The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Poole region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 17 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 Poole region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 15 - 16
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 3 0 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Poole 3.529% - 4.706%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.50% - 19.05%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 4
Average salary £16,500 - £33,750
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Poole
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
24 28 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Poole 28.24% 29.47% 24.71%
Number of salaries quoted 21 28 19
Average salary £27,000 £32,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.92% -
90% offered a salary of more than £20,250 £18,000 £26,100
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
Dorset

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Poole 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 Poole region.

Poole Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Poole 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 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 7 (100.00%) Citrix
1 7 (100.00%) VMware
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 3 (42.86%) Hyper-V
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (42.86%) MCSE
3 3 (42.86%) MCSA
3 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
4 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
4 2 (28.57%) CCA
4 2 (28.57%) Citrix Certification
4 2 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (28.57%) DNS
4 2 (28.57%) XenApp
4 2 (28.57%) XenServer
4 2 (28.57%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (28.57%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (14.29%) Electronics
5 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) Backup Exec
5 1 (14.29%) MCITP
5 1 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (14.29%) Terminal Services
5 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (14.29%) Internet
5 1 (14.29%) Symantec
5 1 (14.29%) Blackberry

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Poole 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 Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
2 2 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2003
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) Internet
2 1 (14.29%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 1 (14.29%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Support Engineer
2 4 (57.14%) IT Support Engineer
2 4 (57.14%) IT Support
3 2 (28.57%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Support Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) 3rd Line Support
3 2 (28.57%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Field Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) ERP
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) MCSE
1 3 (42.86%) MCSA
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (28.57%) CCA
2 2 (28.57%) Citrix Certification
3 1 (14.29%) MCITP
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) MCP
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (42.86%) Hyper-V
3 2 (28.57%) XenApp
3 2 (28.57%) XenServer
4 1 (14.29%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Citrix
1 7 (100.00%) VMware
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Symantec