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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Essex 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank36
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads330419
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.285 %0.214 %
As % of the category below78.76 %78.46 %
Salaries quoted287358
Average minimum salary£28,986£30,546
Average salary£30,500£32,413
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Average maximum salary£32,014£34,281
UK excluding London average salary£33,132£33,036
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads419534
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.362 %0.273 %
Salaries quoted373443
Average minimum salary£31,799£30,762
Average salary£33,239£32,526
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Average maximum salary£34,678£34,290
UK excluding London average salary£34,281£34,122
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Windows Salary Trend

Windows
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Essex Windows Salary Histogram

Windows
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ColchesterUp+567£30,451+6.86 %
BasildonUp+620£26,342-29.85 %
ChelmsfordUp+219£31,658-10.85 %
HarlowUp+310£28,200-5.21 %
WithamUp+29£18,000-29.75 %
Southend-on-SeaUp+79£34,056+12.02 %
Saffron WaldenNew entry-8£23,429-
BillericayNew entry-5£32,700-
BrentwoodUp+65£20,400-40.56 %
ChigwellNew entry-4£26,875-
BraintreeNew entry-3£16,500-
OngarNew entry-1£24,000-
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1398 (48.42 %)Windows Server 2003
2349 (42.46 %)Microsoft
3297 (36.13 %)SQL Server
4269 (32.73 %)Windows XP
5260 (31.63 %)Active Directory
6231 (28.10 %)SQL
7181 (22.02 %)MS Excel
8180 (21.90 %).NET
9177 (21.53 %)MS Exchange
10170 (20.68 %)TCP/IP
11150 (18.25 %)Windows 2000 Server
12144 (17.52 %)Citrix
13139 (16.91 %)Microsoft Certification
14136 (16.55 %)Firewall
15124 (15.09 %)Cisco
16121 (14.72 %)IIS
17120 (14.60 %)C#
18108 (13.14 %)MCSE
19104 (12.65 %)DNS
20101 (12.29 %)Windows 2000
2199 (12.04 %)Internet
2298 (11.92 %)MS Office
2392 (11.19 %)SQL Server 2005
2490 (10.95 %)UNIX
2589 (10.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
2682 (9.976 %)Finance
2779 (9.611 %)SQL Server 2000
2877 (9.367 %)VMware
2970 (8.516 %)DHCP
3069 (8.394 %)Linux

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1180 (21.90 %).NET
260 (7.299 %)ASP.NET
357 (6.934 %)WebServices
454 (6.569 %)XML
454 (6.569 %)HTML
543 (5.231 %)WinForms
628 (3.406 %)XSL
721 (2.555 %)ASP
814 (1.703 %)CSS
814 (1.703 %)AJAX
913 (1.582 %).NET Framework
109 (1.095 %)XHTML
117 (0.852 %)Flash
125 (0.608 %)CGI
134 (0.487 %)ADSI
134 (0.487 %)XML Messaging
134 (0.487 %)WMI
143 (0.365 %)Adobe Flex
143 (0.365 %)Mason
143 (0.365 %)SAP Basis
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1177 (21.53 %)MS Exchange
2121 (14.72 %)IIS
389 (10.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
455 (6.691 %)SharePoint
536 (4.380 %)Exchange Server 2000
630 (3.650 %)Exchange Server 2007
728 (3.406 %)Apache
824 (2.920 %)Exchange Server 5.5
910 (1.217 %)SharePoint Portal Server
106 (0.730 %)Lotus Notes
112 (0.243 %)BizTalk Server
112 (0.243 %)LiveLink
112 (0.243 %)Oracle Workflow
121 (0.122 %)GroupWise
121 (0.122 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
121 (0.122 %)Tomcat
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1181 (22.02 %)MS Excel
298 (11.92 %)MS Office
35 (0.608 %)Photoshop
41 (0.122 %)MS Project
41 (0.122 %)MS PowerPoint
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (2.068 %)SoftGrid
25 (0.608 %)Microsoft CRM
33 (0.365 %)BASE24
42 (0.243 %)Oracle ERP
51 (0.122 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.122 %)Line 50
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1170 (20.68 %)TCP/IP
2136 (16.55 %)Firewall
3104 (12.65 %)DNS
499 (12.04 %)Internet
570 (8.516 %)DHCP
650 (6.083 %)WAN
749 (5.961 %)SAN
846 (5.596 %)LAN
941 (4.988 %)VPN
1014 (1.703 %)GPRS
1014 (1.703 %)GSM
1113 (1.582 %)LDAP
1212 (1.460 %)Wireless
1212 (1.460 %)Network Security
1212 (1.460 %)FTP
139 (1.095 %)VoIP
146 (0.730 %)SMS
155 (0.608 %)SMTP
164 (0.487 %)Intranet
164 (0.487 %)Extranet
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1297 (36.13 %)SQL Server
292 (11.19 %)SQL Server 2005
379 (9.611 %)SQL Server 2000
422 (2.676 %)Crystal Reports
521 (2.555 %)MySQL
619 (2.311 %)MS Access
78 (0.973 %)DTS
78 (0.973 %)Data Mining
87 (0.852 %)Datawarehouse
87 (0.852 %)OLAP
87 (0.852 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
87 (0.852 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
95 (0.608 %)SQL Server Integration Services
95 (0.608 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
103 (0.365 %)Ingres
103 (0.365 %)RDBMS
103 (0.365 %)Oracle 9i
103 (0.365 %)BusinessObjects
112 (0.243 %)Oracle Reports
112 (0.243 %)FileMaker
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (0.730 %)Visual Studio
25 (0.608 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.122 %)ClearQuest
31 (0.122 %)PVCS
31 (0.122 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.122 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.122 %)ClearCase
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
182 (9.976 %)Finance
248 (5.839 %)Pensions
347 (5.718 %)Insurance
429 (3.528 %)Back Office
526 (3.163 %)Telecoms
621 (2.555 %)Education
713 (1.582 %)Government
713 (1.582 %)Auditing
85 (0.608 %)Animation
85 (0.608 %)Online Games
85 (0.608 %)Games
93 (0.365 %)Retail
93 (0.365 %)Electronics
102 (0.243 %)Banking
102 (0.243 %)Publishing
102 (0.243 %)Automotive
111 (0.122 %)Construction
111 (0.122 %)Military
111 (0.122 %)Aerospace
111 (0.122 %)Health
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1224 (27.25 %)Analyst
2142 (17.27 %)Support Analyst
399 (12.04 %)Developer
456 (6.813 %)Team Leader
551 (6.204 %)Support Engineer
647 (5.718 %)Development Team Leader
746 (5.596 %)3rd Line Support
845 (5.474 %)Administrator
938 (4.623 %)Programmer
938 (4.623 %)Server Support
1036 (4.380 %)Systems Engineer
1131 (3.771 %)2nd Line Support
1230 (3.650 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
1329 (3.528 %).NET Developer
1329 (3.528 %)IT Support Analyst
1424 (2.920 %)Technical Support
1522 (2.676 %)Support Technician
1522 (2.676 %)Network Engineer
1522 (2.676 %)Desktop Support
1522 (2.676 %)Senior Analyst
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (2.920 %)Clustering
218 (2.190 %)Thin Client
218 (2.190 %)Fat Client
311 (1.338 %)Device Driver
311 (1.338 %)Blackberry
49 (1.095 %)Mainframe
49 (1.095 %)Firmware
56 (0.730 %)Management Information System
56 (0.730 %)E-Learning
56 (0.730 %)VAX
56 (0.730 %)PDA
56 (0.730 %)iSeries
64 (0.487 %)Replication
64 (0.487 %)Pocket PC
64 (0.487 %)IBM Mainframe
64 (0.487 %)AS400
64 (0.487 %)N-Tier
73 (0.365 %)EPoS
82 (0.243 %)Cryptography
82 (0.243 %)Smartcard
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1398 (48.42 %)Windows Server 2003
2269 (32.73 %)Windows XP
3150 (18.25 %)Windows 2000 Server
4101 (12.29 %)Windows 2000
590 (10.95 %)UNIX
669 (8.394 %)Linux
760 (7.299 %)Windows Vista
819 (2.311 %)Windows Server 2008
916 (1.946 %)Solaris
1015 (1.825 %)Red Hat Linux
1114 (1.703 %)Windows NT
1114 (1.703 %)VxWorks
1212 (1.460 %)Mac OS X
1311 (1.338 %)Windows Mobile
1410 (1.217 %)Mac OS X Server
157 (0.852 %)Windows XP Embedded
165 (0.608 %)Windows CE
165 (0.608 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
174 (0.487 %)zOS
183 (0.365 %)MVS
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
151 (6.204 %)TDD
233 (4.015 %)ITIL
329 (3.528 %)E-Commerce
428 (3.406 %)Problem Management
519 (2.311 %)Service Delivery
617 (2.068 %)Scrum
716 (1.946 %)CRM
815 (1.825 %)Enterprise Architecture
912 (1.460 %)OOD
912 (1.460 %)Risk Assessment
912 (1.460 %)Agile Software Development
1011 (1.338 %)OO
1110 (1.217 %)OOP
1110 (1.217 %)DSDM
1110 (1.217 %)Project Management
1110 (1.217 %)Migration
129 (1.095 %)Business Intelligence
129 (1.095 %)Disaster Recovery
129 (1.095 %)ERP
129 (1.095 %)DoDAF
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1231 (28.10 %)SQL
2120 (14.60 %)C#
342 (5.109 %)Delphi
433 (4.015 %)VB.NET
433 (4.015 %)C
532 (3.893 %)VBScript
630 (3.650 %)Transact-SQL
630 (3.650 %)JavaScript
630 (3.650 %)Shell Script
725 (3.041 %)VB
821 (2.555 %)C++
915 (1.825 %)Java
1013 (1.582 %)PHP
1111 (1.338 %)VB6
127 (0.852 %)VBA
134 (0.487 %)VC++
134 (0.487 %)PowerShell
134 (0.487 %)Embedded C
134 (0.487 %)Assembly Language
142 (0.243 %)Perl
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1139 (16.91 %)Microsoft Certification
2108 (13.14 %)MCSE
354 (6.569 %)Degree
435 (4.258 %)MCP
529 (3.528 %)Citrix Certification
613 (1.582 %)MCSA
712 (1.460 %)Security Cleared
811 (1.338 %)Cisco Certification
910 (1.217 %)ACTC
910 (1.217 %)ACSA
109 (1.095 %)CCEA
109 (1.095 %)SC Cleared
118 (0.973 %)CCNA
125 (0.608 %)MCDST
134 (0.487 %)ISEB
134 (0.487 %)DV Cleared
143 (0.365 %)CCA
152 (0.243 %)CCSA
152 (0.243 %)RHCE
152 (0.243 %)Sun Certification
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (1.946 %)SLA
211 (1.338 %)QA
310 (1.217 %)ISO27001
42 (0.243 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.122 %)ISO9001
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1260 (31.63 %)Active Directory
233 (4.015 %)Terminal Server
330 (3.650 %)VMware Infrastructure
426 (3.163 %)Citrix Presentation Server
426 (3.163 %)ISA Server
517 (2.068 %)VMware ESX
613 (1.582 %)Terminal Services
613 (1.582 %)Backup Exec
710 (1.217 %)NFS
83 (0.365 %)NetBackup
92 (0.243 %)MetaFrame
101 (0.122 %)NDS
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
127 (3.285 %)OpenView
24 (0.487 %)MOM
24 (0.487 %)Netcool
24 (0.487 %)MAILsweeper
32 (0.243 %)ARCserve
32 (0.243 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.122 %)Nagios
41 (0.122 %)Norton AntiVirus
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1349 (42.46 %)Microsoft
2144 (17.52 %)Citrix
3124 (15.09 %)Cisco
477 (9.367 %)VMware
564 (7.786 %)CheckPoint
641 (4.988 %)Oracle
738 (4.623 %)HP
822 (2.676 %)Sun
920 (2.433 %)Apple
1017 (2.068 %)Red Hat
1017 (2.068 %)Intel
1017 (2.068 %)AppSense
1114 (1.703 %)Dell
1213 (1.582 %)VERITAS
1311 (1.338 %)McAfee Security
149 (1.095 %)Compaq
158 (0.973 %)QNX
158 (0.973 %)Sage
167 (0.852 %)Lotus
174 (0.487 %)Cognos