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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the Merseyside 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 Vista over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6578
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.217 %1.633 %
Salaries quoted124
Average minimum salary£26,208£29,500
Average salary£26,583£30,250
% change on same period last year-12.12 %
Average maximum salary£26,958£31,000
UK excluding London average salary£28,476£36,732
% change on same period last year-22.47 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads230245
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.103 %
Salaries quoted194199
Average minimum salary£27,524£29,474
Average salary£28,823£31,293
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum salary£30,123£33,113
UK excluding London average salary£34,018£34,611
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Windows Vista North WestWindows Vista
North West

Windows Vista
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside Windows Vista Salary Trend

Windows Vista
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Merseyside Windows Vista Salary Histogram

Windows Vista
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Vista within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WirralNew entry-5£34,300-
PrescotNew entry-4£16,000-
LiverpoolUp+103£27,833-7.98 %
Windows Vista North WestWindows Vista
North West

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista.

120 (100.00 %)Windows
219 (95.00 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (70.00 %)Windows XP
413 (65.00 %)Microsoft
413 (65.00 %)Active Directory
512 (60.00 %)MS Excel
611 (55.00 %)MS Office
611 (55.00 %)TCP/IP
78 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
78 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
87 (35.00 %)DNS
87 (35.00 %)DHCP
96 (30.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
96 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
96 (30.00 %)Finance
96 (30.00 %)VMware
104 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
104 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
104 (20.00 %)SLA
104 (20.00 %)SQL
113 (15.00 %)UNIX
113 (15.00 %)SQL Server
113 (15.00 %)IIS
113 (15.00 %)LAN
113 (15.00 %)WAN
113 (15.00 %)MCSE
113 (15.00 %)ERP
113 (15.00 %)Tivoli
113 (15.00 %)BMC PATROL
113 (15.00 %)Citrix

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %).NET
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
18 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (15.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
23 (15.00 %)IIS
32 (10.00 %)SharePoint
41 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (60.00 %)MS Excel
211 (55.00 %)MS Office
32 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (55.00 %)TCP/IP
27 (35.00 %)DNS
27 (35.00 %)DHCP
33 (15.00 %)WAN
33 (15.00 %)LAN
33 (15.00 %)SAN
42 (10.00 %)VoIP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.00 %)SQL Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Finance
23 (15.00 %)Government
31 (5.000 %)Pensions
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (30.00 %)Analyst
24 (20.00 %)Graduate
24 (20.00 %)Network Technician
24 (20.00 %)Trainee
33 (15.00 %)Technical Services Analyst
33 (15.00 %)Technical Project Manager
33 (15.00 %)Technical Manager
33 (15.00 %)Technical Analyst
33 (15.00 %)Project Manager
42 (10.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
42 (10.00 %)Support Technician
42 (10.00 %)Service Analyst
51 (5.000 %)PC Support
51 (5.000 %)Wintel Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Test Analyst
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (100.00 %)Windows
219 (95.00 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (70.00 %)Windows XP
46 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (15.00 %)UNIX
62 (10.00 %)Mac OS X
62 (10.00 %)Linux
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
14 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (15.00 %)ERP
23 (15.00 %)Data Security
31 (5.000 %)Test Scripting
31 (5.000 %)System Testing
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (5.000 %)Transact-SQL
21 (5.000 %)VB
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (15.00 %)MCSE
13 (15.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.000 %)ISEB
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (20.00 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (65.00 %)Active Directory
26 (30.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.00 %)Tivoli
13 (15.00 %)BMC PATROL
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (65.00 %)Microsoft
26 (30.00 %)VMware
33 (15.00 %)Citrix
33 (15.00 %)BMC
41 (5.000 %)Lotus