The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leicestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 21 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 Leicestershire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 8 8 12
Rank change year-on-year
0 +4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 132 132 66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 19.35% 18.80% 12.50%
As % of the Operating Systems category 82.50% 72.13% 68.75%
Number of salaries quoted 116 113 61
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
Leicestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
160 183 96
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 23.46% 26.07% 18.18%
Number of salaries quoted 134 159 91
Average salary £36,500 £35,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.28% +12.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,900 £25,000 £22,600
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £41,396 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
East Midlands

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Leicester +1 74 £37,500 -
Market Harborough +3 3 £20,000 -59.18%
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 3 £25,000 -
Hinckley -13 2 £21,500 +19.44%
Loughborough -13 2 £41,000 +57.69%
Windows
East Midlands

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

1 135 (45.45%) SQL Server
2 126 (42.42%) Microsoft
3 99 (33.33%) SQL
4 98 (33.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 89 (29.97%) .NET
6 87 (29.29%) Active Directory
6 87 (29.29%) Windows Server 2003
7 81 (27.27%) C#
7 81 (27.27%) MS Excel
8 66 (22.22%) Degree
9 62 (20.88%) MS Exchange
10 58 (19.53%) VMware
11 56 (18.86%) IIS
12 51 (17.17%) Windows XP
13 49 (16.50%) Citrix
14 48 (16.16%) Finance
15 46 (15.49%) TCP/IP
15 46 (15.49%) Smartcard
15 46 (15.49%) Cyber Security
16 45 (15.15%) MS Office
16 45 (15.15%) HTML
17 42 (14.14%) ASP.NET
18 40 (13.47%) XML
19 39 (13.13%) Microsoft Certification
19 39 (13.13%) Test Scripting
20 38 (12.79%) VMware Infrastructure
21 35 (11.78%) Agile Software Development
21 35 (11.78%) MCP
22 34 (11.45%) Biometrics
22 34 (11.45%) Identity Management

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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 89 (29.97%) .NET
2 45 (15.15%) HTML
3 42 (14.14%) ASP.NET
4 40 (13.47%) XML
5 34 (11.45%) WinForms
6 25 (8.418%) WPF
7 20 (6.734%) WCF
8 17 (5.724%) WF
9 16 (5.387%) CSS
10 14 (4.714%) jQuery
10 14 (4.714%) Ajax
11 13 (4.377%) .NET Framework
11 13 (4.377%) Silverlight
12 10 (3.367%) LINQ
13 9 (3.030%) ASP.NET MVC
14 8 (2.694%) Razor View Engine
15 7 (2.357%) ASP.NET MVC 2
15 7 (2.357%) Web Services
16 5 (1.684%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
16 5 (1.684%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 62 (20.88%) MS Exchange
2 56 (18.86%) IIS
3 25 (8.418%) Exchange Server 2007
4 18 (6.061%) SharePoint
5 13 (4.377%) Exchange Server 2010
5 13 (4.377%) BizTalk Server
6 12 (4.040%) Windows Azure
7 10 (3.367%) Exchange Server 2003
8 5 (1.684%) Lync
8 5 (1.684%) SharePoint 2010
9 2 (0.673%) Commerce Server
9 2 (0.673%) Commerce Server 2007
9 2 (0.673%) Office Communications Server
10 1 (0.337%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.337%) Captiva
10 1 (0.337%) Exchange Server 2000
10 1 (0.337%) WebSphere MQ
10 1 (0.337%) Lotus Notes
10 1 (0.337%) Lotus Domino
10 1 (0.337%) Apache
Applications
1 81 (27.27%) MS Excel
2 45 (15.15%) MS Office
3 4 (1.347%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.673%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (0.673%) Office 365
5 1 (0.337%) Blender
5 1 (0.337%) Maya
5 1 (0.337%) 3ds Max
Business Applications
1 2 (0.673%) SAP Retail
1 2 (0.673%) Retail-J
Communications & Networking
1 46 (15.49%) TCP/IP
2 24 (8.081%) Firewall
3 21 (7.071%) WAN
4 17 (5.724%) VPN
4 17 (5.724%) LAN
5 14 (4.714%) Internet
6 13 (4.377%) DHCP
7 12 (4.040%) LDAP
8 9 (3.030%) DNS
8 9 (3.030%) Wireless
9 8 (2.694%) FTP
9 8 (2.694%) SAN
9 8 (2.694%) VLAN
10 6 (2.020%) BGP
10 6 (2.020%) VoIP
11 5 (1.684%) MPLS
11 5 (1.684%) PBX
12 3 (1.010%) PABX
12 3 (1.010%) Intranet
12 3 (1.010%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (45.45%) SQL Server
2 29 (9.764%) SQL Server 2008
3 16 (5.387%) SQL Server 2005
4 13 (4.377%) SQL Server 2000
5 12 (4.040%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (3.030%) Informix
7 8 (2.694%) MS Access
7 8 (2.694%) Crystal Reports
7 8 (2.694%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (2.020%) SQL Server 2012
9 4 (1.347%) MySQL
10 3 (1.010%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.673%) DTS
12 1 (0.337%) PerformancePoint
12 1 (0.337%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.337%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 1 (0.337%) Oracle 8/8i
12 1 (0.337%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.337%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (5.051%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.030%) NUnit
3 8 (2.694%) QuickTest Pro
3 8 (2.694%) Moq
3 8 (2.694%) MSTest
4 6 (2.020%) TestPartner
5 4 (1.347%) Rhino Mocks
6 3 (1.010%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.337%) GitHub
7 1 (0.337%) JIRA
7 1 (0.337%) Subversion
General
1 48 (16.16%) Finance
2 17 (5.724%) Retail
3 15 (5.051%) Back Office
4 8 (2.694%) Telecoms
5 7 (2.357%) Marketing
6 2 (0.673%) Publishing
7 1 (0.337%) French Language
7 1 (0.337%) German Language
7 1 (0.337%) Electronics
7 1 (0.337%) Games
7 1 (0.337%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 69 (23.23%) Developer
2 45 (15.15%) Analyst
3 41 (13.80%) .NET Developer
4 39 (13.13%) Support Engineer
5 33 (11.11%) Tester
6 31 (10.44%) Software Tester
7 29 (9.764%) C# Developer
8 27 (9.091%) C# .NET Developer
9 22 (7.407%) Support Analyst
10 21 (7.071%) IT Support
11 20 (6.734%) Administrator
12 19 (6.397%) Systems Engineer
13 17 (5.724%) Software Developer
13 17 (5.724%) Software Engineer
14 15 (5.051%) 3rd Line Support
15 14 (4.714%) C++ Developer
16 13 (4.377%) Senior Support Engineer
16 13 (4.377%) C++ Software Developer
16 13 (4.377%) Senior IT Support
16 13 (4.377%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 46 (15.49%) Smartcard
2 34 (11.45%) Biometrics
3 27 (9.091%) Computer Science
4 19 (6.397%) Blackberry
5 15 (5.051%) Mathematics
6 14 (4.714%) Management Information System
7 13 (4.377%) Clustering
8 12 (4.040%) PKI
9 9 (3.030%) AS400
10 8 (2.694%) Firmware
10 8 (2.694%) iSeries
10 8 (2.694%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (2.020%) VHDL
12 5 (1.684%) IVR
13 4 (1.347%) Tandem
14 3 (1.010%) Open Source
14 3 (1.010%) EPoS
15 2 (0.673%) Client/Server
16 1 (0.337%) Social Media
16 1 (0.337%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 98 (33.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 87 (29.29%) Windows Server 2003
3 51 (17.17%) Windows XP
4 32 (10.77%) Windows Vista
5 21 (7.071%) Android
6 20 (6.734%) Windows 7
6 20 (6.734%) Linux
7 15 (5.051%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (4.714%) Apple iOS
9 12 (4.040%) BlackBerry OS
10 9 (3.030%) Windows 2000 Server
11 7 (2.357%) Windows 2000
12 5 (1.684%) Windows Mobile
13 4 (1.347%) UNIX
13 4 (1.347%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.673%) AIX
14 2 (0.673%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.337%) Mac OS X Server
15 1 (0.337%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (15.49%) Cyber Security
2 39 (13.13%) Test Scripting
3 35 (11.78%) Agile Software Development
4 34 (11.45%) Identity Management
5 24 (8.081%) Web Development
6 19 (6.397%) Information Security
7 17 (5.724%) MVC
7 17 (5.724%) Workflow
8 16 (5.387%) Migration
9 15 (5.051%) TDD
10 14 (4.714%) Change Management
10 14 (4.714%) Software Engineering
11 13 (4.377%) Capacity Management
11 13 (4.377%) Capacity Planning
11 13 (4.377%) ITIL
12 11 (3.704%) User Acceptance Testing
12 11 (3.704%) Project Management
13 10 (3.367%) Disaster Recovery
13 10 (3.367%) Business Intelligence
13 10 (3.367%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 99 (33.33%) SQL
2 81 (27.27%) C#
3 30 (10.10%) VB.NET
4 22 (7.407%) VBScript
5 21 (7.071%) T-SQL
6 20 (6.734%) VB
7 19 (6.397%) JavaScript
8 18 (6.061%) C++
9 17 (5.724%) Java
10 11 (3.704%) PowerShell
11 6 (2.020%) Python
12 5 (1.684%) C
13 2 (0.673%) PHP
13 2 (0.673%) VBA
13 2 (0.673%) VB6
14 1 (0.337%) Progress 4GL
14 1 (0.337%) Perl
14 1 (0.337%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 66 (22.22%) Degree
2 39 (13.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 35 (11.78%) MCP
4 23 (7.744%) MCTS
5 18 (6.061%) MCSE
5 18 (6.061%) MCITP
6 12 (4.040%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (3.704%) Security Cleared
8 10 (3.367%) CISSP
9 9 (3.030%) CCNP
10 8 (2.694%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 7 (2.357%) ISEB
12 6 (2.020%) MCSA
12 6 (2.020%) Citrix Certification
12 6 (2.020%) CCNA
13 5 (1.684%) CCEE
13 5 (1.684%) CCIP
14 3 (1.010%) CCEA
14 3 (1.010%) CCA
14 3 (1.010%) MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.071%) SLA
2 3 (1.010%) ISO 9001
2 3 (1.010%) TickIT
3 2 (0.673%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.673%) QA
3 2 (0.673%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 87 (29.29%) Active Directory
2 38 (12.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (8.754%) vSphere
4 11 (3.704%) VMware ESX
5 10 (3.367%) Hyper-V
6 9 (3.030%) XenDesktop
6 9 (3.030%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (2.357%) XenApp
8 6 (2.020%) Terminal Services
9 4 (1.347%) XenServer
10 1 (0.337%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 17 (5.724%) SCOM
2 8 (2.694%) SCCM
3 7 (2.357%) Backup Exec
4 4 (1.347%) Norton AntiVirus
5 2 (0.673%) WSUS
6 1 (0.337%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 1 (0.337%) ARCserve
6 1 (0.337%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 126 (42.42%) Microsoft
2 58 (19.53%) VMware
3 49 (16.50%) Citrix
4 23 (7.744%) Cisco
5 18 (6.061%) Oracle
5 18 (6.061%) HP
6 16 (5.387%) Symantec
7 11 (3.704%) Dell
8 5 (1.684%) LANDesk
8 5 (1.684%) Avaya
9 4 (1.347%) Apple
10 3 (1.010%) ProCurve
10 3 (1.010%) JD Edwards
10 3 (1.010%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.010%) Sophos
10 3 (1.010%) SAP
11 2 (0.673%) NetApp
11 2 (0.673%) Sage
11 2 (0.673%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.673%) Altiris
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