The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bolton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 24 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 Bolton region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 32 27 -
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2003 4 16 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 3.361% 11.51% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.79% 32.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 16 0
Average salary £25,000 £38,750 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-35.48% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Operating Systems
Bolton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
29 50 34
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 24.37% 35.97% 58.62%
Number of salaries quoted 23 50 34
Average salary £32,500 £37,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.33% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £37,700 £35,750 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2003
Manchester

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bolton 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 Bolton region.

Bolton Windows Server 2003 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bolton 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 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 10 (83.33%) Active Directory
3 7 (58.33%) MS Excel
4 6 (50.00%) MCSE
4 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (41.67%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (41.67%) Hyper-V
5 5 (41.67%) VMware
5 5 (41.67%) MS Exchange
5 5 (41.67%) WAN
5 5 (41.67%) DHCP
5 5 (41.67%) DNS
6 4 (33.33%) Windows XP
6 4 (33.33%) Citrix
6 4 (33.33%) Windows Vista
7 3 (25.00%) MCITP
7 3 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2003
7 3 (25.00%) Time Management
7 3 (25.00%) A+ Certification
7 3 (25.00%) MCSA
7 3 (25.00%) ITIL
7 3 (25.00%) MCP
7 3 (25.00%) Cisco
7 3 (25.00%) TCP/IP
7 3 (25.00%) LAN
7 3 (25.00%) VoIP
8 2 (16.67%) WLAN
8 2 (16.67%) Linux

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bolton 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 Platforms
1 5 (41.67%) MS Exchange
2 3 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 7 (58.33%) MS Excel
2 2 (16.67%) Google Apps
2 2 (16.67%) Office 365
2 2 (16.67%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) WAN
1 5 (41.67%) DHCP
1 5 (41.67%) DNS
2 3 (25.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (25.00%) LAN
2 3 (25.00%) VoIP
3 2 (16.67%) WLAN
3 2 (16.67%) Firewall
3 2 (16.67%) MPLS
4 1 (8.333%) SAN
General
1 1 (8.333%) Telecoms
1 1 (8.333%) Finance
1 1 (8.333%) Law
1 1 (8.333%) Retail
1 1 (8.333%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support Technician
2 3 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Support Technician
3 2 (16.67%) Network Administrator
3 2 (16.67%) Administrator
4 1 (8.333%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) 1st Line Support
4 1 (8.333%) Support Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) 3rd Line Support
Operating Systems
1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (33.33%) Windows XP
3 4 (33.33%) Windows Vista
4 2 (16.67%) Linux
5 1 (8.333%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) Time Management
1 3 (25.00%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) MCSE
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (25.00%) MCITP
2 3 (25.00%) A+ Certification
2 3 (25.00%) MCSA
2 3 (25.00%) MCP
3 1 (8.333%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 10 (83.33%) Active Directory
2 5 (41.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (41.67%) Hyper-V
3 1 (8.333%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) NetBackup
1 2 (16.67%) Backup Exec
1 2 (16.67%) WSUS
Vendors
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (41.67%) VMware
3 4 (33.33%) Citrix
4 3 (25.00%) Cisco
5 2 (16.67%) Google
6 1 (8.333%) Fujitsu
6 1 (8.333%) Sophos
Bolton, Lancashire
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