The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 17 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 North East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 16 4 10
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +6
Permanent jobs citing Windows 68 154 107
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 9.898% 17.58% 14.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category 35.98% 57.46% 56.32%
Number of salaries quoted 57 139 91
Average salary £26,500 £28,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.35% -15.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £22,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £38,300 £39,900
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
189 268 190
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 27.51% 30.59% 26.35%
Number of salaries quoted 170 229 161
Average salary £33,000 £28,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.85% -13.84%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £22,500 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
England

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North East Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Salary Trend

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

North East Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the North East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North East Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and Wear -10 56 £26,000 -10.34%
Durham -10 10 £32,500 +13.04%
Windows
England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

1 60 (39.22%) Microsoft
2 47 (30.72%) MS Excel
3 43 (28.10%) Active Directory
4 38 (24.84%) SQL Server
5 37 (24.18%) .NET
6 34 (22.22%) SQL
7 32 (20.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 31 (20.26%) Cisco
8 31 (20.26%) MS Office
8 31 (20.26%) Windows Server 2008
9 28 (18.30%) C#
9 28 (18.30%) Linux
9 28 (18.30%) MS Exchange
10 27 (17.65%) Degree
11 26 (16.99%) UNIX
11 26 (16.99%) TCP/IP
12 25 (16.34%) Windows Server 2003
12 25 (16.34%) Firewall
13 22 (14.38%) VMware
14 21 (13.73%) SLA
14 21 (13.73%) ITIL
14 21 (13.73%) ASP.NET
15 19 (12.42%) MCSE
15 19 (12.42%) VMware Infrastructure
15 19 (12.42%) Windows 7
16 17 (11.11%) CCNA
16 17 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
16 17 (11.11%) LAN
17 16 (10.46%) DHCP
17 16 (10.46%) DNS

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

Application Development
1 37 (24.18%) .NET
2 21 (13.73%) ASP.NET
3 14 (9.150%) WinForms
3 14 (9.150%) ASP.NET MVC
4 12 (7.843%) .NET Framework
4 12 (7.843%) WCF
5 11 (7.190%) ASP.NET MVC 4
6 9 (5.882%) Ninject
6 9 (5.882%) WPF
7 8 (5.229%) CSS
8 7 (4.575%) Web Services
8 7 (4.575%) jQuery
8 7 (4.575%) Razor View Engine
9 6 (3.922%) HTML
10 5 (3.268%) Spring.NET
10 5 (3.268%) Node.js
10 5 (3.268%) Castle Windsor
10 5 (3.268%) Unity DI Container
11 4 (2.614%) Windows SharePoint Services
11 4 (2.614%) KnockoutJS
Application Platforms
1 28 (18.30%) MS Exchange
2 9 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2003
2 9 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (5.229%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (3.922%) Windows Azure
5 5 (3.268%) SharePoint
6 4 (2.614%) SharePoint Server
7 3 (1.961%) IIS
7 3 (1.961%) Lync
8 2 (1.307%) Lotus Notes
8 2 (1.307%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.654%) Apache
9 1 (0.654%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.654%) nginx
9 1 (0.654%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 47 (30.72%) MS Excel
2 31 (20.26%) MS Office
3 1 (0.654%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 4 (2.614%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (1.961%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.307%) Cognos Controller
3 2 (1.307%) Cognos Planning
3 2 (1.307%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.654%) Hyperion Planning
Communications & Networking
1 26 (16.99%) TCP/IP
2 25 (16.34%) Firewall
3 17 (11.11%) LAN
4 16 (10.46%) DHCP
4 16 (10.46%) DNS
5 15 (9.804%) WAN
6 14 (9.150%) VPN
6 14 (9.150%) SAN
6 14 (9.150%) VLAN
7 11 (7.190%) Wireless
8 10 (6.536%) Internet
9 9 (5.882%) VoIP
10 8 (5.229%) NAS
11 7 (4.575%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (3.922%) iSCSI
13 5 (3.268%) Intranet
14 4 (2.614%) Cisco IOS
14 4 (2.614%) SMTP
14 4 (2.614%) MPLS
15 2 (1.307%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (24.84%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.229%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 8 (5.229%) SQL Server 2008
3 5 (3.268%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (2.614%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (2.614%) MySQL
5 2 (1.307%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
5 2 (1.307%) SQL Server 2012
5 2 (1.307%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.307%) SQL Server 2000
5 2 (1.307%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.307%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.654%) Essbase
6 1 (0.654%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 9 (5.882%) Visual Studio
2 6 (3.922%) NUnit
2 6 (3.922%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (3.922%) MSTest
3 5 (3.268%) Rhino Mocks
3 5 (3.268%) Moq
4 1 (0.654%) JIRA
General
1 9 (5.882%) German Language
2 7 (4.575%) Games
2 7 (4.575%) Telecoms
3 6 (3.922%) Manufacturing
4 5 (3.268%) Legal
4 5 (3.268%) Music
5 4 (2.614%) French Language
5 4 (2.614%) Italian Language
5 4 (2.614%) Back Office
5 4 (2.614%) Finance
6 2 (1.307%) Publishing
6 2 (1.307%) Banking
7 1 (0.654%) Spanish Language
7 1 (0.654%) Hebrew Language
7 1 (0.654%) Automotive
7 1 (0.654%) Law
Job Titles
1 37 (24.18%) Developer
2 30 (19.61%) Analyst
3 22 (14.38%) Support Engineer
4 18 (11.76%) Support Analyst
5 17 (11.11%) Technical Support
6 16 (10.46%) .NET Developer
7 15 (9.804%) Software Developer
8 14 (9.150%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (9.150%) Network Support
9 13 (8.497%) Desktop Support
10 10 (6.536%) Network Analyst
10 10 (6.536%) Network Support Analyst
10 10 (6.536%) Technical Engineer
10 10 (6.536%) Technical Support Engineer
10 10 (6.536%) Team Leader
11 8 (5.229%) Service Analyst
12 7 (4.575%) Administrator
12 7 (4.575%) Service Desk Analyst
13 6 (3.922%) C# Developer
13 6 (3.922%) Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.536%) Blackberry
2 6 (3.922%) Replication
3 5 (3.268%) Tandem
3 5 (3.268%) Computer Science
3 5 (3.268%) 3D Graphics
3 5 (3.268%) Inversion of Control
3 5 (3.268%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (2.614%) Clustering
4 4 (2.614%) Thin Client
4 4 (2.614%) Mainframe
4 4 (2.614%) Fat Client
4 4 (2.614%) Streaming Music
5 2 (1.307%) CLARiiON
5 2 (1.307%) Celerra
5 2 (1.307%) Handset
5 2 (1.307%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.307%) Symmetrix DMX
6 1 (0.654%) SaaS
6 1 (0.654%) Social Media
6 1 (0.654%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 31 (20.26%) Windows Server 2008
2 28 (18.30%) Linux
3 26 (16.99%) UNIX
4 25 (16.34%) Windows Server 2003
5 19 (12.42%) Windows 7
6 12 (7.843%) Windows XP
7 9 (5.882%) Solaris
8 8 (5.229%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (3.922%) Windows 8
10 2 (1.307%) Windows Phone
10 2 (1.307%) Windows Mobile
10 2 (1.307%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.654%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.654%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.654%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (13.73%) ITIL
2 16 (10.46%) Scrum
3 14 (9.150%) MVC
4 12 (7.843%) Agile Software Development
4 12 (7.843%) TDD
5 9 (5.882%) Problem Management
5 9 (5.882%) Dependency Injection
5 9 (5.882%) Web Application Development
6 8 (5.229%) Network Management
7 7 (4.575%) Unit Testing
8 6 (3.922%) Service Management
8 6 (3.922%) PRINCE2
8 6 (3.922%) CRM
8 6 (3.922%) E-Commerce
8 6 (3.922%) OOD
9 5 (3.268%) Service Delivery
9 5 (3.268%) E-business
9 5 (3.268%) Continuous Integration
9 5 (3.268%) Multithreading
9 5 (3.268%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 34 (22.22%) SQL
2 28 (18.30%) C#
3 13 (8.497%) C
4 5 (3.268%) Java
4 5 (3.268%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.614%) VB
5 4 (2.614%) VB.NET
6 3 (1.961%) XAML
6 3 (1.961%) C++
6 3 (1.961%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.654%) PHP
7 1 (0.654%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.654%) Ruby
7 1 (0.654%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.654%) VBA
7 1 (0.654%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 32 (20.92%) Microsoft Certification
2 27 (17.65%) Degree
3 19 (12.42%) MCSE
4 17 (11.11%) CCNA
4 17 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (10.46%) MCP
6 14 (9.150%) MCDST
7 10 (6.536%) MCTS
8 9 (5.882%) MCAD
8 9 (5.882%) MCSD
9 8 (5.229%) MCSA
10 6 (3.922%) HNC
10 6 (3.922%) HND
11 5 (3.268%) PhD
11 5 (3.268%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (2.614%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (2.614%) MCITP
12 4 (2.614%) Security Cleared
13 2 (1.307%) CCENT
13 2 (1.307%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (13.73%) SLA
2 1 (0.654%) QA
System Software
1 43 (28.10%) Active Directory
2 19 (12.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (7.843%) VMware ESX
4 11 (7.190%) NFS
5 10 (6.536%) Hyper-V
6 5 (3.268%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (2.614%) Forefront TMG
7 4 (2.614%) ISA Server
8 1 (0.654%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (3.268%) Backup Exec
2 3 (1.961%) SCOM
3 2 (1.307%) SCCM
3 2 (1.307%) WSUS
4 1 (0.654%) Veritas Storage Foundation
Vendors
1 60 (39.22%) Microsoft
2 31 (20.26%) Cisco
3 22 (14.38%) VMware
4 10 (6.536%) Citrix
5 8 (5.229%) Oracle
6 7 (4.575%) Symantec
7 6 (3.922%) Apple
8 5 (3.268%) NetApp
9 4 (2.614%) Veritas
9 4 (2.614%) Sophos
10 3 (1.961%) EMC
11 2 (1.307%) Remedy
11 2 (1.307%) Lotus
11 2 (1.307%) Cognos
11 2 (1.307%) IBM
11 2 (1.307%) Avaya
12 1 (0.654%) Juniper
12 1 (0.654%) Hyperion
12 1 (0.654%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.654%) CheckPoint
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
IT Helpdesk, - Newcastle upon Tyne - Windows, XP, 7, AD, MS Office - £14,000 - £16,000. A Windows, XP, 7, Server, AD, MS Office, ITIL IT Helpdesk Professional is...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £14000 - £16000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
VMware, ESX, vSphere, VCP, Citrix, XenApp, CCA, Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange... As the Virtualisation Support Analyst you will ideally have solid VMware and/or Citrix skills and...
Millshill Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £18,000 to £22,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
County Durham, North East
Due to the growth of the business, they require a Desktop Support Analyst to work on a Part-time basis (9am-1pm, Mon-Fri) in their impressive premises...
Salary: £20000.00 - £22000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland
As a Service Desk Advisor you will be required to work in a Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP environment and be responsible to provide 1st line...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 30 April 2013
North East
They are doing modulised moving of a web system from Java/Oracle to .Net/SQL so this will be a very large project... The successful candidate will have...
TEKsystems
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Durham, County Durham
Working as part of a team of .Net Developers, the Senior Developer will be responsible for performing software engineering tasks to produce high quality products to agreed timescales...
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hartlepool, Cleveland
the succesful candidate will be working for a leading IT team, the ICT Desktop Support Engineer will be employed to roll out over 1800 PCs with Windows 7...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 1 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
You will have a solid background in maintaining & developing applications from conception to implementation using the windows .net framework C#, and SQL... Key Skills for this role include:...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear
You will get the opportunity to play a part in a large scale migration to a collocated Cisco and Netapp Flexpod environment... You will ideally have 2 or...
UK Independent Medical
Salary: From £14,000 to £18,000 per annum
Posted: 24 April 2013
Durham, County Durham
If you specialise in any of the following, and have a passion for continuous learning, then we’d love to hear from you: ASP.NET. JQuery. Ajax. C#...
Waterstons
Salary: From £25,000 to £50,000 per annum + Family private healthcare, pension
Posted: 3 May 2013
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...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
County Durham
Beneficial skills and experience: - Commercial experience with WCF, ASP.NET Web Forms, MS SQL Server Reporting Services, HTML5, CSS3, TFS, and Jira... - Industry recognised qualifications, such as Microsoft...
Catalyst
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Salary flexible depending upon exper
Posted: 14 May 2013
Durham, County Durham
The chance to work with an eclectic pool of staff, along with using cutting edge technologies, means any experience or qualifications in the following would be highly beneficial: - ...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £25000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
County Durham
Requirements analysis... Required skills and experience: - A degree in a relevant discipline - At least 3 years commercial development experience (at least 1-2 years specifically in .NET web...
Catalyst
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum Salary flexible depending upon exper
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cramlington, Northumberland
Responsibilities: Client Lead for Windows Phone and Windows Desktop apps... You should: Have a strong background in C#/.NET... Have mobile experience, and XAML (preferred)... Be familiar with...
Palringo
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 24 April 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
As a PHP Web Developer, you will have the following technical skills: * PHP * MySQL * XML * JavaScript * XHTML * Web and accessibility standards (W3C) * Developed across Windows, Mac browsing environments...
Inspire People
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013