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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Somerset 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank74
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads174219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.090 %
As % of the category below63.04 %69.52 %
Salaries quoted167202
Average minimum salary£28,757£30,862
Average salary£31,287£34,505
% change on same period last year-9.32 %
Average maximum salary£33,817£38,148
UK excluding London average salary£32,377£32,950
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads276315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.129 %
Salaries quoted255293
Average minimum salary£29,016£31,204
Average salary£32,625£34,877
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Average maximum salary£36,234£38,550
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Windows South WestWindows
South West

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Somerset Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BathUp+386£28,602-7.72 %
StreetDown-318£36,031+25.24 %
ClevedonNew entry-15£39,000-
YeovilUp+69£19,833-42.78 %
WellsUp+55£42,000+36.21 %
Weston-super-MareUp+165£24,700-
TauntonDown-123£51,000+83.13 %
HighbridgeNew entry-1£30,000-
Shepton MalletDown-11£30,000+3.19 %
Windows South WestWindows
South West

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

1124 (36.90 %)SQL Server
2120 (35.71 %)Microsoft
3106 (31.55 %)SQL
459 (17.56 %)LAN
558 (17.26 %)Windows Server 2003
656 (16.67 %)WAN
656 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
754 (16.07 %)TCP/IP
847 (13.99 %)Oracle
945 (13.39 %).NET
1041 (12.20 %)ASP.NET
1140 (11.90 %)VB.NET
1140 (11.90 %)C#
1239 (11.61 %)MS Office
1338 (11.31 %)HTML
1338 (11.31 %)Active Directory
1436 (10.71 %)Windows NT
1436 (10.71 %)SQL Server 2000
1534 (10.12 %)MS Excel
1534 (10.12 %)C++
1633 (9.821 %)Exchange Server 2003
1732 (9.524 %)Linux
1732 (9.524 %)UNIX
1831 (9.226 %)C
1930 (8.929 %)Lotus
2029 (8.631 %)Windows 2000
2128 (8.333 %)Legal
2227 (8.036 %)Finance
2227 (8.036 %)IIS
2227 (8.036 %)Software Testing

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (13.39 %).NET
241 (12.20 %)ASP.NET
338 (11.31 %)HTML
426 (7.738 %)CSS
524 (7.143 %)WebServices
623 (6.845 %)XML
721 (6.250 %)ASP
819 (5.655 %)AJAX
917 (5.060 %)WinForms
1010 (2.976 %)MFC
118 (2.381 %)LAMP
126 (1.786 %)WSDL
126 (1.786 %)SOAP
126 (1.786 %)JSP
135 (1.488 %)XHTML
144 (1.190 %)J2ME
144 (1.190 %)J2SE
144 (1.190 %)WAP
144 (1.190 %)WML
153 (0.893 %)ADO
Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
156 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
233 (9.821 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (8.036 %)IIS
425 (7.440 %)SharePoint
520 (5.952 %)Lotus Notes
615 (4.464 %)Exchange Server 2000
711 (3.274 %)Lotus Domino
88 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2007
97 (2.083 %)Apache
104 (1.190 %)SharePoint Server 2007
112 (0.595 %)ColdFusion
112 (0.595 %)NetWeaver
112 (0.595 %)Exchange Server 5.5
121 (0.298 %)Tomcat
121 (0.298 %)WebLogic
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
139 (11.61 %)MS Office
234 (10.12 %)MS Excel
37 (2.083 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.298 %)Fireworks
41 (0.298 %)MATLAB
Somerset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.893 %)Oracle 11i
22 (0.595 %)WebTrends
22 (0.595 %)Oracle EBS
22 (0.595 %)Summit
31 (0.298 %)assyst
31 (0.298 %)Remedy AR System
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
159 (17.56 %)LAN
256 (16.67 %)WAN
354 (16.07 %)TCP/IP
425 (7.440 %)VPN
521 (6.250 %)SAN
618 (5.357 %)Firewall
77 (2.083 %)VoIP
86 (1.786 %)HTTP
86 (1.786 %)SNMP
95 (1.488 %)Ethernet
104 (1.190 %)Wireless
113 (0.893 %)Internet
113 (0.893 %)ADSL
113 (0.893 %)DNS
122 (0.595 %)Intranet
122 (0.595 %)FTP
122 (0.595 %)SSH
122 (0.595 %)DHCP
131 (0.298 %)MPLS
131 (0.298 %)TELNET
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1124 (36.90 %)SQL Server
236 (10.71 %)SQL Server 2000
316 (4.762 %)InterBase
316 (4.762 %)MySQL
316 (4.762 %)Cognos Impromptu
413 (3.869 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (3.571 %)RDBMS
611 (3.274 %)DTS
79 (2.679 %)SQL Server 7
86 (1.786 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
86 (1.786 %)GIS
95 (1.488 %)Oracle 10g
95 (1.488 %)Datawarehouse
95 (1.488 %)Oracle 9i
103 (0.893 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.595 %)Oracle Reports
112 (0.595 %)Oracle 8/8i
112 (0.595 %)BusinessObjects
121 (0.298 %)Database Marketing
Somerset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (3.869 %)Visual Studio
210 (2.976 %)ClearCase
210 (2.976 %)ClearQuest
36 (1.786 %)InstallShield
44 (1.190 %)LabVIEW
51 (0.298 %)Subversion
51 (0.298 %)Eclipse
51 (0.298 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.298 %)QuickTest Pro
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (8.333 %)Legal
227 (8.036 %)Finance
319 (5.655 %)Pensions
412 (3.571 %)Telecoms
58 (2.381 %)Government
58 (2.381 %)Marketing
66 (1.786 %)Health
75 (1.488 %)Electronics
75 (1.488 %)Manufacturing
75 (1.488 %)Publishing
75 (1.488 %)Retail
84 (1.190 %)Education
93 (0.893 %)Aerospace
93 (0.893 %)Military
93 (0.893 %)Banking
101 (0.298 %)Music
101 (0.298 %)Auditing
101 (0.298 %)Video Editing
101 (0.298 %)Construction
101 (0.298 %)Back Office
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
170 (20.83 %)Developer
261 (18.15 %)Analyst
341 (12.20 %)Consultant
434 (10.12 %)Support Analyst
528 (8.333 %).NET Developer
627 (8.036 %)Applications Consultant
720 (5.952 %)Software Engineer
817 (5.060 %)Network Support
915 (4.464 %)Support Engineer
1014 (4.167 %)Systems Engineer
1113 (3.869 %)DBA
1113 (3.869 %)Web Developer
1113 (3.869 %)Applications Support
1211 (3.274 %)Administrator
1211 (3.274 %)Desktop Support
1211 (3.274 %)Support Manager
1310 (2.976 %)Network Manager
1310 (2.976 %)Configuration Management Engineer
1310 (2.976 %)Service Desk Analyst
1310 (2.976 %)Service Analyst
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (5.952 %)Speech Recognition
210 (2.976 %)Clustering
39 (2.679 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
46 (1.786 %)EPoS
46 (1.786 %)Blackberry
55 (1.488 %)VHDL
55 (1.488 %)Computer Science
64 (1.190 %)Data Integration
72 (0.595 %)Mathematics
72 (0.595 %)Mainframe
72 (0.595 %)Management Information System
72 (0.595 %)Replication
72 (0.595 %)Client/Server
81 (0.298 %)N-Tier
81 (0.298 %)MPEG
81 (0.298 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
81 (0.298 %)Fixed Income
81 (0.298 %)Equities
81 (0.298 %)Firmware
81 (0.298 %)Web 2.0
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (17.26 %)Windows Server 2003
236 (10.71 %)Windows NT
332 (9.524 %)UNIX
332 (9.524 %)Linux
429 (8.631 %)Windows 2000
516 (4.762 %)Windows XP
66 (1.786 %)Windows Mobile
66 (1.786 %)Windows Vista
72 (0.595 %)Solaris
81 (0.298 %)NetWare
81 (0.298 %)Mac OS X
81 (0.298 %)Windows CE
81 (0.298 %)Mac OS X Server
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (8.036 %)Software Testing
220 (5.952 %)Software Engineering
317 (5.060 %)CRM
414 (4.167 %)ITIL
414 (4.167 %)Agile Software Development
512 (3.571 %)Project Management
611 (3.274 %)Disaster Recovery
710 (2.976 %)Data Management
710 (2.976 %)Configuration Management
710 (2.976 %)Requirements Analysis
89 (2.679 %)Risk Analysis
89 (2.679 %)UML
98 (2.381 %)Systems Analysis
107 (2.083 %)Information Security
107 (2.083 %)Web Development
116 (1.786 %)Test Scripting
125 (1.488 %)BPEL
125 (1.488 %)OO
125 (1.488 %)Business Intelligence
134 (1.190 %)Incident Management
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1106 (31.55 %)SQL
240 (11.90 %)VB.NET
240 (11.90 %)C#
334 (10.12 %)C++
431 (9.226 %)C
522 (6.548 %)Transact-SQL
621 (6.250 %)JavaScript
720 (5.952 %)PHP
720 (5.952 %)VB
819 (5.655 %)Java
911 (3.274 %)Perl
1010 (2.976 %)VBScript
114 (1.190 %)VC++
122 (0.595 %)VBA
131 (0.298 %)Embedded C
131 (0.298 %)Shell Script
131 (0.298 %)Delphi
131 (0.298 %)DHTML
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (7.738 %)Microsoft Certification
220 (5.952 %)MCSE
316 (4.762 %)Degree
48 (2.381 %)HND
57 (2.083 %)HNC
65 (1.488 %)MCP
74 (1.190 %)ISEB
83 (0.893 %)A+ Certification
92 (0.595 %)CCA
92 (0.595 %)Citrix Certification
92 (0.595 %)Cisco Certification
92 (0.595 %)MCSA
92 (0.595 %)MCDBA
92 (0.595 %)CCNA
101 (0.298 %)ACSA
101 (0.298 %)MCITP
Somerset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (3.274 %)QA
22 (0.595 %)SLA
Somerset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
138 (11.31 %)Active Directory
25 (1.488 %)Oracle RAC
33 (0.893 %)Backup Exec
33 (0.893 %)ISA Server
42 (0.595 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.298 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.298 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.298 %)Terminal Server
Somerset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.298 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.298 %)ZENworks
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1120 (35.71 %)Microsoft
247 (13.99 %)Oracle
330 (8.929 %)Lotus
425 (7.440 %)Citrix
517 (5.060 %)Sage
615 (4.464 %)HP
714 (4.167 %)Cisco
88 (2.381 %)Sybase
97 (2.083 %)Pegasus
97 (2.083 %)iSOFT
97 (2.083 %)Kerridge
97 (2.083 %)VMware
106 (1.786 %)ESRI
106 (1.786 %)Dell
115 (1.488 %)Intel
124 (1.190 %)Symbian
124 (1.190 %)Sun
133 (0.893 %)Apple
142 (0.595 %)Bloomberg
142 (0.595 %)Symantec
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