The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Highlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 17 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 Highlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 2 - 3
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 22 0 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Highlands 56.41% - 30.00%
As % of the Operating Systems category 81.48% - 37.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
Average salary £25,000 - £22,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Highlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
27 8 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Highlands 69.23% 22.86% 80.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 2
Average salary £25,000 £40,000 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-37.50% +77.77%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
Scotland

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

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 Highlands region over the 3 months to 17 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
Inverness - 21 £25,000 -
Windows Server 2008
Scotland

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Highlands 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 34 (100.00%) Windows
2 32 (94.12%) Windows Server 2003
3 29 (85.29%) Active Directory
4 20 (58.82%) MS Exchange
5 17 (50.00%) VB
6 13 (38.24%) Advertising
7 8 (23.53%) SLA
8 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (14.71%) Microsoft
9 3 (8.824%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 3 (8.824%) MSI
9 3 (8.824%) ITIL
9 3 (8.824%) MCSE
9 3 (8.824%) MS Excel
9 3 (8.824%) Windows XP
9 3 (8.824%) Asset Management
9 3 (8.824%) Publishing
9 3 (8.824%) Windows Vista
9 3 (8.824%) WSUS
9 3 (8.824%) SCCM
9 3 (8.824%) SC Cleared
9 3 (8.824%) Security Cleared
9 3 (8.824%) Windows 7
10 2 (5.882%) Change Management
10 2 (5.882%) Disaster Recovery
10 2 (5.882%) CCTV
10 2 (5.882%) C
10 2 (5.882%) DHCP
10 2 (5.882%) DNS
10 2 (5.882%) HP

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Highlands 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 Platforms
1 20 (58.82%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 3 (8.824%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.882%) DHCP
1 2 (5.882%) DNS
Development Applications
1 3 (8.824%) MSI
General
1 13 (38.24%) Advertising
2 3 (8.824%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (67.65%) Server Technician
2 20 (58.82%) Server Support
3 17 (50.00%) Support Technician
3 17 (50.00%) Server Support Technician
4 6 (17.65%) Support Engineer
5 3 (8.824%) Server Engineer
5 3 (8.824%) Server Support Engineer
5 3 (8.824%) Wintel Support
5 3 (8.824%) Wintel Engineer
5 3 (8.824%) Wintel Support Engineer
5 3 (8.824%) SCCM Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Wintel Server Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Desktop Support
6 2 (5.882%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 2 (5.882%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.882%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Windows
2 32 (94.12%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (8.824%) Windows Vista
3 3 (8.824%) Windows 7
3 3 (8.824%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (8.824%) ITIL
1 3 (8.824%) Asset Management
2 2 (5.882%) Change Management
2 2 (5.882%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 17 (50.00%) VB
2 2 (5.882%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (8.824%) SC Cleared
2 3 (8.824%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.824%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (23.53%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (85.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (8.824%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 3 (8.824%) WSUS
1 3 (8.824%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.882%) HP
Inverness, Inverness-Shire
My client, a global blue chip based in Inverness, is currently seeking an experienced Server Support Technician to join an established team supporting a multi-client Wintel environment...
Aston Carter
Posted: 14 May 2013