The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Rochdale region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Rochdale region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 4 4 4
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 20 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rochdale 38.10% 28.99% 45.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 80.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 20 14
Average salary £35,000 £25,750 £18,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+35.92% +43.05%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
Rochdale
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
10 20 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rochdale 47.62% 28.99% 45.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8 20 14
Average salary £23,500 £30,000 £18,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.66% +66.66%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
Manchester

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Rochdale 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 Rochdale region.

Rochdale Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Rochdale region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Rochdale Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Rochdale 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 16 (72.73%) Internet
2 13 (59.09%) TCP/IP
2 13 (59.09%) Microsoft
3 12 (54.55%) ADSL
3 12 (54.55%) MS Excel
4 11 (50.00%) Broadband
4 11 (50.00%) VPN
4 11 (50.00%) DSL
4 11 (50.00%) Network Security
5 9 (40.91%) HTML
6 8 (36.36%) SQL Server
6 8 (36.36%) E-Commerce
6 8 (36.36%) FTP
6 8 (36.36%) ISDN
6 8 (36.36%) Firewall
7 7 (31.82%) IIS
7 7 (31.82%) Time Management
8 6 (27.27%) PowerShell
9 5 (22.73%) Active Directory
10 4 (18.18%) VMware
10 4 (18.18%) MCITP
10 4 (18.18%) Cisco
10 4 (18.18%) SQL
10 4 (18.18%) SCOM
10 4 (18.18%) Agile Software Development
11 3 (13.64%) Windows Server 2003
11 3 (13.64%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (13.64%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (13.64%) MS Office
11 3 (13.64%) Linux

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Rochdale 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 9 (40.91%) HTML
2 1 (4.545%) ASP.NET
2 1 (4.545%) CSS
2 1 (4.545%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 7 (31.82%) IIS
2 3 (13.64%) MS Exchange
3 2 (9.091%) SharePoint
4 1 (4.545%) Windows Azure
4 1 (4.545%) Lync
4 1 (4.545%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (4.545%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (4.545%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (4.545%) Apache
4 1 (4.545%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (4.545%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 12 (54.55%) MS Excel
2 3 (13.64%) MS Office
3 2 (9.091%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (72.73%) Internet
2 13 (59.09%) TCP/IP
3 12 (54.55%) ADSL
4 11 (50.00%) Broadband
4 11 (50.00%) VPN
4 11 (50.00%) DSL
4 11 (50.00%) Network Security
5 8 (36.36%) FTP
5 8 (36.36%) ISDN
5 8 (36.36%) Firewall
6 2 (9.091%) DHCP
6 2 (9.091%) DNS
7 1 (4.545%) Unified Communications
7 1 (4.545%) Ethernet
7 1 (4.545%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (36.36%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.545%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (9.091%) Team Foundation Server
Job Titles
1 10 (45.45%) 2nd Line Support
2 9 (40.91%) Support Consultant
2 9 (40.91%) Consultant
3 8 (36.36%) 1st Line Support
4 5 (22.73%) Support Engineer
5 3 (13.64%) Help Desk Support Engineer
5 3 (13.64%) Help Desk Support
5 3 (13.64%) Help Desk Engineer
5 3 (13.64%) Administrator
5 3 (13.64%) Developer
6 2 (9.091%) Software Developer
6 2 (9.091%) Technical Consultant
6 2 (9.091%) Systems Administrator
6 2 (9.091%) Technical Support
6 2 (9.091%) Technical Support Consultant
6 2 (9.091%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 2 (9.091%) DevOps Engineer
7 1 (4.545%) IT Support
7 1 (4.545%) Designer
7 1 (4.545%) Service Desk Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.091%) Mobile App
2 1 (4.545%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (4.545%) Mathematics
2 1 (4.545%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.64%) Windows Server 2003
1 3 (13.64%) Windows Server 2012
1 3 (13.64%) Windows Server 2008
1 3 (13.64%) Linux
2 2 (9.091%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) E-Commerce
2 7 (31.82%) Time Management
3 4 (18.18%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (9.091%) Change Control
4 2 (9.091%) Software Deployment
5 1 (4.545%) Network Management
5 1 (4.545%) Network Design
5 1 (4.545%) Load Balancing
5 1 (4.545%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (27.27%) PowerShell
2 4 (18.18%) SQL
3 1 (4.545%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.545%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) MCITP
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (9.091%) MCSA
4 1 (4.545%) MCTS
4 1 (4.545%) MCSE
4 1 (4.545%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (22.73%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.545%) FreeRADIUS
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) SCOM
2 2 (9.091%) WSUS
2 2 (9.091%) SCCM
3 1 (4.545%) Cacti
3 1 (4.545%) OpenNMS
3 1 (4.545%) Nagios
Vendors
1 13 (59.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) VMware
2 4 (18.18%) Cisco
3 2 (9.091%) Apple
Rochdale, Lancashire
Systems Administration skill set in a Windows-based environment. Experience of administrating and monitoring MS SQL Server, SQL coding desirable... Experience of working with Microsoft IIS. SCOM monitoring...
Zen Internet Ltd
Salary: From £33,000 to £37,000 per annum depending on experience + benefits
Posted: 4 June 2013
Rochdale, Lancashire
In-depth experience designing scalable and highly available Microsoft / Windows platforms. Experience in at least two of the following areas: Linux systems design, Network design or Storage design.....
Zen Internet Ltd
Salary: From £41,000 to £50,000 per annum depending on experience + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013