The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 20 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 South Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 30 43 56
Rank change year-on-year
+13 +13
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 51 38 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 7.143% 4.030% 2.009%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.88% 16.96% 7.981%
Number of salaries quoted 32 32 14
Average salary £39,000 £31,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.80% +5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £19,300 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £35,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
South Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
205 224 213
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 28.71% 23.75% 25.18%
Number of salaries quoted 165 181 157
Average salary £32,500 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £16,500 £19,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
Yorkshire

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Sheffield +7 20 £35,000 -
Rotherham 0 13 £28,250 -16.91%
Doncaster +5 10 £45,500 +139.47%
Windows Server 2008
Yorkshire

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

1 136 (100.00%) Windows
2 124 (91.18%) Windows Server 2003
3 88 (64.71%) VMware
4 80 (58.82%) Microsoft
5 74 (54.41%) SQL Server
6 57 (41.91%) SQL Server 2005
7 56 (41.18%) SQL Server 2008
8 53 (38.97%) VMware Infrastructure
9 48 (35.29%) Windows 7
10 46 (33.82%) MS Excel
11 44 (32.35%) Active Directory
12 40 (29.41%) SAN
13 36 (26.47%) MS Exchange
14 34 (25.00%) VMware ESXi
14 34 (25.00%) Hyper-V
15 33 (24.26%) SQL
16 31 (22.79%) Change Management
17 29 (21.32%) Windows XP
18 27 (19.85%) Finance
19 25 (18.38%) Citrix
19 25 (18.38%) Capacity Management
20 24 (17.65%) SCCM
20 24 (17.65%) ITIL
21 23 (16.91%) Exchange Server 2007
22 22 (16.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
22 22 (16.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
22 22 (16.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
23 21 (15.44%) HP
23 21 (15.44%) LAN
23 21 (15.44%) WAN

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 4 (2.941%) HTML
1 4 (2.941%) CSS
2 2 (1.471%) XML
2 2 (1.471%) .NET
2 2 (1.471%) ASP.NET
2 2 (1.471%) Ajax
2 2 (1.471%) .NET Framework
2 2 (1.471%) WCF
2 2 (1.471%) jQuery
2 2 (1.471%) HTML5
2 2 (1.471%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
3 1 (0.735%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 36 (26.47%) MS Exchange
2 23 (16.91%) Exchange Server 2007
3 18 (13.24%) Exchange Server 2003
4 14 (10.29%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (3.676%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 5 (3.676%) IIS
6 2 (1.471%) Exchange Server 2000
6 2 (1.471%) Office Communications Server
6 2 (1.471%) Lync
7 1 (0.735%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.735%) Lotus Notes
7 1 (0.735%) SharePoint
Applications
1 46 (33.82%) MS Excel
2 11 (8.088%) MS Office
3 4 (2.941%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.735%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 40 (29.41%) SAN
2 21 (15.44%) LAN
2 21 (15.44%) WAN
3 18 (13.24%) DNS
4 11 (8.088%) DHCP
5 7 (5.147%) TCP/IP
6 5 (3.676%) VPN
7 4 (2.941%) Firewall
8 3 (2.206%) Internet
8 3 (2.206%) Unified Communications
9 2 (1.471%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (1.471%) SNMP
9 2 (1.471%) VoIP
10 1 (0.735%) Intranet
10 1 (0.735%) OSPF
10 1 (0.735%) EIGRP
10 1 (0.735%) Wireless
10 1 (0.735%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.735%) MRTG
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (54.41%) SQL Server
2 57 (41.91%) SQL Server 2005
3 56 (41.18%) SQL Server 2008
4 22 (16.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 22 (16.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 22 (16.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 5 (3.676%) SQL Server 2000
6 3 (2.206%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (1.471%) DTS
8 1 (0.735%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 11 (8.088%) MSI
2 7 (5.147%) InstallShield
2 7 (5.147%) Wise Package Studio
3 2 (1.471%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.735%) Metasploit
General
1 27 (19.85%) Finance
2 20 (14.71%) Retail
3 17 (12.50%) Advertising
4 5 (3.676%) Publishing
5 3 (2.206%) Military
5 3 (2.206%) Aerospace
5 3 (2.206%) Electronics
5 3 (2.206%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.735%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.735%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 27 (19.85%) Support Engineer
2 25 (18.38%) Server Engineer
3 22 (16.18%) SQL DBA
3 22 (16.18%) DBA
4 21 (15.44%) Administrator
5 20 (14.71%) SQL Server DBA
5 20 (14.71%) Server Administrator
5 20 (14.71%) Teradata DBA
6 13 (9.559%) Data Centre Engineer
6 13 (9.559%) Analyst
7 12 (8.824%) Senior SQL DBA
7 12 (8.824%) Senior DBA
7 12 (8.824%) Team Leader
7 12 (8.824%) Data Centre Team Leader
8 11 (8.088%) Server Support Engineer
8 11 (8.088%) Server Support
9 10 (7.353%) Senior SQL Server DBA
9 10 (7.353%) Windows Server Engineer
10 9 (6.618%) IT Support
10 9 (6.618%) Windows Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (15.44%) Clustering
2 20 (14.71%) Replication
3 5 (3.676%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (3.676%) CCTV
4 4 (2.941%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.206%) Chip and PIN
6 2 (1.471%) Thin Client
6 2 (1.471%) Blackberry
6 2 (1.471%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.471%) Fat Client
6 2 (1.471%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.471%) iPad
6 2 (1.471%) iPhone
7 1 (0.735%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 136 (100.00%) Windows
2 124 (91.18%) Windows Server 2003
3 48 (35.29%) Windows 7
4 29 (21.32%) Windows XP
5 11 (8.088%) Linux
5 11 (8.088%) Windows Vista
6 9 (6.618%) Windows 2000 Server
7 6 (4.412%) NetWare
8 5 (3.676%) Windows NT
9 4 (2.941%) Windows 2000
10 3 (2.206%) Windows XP Embedded
11 2 (1.471%) Mac OS X
11 2 (1.471%) UNIX
11 2 (1.471%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.735%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (22.79%) Change Management
2 25 (18.38%) Capacity Management
3 24 (17.65%) ITIL
4 21 (15.44%) Load Balancing
5 18 (13.24%) Disaster Recovery
6 12 (8.824%) Technical Architecture
7 6 (4.412%) Validation
8 5 (3.676%) Migration
8 5 (3.676%) Asset Management
9 3 (2.206%) Data Management
9 3 (2.206%) Information Management
9 3 (2.206%) Programme Management
9 3 (2.206%) Service Management
9 3 (2.206%) Service Delivery
9 3 (2.206%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (2.206%) Change Control
9 3 (2.206%) Time Management
9 3 (2.206%) Communications Security
9 3 (2.206%) Build Automation
9 3 (2.206%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 33 (24.26%) SQL
2 11 (8.088%) VBScript
2 11 (8.088%) VB
3 5 (3.676%) C
4 3 (2.206%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.471%) C#
5 2 (1.471%) Java
5 2 (1.471%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.735%) VBA
Qualifications
1 19 (13.97%) Microsoft Certification
2 16 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 13 (9.559%) MCSE
4 12 (8.824%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (7.353%) SC Cleared
6 9 (6.618%) MCP
6 9 (6.618%) CCNP
7 5 (3.676%) Degree
8 4 (2.941%) MCSA
9 3 (2.206%) CCNA
9 3 (2.206%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (2.206%) MCITP
10 2 (1.471%) NCDA
10 2 (1.471%) NCIE
10 2 (1.471%) MCDST
10 2 (1.471%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (9.559%) SLA
2 6 (4.412%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.471%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.735%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 53 (38.97%) VMware Infrastructure
2 44 (32.35%) Active Directory
3 34 (25.00%) Hyper-V
3 34 (25.00%) VMware ESXi
4 12 (8.824%) VMware ESX
5 11 (8.088%) XenApp
6 6 (4.412%) IAG
6 6 (4.412%) XenDesktop
6 6 (4.412%) vSphere
7 4 (2.941%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (2.206%) Terminal Services
9 2 (1.471%) ISA Server
9 2 (1.471%) XenServer
10 1 (0.735%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 24 (17.65%) SCCM
2 8 (5.882%) SCOM
3 6 (4.412%) WSUS
4 5 (3.676%) MOM
4 5 (3.676%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 5 (3.676%) HP SIM
5 3 (2.206%) Backup Exec
6 2 (1.471%) Norton AntiVirus
6 2 (1.471%) NetBackup
6 2 (1.471%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 1 (0.735%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 88 (64.71%) VMware
2 80 (58.82%) Microsoft
3 25 (18.38%) Citrix
4 21 (15.44%) HP
5 16 (11.76%) Cisco
6 8 (5.882%) Sophos
7 7 (5.147%) Symantec
8 6 (4.412%) IBM
8 6 (4.412%) Dell
9 5 (3.676%) NetApp
9 5 (3.676%) CheckPoint
10 4 (2.941%) Capita
11 3 (2.206%) IronPort
11 3 (2.206%) Websense
11 3 (2.206%) AppSense
11 3 (2.206%) Blue Coat
11 3 (2.206%) Remedy
12 2 (1.471%) Apple
12 2 (1.471%) Oracle
12 2 (1.471%) CommVault