The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Terminal Services skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Terminal Services 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 System Software category.

Microsoft Terminal Services
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank592525532
Rank change year-on-year
Down-67Up+7
Matching permanent IT job ads301375225
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.250 %0.306 %0.236 %
As % of the System Software category2.887 %4.061 %3.420 %
Number of salaries quoted236295181
Average salary£30,000£27,500£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09 %-15.38 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£21,900£20,000£20,900
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£47,500£42,500£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,500£25,750£32,500
% change year-on-year
+18.44 %-20.76 %
IT Job Market, System Software CategoryAll System Software
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
1042592356578
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK8.645 %7.532 %6.890 %
Number of salaries quoted898675895345
Average salary£41,000£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.50 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£25,000£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,500£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66 %-

Terminal Services
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Terminal Services within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Terminal Services Demand Trend

Terminal Services
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Terminal Services within the UK.

Terminal Services Salary Trend

Terminal Services
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Terminal Services over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Terminal Services Salary Histogram

Terminal Services
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Terminal Services 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
EnglandDown-54282£30,000+9.09 %
LondonDown-592£30,000-6.25 %
South EastDown-6481£30,000+11.11 %
West MidlandsUp+631£32,500+8.33 %
HampshireDown-726£28,500+3.63 %
SurreyDown-726£29,000-1.69 %
YorkshireDown-1525£25,000+6.38 %
North WestDown-2022£32,500+30.00 %
West YorkshireDown-421£21,500-6.52 %
LeedsDown-416£20,000-
East of EnglandDown-1416£32,500+35.41 %
BuckinghamshireDown-914£40,000+77.77 %
ManchesterDown-1013£32,500+30.00 %
City of LondonUp+512£32,750+4.80 %
East MidlandsDown-1011£29,000+27.47 %
TelfordNew entry-11£32,000-
ShropshireNew entry-11£32,000-
ScotlandUp+510£52,500+162.50 %
SolihullNew entry-10--
BerkshireDown-259£32,500+3.17 %
HertfordshireUp+108£35,000+7.69 %
BradfordDown-67£21,500-6.52 %
South WestDown-367£29,500-3.27 %
ReadingDown-96£50,000+58.73 %
CobhamNew entry-6£23,250-
ErskineNew entry-6--
EghamNew entry-6£29,000-
RenfrewshireNew entry-6--
CheshireDown-135£29,000-17.14 %
GuildfordDown-235£30,000+5.26 %

Terminal Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Terminal Services 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 Terminal Services.

1547 (84.81 %)Windows
2423 (65.58 %)Microsoft
3386 (59.84 %)Active Directory
4377 (58.45 %)MS Exchange
5343 (53.18 %)Citrix
6334 (51.78 %)Windows Server 2008
7270 (41.86 %)Windows Server 2003
8249 (38.60 %)VMware
9213 (33.02 %)Microsoft Certification
10202 (31.32 %)MS Excel
11198 (30.70 %)Exchange Server 2010
12188 (29.15 %)Windows XP
13186 (28.84 %)DNS
14185 (28.68 %)SQL Server
15179 (27.75 %)Cisco
16173 (26.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
17170 (26.36 %)SQL
18169 (26.20 %)TCP/IP
19167 (25.89 %)VMware Infrastructure
20160 (24.81 %)MCSE
21156 (24.19 %)DHCP
22151 (23.41 %)VPN
23149 (23.10 %)Exchange Server 2007
24141 (21.86 %)Firewall
25138 (21.40 %)MS Office
26126 (19.53 %)SAN
27120 (18.60 %)LAN
27120 (18.60 %)Blackberry
28115 (17.83 %)WAN
29112 (17.36 %)XenApp

Terminal Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Terminal Services 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 Terminal Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
112 (1.860 %)HTML
211 (1.705 %)Web Services
310 (1.550 %).NET
47 (1.085 %)COM
56 (0.930 %)ASP.NET
65 (0.775 %)ODBC
65 (0.775 %)Flash
74 (0.620 %)LAMP
74 (0.620 %)XML
74 (0.620 %)Software Packaging
74 (0.620 %)Memcached
82 (0.310 %).NET Framework
82 (0.310 %)CSS
91 (0.155 %)Application Packaging
91 (0.155 %)Forefront TMG
91 (0.155 %)HTML5
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1377 (58.45 %)MS Exchange
2198 (30.70 %)Exchange Server 2010
3173 (26.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
4149 (23.10 %)Exchange Server 2007
5109 (16.90 %)SharePoint
668 (10.54 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
755 (8.527 %)IIS
827 (4.186 %)Lotus Notes
924 (3.721 %)Exchange Server 5.5
1017 (2.636 %)Exchange Server 2000
1112 (1.860 %)Lync
1211 (1.705 %)SharePoint 2010
1211 (1.705 %)Apache
137 (1.085 %)BizTalk Server
137 (1.085 %)SharePoint Server
145 (0.775 %)Lotus Domino
152 (0.310 %)WorkSite
161 (0.155 %)Office Communications Server
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1202 (31.32 %)MS Excel
2138 (21.40 %)MS Office
39 (1.395 %)MS PowerPoint
47 (1.085 %)MS Visio
56 (0.930 %)Google Apps
56 (0.930 %)Office 365
63 (0.465 %)AutoCAD
71 (0.155 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
116 (2.481 %)Dynamics CRM
211 (1.705 %)Dynamics AX
310 (1.550 %)SoftGrid
47 (1.085 %)assyst
54 (0.620 %)Dynamics NAV
62 (0.310 %)Dynamics GP
71 (0.155 %)Line 50
71 (0.155 %)Line 500
71 (0.155 %)SalesLogix
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1186 (28.84 %)DNS
2169 (26.20 %)TCP/IP
3156 (24.19 %)DHCP
4151 (23.41 %)VPN
5141 (21.86 %)Firewall
6126 (19.53 %)SAN
7120 (18.60 %)LAN
8115 (17.83 %)WAN
989 (13.80 %)VoIP
1045 (6.977 %)Wireless
1138 (5.891 %)VLAN
1232 (4.961 %)iSCSI
1328 (4.341 %)NAS
1427 (4.186 %)Internet
1523 (3.566 %)Fibre Channel
1622 (3.411 %)MPLS
1720 (3.101 %)ADSL
1813 (2.016 %)SSL
1912 (1.860 %)SMTP
2010 (1.550 %)Ethernet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1185 (28.68 %)SQL Server
229 (4.496 %)SQL Server 2005
328 (4.341 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
422 (3.411 %)SQL Server 2008
517 (2.636 %)MySQL
614 (2.171 %)SQL Server 2000
614 (2.171 %)Crystal Reports
711 (1.705 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
87 (1.085 %)Oracle 8/8i
87 (1.085 %)SQL Server Integration Services
96 (0.930 %)QlikView
104 (0.620 %)MongoDB
112 (0.310 %)ActiveReports
121 (0.155 %)DTS
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (0.775 %)Ant
24 (0.620 %)MSI
33 (0.465 %)Subversion
41 (0.155 %)WinDbg
41 (0.155 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
160 (9.302 %)Finance
237 (5.736 %)Retail
332 (4.961 %)Telecoms
417 (2.636 %)Legal
516 (2.481 %)Back Office
615 (2.326 %)Law
711 (1.705 %)Banking
87 (1.085 %)Investment Banking
95 (0.775 %)Manufacturing
95 (0.775 %)Front Office
104 (0.620 %)Pharmaceutical
113 (0.465 %)Publishing
122 (0.310 %)Billing
122 (0.310 %)Marketing
122 (0.310 %)Advertising
131 (0.155 %)French Language
131 (0.155 %)German Language
131 (0.155 %)Retail Banking
131 (0.155 %)Games
131 (0.155 %)Military
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1161 (24.96 %)Support Engineer
2152 (23.57 %)Analyst
385 (13.18 %)Support Analyst
472 (11.16 %)IT Support
570 (10.85 %)2nd Line Support
655 (8.527 %)Consultant
751 (7.907 %)3rd Line Support
847 (7.287 %)Technical Support
941 (6.357 %)Infrastructure Engineer
1039 (6.047 %)Administrator
1138 (5.891 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
1234 (5.271 %)Desktop Support
1333 (5.116 %)Technical Analyst
1430 (4.651 %)Technical Engineer
1528 (4.341 %)IT Support Engineer
1528 (4.341 %)Server Support
1626 (4.031 %)Applications Support
1725 (3.876 %)Support Technician
1824 (3.721 %)Technical Consultant
1923 (3.566 %)Architect
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1120 (18.60 %)Blackberry
262 (9.612 %)Clustering
332 (4.961 %)Thin Client
332 (4.961 %)Fat Client
418 (2.791 %)iPhone
418 (2.791 %)Replication
514 (2.171 %)Enterprise Storage
612 (1.860 %)SaaS
711 (1.705 %)Client/Server
810 (1.550 %)EPoS
810 (1.550 %)EqualLogic
99 (1.395 %)CLARiiON
99 (1.395 %)Symmetrix
99 (1.395 %)EMC Centera
99 (1.395 %)Symmetrix DMX
99 (1.395 %)Video Conferencing
107 (1.085 %)Biometrics
107 (1.085 %)Management Information System
115 (0.775 %)Computer Science
115 (0.775 %)PDA
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1547 (84.81 %)Windows
2334 (51.78 %)Windows Server 2008
3270 (41.86 %)Windows Server 2003
4188 (29.15 %)Windows XP
5102 (15.81 %)Windows 7
683 (12.87 %)Windows Vista
759 (9.147 %)Linux
839 (6.047 %)UNIX
931 (4.806 %)Windows 2000 Server
1017 (2.636 %)Mac OS
1114 (2.171 %)Windows NT
1213 (2.016 %)Windows 2000
134 (0.620 %)Ubuntu
134 (0.620 %)Windows Mobile
134 (0.620 %)Mac OS X
141 (0.155 %)SUSE
141 (0.155 %)Mac OS X Server
141 (0.155 %)Android
141 (0.155 %)HPUX
141 (0.155 %)Solaris
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
158 (8.992 %)Service Management
252 (8.062 %)ITIL
343 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
439 (6.047 %)Service Delivery
532 (4.961 %)Project Management
631 (4.806 %)CRM
722 (3.411 %)Data Protection
820 (3.101 %)Incident Management
914 (2.171 %)Load Balancing
1013 (2.016 %)Network Design
1111 (1.705 %)Document Management
1210 (1.550 %)Business Development
139 (1.395 %)Change Control
148 (1.240 %)Configuration Management
148 (1.240 %)Change Management
157 (1.085 %)Identity Management
157 (1.085 %)ERP
157 (1.085 %)Network Architecture
166 (0.930 %)Test Scripting
166 (0.930 %)Business Continuity
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1170 (26.36 %)SQL
228 (4.341 %)VB
317 (2.636 %)C#
317 (2.636 %)PowerShell
410 (1.550 %)VBScript
59 (1.395 %)T-SQL
67 (1.085 %)VBA
75 (0.775 %)VB6
75 (0.775 %)Perl
84 (0.620 %)PHP
92 (0.310 %)VB.NET
92 (0.310 %)Shell Script
101 (0.155 %)PHP4
101 (0.155 %)Python
101 (0.155 %)C
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1213 (33.02 %)Microsoft Certification
2160 (24.81 %)MCSE
3102 (15.81 %)MCITP
496 (14.88 %)MCP
496 (14.88 %)Cisco Certification
585 (13.18 %)CCNA
668 (10.54 %)MCSA
746 (7.132 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
844 (6.822 %)Security Cleared
942 (6.512 %)SC Cleared
1036 (5.581 %)Citrix Certification
1132 (4.961 %)Degree
1221 (3.256 %)MCTS
1316 (2.481 %)MCDST
1316 (2.481 %)ACSA
1316 (2.481 %)ACSP
1415 (2.326 %)JNCIA
1415 (2.326 %)ACTC
1415 (2.326 %)CCA
1514 (2.171 %)CCEA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
140 (6.202 %)SLA
22 (0.310 %)QA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1386 (59.84 %)Active Directory
2167 (25.89 %)VMware Infrastructure
3112 (17.36 %)XenApp
478 (12.09 %)Hyper-V
567 (10.39 %)vSphere
655 (8.527 %)XenDesktop
754 (8.372 %)VMware ESX
844 (6.822 %)Citrix Presentation Server
943 (6.667 %)XenServer
1042 (6.512 %)VMware ESXi
1124 (3.721 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
1211 (1.705 %)VMware Server
139 (1.395 %)SRDF
139 (1.395 %)ISA Server
148 (1.240 %)Xen
156 (0.930 %)vCloud
164 (0.620 %)IAG
164 (0.620 %)NFS
173 (0.465 %)MetaFrame
173 (0.465 %)Terminal Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
159 (9.147 %)Backup Exec
235 (5.426 %)SCCM
332 (4.961 %)WSUS
426 (4.031 %)NetBackup
525 (3.876 %)Norton AntiVirus
622 (3.411 %)SCOM
716 (2.481 %)vCenter
813 (2.016 %)EMC NetWorker
99 (1.395 %)EMC TimeFinder
99 (1.395 %)ARCserve
108 (1.240 %)Nagios
117 (1.085 %)SCVMM
117 (1.085 %)Puppet
124 (0.620 %)Sysprep
124 (0.620 %)ZABBIX
133 (0.465 %)Cacti
133 (0.465 %)McAfee ePO
142 (0.310 %)WMI
142 (0.310 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
142 (0.310 %)Tivoli
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1423 (65.58 %)Microsoft
2343 (53.18 %)Citrix
3249 (38.60 %)VMware
4179 (27.75 %)Cisco
595 (14.73 %)HP
674 (11.47 %)Symantec
742 (6.512 %)Dell
841 (6.357 %)Avaya
934 (5.271 %)EMC
934 (5.271 %)CheckPoint
1033 (5.116 %)Juniper
1128 (4.341 %)Lotus
1227 (4.186 %)Apple
1326 (4.031 %)NetApp
1425 (3.876 %)Oracle
1516 (2.481 %)McAfee
1516 (2.481 %)Brocade
1516 (2.481 %)Fujitsu
1615 (2.326 %)Sophos
1714 (2.171 %)Sage