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This section looks at the demand for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WSUS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank265274
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads55
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.887 %1.247 %
Salaries quoted35
Average minimum salary£28,369£22,400
Average salary£31,079£22,700
% change on same period last year+36.91 %
Average maximum salary£33,789£23,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,235£33,488
% change on same period last year+2.23 %
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads265401
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted229314
Average minimum salary£33,360£38,916
Average salary£35,815£41,870
% change on same period last year-14.46 %
Average maximum salary£38,271£44,825
UK excluding London average salary£38,767£41,246
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
WSUS EnglandWSUS
England

WSUS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing WSUS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

North West WSUS Demand Trend

WSUS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WSUS across the North West region.

North West WSUS Salary Trend

WSUS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WSUS across the North West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

North West WSUS Salary Histogram

WSUS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WSUS within the North West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CumbriaNew entry-2£22,737-
LancashireDown-82£33,000+50.00 %
ManchesterNew entry-1£37,500-
WSUS EnglandWSUS
England

WSUS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing WSUS 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 WSUS.

111 (100.00 %)Windows
111 (100.00 %)Active Directory
28 (72.73 %)DNS
28 (72.73 %)Citrix
37 (63.64 %)VMware
37 (63.64 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (63.64 %)DHCP
46 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
46 (54.55 %)VPN
46 (54.55 %)MS Exchange
46 (54.55 %)Firewall
55 (45.45 %)Windows 2000
55 (45.45 %)SQL Server
55 (45.45 %)Microsoft
55 (45.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
64 (36.36 %)SLA
64 (36.36 %)Internet
64 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (36.36 %)MS Office
64 (36.36 %)ITIL
64 (36.36 %)SharePoint
64 (36.36 %)Windows XP
64 (36.36 %)VoIP
64 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
64 (36.36 %)Degree
64 (36.36 %)Clustering
64 (36.36 %)Wireless
64 (36.36 %)Project Management
64 (36.36 %)Terminal Services

WSUS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing WSUS 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 WSUS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %).NET
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (54.55 %)MS Exchange
24 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (36.36 %)SharePoint
32 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (9.091 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Office
21 (9.091 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (72.73 %)DNS
27 (63.64 %)DHCP
36 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
36 (54.55 %)VPN
36 (54.55 %)Firewall
44 (36.36 %)Wireless
44 (36.36 %)Internet
44 (36.36 %)VoIP
51 (9.091 %)WAN
51 (9.091 %)DSL
51 (9.091 %)SMS
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Government
22 (18.18 %)Health
22 (18.18 %)Local Government
22 (18.18 %)Pensions
22 (18.18 %)Finance
31 (9.091 %)Publishing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Infrastructure Manager
22 (18.18 %)Systems Support
31 (9.091 %)Administrator
31 (9.091 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Systems Administrator
31 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Server Support
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (36.36 %)Blackberry
14 (36.36 %)Clustering
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (63.64 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (45.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
35 (45.45 %)Windows 2000
44 (36.36 %)Windows XP
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)ITIL
14 (36.36 %)BCP
14 (36.36 %)Project Management
21 (9.091 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (9.091 %)Migration
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (36.36 %)Degree
21 (9.091 %)MCSE
21 (9.091 %)CCNA
21 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (36.36 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (100.00 %)Active Directory
24 (36.36 %)Terminal Services
32 (18.18 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (9.091 %)ISA Server
41 (9.091 %)VMware ESX
41 (9.091 %)Backup Exec
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (18.18 %)EMC NetWorker
21 (9.091 %)SCCM
21 (9.091 %)SCOM
21 (9.091 %)Legato
21 (9.091 %)Tivoli
21 (9.091 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (9.091 %)ARCserve
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (72.73 %)Citrix
27 (63.64 %)VMware
35 (45.45 %)Microsoft
43 (27.27 %)Intel
52 (18.18 %)IBM
52 (18.18 %)EMC
52 (18.18 %)CA
61 (9.091 %)McAfee Security
61 (9.091 %)Altiris
61 (9.091 %)HP