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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Worcestershire 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank74
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads139101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.041 %
As % of the category below78.98 %87.83 %
Salaries quoted13395
Average minimum salary£27,399£26,115
Average salary£29,657£27,490
% change on same period last year+7.88 %
Average maximum salary£31,916£28,865
UK excluding London average salary£32,389£32,918
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads176115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.047 %
Salaries quoted166105
Average minimum salary£27,520£24,741
Average salary£29,784£26,053
% change on same period last year+14.32 %
Average maximum salary£32,048£27,365
UK excluding London average salary£34,479£34,989
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Windows West MidlandsWindows
West Midlands

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
WorcesterDown-666£32,538+11.68 %
RedditchDown-713£19,000-21.09 %
MalvernNo change08£40,714+16.32 %
DroitwichNo change05£28,400+8.31 %
BromsgroveUp+64£25,250+36.48 %
KidderminsterDown-22£29,750+72.46 %
PershoreNew entry-2£31,250-
Windows West MidlandsWindows
West Midlands

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

1115 (45.45 %).NET
2113 (44.66 %)C#
385 (33.60 %)Microsoft
473 (28.85 %)ASP.NET
571 (28.06 %)Java
662 (24.51 %)Degree
757 (22.53 %)C++
856 (22.13 %)VB.NET
952 (20.55 %)JavaScript
1048 (18.97 %)Finance
1147 (18.58 %)Active Directory
1242 (16.60 %)SQL
1242 (16.60 %)Web Development
1341 (16.21 %)SQL Server
1435 (13.83 %)Oracle
1435 (13.83 %)MS Excel
1531 (12.25 %)Linux
1531 (12.25 %)MS Office
1629 (11.46 %)Windows 2000
1723 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
1723 (9.091 %)EPoS
1723 (9.091 %)Internet
1822 (8.696 %)XML
1921 (8.300 %)Visual Studio
1921 (8.300 %)SQL Server 2000
2020 (7.905 %)Microsoft Certification
2020 (7.905 %)HTML
2119 (7.510 %)C
2119 (7.510 %)Pensions
2218 (7.115 %)VB

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1115 (45.45 %).NET
273 (28.85 %)ASP.NET
322 (8.696 %)XML
420 (7.905 %)HTML
517 (6.719 %)MFC
615 (5.929 %)WinForms
714 (5.534 %)XSL
810 (3.953 %)WebSphere
99 (3.557 %)J2EE
99 (3.557 %)COM
107 (2.767 %)CSS
107 (2.767 %)ASP.NET 2.0
116 (2.372 %)Struts
116 (2.372 %)ASP
125 (1.976 %)WebServices
125 (1.976 %)WPF
134 (1.581 %)WCF
134 (1.581 %).NET Framework
134 (1.581 %)AJAX
134 (1.581 %)XHTML
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (6.719 %)MS Exchange
211 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 2000
310 (3.953 %)Tomcat
49 (3.557 %)IIS
49 (3.557 %)Exchange Server 2003
56 (2.372 %)CMS
65 (1.976 %)Apache
74 (1.581 %)Lotus Notes
83 (1.186 %)SharePoint
92 (0.791 %)Lotus Domino
101 (0.395 %)WebSphere Application Server
101 (0.395 %)WPS
101 (0.395 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Worcestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (13.83 %)MS Excel
231 (12.25 %)MS Office
32 (0.791 %)MATLAB
41 (0.395 %)MS Project
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (9.091 %)Internet
214 (5.534 %)LAN
312 (4.743 %)Firewall
410 (3.953 %)TCP/IP
55 (1.976 %)DNS
64 (1.581 %)Wireless
73 (1.186 %)VPN
73 (1.186 %)FTP
73 (1.186 %)SMTP
82 (0.791 %)DHCP
82 (0.791 %)WAN
82 (0.791 %)GPRS
91 (0.395 %)SAN
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (16.21 %)SQL Server
223 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (8.300 %)SQL Server 2000
414 (5.534 %)RDBMS
512 (4.743 %)MySQL
65 (1.976 %)GIS
72 (0.791 %)SQL Server 7
81 (0.395 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.395 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.395 %)SQLPlus
81 (0.395 %)FileMaker
81 (0.395 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (8.300 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.791 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.395 %)Flash
Worcestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
148 (18.97 %)Finance
219 (7.510 %)Pensions
317 (6.719 %)Telecoms
412 (4.743 %)Insurance
511 (4.348 %)Retail
69 (3.557 %)Health
77 (2.767 %)Aerospace
85 (1.976 %)Electronics
85 (1.976 %)Electric
94 (1.581 %)Manufacturing
103 (1.186 %)Government
112 (0.791 %)Pharmaceutical
121 (0.395 %)Automotive
121 (0.395 %)Education
121 (0.395 %)Banking
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1120 (47.43 %)Developer
254 (21.34 %)Software Developer
341 (16.21 %)Analyst
425 (9.881 %)C# Developer
523 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
621 (8.300 %)Support Analyst
720 (7.905 %).NET Developer
815 (5.929 %)Web Developer
914 (5.534 %)Helpdesk Analyst
914 (5.534 %)Applications Support
914 (5.534 %)ASP.NET Developer
1012 (4.743 %)IT Support Analyst
1012 (4.743 %)Programmer
1012 (4.743 %)VB.NET Developer
1111 (4.348 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1210 (3.953 %)CSharp Software Developer
1210 (3.953 %)Trainer
139 (3.557 %)C++ Software Engineer
146 (2.372 %)IT Trainer
146 (2.372 %)C++ Developer
Worcestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (9.091 %)EPoS
212 (4.743 %)Czech Language
310 (3.953 %)Pocket PC
49 (3.557 %)Smartphone
57 (2.767 %)SCADA
66 (2.372 %)N-Tier
74 (1.581 %)Client/Server
74 (1.581 %)Mathematics
74 (1.581 %)Firmware
82 (0.791 %)Mainframe
82 (0.791 %)Replication
82 (0.791 %)Tandem
91 (0.395 %)Computer Science
91 (0.395 %)French Language
91 (0.395 %)German Language
91 (0.395 %)Slovak Language
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (12.25 %)Linux
229 (11.46 %)Windows 2000
314 (5.534 %)Windows XP
413 (5.138 %)UNIX
512 (4.743 %)Windows Server 2003
610 (3.953 %)Windows Mobile
610 (3.953 %)Windows CE
73 (1.186 %)Windows NT
73 (1.186 %)Embedded Linux
81 (0.395 %)Mac OS X Server
81 (0.395 %)AIX
81 (0.395 %)Palm OS
81 (0.395 %)Mac OS X
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (16.60 %)Web Development
218 (7.115 %)UML
316 (6.324 %)Project Management
415 (5.929 %)Software Engineering
511 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
511 (4.348 %)OO
66 (2.372 %)Security Cleared
75 (1.976 %)Requirements Analysis
75 (1.976 %)Data Protection
84 (1.581 %)RAD
84 (1.581 %)E-business
93 (1.186 %)OOA/OOD
93 (1.186 %)Disaster Recovery
102 (0.791 %)ITIL
102 (0.791 %)E-Commerce
102 (0.791 %)Scrum
102 (0.791 %)Network Design
111 (0.395 %)Workflow
111 (0.395 %)Migration
111 (0.395 %)B2B
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1113 (44.66 %)C#
271 (28.06 %)Java
357 (22.53 %)C++
456 (22.13 %)VB.NET
552 (20.55 %)JavaScript
642 (16.60 %)SQL
719 (7.510 %)C
818 (7.115 %)VB
913 (5.138 %)VC++
108 (3.162 %)Embedded C
117 (2.767 %)Assembly Language
117 (2.767 %)PHP
124 (1.581 %)Transact-SQL
132 (0.791 %)VB6
Worcestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (24.51 %)Degree
220 (7.905 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (3.953 %)MCT
44 (1.581 %)MCSE
44 (1.581 %)A+ Certification
52 (0.791 %)CIW
52 (0.791 %)MCP
61 (0.395 %)MCSA
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.581 %)ISO9000
14 (1.581 %)TickIT
21 (0.395 %)SLA
Worcestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
147 (18.58 %)Active Directory
22 (0.791 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.395 %)Terminal Server
31 (0.395 %)Terminal Services
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.791 %)ARCserve
21 (0.395 %)MOM
21 (0.395 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Worcestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
185 (33.60 %)Microsoft
235 (13.83 %)Oracle
312 (4.743 %)Capita
411 (4.348 %)Cisco
510 (3.953 %)Citrix
66 (2.372 %)Lotus
75 (1.976 %)VMware
82 (0.791 %)Northgate
82 (0.791 %)VERITAS
82 (0.791 %)Sun
91 (0.395 %)HP
91 (0.395 %)IBM
91 (0.395 %)Borland
91 (0.395 %)Remedy
91 (0.395 %)LANDesk
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