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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank137
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads6081000
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.321 %0.409 %
As % of the category below61.04 %69.44 %
Salaries quoted508906
Average minimum salary£25,706£28,182
Average salary£27,866£30,997
% change on same period last year-10.10 %
Average maximum salary£30,026£33,812
UK excluding London average salary£32,377£32,950
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads9961440
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.526 %0.590 %
Salaries quoted8351310
Average minimum salary£27,255£29,444
Average salary£29,744£32,295
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
Average maximum salary£32,233£35,147
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
StockportUp+348£26,380+1.17 %
OldhamDown-436£28,441-1.77 %
AltrinchamDown-318£28,045+14.47 %
CheadleUp+114£30,071-49.88 %
BoltonDown-1413£27,958+22.72 %
SalfordDown-512£27,050-4.14 %
WiganUp+18£19,792-25.78 %
RochdaleUp+38£21,375-0.58 %
Ashton-under-LyneDown-25£20,000-19.52 %
SaleDown-124£34,000-
BuryNo change01£30,000+9.09 %
Windows North WestWindows
North West

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1402 (29.05 %)Microsoft
2311 (22.47 %)SQL Server
3303 (21.89 %)Windows 2000
4301 (21.75 %)Active Directory
5300 (21.68 %)MS Exchange
6298 (21.53 %)SQL
7268 (19.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
8257 (18.57 %)Microsoft Certification
9233 (16.84 %)Cisco
10214 (15.46 %).NET
10214 (15.46 %)Windows XP
11213 (15.39 %)MS Excel
12212 (15.32 %)UNIX
13209 (15.10 %)TCP/IP
14200 (14.45 %)Linux
15186 (13.44 %)WAN
16184 (13.29 %)Citrix
17173 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
18166 (11.99 %)C++
19157 (11.34 %)Degree
20147 (10.62 %)MCSE
21145 (10.48 %)Firewall
22144 (10.40 %)C#
22144 (10.40 %)Internet
23140 (10.12 %)Oracle
24134 (9.682 %)Windows Server 2003
25124 (8.960 %)VPN
25124 (8.960 %)MS Office
26118 (8.526 %)XML
27117 (8.454 %)ASP.NET

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1214 (15.46 %).NET
2118 (8.526 %)XML
3117 (8.454 %)ASP.NET
466 (4.769 %)WebServices
563 (4.552 %)J2EE
660 (4.335 %)HTML
744 (3.179 %)WinForms
834 (2.457 %)CSS
931 (2.240 %).NET Framework
1029 (2.095 %)Spring
1029 (2.095 %)JSP
1128 (2.023 %)ASP
1224 (1.734 %)EJB
1323 (1.662 %)JMS
1421 (1.517 %)Struts
1519 (1.373 %)JDBC
1618 (1.301 %)MFC
1618 (1.301 %)JSF
1715 (1.084 %)BREW
1813 (0.939 %)WCF
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1300 (21.68 %)MS Exchange
2268 (19.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
3173 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
4103 (7.442 %)IIS
585 (6.142 %)Exchange Server 2007
643 (3.107 %)SharePoint
734 (2.457 %)Lotus Notes
822 (1.590 %)Tomcat
921 (1.517 %)JBoss
1018 (1.301 %)Apache
1117 (1.228 %)Oracle Application Server
1215 (1.084 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
1310 (0.723 %)Lotus Domino
147 (0.506 %)Exchange Server 5.5
154 (0.289 %)WebLogic
163 (0.217 %)Oracle Workflow
163 (0.217 %)WorkSite
163 (0.217 %)GlassFish
172 (0.145 %)BizTalk Server
181 (0.072 %)Content Management Server
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1213 (15.39 %)MS Excel
2124 (8.960 %)MS Office
35 (0.361 %)Photoshop
43 (0.217 %)Adobe Illustrator
51 (0.072 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.072 %)InfoPath
51 (0.072 %)MS Visio
51 (0.072 %)Fireworks
51 (0.072 %)AutoCAD
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (0.506 %)Oracle Applications
26 (0.434 %)SalesLogix
26 (0.434 %)GoldMine
34 (0.289 %)Navision
43 (0.217 %)e-Work
43 (0.217 %)Oracle 11i
52 (0.145 %)Microsoft CRM
52 (0.145 %)Line 50
52 (0.145 %)Line 500
61 (0.072 %)Summit
61 (0.072 %)SAP Business One
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1209 (15.10 %)TCP/IP
2186 (13.44 %)WAN
3145 (10.48 %)Firewall
4144 (10.40 %)Internet
5124 (8.960 %)VPN
6112 (8.092 %)LAN
795 (6.864 %)DNS
869 (4.986 %)ADSL
964 (4.624 %)DHCP
1056 (4.046 %)Broadband
1149 (3.540 %)Wireless
1243 (3.107 %)Cisco PIX
1340 (2.890 %)SAN
1435 (2.529 %)MPLS
1532 (2.312 %)HTTP
1532 (2.312 %)VLAN
1631 (2.240 %)SMS
1725 (1.806 %)LLU
1725 (1.806 %)IPsec
1821 (1.517 %)VoIP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1311 (22.47 %)SQL Server
289 (6.431 %)SQL Server 2000
379 (5.708 %)SQL Server 2005
451 (3.685 %)Oracle 9i
550 (3.613 %)Oracle 10g
646 (3.324 %)MySQL
731 (2.240 %)RDBMS
825 (1.806 %)MS Access
920 (1.445 %)Oracle Reports
1018 (1.301 %)Oracle Discoverer
1117 (1.228 %)Crystal Reports
1214 (1.012 %)DTS
138 (0.578 %)PostgreSQL
147 (0.506 %)DB2
155 (0.361 %)SQL Server Integration Services
164 (0.289 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
173 (0.217 %)SQL Server 7
173 (0.217 %)Datawarehouse
173 (0.217 %)GIS
182 (0.145 %)BusinessObjects
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
157 (4.118 %)Visual Studio
219 (1.373 %)JUnit
311 (0.795 %)Rational Rose
311 (0.795 %)JDeveloper
410 (0.723 %)Ant
57 (0.506 %)Eclipse
66 (0.434 %)Flash
73 (0.217 %)Oracle Forms
73 (0.217 %)Dreamweaver
73 (0.217 %)CodeWarrior
82 (0.145 %)Subversion
91 (0.072 %)LoadRunner
91 (0.072 %)PVCS
91 (0.072 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1114 (8.237 %)Finance
284 (6.069 %)Telecoms
377 (5.564 %)Pensions
436 (2.601 %)Health
531 (2.240 %)Education
531 (2.240 %)Insurance
629 (2.095 %)Law
629 (2.095 %)Legal
728 (2.023 %)Retail
728 (2.023 %)Marketing
822 (1.590 %)Banking
916 (1.156 %)Government
1015 (1.084 %)Electronics
1111 (0.795 %)Games
128 (0.578 %)Manufacturing
128 (0.578 %)Construction
135 (0.361 %)Automotive
135 (0.361 %)FMCG
144 (0.289 %)Auditing
144 (0.289 %)Local Government
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1249 (17.99 %)Developer
2206 (14.88 %)Analyst
3138 (9.971 %)Support Engineer
4109 (7.876 %)Support Analyst
593 (6.720 %)Administrator
680 (5.780 %)Consultant
770 (5.058 %)Software Engineer
868 (4.913 %)2nd Line Support
960 (4.335 %)C++ Developer
1054 (3.902 %)Technical Support
1151 (3.685 %)Network Engineer
1250 (3.613 %).NET Developer
1250 (3.613 %)Network Support
1349 (3.540 %)Systems Administrator
1448 (3.468 %)Team Leader
1543 (3.107 %)IT Manager
1543 (3.107 %)Support Technician
1639 (2.818 %)Support Consultant
1639 (2.818 %)IT Support Engineer
1738 (2.746 %)Java Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
135 (2.529 %)Blackberry
233 (2.384 %)Client/Server
330 (2.168 %)Thin Client
330 (2.168 %)Fat Client
419 (1.373 %)Mathematics
517 (1.228 %)Cryptography
616 (1.156 %)Management Information System
714 (1.012 %)Clustering
813 (0.939 %)EPoS
813 (0.939 %)SecurID
813 (0.939 %)VAX
813 (0.939 %)PKI
912 (0.867 %)Computer Science
109 (0.650 %)Multithreading
118 (0.578 %)Data Conversion
118 (0.578 %)Pocket PC
127 (0.506 %)PDA
127 (0.506 %)Physics
136 (0.434 %)Handset
145 (0.361 %)N-Tier
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1303 (21.89 %)Windows 2000
2214 (15.46 %)Windows XP
3212 (15.32 %)UNIX
4200 (14.45 %)Linux
5134 (9.682 %)Windows Server 2003
651 (3.685 %)Windows NT
744 (3.179 %)Windows CE
841 (2.962 %)Solaris
940 (2.890 %)Windows Mobile
1024 (1.734 %)NetWare
1122 (1.590 %)Debian
1221 (1.517 %)AIX
1318 (1.301 %)OpenVMS
1414 (1.012 %)Windows XP Embedded
1513 (0.939 %)Symbian OS
167 (0.506 %)VMS
175 (0.361 %)HPUX
175 (0.361 %)Fedora
184 (0.289 %)OpenBSD
184 (0.289 %)FreeBSD
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1105 (7.587 %)OO
274 (5.347 %)Project Management
367 (4.841 %)ITIL
367 (4.841 %)UML
444 (3.179 %)Software Testing
537 (2.673 %)OOD
632 (2.312 %)Web Development
728 (2.023 %)Software Engineering
827 (1.951 %)Migration
925 (1.806 %)Stakeholder Management
1024 (1.734 %)E-Commerce
1122 (1.590 %)Disaster Recovery
1221 (1.517 %)PRINCE2
1318 (1.301 %)Service Delivery
1417 (1.228 %)CRM
1516 (1.156 %)B2B
1613 (0.939 %)Automated Testing
1712 (0.867 %)Supplier Management
1811 (0.795 %)Performance Testing
1811 (0.795 %)Information Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1298 (21.53 %)SQL
2166 (11.99 %)C++
3144 (10.40 %)C#
4112 (8.092 %)Java
594 (6.792 %)VB
689 (6.431 %)VB.NET
777 (5.564 %)C
847 (3.396 %)JavaScript
939 (2.818 %)Perl
1031 (2.240 %)PHP
1128 (2.023 %)Embedded C++
1225 (1.806 %)PL/SQL
1324 (1.734 %)Transact-SQL
1423 (1.662 %)VBA
1423 (1.662 %)VC++
1520 (1.445 %)VB6
1615 (1.084 %)Python
1711 (0.795 %)Shell Script
1810 (0.723 %)Embedded C
1810 (0.723 %)DHTML
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1257 (18.57 %)Microsoft Certification
2157 (11.34 %)Degree
3147 (10.62 %)MCSE
499 (7.153 %)MCSA
559 (4.263 %)MCP
646 (3.324 %)Cisco Certification
745 (3.251 %)CCNA
831 (2.240 %)Citrix Certification
928 (2.023 %)HND
1022 (1.590 %)CCEA
1121 (1.517 %)CISSP
1218 (1.301 %)Novell Certification
1315 (1.084 %)MCSD
1412 (0.867 %)MCT
159 (0.650 %)ISEB
159 (0.650 %)MCDST
159 (0.650 %)ITIL Certification
168 (0.578 %)CCA
168 (0.578 %)CCNP
168 (0.578 %)HNC
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
160 (4.335 %)SLA
225 (1.806 %)QA
34 (0.289 %)ISO27001
34 (0.289 %)ISO17799
42 (0.145 %)ISO9000
51 (0.072 %)CESG Infosec
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1301 (21.75 %)Active Directory
292 (6.647 %)ISA Server
354 (3.902 %)Citrix Presentation Server
448 (3.468 %)Backup Exec
525 (1.806 %)Terminal Services
624 (1.734 %)MetaFrame
722 (1.590 %)VMware Infrastructure
813 (0.939 %)Oracle RAC
912 (0.867 %)Terminal Server
1011 (0.795 %)VMware ESX
118 (0.578 %)MSMQ
126 (0.434 %)Novell eDirectory
135 (0.361 %)NetBackup
144 (0.289 %)Oracle RMAN
151 (0.072 %)Nmap
151 (0.072 %)VMware Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (1.228 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
213 (0.939 %)Norton AntiVirus
312 (0.867 %)ZENworks
411 (0.795 %)Nagios
59 (0.650 %)DameWare
68 (0.578 %)ServiceCenter
75 (0.361 %)OpenView
75 (0.361 %)Tivoli
83 (0.217 %)OVSD
92 (0.145 %)HP Data Protector
101 (0.072 %)SCCM
101 (0.072 %)SCOM
101 (0.072 %)Nessus
101 (0.072 %)MOM
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1402 (29.05 %)Microsoft
2233 (16.84 %)Cisco
3184 (13.29 %)Citrix
4140 (10.12 %)Oracle
589 (6.431 %)VMware
663 (4.552 %)HP
752 (3.757 %)Symantec
847 (3.396 %)Symbian
941 (2.962 %)Lotus
1040 (2.890 %)McAfee Security
1137 (2.673 %)Dell
1228 (2.023 %)Novell
1327 (1.951 %)IBM
1421 (1.517 %)CheckPoint
1520 (1.445 %)VERITAS
1616 (1.156 %)Compaq
1713 (0.939 %)Altiris
1812 (0.867 %)Sun
1911 (0.795 %)WatchGuard
2010 (0.723 %)Sophos
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