The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 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 2008 over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 34 40 34
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -6
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 15 3 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 5.976% 1.456% 0.613%
As % of the Operating Systems category 17.44% 5.172% 3.704%
Number of salaries quoted 15 3 1
Average salary £39,500 £22,500 £23,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+75.55% -2.17%
UK excluding London average salary £35,500 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+1.42% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
86 58 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 34.26% 28.16% 16.56%
Number of salaries quoted 83 54 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 2008
Bedfordshire

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bedford Windows Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2008
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Bedford region.

Bedford Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bedford Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Windows Server 2008 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 2008.

1 23 (100.00%) Windows
2 19 (82.61%) Microsoft
3 17 (73.91%) MS Exchange
3 17 (73.91%) MCSE
3 17 (73.91%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (73.91%) Exchange Server 2010
4 16 (69.57%) Active Directory
5 15 (65.22%) VMware
6 14 (60.87%) Windows Server 2003
7 13 (56.52%) CCNA
7 13 (56.52%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (47.83%) SAN
9 10 (43.48%) SQL Server
9 10 (43.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 10 (43.48%) SQL Server 2008
10 9 (39.13%) Exchange Server 2007
11 8 (34.78%) NAS
11 8 (34.78%) MCITP
11 8 (34.78%) Linux
12 7 (30.43%) ITIL
12 7 (30.43%) MCP
12 7 (30.43%) TCP/IP
12 7 (30.43%) SharePoint
12 7 (30.43%) Degree
13 6 (26.09%) Windows 7
13 6 (26.09%) VMware Infrastructure
13 6 (26.09%) Network Security
13 6 (26.09%) Cisco
13 6 (26.09%) DNS
13 6 (26.09%) Firewall

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Windows Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (8.696%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 17 (73.91%) MS Exchange
1 17 (73.91%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (39.13%) Exchange Server 2007
3 7 (30.43%) SharePoint
4 5 (21.74%) IIS
4 5 (21.74%) SharePoint Server
5 3 (13.04%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (13.04%) Windows Azure
6 2 (8.696%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 5 (21.74%) MS Excel
2 4 (17.39%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 11 (47.83%) SAN
2 8 (34.78%) NAS
3 7 (30.43%) TCP/IP
4 6 (26.09%) Network Security
4 6 (26.09%) DNS
4 6 (26.09%) Firewall
5 5 (21.74%) HTTPS
5 5 (21.74%) SSL
5 5 (21.74%) HTTP
6 3 (13.04%) VPN
6 3 (13.04%) DHCP
6 3 (13.04%) VLAN
7 2 (8.696%) Internet
8 1 (4.348%) Cisco PIX
8 1 (4.348%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (43.48%) SQL Server
1 10 (43.48%) SQL Server 2008
2 4 (17.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (13.04%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (8.696%) Oracle 11g
4 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (8.696%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (8.696%) Oracle 10g
4 2 (8.696%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (8.696%) Informix
5 1 (4.348%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (8.696%) Team Foundation Server
1 2 (8.696%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (4.348%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (52.17%) Analyst
2 10 (43.48%) Server Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 4 (17.39%) Data Centre Specialist
5 4 (17.39%) Data Centre Engineer
5 4 (17.39%) Wintel Support
5 4 (17.39%) Network Engineer
5 4 (17.39%) Support Analyst
6 3 (13.04%) 3rd Line Support
6 3 (13.04%) Server Support
6 3 (13.04%) Server Support Analyst
6 3 (13.04%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
6 3 (13.04%) Wintel Analyst
6 3 (13.04%) Wintel Server Analyst
6 3 (13.04%) Wintel Support Analyst
6 3 (13.04%) 3rd Line Server Support
7 2 (8.696%) Developer
7 2 (8.696%) Technical Analyst
7 2 (8.696%) SQL Developer
Operating Systems
1 23 (100.00%) Windows
2 14 (60.87%) Windows Server 2003
3 8 (34.78%) Linux
4 6 (26.09%) Windows 7
5 5 (21.74%) Windows XP
5 5 (21.74%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) ITIL
2 2 (8.696%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (8.696%) Migration
3 1 (4.348%) Time Management
3 1 (4.348%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) SQL
2 2 (8.696%) T-SQL
2 2 (8.696%) C#
Qualifications
1 17 (73.91%) MCSE
1 17 (73.91%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (56.52%) CCNA
2 13 (56.52%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (43.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 8 (34.78%) MCITP
5 7 (30.43%) MCP
5 7 (30.43%) Degree
6 5 (21.74%) CCSP
6 5 (21.74%) CCNP
6 5 (21.74%) CCIP
7 4 (17.39%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.348%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (69.57%) Active Directory
2 6 (26.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (17.39%) vSphere
4 2 (8.696%) Forefront TMG
4 2 (8.696%) UAG
4 2 (8.696%) Terminal Services
4 2 (8.696%) ISA Server
4 2 (8.696%) VMware ESX
5 1 (4.348%) Samba
5 1 (4.348%) XenServer
5 1 (4.348%) Hyper-V
5 1 (4.348%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (13.04%) Backup Exec
2 1 (4.348%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (82.61%) Microsoft
2 15 (65.22%) VMware
3 6 (26.09%) Cisco
4 4 (17.39%) HP
5 3 (13.04%) Symantec
5 3 (13.04%) Dell
5 3 (13.04%) Citrix
6 2 (8.696%) Oracle
7 1 (4.348%) LANDesk