Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Oxfordshire region.

 Microsoft Windows
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank737
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Up+4
Matching permanent IT job ads244217603
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire19.20 %19.25 %19.19 %
As % of the Operating Systems category84.43 %75.87 %73.09 %
Salaries quoted217198564
Average salary£32,500£29,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.06 %-17.14 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£22,000£21,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£45,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£32,000£31,500
% change year-on-year
+1.560 %+1.580 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
289286825
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire22.74 %25.38 %26.25 %
Salaries quoted259260764
Average salary£32,154£30,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.180 %-14.28 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£21,000£21,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£43,000£45,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.070 %-
Windows South EastWindows
South East

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordNo change089£32,154+14.83 %
AbingdonUp+149£33,000-12.00 %
BanburyUp+528£25,000-6.10 %
BicesterUp+15£25,000+4.16 %
Henley-on-ThamesNew entry-3£22,500-
ThameDown-21£32,500-15.58 %
WitneyDown-71£37,500-11.76 %
Windows South EastWindows
South East

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1195 (45.45 %)Microsoft
2189 (44.06 %)Windows Server 2003
3174 (40.56 %)SQL Server
4121 (28.21 %)Windows Server 2008
5113 (26.34 %)IIS
6110 (25.64 %)XML
795 (22.14 %)Active Directory
888 (20.51 %)SQL
981 (18.88 %)Linux
1080 (18.65 %)XSLT
1173 (17.02 %)C#
1271 (16.55 %)Education
1368 (15.85 %)MS Excel
1467 (15.62 %).NET
1563 (14.69 %)Microsoft Certification
1656 (13.05 %)Windows XP
1750 (11.66 %)MS Office
1848 (11.19 %)MS Exchange
1947 (10.96 %)Degree
2046 (10.72 %)TCP/IP
2046 (10.72 %)UNIX
2141 (9.557 %)Web Services
2240 (9.324 %)ASP.NET
2337 (8.625 %)DNS
2337 (8.625 %)SQL Server 2005
2435 (8.159 %)Finance
2435 (8.159 %)C++
2534 (7.925 %)VMware
2633 (7.692 %)MCSE
2730 (6.993 %)Health

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1110 (25.64 %)XML
280 (18.65 %)XSLT
367 (15.62 %).NET
441 (9.557 %)Web Services
540 (9.324 %)ASP.NET
622 (5.128 %)AJAX
716 (3.730 %)WPF
814 (3.263 %)HTML
911 (2.564 %)Silverlight
1010 (2.331 %)Flash
1010 (2.331 %)WCF
119 (2.098 %)CSS
128 (1.865 %)jQuery
137 (1.632 %).NET Remoting
137 (1.632 %).NET Framework
137 (1.632 %)Middleware
137 (1.632 %)ASP
145 (1.166 %)J2EE
154 (0.932 %)CSLA.NET
154 (0.932 %)Smarty
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1113 (26.34 %)IIS
248 (11.19 %)MS Exchange
325 (5.828 %)Exchange Server 2003
424 (5.594 %)SharePoint
520 (4.662 %)Exchange Server 2007
69 (2.098 %)BizTalk Server
69 (2.098 %)Apache
76 (1.399 %)MQSeries
85 (1.166 %)Tomcat
85 (1.166 %)SharePoint Server 2007
94 (0.932 %)DotNetNuke
103 (0.699 %)Lotus Domino
112 (0.466 %)WebLogic
112 (0.466 %)Lotus Notes
121 (0.233 %)ESB
121 (0.233 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
121 (0.233 %)ArcGIS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
168 (15.85 %)MS Excel
250 (11.66 %)MS Office
38 (1.865 %)MS Project
45 (1.166 %)MS Visio
51 (0.233 %)MATLAB
51 (0.233 %)Adobe Illustrator
51 (0.233 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.233 %)NASTRAN
51 (0.233 %)Photoshop
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
18 (1.865 %)Microsoft CRM
27 (1.632 %)Dynamics AX
36 (1.399 %)Adaptiv
45 (1.166 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.233 %)Dynamics NAV
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
146 (10.72 %)TCP/IP
237 (8.625 %)DNS
330 (6.993 %)WAN
424 (5.594 %)LAN
424 (5.594 %)Firewall
519 (4.429 %)DHCP
610 (2.331 %)VPN
610 (2.331 %)Internet
78 (1.865 %)SAN
86 (1.399 %)VoIP
95 (1.166 %)Ethernet
104 (0.932 %)Network Security
104 (0.932 %)SMTP
113 (0.699 %)Wireless
113 (0.699 %)HTTP
113 (0.699 %)SSL
122 (0.466 %)SNMP
122 (0.466 %)MPLS
122 (0.466 %)RFID
122 (0.466 %)NAS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1174 (40.56 %)SQL Server
237 (8.625 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (4.662 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (3.497 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
510 (2.331 %)MySQL
68 (1.865 %)RDBMS
68 (1.865 %)Oracle 8/8i
74 (0.932 %)MS Access
74 (0.932 %)DTS
74 (0.932 %)Oracle 10g
83 (0.699 %)BusinessObjects
83 (0.699 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.233 %)Oracle Reports
91 (0.233 %)GIS
91 (0.233 %)PostgreSQL
91 (0.233 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.233 %)SQL Server 2008
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
18 (1.865 %)Visual Studio
18 (1.865 %)Team Foundation Server
26 (1.399 %)Visual Studio Team System
34 (0.932 %)NUnit
42 (0.466 %)Eclipse
51 (0.233 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.233 %)LabVIEW
51 (0.233 %)Subversion
51 (0.233 %)JIRA
51 (0.233 %)CppUnit
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
171 (16.55 %)Education
235 (8.159 %)Finance
330 (6.993 %)Health
429 (6.760 %)Pensions
511 (2.564 %)Publishing
69 (2.098 %)Construction
69 (2.098 %)Electronics
78 (1.865 %)Military
78 (1.865 %)Banking
86 (1.399 %)Financial Institution
95 (1.166 %)Back Office
104 (0.932 %)Telecoms
113 (0.699 %)Electric
113 (0.699 %)Games
113 (0.699 %)Music
113 (0.699 %)Marketing
122 (0.466 %)Pharmaceutical
122 (0.466 %)Insurance
131 (0.233 %)Investment Banking
131 (0.233 %)Law
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
167 (15.62 %)Developer
255 (12.82 %)Analyst
347 (10.96 %)Technical Support
347 (10.96 %)Support Engineer
446 (10.72 %)Team Leader
542 (9.790 %)Support Team Leader
637 (8.625 %)Applications Support
735 (8.159 %)IT Support
831 (7.226 %)Support Analyst
928 (6.527 %)Software Developer
1026 (6.061 %)Consultant
1026 (6.061 %)Software Engineer
1026 (6.061 %)Administrator
1122 (5.128 %)Technical Support Engineer
1122 (5.128 %)Technical Engineer
1221 (4.895 %).NET Developer
1221 (4.895 %)Systems Administrator
1319 (4.429 %)Support Manager
1417 (3.963 %)Technical Support Team Leader
1417 (3.963 %)Technical Team Leader
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
122 (5.128 %)Computer Science
27 (1.632 %)Multithreading
36 (1.399 %)Mathematics
45 (1.166 %)Blackberry
54 (0.932 %)Credit Risk
63 (0.699 %)Open Source
63 (0.699 %)Management Information System
63 (0.699 %)NHS
63 (0.699 %)Grid Computing
63 (0.699 %)Physics
72 (0.466 %)German Language
72 (0.466 %)Device Driver
81 (0.233 %)Replication
81 (0.233 %)Clustering
81 (0.233 %)PDA
81 (0.233 %)EPoS
81 (0.233 %)Spanish Language
81 (0.233 %)iPhone
81 (0.233 %)Biotechnology
81 (0.233 %)French Language
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1189 (44.06 %)Windows Server 2003
2121 (28.21 %)Windows Server 2008
381 (18.88 %)Linux
456 (13.05 %)Windows XP
546 (10.72 %)UNIX
627 (6.294 %)Windows Vista
716 (3.730 %)Windows 2000
815 (3.497 %)Windows CE
815 (3.497 %)Windows Mobile
912 (2.797 %)Windows 7
1010 (2.331 %)Mac OS X
118 (1.865 %)Solaris
124 (0.932 %)HPUX
124 (0.932 %)Mac OS X Server
124 (0.932 %)Android
124 (0.932 %)Mac OS
133 (0.699 %)Windows 2000 Server
133 (0.699 %)Debian
142 (0.466 %)VMS
142 (0.466 %)NetWare
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
130 (6.993 %)ITIL
222 (5.128 %)OO
320 (4.662 %)Service Delivery
419 (4.429 %)Project Management
517 (3.963 %)Agile Software Development
616 (3.730 %)TDD
715 (3.497 %)Web Development
812 (2.797 %)Configuration Management
910 (2.331 %)Release Management
910 (2.331 %)Software Architecture
109 (2.098 %)Unit Testing
109 (2.098 %)Software Testing
109 (2.098 %)Service Management
109 (2.098 %)Scrum
118 (1.865 %)SOA
118 (1.865 %)CRM
118 (1.865 %)OOP
127 (1.632 %)BCP
127 (1.632 %)UML
127 (1.632 %)Disaster Recovery
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
188 (20.51 %)SQL
273 (17.02 %)C#
335 (8.159 %)C++
418 (4.196 %)VB.NET
418 (4.196 %)C
517 (3.963 %)JavaScript
612 (2.797 %)Java
711 (2.564 %)Python
810 (2.331 %)T-SQL
98 (1.865 %)PHP
98 (1.865 %)Shell Script
107 (1.632 %)Perl
114 (0.932 %)PL/SQL
114 (0.932 %)Embedded C
114 (0.932 %)Korn
114 (0.932 %)PHP5
114 (0.932 %)Bash shell
122 (0.466 %)VBScript
122 (0.466 %)VB
131 (0.233 %)Fortran
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
163 (14.69 %)Microsoft Certification
247 (10.96 %)Degree
333 (7.692 %)MCSE
422 (5.128 %)MCP
518 (4.196 %)MCTS
615 (3.497 %)MCPD
615 (3.497 %)MCAD
615 (3.497 %)MCSD
615 (3.497 %)MCSA
712 (2.797 %)MCITP
811 (2.564 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
98 (1.865 %)VCP4
98 (1.865 %)CCA
98 (1.865 %)Citrix Certification
98 (1.865 %)CCEA
107 (1.632 %)Cisco Certification
107 (1.632 %)SC Cleared
107 (1.632 %)Security Cleared
115 (1.166 %)ISEB
115 (1.166 %)CEH
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (3.497 %)QA
211 (2.564 %)SLA
32 (0.466 %)HL7
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
195 (22.14 %)Active Directory
228 (6.527 %)VMware Infrastructure
312 (2.797 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
49 (2.098 %)ISA Server
58 (1.865 %)XenApp
58 (1.865 %)XenServer
58 (1.865 %)XenDesktop
58 (1.865 %)vSphere
65 (1.166 %)Terminal Services
73 (0.699 %)Terminal Server
73 (0.699 %)Samba
82 (0.466 %)VMware ESX
82 (0.466 %)Xen
91 (0.233 %)Postfix
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (0.699 %)WSUS
22 (0.466 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.233 %)BMC Marimba
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1195 (45.45 %)Microsoft
234 (7.925 %)VMware
329 (6.760 %)Cisco
425 (5.828 %)Citrix
521 (4.895 %)Oracle
613 (3.030 %)HP
711 (2.564 %)Sybase
88 (1.865 %)PlateSpin
88 (1.865 %)Vizioncore
88 (1.865 %)Veeam
97 (1.632 %)IBM
97 (1.632 %)Intel
105 (1.166 %)iSOFT
114 (0.932 %)Lotus
114 (0.932 %)CheckPoint
114 (0.932 %)Altiris
114 (0.932 %)Adobe
123 (0.699 %)Dell
123 (0.699 %)JBoss
123 (0.699 %)Business Objects