The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2003 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 Lancashire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 37 55 45
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -10
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2003 20 10 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 4.444% 1.969% 3.553%
As % of the Operating Systems category 18.02% 15.63% 10.69%
Number of salaries quoted 19 8 14
Average salary £27,500 £26,250 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.76% -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,500 £25,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £32,400 £52,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Operating Systems
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
111 64 131
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 24.67% 12.60% 33.25%
Number of salaries quoted 97 60 114
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% -26.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £19,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £41,400 £47,000 £44,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2003
North West

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Lancashire Windows Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Job Locations

The table below 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 19 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
Blackburn - 10 £21,000 -
Burnley -6 3 £21,000 -35.38% 1
Preston - 3 £27,500 - 1
Blackpool +1 1 £28,000 +1.81% 3
Windows Server 2003
North West

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

1 32 (100.00%) Windows
1 32 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 28 (87.50%) Active Directory
3 25 (78.13%) Microsoft
4 20 (62.50%) VMware
5 15 (46.88%) Citrix
6 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (40.63%) LAN
6 13 (40.63%) WAN
7 12 (37.50%) DHCP
7 12 (37.50%) MS Exchange
7 12 (37.50%) DNS
7 12 (37.50%) MS Excel
7 12 (37.50%) MS Office
8 11 (34.38%) VMware Infrastructure
9 10 (31.25%) SQL Server
9 10 (31.25%) TCP/IP
10 9 (28.13%) Cisco
10 9 (28.13%) Exchange Server 2007
10 9 (28.13%) Exchange Server 2003
10 9 (28.13%) Windows Vista
11 8 (25.00%) Firewall
11 8 (25.00%) VPN
11 8 (25.00%) SQL
11 8 (25.00%) MCSE
12 7 (21.88%) Windows XP
12 7 (21.88%) CCNA
12 7 (21.88%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (21.88%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 7 (21.88%) Exchange Server 2010

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 2 (6.250%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 12 (37.50%) MS Exchange
2 9 (28.13%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (28.13%) Exchange Server 2003
3 7 (21.88%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (3.125%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (3.125%) Lync
4 1 (3.125%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 12 (37.50%) MS Excel
1 12 (37.50%) MS Office
2 3 (9.375%) Office 365
3 2 (6.250%) Google Apps
3 2 (6.250%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.125%) BPCS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (40.63%) LAN
1 13 (40.63%) WAN
2 12 (37.50%) DHCP
2 12 (37.50%) DNS
3 10 (31.25%) TCP/IP
4 8 (25.00%) Firewall
4 8 (25.00%) VPN
5 6 (18.75%) Internet
6 4 (12.50%) SAN
7 3 (9.375%) IMAP
8 2 (6.250%) NAS
8 2 (6.250%) WLAN
8 2 (6.250%) SSL
8 2 (6.250%) Wireless
9 1 (3.125%) MPLS
9 1 (3.125%) VoIP
9 1 (3.125%) iSCSI
9 1 (3.125%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (31.25%) SQL Server
2 3 (9.375%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (9.375%) SQL Server 2008
2 3 (9.375%) SQL Server 2012
General
1 2 (6.250%) Finance
2 1 (3.125%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (28.13%) Analyst
2 7 (21.88%) Service Analyst
2 7 (21.88%) Service Desk Analyst
3 6 (18.75%) IT Support
4 5 (15.63%) Administrator
5 4 (12.50%) IT Support Engineer
5 4 (12.50%) Support Engineer
6 3 (9.375%) Consultant
6 3 (9.375%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (9.375%) Network Engineer
6 3 (9.375%) 3rd Line Support
6 3 (9.375%) Desktop Engineer
6 3 (9.375%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (6.250%) Technical Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (6.250%) Network Administrator
7 2 (6.250%) IT Support Technician
7 2 (6.250%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (6.250%) Infrastructure Specialist
7 2 (6.250%) Technical Consultant
7 2 (6.250%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.250%) NHS
2 1 (3.125%) AS400
2 1 (3.125%) CLARiiON
2 1 (3.125%) Symmetrix
2 1 (3.125%) Celerra
2 1 (3.125%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (3.125%) Symmetrix DMX
Operating Systems
1 32 (100.00%) Windows
1 32 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 9 (28.13%) Windows Vista
3 7 (21.88%) Windows XP
4 6 (18.75%) Windows 7
5 3 (9.375%) Windows 2000
5 3 (9.375%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (6.250%) Windows 2000 Server
6 2 (6.250%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (18.75%) ITIL
2 4 (12.50%) E-Commerce
3 2 (6.250%) Business Continuity
3 2 (6.250%) Content Management
3 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2
4 1 (3.125%) Project Management
4 1 (3.125%) ERP
4 1 (3.125%) Migration
4 1 (3.125%) Time Management
4 1 (3.125%) Market Research
Programming Languages
1 8 (25.00%) SQL
2 2 (6.250%) PowerShell
2 2 (6.250%) VBA
2 2 (6.250%) C#
Qualifications
1 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (25.00%) MCSE
3 7 (21.88%) CCNA
3 7 (21.88%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (18.75%) MCITP
4 6 (18.75%) MCTS
4 6 (18.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 5 (15.63%) MCSA
6 3 (9.375%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (9.375%) CCA
6 3 (9.375%) Citrix Certification
6 3 (9.375%) MCP
7 2 (6.250%) Degree
7 2 (6.250%) CCNP
8 1 (3.125%) EMC Certification
8 1 (3.125%) VCP4
8 1 (3.125%) VCP5
System Software
1 28 (87.50%) Active Directory
2 11 (34.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (21.88%) Citrix Presentation Server
4 3 (9.375%) XenApp
4 3 (9.375%) XenServer
4 3 (9.375%) Hyper-V
5 1 (3.125%) VMware ESX
5 1 (3.125%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (3.125%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (6.250%) Backup Exec
2 1 (3.125%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (78.13%) Microsoft
2 20 (62.50%) VMware
3 15 (46.88%) Citrix
4 9 (28.13%) Cisco
5 3 (9.375%) HP
5 3 (9.375%) AppSense
6 2 (6.250%) Google
6 2 (6.250%) EMC
6 2 (6.250%) Avaya
7 1 (3.125%) BT
7 1 (3.125%) NetApp
7 1 (3.125%) IBM
7 1 (3.125%) Veeam
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