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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2612
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads1124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.011 %
As % of the category below68.75 %92.31 %
Salaries quoted1122
Average minimum salary£16,545£23,318
Average salary£18,318£24,545
% change on same period last year-25.37 %
Average maximum salary£20,091£25,773
UK excluding London average salary£33,213£32,981
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching permanent IT job ads1626
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted1624
Average minimum salary£18,868£26,378
Average salary£20,513£27,489
% change on same period last year-25.37 %
Average maximum salary£22,158£28,600
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Windows StaffordshireWindows
Staffordshire

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

123 (76.67 %)Windows XP
222 (73.33 %)Active Directory
317 (56.67 %)TCP/IP
415 (50.00 %)MS Office
514 (46.67 %)Microsoft
613 (43.33 %)Firewall
712 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
712 (40.00 %)SQL Server
810 (33.33 %)ADSL
810 (33.33 %)Internet
99 (30.00 %)SQL
108 (26.67 %)Windows Server 2003
117 (23.33 %)C#
126 (20.00 %)VB
126 (20.00 %)ISEB
126 (20.00 %)Software Testing
126 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
126 (20.00 %)Degree
126 (20.00 %)QA
135 (16.67 %)MS Excel
144 (13.33 %)LAN
144 (13.33 %)WAN
144 (13.33 %)C
144 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
144 (13.33 %)Lotus Domino
144 (13.33 %)IIS
144 (13.33 %)Lotus
153 (10.00 %)Office Project Server
153 (10.00 %)Red Hat Linux
153 (10.00 %)Red Hat

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.333 %)HTML
11 (3.333 %).NET
11 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
11 (3.333 %)CSS
11 (3.333 %)EDI
11 (3.333 %)AJAX
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (13.33 %)IIS
14 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
14 (13.33 %)Lotus Domino
23 (10.00 %)Office Project Server
32 (6.667 %)SharePoint
41 (3.333 %)MS Exchange
41 (3.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (50.00 %)MS Office
25 (16.67 %)MS Excel
33 (10.00 %)MS Project
41 (3.333 %)MS Visio
41 (3.333 %)MS PowerPoint
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (56.67 %)TCP/IP
213 (43.33 %)Firewall
310 (33.33 %)ADSL
310 (33.33 %)Internet
44 (13.33 %)WAN
44 (13.33 %)LAN
52 (6.667 %)DNS
61 (3.333 %)SAN
61 (3.333 %)VoIP
61 (3.333 %)VPN
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (40.00 %)SQL Server
26 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.333 %)Cognos Powerplay
31 (3.333 %)Cognos Impromptu
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.00 %)Finance
21 (3.333 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.333 %)Insurance
21 (3.333 %)Pensions
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (33.33 %)Support Technician
110 (33.33 %)Server Support
26 (20.00 %)Software Tester
26 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
26 (20.00 %)Graduate
26 (20.00 %)Tester
34 (13.33 %)Desktop Support
34 (13.33 %)2nd Line Support
34 (13.33 %)Desktop Support Technician
34 (13.33 %)IT Support Engineer
43 (10.00 %)Field Engineer
52 (6.667 %)Systems Administrator
52 (6.667 %)Administrator
52 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
61 (3.333 %)IT Administrator
61 (3.333 %)Senior Support Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Senior Systems Administrator
61 (3.333 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
61 (3.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (3.333 %)Developer
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.333 %)iSeries
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (76.67 %)Windows XP
212 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
38 (26.67 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (10.00 %)Debian
43 (10.00 %)Red Hat Linux
43 (10.00 %)Linux
51 (3.333 %)OS/400
51 (3.333 %)Windows Vista
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (20.00 %)Software Testing
21 (3.333 %)Performance Management
21 (3.333 %)Project Management
21 (3.333 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (3.333 %)Logistics
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (30.00 %)SQL
27 (23.33 %)C#
36 (20.00 %)VB
44 (13.33 %)C
51 (3.333 %)VB.NET
51 (3.333 %)JavaScript
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (20.00 %)ISEB
16 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (3.333 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.333 %)MCSE
21 (3.333 %)MCSA
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (20.00 %)QA
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (73.33 %)Active Directory
21 (3.333 %)MetaFrame
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (3.333 %)ARCserve
11 (3.333 %)WSUS
11 (3.333 %)BMC Marimba
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (46.67 %)Microsoft
24 (13.33 %)Lotus
33 (10.00 %)Red Hat
42 (6.667 %)VMware
51 (3.333 %)Cognos
51 (3.333 %)McAfee Security
51 (3.333 %)Citrix