The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2012 skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2012 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Rank 198 249 -
Rank change year-on-year
+51 -
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2012 48 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.656% 0.027% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.514% 0.101% -
Number of salaries quoted 35 2 0
Average salary £37,500 £60,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-37.50% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year
-37.50% -
All Operating Systems
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1909 1981 1654
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 26.10% 27.06% 23.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1637 1726 1495
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2012
England

Windows Server 2012
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

North West Windows Server 2012 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2012
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 across the North West region.

North West Windows Server 2012 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2012
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

North West Windows Server 2012 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2012
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 within the North West 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
Manchester - 19 £39,500 - 14
Cheshire +29 17 £37,500 -37.50% 1
Lancashire - 8 £30,500 - 1
Merseyside +23 5 £36,250 -39.58%
Windows Server 2012
England

Windows Server 2012
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Windows Server 2012 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 2012.

1 67 (100.00%) Windows
2 57 (85.07%) Windows Server 2008
3 54 (80.60%) Microsoft
4 49 (73.13%) MS Exchange
5 41 (61.19%) Active Directory
5 41 (61.19%) Exchange Server 2010
6 40 (59.70%) Windows Server 2003
7 38 (56.72%) VMware
8 33 (49.25%) SQL Server
9 31 (46.27%) SharePoint
10 29 (43.28%) SQL Server 2008
11 27 (40.30%) MS Excel
12 25 (37.31%) Cisco
13 22 (32.84%) Firewall
13 22 (32.84%) VMware Infrastructure
14 21 (31.34%) Exchange Server 2003
14 21 (31.34%) Microsoft Certification
15 20 (29.85%) Windows XP
15 20 (29.85%) MS Office
15 20 (29.85%) Exchange Server 2007
16 19 (28.36%) ITIL
16 19 (28.36%) VoIP
16 19 (28.36%) DNS
17 18 (26.87%) MCSE
17 18 (26.87%) IIS
18 17 (25.37%) SAN
18 17 (25.37%) NetApp
18 17 (25.37%) MCITP
18 17 (25.37%) Hyper-V
19 16 (23.88%) vSphere

Windows Server 2012
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Windows Server 2012 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 2012. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (19.40%) .NET
2 9 (13.43%) .NET Framework
3 7 (10.45%) CSS
3 7 (10.45%) HTML
4 6 (8.955%) ASP
5 4 (5.970%) JSON
5 4 (5.970%) jQuery
5 4 (5.970%) ASP.NET MVC
5 4 (5.970%) ASP.NET MVC 3
5 4 (5.970%) Razor View Engine
5 4 (5.970%) ASP.NET
5 4 (5.970%) Ajax
6 1 (1.493%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Application Platforms
1 49 (73.13%) MS Exchange
2 41 (61.19%) Exchange Server 2010
3 31 (46.27%) SharePoint
4 21 (31.34%) Exchange Server 2003
5 20 (29.85%) Exchange Server 2007
6 18 (26.87%) IIS
7 10 (14.93%) SharePoint 2010
8 8 (11.94%) Lync
9 7 (10.45%) SharePoint Server
10 6 (8.955%) TeamSite
11 4 (5.970%) Umbraco
11 4 (5.970%) Exchange Server 2013
12 3 (4.478%) CMS
12 3 (4.478%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
13 2 (2.985%) Office Communications Server
13 2 (2.985%) LiveLink
14 1 (1.493%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 27 (40.30%) MS Excel
2 20 (29.85%) MS Office
3 2 (2.985%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (32.84%) Firewall
2 19 (28.36%) VoIP
2 19 (28.36%) DNS
3 17 (25.37%) SAN
4 16 (23.88%) WAN
5 15 (22.39%) TCP/IP
6 13 (19.40%) LAN
7 12 (17.91%) DHCP
8 8 (11.94%) VPN
9 5 (7.463%) Internet
9 5 (7.463%) SSL
9 5 (7.463%) Unified Communications
10 4 (5.970%) VLAN
11 3 (4.478%) MPLS
11 3 (4.478%) Cisco Nexus
12 2 (2.985%) Network Security
12 2 (2.985%) NAS
12 2 (2.985%) Asterisk PBX
12 2 (2.985%) DSL
12 2 (2.985%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (49.25%) SQL Server
2 29 (43.28%) SQL Server 2008
3 16 (23.88%) SQL Server 2012
4 14 (20.90%) SQL Server 2005
5 3 (4.478%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (10.45%) Visual Studio
1 7 (10.45%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 3 (4.478%) Finance
2 2 (2.985%) Law
3 1 (1.493%) Banking
Job Titles
1 13 (19.40%) Developer
2 12 (17.91%) Analyst
3 11 (16.42%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 8 (11.94%) Senior Analyst
4 8 (11.94%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
5 7 (10.45%) Server Engineer
5 7 (10.45%) Senior Server Engineer
5 7 (10.45%) 3rd Line Support
5 7 (10.45%) Consultant
6 6 (8.955%) Support Engineer
7 5 (7.463%) SharePoint Developer
7 5 (7.463%) Project Engineer
8 4 (5.970%) Technical Consultant
8 4 (5.970%) Systems Engineer
8 4 (5.970%) Web Developer
9 3 (4.478%) Technical Engineer
9 3 (4.478%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 2 (2.985%) IT Support
10 2 (2.985%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 2 (2.985%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.463%) Visualisation
2 3 (4.478%) Blackberry
3 2 (2.985%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (2.985%) iPhone
3 2 (2.985%) Open Source
3 2 (2.985%) iPad
4 1 (1.493%) PDA
4 1 (1.493%) Statistics
4 1 (1.493%) CLARiiON
4 1 (1.493%) EMC Centera
4 1 (1.493%) Replication
4 1 (1.493%) Celerra
Operating Systems
1 67 (100.00%) Windows
2 57 (85.07%) Windows Server 2008
3 40 (59.70%) Windows Server 2003
4 20 (29.85%) Windows XP
5 11 (16.42%) Windows 8
6 10 (14.93%) Linux
7 8 (11.94%) Windows 7
8 7 (10.45%) UNIX
8 7 (10.45%) Windows Vista
9 2 (2.985%) Android
9 2 (2.985%) Windows Phone
10 1 (1.493%) AIX
10 1 (1.493%) Solaris
10 1 (1.493%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.36%) ITIL
2 12 (17.91%) Agile Software Development
3 9 (13.43%) Change Control
4 7 (10.45%) Project Management
4 7 (10.45%) Performance Management
4 7 (10.45%) Capacity Management
5 6 (8.955%) Waterfall
6 4 (5.970%) Web Development
6 4 (5.970%) Scrum
6 4 (5.970%) Service Delivery
6 4 (5.970%) MVC
6 4 (5.970%) Content Management
7 3 (4.478%) TDD
7 3 (4.478%) WAN Optimisation
7 3 (4.478%) Release Management
7 3 (4.478%) Project Planning
8 2 (2.985%) Load Balancing
8 2 (2.985%) Integration Testing
8 2 (2.985%) Time Management
8 2 (2.985%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 16 (23.88%) SQL
2 7 (10.45%) C#
3 6 (8.955%) C++
3 6 (8.955%) VB
3 6 (8.955%) VBA
4 4 (5.970%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.985%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (31.34%) Microsoft Certification
2 18 (26.87%) MCSE
3 17 (25.37%) MCITP
4 12 (17.91%) MCP
5 7 (10.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 7 (10.45%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (10.45%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (10.45%) CCNA
6 6 (8.955%) MCSA
6 6 (8.955%) MCTS
7 2 (2.985%) CCEE
7 2 (2.985%) CCIA
7 2 (2.985%) Citrix Certification
8 1 (1.493%) VCAP
8 1 (1.493%) NCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.493%) ISO 9001
1 1 (1.493%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 41 (61.19%) Active Directory
2 22 (32.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (25.37%) Hyper-V
4 16 (23.88%) vSphere
5 8 (11.94%) ISA Server
6 4 (5.970%) Terminal Services
7 3 (4.478%) XenApp
8 2 (2.985%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (2.985%) XenServer
9 1 (1.493%) Forefront TMG
9 1 (1.493%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (1.493%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 1 (1.493%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 15 (22.39%) SCCM
2 12 (17.91%) SCOM
3 10 (14.93%) Backup Exec
4 7 (10.45%) SolarWinds Orion
5 5 (7.463%) McAfee ePO
5 5 (7.463%) WSUS
6 1 (1.493%) FortiGate
6 1 (1.493%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 54 (80.60%) Microsoft
2 38 (56.72%) VMware
3 25 (37.31%) Cisco
4 17 (25.37%) NetApp
5 8 (11.94%) HP
6 7 (10.45%) FrontRange
6 7 (10.45%) Mitel
6 7 (10.45%) SolarWinds
7 5 (7.463%) McAfee
7 5 (7.463%) Dell
8 4 (5.970%) EPiServer
8 4 (5.970%) Citrix
9 3 (4.478%) Symantec
9 3 (4.478%) EMC
9 3 (4.478%) Exinda
9 3 (4.478%) WatchGuard
9 3 (4.478%) SonicWALL
10 2 (2.985%) Sun
10 2 (2.985%) Apple
11 1 (1.493%) Brocade
Manchester, Lancashire
Service Desk / Helpdesk / Windows / Microsoft Server / Active Directory / DNS / DHCP / Netapp / Citrix Due to continued growth, my market leading client are looking to recruit are looking to recruit...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £13000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
Stockport, North West
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
greywood
Salary: £25000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 June 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £25000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, North West
IT Support Technician - Windows / Exchange / Lync / VMWareAre you an IT Support Technician seeking a new and exciting role based in Manchester?We are currently seeking an IT Support...
Hudson
Posted: 10 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Maps work to user specification and removes errors and deviations from specification to achieve user-friendly processes Some of the following skills are required for this role: *Microsoft...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 5 June 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 + car/allow + bens
Posted: 28 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Hudson
Posted: 31 May 2013
Bolton, North West
greywood
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 6 June 2013
Sale, Cheshire
Trafford Housing Trust
Salary: From £33,137 to £34,882 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £25k - 32k per year
Posted: 14 June 2013
Stockport, North West
greywood
Salary: £15000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 June 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £15000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 June 2013
Lancaster, North West
Joanne Senior
Salary: £17k - 22k per year + 25 Days Holiday and Healthcare
Posted: 3 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Reason Digital
Salary: From £28,000 to £36,000 per annum depending upon experience.
Posted: 7 June 2013
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