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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Salford region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads4032
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.014 %
As % of the category below80.00 %80.00 %
Salaries quoted3532
Average minimum salary£22,143£26,875
Average salary£22,729£29,734
% change on same period last year-23.56 %
Average maximum salary£23,314£32,594
UK excluding London average salary£32,992£33,023
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Salford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Salford
Matching permanent IT job ads5040
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.017 %
Salaries quoted4540
Average minimum salary£22,632£28,667
Average salary£23,458£30,872
% change on same period last year-24.01 %
Average maximum salary£24,284£33,077
UK excluding London average salary£34,247£34,430
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Windows ManchesterWindows
Manchester

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Salford 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 Salford region.

Salford Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Salford region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Salford Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Salford 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.

138 (69.09 %)MS Exchange
236 (65.45 %)Active Directory
236 (65.45 %)Windows Server 2003
335 (63.64 %)Windows XP
431 (56.36 %)Windows Vista
530 (54.55 %)MS Excel
530 (54.55 %)Windows 2000
530 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
629 (52.73 %)MS Office
714 (25.45 %)Microsoft
812 (21.82 %)DHCP
812 (21.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
911 (20.00 %)DNS
911 (20.00 %)UNIX
1010 (18.18 %)SQL Server
119 (16.36 %)Microsoft Certification
128 (14.55 %)MCSE
128 (14.55 %)Broadband
136 (10.91 %)IIS
136 (10.91 %)NetWare
136 (10.91 %)VPN
136 (10.91 %)Windows 2000 Server
145 (9.091 %)Cisco
145 (9.091 %)C#
145 (9.091 %)Linux
154 (7.273 %)WAN
154 (7.273 %).NET
154 (7.273 %)CCNA
154 (7.273 %)Cisco Certification
163 (5.455 %)Middleware

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Salford 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.

Salford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.273 %).NET
23 (5.455 %)XML
23 (5.455 %)Middleware
32 (3.636 %)ASP.NET
32 (3.636 %)WebServices
32 (3.636 %)MFC
32 (3.636 %)AJAX
41 (1.818 %)ASP
41 (1.818 %)J2EE
41 (1.818 %)JSF
Salford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
138 (69.09 %)MS Exchange
212 (21.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (10.91 %)IIS
41 (1.818 %)Exchange Server 2000
Salford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (54.55 %)MS Excel
229 (52.73 %)MS Office
Salford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
212 (21.82 %)DHCP
311 (20.00 %)DNS
48 (14.55 %)Broadband
56 (10.91 %)VPN
64 (7.273 %)WAN
73 (5.455 %)Firewall
82 (3.636 %)DSL
82 (3.636 %)VoIP
91 (1.818 %)Internet
Salford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (18.18 %)SQL Server
21 (1.818 %)Oracle Reports
21 (1.818 %)Oracle 9i
21 (1.818 %)Oracle 10g
Salford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.818 %)JDeveloper
Salford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.455 %)Pensions
22 (3.636 %)Back Office
22 (3.636 %)Government
31 (1.818 %)Health
Salford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (27.27 %)Network Support
212 (21.82 %)Analyst
310 (18.18 %)Helpdesk Analyst
310 (18.18 %)Senior Analyst
46 (10.91 %)Developer
55 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
55 (9.091 %)Senior Network Engineer
63 (5.455 %)SQL Developer
63 (5.455 %)SQL Server Developer
63 (5.455 %)VB6 Developer
63 (5.455 %)VB Developer
63 (5.455 %)2nd Line Support
63 (5.455 %).NET Developer
63 (5.455 %)C++ Developer
72 (3.636 %)Architect
72 (3.636 %)1st Line Support
72 (3.636 %)C Developer
72 (3.636 %)Cisco Architect
72 (3.636 %)Configuration Analyst
81 (1.818 %)Helpdesk Engineer
Salford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.455 %)PDA
21 (1.818 %)CCTV
21 (1.818 %)Client/Server
Salford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (65.45 %)Windows Server 2003
235 (63.64 %)Windows XP
331 (56.36 %)Windows Vista
430 (54.55 %)Windows 2000
511 (20.00 %)UNIX
66 (10.91 %)NetWare
66 (10.91 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (9.091 %)Linux
83 (5.455 %)Windows Mobile
91 (1.818 %)Mac OS X
Salford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (3.636 %)ITIL
12 (3.636 %)Configuration Management
12 (3.636 %)Change Management
12 (3.636 %)Release Management
21 (1.818 %)Network Design
21 (1.818 %)DNA
Salford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (9.091 %)C#
23 (5.455 %)C++
23 (5.455 %)VB
23 (5.455 %)VB.NET
23 (5.455 %)VB6
23 (5.455 %)C
31 (1.818 %)Java
Salford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (16.36 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (14.55 %)MCSE
34 (7.273 %)CCNA
34 (7.273 %)Cisco Certification
42 (3.636 %)CCNP
42 (3.636 %)MCP
42 (3.636 %)ITIL Certification
51 (1.818 %)CCVP
51 (1.818 %)MCDST
51 (1.818 %)HND
51 (1.818 %)MCSA
51 (1.818 %)CCDA
Salford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.818 %)SLA
11 (1.818 %)QA
Salford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (65.45 %)Active Directory
21 (1.818 %)Backup Exec
Salford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.818 %)ZENworks
Salford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (25.45 %)Microsoft
25 (9.091 %)Cisco
32 (3.636 %)Intel
41 (1.818 %)Novell
41 (1.818 %)VERITAS
41 (1.818 %)Oracle