The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 21 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 Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 44 31 55
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +24
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 123 141 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 4.684% 6.682% 3.486%
As % of the Operating Systems category 20.26% 27.33% 13.82%
Number of salaries quoted 116 113 56
Average salary £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.57% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,750 £20,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £33,750
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +3.70%
All Operating Systems
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
607 516 456
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 23.12% 24.45% 25.24%
Number of salaries quoted 502 425 370
Average salary £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £20,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £42,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
West Yorkshire

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Leeds Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

1 219 (100.00%) Windows
2 153 (69.86%) Windows Server 2003
3 137 (62.56%) Microsoft
4 127 (57.99%) VMware
5 121 (55.25%) Active Directory
6 102 (46.58%) MS Exchange
7 93 (42.47%) VMware Infrastructure
8 88 (40.18%) MS Excel
9 81 (36.99%) SQL Server
10 72 (32.88%) SAN
11 61 (27.85%) Exchange Server 2010
12 60 (27.40%) Linux
13 59 (26.94%) Citrix
14 57 (26.03%) SQL
15 51 (23.29%) ITIL
16 47 (21.46%) HP
16 47 (21.46%) Microsoft Certification
16 47 (21.46%) Firewall
17 46 (21.00%) Cisco
17 46 (21.00%) Windows 7
18 45 (20.55%) vSphere
18 45 (20.55%) SQL Server 2005
19 42 (19.18%) SLA
19 42 (19.18%) XenApp
20 39 (17.81%) SQL Server 2008
21 36 (16.44%) UNIX
22 34 (15.53%) MS Office
23 31 (14.16%) Windows XP
23 31 (14.16%) SCCM
24 30 (13.70%) DNS

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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 20 (9.132%) .NET
2 9 (4.110%) Web Services
3 8 (3.653%) .NET Framework
4 5 (2.283%) jQuery
4 5 (2.283%) LINQ
4 5 (2.283%) Ajax
4 5 (2.283%) ASP.NET
5 3 (1.370%) EDI
5 3 (1.370%) HTML
6 2 (0.913%) ASP.NET MVC 2
6 2 (0.913%) MonoRail
7 1 (0.457%) XML
Application Platforms
1 102 (46.58%) MS Exchange
2 61 (27.85%) Exchange Server 2010
3 26 (11.87%) Exchange Server 2007
4 25 (11.42%) IIS
5 23 (10.50%) Exchange Server 2003
5 23 (10.50%) SharePoint
6 14 (6.393%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 7 (3.196%) Office Communications Server
7 7 (3.196%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (3.196%) SharePoint 2010
7 7 (3.196%) Exchange Server 2000
8 5 (2.283%) Lync
9 3 (1.370%) Exchange Server 2013
9 3 (1.370%) Apache
10 2 (0.913%) Lotus Notes
10 2 (0.913%) CMS
10 2 (0.913%) Moodle
11 1 (0.457%) SAS
Applications
1 88 (40.18%) MS Excel
2 34 (15.53%) MS Office
3 6 (2.740%) Office 365
4 4 (1.826%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.826%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (1.826%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 3 (1.370%) Line 500
1 3 (1.370%) Agresso
2 1 (0.457%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 72 (32.88%) SAN
2 47 (21.46%) Firewall
3 30 (13.70%) DNS
4 28 (12.79%) TCP/IP
5 26 (11.87%) DHCP
6 22 (10.05%) VPN
7 18 (8.219%) VoIP
7 18 (8.219%) NAS
8 15 (6.849%) WAN
9 10 (4.566%) HTTP
9 10 (4.566%) Internet
10 9 (4.110%) Unified Communications
10 9 (4.110%) LAN
11 8 (3.653%) SMTP
11 8 (3.653%) FTP
11 8 (3.653%) MPLS
11 8 (3.653%) SSH
11 8 (3.653%) Cisco ASA
12 7 (3.196%) VLAN
13 6 (2.740%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (36.99%) SQL Server
2 45 (20.55%) SQL Server 2005
3 39 (17.81%) SQL Server 2008
4 11 (5.023%) Oracle 11g
5 10 (4.566%) MySQL
5 10 (4.566%) Oracle 8/8i
6 3 (1.370%) SQL Server 2000
6 3 (1.370%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.457%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.457%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.457%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.457%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 18 (8.219%) Visual Studio
2 8 (3.653%) Team Foundation Server
2 8 (3.653%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 14 (6.393%) Finance
2 7 (3.196%) Telecoms
3 3 (1.370%) Marketing
4 2 (0.913%) Billing
4 2 (0.913%) Retail
5 1 (0.457%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.457%) Publishing
5 1 (0.457%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 31 (14.16%) Analyst
2 30 (13.70%) Consultant
2 30 (13.70%) Support Engineer
3 23 (10.50%) Administrator
4 22 (10.05%) Support Analyst
4 22 (10.05%) Team Leader
5 20 (9.132%) Technical Consultant
6 16 (7.306%) Infrastructure Team Leader
7 15 (6.849%) 3rd Line Support
7 15 (6.849%) Systems Administrator
8 14 (6.393%) Technical Support
8 14 (6.393%) 2nd Line Support
9 13 (5.936%) IT Support
10 12 (5.479%) Systems Engineer
10 12 (5.479%) IT Administrator
11 11 (5.023%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 10 (4.566%) Technical Engineer
13 9 (4.110%) Support Consultant
14 8 (3.653%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 7 (3.196%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 29 (13.24%) Clustering
2 25 (11.42%) Blackberry
3 11 (5.023%) Replication
4 9 (4.110%) Fat Client
4 9 (4.110%) Thin Client
5 8 (3.653%) EqualLogic
6 7 (3.196%) Client/Server
6 7 (3.196%) N-Tier
7 6 (2.740%) CLARiiON
7 6 (2.740%) Celerra
8 5 (2.283%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.283%) NHS
9 3 (1.370%) SaaS
9 3 (1.370%) Statistics
10 2 (0.913%) Firmware
10 2 (0.913%) Enterprise Storage
10 2 (0.913%) Computer Science
10 2 (0.913%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.457%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.457%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 219 (100.00%) Windows
2 153 (69.86%) Windows Server 2003
3 60 (27.40%) Linux
4 46 (21.00%) Windows 7
5 36 (16.44%) UNIX
6 31 (14.16%) Windows XP
7 22 (10.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 12 (5.479%) Windows Server 2012
9 11 (5.023%) Windows Vista
9 11 (5.023%) Windows 2000
10 8 (3.653%) HPUX
11 6 (2.740%) Debian
11 6 (2.740%) CentOS
12 5 (2.283%) Windows 8
13 3 (1.370%) Windows 2000 Server
14 2 (0.913%) Apple iOS
15 1 (0.457%) Android
15 1 (0.457%) Mac OS X Server
15 1 (0.457%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.457%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (23.29%) ITIL
2 17 (7.763%) Change Control
2 17 (7.763%) Disaster Recovery
3 13 (5.936%) Problem Management
3 13 (5.936%) Project Management
4 12 (5.479%) Root Cause Analysis
5 11 (5.023%) Service Delivery
6 10 (4.566%) E-Commerce
6 10 (4.566%) Incident Management
6 10 (4.566%) Technical Architecture
7 9 (4.110%) Capacity Planning
7 9 (4.110%) Supplier Management
8 8 (3.653%) ERP
8 8 (3.653%) Configuration Management
8 8 (3.653%) Business Continuity
8 8 (3.653%) Time Management
9 6 (2.740%) Change Management
9 6 (2.740%) High Availability
10 5 (2.283%) Business Development
10 5 (2.283%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (26.03%) SQL
2 26 (11.87%) PowerShell
3 8 (3.653%) PL/SQL
3 8 (3.653%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.283%) C#
5 4 (1.826%) Java
6 3 (1.370%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.913%) PHP
7 2 (0.913%) Python
8 1 (0.457%) VB
8 1 (0.457%) C
Qualifications
1 47 (21.46%) Microsoft Certification
2 29 (13.24%) MCSE
3 21 (9.589%) MCITP
4 17 (7.763%) MCP
5 13 (5.936%) Degree
5 13 (5.936%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 13 (5.936%) MCSA
6 11 (5.023%) MCTS
7 8 (3.653%) Citrix Certification
7 8 (3.653%) MCDST
7 8 (3.653%) Security Cleared
8 7 (3.196%) SC Cleared
8 7 (3.196%) NCDA
8 7 (3.196%) NCIE
8 7 (3.196%) MCAD
9 6 (2.740%) CCEA
9 6 (2.740%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (2.740%) CCA
9 6 (2.740%) CCNP
9 6 (2.740%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (19.18%) SLA
2 5 (2.283%) PCI DSS
3 3 (1.370%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 121 (55.25%) Active Directory
2 93 (42.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (20.55%) vSphere
4 42 (19.18%) XenApp
5 24 (10.96%) Hyper-V
6 17 (7.763%) Terminal Server
7 16 (7.306%) VMware ESX
7 16 (7.306%) XenServer
8 14 (6.393%) XenDesktop
8 14 (6.393%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (2.740%) Terminal Services
10 4 (1.826%) Forefront TMG
11 3 (1.370%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 2 (0.913%) Xen
13 1 (0.457%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.457%) Samba
13 1 (0.457%) ISA Server
13 1 (0.457%) NFS
Systems Management
1 31 (14.16%) SCCM
2 23 (10.50%) SCOM
3 18 (8.219%) Backup Exec
4 12 (5.479%) Norton AntiVirus
4 12 (5.479%) WSUS
5 10 (4.566%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 9 (4.110%) SCVMM
7 8 (3.653%) NetBackup
8 5 (2.283%) Cacti
8 5 (2.283%) Nagios
9 4 (1.826%) McAfee ePO
10 3 (1.370%) Opalis
11 1 (0.457%) HP Data Protector
11 1 (0.457%) Puppet
11 1 (0.457%) PureDisk
11 1 (0.457%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 137 (62.56%) Microsoft
2 127 (57.99%) VMware
3 59 (26.94%) Citrix
4 47 (21.46%) HP
5 46 (21.00%) Cisco
6 27 (12.33%) Symantec
7 26 (11.87%) NetApp
8 20 (9.132%) Dell
9 19 (8.676%) Red Hat
10 16 (7.306%) CommVault
10 16 (7.306%) EMC
11 14 (6.393%) Oracle
11 14 (6.393%) Juniper
12 10 (4.566%) Kaspersky
12 10 (4.566%) ProCurve
13 7 (3.196%) Veeam
13 7 (3.196%) Remedy
13 7 (3.196%) CheckPoint
14 5 (2.283%) WatchGuard
14 5 (2.283%) Sage
Leeds, West Yorkshire
1st line support, 2nd line support, Citrix, Linux, VMware, SAN support, Windows, SQL, MySQL, hardware, software, systems, help desk, technical support, operating systems, installations... ESSENTIAL Skills: (minimum 2...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
1st line support, 2nd line support, Citrix, Linux, VMware, SAN support, Windows, SQL, MySQL, hardware, software, systems, help desk, technical support, operating systems, installationsA fantastic opportunity has arisen...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
1st line support, 2nd line support, 3rd line support, Citrix, Linux, VMware, SAN support, Windows, SQL, MySQL, hardware, software, systems, help desk, technical support, operating systems, installationsA fantastic...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
You will be designing, building, testing and maintaining Windows environments, 2008 and 2012, both Desktop and Servers. Key Skills: Windows 2008/2012 VMWare SQL Server MSSQL Exchange SharePoint...
greywood
Salary: £35000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
To be successful in this role you must have a track record of successfully leading teams using an Agile delivery method within an ecommerce environment with daily visits...
Jet2.com
Salary: £75000 - £85000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
These pioneers serve the business to business publishing sector and have bigger aspirations to grow in the next year. This role boasts progression for the successful individual and...
Hudson
Salary: £15000 - £20000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Key Words: Network Administrator, Network Support, Network Engineer, Support Analyst, Technical Support, 1st Line Support, 2nd Line Support, 3rd Line Support, Infrastructure Support, IT Support, Service Desk Analyst,...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Responsibilities *Maintenance and management of the HP SAN environment... Experience Required: *Experience of HP 3PAR, EVA and Lefthand SAN technology *HP C Class Blade Centre Infrastructure and BL...
Fruition IT Resources Limited
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Desirable Skills / Interests: Windows Server 2000/2003/2008. SQL Server 2000/2005/2008. IIS 6/7. IP/DNS management... Microsoft Active Directory... Microsoft SMTP and Exchange... HTML and...
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Maintaining, managing and updating the analytics cluster and SIEM (Security Incident Event Management) toolset... Working knowledge of web technologies, HTML and JavaScript. Knowledge of supporting SIEM technologies such...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013