The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Southend-on-Sea region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 24 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 Southend-on-Sea region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 4 - 14
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 4 0 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southend-on-Sea 36.36% - 15.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 80.00% - 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 6
Average salary £44,000 - £27,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Southend-on-Sea
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
5 9 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southend-on-Sea 45.45% 52.94% 55.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 21
Average salary £44,000 £35,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.71% +27.27%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,750 £35,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,250 £52,500 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
Essex

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea region.

Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Southend-on-Sea Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southend-on-Sea 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 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (80.00%) Six Sigma
2 4 (80.00%) Symantec
2 4 (80.00%) Blackberry
2 4 (80.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 4 (80.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 4 (80.00%) MCSE
2 4 (80.00%) ITIL
2 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
2 4 (80.00%) EMC
2 4 (80.00%) Citrix
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) NetApp
2 4 (80.00%) MS Exchange
2 4 (80.00%) Service Management
2 4 (80.00%) VMware
2 4 (80.00%) NetBackup
2 4 (80.00%) Backup Exec
2 4 (80.00%) Programme Management
2 4 (80.00%) TOGAF
2 4 (80.00%) MCITP
2 4 (80.00%) Exchange Server 2003
2 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (80.00%) XenApp
2 4 (80.00%) 3PAR
3 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (20.00%) Windows 7
4 1 (20.00%) Windows 2000 Server
4 1 (20.00%) Data Protection

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southend-on-Sea 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 4 (80.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 4 (80.00%) MS Exchange
1 4 (80.00%) Exchange Server 2003
General
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (20.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (20.00%) Windows 2000 Server
2 1 (20.00%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Six Sigma
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
1 4 (80.00%) Programme Management
1 4 (80.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) MCSE
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (80.00%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 4 (80.00%) XenApp
2 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (80.00%) NetBackup
1 4 (80.00%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Symantec
1 4 (80.00%) EMC
1 4 (80.00%) Citrix
1 4 (80.00%) NetApp
1 4 (80.00%) VMware
1 4 (80.00%) 3PAR
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft