The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 8 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Newcastle upon Tyne region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 8 over the 3 months to 24 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 8
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 4 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.826% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.837% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Average salary £21,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £45,750 -
% change year-on-year
-28.96% -
All Operating Systems
Newcastle upon Tyne
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
141 109 93
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 29.13% 24.17% 22.52%
Number of salaries quoted 127 82 82
Average salary £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £21,500 £21,750
10% offered a salary of more than £53,000 £38,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 8
Tyne and Wear

Windows 8
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows 8 across the Newcastle upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Newcastle upon Tyne Windows 8 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows 8
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows 8 across the Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Newcastle upon Tyne Windows 8 Salary Trend

Windows 8
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne region citing Windows 8 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 8.

1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) MCSE
2 4 (80.00%) Windows XP
2 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (80.00%) MCP
2 4 (80.00%) MCDST
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 3 (60.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (60.00%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (60.00%) MS Excel
3 3 (60.00%) CRM
3 3 (60.00%) E-Commerce
3 3 (60.00%) MS Office
3 3 (60.00%) ITIL
3 3 (60.00%) C
4 1 (20.00%) C#
4 1 (20.00%) C++
4 1 (20.00%) .NET
4 1 (20.00%) MCSA
4 1 (20.00%) MS Exchange
4 1 (20.00%) LAN
4 1 (20.00%) WAN
4 1 (20.00%) DHCP
4 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
4 1 (20.00%) DNS
4 1 (20.00%) SLA

Windows 8
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne region citing Windows 8 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 8. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (20.00%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) MS Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) MS Excel
1 3 (60.00%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (60.00%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
1 1 (20.00%) DHCP
1 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (20.00%) DNS
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (60.00%) IT Support
3 1 (20.00%) Help Desk Support
3 1 (20.00%) Software Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
3 1 (20.00%) Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Social Media
1 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows XP
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) CRM
1 3 (60.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) C
2 1 (20.00%) C#
2 1 (20.00%) C++
2 1 (20.00%) XAML
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) MCSE
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (80.00%) MCP
1 4 (80.00%) MCDST
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) MCSA
3 1 (20.00%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Remedy
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Windows Developer - C# / WP8 / Metro / Mobile / Desktop Applications... The ideal candidate will have worked on Metro apps for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8... Portfolio of Windows Phone...
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Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013