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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the St Albans 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
Rank621
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads6319
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.008 %
As % of the category below92.65 %65.52 %
Salaries quoted5514
Average minimum salary£33,873£28,429
Average salary£37,818£31,643
% change on same period last year+19.51 %
Average maximum salary£41,764£34,857
UK excluding London average salary£32,377£32,950
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
St Albans IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
St Albans
Matching permanent IT job ads6829
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted6022
Average minimum salary£31,678£23,340
Average salary£36,372£26,574
% change on same period last year+36.86 %
Average maximum salary£41,066£29,809
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Windows HertfordshireWindows
Hertfordshire

Windows
Demand Trend

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

St Albans 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 St Albans region.

St Albans Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

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

St Albans Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

136 (33.96 %)SQL Server
233 (31.13 %)Oracle
332 (30.19 %)Microsoft
431 (29.25 %).NET
529 (27.36 %)Microsoft Certification
625 (23.58 %)SQL
625 (23.58 %)UNIX
720 (18.87 %)C++
720 (18.87 %)Windows Server 2003
819 (17.92 %)Firewall
918 (16.98 %)MCSE
1017 (16.04 %)Active Directory
1017 (16.04 %)Exchange Server 2003
1116 (15.09 %)TCP/IP
1116 (15.09 %)Solaris
1116 (15.09 %)MS Office
1215 (14.15 %)MS Exchange
1215 (14.15 %)Degree
1314 (13.21 %)Linux
1314 (13.21 %)C#
1413 (12.26 %)CCNA
1413 (12.26 %)Cisco Certification
1413 (12.26 %)IIS
1413 (12.26 %)MCP
1512 (11.32 %)Internet
1611 (10.38 %)Electronics
1611 (10.38 %)Exchange Server 2000
1710 (9.434 %)Insurance
1710 (9.434 %)Time Management
1710 (9.434 %)C

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

St Albans IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (29.25 %).NET
29 (8.491 %)WinForms
37 (6.604 %)J2EE
37 (6.604 %)ASP.NET
44 (3.774 %)XML
52 (1.887 %)XSLT
52 (1.887 %)WebServices
52 (1.887 %).NET Framework
61 (0.943 %)ASP
61 (0.943 %)WebSphere
St Albans IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (16.04 %)Exchange Server 2003
215 (14.15 %)MS Exchange
313 (12.26 %)IIS
411 (10.38 %)Exchange Server 2000
57 (6.604 %)Apache
65 (4.717 %)SharePoint
65 (4.717 %)BizTalk Server
72 (1.887 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.943 %)SharePoint Portal Server
St Albans IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (15.09 %)MS Office
27 (6.604 %)MS Excel
32 (1.887 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.943 %)AutoCAD
St Albans IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.830 %)LabWindows
St Albans IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (17.92 %)Firewall
216 (15.09 %)TCP/IP
312 (11.32 %)Internet
49 (8.491 %)VPN
58 (7.547 %)DNS
58 (7.547 %)DHCP
67 (6.604 %)HTTP
72 (1.887 %)FTP
81 (0.943 %)LAN
81 (0.943 %)SAN
St Albans IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (33.96 %)SQL Server
26 (5.660 %)RDBMS
33 (2.830 %)MySQL
41 (0.943 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.943 %)Data Mining
41 (0.943 %)Oracle 10g
41 (0.943 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.943 %)Text Mining
41 (0.943 %)SQL Server 2005
St Albans IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.887 %)ClearCase
21 (0.943 %)Eclipse
21 (0.943 %)TestDirector
21 (0.943 %)TestPartner
21 (0.943 %)Telelogic Synergy
21 (0.943 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.943 %)VSS/SourceSafe
St Albans IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (10.38 %)Electronics
210 (9.434 %)Insurance
37 (6.604 %)Retail
46 (5.660 %)Finance
55 (4.717 %)Pensions
63 (2.830 %)Games
63 (2.830 %)Education
63 (2.830 %)Government
72 (1.887 %)Health
72 (1.887 %)Construction
81 (0.943 %)Multimedia
81 (0.943 %)Publishing
St Albans IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (25.47 %)Developer
218 (16.98 %)Analyst
316 (15.09 %)Support Analyst
415 (14.15 %).NET Developer
514 (13.21 %)Technical Support
613 (12.26 %)Support Engineer
613 (12.26 %)Software Engineer
712 (11.32 %)Consultant
88 (7.547 %)Systems Engineer
88 (7.547 %)IT Consultant
88 (7.547 %)C# Developer
88 (7.547 %)Support Consultant
88 (7.547 %)Technical Support Engineer
88 (7.547 %)Technical Engineer
97 (6.604 %)ASP.NET Developer
97 (6.604 %)VB.NET Developer
97 (6.604 %)C++ Software Engineer
97 (6.604 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
106 (5.660 %)Lead Systems Engineer
106 (5.660 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
St Albans IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (6.604 %)Multithreading
26 (5.660 %)French Language
35 (4.717 %)Client/Server
43 (2.830 %)Spread Betting
43 (2.830 %)Management Information System
52 (1.887 %)CLARiiON
52 (1.887 %)APACS
52 (1.887 %)EFT
61 (0.943 %)Blackberry
61 (0.943 %)Clustering
St Albans IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (23.58 %)UNIX
220 (18.87 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (15.09 %)Solaris
414 (13.21 %)Linux
510 (9.434 %)Windows XP
66 (5.660 %)Windows NT
74 (3.774 %)Windows 2000
83 (2.830 %)AIX
91 (0.943 %)HPUX
91 (0.943 %)Palm OS
91 (0.943 %)Windows Mobile
St Albans IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (9.434 %)Time Management
29 (8.491 %)Test Scripting
29 (8.491 %)ITIL
36 (5.660 %)Data Analysis
36 (5.660 %)System Testing
44 (3.774 %)Document Management
44 (3.774 %)Project Management
44 (3.774 %)Asset Management
44 (3.774 %)CRM
44 (3.774 %)Business Intelligence
44 (3.774 %)Change Management
53 (2.830 %)Software Engineering
62 (1.887 %)Software Testing
62 (1.887 %)Migration
62 (1.887 %)OO
71 (0.943 %)Extreme Programming
71 (0.943 %)Agile Software Development
71 (0.943 %)Configuration Management
71 (0.943 %)UML
71 (0.943 %)Incident Management
St Albans IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (23.58 %)SQL
220 (18.87 %)C++
314 (13.21 %)C#
410 (9.434 %)C
410 (9.434 %)Java
59 (8.491 %)PL/SQL
68 (7.547 %)VB
68 (7.547 %)VB6
77 (6.604 %)VB.NET
86 (5.660 %)COBOL
92 (1.887 %)VC++
101 (0.943 %)VBA
101 (0.943 %)Delphi
101 (0.943 %)Transact-SQL
St Albans IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (27.36 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (16.98 %)MCSE
315 (14.15 %)Degree
413 (12.26 %)CCNA
413 (12.26 %)Cisco Certification
413 (12.26 %)MCP
St Albans IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.830 %)ISO9000
22 (1.887 %)QA
St Albans IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (16.04 %)Active Directory
22 (1.887 %)NetBackup
22 (1.887 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.943 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.943 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.943 %)ISA Server
St Albans IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.887 %)Legato
21 (0.943 %)MAILsweeper
St Albans IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (31.13 %)Oracle
232 (30.19 %)Microsoft
39 (8.491 %)Cisco
48 (7.547 %)Citrix
48 (7.547 %)VMware
57 (6.604 %)IBM
65 (4.717 %)HP
74 (3.774 %)Apple
82 (1.887 %)Lotus
82 (1.887 %)Symantec
82 (1.887 %)EMC
82 (1.887 %)Sybase
91 (0.943 %)Adobe
91 (0.943 %)Compuware
91 (0.943 %)Telelogic
91 (0.943 %)Sage
91 (0.943 %)Quark
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