The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT jobs advertised for the Walton-on-Thames region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 23 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 Walton-on-Thames region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 2 3 4
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Windows 16 10 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Walton-on-Thames 69.57% 27.03% 23.08%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 16 10 5
Average salary £26,000 £43,750 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-40.57% +2.94%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Operating Systems
Walton-on-Thames
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
16 10 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Walton-on-Thames 69.57% 27.03% 23.08%
Number of salaries quoted 16 10 5
Average salary £26,000 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-38.82% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows
Surrey

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows across the Walton-on-Thames region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Walton-on-Thames Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows across the Walton-on-Thames region.

Walton-on-Thames Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Walton-on-Thames region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Walton-on-Thames Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Walton-on-Thames 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.

1 20 (83.33%) Degree
2 15 (62.50%) Windows Server 2008
3 12 (50.00%) MS Exchange
3 12 (50.00%) Active Directory
4 11 (45.83%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (45.83%) SQL
4 11 (45.83%) Linux
5 10 (41.67%) Perl
5 10 (41.67%) CCNA
5 10 (41.67%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (41.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (41.67%) Computer Science
6 9 (37.50%) Mathematics
6 9 (37.50%) Software Testing
6 9 (37.50%) XML
6 9 (37.50%) C
6 9 (37.50%) C++
7 8 (33.33%) MCSE
7 8 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
7 8 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2010
8 7 (29.17%) Capacity Planning
8 7 (29.17%) VMware Infrastructure
8 7 (29.17%) Dell
8 7 (29.17%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (29.17%) VMware
8 7 (29.17%) Backup Exec
8 7 (29.17%) SLA
8 7 (29.17%) Cisco
8 7 (29.17%) Oracle
9 6 (25.00%) Python

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Walton-on-Thames 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.

Application Development
1 9 (37.50%) XML
2 4 (16.67%) LAMP
3 3 (12.50%) Ajax
3 3 (12.50%) .NET
3 3 (12.50%) ASP.NET
3 3 (12.50%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 12 (50.00%) MS Exchange
2 8 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (12.50%) CMS
5 1 (4.167%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (4.167%) Lync
Applications
1 5 (20.83%) MS Excel
2 1 (4.167%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.83%) DNS
1 5 (20.83%) TCP/IP
2 4 (16.67%) WAN
3 2 (8.333%) Firewall
4 1 (4.167%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (4.167%) Unified Communications
4 1 (4.167%) MPLS
4 1 (4.167%) Internet
4 1 (4.167%) VoIP
4 1 (4.167%) DHCP
4 1 (4.167%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.50%) SQL Server 2008
1 3 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
1 3 (12.50%) SQL Server 2000
1 3 (12.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (29.17%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (12.50%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 6 (25.00%) Software Tester
1 6 (25.00%) Tester
2 5 (20.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) IT Support
3 3 (12.50%) Junior Tester
3 3 (12.50%) .NET Developer
3 3 (12.50%) Systems Tester
3 3 (12.50%) Junior Software Tester
3 3 (12.50%) Consultant
3 3 (12.50%) Support Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Technical Consultant
3 3 (12.50%) Junior
3 3 (12.50%) Developer
4 2 (8.333%) Administrator
4 2 (8.333%) Systems Administrator
4 2 (8.333%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (8.333%) IT Support Engineer
4 2 (8.333%) Senior Technical Consultant
4 2 (8.333%) IT Administrator
4 2 (8.333%) Technical Pre Sales Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (41.67%) Computer Science
2 9 (37.50%) Mathematics
3 3 (12.50%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 15 (62.50%) Windows Server 2008
2 11 (45.83%) Linux
3 10 (41.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (25.00%) Solaris
6 5 (20.83%) UNIX
7 1 (4.167%) Windows 2000
7 1 (4.167%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (37.50%) Software Testing
2 7 (29.17%) Capacity Planning
3 6 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 4 (16.67%) Time Management
5 3 (12.50%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (12.50%) Web Development
6 1 (4.167%) Business Analysis
6 1 (4.167%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (45.83%) SQL
2 10 (41.67%) Perl
3 9 (37.50%) C
3 9 (37.50%) C++
4 6 (25.00%) Python
5 4 (16.67%) Java
5 4 (16.67%) AWK
5 4 (16.67%) Korn
6 3 (12.50%) JavaScript
6 3 (12.50%) C#
6 3 (12.50%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (83.33%) Degree
2 11 (45.83%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (41.67%) CCNA
3 10 (41.67%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (33.33%) MCSE
5 6 (25.00%) ISEB
5 6 (25.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 3 (12.50%) MCP
6 3 (12.50%) MCAD
7 1 (4.167%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (29.17%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (29.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.167%) Hyper-V
3 1 (4.167%) vSphere
3 1 (4.167%) XenApp
3 1 (4.167%) Terminal Server
3 1 (4.167%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (29.17%) Backup Exec
2 1 (4.167%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (29.17%) Dell
1 7 (29.17%) VMware
1 7 (29.17%) Cisco
1 7 (29.17%) Oracle
2 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.167%) NETGEAR
3 1 (4.167%) Draytek
3 1 (4.167%) Symantec
3 1 (4.167%) Citrix
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
Required Skills/Experience: * CCNA preferred * 2+ years' experience in an IT support environment * Network administration experience, including troubleshooting * Experience administering Windows Server 2003/2008 in an Active Directory...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £22000 - £24000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
Desktop Software Testing. on Windows with some Solaris 10, RHEL-5 UNIX Linux and Windows-7 basic administrative experience... Programming skills with Python, Perl and XML are desirable.
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £24,000 to £28,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013