel