Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Suffolk 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
Rank1115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads93122
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.054 %
As % of the category below51.67 %47.10 %
Salaries quoted82111
Average minimum salary£24,500£31,148
Average salary£27,070£34,278
% change on same period last year-21.03 %
Average maximum salary£29,639£37,409
UK excluding London average salary£33,213£32,981
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads180259
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.116 %
Salaries quoted161217
Average minimum salary£28,337£31,361
Average salary£30,956£34,923
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
Average maximum salary£33,575£38,484
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+840£26,390-27.84 %
FelixstoweNew entry-6--
Bury St EdmundsDown-134£39,500+14.95 %
NewmarketUp+13£28,000-4.59 %
HaverhillNew entry-3£32,000-
StowmarketUp+11--
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

196 (46.38 %)Windows Server 2003
280 (38.65 %)Windows XP
371 (34.30 %)MS Exchange
371 (34.30 %)Microsoft
469 (33.33 %)SQL Server
561 (29.47 %)Active Directory
653 (25.60 %)SQL
747 (22.71 %)Internet
747 (22.71 %)Microsoft Certification
842 (20.29 %)TCP/IP
842 (20.29 %)IIS
941 (19.81 %)Exchange Server 2003
1039 (18.84 %)Windows 2000 Server
1137 (17.87 %)Linux
1232 (15.46 %)Windows 2000
1326 (12.56 %)SQL Server 2005
1425 (12.08 %)DNS
1524 (11.59 %)Firewall
1623 (11.11 %)DHCP
1722 (10.63 %)Oracle
1821 (10.14 %)MCP
1920 (9.662 %)XML
2019 (9.179 %)C#
2118 (8.696 %)MCSE
2217 (8.213 %)HTML
2217 (8.213 %)SQL Server 2000
2217 (8.213 %)Exchange Server 2000
2316 (7.729 %)MS Excel
2316 (7.729 %)SharePoint
2415 (7.246 %).NET

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (9.662 %)XML
217 (8.213 %)HTML
315 (7.246 %).NET
414 (6.763 %)WebServices
513 (6.280 %)AJAX
610 (4.831 %)WinForms
610 (4.831 %)SOAP
78 (3.865 %)CSS
78 (3.865 %)WebSphere
87 (3.382 %)ASP
96 (2.899 %)ASP.NET
96 (2.899 %)J2EE
105 (2.415 %)JSP
114 (1.932 %)Middleware
123 (1.449 %)JMS
123 (1.449 %)Struts
123 (1.449 %)Servlets
123 (1.449 %)JDBC
123 (1.449 %)EJB
132 (0.966 %).NET Framework
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
171 (34.30 %)MS Exchange
242 (20.29 %)IIS
341 (19.81 %)Exchange Server 2003
417 (8.213 %)Exchange Server 2000
516 (7.729 %)SharePoint
611 (5.314 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
77 (3.382 %)Exchange Server 2007
86 (2.899 %)Lotus Notes
94 (1.932 %)Exchange Server 5.5
102 (0.966 %)SharePoint Portal Server
102 (0.966 %)WebSphere Application Server
102 (0.966 %)Oracle Workflow
102 (0.966 %)WPS
111 (0.483 %)Apache
111 (0.483 %)Office Project Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (7.729 %)MS Excel
215 (7.246 %)MS Office
32 (0.966 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.449 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.966 %)SAP Business One
22 (0.966 %)Great Plains
22 (0.966 %)Pegasus Opera
22 (0.966 %)assyst
22 (0.966 %)Dynamics NAV
31 (0.483 %)Microsoft CRM
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
147 (22.71 %)Internet
242 (20.29 %)TCP/IP
325 (12.08 %)DNS
424 (11.59 %)Firewall
523 (11.11 %)DHCP
614 (6.763 %)SMTP
614 (6.763 %)HTTP
713 (6.280 %)LAN
812 (5.797 %)Broadband
812 (5.797 %)WAN
910 (4.831 %)SAN
109 (4.348 %)ADSL
114 (1.932 %)VoIP
123 (1.449 %)VPN
123 (1.449 %)Wireless
132 (0.966 %)Ethernet
132 (0.966 %)Network Security
141 (0.483 %)TETRA
141 (0.483 %)Cisco PIX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
169 (33.33 %)SQL Server
226 (12.56 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (8.213 %)SQL Server 2000
414 (6.763 %)SQL Server Integration Services
55 (2.415 %)DB2 UDB
55 (2.415 %)DB2
64 (1.932 %)MySQL
72 (0.966 %)Crystal Reports
72 (0.966 %)Datawarehouse
72 (0.966 %)DTS
72 (0.966 %)Data Mining
72 (0.966 %)RDBMS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.415 %)PVCS
22 (0.966 %)XDE
31 (0.483 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.483 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (5.314 %)Finance
210 (4.831 %)Insurance
38 (3.865 %)Back Office
44 (1.932 %)Pensions
53 (1.449 %)Marketing
53 (1.449 %)Local Government
53 (1.449 %)Education
53 (1.449 %)Government
53 (1.449 %)Legal
62 (0.966 %)Health
71 (0.483 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.483 %)Banking
71 (0.483 %)Retail
71 (0.483 %)Billing
71 (0.483 %)Telecoms
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (19.32 %)Support Engineer
231 (14.98 %)Technical Support
330 (14.49 %)Developer
426 (12.56 %)Technical Support Engineer
426 (12.56 %)Technical Engineer
524 (11.59 %)Analyst
620 (9.662 %)Systems Engineer
620 (9.662 %)Administrator
717 (8.213 %)Desktop Support
816 (7.729 %)Support Analyst
913 (6.280 %)Systems Administrator
1011 (5.314 %)Network Engineer
1011 (5.314 %)Server Support
1011 (5.314 %)Software Developer
119 (4.348 %)Software Engineer
128 (3.865 %)Architect
128 (3.865 %)Senior Developer
128 (3.865 %)DBA
128 (3.865 %)2nd Line Support
128 (3.865 %)SQL DBA
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (6.280 %)Blackberry
28 (3.865 %)Replication
28 (3.865 %)Data Protection Act
37 (3.382 %)Firmware
45 (2.415 %)Thin Client
45 (2.415 %)Clustering
45 (2.415 %)Fat Client
52 (0.966 %)CCTV
52 (0.966 %)Smartcard
61 (0.483 %)Management Information System
61 (0.483 %)AS400
61 (0.483 %)Mathematics
61 (0.483 %)Computer Science
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
196 (46.38 %)Windows Server 2003
280 (38.65 %)Windows XP
339 (18.84 %)Windows 2000 Server
437 (17.87 %)Linux
532 (15.46 %)Windows 2000
611 (5.314 %)Windows NT
611 (5.314 %)UNIX
79 (4.348 %)Debian
79 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
88 (3.865 %)Windows Server 2008
88 (3.865 %)AIX
96 (2.899 %)VxWorks
105 (2.415 %)HPUX
105 (2.415 %)Solaris
112 (0.966 %)Windows XP Embedded
121 (0.483 %)Red Hat Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (5.314 %)Web Development
210 (4.831 %)UML
38 (3.865 %)Data Protection
38 (3.865 %)Security Cleared
47 (3.382 %)E-Commerce
47 (3.382 %)Configuration Management
47 (3.382 %)Project Management
47 (3.382 %)Validation
56 (2.899 %)ITIL
56 (2.899 %)OO
65 (2.415 %)Regression Testing
65 (2.415 %)Disaster Recovery
74 (1.932 %)CRM
74 (1.932 %)ERP
74 (1.932 %)Change Management
74 (1.932 %)Business Analysis
83 (1.449 %)Automated Testing
83 (1.449 %)Systems Analysis
83 (1.449 %)Load Balancing
83 (1.449 %)OOP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (25.60 %)SQL
219 (9.179 %)C#
314 (6.763 %)Java
314 (6.763 %)JavaScript
412 (5.797 %)VBScript
412 (5.797 %)Shell Script
412 (5.797 %)C
510 (4.831 %)C++
68 (3.865 %)VB
76 (2.899 %)VB6
76 (2.899 %)Perl
76 (2.899 %)PHP
76 (2.899 %)PL/SQL
84 (1.932 %)Ruby
93 (1.449 %)VB.NET
93 (1.449 %)Transact-SQL
102 (0.966 %)Delphi
102 (0.966 %)Assembly Language
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (22.71 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (10.14 %)MCP
318 (8.696 %)MCSE
414 (6.763 %)Degree
56 (2.899 %)Cisco Certification
63 (1.449 %)MCDST
63 (1.449 %)CCNA
72 (0.966 %)CCNP
72 (0.966 %)HNC
72 (0.966 %)HND
81 (0.483 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.483 %)CCEA
81 (0.483 %)A+ Certification
81 (0.483 %)CCENT
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.932 %)QA
21 (0.483 %)SLA
21 (0.483 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
161 (29.47 %)Active Directory
211 (5.314 %)ISA Server
37 (3.382 %)Backup Exec
37 (3.382 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.966 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (0.966 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.483 %)MetaFrame
Suffolk IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (3.865 %)Tivoli
18 (3.865 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (34.30 %)Microsoft
222 (10.63 %)Oracle
315 (7.246 %)Cisco
414 (6.763 %)Citrix
512 (5.797 %)HP
611 (5.314 %)VMware
79 (4.348 %)Symantec
79 (4.348 %)IBM
86 (2.899 %)Lotus
92 (0.966 %)Borland
92 (0.966 %)Agresso
92 (0.966 %)Sage
92 (0.966 %)Exchequer
92 (0.966 %)Peregrine
92 (0.966 %)Pegasus
92 (0.966 %)SAP
92 (0.966 %)Dell
92 (0.966 %)Sun
92 (0.966 %)BT
92 (0.966 %)Infragistics