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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 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 over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank58
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads207124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.055 %
As % of the category below65.92 %67.03 %
Salaries quoted160105
Average minimum salary£28,226£26,856
Average salary£30,441£28,683
% change on same period last year+6.12 %
Average maximum salary£32,657£30,510
UK excluding London average salary£32,364£32,782
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Operating Systems MerseysideOperating Systems
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads314185
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.154 %0.082 %
Salaries quoted230144
Average minimum salary£29,295£30,743
Average salary£31,258£32,319
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Average maximum salary£33,221£33,895
UK excluding London average salary£34,651£34,981
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Windows North WestWindows
North West

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Merseyside region over the past 3 months.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1LiverpoolUp+4135£31,637+6.02 %
2SouthportUp+131£23,700+39.41 %
3St HelensDown-13£34,333-
3WirralDown-53£22,833-22.80 %
4PrescotNew entry-1£16,500-
4BootleNew entry-1--
Windows North WestWindows
North West

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Windows also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows.

1157 (34.66 %)SQL
2139 (30.68 %)Active Directory
3126 (27.81 %)SQL Server
4123 (27.15 %)Microsoft
5107 (23.62 %)Firewall
6104 (22.96 %)Linux
7102 (22.52 %)Windows 2000
890 (19.87 %)TCP/IP
989 (19.65 %)Citrix
1074 (16.34 %)Exchange Server 2000
1173 (16.11 %)Cisco
1271 (15.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
1369 (15.23 %)Oracle
1464 (14.13 %).NET
1563 (13.91 %)MS Office
1662 (13.69 %)MS Exchange
1759 (13.02 %)MS Excel
1759 (13.02 %)Unix
1854 (11.92 %)Microsoft Certification
1949 (10.82 %)IIS
2048 (10.60 %)Finance
2147 (10.38 %)DNS
2244 (9.713 %)VPN
2342 (9.272 %)MCSE
2342 (9.272 %)Degree
2441 (9.051 %)Windows Server 2003
2539 (8.609 %)SQL Server 2000
2539 (8.609 %)ITIL
2539 (8.609 %)Windows XP
2638 (8.389 %)VB

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Windows also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
164 (14.13 %).NET
232 (7.064 %)XML
327 (5.960 %)WebServices
412 (2.649 %)ASP.NET
412 (2.649 %)WebSphere
510 (2.208 %).NET Framework
510 (2.208 %)COM+
510 (2.208 %)MFC
68 (1.766 %)HTML
68 (1.766 %)CSS
77 (1.545 %)WinForms
85 (1.104 %)AJAX
85 (1.104 %)Middleware
85 (1.104 %)ASP
85 (1.104 %)DCOM
94 (0.883 %)WPF
94 (0.883 %)Application Packaging
103 (0.662 %)J2EE
103 (0.662 %)SOAP
103 (0.662 %)STL
Application Platforms
174 (16.34 %)Exchange Server 2000
271 (15.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
362 (13.69 %)MS Exchange
449 (10.82 %)IIS
533 (7.285 %)Apache
620 (4.415 %)Oracle Application Server
712 (2.649 %)Lotus Notes
811 (2.428 %)Exchange Server 2007
94 (0.883 %)Oracle 10gAS
103 (0.662 %)Exchange Server 5.5
103 (0.662 %)Lotus Domino
103 (0.662 %)WebSphere Application Server
112 (0.442 %)BizTalk Server
121 (0.221 %)Documentum
121 (0.221 %)SharePoint
121 (0.221 %)Captiva
Applications
163 (13.91 %)MS Office
259 (13.02 %)MS Excel
31 (0.221 %)DeltaView
31 (0.221 %)Maya
31 (0.221 %)3ds Max
31 (0.221 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.221 %)InDesign
31 (0.221 %)Photoshop
Business Applications
110 (2.208 %)Oracle 11i
110 (2.208 %)Oracle Applications
27 (1.545 %)Navision
36 (1.325 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1107 (23.62 %)Firewall
290 (19.87 %)TCP/IP
347 (10.38 %)DNS
444 (9.713 %)VPN
532 (7.064 %)SNMP
624 (5.298 %)WAN
719 (4.194 %)LAN
719 (4.194 %)Cisco PIX
818 (3.974 %)SAN
915 (3.311 %)Network Security
1014 (3.091 %)Internet
1014 (3.091 %)DHCP
119 (1.987 %)WINS
128 (1.766 %)Intranet
137 (1.545 %)VoIP
137 (1.545 %)LDAP
137 (1.545 %)Wireless
146 (1.325 %)FTP
154 (0.883 %)SMTP
154 (0.883 %)Frame Relay
Database & Business Intelligence
1126 (27.81 %)SQL Server
239 (8.609 %)SQL Server 2000
327 (5.960 %)Oracle 10g
425 (5.519 %)Oracle 9i
524 (5.298 %)Crystal Reports
616 (3.532 %)Oracle Reports
616 (3.532 %)SQL Server 2005
79 (1.987 %)SQL Server 7
87 (1.545 %)MySQL
95 (1.104 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (0.883 %)Database Marketing
104 (0.883 %)ETL
112 (0.442 %)Datawarehouse
121 (0.221 %)DTS
121 (0.221 %)MS Access
121 (0.221 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
110 (2.208 %)Oracle Forms
25 (1.104 %)PVCS
33 (0.662 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.662 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.442 %)Flash
51 (0.221 %)Subversion
General
148 (10.60 %)Finance
225 (5.519 %)Pensions
317 (3.753 %)Banking
49 (1.987 %)Pharmaceutical
58 (1.766 %)Legal
67 (1.545 %)Games
67 (1.545 %)Insurance
76 (1.325 %)Telecoms
76 (1.325 %)Manufacturing
76 (1.325 %)Health
76 (1.325 %)Construction
76 (1.325 %)Education
85 (1.104 %)Government
85 (1.104 %)Investment Banking
85 (1.104 %)Marketing
93 (0.662 %)Auditing
102 (0.442 %)Retail
102 (0.442 %)3D Graphics
111 (0.221 %)Law
111 (0.221 %)Back Office
Job Titles
1133 (29.36 %)Analyst
278 (17.22 %)Administrator
342 (9.272 %)Developer
436 (7.947 %)Support Analyst
529 (6.402 %)DBA
628 (6.181 %)Systems Administrator
727 (5.960 %)Technical Analyst
826 (5.740 %)Linux Administrator
925 (5.519 %)Oracle DBA
1023 (5.077 %)Desktop Support
1122 (4.857 %)Tester
1220 (4.415 %)Server Analyst
1319 (4.194 %)IT Manager
1417 (3.753 %)Linux Systems Administrator
1516 (3.532 %)Consultant
1516 (3.532 %)Support Specialist
1615 (3.311 %)Senior Linux Administrator
1714 (3.091 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1714 (3.091 %)Infrastructure Manager
1714 (3.091 %)Network Administrator
Miscellaneous
119 (4.194 %)Clustering
28 (1.766 %)Asset Management
36 (1.325 %)Blackberry
45 (1.104 %)Dutch Language
45 (1.104 %)French Language
45 (1.104 %)Client/Server
53 (0.662 %)Device Driver
62 (0.442 %)Replication
62 (0.442 %)Mathematics
71 (0.221 %)Physics
71 (0.221 %)Computer Science
71 (0.221 %)PDA
71 (0.221 %)CESG
Operating Systems
1104 (22.96 %)Linux
2102 (22.52 %)Windows 2000
359 (13.02 %)Unix
441 (9.051 %)Windows Server 2003
539 (8.609 %)Windows XP
627 (5.960 %)AIX
715 (3.311 %)Solaris
811 (2.428 %)Windows NT
99 (1.987 %)HPUX
104 (0.883 %)NetWare
112 (0.442 %)Windows CE
121 (0.221 %)Windows Mobile
121 (0.221 %)Windows XP Embedded
Processes & Methodologies
139 (8.609 %)ITIL
227 (5.960 %)Disaster Recovery
323 (5.077 %)Business Continuity
417 (3.753 %)Project Management
516 (3.532 %)Software Testing
610 (2.208 %)Test Scripting
79 (1.987 %)Migration
79 (1.987 %)BCP
88 (1.766 %)OO
88 (1.766 %)Web Development
97 (1.545 %)Document Management
97 (1.545 %)ERP
106 (1.325 %)PRINCE2
106 (1.325 %)Change Management
115 (1.104 %)Service Delivery
124 (0.883 %)E-Commerce
124 (0.883 %)Data Security
133 (0.662 %)Configuration Management
133 (0.662 %)UML
133 (0.662 %)Workflow
Programming Languages
1157 (34.66 %)SQL
238 (8.389 %)VB
336 (7.947 %)C#
435 (7.726 %)VB.NET
523 (5.077 %)C++
616 (3.532 %)VB6
711 (2.428 %)C
810 (2.208 %)PL/SQL
95 (1.104 %)VBScript
95 (1.104 %)Embedded C++
95 (1.104 %)Java
95 (1.104 %)Perl
104 (0.883 %)JavaScript
104 (0.883 %)Delphi
112 (0.442 %)PHP
112 (0.442 %)Transact-SQL
121 (0.221 %)VBA
121 (0.221 %)DHTML
121 (0.221 %)COBOL
Qualifications
154 (11.92 %)Microsoft Certification
242 (9.272 %)MCSE
242 (9.272 %)Degree
319 (4.194 %)MCSA
414 (3.091 %)MCP
510 (2.208 %)HND
69 (1.987 %)Citrix Certification
78 (1.766 %)CCNA
78 (1.766 %)Cisco Certification
85 (1.104 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
94 (0.883 %)ITIL Certification
103 (0.662 %)MCTS
112 (0.442 %)CISA
112 (0.442 %)CCA
121 (0.221 %)RHCE
121 (0.221 %)PIIA
121 (0.221 %)ACCA
121 (0.221 %)ISEB
121 (0.221 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.753 %)SLA
29 (1.987 %)QA
37 (1.545 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
44 (0.883 %)ISO9001
52 (0.442 %)ISO27001
System Software
1139 (30.68 %)Active Directory
224 (5.298 %)Samba
315 (3.311 %)Oracle RAC
414 (3.091 %)Oracle RMAN
414 (3.091 %)Terminal Services
512 (2.649 %)ISA Server
512 (2.649 %)Terminal Server
66 (1.325 %)VMware ESX
66 (1.325 %)Citrix Presentation Server
74 (0.883 %)Novell eDirectory
83 (0.662 %)Backup Exec
83 (0.662 %)MetaFrame
92 (0.442 %)VMware Workstation
101 (0.221 %)MSMQ
Systems Management
18 (1.766 %)BMC PATROL
26 (1.325 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
35 (1.104 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (0.883 %)WSUS
44 (0.883 %)OpenView
52 (0.442 %)ARCserve
61 (0.221 %)DameWare
Vendors
1123 (27.15 %)Microsoft
289 (19.65 %)Citrix
373 (16.11 %)Cisco
469 (15.23 %)Oracle
535 (7.726 %)Red Hat
633 (7.285 %)CheckPoint
732 (7.064 %)Dell
822 (4.857 %)VMware
915 (3.311 %)HP
1013 (2.870 %)Sun
1013 (2.870 %)Lotus
1111 (2.428 %)Scalix
128 (1.766 %)Remedy
128 (1.766 %)IBM
128 (1.766 %)BMC
136 (1.325 %)CA
145 (1.104 %)EMC
154 (0.883 %)Intel
154 (0.883 %)NetApp
154 (0.883 %)Novell
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