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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads82120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.050 %
As % of the category below24.77 %38.59 %
Salaries quoted7297
Average minimum salary£21,882£25,619
Average salary£23,684£26,825
% change on same period last year-11.70 %
Average maximum salary£25,487£28,031
UK excluding London average salary£30,983£32,244
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads331311
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.181 %0.131 %
Salaries quoted265266
Average minimum salary£25,455£26,574
Average salary£27,606£27,951
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Average maximum salary£29,756£29,327
UK excluding London average salary£34,018£34,611
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Windows Server 2003 North WestWindows Server 2003
North West

Windows Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Lancashire Windows Server 2003 Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Windows Server 2003 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire Windows Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BlackburnUp+521£21,472-22.27 %
SkelmersdaleNew entry-12£18,000-
PrestonDown-2310£26,750-9.32 %
NelsonNew entry-9£21,500-
LancasterUp+57£23,714-11.22 %
ChorleyNo change04£28,000+55.55 %
BlackpoolDown-33£30,000+12.67 %
CarnforthDown-32£33,000+22.22 %
AccringtonNew entry-1£27,500-
Windows Server 2003 North WestWindows Server 2003
North West

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

1189 (100.00 %)Windows
2102 (53.97 %)MS Exchange
396 (50.79 %)Active Directory
483 (43.92 %)Microsoft
570 (37.04 %)Citrix
668 (35.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
762 (32.80 %)MS Excel
857 (30.16 %)Windows 2000 Server
956 (29.63 %)Microsoft Certification
1051 (26.98 %)TCP/IP
1051 (26.98 %)VPN
1149 (25.93 %)Windows Vista
1247 (24.87 %)Firewall
1346 (24.34 %)MS Office
1442 (22.22 %)Windows XP
1538 (20.11 %)MCSE
1634 (17.99 %)DNS
1733 (17.46 %)Exchange Server 2007
1827 (14.29 %)Cisco
1827 (14.29 %)SQL
1926 (13.76 %)SQL Server
1926 (13.76 %)DHCP
2024 (12.70 %)MCP
2121 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
2220 (10.58 %)WAN
2319 (10.05 %)Exchange Server 5.5
2319 (10.05 %)Exchange Server 2000
2319 (10.05 %)Backup Exec
2417 (8.995 %)ISA Server
2514 (7.407 %)Finance

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (5.820 %).NET
29 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
33 (1.587 %)XML
42 (1.058 %)MDX
51 (0.529 %)ADO
51 (0.529 %)ASP
51 (0.529 %)AJAX
51 (0.529 %).NET Framework
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1102 (53.97 %)MS Exchange
268 (35.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
333 (17.46 %)Exchange Server 2007
419 (10.05 %)Exchange Server 5.5
419 (10.05 %)Exchange Server 2000
511 (5.820 %)IIS
66 (3.175 %)Lotus Notes
72 (1.058 %)SharePoint
72 (1.058 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
162 (32.80 %)MS Excel
246 (24.34 %)MS Office
35 (2.646 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.529 %)MS PowerPoint
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
151 (26.98 %)TCP/IP
151 (26.98 %)VPN
247 (24.87 %)Firewall
334 (17.99 %)DNS
426 (13.76 %)DHCP
520 (10.58 %)WAN
614 (7.407 %)LAN
712 (6.349 %)Intranet
811 (5.820 %)VoIP
811 (5.820 %)IP Telephony
99 (4.762 %)Broadband
99 (4.762 %)VLAN
107 (3.704 %)Internet
115 (2.646 %)Cisco PIX
123 (1.587 %)SMS
132 (1.058 %)SAN
132 (1.058 %)Wireless
141 (0.529 %)Intrusion Detection
141 (0.529 %)ADSL
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (13.76 %)SQL Server
27 (3.704 %)Datawarehouse
35 (2.646 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
35 (2.646 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
43 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (1.058 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (1.058 %)MS Access
52 (1.058 %)DTS
52 (1.058 %)ETL
61 (0.529 %)Crystal Reports
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (7.407 %)Finance
26 (3.175 %)Pensions
33 (1.587 %)Health
33 (1.587 %)Telecoms
41 (0.529 %)Marketing
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (17.46 %)Analyst
230 (15.87 %)Network Engineer
322 (11.64 %)Support Analyst
414 (7.407 %)Support Engineer
512 (6.349 %)2nd Line Support
512 (6.349 %)Administrator
69 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Engineer
69 (4.762 %)Network Manager
77 (3.704 %)IT Support Technician
77 (3.704 %)SQL DBA
77 (3.704 %)Support Technician
77 (3.704 %)DBA
86 (3.175 %)IT Support Engineer
86 (3.175 %)Helpdesk Support
95 (2.646 %)Service Desk Analyst
95 (2.646 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
95 (2.646 %)IT Manager
95 (2.646 %)3rd Line Support
95 (2.646 %)Service Analyst
104 (2.116 %)Systems Engineer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.175 %)Blackberry
22 (1.058 %)AS400
31 (0.529 %)Management Information System
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1189 (100.00 %)Windows
257 (30.16 %)Windows 2000 Server
349 (25.93 %)Windows Vista
442 (22.22 %)Windows XP
521 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
68 (4.233 %)Windows Server 2008
75 (2.646 %)Linux
84 (2.116 %)UNIX
93 (1.587 %)Solaris
93 (1.587 %)CentOS
101 (0.529 %)Windows NT
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (3.175 %)Disaster Recovery
25 (2.646 %)Data Security
25 (2.646 %)ITIL
34 (2.116 %)Migration
42 (1.058 %)Network Design
42 (1.058 %)Web Development
42 (1.058 %)Resource Management
42 (1.058 %)PRINCE2
51 (0.529 %)ERP
51 (0.529 %)Project Management
51 (0.529 %)SEO
51 (0.529 %)Workflow
51 (0.529 %)E-business
51 (0.529 %)Time Management
51 (0.529 %)Systems Analysis
51 (0.529 %)Business Analysis
51 (0.529 %)Information Security
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (14.29 %)SQL
22 (1.058 %)PHP
31 (0.529 %)JavaScript
31 (0.529 %)Shell Script
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
156 (29.63 %)Microsoft Certification
238 (20.11 %)MCSE
324 (12.70 %)MCP
413 (6.878 %)MCSA
53 (1.587 %)Degree
62 (1.058 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (1.058 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.529 %)MCDBA
71 (0.529 %)CCNA
71 (0.529 %)Cisco Certification
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
196 (50.79 %)Active Directory
219 (10.05 %)Backup Exec
317 (8.995 %)ISA Server
412 (6.349 %)Terminal Services
511 (5.820 %)Terminal Server
62 (1.058 %)VMware Infrastructure
71 (0.529 %)MetaFrame
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.587 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.529 %)MAILsweeper
21 (0.529 %)WSUS
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
183 (43.92 %)Microsoft
270 (37.04 %)Citrix
327 (14.29 %)Cisco
413 (6.878 %)VERITAS
510 (5.291 %)Symantec
68 (4.233 %)McAfee Security
76 (3.175 %)Lotus
85 (2.646 %)HP
85 (2.646 %)Sophos
85 (2.646 %)VMware
93 (1.587 %)Mitel
93 (1.587 %)Altiris
93 (1.587 %)Novell
102 (1.058 %)Nokia
102 (1.058 %)3Com
102 (1.058 %)Sage
102 (1.058 %)CheckPoint
102 (1.058 %)Avaya
111 (0.529 %)BMC
111 (0.529 %)Hyperion