Windows 7 Jobs in the West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Windows 7 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 7 over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Windows 7 England / West Midlands
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	119	120	119
Rank change year-on-year	+1	-1
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7	111	124	121
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands	2.16%	2.01%	2.13%
As % of the Operating Systems category	9.83%	10.67%	9.95%
Number of salaries quoted	100	114	96
Median salary	£29,000	£28,500	£25,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+1.75%	+14.00%
90% offered a salary of more than	£22,950	£21,500	£19,700
10% offered a salary of more than	£37,500	£40,000	£42,650
UK excluding London median salary	£27,500	£27,500	£26,000
% change year-on-year	-	+5.76%

Windows 7 is in the operating system skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Operating System Skills West Midlands
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills	1129	1162	1216
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands	21.97%	18.84%	21.38%
Number of salaries quoted	978	952	1079
Median salary	£36,000	£32,500	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+10.76%	-7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than	£25,000	£22,000	£22,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£48,500	£55,000	£50,000
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£37,500	£37,500

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the West Midlands citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Operating Systems category.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in the West Midlands

Windows 7
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows 7 in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Windows 7 in the West Midlands

Windows 7
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Windows 7 in the West Midlands over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Windows 7 in the West Midlands

Windows 7
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 28 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
Birmingham	+11	38	£31,500	+16.66%	6
Coventry	+5	27	£29,000	+9.43%	3
Warwickshire	+9	21	£26,500	-11.66%	2
Staffordshire	+7	11	£26,500	-18.46%
Solihull	-2	5	£25,750	+14.44%
Worcestershire	-5	4	£31,059	+57.26%
Shropshire	-1	2	£23,750	-12.03%	2
West Bromwich	-	2	£30,000	-
Wolverhampton	+7	1	£22,000	-34.32%
Windows 7 England

Windows 7
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing Windows 7 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for Windows 7.

1	193 (100.00%)	Windows
2	124 (64.25%)	Active Directory
3	120 (62.18%)	Microsoft
4	105 (54.40%)	Windows 10
5	94 (48.70%)	Windows Server
6	81 (41.97%)	VMware
7	73 (37.82%)	Windows 8
8	71 (36.79%)	Microsoft Office
9	70 (36.27%)	Windows Server 2012
10	66 (34.20%)	MS Exchange
10	66 (34.20%)	Windows Server 2008
11	56 (29.02%)	Citrix
12	49 (25.39%)	ITIL
13	43 (22.28%)	Cisco
14	41 (21.24%)	DHCP

15	40 (20.73%)	VPN
16	38 (19.69%)	Exchange Server 2013
16	38 (19.69%)	Exchange Server 2010
17	36 (18.65%)	WAN
18	33 (17.10%)	DNS
18	33 (17.10%)	SQL
19	32 (16.58%)	LAN
19	32 (16.58%)	Office 365
20	31 (16.06%)	SLA
21	30 (15.54%)	SCCM
22	29 (15.03%)	PowerShell
23	26 (13.47%)	TCP/IP
23	26 (13.47%)	VMware Infrastructure
24	24 (12.44%)	Degree
25	19 (9.84%)	SQL Server

Windows 7
Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands 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	66 (34.20%)	MS Exchange
2	38 (19.69%)	Exchange Server 2010
2	38 (19.69%)	Exchange Server 2013
3	15 (7.77%)	IIS
3	15 (7.77%)	SharePoint
4	6 (3.11%)	Exchange Server 2007
5	1 (0.52%)	CMS
5	1 (0.52%)	IBM Notes
5	1 (0.52%)	Skype for Business

Applications
1	71 (36.79%)	Microsoft Office
2	15 (7.77%)	Microsoft Excel
3	4 (2.07%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	1 (0.52%)	Microsoft Project
4	1 (0.52%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	5 (2.59%)	Sentinel
2	1 (0.52%)	Dynamics AX
2	1 (0.52%)	Dynamics CRM

Cloud Services
1	32 (16.58%)	Office 365
2	18 (9.33%)	Microsoft Azure
3	5 (2.59%)	G Suite
4	1 (0.52%)	IaaS
4	1 (0.52%)	OneDrive
4	1 (0.52%)	PaaS
4	1 (0.52%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	41 (21.24%)	DHCP
2	40 (20.73%)	VPN
3	36 (18.65%)	WAN
4	33 (17.10%)	DNS
5	32 (16.58%)	LAN
6	26 (13.47%)	TCP/IP
7	17 (8.81%)	SAN
8	14 (7.25%)	Firewall
9	10 (5.18%)	802.11
9	10 (5.18%)	Internet
10	9 (4.66%)	VoIP
11	8 (4.15%)	VLAN
11	8 (4.15%)	Wi-Fi
12	4 (2.07%)	Cisco ASA
12	4 (2.07%)	WebEx
13	3 (1.55%)	MPLS
13	3 (1.55%)	Wireless
14	2 (1.04%)	NAS
14	2 (1.04%)	Softphone
14	2 (1.04%)	Symposium

Database & Business Intelligence
1	19 (9.84%)	SQL Server
2	11 (5.70%)	SQL Server 2008
3	8 (4.15%)	Oracle Database
4	1 (0.52%)	Crystal Reports
4	1 (0.52%)	MS Access
4	1 (0.52%)	PostgreSQL

Development Applications
1	6 (3.11%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2	5 (2.59%)	InstallShield
2	5 (2.59%)	MSI
3	1 (0.52%)	Git (software)
3	1 (0.52%)	Subversion
3	1 (0.52%)	Xcode

General
1	16 (8.29%)	Manufacturing
2	10 (5.18%)	Finance
2	10 (5.18%)	Telecoms
3	6 (3.11%)	Automotive
3	6 (3.11%)	Retail
4	3 (1.55%)	Advertising
4	3 (1.55%)	Legal
5	2 (1.04%)	French Language
5	2 (1.04%)	Law
6	1 (0.52%)	Aerospace
6	1 (0.52%)	Games
6	1 (0.52%)	Local Government
6	1 (0.52%)	Marketing
6	1 (0.52%)	Multimedia
6	1 (0.52%)	Publishing

Job Titles
1	45 (23.32%)	Analyst
2	31 (16.06%)	Infrastructure Engineer
3	30 (15.54%)	IT Support
4	28 (14.51%)	IT Technician
5	27 (13.99%)	Support Engineer
6	23 (11.92%)	IT Engineer
7	20 (10.36%)	Support Analyst
8	17 (8.81%)	Infrastructure Technician
9	15 (7.77%)	Desktop Support
10	13 (6.74%)	2nd Line Support
10	13 (6.74%)	IT Infrastructure Engineer
10	13 (6.74%)	Senior IT Engineer
10	13 (6.74%)	Service Analyst
10	13 (6.74%)	Service Desk Analyst
11	12 (6.22%)	Support Technician
12	11 (5.70%)	IT Analyst
13	10 (5.18%)	IT Support Analyst
13	10 (5.18%)	Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14	9 (4.66%)	3rd Line Support
14	9 (4.66%)	IT Support Technician

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	10 (5.18%)	802.1X
2	3 (1.55%)	.NET
3	2 (1.04%)	XML
4	1 (0.52%)	Cocoa
4	1 (0.52%)	HTML
4	1 (0.52%)	JSON
4	1 (0.52%)	REST
4	1 (0.52%)	SOAP
4	1 (0.52%)	Web Services

Miscellaneous
1	11 (5.70%)	Data Centre
2	10 (5.18%)	EPoS
3	9 (4.66%)	Analytical Skills
3	9 (4.66%)	Blackberry
4	6 (3.11%)	Life Science
4	6 (3.11%)	Management Information System
5	5 (2.59%)	Computer Science
6	4 (2.07%)	Smartphone
7	3 (1.55%)	Driving Licence
7	3 (1.55%)	Video Conferencing
8	2 (1.04%)	AS400
8	2 (1.04%)	iPad
8	2 (1.04%)	iSeries
8	2 (1.04%)	Replication
9	1 (0.52%)	CCTV
9	1 (0.52%)	Client/Server
9	1 (0.52%)	Internet of Things
9	1 (0.52%)	Mobile App
9	1 (0.52%)	Robotics
9	1 (0.52%)	Thin Client

Operating Systems
1	193 (100.00%)	Windows
2	105 (54.40%)	Windows 10
3	94 (48.70%)	Windows Server
4	73 (37.82%)	Windows 8
5	70 (36.27%)	Windows Server 2012
6	66 (34.20%)	Windows Server 2008
7	15 (7.77%)	Windows XP
8	14 (7.25%)	Windows Vista
9	11 (5.70%)	Apple iOS
9	11 (5.70%)	Linux
10	9 (4.66%)	Android
11	7 (3.63%)	Windows Server 2003
12	4 (2.07%)	Mac OS X
13	1 (0.52%)	Mac OS

Processes & Methodologies
1	49 (25.39%)	ITIL
2	12 (6.22%)	Root Cause Analysis
3	10 (5.18%)	Data Analysis
3	10 (5.18%)	Process Improvement
4	9 (4.66%)	ITIL V3
4	9 (4.66%)	Service Delivery
5	8 (4.15%)	Problem Management
6	7 (3.63%)	CRM
6	7 (3.63%)	Incident Management
7	6 (3.11%)	Application Packaging
7	6 (3.11%)	ERP
7	6 (3.11%)	Mobile Device Management
7	6 (3.11%)	Network Management
7	6 (3.11%)	Network Monitoring
7	6 (3.11%)	Performance Analysis
7	6 (3.11%)	Presales
8	5 (2.59%)	Disaster Recovery
8	5 (2.59%)	ETL
8	5 (2.59%)	Personalization
8	5 (2.59%)	Security Patching

Programming Languages
1	33 (17.10%)	SQL
2	29 (15.03%)	PowerShell
3	11 (5.70%)	VBScript
4	5 (2.59%)	C#
4	5 (2.59%)	VB
5	4 (2.07%)	VBA
6	1 (0.52%)	Apple Swift
6	1 (0.52%)	Objective-C

Qualifications
1	24 (12.44%)	Degree
2	16 (8.29%)	MCSE
2	16 (8.29%)	Microsoft Certification
3	12 (6.22%)	MCP
4	10 (5.18%)	CCNA
4	10 (5.18%)	Cisco Certification
4	10 (5.18%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
4	10 (5.18%)	Master's Degree
5	6 (3.11%)	MCSA
6	5 (2.59%)	Computer Science Degree
6	5 (2.59%)	Security Cleared
7	3 (1.55%)	SC Cleared
8	2 (1.04%)	A+ Certification
8	2 (1.04%)	DBS Check
9	1 (0.52%)	CCENT
9	1 (0.52%)	DV Cleared
9	1 (0.52%)	MBCS
9	1 (0.52%)	MCITP
9	1 (0.52%)	MCTS
9	1 (0.52%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	31 (16.06%)	SLA
2	3 (1.55%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	1 (0.52%)	ISO 22301
3	1 (0.52%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	124 (64.25%)	Active Directory
2	26 (13.47%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	17 (8.81%)	Hyper-V
4	12 (6.22%)	VMware ESXi
5	6 (3.11%)	Microsoft App-V
6	3 (1.55%)	Terminal Services
6	3 (1.55%)	XenApp
7	1 (0.52%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
7	1 (0.52%)	Virtual Servers
7	1 (0.52%)	vSphere

Systems Management
1	30 (15.54%)	SCCM
2	9 (4.66%)	NetBackup
3	6 (3.11%)	WSUS
4	4 (2.07%)	AirWatch
4	4 (2.07%)	Norton AntiVirus
5	3 (1.55%)	Backup Exec
5	3 (1.55%)	Cisco CUCM
5	3 (1.55%)	Cisco UCCE
6	1 (0.52%)	Microsoft Data Protection Manager

Vendors
1	120 (62.18%)	Microsoft
2	81 (41.97%)	VMware
3	56 (29.02%)	Citrix
4	43 (22.28%)	Cisco
5	14 (7.25%)	HP
6	8 (4.15%)	Oracle
7	7 (3.63%)	Dell
8	6 (3.11%)	Fujitsu
8	6 (3.11%)	Symantec
9	5 (2.59%)	Adobe
9	5 (2.59%)	AppSense
9	5 (2.59%)	Google
9	5 (2.59%)	Nimble Storage
10	4 (2.07%)	Apple
10	4 (2.07%)	EqualLogic
10	4 (2.07%)	IBM
10	4 (2.07%)	Synology
10	4 (2.07%)	Veeam
11	3 (1.55%)	F5
12	2 (1.04%)	MobileIron