The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Rotherham 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 Rotherham region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 3 2 2
Rank change year-on-year
-1 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows 19 13 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rotherham 37.25% 28.89% 33.33%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 81.25% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 0
Average salary £23,250 £28,250 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.69% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
Rotherham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
19 16 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rotherham 37.25% 35.56% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 0
Average salary £21,500 £33,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-35.82% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
South Yorkshire

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Rotherham 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 Rotherham region.

Rotherham Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

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

Rotherham Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Rotherham 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 28 (62.22%) Windows Server 2008
2 27 (60.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 27 (60.00%) Active Directory
3 25 (55.56%) Microsoft
4 23 (51.11%) VMware
5 18 (40.00%) Advertising
6 17 (37.78%) Windows 7
7 16 (35.56%) SCCM
8 15 (33.33%) MS Excel
8 15 (33.33%) Windows XP
9 12 (26.67%) HP
9 12 (26.67%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (24.44%) MS Exchange
10 11 (24.44%) Security Cleared
11 10 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
11 10 (22.22%) SC Cleared
12 9 (20.00%) ITIL
12 9 (20.00%) SLA
12 9 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
13 8 (17.78%) MCSE
13 8 (17.78%) Windows Vista
14 7 (15.56%) SCOM
14 7 (15.56%) Windows NT
14 7 (15.56%) Citrix
15 6 (13.33%) IAG
15 6 (13.33%) DNS
15 6 (13.33%) MSI
15 6 (13.33%) MCP
15 6 (13.33%) Linux
15 6 (13.33%) C

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Rotherham 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 3 (6.667%) MFC
2 1 (2.222%) ASP
2 1 (2.222%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 11 (24.44%) MS Exchange
2 9 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (8.889%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 3 (6.667%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (4.444%) SharePoint 2010
5 2 (4.444%) SharePoint
6 1 (2.222%) Lotus Notes
6 1 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 15 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 4 (8.889%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.33%) DNS
2 5 (11.11%) DHCP
3 4 (8.889%) LAN
4 2 (4.444%) TCP/IP
4 2 (4.444%) Firewall
4 2 (4.444%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (4.444%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (4.444%) Network Security
5 1 (2.222%) VPN
5 1 (2.222%) WAN
5 1 (2.222%) HTTPS
5 1 (2.222%) SAN
5 1 (2.222%) Intranet
5 1 (2.222%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 4 (8.889%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (6.667%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (2.222%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (2.222%) MS Access
4 1 (2.222%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 6 (13.33%) MSI
2 3 (6.667%) Visual Studio
3 1 (2.222%) Metasploit
General
1 18 (40.00%) Advertising
2 5 (11.11%) Publishing
3 2 (4.444%) Finance
4 1 (2.222%) Legal
4 1 (2.222%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (28.89%) Analyst
2 10 (22.22%) Support Engineer
3 7 (15.56%) Server Technician
4 5 (11.11%) Administrator
4 5 (11.11%) Desktop Support
4 5 (11.11%) Deployment Analyst
5 4 (8.889%) Linux Systems Administrator
5 4 (8.889%) Linux Administrator
5 4 (8.889%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 4 (8.889%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (8.889%) Server Engineer
5 4 (8.889%) Server Support Engineer
5 4 (8.889%) Systems Administrator
5 4 (8.889%) Server Support
5 4 (8.889%) Support Analyst
6 3 (6.667%) Software Engineer
6 3 (6.667%) Developer
6 3 (6.667%) Software Developer
6 3 (6.667%) IT Support Analyst
6 3 (6.667%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.11%) CCTV
2 3 (6.667%) Blackberry
3 2 (4.444%) IVR
4 1 (2.222%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 28 (62.22%) Windows Server 2008
2 27 (60.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 17 (37.78%) Windows 7
4 15 (33.33%) Windows XP
5 8 (17.78%) Windows Vista
6 7 (15.56%) Windows NT
7 6 (13.33%) Linux
8 5 (11.11%) Windows 2000
8 5 (11.11%) NetWare
8 5 (11.11%) Windows 2000 Server
9 3 (6.667%) Windows XP Embedded
10 2 (4.444%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.00%) ITIL
2 5 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
2 5 (11.11%) Asset Management
3 3 (6.667%) Change Control
3 3 (6.667%) Build Automation
3 3 (6.667%) Software Deployment
4 2 (4.444%) Time Management
4 2 (4.444%) SIEM
4 2 (4.444%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 2 (4.444%) Service Management
5 1 (2.222%) Service Delivery
5 1 (2.222%) ERP
5 1 (2.222%) Project Management
5 1 (2.222%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (2.222%) ITSM
5 1 (2.222%) Workflow
5 1 (2.222%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.33%) C
2 5 (11.11%) SQL
2 5 (11.11%) VBScript
2 5 (11.11%) VB
3 3 (6.667%) C++
4 1 (2.222%) T-SQL
4 1 (2.222%) VBA
Qualifications
1 12 (26.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (24.44%) Security Cleared
3 10 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 8 (17.78%) MCSE
5 6 (13.33%) MCP
6 5 (11.11%) MCITP
7 3 (6.667%) Degree
7 3 (6.667%) MCSA
8 1 (2.222%) HND
8 1 (2.222%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (20.00%) SLA
2 1 (2.222%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 27 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 10 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (13.33%) IAG
4 5 (11.11%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (11.11%) VMware ESX
5 4 (8.889%) Hyper-V
5 4 (8.889%) XenApp
6 3 (6.667%) XenDesktop
7 2 (4.444%) Nmap
8 1 (2.222%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 16 (35.56%) SCCM
2 7 (15.56%) SCOM
3 5 (11.11%) HP SIM
3 5 (11.11%) MOM
3 5 (11.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (11.11%) WSUS
4 2 (4.444%) Nessus
Vendors
1 25 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 23 (51.11%) VMware
3 12 (26.67%) HP
4 7 (15.56%) Citrix
5 5 (11.11%) Sophos
6 3 (6.667%) Cisco
6 3 (6.667%) Symantec
6 3 (6.667%) Remedy
6 3 (6.667%) Avaya
6 3 (6.667%) AppSense
7 2 (4.444%) MobileIron
7 2 (4.444%) McAfee
8 1 (2.222%) Lotus
8 1 (2.222%) Sage