The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 37 35 38
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2003 13 6 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 5.159% 2.913% 0.588%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.29% 10.71% 3.704%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 1
Average salary £39,500 £24,250 £23,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+62.88% +5.43%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Operating Systems
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
85 56 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 33.73% 27.18% 15.88%
Number of salaries quoted 82 52 25
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £36,875
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +8.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £22,500 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2003
Bedfordshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bedford Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Bedford region.

Bedford Windows Server 2003 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Bedford Windows Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Windows Server 2003 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 Server 2003.

1 14 (100.00%) Windows
1 14 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 10 (71.43%) SQL Server 2008
2 10 (71.43%) SQL Server
2 10 (71.43%) Microsoft
3 9 (64.29%) MS Exchange
3 9 (64.29%) MCSE
3 9 (64.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (64.29%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (64.29%) Exchange Server 2010
4 8 (57.14%) Active Directory
5 7 (50.00%) VMware
5 7 (50.00%) SharePoint
5 7 (50.00%) TCP/IP
6 6 (42.86%) Cisco
6 6 (42.86%) MCP
6 6 (42.86%) CCNA
6 6 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (35.71%) Firewall
7 5 (35.71%) IIS
7 5 (35.71%) HTTP
7 5 (35.71%) CCSP
7 5 (35.71%) CCNP
7 5 (35.71%) CCIP
7 5 (35.71%) MS Excel
7 5 (35.71%) Windows XP
7 5 (35.71%) DNS
7 5 (35.71%) HTTPS
7 5 (35.71%) SSL
7 5 (35.71%) VMware Infrastructure

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Windows Server 2003 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 Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (14.29%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 9 (64.29%) MS Exchange
1 9 (64.29%) Exchange Server 2007
1 9 (64.29%) Exchange Server 2010
2 7 (50.00%) SharePoint
3 5 (35.71%) IIS
3 5 (35.71%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (21.43%) Windows Azure
4 3 (21.43%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 5 (35.71%) MS Excel
2 4 (28.57%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 7 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 5 (35.71%) HTTP
2 5 (35.71%) DNS
2 5 (35.71%) HTTPS
2 5 (35.71%) SSL
2 5 (35.71%) Firewall
2 5 (35.71%) Network Security
3 4 (28.57%) SAN
4 3 (21.43%) VLAN
5 2 (14.29%) Internet
5 2 (14.29%) DHCP
5 2 (14.29%) VPN
6 1 (7.143%) Cisco PIX
6 1 (7.143%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (7.143%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (71.43%) SQL Server
1 10 (71.43%) SQL Server 2008
2 4 (28.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (21.43%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (14.29%) Oracle 11g
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (14.29%) Informix
4 2 (14.29%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (14.29%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
1 2 (14.29%) Team Foundation Server
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Analyst
2 5 (35.71%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 4 (28.57%) Data Centre Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Network Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Support Analyst
3 4 (28.57%) Data Centre Specialist
4 3 (21.43%) Wintel Analyst
4 3 (21.43%) Wintel Server Analyst
4 3 (21.43%) Wintel Support Analyst
4 3 (21.43%) 3rd Line Server Support
4 3 (21.43%) Server Support Analyst
4 3 (21.43%) Server Support
4 3 (21.43%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (21.43%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
4 3 (21.43%) Wintel Support
4 3 (21.43%) Server Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) Technical Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) SQL Developer
5 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Developer
Operating Systems
1 14 (100.00%) Windows
1 14 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (35.71%) Windows 7
2 5 (35.71%) Windows XP
2 5 (35.71%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (14.29%) Migration
1 2 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (7.143%) Time Management
2 1 (7.143%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 2 (14.29%) T-SQL
2 2 (14.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) MCSE
1 9 (64.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (42.86%) CCNA
2 6 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (42.86%) MCP
3 5 (35.71%) CCSP
3 5 (35.71%) CCNP
3 5 (35.71%) CCIP
4 3 (21.43%) MCSA
4 3 (21.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.143%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 5 (35.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (28.57%) vSphere
4 2 (14.29%) Forefront TMG
4 2 (14.29%) UAG
4 2 (14.29%) Terminal Services
4 2 (14.29%) ISA Server
4 2 (14.29%) VMware ESX
5 1 (7.143%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (21.43%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 10 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 7 (50.00%) VMware
3 6 (42.86%) Cisco
4 4 (28.57%) HP
5 3 (21.43%) Dell
5 3 (21.43%) Citrix
5 3 (21.43%) Symantec
6 2 (14.29%) Oracle