The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 22 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 44 63 46
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -17
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2003 106 74 81
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 4.903% 3.184% 4.329%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.87% 10.38% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 79 64 41
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £41,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Operating Systems
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
713 713 589
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 32.98% 30.68% 31.48%
Number of salaries quoted 593 599 460
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,950 £27,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £58,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2003
Berkshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Reading Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Trend

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

Reading Windows Server 2003 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2003
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Reading region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Reading Windows Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 195 (100.00%) Windows
2 143 (73.33%) Windows Server 2008
3 110 (56.41%) Active Directory
4 104 (53.33%) Microsoft
5 85 (43.59%) MS Exchange
6 75 (38.46%) VMware
7 70 (35.90%) Windows XP
8 58 (29.74%) Security Cleared
9 54 (27.69%) VMware Infrastructure
10 53 (27.18%) SAN
11 52 (26.67%) SQL
11 52 (26.67%) Finance
11 52 (26.67%) Exchange Server 2007
12 47 (24.10%) Telecoms
12 47 (24.10%) Retail
12 47 (24.10%) MS Excel
13 45 (23.08%) LAN
13 45 (23.08%) Cisco
13 45 (23.08%) Fujitsu
13 45 (23.08%) SC Cleared
14 44 (22.56%) SQL Server
14 44 (22.56%) Exchange Server 2003
15 43 (22.05%) WAN
16 41 (21.03%) TCP/IP
17 40 (20.51%) OpenView Configuration Management
17 40 (20.51%) Clustering
17 40 (20.51%) Windows 7
18 36 (18.46%) SharePoint
19 35 (17.95%) Citrix
19 35 (17.95%) Firewall

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 13 (6.667%) HTML
1 13 (6.667%) XML
2 12 (6.154%) .NET
3 8 (4.103%) .NET Framework
3 8 (4.103%) Software Packaging
4 3 (1.538%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.026%) Ajax
5 2 (1.026%) WSH
5 2 (1.026%) CSS
5 2 (1.026%) Ninject
5 2 (1.026%) ASP.NET MVC 3
5 2 (1.026%) ASP.NET MVC
5 2 (1.026%) jQuery
5 2 (1.026%) WCF
6 1 (0.513%) Web Services
6 1 (0.513%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 85 (43.59%) MS Exchange
2 52 (26.67%) Exchange Server 2007
3 44 (22.56%) Exchange Server 2003
4 36 (18.46%) SharePoint
5 29 (14.87%) Exchange Server 2010
6 26 (13.33%) IIS
7 22 (11.28%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 18 (9.231%) Lotus Domino
9 12 (6.154%) SharePoint Server
10 11 (5.641%) Lync
10 11 (5.641%) Apache
10 11 (5.641%) SAS
11 8 (4.103%) Exchange Server 2000
12 7 (3.590%) Exchange Server 5.5
13 2 (1.026%) Exchange Server 2013
13 2 (1.026%) Office Communications Server
14 1 (0.513%) SharePoint 2010
14 1 (0.513%) LiveLink
14 1 (0.513%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 47 (24.10%) MS Excel
2 25 (12.82%) MS Office
3 5 (2.564%) Office 365
4 1 (0.513%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (4.103%) BusinessWorks
2 2 (1.026%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.513%) Sage 200
Communications & Networking
1 53 (27.18%) SAN
2 45 (23.08%) LAN
3 43 (22.05%) WAN
4 41 (21.03%) TCP/IP
5 35 (17.95%) Firewall
6 34 (17.44%) DNS
7 24 (12.31%) VPN
7 24 (12.31%) DHCP
8 22 (11.28%) Internet
9 18 (9.231%) Network Security
10 15 (7.692%) Ethernet
10 15 (7.692%) ADSL
11 14 (7.179%) Cisco ASA
12 13 (6.667%) Wireshark
13 12 (6.154%) LDAP
14 11 (5.641%) FWSM
14 11 (5.641%) tcpdump
14 11 (5.641%) snoop
14 11 (5.641%) Intrusion Detection
15 7 (3.590%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (22.56%) SQL Server
2 21 (10.77%) SQL Server 2005
3 15 (7.692%) IDOL
4 6 (3.077%) SQL Server 2008
5 3 (1.538%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.513%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.513%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (8.205%) LoadRunner
2 12 (6.154%) StarTeam
3 11 (5.641%) Visual Studio
4 8 (4.103%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 8 (4.103%) TestDirector
5 6 (3.077%) QuickTest Pro
5 6 (3.077%) WinRunner
6 4 (2.051%) MSI
General
1 52 (26.67%) Finance
2 47 (24.10%) Telecoms
2 47 (24.10%) Retail
3 8 (4.103%) Military
4 4 (2.051%) German Language
5 3 (1.538%) Italian Language
5 3 (1.538%) Spanish Language
5 3 (1.538%) French Language
5 3 (1.538%) Law
5 3 (1.538%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.026%) Local Government
7 1 (0.513%) Russian Language
7 1 (0.513%) Back Office
7 1 (0.513%) Banking
7 1 (0.513%) Billing
Job Titles
1 31 (15.90%) Analyst
2 24 (12.31%) Support Engineer
2 24 (12.31%) 3rd Line Support
3 18 (9.231%) Consultant
4 17 (8.718%) Integration Engineer
5 15 (7.692%) Designer
5 15 (7.692%) Technical Support
6 14 (7.179%) Administrator
6 14 (7.179%) Support Analyst
7 13 (6.667%) Technical Engineer
8 12 (6.154%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (6.154%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 11 (5.641%) Field Engineer
9 11 (5.641%) Technical Support Engineer
10 9 (4.615%) IT Support
10 9 (4.615%) Technical Consultant
10 9 (4.615%) Systems Administrator
11 8 (4.103%) 2nd Line Support
12 7 (3.590%) Test Analyst
12 7 (3.590%) Solutions Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 40 (20.51%) Clustering
2 32 (16.41%) Blackberry
3 17 (8.718%) PKI
4 11 (5.641%) Firmware
5 10 (5.128%) iPhone
6 3 (1.538%) Celerra
6 3 (1.538%) EqualLogic
6 3 (1.538%) Replication
6 3 (1.538%) CLARiiON
7 2 (1.026%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.513%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.513%) Wiki
8 1 (0.513%) Social Network
8 1 (0.513%) SaaS
8 1 (0.513%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.513%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 195 (100.00%) Windows
2 143 (73.33%) Windows Server 2008
3 70 (35.90%) Windows XP
4 40 (20.51%) Windows 7
5 27 (13.85%) Windows 2000
6 24 (12.31%) Solaris
7 18 (9.231%) Windows 8
8 14 (7.179%) Windows Vista
9 13 (6.667%) UNIX
10 12 (6.154%) Linux
11 11 (5.641%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 10 (5.128%) Android
13 4 (2.051%) Mac OS
13 4 (2.051%) Windows 2000 Server
14 3 (1.538%) IRIX
14 3 (1.538%) AIX
14 3 (1.538%) HPUX
14 3 (1.538%) Windows NT
15 1 (0.513%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (14.36%) Migration
2 27 (13.85%) Change Management
3 22 (11.28%) Configuration Management
4 20 (10.26%) Service Delivery
5 18 (9.231%) ITIL
6 16 (8.205%) Performance Testing
7 15 (7.692%) Project Management
8 14 (7.179%) Software Distribution
9 13 (6.667%) Web Development
10 11 (5.641%) Problem Management
11 9 (4.615%) Data Migration
12 8 (4.103%) PRINCE2
12 8 (4.103%) Network Management
12 8 (4.103%) Test Scripting
12 8 (4.103%) Continuous Integration
13 7 (3.590%) Network Design
14 6 (3.077%) PRINCE
15 5 (2.564%) Test Automation
15 5 (2.564%) Identity Management
16 4 (2.051%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 52 (26.67%) SQL
2 22 (11.28%) PowerShell
3 14 (7.179%) Perl
4 12 (6.154%) Java
5 7 (3.590%) VBScript
6 5 (2.564%) VB
7 3 (1.538%) C#
7 3 (1.538%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.026%) C++
8 2 (1.026%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.513%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.513%) C
Qualifications
1 58 (29.74%) Security Cleared
2 45 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 30 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
4 23 (11.79%) MCSE
5 22 (11.28%) Degree
6 18 (9.231%) MCITP
7 12 (6.154%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 9 (4.615%) DV Cleared
8 9 (4.615%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (4.615%) CCNP
9 8 (4.103%) MCSA
10 7 (3.590%) Citrix Certification
10 7 (3.590%) CCNA
10 7 (3.590%) MCTS
11 5 (2.564%) CCIA
11 5 (2.564%) ISEB
11 5 (2.564%) ISTQB
12 4 (2.051%) MCP
12 4 (2.051%) CCEE
13 3 (1.538%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.641%) SLA
2 2 (1.026%) QA
3 1 (0.513%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 110 (56.41%) Active Directory
2 54 (27.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (10.26%) vSphere
4 13 (6.667%) Hyper-V
5 8 (4.103%) VMware ESX
5 8 (4.103%) XenApp
5 8 (4.103%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 7 (3.590%) XenDesktop
7 6 (3.077%) Terminal Server
7 6 (3.077%) XenServer
8 3 (1.538%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (1.026%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (1.026%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.513%) Shibboleth
10 1 (0.513%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.513%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 40 (20.51%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 32 (16.41%) SCCM
3 21 (10.77%) SCOM
4 19 (9.744%) Netcool
5 15 (7.692%) Backup Exec
6 8 (4.103%) McAfee ePO
7 7 (3.590%) HP Quality Center
8 6 (3.077%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 6 (3.077%) WSUS
9 5 (2.564%) SCVMM
10 2 (1.026%) NetBackup
10 2 (1.026%) MIIS
10 2 (1.026%) ServiceCenter
11 1 (0.513%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 104 (53.33%) Microsoft
2 75 (38.46%) VMware
3 45 (23.08%) Cisco
3 45 (23.08%) Fujitsu
4 35 (17.95%) Citrix
5 27 (13.85%) HP
6 25 (12.82%) Symantec
7 22 (11.28%) EMC
8 15 (7.692%) F5
8 15 (7.692%) Meridio
9 14 (7.179%) Sun
10 12 (6.154%) Veritas
10 12 (6.154%) Borland
10 12 (6.154%) Apple
10 12 (6.154%) Juniper
11 11 (5.641%) Egenera
11 11 (5.641%) Foundry
11 11 (5.641%) Nortel
11 11 (5.641%) Red Hat
11 11 (5.641%) Oracle
Reading, Thames Valley
This included all Citrix Products, Microsoft platforms, Server Hardware, Desktop's and Thin Clients... The ability to work in any given environment is essential for this role, infrastructure...
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
You will also hold some virtualisation/clustering knowledge with VMWare and Hyper-V alongside any exposure to SharePoint administration/support... It will be desirable to hold relevant certifications...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Circa 25-35k plus benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Skills/Qualifications: HP Proliant Blade systems * HP Proliant DL/ML servers * Storage (NAS, SAN, MSL Tape Library's) * Networking fundamentals * Windows 2003/2008 * Linux (Redhat) * VMware ESXi * EMC...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Korus are currently working with one of the UK's Citrix Platinum partners who have been established in the market place for over 20 years.Our client are...
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server 2013, Office 365, Active Directory, MCTS, MCITP, Unified Communications, LYNC, Windows Server, Professional Services, EUC, Virtualisation, Windows 2003, DNS, DHCP,...
Woodrow Mercer Recruitment
Salary: From £50,000 to £65,000 per annum + car + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
HP Proliant Blade systems * HP Proliant DL/ML servers * Storage (NAS, SAN, MSL Tape Library's) * Networking fundamentals * Windows 2003/2008 * Linux (Redhat) * VMware ESXi * EMC Networker back...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £0000 - £9999 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Essentially, you will already be a very strong Microsoft Windows Server Engineer with the following skills Windows Server (2000/2003/2008), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Active Directory (NB.
Nationwide People Ltd
Salary: £40000 - 65000 Per Annum + 15 % bonus + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Skills: Current Security Clearance to SC level, proficient with Quality Centre/Test Director, LoadRunner, Winrunner or QTP, Knowledge of Windows server 2003, Lifecycle test management experience. Desirable: Defence /...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Negotiable on Application
Posted: 20 May 2013