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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Virtual Server skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Virtual Server over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Virtual Server
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.061 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£45,000-
Average salary£46,250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£47,500-
UK excluding London average salary£43,778£52,601
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads6662
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.026 %
Salaries quoted5650
Average minimum salary£37,648£36,386
Average salary£43,120£39,930
% change on same period last year+7.98 %
Average maximum salary£48,592£43,474
UK excluding London average salary£34,419£35,345
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Microsoft Virtual Server EnglandMicrosoft Virtual Server
England

Microsoft Virtual Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Virtual Server across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Midlands Microsoft Virtual Server Demand Trend

Microsoft Virtual Server
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Virtual Server across the Midlands region.

Midlands Microsoft Virtual Server Salary Trend

Microsoft Virtual Server
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Virtual Server across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Midlands Microsoft Virtual Server Salary Histogram

Microsoft Virtual Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands region citing Microsoft Virtual Server 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 Microsoft Virtual Server.

111 (91.67 %)Microsoft
28 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (50.00 %)SAN
36 (50.00 %)VERITAS
36 (50.00 %)CLARiiON
36 (50.00 %)NetBackup
36 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (50.00 %)Sun
36 (50.00 %)Active Directory
36 (50.00 %)EMC
36 (50.00 %)MOM
36 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
36 (50.00 %)MCSE
36 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
36 (50.00 %)DHCP
36 (50.00 %)DNS
45 (41.67 %)SQL
54 (33.33 %)Citrix
54 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (33.33 %)VMware
63 (25.00 %)MS Excel
63 (25.00 %)Oracle
63 (25.00 %)SQL Server
72 (16.67 %).NET
72 (16.67 %)MySQL
72 (16.67 %)Windows
72 (16.67 %)Linux
72 (16.67 %)MCDBA
72 (16.67 %)PHP
72 (16.67 %)ISA Server

Microsoft Virtual Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands region citing Microsoft Virtual Server 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 Microsoft Virtual Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %).NET
Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)IIS
21 (8.333 %)JBoss
21 (8.333 %)Apache
21 (8.333 %)Tomcat
Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (8.333 %)SoftGrid
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (50.00 %)DHCP
16 (50.00 %)DNS
16 (50.00 %)SAN
Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (25.00 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (16.67 %)MySQL
31 (8.333 %)RDBMS
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Technical Specialist
16 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Specialist
22 (16.67 %)Technical Manager
22 (16.67 %)Technical Account Manager
22 (16.67 %)Consultant
22 (16.67 %)Account Manager
22 (16.67 %)DBA
22 (16.67 %)Administrator
31 (8.333 %)Sales Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Technical Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Presales Consultant
Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (50.00 %)CLARiiON
22 (16.67 %)Mathematics
22 (16.67 %)Computer Science
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)Windows
12 (16.67 %)Linux
21 (8.333 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Business Continuity
11 (8.333 %)Information Management
Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (41.67 %)SQL
22 (16.67 %)PHP
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (50.00 %)MCSE
32 (16.67 %)MCDBA
32 (16.67 %)MCITP
32 (16.67 %)Degree
41 (8.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (50.00 %)Active Directory
16 (50.00 %)NetBackup
24 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (16.67 %)ISA Server
41 (8.333 %)VMware GSX
41 (8.333 %)VMware ESX
41 (8.333 %)Terminal Services
Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (50.00 %)MOM
16 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (91.67 %)Microsoft
26 (50.00 %)Sun
26 (50.00 %)EMC
26 (50.00 %)VERITAS
34 (33.33 %)Citrix
34 (33.33 %)VMware
43 (25.00 %)Oracle
52 (16.67 %)Symantec
52 (16.67 %)Altiris
61 (8.333 %)AppSense
61 (8.333 %)IBM
61 (8.333 %)HP