The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 24 42 69
Rank change year-on-year
+18 +27
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 101 45 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 7.787% 4.369% 2.338%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.94% 17.65% 6.875%
Number of salaries quoted 89 44 21
Average salary £42,500 £39,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.97% +11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £22,800 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £43,500 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £33,750
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +3.70%
All Operating Systems
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
405 255 320
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 31.23% 24.76% 34.01%
Number of salaries quoted 355 216 285
Average salary £39,000 £35,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.85% -1.38%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
Buckinghamshire

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes 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.

1 142 (100.00%) Windows
2 100 (70.42%) Windows Server 2003
3 71 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 69 (48.59%) ITIL
5 64 (45.07%) SQL
6 56 (39.44%) SQL Server
7 54 (38.03%) VMware
8 53 (37.32%) Active Directory
9 51 (35.92%) MS Exchange
10 46 (32.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 44 (30.99%) SQL Server 2008
11 44 (30.99%) SharePoint
12 43 (30.28%) Exchange Server 2010
13 41 (28.87%) IIS
13 41 (28.87%) Visual Studio
13 41 (28.87%) C#
14 39 (27.46%) Citrix
15 38 (26.76%) MS Excel
16 37 (26.06%) .NET
16 37 (26.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 35 (24.65%) Exchange Server 2007
18 33 (23.24%) Hyper-V
19 32 (22.54%) Cisco
20 30 (21.13%) DNS
21 28 (19.72%) JavaScript
21 28 (19.72%) VMware Infrastructure
22 25 (17.61%) SharePoint 2010
22 25 (17.61%) Service Delivery
23 24 (16.90%) Exchange Server 2003
24 23 (16.20%) Apache

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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 37 (26.06%) .NET
2 4 (2.817%) HTML
2 4 (2.817%) Web Services
3 1 (0.704%) COM
Application Platforms
1 51 (35.92%) MS Exchange
2 44 (30.99%) SharePoint
3 43 (30.28%) Exchange Server 2010
4 41 (28.87%) IIS
5 35 (24.65%) Exchange Server 2007
6 25 (17.61%) SharePoint 2010
7 24 (16.90%) Exchange Server 2003
8 23 (16.20%) Apache
9 10 (7.042%) Tomcat
10 2 (1.408%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (1.408%) Lync
10 2 (1.408%) Office Communications Server
11 1 (0.704%) Lotus Notes
Applications
1 38 (26.76%) MS Excel
2 7 (4.930%) MS Project
3 6 (4.225%) MS Office
4 2 (1.408%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 30 (21.13%) DNS
2 21 (14.79%) DHCP
3 20 (14.08%) Firewall
4 18 (12.68%) SMS
5 17 (11.97%) TCP/IP
6 16 (11.27%) SAN
7 13 (9.155%) VLAN
8 7 (4.930%) NAS
9 6 (4.225%) SNMP
10 5 (3.521%) LAN
10 5 (3.521%) WAN
10 5 (3.521%) iSCSI
10 5 (3.521%) Fibre Channel
11 2 (1.408%) Wireless
11 2 (1.408%) ADSL
11 2 (1.408%) VPN
12 1 (0.704%) MPLS
12 1 (0.704%) OSPF
12 1 (0.704%) BIG-IP
12 1 (0.704%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (39.44%) SQL Server
2 46 (32.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 44 (30.99%) SQL Server 2008
4 37 (26.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 17 (11.97%) Informix
5 17 (11.97%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (7.746%) MySQL
7 5 (3.521%) SQL Server 2005
8 4 (2.817%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 1 (0.704%) SQL Server 7
9 1 (0.704%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 41 (28.87%) Visual Studio
2 17 (11.97%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.704%) MSI
General
1 3 (2.113%) Marketing
2 2 (1.408%) Games
3 1 (0.704%) Finance
Job Titles
1 59 (41.55%) Analyst
2 32 (22.54%) Support Analyst
3 25 (17.61%) Support Engineer
4 23 (16.20%) Applications Support
5 21 (14.79%) Applications Support Analyst
6 19 (13.38%) 3rd Line Support
7 17 (11.97%) Senior Analyst
8 16 (11.27%) SQL Developer
8 16 (11.27%) SQL DBA
8 16 (11.27%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 16 (11.27%) DBA
8 16 (11.27%) Developer
9 15 (10.56%) Server Analyst
10 12 (8.451%) Senior Applications Support Analyst
10 12 (8.451%) Senior Support Analyst
11 11 (7.746%) Consultant
11 11 (7.746%) Administrator
11 11 (7.746%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 9 (6.338%) Technical Support
12 9 (6.338%) SQL Server DBA
Miscellaneous
1 20 (14.08%) Management Information System
2 19 (13.38%) Clustering
3 6 (4.225%) Computer Science
4 4 (2.817%) Replication
5 2 (1.408%) EqualLogic
5 2 (1.408%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.408%) Blackberry
6 1 (0.704%) CLARiiON
6 1 (0.704%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.704%) Celerra
Operating Systems
1 142 (100.00%) Windows
2 100 (70.42%) Windows Server 2003
3 21 (14.79%) Linux
4 12 (8.451%) Windows XP
5 6 (4.225%) Windows 8
6 5 (3.521%) Windows 7
7 2 (1.408%) Windows Vista
7 2 (1.408%) UNIX
7 2 (1.408%) Solaris
7 2 (1.408%) Windows 2000
8 1 (0.704%) AIX
8 1 (0.704%) HPUX
8 1 (0.704%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.704%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (48.59%) ITIL
2 25 (17.61%) Service Delivery
3 18 (12.68%) Project Management
4 17 (11.97%) Agile Software Development
5 13 (9.155%) User Acceptance Testing
6 10 (7.042%) CRM
7 6 (4.225%) Capacity Management
7 6 (4.225%) Web Development
8 4 (2.817%) WFM
9 3 (2.113%) Online Marketing
10 2 (1.408%) Time Management
10 2 (1.408%) Incident Management
10 2 (1.408%) Quality Management
10 2 (1.408%) Disaster Recovery
10 2 (1.408%) Identity Management
11 1 (0.704%) B2C
11 1 (0.704%) Business Continuity
11 1 (0.704%) Data Security
11 1 (0.704%) Continuous Improvement
11 1 (0.704%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 64 (45.07%) SQL
2 41 (28.87%) C#
3 28 (19.72%) JavaScript
4 19 (13.38%) VB.NET
5 18 (12.68%) T-SQL
6 7 (4.930%) Java
7 1 (0.704%) VBScript
7 1 (0.704%) VB
Qualifications
1 19 (13.38%) Microsoft Certification
2 18 (12.68%) MCSE
3 15 (10.56%) ITIL Certification
3 15 (10.56%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (10.56%) CCNA
4 14 (9.859%) Degree
5 11 (7.746%) MCITP
6 9 (6.338%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (1.408%) MCTS
7 2 (1.408%) MCSA
8 1 (0.704%) MCT
8 1 (0.704%) MCP
8 1 (0.704%) VCP5
8 1 (0.704%) VCP4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (13.38%) SLA
System Software
1 53 (37.32%) Active Directory
2 33 (23.24%) Hyper-V
3 28 (19.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (14.08%) VMware ESX
5 19 (13.38%) XenApp
6 13 (9.155%) Terminal Services
6 13 (9.155%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 9 (6.338%) XenServer
8 7 (4.930%) vSphere
9 3 (2.113%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.704%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.704%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.704%) Forefront TMG
10 1 (0.704%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (13.38%) SCOM
2 16 (11.27%) SCCM
3 15 (10.56%) MOM
4 6 (4.225%) WMI
4 6 (4.225%) Backup Exec
5 3 (2.113%) SCVMM
6 2 (1.408%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 71 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 54 (38.03%) VMware
3 39 (27.46%) Citrix
4 32 (22.54%) Cisco
5 14 (9.859%) HP
6 13 (9.155%) Dell
7 12 (8.451%) IBM
8 10 (7.042%) Sage
9 8 (5.634%) EMC
10 7 (4.930%) Oracle
10 7 (4.930%) Riverbed
11 6 (4.225%) Juniper
12 4 (2.817%) Symantec
12 4 (2.817%) Genesys
12 4 (2.817%) Business Objects
13 2 (1.408%) Verint
13 2 (1.408%) Sophos
14 1 (0.704%) NetApp
14 1 (0.704%) Lotus
14 1 (0.704%) Red Hat
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