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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the West Wales 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank153
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads815
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below30.77 %33.33 %
Salaries quoted68
Average minimum salary£19,667£26,375
Average salary£20,250£27,813
% change on same period last year-27.19 %
Average maximum salary£20,833£29,250
UK excluding London average salary£32,626£33,219
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
West Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads2645
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted1927
Average minimum salary£26,000£38,212
Average salary£30,284£39,386
% change on same period last year-23.11 %
Average maximum salary£34,568£40,561
UK excluding London average salary£33,991£34,646
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Windows WalesWindows
Wales

Windows
Demand Trend

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

West Wales 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 Wales region.

West Wales Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the West Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Wales Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the West Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SwanseaDown-136£21,875-21.34 %
PembrokeshireNew entry-2£17,000-
Windows WalesWindows
Wales

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Wales 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.

18 (44.44 %)Microsoft
26 (33.33 %)UNIX
35 (27.78 %)C#
35 (27.78 %)SQL
35 (27.78 %)VB
35 (27.78 %)Linux
35 (27.78 %)LAN
35 (27.78 %)WAN
35 (27.78 %)XML
35 (27.78 %)Red Hat
35 (27.78 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (27.78 %)Internet
35 (27.78 %)Retail
35 (27.78 %)VB6
35 (27.78 %)Red Hat Linux
44 (22.22 %)Windows XP
53 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
53 (16.67 %)Apache
53 (16.67 %)AIX
53 (16.67 %)Fedora
62 (11.11 %)Summit
62 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (11.11 %)C
62 (11.11 %)MS Office
62 (11.11 %)MS Excel
62 (11.11 %)IBM
62 (11.11 %)Tivoli
62 (11.11 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
62 (11.11 %)Sun
71 (5.556 %)Active Directory

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Wales 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 Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (27.78 %)XML
West Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (16.67 %)Apache
13 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
22 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Office
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
West Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.11 %)Summit
West Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)LAN
15 (27.78 %)WAN
15 (27.78 %)Internet
21 (5.556 %)Connectrix
21 (5.556 %)SAN
West Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
West Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (27.78 %)Retail
21 (5.556 %)Local Government
21 (5.556 %)Government
21 (5.556 %)Manufacturing
West Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (38.89 %)Support Engineer
25 (27.78 %)Developer
25 (27.78 %)UNIX Engineer
25 (27.78 %)UNIX Support Engineer
25 (27.78 %)UNIX Support
33 (16.67 %)Linux Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Linux Support
33 (16.67 %)Linux Administrator
33 (16.67 %)UNIX Administrator
33 (16.67 %)Administrator
42 (11.11 %)Technical Support
42 (11.11 %)Support Assistant
42 (11.11 %)Technical Engineer
42 (11.11 %)Technical Support Engineer
51 (5.556 %)Desktop Analyst
51 (5.556 %)IT Support Technician
51 (5.556 %)Support Technician
51 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Desktop Support
West Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)Clustering
West Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (33.33 %)UNIX
25 (27.78 %)Linux
25 (27.78 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (27.78 %)Red Hat Linux
34 (22.22 %)Windows XP
43 (16.67 %)AIX
43 (16.67 %)Fedora
51 (5.556 %)NetWare
West Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (27.78 %)C#
15 (27.78 %)SQL
15 (27.78 %)VB
15 (27.78 %)VB6
22 (11.11 %)C
West Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
West Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.11 %)Tivoli
12 (11.11 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (5.556 %)EMC Navisphere
West Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (44.44 %)Microsoft
25 (27.78 %)Red Hat
32 (11.11 %)IBM
32 (11.11 %)Sun
41 (5.556 %)EMC
41 (5.556 %)ADIC
41 (5.556 %)Hitachi
41 (5.556 %)Novell
41 (5.556 %)Cognos
41 (5.556 %)Cisco