The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 20 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 Dorset region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 37 55 41
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -14
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 35 8 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 5.216% 1.613% 3.300%
As % of the Operating Systems category 17.95% 6.452% 10.53%
Number of salaries quoted 26 8 19
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,250 £27,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £50,250 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Dorset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
195 124 190
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 29.06% 25.00% 31.35%
Number of salaries quoted 170 115 140
Average salary £37,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £20,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,300 £85,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
South West

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Dorset Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bournemouth +2 11 £35,750 +2.14% 2
Poole - 1 £27,000 -
Wimborne - 1 £37,500 -
Windows Server 2008
South West

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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 59 (100.00%) Windows
2 50 (84.75%) Microsoft
3 42 (71.19%) Windows XP
4 41 (69.49%) Active Directory
4 41 (69.49%) VMware
5 38 (64.41%) Windows Server 2003
6 35 (59.32%) MS Exchange
7 33 (55.93%) Exchange Server 2010
8 30 (50.85%) SAN
9 29 (49.15%) Exchange Server 2007
10 28 (47.46%) Windows 7
11 26 (44.07%) Hyper-V
12 25 (42.37%) Security Cleared
13 24 (40.68%) Citrix
14 23 (38.98%) Service Delivery
14 23 (38.98%) vSphere
15 18 (30.51%) Migration
15 18 (30.51%) Windows 8
16 17 (28.81%) Windows Server 2012
17 16 (27.12%) XenApp
17 16 (27.12%) NetApp
17 16 (27.12%) EMC
18 13 (22.03%) LAN
19 12 (20.34%) MS Office
20 11 (18.64%) VMware Infrastructure
21 9 (15.25%) MCITP
21 9 (15.25%) SQL
21 9 (15.25%) ITIL
21 9 (15.25%) MCSE
21 9 (15.25%) MCSA

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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 (1.695%) COM
Application Platforms
1 35 (59.32%) MS Exchange
2 33 (55.93%) Exchange Server 2010
3 29 (49.15%) Exchange Server 2007
4 7 (11.86%) Exchange Server 2003
5 6 (10.17%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (1.695%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 12 (20.34%) MS Office
2 8 (13.56%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 30 (50.85%) SAN
2 13 (22.03%) LAN
3 7 (11.86%) TCP/IP
4 6 (10.17%) VPN
4 6 (10.17%) DNS
4 6 (10.17%) DHCP
4 6 (10.17%) Firewall
4 6 (10.17%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (5.085%) Internet
5 3 (5.085%) NAS
6 2 (3.390%) WAN
7 1 (1.695%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.390%) Oracle 11g
1 2 (3.390%) SQL Server
1 2 (3.390%) Oracle 10g
2 1 (1.695%) DTS
2 1 (1.695%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (1.695%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.695%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (1.695%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 6 (10.17%) Finance
2 2 (3.390%) Telecoms
2 2 (3.390%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.695%) Advertising
3 1 (1.695%) Electronics
3 1 (1.695%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 23 (38.98%) Analyst
1 23 (38.98%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 19 (32.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 8 (13.56%) Systems Engineer
3 8 (13.56%) Support Engineer
4 7 (11.86%) Infrastructure Manager
4 7 (11.86%) IT Support
4 7 (11.86%) Support Technician
5 6 (10.17%) 2nd Line Support
5 6 (10.17%) IT Infrastructure Manager
5 6 (10.17%) 2nd Line Support Technician
6 5 (8.475%) IT Support Engineer
7 3 (5.085%) 3rd Line Support
8 2 (3.390%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
8 2 (3.390%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 2 (3.390%) Wintel Engineer
8 2 (3.390%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.390%) Support Analyst
8 2 (3.390%) Systems Analyst
8 2 (3.390%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.780%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.390%) Blackberry
3 1 (1.695%) Thin Client
3 1 (1.695%) Replication
3 1 (1.695%) Clustering
3 1 (1.695%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.695%) Fat Client
3 1 (1.695%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 59 (100.00%) Windows
2 42 (71.19%) Windows XP
3 38 (64.41%) Windows Server 2003
4 28 (47.46%) Windows 7
5 18 (30.51%) Windows 8
6 17 (28.81%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (13.56%) Windows Vista
8 2 (3.390%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (3.390%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (38.98%) Service Delivery
2 18 (30.51%) Migration
3 9 (15.25%) ITIL
4 5 (8.475%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (3.390%) Capacity Planning
5 2 (3.390%) Data Management
5 2 (3.390%) Business Continuity
5 2 (3.390%) Information Security
5 2 (3.390%) PRINCE2
5 2 (3.390%) Project Management
6 1 (1.695%) Service Management
6 1 (1.695%) Change Management
6 1 (1.695%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (1.695%) ERP
6 1 (1.695%) Time Management
6 1 (1.695%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (42.37%) Security Cleared
2 9 (15.25%) MCITP
2 9 (15.25%) MCSE
2 9 (15.25%) MCSA
2 9 (15.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (11.86%) MCP
4 5 (8.475%) Degree
5 2 (3.390%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.390%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (3.390%) OCP
5 2 (3.390%) Oracle Certification
5 2 (3.390%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (3.390%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.390%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 41 (69.49%) Active Directory
2 26 (44.07%) Hyper-V
3 23 (38.98%) vSphere
4 16 (27.12%) XenApp
5 11 (18.64%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (11.86%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 6 (10.17%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 50 (84.75%) Microsoft
2 41 (69.49%) VMware
3 24 (40.68%) Citrix
4 16 (27.12%) NetApp
4 16 (27.12%) EMC
5 6 (10.17%) Sage
6 5 (8.475%) LANDesk
6 5 (8.475%) Cisco
7 3 (5.085%) Veritas
7 3 (5.085%) CommVault
7 3 (5.085%) HP
7 3 (5.085%) Oracle
8 2 (3.390%) Avaya
8 2 (3.390%) Red Hat
9 1 (1.695%) Lotus
9 1 (1.695%) Symantec
9 1 (1.695%) 3PAR
Dorchester, Dorset
IT Support Technician - URGENT - Dorset, Dorchester, Weymouth - Linux, Windows, Server, AD - £16,000 - £20,000... To be successful for the role your technical skills will include: Linux / UNIX /...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £16000 - £20000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
You will also be involved in: *System upgrades and installations *Supporting and resolving client issues *Ensuring system backups are completed and running smoothly *Mentoring the Junior Systems Engineer *...
Venator Recruitment Limited
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013