The first table below looks at the demand for the Windows Administrator role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Administrator
Rank 712 728 715
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Windows Administrator 132 142 133
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.131% 0.125% 0.115%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.139% 0.132% 0.122%
Number of salaries quoted 110 126 97
Average salary £39,250 £40,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.48% +0.62%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £32,500 £28,600
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £58,750 £64,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +1.35%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
94841 107774 108681
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.77% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 79821 93138 92287
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Windows Administrator
UK

Windows Administrator
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Administrator across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Windows Administrator Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Administrator
Salary Trend

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

England Windows Administrator Salary Trend

Windows Administrator
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Administrator across the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

England Windows Administrator Salary Histogram

Windows Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Administrator within the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 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
London +19 62 £50,000 +2.04%
South East +24 23 £30,000 -21.05%
West Midlands -5 17 £46,000 +46.03%
North West +6 11 £37,500 +7.14%
East of England +3 11 £34,357 -14.10%
South West -4 4 £30,000 -7.69%
Yorkshire -4 4 £22,000 -
Windows Administrator
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Windows Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Windows Administrator in their job title 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 with Windows Administrator in their job title.

1 279 (100.00%) Windows
2 197 (70.61%) Windows Server 2008
3 137 (49.10%) Microsoft
4 126 (45.16%) VMware
5 125 (44.80%) Active Directory
6 113 (40.50%) Windows Server 2003
7 90 (32.26%) MS Exchange
8 86 (30.82%) SQL
9 81 (29.03%) SQL Server
10 74 (26.52%) MS Excel
11 73 (26.16%) VMware Infrastructure
12 68 (24.37%) Linux
13 67 (24.01%) PowerShell
14 65 (23.30%) TCP/IP
14 65 (23.30%) DNS
15 63 (22.58%) IIS
16 56 (20.07%) Windows 7
16 56 (20.07%) Finance
17 51 (18.28%) Microsoft Certification
18 47 (16.85%) SharePoint
19 46 (16.49%) Exchange Server 2010
20 45 (16.13%) SAN
21 44 (15.77%) HP
22 39 (13.98%) Cisco
23 38 (13.62%) Windows XP
23 38 (13.62%) Firewall
24 35 (12.54%) MCSE
24 35 (12.54%) VMware ESXi
25 34 (12.19%) Citrix
26 33 (11.83%) MySQL

Windows Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Windows Administrator in their job title 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 with Windows Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 24 (8.602%) .NET
2 15 (5.376%) COM
3 10 (3.584%) Software Packaging
4 5 (1.792%) SAML
5 4 (1.434%) Web Services
6 3 (1.075%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.717%) LAMP
8 1 (0.358%) Application Packaging
8 1 (0.358%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 90 (32.26%) MS Exchange
2 63 (22.58%) IIS
3 47 (16.85%) SharePoint
4 46 (16.49%) Exchange Server 2010
5 26 (9.319%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 25 (8.961%) Exchange Server 2007
7 16 (5.735%) Exchange Server 2003
8 10 (3.584%) Apache
9 7 (2.509%) SharePoint Server
10 4 (1.434%) Lync
11 2 (0.717%) RabbitMQ
11 2 (0.717%) MS Project Server
11 2 (0.717%) Lotus Notes
11 2 (0.717%) Site Server
12 1 (0.358%) WebLogic
12 1 (0.358%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.358%) MSMQ
12 1 (0.358%) Exchange Server 2000
12 1 (0.358%) Zimbra
12 1 (0.358%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 74 (26.52%) MS Excel
2 23 (8.244%) MS Office
3 10 (3.584%) Office 365
4 1 (0.358%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 10 (3.584%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 65 (23.30%) TCP/IP
1 65 (23.30%) DNS
2 45 (16.13%) SAN
3 38 (13.62%) Firewall
4 32 (11.47%) DHCP
5 24 (8.602%) HTTP
6 21 (7.527%) VPN
6 21 (7.527%) PBX
7 18 (6.452%) SMTP
7 18 (6.452%) Internet
8 15 (5.376%) LDAP
9 14 (5.018%) VoIP
10 12 (4.301%) LAN
10 12 (4.301%) SNMP
11 9 (3.226%) WAN
12 6 (2.151%) NAS
13 4 (1.434%) VLAN
13 4 (1.434%) X.400
14 3 (1.075%) SSL
14 3 (1.075%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (29.03%) SQL Server
2 33 (11.83%) MySQL
3 17 (6.093%) SQL Server 2008
4 13 (4.659%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (0.717%) SQL Server 2000
5 2 (0.717%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.717%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.717%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (1.075%) Subversion
2 2 (0.717%) Git (software)
3 1 (0.358%) K2 blackpoint
General
1 56 (20.07%) Finance
2 21 (7.527%) Banking
3 17 (6.093%) Financial Institution
4 13 (4.659%) Retail
5 7 (2.509%) Law
6 5 (1.792%) Investment Banking
6 5 (1.792%) Marketing
7 4 (1.434%) Publishing
8 3 (1.075%) Back Office
9 2 (0.717%) Games
9 2 (0.717%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.358%) Advertising
10 1 (0.358%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.47%) Hedge funds
2 28 (10.04%) Clustering
3 25 (8.961%) Blackberry
4 14 (5.018%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.943%) Cloud Computing
6 10 (3.584%) SaaS
7 5 (1.792%) Learning Management System
7 5 (1.792%) Computer Science
8 4 (1.434%) Replication
8 4 (1.434%) EqualLogic
9 3 (1.075%) PACS
10 2 (0.717%) Mathematics
10 2 (0.717%) Physics
11 1 (0.358%) Client/Server
11 1 (0.358%) N-Tier
11 1 (0.358%) EPoS
11 1 (0.358%) Thin Client
11 1 (0.358%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 279 (100.00%) Windows
2 197 (70.61%) Windows Server 2008
3 113 (40.50%) Windows Server 2003
4 68 (24.37%) Linux
5 56 (20.07%) Windows 7
6 38 (13.62%) Windows XP
7 25 (8.961%) Ubuntu
8 24 (8.602%) CentOS
9 16 (5.735%) Windows 2000 Server
10 9 (3.226%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (2.867%) UNIX
12 6 (2.151%) Windows Server 2012
13 5 (1.792%) Windows Vista
13 5 (1.792%) Windows 2000
14 2 (0.717%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.358%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (6.810%) Disaster Recovery
2 15 (5.376%) Load Balancing
3 14 (5.018%) ITIL
4 13 (4.659%) E-Commerce
5 11 (3.943%) Investment Management
6 10 (3.584%) Network Design
6 10 (3.584%) Configuration Management
6 10 (3.584%) CRM
7 9 (3.226%) Agile Software Development
8 7 (2.509%) Asset Management
8 7 (2.509%) High Availability
8 7 (2.509%) Service Management
9 6 (2.151%) OO
9 6 (2.151%) ITSM
9 6 (2.151%) Migration
10 5 (1.792%) Identity Management
10 5 (1.792%) Change Management
10 5 (1.792%) Infrastructure Management
11 4 (1.434%) Information Management
11 4 (1.434%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (30.82%) SQL
2 67 (24.01%) PowerShell
3 24 (8.602%) VB
4 19 (6.810%) VBScript
4 19 (6.810%) Perl
5 9 (3.226%) C
6 7 (2.509%) Shell Script
7 6 (2.151%) Python
7 6 (2.151%) C#
8 5 (1.792%) Bash shell
9 3 (1.075%) PHP
10 1 (0.358%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 51 (18.28%) Microsoft Certification
2 35 (12.54%) MCSE
3 29 (10.39%) Cisco Certification
4 27 (9.677%) CCNA
4 27 (9.677%) Degree
5 17 (6.093%) MCSA
6 14 (5.018%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.151%) SC Cleared
7 6 (2.151%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.434%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.075%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.717%) PhD
10 2 (0.717%) CCNP
10 2 (0.717%) MCP
11 1 (0.358%) MCSD
11 1 (0.358%) MCITP
11 1 (0.358%) VCP4
11 1 (0.358%) VCP5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.244%) SLA
2 2 (0.717%) QA
3 1 (0.358%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 125 (44.80%) Active Directory
2 73 (26.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (12.54%) VMware ESXi
4 28 (10.04%) VMware ESX
5 25 (8.961%) ISA Server
6 22 (7.885%) vSphere
7 12 (4.301%) Squid
8 11 (3.943%) UAG
9 10 (3.584%) VMware Workstation
10 7 (2.509%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 7 (2.509%) XenApp
11 6 (2.151%) Terminal Server
12 4 (1.434%) Hyper-V
13 2 (0.717%) NFS
13 2 (0.717%) Varnish
13 2 (0.717%) Samba
14 1 (0.358%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.358%) Microsoft App-V
14 1 (0.358%) Xen
14 1 (0.358%) MDaemon
Systems Management
1 17 (6.093%) NetBackup
1 17 (6.093%) SCOM
2 15 (5.376%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 14 (5.018%) SCCM
3 14 (5.018%) Norton AntiVirus
4 12 (4.301%) Zenoss
4 12 (4.301%) HP SIM
5 6 (2.151%) Nagios
6 5 (1.792%) SolarWinds Orion
6 5 (1.792%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.434%) Backup Exec
8 2 (0.717%) WSUS
8 2 (0.717%) Puppet
9 1 (0.358%) HP Data Protector
9 1 (0.358%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 137 (49.10%) Microsoft
2 126 (45.16%) VMware
3 44 (15.77%) HP
4 39 (13.98%) Cisco
5 34 (12.19%) Citrix
6 23 (8.244%) NetApp
6 23 (8.244%) Symantec
7 13 (4.659%) Juniper
8 12 (4.301%) Sophos
8 12 (4.301%) SolarWinds
9 11 (3.943%) CA
10 10 (3.584%) EMC
10 10 (3.584%) Red Hat
11 9 (3.226%) IBM
12 7 (2.509%) Oracle
13 4 (1.434%) Hitachi
13 4 (1.434%) Veeam
13 4 (1.434%) FalconStor
14 3 (1.075%) 3PAR
14 3 (1.075%) Dell
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Pioneering Software Development Company developing high-volume transactional software is looking for a Windows Systems Administrator!... Essential skills: IIS (v6 or v7) Clustering or Load Balancing. Server 2008...
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
Leading IT Solutions provider is looking for a Windows Hosting Administrator!... Essential experience: DNS, DHCP, Active Directory. Windows Hyper-V administration. Multi-site IIS farm administration. Storage & SAN...
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £55,000 to £62,000 per annum + superb benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
The ideal Windows Systems Administrator will have experience working with the majority of the following; *Windows Server 2003 / 2008 *Windows OS *Exchange and Active Directory *Networking (routing, switching,...
Connections Recruitment Ltd.
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Middlesex
The successful candidate will have a solid and broad Windows Systems Administration experience, an excellent grasp of Exchange 2007/2010, Windows Server 2003/2008, VMware and a good...
Involved Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + On Call + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Altrincham, Cheshire
Windows Systems Administrator (2nd line) - ideally with MCSE/CCNA - Altrincham... MS Exchange administration Network administration (network design, Cisco, HP, VPN) (interest in) Cloud Computing Windows Systems Administrator (2nd...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £23000 - £32000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Altrincham, North West
Windows Systems Administrator (2nd line) - ideally with MCSE/CCNA - Altrincham Main skills:Windows Administration (AD configuration, Group Policy, etc). MS Exchange administration Network administration (network design, Cisco, HP,...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £23000 - £32000 per annum + bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
West London
We are looking for a Windows Systems Administrator who not only understands the meaning of fanatical support but also enjoys delivering it to their highest ability... We give...
Rackspace
Salary: Unspecified Competitive
Posted: 15 May 2013
East London
To provide Third Line Windows support to the business... Incident and Problem management our infrastructure. Drive operational excellence and maintain SLA to the business... Microsoft - In depth experience...
Coral Racing Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £43,000 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
Virtualisation experience with VMWare Esx (versions 4 or 5) and/ or Hyper-V Active Directory configuration and policy administrations skills Back-up admin skills, Commvault is preferred Experience...
Brightred Resourcing
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + on call allowance
Posted: 23 April 2013
Epsom, Surrey
Windows Server Administrator - VMWare, Citrix - Epsom, Surrey - up to £42,000 + on call ... * SAN, Netapp, HP and 3PAR. * Citrix and Networking such as Site to Site VPN, Load...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + on call allowance + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Essential skills required for the position of Linux /Windows Desktop System Administrator /Sys Admin / Systems Administrator / Systems Engineer - Relevant degree or computing experience 5 years + in a service...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
West London
Ability to maintain and troubleshoot FTP, HTTP, SSL, and SMTP mail flow... Thorough understanding of clustering requirements; ability to build and maintain Microsoft Windows clusters... Microsoft SQL configuration...
Rackspace
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 13 May 2013
Lancashire, North West
Responsibilities * Ensure that live 24/7 services are monitored and kept up * Pro-actively maintain servers/services to prevent outages * Configuration of new machines/servers/networks * Provide out-...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £20000.00 - £28000.00 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 10 May 2013
Berkshire
The successful Windows Engineer / Windows Administrator / Windows Architect will possess experience of working within an Enterprise Linux environment, covering the following technologies: *Extensive experience of Designing, Implementing & Supporting...
TEKsystems
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013