The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Coventry region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 33 37 50
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +13
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 31 7 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 4.799% 1.994% 1.299%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.90% 7.778% 6.742%
Number of salaries quoted 28 7 6
Average salary £40,000 £27,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+45.45% -8.33%
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Coventry
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
223 90 89
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 34.52% 25.64% 19.26%
Number of salaries quoted 171 87 82
Average salary £38,500 £30,000 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+28.33% -26.82%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £24,000 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £65,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
West Midlands

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry 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 Coventry region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Coventry Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry 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 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 40 (75.47%) Windows Server 2003
3 31 (58.49%) Active Directory
4 26 (49.06%) VMware
5 24 (45.28%) Microsoft
6 19 (35.85%) VMware Infrastructure
7 15 (28.30%) Windows 7
8 14 (26.42%) Cisco
8 14 (26.42%) MS Exchange
9 12 (22.64%) Windows XP
9 12 (22.64%) Citrix
9 12 (22.64%) SAN
9 12 (22.64%) vSphere
10 11 (20.75%) VMware ESX
11 10 (18.87%) HP
11 10 (18.87%) Windows 2000 Server
11 10 (18.87%) Exchange Server 2007
11 10 (18.87%) Exchange Server 2010
12 9 (16.98%) SLA
12 9 (16.98%) NetApp
12 9 (16.98%) ITIL
13 8 (15.09%) MS Excel
13 8 (15.09%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (15.09%) DNS
13 8 (15.09%) MCITP
14 7 (13.21%) MCTS
14 7 (13.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 7 (13.21%) UNIX
14 7 (13.21%) LAN
14 7 (13.21%) WAN

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry 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 1 (1.887%) ASP.NET
1 1 (1.887%) Web Services
1 1 (1.887%) XML
1 1 (1.887%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 14 (26.42%) MS Exchange
2 10 (18.87%) Exchange Server 2007
2 10 (18.87%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (11.32%) SharePoint
4 4 (7.547%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (5.660%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (5.660%) Lync
6 2 (3.774%) IIS
7 1 (1.887%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 8 (15.09%) MS Excel
2 5 (9.434%) MS Office
3 3 (5.660%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (22.64%) SAN
2 8 (15.09%) DNS
3 7 (13.21%) LAN
3 7 (13.21%) WAN
4 6 (11.32%) TCP/IP
4 6 (11.32%) PBX
5 5 (9.434%) LDAP
6 4 (7.547%) Firewall
6 4 (7.547%) VPN
6 4 (7.547%) DHCP
7 3 (5.660%) DMZ
7 3 (5.660%) NAS
7 3 (5.660%) Network Security
8 2 (3.774%) Fibre Channel
8 2 (3.774%) PABX
8 2 (3.774%) iSCSI
8 2 (3.774%) VLAN
8 2 (3.774%) Wireless
8 2 (3.774%) Ethernet
8 2 (3.774%) DECT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (13.21%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.887%) DB2
General
1 2 (3.774%) Telecoms
1 2 (3.774%) Automotive
1 2 (3.774%) Manufacturing
2 1 (1.887%) Banking
Job Titles
1 15 (28.30%) Analyst
2 8 (15.09%) Consultant
3 7 (13.21%) Windows Administrator
3 7 (13.21%) Administrator
3 7 (13.21%) Technical Consultant
4 6 (11.32%) Wintel Administrator
5 5 (9.434%) Systems Analyst
5 5 (9.434%) Identity Management Specialist
5 5 (9.434%) Microsoft Specialist
6 4 (7.547%) IT Support
6 4 (7.547%) Technical Engineer
6 4 (7.547%) Support Analyst
7 3 (5.660%) 3rd Line Support
7 3 (5.660%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 3 (5.660%) Project Manager
7 3 (5.660%) Systems Manager
7 3 (5.660%) VMware Engineer
8 2 (3.774%) Wintel Systems Administrator
8 2 (3.774%) Virtualisation Specialist
8 2 (3.774%) VMware Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.434%) AS400
1 5 (9.434%) iSeries
2 4 (7.547%) Blackberry
3 1 (1.887%) Replication
3 1 (1.887%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 40 (75.47%) Windows Server 2003
3 15 (28.30%) Windows 7
4 12 (22.64%) Windows XP
5 10 (18.87%) Windows 2000 Server
6 7 (13.21%) UNIX
7 6 (11.32%) Windows Vista
7 6 (11.32%) Windows NT
7 6 (11.32%) Windows 2000
8 2 (3.774%) Windows 8
8 2 (3.774%) SUSE
8 2 (3.774%) Linux
9 1 (1.887%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (16.98%) ITIL
2 5 (9.434%) PRINCE2
2 5 (9.434%) Migration
2 5 (9.434%) Identity Management
3 3 (5.660%) Project Management
3 3 (5.660%) Business Analysis
4 2 (3.774%) Incident Management
4 2 (3.774%) Data Security
4 2 (3.774%) Service Delivery
5 1 (1.887%) BCP
5 1 (1.887%) Change Management
5 1 (1.887%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (1.887%) CAD
5 1 (1.887%) Asset Management
5 1 (1.887%) Data Management
5 1 (1.887%) Business Development
5 1 (1.887%) Network Load Balancing
5 1 (1.887%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.434%) SQL
2 3 (5.660%) VBScript
2 3 (5.660%) VB
2 3 (5.660%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.887%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.887%) VB.NET
3 1 (1.887%) C#
3 1 (1.887%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.887%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 8 (15.09%) Microsoft Certification
1 8 (15.09%) MCITP
2 7 (13.21%) MCTS
2 7 (13.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 4 (7.547%) CCEE
3 4 (7.547%) CCAA
3 4 (7.547%) MCSE
3 4 (7.547%) Citrix Certification
4 3 (5.660%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
4 3 (5.660%) Microsoft Certified Master
5 2 (3.774%) CCIA
6 1 (1.887%) CCA
6 1 (1.887%) MCP
6 1 (1.887%) NCDA
6 1 (1.887%) NCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.98%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (58.49%) Active Directory
2 19 (35.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (22.64%) vSphere
4 11 (20.75%) VMware ESX
5 7 (13.21%) Hyper-V
6 6 (11.32%) XenApp
7 5 (9.434%) XenServer
7 5 (9.434%) XenDesktop
8 3 (5.660%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (9.434%) ARCserve
2 4 (7.547%) Norton AntiVirus
3 2 (3.774%) Backup Exec
4 1 (1.887%) NetBackup
4 1 (1.887%) WSUS
4 1 (1.887%) SCCM
4 1 (1.887%) SCOM
4 1 (1.887%) SCVMM
4 1 (1.887%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 26 (49.06%) VMware
2 24 (45.28%) Microsoft
3 14 (26.42%) Cisco
4 12 (22.64%) Citrix
5 10 (18.87%) HP
6 9 (16.98%) NetApp
7 6 (11.32%) Symantec
8 4 (7.547%) Dell
8 4 (7.547%) EMC
9 3 (5.660%) Nortel
9 3 (5.660%) Avaya
9 3 (5.660%) McAfee
9 3 (5.660%) Veritas
9 3 (5.660%) Mitel
9 3 (5.660%) Polycom
9 3 (5.660%) Dialogic
10 2 (3.774%) BT
10 2 (3.774%) Juniper
10 2 (3.774%) IBM
11 1 (1.887%) CommVault
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Core design knowledge will include one or more of the following: Windows 2003 /2008 Server. Strong skills in HP EVA\3Par or EMC... Netbackup... Experience of Netapp and...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £55K basic + Benefits
Posted: 16 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
They will also have experience installing, configuring and supporting Windows Server 2008 R2, HyperV and Windows 7. As well as experience with HP Networking, SAN Storage and Powershell.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 5 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
PSTN Gateway... HP Data protector / Arcserve... Microsoft Exchange 2003 / 2007 / 2010, Symantec Enterprise Vault. ActiveSync, Bes, MobileIron. Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, Windows 2003/ 2008 servers/ infrastructures... Win...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Microsoft Exchange 2003/ 2007/ 2010,BES & ActiveSync... Firewalls (ISA, TMG, CheckPoint, PIX, ASA, UAG/ IAG) Cisco (routers & switches) Network monitoring tools (Cacti, Solarwinds or similar) WSUS, SCCM and...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £34,000 to £42,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Knowledge of Protocol Analysers (Wireshark) Wireless LAN Controllers, IPS / IDS. Network monitoring tools (Cacti, Solarwinds, Scrutinizer) Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, Windows 2003 / 2008 servers / infrastructures... ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013