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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the West Lothian 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads1546
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.019 %
As % of the category below26.32 %39.32 %
Salaries quoted716
Average minimum salary£17,714£32,813
Average salary£20,500£34,500
% change on same period last year-40.57 %
Average maximum salary£23,286£36,188
UK excluding London average salary£32,709£33,144
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads57117
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.049 %
Salaries quoted3721
Average minimum salary£34,673£32,697
Average salary£37,602£34,477
% change on same period last year+9.06 %
Average maximum salary£40,531£36,258
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Windows ScotlandWindows
Scotland

Windows
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian 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 West Lothian region.

West Lothian Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Lothian 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 West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LivingstonDown-1113£20,500-55.67 %
LinlithgowNo change02--
Windows ScotlandWindows
Scotland

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

160 (63.83 %)UNIX
257 (60.64 %)Linux
339 (41.49 %)Solaris
339 (41.49 %)Shell Script
418 (19.15 %)French Language
418 (19.15 %)German Language
516 (17.02 %)J2EE
615 (15.96 %)Java
615 (15.96 %)Microsoft
615 (15.96 %)Health
714 (14.89 %)MS Excel
811 (11.70 %).NET
811 (11.70 %)SQL
811 (11.70 %)Pensions
910 (10.64 %)C#
109 (9.574 %)SQL Server
109 (9.574 %)SOA
109 (9.574 %)Degree
117 (7.447 %)Finance
117 (7.447 %)Windows Server 2003
126 (6.383 %)IBM
126 (6.383 %)C++
126 (6.383 %)ITIL
126 (6.383 %)WebLogic
126 (6.383 %)AquaLogic
126 (6.383 %)WebSphere
126 (6.383 %)Software Engineering
135 (5.319 %)Construction
135 (5.319 %)Delphi
135 (5.319 %)OOD

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (17.02 %)J2EE
211 (11.70 %).NET
36 (6.383 %)WebSphere
44 (4.255 %)JPA
44 (4.255 %)EJB 3.0
44 (4.255 %)ASP.NET
44 (4.255 %)EJB
44 (4.255 %)XML
44 (4.255 %)Hibernate
44 (4.255 %)Spring
44 (4.255 %)JSF
53 (3.191 %)ASP
62 (2.128 %)Java EE
62 (2.128 %)AJAX
62 (2.128 %)WinForms
62 (2.128 %)XSD
62 (2.128 %)XSLT
62 (2.128 %)Middleware
62 (2.128 %)MFC
71 (1.064 %)HTML
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (6.383 %)WebLogic
24 (4.255 %)Lotus Notes
32 (2.128 %)IIS
41 (1.064 %)Apache
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (14.89 %)MS Excel
24 (4.255 %)MS Office
32 (2.128 %)MS PowerPoint
West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.064 %)Dynamics CRM
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.255 %)Internet
23 (3.191 %)LAN
23 (3.191 %)WAN
32 (2.128 %)TCP/IP
32 (2.128 %)VPN
32 (2.128 %)Firewall
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (9.574 %)SQL Server
24 (4.255 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (4.255 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.064 %)MySQL
31 (1.064 %)PostgreSQL
31 (1.064 %)Crystal Reports
31 (1.064 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.064 %)MS Access
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.255 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.064 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (15.96 %)Health
211 (11.70 %)Pensions
37 (7.447 %)Finance
45 (5.319 %)Construction
54 (4.255 %)Banking
63 (3.191 %)Telecoms
63 (3.191 %)Education
63 (3.191 %)Manufacturing
72 (2.128 %)Games
72 (2.128 %)Insurance
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (40.43 %)Helpdesk Support
226 (27.66 %)Developer
325 (26.60 %)Analyst
422 (23.40 %)Support Analyst
520 (21.28 %)Helpdesk Analyst
618 (19.15 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
618 (19.15 %)IT Support Analyst
715 (15.96 %)Software Developer
814 (14.89 %)J2EE Developer
99 (9.574 %)2nd Line Support
107 (7.447 %)Junior
114 (4.255 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
123 (3.191 %)Team Leader
123 (3.191 %)Helpdesk Advisor
123 (3.191 %)UNIX Support
123 (3.191 %)Linux Support
123 (3.191 %)Architect
123 (3.191 %)Support Team Leader
132 (2.128 %)Junior Developer
132 (2.128 %)Java Developer
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (19.15 %)French Language
118 (19.15 %)German Language
24 (4.255 %)Computer Science
32 (2.128 %)Firmware
32 (2.128 %)Mathematics
41 (1.064 %)Client/Server
41 (1.064 %)N-Tier
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
160 (63.83 %)UNIX
257 (60.64 %)Linux
339 (41.49 %)Solaris
47 (7.447 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (5.319 %)Windows 2000
55 (5.319 %)Windows XP
62 (2.128 %)Windows CE
71 (1.064 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (9.574 %)SOA
26 (6.383 %)ITIL
26 (6.383 %)Software Engineering
35 (5.319 %)OOD
44 (4.255 %)OO
53 (3.191 %)UML
62 (2.128 %)Problem Management
62 (2.128 %)Zachman Framework
62 (2.128 %)TOGAF
71 (1.064 %)Web Development
71 (1.064 %)Investment Management
71 (1.064 %)CRM
71 (1.064 %)PRINCE
71 (1.064 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.064 %)Asset Management
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (41.49 %)Shell Script
215 (15.96 %)Java
311 (11.70 %)SQL
410 (10.64 %)C#
56 (6.383 %)C++
65 (5.319 %)Delphi
72 (2.128 %)Transact-SQL
72 (2.128 %)VBScript
72 (2.128 %)VB
72 (2.128 %)PL/SQL
81 (1.064 %)VB6
81 (1.064 %)VB.NET
81 (1.064 %)VBA
81 (1.064 %)JavaScript
81 (1.064 %)PHP
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (9.574 %)Degree
22 (2.128 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.064 %)MCDST
31 (1.064 %)MCP
31 (1.064 %)MCSE
31 (1.064 %)MCSA
31 (1.064 %)ISEB
West Lothian IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.383 %)AquaLogic
24 (4.255 %)Active Directory
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (15.96 %)Microsoft
26 (6.383 %)IBM
34 (4.255 %)BEA
34 (4.255 %)Lotus
34 (4.255 %)Borland
42 (2.128 %)Citrix
42 (2.128 %)Oracle
42 (2.128 %)Cisco