The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 7 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 7 over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 7
Rank 58 53 49
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 5 7 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 0.891% 1.167% 1.547%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.145% 4.192% 6.107%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 5
Average salary £19,000 £23,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.39% -34.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £18,400 £23,000 £26,100
10% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £32,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
All Operating Systems
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
159 167 131
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 28.34% 27.83% 25.34%
Number of salaries quoted 144 135 116
Average salary £34,000 £30,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,750 £38,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows 7
North East

Windows 7
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Tyne and Wear Windows 7 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows 7
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Windows 7 Salary Trend

Windows 7
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Newcastle upon Tyne -3 4 £19,000 -36.66%
South Shields - 1 £18,000 -
Windows 7
North East

Windows 7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing Windows 7 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 7.

1 13 (100.00%) Windows
2 8 (61.54%) MS Office
3 7 (53.85%) Microsoft
3 7 (53.85%) Active Directory
4 5 (38.46%) MS Exchange
4 5 (38.46%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (30.77%) MCDST
5 4 (30.77%) LAN
5 4 (30.77%) WAN
5 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
5 4 (30.77%) Citrix
5 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (30.77%) Cisco
6 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (23.08%) Windows XP
6 3 (23.08%) MCSE
6 3 (23.08%) MCSA
6 3 (23.08%) ITIL
6 3 (23.08%) TCP/IP
6 3 (23.08%) SLA
6 3 (23.08%) MCITP
7 2 (15.38%) Windows 8
7 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (15.38%) WSUS
7 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (15.38%) SCCM
7 2 (15.38%) SCOM
7 2 (15.38%) DNS
7 2 (15.38%) DHCP

Windows 7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing Windows 7 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 7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 5 (38.46%) MS Exchange
2 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (15.38%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (7.692%) Lotus Notes
3 1 (7.692%) Lync
Applications
1 8 (61.54%) MS Office
2 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) LAN
1 4 (30.77%) WAN
2 3 (23.08%) TCP/IP
3 2 (15.38%) DNS
3 2 (15.38%) DHCP
3 2 (15.38%) DSL
3 2 (15.38%) MPLS
4 1 (7.692%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.692%) SQL Server
1 1 (7.692%) SQL Server 2008
1 1 (7.692%) SQL Server 2005
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Desktop Support
2 3 (23.08%) Desktop Support Technician
2 3 (23.08%) Support Technician
2 3 (23.08%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (23.08%) Desktop Technician
3 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Support Team Leader
3 2 (15.38%) Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Support Team Leader
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Help Desk Support
3 2 (15.38%) Team Leader
3 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Team Leader
4 1 (7.692%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Applications Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Blackberry
2 1 (7.692%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 13 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (38.46%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (23.08%) Windows XP
5 2 (15.38%) Windows 8
5 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (7.692%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (23.08%) ITIL
2 1 (7.692%) Configuration Management
2 1 (7.692%) Performance Management
2 1 (7.692%) Data Protection
2 1 (7.692%) Problem Management
2 1 (7.692%) Asset Management
2 1 (7.692%) Service Management
2 1 (7.692%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (7.692%) Capacity Management
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) MCDST
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (23.08%) MCSE
2 3 (23.08%) MCSA
2 3 (23.08%) MCITP
3 1 (7.692%) A+ Certification
3 1 (7.692%) MCP
3 1 (7.692%) CCENT
3 1 (7.692%) Degree
3 1 (7.692%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (53.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.692%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) WSUS
1 2 (15.38%) SCCM
1 2 (15.38%) SCOM
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 4 (30.77%) Citrix
2 4 (30.77%) Cisco
3 2 (15.38%) Remedy
4 1 (7.692%) Lotus
4 1 (7.692%) Apple
4 1 (7.692%) VMware