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

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 47 32 43
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +11
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2003 5 2 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 1.433% 1.274% 3.306%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.173% 4.255% 22.22%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 8
Average salary £28,750 £30,500 £26,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.73% +17.30%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £25,300 £14,700
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £35,700 £28,300
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Operating Systems
Chester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
81 47 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 23.21% 29.94% 14.88%
Number of salaries quoted 40 43 33
Average salary £35,500 £31,500 £27,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.69% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,600 £28,005 £15,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £34,000 £37,702
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2003
Cheshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Chester Windows Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester 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 10 (100.00%) Windows
1 10 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (60.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (60.00%) VMware
2 6 (60.00%) MS Exchange
2 6 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (60.00%) HP
2 6 (60.00%) Citrix
3 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 5 (50.00%) vSphere
4 4 (40.00%) Dell
4 4 (40.00%) Thin Client
4 4 (40.00%) TCP/IP
4 4 (40.00%) DNS
4 4 (40.00%) Degree
4 4 (40.00%) Fat Client
5 3 (30.00%) Migration
5 3 (30.00%) AutoCAD
5 3 (30.00%) MS Project
5 3 (30.00%) SAN
5 3 (30.00%) Enterprise Storage
6 2 (20.00%) Network Management
6 2 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (20.00%) EMC
6 2 (20.00%) IBM
6 2 (20.00%) ITIL
6 2 (20.00%) VBScript
6 2 (20.00%) VPN
6 2 (20.00%) Financial Institution

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester 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 6 (60.00%) MS Exchange
2 2 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 3 (30.00%) AutoCAD
1 3 (30.00%) MS Project
2 1 (10.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (40.00%) DNS
2 3 (30.00%) SAN
3 2 (20.00%) VPN
3 2 (20.00%) Firewall
3 2 (20.00%) NAS
4 1 (10.00%) iSCSI
4 1 (10.00%) VLAN
4 1 (10.00%) ADSL
4 1 (10.00%) LAN
4 1 (10.00%) VoIP
4 1 (10.00%) WAN
4 1 (10.00%) DHCP
4 1 (10.00%) HTTP
4 1 (10.00%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2008
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2005
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2000
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2012
General
1 2 (20.00%) Financial Institution
1 2 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Support Technician
2 2 (20.00%) Administrator
2 2 (20.00%) Senior Windows Administrator
2 2 (20.00%) Server Administrator
2 2 (20.00%) Windows Administrator
3 1 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support Technician
3 1 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) IT Support Technician
3 1 (10.00%) SQL DBA
3 1 (10.00%) DBA
3 1 (10.00%) 1st Line Support
3 1 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (10.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Thin Client
1 4 (40.00%) Fat Client
2 3 (30.00%) Enterprise Storage
3 1 (10.00%) Clustering
3 1 (10.00%) EqualLogic
3 1 (10.00%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
1 10 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 1 (10.00%) Windows 2000 Server
3 1 (10.00%) UNIX
3 1 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Migration
2 2 (20.00%) Network Management
2 2 (20.00%) ITIL
2 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (10.00%) Database Tuning
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Capacity Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) VBScript
1 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) MCSE
2 1 (10.00%) CCNP
2 1 (10.00%) CCNA
2 1 (10.00%) CCA
2 1 (10.00%) Citrix Certification
2 1 (10.00%) CISSP
2 1 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (10.00%) CCEE
2 1 (10.00%) CCAA
System Software
1 6 (60.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (50.00%) vSphere
3 1 (10.00%) XenApp
3 1 (10.00%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) SCOM
1 1 (10.00%) NetBackup
1 1 (10.00%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 6 (60.00%) VMware
1 6 (60.00%) HP
1 6 (60.00%) Citrix
2 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (40.00%) Dell
4 2 (20.00%) EMC
4 2 (20.00%) IBM
5 1 (10.00%) Cisco
5 1 (10.00%) NetApp
Chester, Cheshire
IT Support - £22k basic + benefits package, Chester, Windows Server 2003/2008, Active Directory, Backup Exec 2010, Office 2010. IIS, Routers... System administration Servers (administration and maintenance, backup/restore)...
PNG Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £22,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, North West
Chester £15-18K Basic + £4K Car or Car allowance + Benefits Leading manufacturer requires experienced Windows Desk Top/Server Technicians (1st line moving to 2nd) to join established team...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + Includes Car/Allowance+bens
Posted: 24 April 2013
Chester, North West
An expert level Database Administrator is required to join and lead a large production support team, for my household name client in Chester.
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013