The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Shropshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 21 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 Shropshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 18 24 23
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -1
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 17 9 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 7.556% 5.921% 6.667%
As % of the Operating Systems category 30.91% 23.08% 21.74%
Number of salaries quoted 11 9 9
Average salary £23,000 £32,500 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-29.23% +16.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £32,500 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £33,750
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +3.70%
All Operating Systems
Shropshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
55 39 46
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 24.44% 25.66% 30.67%
Number of salaries quoted 30 28 40
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £17,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% +61.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £17,500 £16,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £32,500 £32,800
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
West Midlands

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Shropshire Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Telford -4 15 £23,000 -29.23%
Windows Server 2008
West Midlands

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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 27 (100.00%) Windows
2 22 (81.48%) Microsoft
3 18 (66.67%) MS Exchange
4 17 (62.96%) DNS
4 17 (62.96%) Active Directory
4 17 (62.96%) Windows Server 2003
5 14 (51.85%) MS Excel
6 12 (44.44%) DHCP
7 11 (40.74%) Firewall
7 11 (40.74%) Exchange Server 2010
8 10 (37.04%) SCCM
8 10 (37.04%) SCOM
8 10 (37.04%) Citrix
9 8 (29.63%) SQL Server
9 8 (29.63%) VMware
9 8 (29.63%) VMware Infrastructure
10 7 (25.93%) SharePoint
10 7 (25.93%) Linux
11 6 (22.22%) AIX
11 6 (22.22%) Solaris
11 6 (22.22%) UNIX
11 6 (22.22%) Cisco
11 6 (22.22%) Apache
11 6 (22.22%) Microsoft App-V
11 6 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2003
11 6 (22.22%) PowerHA
11 6 (22.22%) Windows 7
12 5 (18.52%) Security Architecture
12 5 (18.52%) TOGAF
12 5 (18.52%) Windows 2000 Server

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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 Development
1 1 (3.704%) CSS
1 1 (3.704%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 18 (66.67%) MS Exchange
2 11 (40.74%) Exchange Server 2010
3 7 (25.93%) SharePoint
4 6 (22.22%) Apache
4 6 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2003
5 4 (14.81%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (11.11%) Lync
7 2 (7.407%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (3.704%) Moodle
8 1 (3.704%) Office Communications Server
8 1 (3.704%) CMS
8 1 (3.704%) IIS
Applications
1 14 (51.85%) MS Excel
2 4 (14.81%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 17 (62.96%) DNS
2 12 (44.44%) DHCP
3 11 (40.74%) Firewall
4 5 (18.52%) DDNS
5 3 (11.11%) SAN
6 1 (3.704%) VLAN
6 1 (3.704%) NAS
6 1 (3.704%) LDAP
6 1 (3.704%) LAN
6 1 (3.704%) WAN
6 1 (3.704%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (29.63%) SQL Server
2 3 (11.11%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (7.407%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (3.704%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (3.704%) Git (software)
General
1 1 (3.704%) Telecoms
1 1 (3.704%) Manufacturing
1 1 (3.704%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 7 (25.93%) Infrastructure Architect
1 7 (25.93%) Support Engineer
1 7 (25.93%) Architect
2 5 (18.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 5 (18.52%) Server Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) 1st Line Support
4 3 (11.11%) Help Desk Support Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Infrastructure Technical Architect
4 3 (11.11%) Help Desk Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Help Desk Support
4 3 (11.11%) Technical Architect
5 2 (7.407%) Analyst
5 2 (7.407%) Support Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) IT Support
6 1 (3.704%) Windows Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) 3rd Line Server Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Windows Server Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) IT Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.704%) SaaS
1 1 (3.704%) Open Source
1 1 (3.704%) Clustering
1 1 (3.704%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 27 (100.00%) Windows
2 17 (62.96%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (25.93%) Linux
4 6 (22.22%) AIX
4 6 (22.22%) Solaris
4 6 (22.22%) UNIX
4 6 (22.22%) Windows 7
5 5 (18.52%) Windows 2000 Server
6 1 (3.704%) CentOS
6 1 (3.704%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (18.52%) Security Architecture
1 5 (18.52%) TOGAF
2 4 (14.81%) Business Continuity
3 3 (11.11%) Migration
4 1 (3.704%) Time Management
4 1 (3.704%) Performance Management
4 1 (3.704%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) SQL
2 1 (3.704%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.704%) PHP5
2 1 (3.704%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (14.81%) SC Cleared
1 4 (14.81%) Security Cleared
1 4 (14.81%) MCITP
1 4 (14.81%) VCP5
2 3 (11.11%) Degree
3 2 (7.407%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (7.407%) MCSE
4 1 (3.704%) CCEE
4 1 (3.704%) CCAA
4 1 (3.704%) CCIA
4 1 (3.704%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (3.704%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (3.704%) MCTS
4 1 (3.704%) CCA
4 1 (3.704%) Citrix Certification
System Software
1 17 (62.96%) Active Directory
2 8 (29.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (22.22%) Microsoft App-V
3 6 (22.22%) PowerHA
4 4 (14.81%) ISA Server
5 3 (11.11%) XenApp
6 2 (7.407%) VMware ESX
6 2 (7.407%) Hyper-V
6 2 (7.407%) vSphere
7 1 (3.704%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (3.704%) XenServer
7 1 (3.704%) XenDesktop
7 1 (3.704%) Xen
7 1 (3.704%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 10 (37.04%) SCCM
1 10 (37.04%) SCOM
2 3 (11.11%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (3.704%) ARCserve
3 1 (3.704%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 22 (81.48%) Microsoft
2 10 (37.04%) Citrix
3 8 (29.63%) VMware
4 6 (22.22%) Cisco
5 5 (18.52%) Veritas
6 4 (14.81%) EMC
7 1 (3.704%) Altiris
7 1 (3.704%) Symantec
7 1 (3.704%) McAfee
7 1 (3.704%) HP
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