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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Northern Ireland region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1418
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads2213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.006 %
As % of the category below28.57 %28.26 %
Salaries quoted410
Average minimum salary£23,750£27,100
Average salary£25,375£28,650
% change on same period last year-11.43 %
Average maximum salary£27,000£30,200
UK excluding London average salary£31,294£31,899
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads7746
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted2626
Average minimum salary£28,394£27,643
Average salary£29,409£30,437
% change on same period last year-3.37 %
Average maximum salary£30,424£33,232
UK excluding London average salary£34,247£34,430
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Windows Server 2003 UKWindows Server 2003
UK

Windows Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Northern Ireland Windows Server 2003 Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Windows Server 2003 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Northern Ireland Windows Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
County AntrimUp+313£24,250-15.35 %
County LondonderryNew entry-7--
Windows Server 2003 UKWindows Server 2003
UK

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Windows Server 2003 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 2003.

170 (100.00 %)Windows
256 (80.00 %)TCP/IP
355 (78.57 %)MS Excel
355 (78.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
425 (35.71 %)DNS
425 (35.71 %)DHCP
522 (31.43 %)Active Directory
522 (31.43 %)CA
522 (31.43 %)MOM
522 (31.43 %)Windows 2000
621 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
719 (27.14 %)SQL Server
818 (25.71 %)BMC
818 (25.71 %)Unicenter
818 (25.71 %)BMC PATROL
818 (25.71 %)Change Management
915 (21.43 %)Clustering
1013 (18.57 %)VERITAS
1013 (18.57 %)Windows XP
1112 (17.14 %)SAN
1112 (17.14 %)Microsoft
1211 (15.71 %)ITIL
1211 (15.71 %)NetBackup
139 (12.86 %)Firewall
139 (12.86 %)MS Office
139 (12.86 %)VBScript
139 (12.86 %)Cisco
139 (12.86 %)Cisco PIX
148 (11.43 %)Network Security
148 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Windows Server 2003 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 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (8.571 %).NET
25 (7.143 %)WinForms
33 (4.286 %)ASP.NET
42 (2.857 %)ADO.NET
42 (2.857 %)WebServices
42 (2.857 %)XML
42 (2.857 %).NET Remoting
51 (1.429 %)HTML
51 (1.429 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (1.429 %)CSS
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (11.43 %)MS Exchange
18 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.429 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (1.429 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.429 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.429 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.429 %)IIS
31 (1.429 %)Apache
31 (1.429 %)SharePoint
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
155 (78.57 %)MS Excel
29 (12.86 %)MS Office
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
156 (80.00 %)TCP/IP
225 (35.71 %)DHCP
225 (35.71 %)DNS
312 (17.14 %)SAN
49 (12.86 %)Firewall
49 (12.86 %)Cisco PIX
58 (11.43 %)Network Security
58 (11.43 %)Intrusion Detection
58 (11.43 %)VPN
61 (1.429 %)LDAP
61 (1.429 %)ISDN
61 (1.429 %)VoIP
61 (1.429 %)Ethernet
61 (1.429 %)FTP
61 (1.429 %)HTTP
61 (1.429 %)VLAN
61 (1.429 %)Cisco IOS
61 (1.429 %)CTI
61 (1.429 %)802.11
61 (1.429 %)OSPF
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (27.14 %)SQL Server
25 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.429 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (1.429 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (1.429 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (8.571 %)Finance
16 (8.571 %)Banking
23 (4.286 %)Investment Banking
23 (4.286 %)Games
32 (2.857 %)Health
32 (2.857 %)Insurance
32 (2.857 %)Pensions
41 (1.429 %)Government
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (12.86 %)Server Support
19 (12.86 %)Technical Specialist
28 (11.43 %)Security Specialist
28 (11.43 %)Systems Support
37 (10.00 %)IT Security Specialist
45 (7.143 %)Desktop Support
45 (7.143 %)Developer
45 (7.143 %)Administrator
54 (5.714 %)Senior Analyst
54 (5.714 %).NET Developer
54 (5.714 %)Support Analyst
54 (5.714 %)Analyst
54 (5.714 %)Server Administrator
54 (5.714 %)Senior Support Analyst
63 (4.286 %)Wintel Support
63 (4.286 %)Support Technician
63 (4.286 %)Support Engineer
63 (4.286 %)Systems Manager
72 (2.857 %)C# Developer
72 (2.857 %)Systems Engineer
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (21.43 %)Clustering
23 (4.286 %)Spread Betting
32 (2.857 %)Multithreading
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (100.00 %)Windows
255 (78.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
322 (31.43 %)Windows 2000
413 (18.57 %)Windows XP
58 (11.43 %)UNIX
65 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
72 (2.857 %)Windows NT
81 (1.429 %)Linux
81 (1.429 %)CentOS
81 (1.429 %)Red Hat Linux
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
218 (25.71 %)Change Management
311 (15.71 %)ITIL
47 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
47 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
56 (8.571 %)OO
63 (4.286 %)UML
63 (4.286 %)Project Management
72 (2.857 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.429 %)Performance Management
81 (1.429 %)SC Cleared
81 (1.429 %)Migration
81 (1.429 %)Configuration Management
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (12.86 %)VBScript
26 (8.571 %)C#
34 (5.714 %)SQL
42 (2.857 %)VB
51 (1.429 %)JavaScript
51 (1.429 %)Perl
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (5.714 %)MCP
24 (5.714 %)MCSE
31 (1.429 %)CCA
31 (1.429 %)Citrix Certification
31 (1.429 %)CCEA
31 (1.429 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (1.429 %)Degree
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (31.43 %)Active Directory
211 (15.71 %)NetBackup
37 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
42 (2.857 %)Backup Exec
51 (1.429 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (1.429 %)VMware ESX
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
122 (31.43 %)MOM
218 (25.71 %)Unicenter
218 (25.71 %)BMC PATROL
38 (11.43 %)Tivoli
44 (5.714 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
52 (2.857 %)ARCserve
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (31.43 %)CA
218 (25.71 %)BMC
313 (18.57 %)VERITAS
412 (17.14 %)Microsoft
59 (12.86 %)Cisco
68 (11.43 %)Citrix
68 (11.43 %)Peregrine
68 (11.43 %)Blue Coat
68 (11.43 %)CheckPoint
68 (11.43 %)Websense
68 (11.43 %)SurfControl
74 (5.714 %)HP
82 (2.857 %)VMware
91 (1.429 %)Symantec
91 (1.429 %)Compaq
91 (1.429 %)Red Hat