Fat Client Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Fat Client over the 3 months to 22 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Fat Client UK
Location	3 months to 22 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	731	783	741
Rank change year-on-year	+52	-42
Permanent jobs citing Fat Client	143	164	248
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.16%	0.17%	0.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	0.38%	0.40%	0.55%
Number of salaries quoted	130	143	205
Median salary	£42,500	£39,000	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+8.97%	+11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than	£23,336	£25,036	£25,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,250	£57,300	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£39,250	£35,000	£33,500
% change year-on-year	+12.14%	+4.47%

Fat Client is in the generic IT skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Generic IT Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	37332	40904	45376
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	42.03%	41.47%	40.91%
Number of salaries quoted	29237	33478	36186
Median salary	£50,000	£50,000	£47,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£29,500	£28,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£80,000	£75,000	£77,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-	+6.25%

Fat Client
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing Fat Client as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Miscellaneous category.

Job vacancy trend for Fat Client in the UK

Fat Client
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Fat Client.

Fat Client
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Fat Client over the 3 months to 22 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Fat Client in the UK

Fat Client
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fat Client within the UK over the 3 months to 22 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+34	136	£42,750	+9.61%	12
London	+22	66	£43,305	+8.26%	8
South East	+40	32	£38,500	+1.31%	2
East of England	+11	17	£50,000	+16.95%
City of London	+23	14	£43,860	-29.82%	2
Hertfordshire	+10	10	£55,000	+34.96%
Hatfield	+7	10	£55,000	-2.65%
Oxfordshire	-	9	£49,000	-
West Sussex	-	7	£38,500	-
South West	+9	6	£25,750	-24.37%
North West	-43	6	£19,000	-24.54%
Gloucestershire	-	6	£25,750	-
East Midlands	+22	5	£19,000	-50.32%	1
Hampshire	+19	5	£21,000	-44.73%
Cambridge	-7	5	£40,000	-11.11%
Cambridgeshire	-13	5	£40,000	-11.11%
Warrington	-8	4	£19,000	-
Cheshire	-31	4	£19,000	-
Wales	-	4	£40,000	-	1
Surrey	+43	3	£31,000	-7.46%	1
Scotland	+15	3	£40,000	-30.43%
Kent	+13	3	£60,000	+114.28%
Nottinghamshire	+8	3	£19,000	-37.19%
Nottingham	+4	3	£19,000	-37.19%
Milton Keynes	-	3	£37,500	-	1
Cinderford	-	3	£26,500	-
Edinburgh	-	3	£40,000	-
Gloucester	-	3	£25,000	-
Buckinghamshire	-	3	£37,500	-	1
Swansea	-	3	£40,000	-	1

Fat Client
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 June 2017, IT jobs citing Fat Client also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for Fat Client.

1	287 (100.00%)	Thin Client
2	210 (73.17%)	Windows
3	155 (54.01%)	Citrix
4	153 (53.31%)	Active Directory
5	132 (45.99%)	Microsoft
6	104 (36.24%)	VMware
7	89 (31.01%)	Windows Server
8	78 (27.18%)	Windows Server 2012
9	71 (24.74%)	MS Exchange
9	71 (24.74%)	Microsoft Office
10	70 (24.39%)	Finance
11	68 (23.69%)	SCCM
12	67 (23.34%)	ITIL
13	63 (21.95%)	Windows 7
14	60 (20.91%)	Data Centre

15	57 (19.86%)	Office 365
15	57 (19.86%)	VMware Infrastructure
16	56 (19.51%)	DHCP
17	55 (19.16%)	DNS
18	54 (18.82%)	Windows Server 2008
19	52 (18.12%)	Linux
20	48 (16.72%)	Cisco
21	45 (15.68%)	TCP/IP
22	44 (15.33%)	Firewall
23	43 (14.98%)	PowerShell
24	42 (14.63%)	Exchange Server 2010
25	40 (13.94%)	Migration
25	40 (13.94%)	WAN
25	40 (13.94%)	SQL Server
26	39 (13.59%)	Intel

Fat Client
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	71 (24.74%)	MS Exchange
2	42 (14.63%)	Exchange Server 2010
3	27 (9.41%)	Exchange Server 2013
4	24 (8.36%)	SharePoint
5	11 (3.83%)	SharePoint 2010
5	11 (3.83%)	SharePoint 2013
6	10 (3.48%)	Confluence
7	9 (3.14%)	Exchange Server 2003
7	9 (3.14%)	FileNet
7	9 (3.14%)	Skype for Business
8	7 (2.44%)	IIS
9	6 (2.09%)	CMS
10	4 (1.39%)	IBM Notes
11	3 (1.05%)	Oracle Workflow
12	2 (0.70%)	BizTalk Server
12	2 (0.70%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
13	1 (0.35%)	Apache
13	1 (0.35%)	Exchange Server 2007
13	1 (0.35%)	Live Communications Server
13	1 (0.35%)	SharePoint Server

Applications
1	71 (24.74%)	Microsoft Office
2	19 (6.62%)	Microsoft Excel
3	6 (2.09%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	3 (1.05%)	Siemens NX
5	1 (0.35%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	15 (5.23%)	Dynamics CRM
2	9 (3.14%)	iTrent
2	9 (3.14%)	ResourceLink
3	3 (1.05%)	Teamcenter
4	1 (0.35%)	Dynamics AX

Cloud Services
1	57 (19.86%)	Office 365
2	22 (7.67%)	Amazon AWS
3	19 (6.62%)	Microsoft Azure
4	10 (3.48%)	Amazon CloudWatch
4	10 (3.48%)	Amazon EC2
4	10 (3.48%)	Amazon Glacier
4	10 (3.48%)	Amazon S3
4	10 (3.48%)	Amazon SQS
4	10 (3.48%)	AWS CloudFormation
4	10 (3.48%)	AWS CloudTrail
4	10 (3.48%)	Azure Active Directory
4	10 (3.48%)	G Suite
4	10 (3.48%)	Virtual Private Cloud
5	9 (3.14%)	Oracle Service Cloud
6	8 (2.79%)	Cloud Computing
7	4 (1.39%)	Mimecast
8	3 (1.05%)	IaaS
9	2 (0.70%)	PaaS
9	2 (0.70%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	56 (19.51%)	DHCP
2	55 (19.16%)	DNS
3	45 (15.68%)	TCP/IP
4	44 (15.33%)	Firewall
5	40 (13.94%)	WAN
6	38 (13.24%)	LAN
7	21 (7.32%)	Network Security
7	21 (7.32%)	SAN
8	18 (6.27%)	VLAN
9	17 (5.92%)	IP Telephony
10	14 (4.88%)	Cisco IOS
10	14 (4.88%)	NetScaler
10	14 (4.88%)	Remote Desktop
10	14 (4.88%)	VoIP
11	13 (4.53%)	Cisco ASA
12	12 (4.18%)	BGP
12	12 (4.18%)	BIG-IP
12	12 (4.18%)	DMVPN
12	12 (4.18%)	F5 BIG-IP GTM
12	12 (4.18%)	F5 BIG-IP LTM

Database & Business Intelligence
1	40 (13.94%)	SQL Server
2	15 (5.23%)	SQL Server 2012
3	14 (4.88%)	SQL Server 2008
4	10 (3.48%)	Amazon RDS
5	8 (2.79%)	Relational Database
6	6 (2.09%)	Crystal Reports
7	3 (1.05%)	Oracle Database
7	3 (1.05%)	Oracle Database 11g
7	3 (1.05%)	Oracle Reports
7	3 (1.05%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
8	1 (0.35%)	DB2
8	1 (0.35%)	Microsoft Analysis Services
8	1 (0.35%)	MS Access
8	1 (0.35%)	SQL Server 2005
8	1 (0.35%)	SQL Server 2014
8	1 (0.35%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
8	1 (0.35%)	SQL Server Integration Services

Development Applications
1	19 (6.62%)	JIRA
2	7 (2.44%)	MSI
3	6 (2.09%)	Selenium
3	6 (2.09%)	Visual Studio
4	4 (1.39%)	AdminStudio
4	4 (1.39%)	Cucumber
4	4 (1.39%)	SpecFlow
4	4 (1.39%)	TeamCity
4	4 (1.39%)	WebDriver
5	3 (1.05%)	NetBeans
6	1 (0.35%)	Rational DOORS
6	1 (0.35%)	StarTeam
6	1 (0.35%)	Team Foundation Server
6	1 (0.35%)	VSS/SourceSafe
6	1 (0.35%)	XMLSpy

General
1	70 (24.39%)	Finance
2	37 (12.89%)	Banking
3	11 (3.83%)	Retail
4	10 (3.48%)	Advertising
5	7 (2.44%)	Marketing
6	4 (1.39%)	Law
7	2 (0.70%)	Automotive
7	2 (0.70%)	Back Office
7	2 (0.70%)	Manufacturing
8	1 (0.35%)	Aerospace
8	1 (0.35%)	Financial Institution
8	1 (0.35%)	German Language
8	1 (0.35%)	Japanese Language
8	1 (0.35%)	Legal

Job Titles
1	58 (20.21%)	Analyst
2	55 (19.16%)	Desktop Support
3	53 (18.47%)	Support Engineer
4	39 (13.59%)	IT Engineer
5	36 (12.54%)	IT Support
6	34 (11.85%)	IT Support Engineer
7	32 (11.15%)	Desktop Engineer
8	31 (10.80%)	Administrator
8	31 (10.80%)	Desktop Support Engineer
8	31 (10.80%)	Field Engineer
8	31 (10.80%)	Systems Administrator
9	30 (10.45%)	Field Support Engineer
9	30 (10.45%)	Windows Administrator
9	30 (10.45%)	Windows Systems Administrator
10	27 (9.41%)	Systems Analyst
11	24 (8.36%)	Banking Analyst
11	24 (8.36%)	Server Administrator
11	24 (8.36%)	Server Analyst
12	21 (7.32%)	Infrastructure Engineer
13	20 (6.97%)	3rd Line Support

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	19 (6.62%)	Web Services
2	16 (5.57%)	HTML
3	14 (4.88%)	RESTful
4	12 (4.18%)	CSS
5	9 (3.14%)	.NET
6	6 (2.09%)	HTML5
7	4 (1.39%)	Gherkin
8	3 (1.05%)	Itk
8	3 (1.05%)	XMPP
9	2 (0.70%)	.NET Framework
9	2 (0.70%)	CSS3
9	2 (0.70%)	XML
10	1 (0.35%)	ADO
10	1 (0.35%)	COM+
10	1 (0.35%)	DCOM
10	1 (0.35%)	DHTML
10	1 (0.35%)	JSON
10	1 (0.35%)	MFC
10	1 (0.35%)	ODBC
10	1 (0.35%)	XSLT

Miscellaneous
1	287 (100.00%)	Thin Client
2	60 (20.91%)	Data Centre
3	15 (5.23%)	Analytical Skills
3	15 (5.23%)	iPad
4	14 (4.88%)	Management Information System
5	12 (4.18%)	BYOD
5	12 (4.18%)	Computer Science
6	11 (3.83%)	Client/Server
7	10 (3.48%)	Replication
8	9 (3.14%)	Blackberry
8	9 (3.14%)	IVR
9	6 (2.09%)	Clustering
9	6 (2.09%)	NHS
9	6 (2.09%)	User Experience
10	4 (1.39%)	Smartphone
10	4 (1.39%)	Video Conferencing
11	2 (0.70%)	AS400
11	2 (0.70%)	iSeries
11	2 (0.70%)	Reinsurance
11	2 (0.70%)	RSA SecurID

Operating Systems
1	210 (73.17%)	Windows
2	89 (31.01%)	Windows Server
3	78 (27.18%)	Windows Server 2012
4	63 (21.95%)	Windows 7
5	54 (18.82%)	Windows Server 2008
6	52 (18.12%)	Linux
7	37 (12.89%)	Windows 10
8	30 (10.45%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	21 (7.32%)	Apple iOS
10	17 (5.92%)	Android
11	13 (4.53%)	Mac OS X
12	11 (3.83%)	Windows Mobile
12	11 (3.83%)	Windows XP
13	9 (3.14%)	Windows 8
14	8 (2.79%)	Windows Server 2003
15	5 (1.74%)	Unix
16	2 (0.70%)	Mac OS
17	1 (0.35%)	CentOS
17	1 (0.35%)	Solaris

Processes & Methodologies
1	67 (23.34%)	ITIL
2	40 (13.94%)	Migration
3	27 (9.41%)	Application Packaging
3	27 (9.41%)	Project Management
4	26 (9.06%)	Task Automation
5	20 (6.97%)	Service Management
6	19 (6.62%)	Time Management
7	17 (5.92%)	CRM
7	17 (5.92%)	Problem Management
8	16 (5.57%)	Agile Software Development
9	15 (5.23%)	Line Management
10	14 (4.88%)	Mentoring
11	13 (4.53%)	Disaster Recovery
11	13 (4.53%)	PRINCE2
12	12 (4.18%)	E-Commerce
13	11 (3.83%)	IT Strategy
13	11 (3.83%)	Server Virtualisation
14	10 (3.48%)	Infrastructure Management
14	10 (3.48%)	Kalman Filter
14	10 (3.48%)	Service Delivery

Programming Languages
1	43 (14.98%)	PowerShell
2	22 (7.67%)	JavaScript
2	22 (7.67%)	SQL
3	13 (4.53%)	VBA
4	12 (4.18%)	C#
5	9 (3.14%)	Java
6	8 (2.79%)	PHP
7	4 (1.39%)	VB.NET
8	2 (0.70%)	C
8	2 (0.70%)	VB
9	1 (0.35%)	COBOL
9	1 (0.35%)	Perl
9	1 (0.35%)	T-SQL
9	1 (0.35%)	VBScript

Qualifications
1	38 (13.24%)	Microsoft Certification
2	27 (9.41%)	Security Cleared
3	19 (6.62%)	Degree
4	17 (5.92%)	Cisco Certification
5	15 (5.23%)	SC Cleared
6	14 (4.88%)	MCP
7	13 (4.53%)	MCSE
8	12 (4.18%)	CCNP
8	12 (4.18%)	CCSE
8	12 (4.18%)	MCITP
9	11 (3.83%)	ITIL Certification
10	9 (3.14%)	Citrix Certification
11	8 (2.79%)	DBS Check
12	7 (2.44%)	MCSA
13	6 (2.09%)	BC Cleared
13	6 (2.09%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14	5 (1.74%)	CCEA
14	5 (1.74%)	CISM
14	5 (1.74%)	CISSP
15	4 (1.39%)	CCSP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	26 (9.06%)	SLA
2	9 (3.14%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	8 (2.79%)	QA
4	4 (1.39%)	PCI DSS
5	1 (0.35%)	COBIT
5	1 (0.35%)	DICOM
5	1 (0.35%)	HL7

System Software
1	153 (53.31%)	Active Directory
2	57 (19.86%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	39 (13.59%)	XenApp
4	31 (10.80%)	XenDesktop
5	22 (7.67%)	Microsoft App-V
6	19 (6.62%)	Hyper-V
7	16 (5.57%)	vSphere
8	12 (4.18%)	XenServer
9	9 (3.14%)	DFS Replication
10	8 (2.79%)	Virtual Servers
11	7 (2.44%)	Virtual Machines
12	5 (1.74%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
12	5 (1.74%)	Terminal Services
13	4 (1.39%)	VMware ESXi
13	4 (1.39%)	VMware Server
14	3 (1.05%)	Xen
15	2 (0.70%)	ISA Server
15	2 (0.70%)	NFS
15	2 (0.70%)	Samba
15	2 (0.70%)	vCloud

Systems Management
1	68 (23.69%)	SCCM
2	13 (4.53%)	WSUS
3	9 (3.14%)	NetBackup
3	9 (3.14%)	SCOM
4	6 (2.09%)	SCSM
5	4 (1.39%)	Network Intrusion Detection System
6	3 (1.05%)	Norton AntiVirus
6	3 (1.05%)	SCOrch
6	3 (1.05%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)
7	2 (0.70%)	AirWatch
7	2 (0.70%)	MAILsweeper
7	2 (0.70%)	ThinApp
7	2 (0.70%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
7	2 (0.70%)	vCenter Server
7	2 (0.70%)	WMI
7	2 (0.70%)	ZENworks
8	1 (0.35%)	EdgeSight
8	1 (0.35%)	Failover Clustering
8	1 (0.35%)	Microsoft Clustering
8	1 (0.35%)	Veritas Storage Foundation

Vendors
1	155 (54.01%)	Citrix
2	132 (45.99%)	Microsoft
3	104 (36.24%)	VMware
4	48 (16.72%)	Cisco
5	39 (13.59%)	Intel
6	30 (10.45%)	Red Hat
7	27 (9.41%)	CheckPoint
8	24 (8.36%)	HP
9	22 (7.67%)	AppSense
10	21 (7.32%)	Apple
11	20 (6.97%)	Bloomberg
12	19 (6.62%)	Reuters
13	15 (5.23%)	Oracle
14	13 (4.53%)	Symantec
15	12 (4.18%)	Blue Coat
15	12 (4.18%)	F5
15	12 (4.18%)	Imperva
15	12 (4.18%)	Infoblox
16	11 (3.83%)	EMC
16	11 (3.83%)	Sophos