The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Systems Management Server (SMS) skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Systems Management category.

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank690701513
Rank change year-on-year
Up+11Down-188
Matching permanent IT job ads187164250
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.155 %0.134 %0.262 %
As % of the Systems Management category3.250 %2.866 %7.028 %
Number of salaries quoted166133195
Average salary£45,000£40,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50 %-20.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£22,200£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£52,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,000£36,500£40,000
% change year-on-year
+6.84 %-8.75 %
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategoryAll Systems Management
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
575457233557
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK4.772 %4.667 %3.726 %
Number of salaries quoted478745422746
Average salary£44,000£42,500£42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.52 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£29,700£30,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£61,500£60,900
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Systems Management Server (SMS) Demand Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) within the UK.

Systems Management Server (SMS) Salary Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Systems Management Server (SMS) Salary Histogram

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+2166£46,000+15.00 %
LondonUp+59119£60,000+20.00 %
ScotlandUp+1115£40,000+3.22 %
YorkshireDown-815£37,500+97.36 %
South EastDown-5715£62,500+71.23 %
City of LondonUp+712£50,000+12.35 %
West YorkshireDown-411£35,500+86.84 %
East of EnglandUp+19£40,000-
GlasgowUp+66£40,000-11.11 %
HertfordshireUp+165£54,000+63.63 %
BerkshireDown-255£62,500+51.51 %
ReadingDown-124£62,500+51.51 %
HammersmithNew entry-4£37,500-
KentUp+283£65,000+170.83 %
EdinburghUp+103£51,250+70.83 %
SheffieldDown-23£39,000+69.56 %
South YorkshireDown-63£39,000+69.56 %
LeedsDown-173£36,000+89.47 %
BromleyNew entry-3£25,000-
CroydonNew entry-3£35,000-
West SussexUp+52£20,000-38.46 %
WolverhamptonDown-32£37,500+13.63 %
HampshireDown-122£27,500-38.88 %
EssexDown-142£37,500-6.25 %
South WestDown-192£29,000-27.50 %
West MidlandsDown-252£37,500+13.63 %
BedfordshireNew entry-2£32,000-
ColchesterNew entry-2£37,500-
BradfordNew entry-2£32,500-
LutonNew entry-2£32,000-

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS).

1277 (81.71 %)Microsoft
2259 (76.40 %)Windows
3198 (58.41 %)SCCM
4196 (57.82 %)Active Directory
5141 (41.59 %)SQL Server
6134 (39.53 %)MS Excel
7101 (29.79 %)VMware
890 (26.55 %)Windows Server 2003
986 (25.37 %)Windows XP
1084 (24.78 %)MS Exchange
1180 (23.60 %)Citrix
1276 (22.42 %)TCP/IP
1371 (20.94 %).NET
1470 (20.65 %)Microsoft Certification
1569 (20.35 %)Finance
1668 (20.06 %)C#
1668 (20.06 %)Windows 7
1766 (19.47 %)VMware Infrastructure
1862 (18.29 %)Windows Server 2008
1961 (17.99 %)Windows Vista
2058 (17.11 %)MCSE
2157 (16.81 %)ASP.NET
2256 (16.52 %)Degree
2355 (16.22 %)MS Office
2453 (15.63 %)SQL
2550 (14.75 %)C++
2550 (14.75 %)WMI
2649 (14.45 %)WCF
2649 (14.45 %)SharePoint
2747 (13.86 %)WPF

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
171 (20.94 %).NET
257 (16.81 %)ASP.NET
349 (14.45 %)WCF
447 (13.86 %)WPF
545 (13.27 %)Web Services
641 (12.09 %)COM
719 (5.605 %)Application Packaging
818 (5.310 %)XML
917 (5.015 %)Silverlight
1014 (4.130 %)HTML
1111 (3.245 %)Ajax
129 (2.655 %)WinForms
129 (2.655 %)CSS
137 (2.065 %)XHTML
137 (2.065 %)J2ME
137 (2.065 %)jQuery
145 (1.475 %)XSL
145 (1.475 %)HTML5
145 (1.475 %)JSON
145 (1.475 %)CSS3
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
184 (24.78 %)MS Exchange
249 (14.45 %)SharePoint
329 (8.555 %)Exchange Server 2003
428 (8.260 %)Exchange Server 2007
526 (7.670 %)IIS
620 (5.900 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
78 (2.360 %)CMS
87 (2.065 %)WorkSite
96 (1.770 %)Exchange Server 2000
96 (1.770 %)Exchange Server 2010
105 (1.475 %)Office Communications Server
105 (1.475 %)Apache
114 (1.180 %)SharePoint 2010
123 (0.885 %)Lync
123 (0.885 %)SharePoint Server
132 (0.590 %)nginx
132 (0.590 %)Lotus Notes
141 (0.295 %)Exchange Server 5.5
141 (0.295 %)Documentum
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1134 (39.53 %)MS Excel
255 (16.22 %)MS Office
314 (4.130 %)MS Visio
45 (1.475 %)Acrobat
45 (1.475 %)Paint Shop Pro
45 (1.475 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (1.475 %)Photoshop
52 (0.590 %)FastStats
61 (0.295 %)Office 365
61 (0.295 %)MS Project
61 (0.295 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
19 (2.655 %)SoftGrid
23 (0.885 %)Dynamics NAV
32 (0.590 %)Remedy ITSM
32 (0.590 %)Khalix
32 (0.590 %)Oracle CRM
41 (0.295 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.295 %)Epicor iScala
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
176 (22.42 %)TCP/IP
245 (13.27 %)DNS
333 (9.735 %)DHCP
425 (7.375 %)Internet
522 (6.490 %)SAN
620 (5.900 %)WAN
717 (5.015 %)LAN
815 (4.425 %)Firewall
913 (3.835 %)VPN
1012 (3.540 %)NAS
1110 (2.950 %)MPLS
127 (2.065 %)SNMP
127 (2.065 %)Intranet
127 (2.065 %)VoIP
136 (1.770 %)NetScaler
145 (1.475 %)Network Security
154 (1.180 %)Wireless
154 (1.180 %)Unified Communications
163 (0.885 %)IP Telephony
163 (0.885 %)Extranet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1141 (41.59 %)SQL Server
240 (11.80 %)SQL Server 2008
337 (10.91 %)SQL Server 2005
428 (8.260 %)SQL Server Integration Services
527 (7.965 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
617 (5.015 %)Data Warehouse
617 (5.015 %)ETL
715 (4.425 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
715 (4.425 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
810 (2.950 %)SQL Server 2000
96 (1.770 %)MySQL
105 (1.475 %)SQL Server 7
114 (1.180 %)EDMS
123 (0.885 %)RDBMS
123 (0.885 %)Oracle Reports
132 (0.590 %)Data Mining
141 (0.295 %)Oracle 8/8i
141 (0.295 %)MS Access
141 (0.295 %)Crystal Reports
141 (0.295 %)Data Mart
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
131 (9.145 %)MSI
225 (7.375 %)InstallShield
37 (2.065 %)Visual Studio
44 (1.180 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (1.180 %)AdminStudio
53 (0.885 %)Team Foundation Server
62 (0.590 %)InterDev
62 (0.590 %)StarTeam
71 (0.295 %)Dreamweaver
71 (0.295 %)Xcode
71 (0.295 %)PhoneGap
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
169 (20.35 %)Finance
234 (10.03 %)Marketing
312 (3.540 %)Law
312 (3.540 %)Back Office
411 (3.245 %)Telecoms
510 (2.950 %)Banking
510 (2.950 %)Retail
69 (2.655 %)Legal
73 (0.885 %)Publishing
73 (0.885 %)Music
82 (0.590 %)Investment Banking
82 (0.590 %)French Language
91 (0.295 %)German Language
91 (0.295 %)Italian Language
91 (0.295 %)Spanish Language
91 (0.295 %)Local Government
91 (0.295 %)Wholesale Banking
91 (0.295 %)Multimedia
91 (0.295 %)Billing
91 (0.295 %)Games
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
178 (23.01 %)Analyst
269 (20.35 %)Consultant
340 (11.80 %)Support Analyst
436 (10.62 %)Software Engineer
533 (9.735 %)Developer
630 (8.850 %)Desktop Support
726 (7.670 %)Senior Software Engineer
824 (7.080 %)Technical Consultant
923 (6.785 %)Applications Packager
1021 (6.195 %)Administrator
1021 (6.195 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1021 (6.195 %)Desktop Analyst
1119 (5.605 %)Pre Sales Consultant
1119 (5.605 %)Sales Consultant
1218 (5.310 %)Systems Administrator
1316 (4.720 %)C# Software Engineer
1415 (4.425 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant
1415 (4.425 %)Support Engineer
1415 (4.425 %)C++ Software Engineer
1514 (4.130 %)Senior C# Software Engineer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
137 (10.91 %)Mathematics
228 (8.260 %)Blackberry
313 (3.835 %)Data Protection Act
313 (3.835 %)SaaS
412 (3.540 %)Clustering
412 (3.540 %)Management Information System
511 (3.245 %)Handset
610 (2.950 %)SecurID
77 (2.065 %)iPhone
86 (1.770 %)Client/Server
95 (1.475 %)Replication
95 (1.475 %)Computer Science
104 (1.180 %)Video Conferencing
104 (1.180 %)FMCG
104 (1.180 %)Social Media
104 (1.180 %)iPad
113 (0.885 %)Big Data
113 (0.885 %)CLARiiON
113 (0.885 %)AS400
113 (0.885 %)Smartphone
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1259 (76.40 %)Windows
290 (26.55 %)Windows Server 2003
386 (25.37 %)Windows XP
468 (20.06 %)Windows 7
562 (18.29 %)Windows Server 2008
661 (17.99 %)Windows Vista
722 (6.490 %)Linux
816 (4.720 %)UNIX
913 (3.835 %)Windows 2000
107 (2.065 %)Windows 2000 Server
116 (1.770 %)Android
116 (1.770 %)Solaris
125 (1.475 %)AIX
134 (1.180 %)Windows Mobile
134 (1.180 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
143 (0.885 %)HPUX
143 (0.885 %)Mac OS X
152 (0.590 %)Windows NT
161 (0.295 %)CentOS
161 (0.295 %)Apple iOS
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
145 (13.27 %)Agile Software Development
243 (12.68 %)ITIL
341 (12.09 %)Continuous Integration
434 (10.03 %)Unit Testing
527 (7.965 %)Project Management
626 (7.670 %)Service Delivery
723 (6.785 %)CRM
822 (6.490 %)Stakeholder Management
921 (6.195 %)Validation
1020 (5.900 %)Business Intelligence
1116 (4.720 %)Configuration Management
1214 (4.130 %)PRINCE2
1214 (4.130 %)Data Protection
1214 (4.130 %)Direct Marketing
1214 (4.130 %)Problem Management
1313 (3.835 %)Scrum
1412 (3.540 %)Business Continuity
1412 (3.540 %)Change Control
1511 (3.245 %)Change Management
1511 (3.245 %)Migration
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
168 (20.06 %)C#
253 (15.63 %)SQL
350 (14.75 %)C++
432 (9.440 %)VBScript
526 (7.670 %)PowerShell
611 (3.245 %)T-SQL
710 (2.950 %)JavaScript
87 (2.065 %)VB
96 (1.770 %)Java
96 (1.770 %)Shell Script
104 (1.180 %)Perl
104 (1.180 %)C
113 (0.885 %)VB.NET
113 (0.885 %)VBA
113 (0.885 %)Python
122 (0.590 %)Tcl
122 (0.590 %)PHP
122 (0.590 %)Bash shell
122 (0.590 %)Ruby
122 (0.590 %)Korn
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
170 (20.65 %)Microsoft Certification
258 (17.11 %)MCSE
356 (16.52 %)Degree
430 (8.850 %)MCP
430 (8.850 %)MCITP
519 (5.605 %)Security Cleared
613 (3.835 %)SC Cleared
710 (2.950 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
89 (2.655 %)MCSA
98 (2.360 %)CCNA
98 (2.360 %)Citrix Certification
98 (2.360 %)Cisco Certification
107 (2.065 %)MCTS
116 (1.770 %)RHCE
125 (1.475 %)ITIL Certification
133 (0.885 %)MCDST
133 (0.885 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
133 (0.885 %)CCEA
133 (0.885 %)MCAD
133 (0.885 %)MCSD
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (4.720 %)SLA
26 (1.770 %)QA
33 (0.885 %)WCAG
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1196 (57.82 %)Active Directory
266 (19.47 %)VMware Infrastructure
341 (12.09 %)XenApp
430 (8.850 %)XenDesktop
516 (4.720 %)Hyper-V
612 (3.540 %)VMware ESX
612 (3.540 %)UAG
711 (3.245 %)MetaFrame
89 (2.655 %)XenServer
89 (2.655 %)IAG
98 (2.360 %)vSphere
105 (1.475 %)Citrix Presentation Server
114 (1.180 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
123 (0.885 %)ISA Server
132 (0.590 %)VMware Workstation
132 (0.590 %)Terminal Server
132 (0.590 %)Terminal Services
132 (0.590 %)VMware Server
141 (0.295 %)Novell eDirectory
141 (0.295 %)VMware ESXi
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
1198 (58.41 %)SCCM
250 (14.75 %)WMI
341 (12.09 %)SCOM
437 (10.91 %)MOM
521 (6.195 %)Norton AntiVirus
617 (5.015 %)OpenView Configuration Management
716 (4.720 %)Backup Exec
815 (4.425 %)WSUS
97 (2.065 %)Business Desktop Deployment
97 (2.065 %)BMC Marimba
97 (2.065 %)BladeLogic
104 (1.180 %)ZENworks
104 (1.180 %)DameWare
104 (1.180 %)HP SIM
113 (0.885 %)Tivoli Endpoint Manager
113 (0.885 %)NetBackup
113 (0.885 %)Nagios
122 (0.590 %)Netcool
122 (0.590 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
122 (0.590 %)OpenView
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1277 (81.71 %)Microsoft
2101 (29.79 %)VMware
380 (23.60 %)Citrix
437 (10.91 %)Symantec
536 (10.62 %)HP
632 (9.440 %)Altiris
717 (5.015 %)Oracle
717 (5.015 %)Business Objects
717 (5.015 %)Cisco
717 (5.015 %)IBM
816 (4.720 %)Avaya
915 (4.425 %)Hyperion
915 (4.425 %)MicroStrategy
915 (4.425 %)Cognos
1010 (2.950 %)Remedy
119 (2.655 %)EMC
127 (2.065 %)NetApp
136 (1.770 %)CheckPoint
136 (1.770 %)Compaq
136 (1.770 %)Dell