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The table below looks at the demand for the Windows Systems Administrator role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Windows System Administrator
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank737777
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads102221
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.099 %
As % of the category below0.074 %0.106 %
Salaries quoted82159
Average minimum salary£34,147£41,459
Average salary£36,882£43,377
% change on same period last year-14.97 %
Average maximum salary£39,618£45,296
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£41,716
% change on same period last year-19.69 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads138694207818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.77 %92.66 %
Salaries quoted116945167069
Average minimum salary£38,867£40,069
Average salary£42,545£43,907
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Average maximum salary£46,223£47,745
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %

Windows Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Windows Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Windows Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

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

Windows Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Windows Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 within the UK.

Windows Systems Administrator Salary Histogram

Windows Systems Administrator
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator within the UK over the 3 months to 18 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-1093£36,936-16.21 %
LondonUp+6237£41,714-11.24 %
South EastUp+1523£35,676-26.59 %
City of LondonDown-616£46,844+1.83 %
East of EnglandUp+4313£31,231-6.59 %
CambridgeshireUp+2311£31,364-16.36 %
BerkshireUp+4910£34,125-2.50 %
CambridgeNew entry-10£31,500-
ScotlandUp+369£36,286-
West MidlandsUp+148£32,500-3.34 %
TelfordNew entry-7--
MiddlesexUp+367£37,500+74.41 %
ShropshireNew entry-7--
ReadingNew entry-6--
EdinburghNew entry-6£36,917-
North WestUp+416£36,917+47.66 %
South WestUp+265£27,800+9.01 %
GlasgowUp+183£32,500-
CorshamNew entry-3£28,000-
WarringtonNew entry-3£40,000-
ManchesterUp+383£33,833+35.33 %
WiltshireNew entry-3£28,000-
CheshireNew entry-3£40,000-
HampshireNew entry-3£37,500-
KentUp+112--
CanterburyNew entry-2--
BristolNew entry-2£27,500-
BrightonUp+31£30,000-
CrawleyNew entry-1£35,000-
LeatherheadNew entry-1£30,000-

Windows Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Windows Systems Administrator in their job title 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 with Windows Systems Administrator in their job title.

1236 (100.00 %)Windows
2144 (61.02 %)Windows Server 2003
3135 (57.20 %)Active Directory
497 (41.10 %)MS Exchange
583 (35.17 %)Linux
675 (31.78 %)SQL Server
769 (29.24 %)Microsoft
861 (25.85 %)IIS
959 (25.00 %)DNS
959 (25.00 %)SAN
1058 (24.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
1157 (24.15 %)VMware
1249 (20.76 %)Citrix
1346 (19.49 %)Microsoft Certification
1346 (19.49 %)UNIX
1443 (18.22 %)Finance
1542 (17.80 %)MCSE
1542 (17.80 %)HP
1542 (17.80 %)Cisco
1638 (16.10 %)Windows 2000
1737 (15.68 %)TCP/IP
1836 (15.25 %)DHCP
1836 (15.25 %)SQL
1930 (12.71 %)MS Excel
2029 (12.29 %)Banking
2128 (11.86 %)LAN
2227 (11.44 %)Solaris
2227 (11.44 %)Exchange Server 2007
2326 (11.02 %)Windows 2000 Server
2326 (11.02 %)WAN

Windows Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Windows Systems Administrator in their job title 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 with Windows Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (3.390 %)ASP
26 (2.542 %)Windows SharePoint Services
35 (2.119 %).NET
44 (1.695 %)J2EE
53 (1.271 %)ASP.NET
62 (0.847 %)WebServices
71 (0.424 %)HTML
71 (0.424 %)COM+
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
197 (41.10 %)MS Exchange
261 (25.85 %)IIS
358 (24.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
427 (11.44 %)Exchange Server 2007
513 (5.508 %)SharePoint
612 (5.085 %)Apache
78 (3.390 %)Tomcat
86 (2.542 %)Office Project Server
86 (2.542 %)Exchange Server 2000
95 (2.119 %)SharePoint Portal Server
104 (1.695 %)JBoss
104 (1.695 %)Office Communications Server
113 (1.271 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
121 (0.424 %)ActiveMQ
121 (0.424 %)SharePoint Server 2007
121 (0.424 %)DotNetNuke
121 (0.424 %)ColdFusion
121 (0.424 %)Commerce Server
121 (0.424 %)Site Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (12.71 %)MS Excel
27 (2.966 %)MS PowerPoint
27 (2.966 %)MS Project
35 (2.119 %)MS Office
41 (0.424 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
159 (25.00 %)DNS
159 (25.00 %)SAN
237 (15.68 %)TCP/IP
336 (15.25 %)DHCP
428 (11.86 %)LAN
526 (11.02 %)WAN
623 (9.746 %)VPN
719 (8.051 %)Firewall
812 (5.085 %)Internet
812 (5.085 %)FTP
910 (4.237 %)LDAP
106 (2.542 %)Cisco PIX
115 (2.119 %)HTTP
124 (1.695 %)SSL
133 (1.271 %)IPsec
133 (1.271 %)SSH
133 (1.271 %)Network Security
133 (1.271 %)VoIP
142 (0.847 %)SMS
151 (0.424 %)Cisco ASA
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
175 (31.78 %)SQL Server
217 (7.203 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (5.932 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (2.966 %)MySQL
55 (2.119 %)RDBMS
62 (0.847 %)DB2
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (2.966 %)MSI
24 (1.695 %)Subversion
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (18.22 %)Finance
229 (12.29 %)Banking
320 (8.475 %)Investment Banking
417 (7.203 %)Pensions
513 (5.508 %)Health
68 (3.390 %)Government
77 (2.966 %)Education
77 (2.966 %)Insurance
86 (2.542 %)Telecoms
95 (2.119 %)Games
103 (1.271 %)Back Office
112 (0.847 %)Financial Institution
112 (0.847 %)Marketing
112 (0.847 %)Legal
112 (0.847 %)Publishing
121 (0.424 %)Aerospace
121 (0.424 %)Auditing
121 (0.424 %)Online Games
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (8.051 %)Blackberry
210 (4.237 %)Clustering
36 (2.542 %)Replication
45 (2.119 %)Derivative
53 (1.271 %)Client/Server
62 (0.847 %)French Language
71 (0.424 %)Web 2.0
71 (0.424 %)Computer Science
71 (0.424 %)German Language
71 (0.424 %)Management Information System
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1236 (100.00 %)Windows
2144 (61.02 %)Windows Server 2003
383 (35.17 %)Linux
446 (19.49 %)UNIX
538 (16.10 %)Windows 2000
627 (11.44 %)Solaris
726 (11.02 %)Windows 2000 Server
821 (8.898 %)Windows XP
911 (4.661 %)Windows Server 2008
1010 (4.237 %)Red Hat Linux
116 (2.542 %)Windows Vista
125 (2.119 %)HPUX
134 (1.695 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
134 (1.695 %)SUSE
134 (1.695 %)Debian
142 (0.847 %)AIX
142 (0.847 %)Windows NT
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (7.203 %)Disaster Recovery
214 (5.932 %)ITIL
312 (5.085 %)E-Commerce
47 (2.966 %)Agile Software Development
47 (2.966 %)Stress Testing
56 (2.542 %)Change Management
56 (2.542 %)Scrum
56 (2.542 %)Extreme Programming
65 (2.119 %)Migration
65 (2.119 %)Service Delivery
65 (2.119 %)PRINCE
74 (1.695 %)SC Cleared
74 (1.695 %)Security Cleared
74 (1.695 %)Asset Management
83 (1.271 %)Validation
83 (1.271 %)Test Scripting
83 (1.271 %)Problem Management
83 (1.271 %)Security Management
83 (1.271 %)Project Management
92 (0.847 %)Wealth Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (15.25 %)SQL
226 (11.02 %)Perl
38 (3.390 %)C
47 (2.966 %)PowerShell
56 (2.542 %)C#
56 (2.542 %)VBScript
65 (2.119 %)Shell Script
74 (1.695 %)Java
74 (1.695 %)PHP
83 (1.271 %)Ruby
83 (1.271 %)VB
83 (1.271 %)C++
83 (1.271 %)Python
92 (0.847 %)Korn
92 (0.847 %)AWK
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (19.49 %)Microsoft Certification
242 (17.80 %)MCSE
321 (8.898 %)MCSA
417 (7.203 %)Degree
57 (2.966 %)MCP
65 (2.119 %)PRINCE2 Certification
73 (1.271 %)ITIL Certification
82 (0.847 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.424 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
91 (0.424 %)CCNA
91 (0.424 %)Citrix Certification
91 (0.424 %)CCEA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.695 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1135 (57.20 %)Active Directory
224 (10.17 %)VMware Infrastructure
314 (5.932 %)MetaFrame
413 (5.508 %)Backup Exec
512 (5.085 %)Samba
611 (4.661 %)VMware ESX
611 (4.661 %)NetBackup
76 (2.542 %)NFS
76 (2.542 %)Citrix Presentation Server
85 (2.119 %)Terminal Services
93 (1.271 %)ISA Server
102 (0.847 %)Terminal Server
102 (0.847 %)VMware Server
111 (0.424 %)VMware Workstation
111 (0.424 %)MSMQ
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (8.898 %)WSUS
213 (5.508 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
38 (3.390 %)Norton AntiVirus
43 (1.271 %)HP Data Protector
43 (1.271 %)MOM
52 (0.847 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
61 (0.424 %)EMC NetWorker
61 (0.424 %)Nagios
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (29.24 %)Microsoft
257 (24.15 %)VMware
349 (20.76 %)Citrix
442 (17.80 %)HP
442 (17.80 %)Cisco
526 (11.02 %)Oracle
619 (8.051 %)Intel
716 (6.780 %)VERITAS
716 (6.780 %)Red Hat
716 (6.780 %)Sun
810 (4.237 %)IBM
98 (3.390 %)Symantec
107 (2.966 %)Sybase
107 (2.966 %)Novell
116 (2.542 %)NetApp
116 (2.542 %)Dell
122 (0.847 %)NetIQ
122 (0.847 %)Lotus
131 (0.424 %)Kaspersky
131 (0.424 %)EMC