The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 7 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 7 over the 3 months to 23 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 7
Rank 88 62 70
Rank change year-on-year
-26 +8
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 17 26 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 1.319% 2.527% 1.639%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.229% 10.00% 4.893%
Number of salaries quoted 12 23 13
Average salary £27,500 £44,000 £21,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-37.50% +104.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,600 £19,700 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £27,950 £45,000 £22,500
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
All Operating Systems
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
402 260 327
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 31.19% 25.27% 33.50%
Number of salaries quoted 351 222 292
Average salary £39,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.85% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 7
Buckinghamshire

Windows 7
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Milton Keynes region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Milton Keynes Windows 7 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows 7
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Windows 7 Salary Trend

Windows 7
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Milton Keynes Windows 7 Salary Histogram

Windows 7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Windows 7 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 7.

1 40 (100.00%) Windows
2 30 (75.00%) Microsoft
3 28 (70.00%) MS Excel
4 24 (60.00%) Windows XP
5 18 (45.00%) MS Office
6 13 (32.50%) Active Directory
7 12 (30.00%) SQL
8 11 (27.50%) SQL Server
8 11 (27.50%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (25.00%) SLA
9 10 (25.00%) Oracle
9 10 (25.00%) Retail
10 9 (22.50%) SQL Server 2000
10 9 (22.50%) MS Exchange
10 9 (22.50%) Oracle 10g
11 8 (20.00%) T-SQL
11 8 (20.00%) PL/SQL
11 8 (20.00%) Tomcat
12 7 (17.50%) Windows Server 2003
12 7 (17.50%) TCP/IP
13 6 (15.00%) VPN
13 6 (15.00%) Blackberry
13 6 (15.00%) Service Delivery
13 6 (15.00%) Incident Management
14 5 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
14 5 (12.50%) Apple iOS
14 5 (12.50%) Windows Vista
14 5 (12.50%) Finance
14 5 (12.50%) Management Information System
14 5 (12.50%) EFT

Windows 7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Windows 7 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 7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (10.00%) JSystem
2 2 (5.000%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 9 (22.50%) MS Exchange
2 8 (20.00%) Tomcat
3 3 (7.500%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (2.500%) Lync
5 1 (2.500%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 28 (70.00%) MS Excel
2 18 (45.00%) MS Office
3 1 (2.500%) Office 365
3 1 (2.500%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (10.00%) Retail-J
Communications & Networking
1 7 (17.50%) TCP/IP
2 6 (15.00%) VPN
3 4 (10.00%) LAN
3 4 (10.00%) WAN
4 3 (7.500%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (7.500%) DHCP
5 2 (5.000%) ADSL
6 1 (2.500%) Network Security
6 1 (2.500%) Internet
6 1 (2.500%) Firewall
6 1 (2.500%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (27.50%) SQL Server
2 9 (22.50%) SQL Server 2000
2 9 (22.50%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 1 (2.500%) AdminStudio
General
1 10 (25.00%) Retail
2 5 (12.50%) Finance
3 3 (7.500%) Spanish Language
4 2 (5.000%) Banking
5 1 (2.500%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (47.50%) Analyst
2 10 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 10 (25.00%) Support Analyst
3 9 (22.50%) Support Engineer
4 8 (20.00%) 3rd Line Support
5 6 (15.00%) Support Manager
5 6 (15.00%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (12.50%) Desktop Support
7 4 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
7 4 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 3 (7.500%) Service Desk Analyst
8 3 (7.500%) Service Analyst
9 2 (5.000%) Server Support
9 2 (5.000%) Technical Support
9 2 (5.000%) Technical Engineer
9 2 (5.000%) Network Support
9 2 (5.000%) Technical Support Engineer
9 2 (5.000%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 1 (2.500%) SCCM Consultant
10 1 (2.500%) Head of Infrastructure
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.00%) Blackberry
2 5 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 5 (12.50%) EFT
3 3 (7.500%) iPad
3 3 (7.500%) iPhone
4 2 (5.000%) Digital Media
5 1 (2.500%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 40 (100.00%) Windows
2 24 (60.00%) Windows XP
3 7 (17.50%) Windows Server 2003
4 5 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (12.50%) Apple iOS
4 5 (12.50%) Windows Vista
5 4 (10.00%) Linux
6 3 (7.500%) Mac OS X
7 2 (5.000%) Windows NT
7 2 (5.000%) Windows 2000
7 2 (5.000%) Windows Mobile
7 2 (5.000%) Android
7 2 (5.000%) Windows 8
8 1 (2.500%) Mac OS
8 1 (2.500%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (15.00%) Service Delivery
1 6 (15.00%) Incident Management
2 4 (10.00%) Problem Management
2 4 (10.00%) Knowledge Management
2 4 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 3 (7.500%) Data Security
4 2 (5.000%) ITIL
5 1 (2.500%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (2.500%) Asset Management
5 1 (2.500%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (30.00%) SQL
2 8 (20.00%) T-SQL
2 8 (20.00%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.500%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (27.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (7.500%) MCITP
2 3 (7.500%) Degree
2 3 (7.500%) MCP
3 2 (5.000%) MCSE
3 2 (5.000%) MCSA
3 2 (5.000%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (25.00%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (32.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.000%) Terminal Services
3 1 (2.500%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.500%) XenApp
3 1 (2.500%) XenDesktop
3 1 (2.500%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.500%) ISA Server
3 1 (2.500%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (7.500%) SCCM
1 3 (7.500%) Backup Exec
2 1 (2.500%) SCOM
2 1 (2.500%) SCVMM
2 1 (2.500%) Unicenter
Vendors
1 30 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (25.00%) Oracle
3 4 (10.00%) Apple
4 2 (5.000%) Remedy
4 2 (5.000%) McAfee
5 1 (2.500%) LANDesk
5 1 (2.500%) VMware
5 1 (2.500%) Altiris
5 1 (2.500%) CA
5 1 (2.500%) Citrix
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Our client is looking to recruit a Service Desk Analyst to support a large project for a 1 month contract in Milton Keynes. This contract has potential for...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Posted: 2 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
You will be an experienced 1st line professional with a good track record of technical, Windows 7 Support roles and you must be able to demonstrate a first...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £23000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Experience of supporting/administering Oracle 10g / SQL Server 2000 or above. Experience of supporting Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 7... Exposure to T-SQL and/or PL/SQL.
Advantage XPO
Salary: £18000 - £21000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013