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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Worcester 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank53
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads6351
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.021 %
As % of the category below75.90 %91.07 %
Salaries quoted6150
Average minimum salary£31,066£27,660
Average salary£33,893£28,875
% change on same period last year+17.37 %
Average maximum salary£36,721£30,090
UK excluding London average salary£32,631£33,212
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Worcester
Matching permanent IT job ads8356
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted8155
Average minimum salary£31,300£27,009
Average salary£33,700£28,204
% change on same period last year+19.48 %
Average maximum salary£36,100£29,399
UK excluding London average salary£33,995£34,640
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Windows WorcestershireWindows
Worcestershire

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Worcester 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 Worcester region.

Worcester Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Worcester region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Worcester Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

171 (55.04 %).NET
264 (49.61 %)C#
357 (44.19 %)C++
431 (24.03 %)Microsoft
530 (23.26 %)ASP.NET
627 (20.93 %)Java
627 (20.93 %)VB.NET
726 (20.16 %)Degree
824 (18.60 %)SQL
923 (17.83 %)SQL Server
1022 (17.05 %)Project Management
1121 (16.28 %)Linux
1218 (13.95 %)JavaScript
1218 (13.95 %)UML
1218 (13.95 %)VC++
1218 (13.95 %)Finance
1317 (13.18 %)Oracle
1416 (12.40 %)MFC
1416 (12.40 %)MS Excel
1416 (12.40 %)Windows Server 2003
1515 (11.63 %)C
1515 (11.63 %)Web Development
1614 (10.85 %)Visual Studio
1712 (9.302 %)WinForms
1712 (9.302 %)HTML
1712 (9.302 %)OO
1811 (8.527 %)ISO9000
1811 (8.527 %)VB
1811 (8.527 %)XML
1811 (8.527 %)TickIT

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
171 (55.04 %).NET
230 (23.26 %)ASP.NET
316 (12.40 %)MFC
412 (9.302 %)WinForms
412 (9.302 %)HTML
511 (8.527 %)XML
68 (6.202 %)XSL
77 (5.426 %)COM
85 (3.876 %)ASP.NET 2.0
94 (3.101 %)WPF
94 (3.101 %)CSS
94 (3.101 %)ATL
103 (2.326 %)WCF
112 (1.550 %)AJAX
112 (1.550 %)WebSphere
112 (1.550 %)WebServices
112 (1.550 %)XHTML
112 (1.550 %)X-Windows
112 (1.550 %)NetBeans
121 (0.775 %)DAO
Worcester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (3.876 %)IIS
24 (3.101 %)MS Exchange
32 (1.550 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (1.550 %)Tomcat
32 (1.550 %)SharePoint
41 (0.775 %)Apache
41 (0.775 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (0.775 %)WPS
Worcester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (12.40 %)MS Excel
24 (3.101 %)MATLAB
31 (0.775 %)MS Project
31 (0.775 %)MS Office
Worcester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (6.202 %)Firewall
27 (5.426 %)Internet
36 (4.651 %)TCP/IP
43 (2.326 %)Wireless
52 (1.550 %)GPRS
61 (0.775 %)LAN
61 (0.775 %)WAN
61 (0.775 %)DHCP
61 (0.775 %)DNS
61 (0.775 %)SAN
Worcester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (17.83 %)SQL Server
28 (6.202 %)RDBMS
28 (6.202 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (5.426 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (2.326 %)GIS
43 (2.326 %)MySQL
51 (0.775 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.775 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.775 %)SQLPlus
Worcester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (10.85 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.326 %)ARTiSAN
32 (1.550 %)Dreamweaver
Worcester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (13.95 %)Finance
211 (8.527 %)Pensions
310 (7.752 %)Insurance
47 (5.426 %)Retail
47 (5.426 %)Telecoms
56 (4.651 %)Aerospace
56 (4.651 %)Health
63 (2.326 %)Government
63 (2.326 %)Electronics
71 (0.775 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.775 %)Construction
71 (0.775 %)Education
71 (0.775 %)Electric
71 (0.775 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.775 %)Banking
Worcester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
163 (48.84 %)Developer
223 (17.83 %)Software Developer
319 (14.73 %)C# Developer
418 (13.95 %)Software Engineer
513 (10.08 %).NET Developer
611 (8.527 %)Systems Engineer
79 (6.977 %)VB.NET Developer
88 (6.202 %)ASP.NET Developer
88 (6.202 %)Analyst
88 (6.202 %)Applications Support
88 (6.202 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
97 (5.426 %)CSharp Software Developer
97 (5.426 %)Consultant
105 (3.876 %)IT Consultant
105 (3.876 %)Architect
105 (3.876 %)Project Manager
105 (3.876 %)C++ Developer
105 (3.876 %)Programmer
105 (3.876 %)C++ Software Engineer
105 (3.876 %)Systems Architect
Worcester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.426 %)Mathematics
26 (4.651 %)Pocket PC
26 (4.651 %)SCADA
35 (3.876 %)Smartphone
35 (3.876 %)N-Tier
42 (1.550 %)Firmware
42 (1.550 %)Mainframe
42 (1.550 %)Replication
42 (1.550 %)Client/Server
51 (0.775 %)Physics
51 (0.775 %)Computer Science
51 (0.775 %)French Language
51 (0.775 %)German Language
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (16.28 %)Linux
216 (12.40 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (7.752 %)UNIX
48 (6.202 %)Windows 2000 Server
56 (4.651 %)Windows Mobile
56 (4.651 %)Windows XP
65 (3.876 %)Windows CE
73 (2.326 %)Windows 2000
82 (1.550 %)Embedded Linux
82 (1.550 %)Windows Vista
Worcester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (17.05 %)Project Management
218 (13.95 %)UML
315 (11.63 %)Web Development
412 (9.302 %)OO
511 (8.527 %)Requirements Analysis
67 (5.426 %)RAD
67 (5.426 %)Software Engineering
75 (3.876 %)Data Protection
75 (3.876 %)OOD
84 (3.101 %)OOA/OOD
84 (3.101 %)E-business
92 (1.550 %)Disaster Recovery
92 (1.550 %)E-Commerce
101 (0.775 %)B2B
101 (0.775 %)CAD
101 (0.775 %)ITIL
101 (0.775 %)PRINCE2
101 (0.775 %)Security Cleared
101 (0.775 %)Migration
101 (0.775 %)Change Management
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (49.61 %)C#
257 (44.19 %)C++
327 (20.93 %)Java
327 (20.93 %)VB.NET
424 (18.60 %)SQL
518 (13.95 %)JavaScript
518 (13.95 %)VC++
615 (11.63 %)C
711 (8.527 %)VB
89 (6.977 %)Embedded C
95 (3.876 %)Assembly Language
104 (3.101 %)Transact-SQL
113 (2.326 %)Embedded C++
122 (1.550 %)VB6
Worcester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (20.16 %)Degree
27 (5.426 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (2.326 %)MCSE
42 (1.550 %)MCSA
42 (1.550 %)CIW
Worcester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (8.527 %)ISO9000
111 (8.527 %)TickIT
Worcester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (3.876 %)Active Directory
21 (0.775 %)Terminal Server
Worcester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.775 %)MOM
11 (0.775 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Worcester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (24.03 %)Microsoft
217 (13.18 %)Oracle
39 (6.977 %)Cisco
48 (6.202 %)Citrix
55 (3.876 %)VMware
62 (1.550 %)Sun
71 (0.775 %)HP
71 (0.775 %)IBM
71 (0.775 %)LANDesk
71 (0.775 %)Borland