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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2008
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank100112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads61
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.923 %0.204 %
Salaries quoted61
Average minimum salary£29,667£18,000
Average salary£33,333£23,000
% change on same period last year+44.92 %
Average maximum salary£37,000£28,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,390£27,500
% change on same period last year+50.51 %
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads312489
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.202 %0.218 %
Salaries quoted299444
Average minimum salary£30,970£28,914
Average salary£33,884£31,746
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Average maximum salary£36,797£34,578
UK excluding London average salary£34,390£34,262
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Windows Server 2008 UKWindows Server 2008
UK

Windows Server 2008
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Wales Windows Server 2008 Demand Trend

Windows Server 2008
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Wales region.

Wales Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region 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
South WalesUp+116£33,333+44.92 %
Windows Server 2008 UKWindows Server 2008
UK

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

122 (100.00 %)Windows
214 (63.64 %)VB
313 (59.09 %)Microsoft
412 (54.55 %).NET
412 (54.55 %)SQL Server
412 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
510 (45.45 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (40.91 %)Degree
78 (36.36 %)WCF
78 (36.36 %)WF
78 (36.36 %)Agile Software Development
78 (36.36 %)VB6
78 (36.36 %)Insurance
78 (36.36 %)MVC
78 (36.36 %)Migration
78 (36.36 %)SOA
78 (36.36 %)C#
78 (36.36 %)Java
78 (36.36 %)Visual Studio
78 (36.36 %)SharePoint
78 (36.36 %)Visual Studio Team System
78 (36.36 %).NET Framework
87 (31.82 %)Windows XP
87 (31.82 %)MS Exchange
95 (22.73 %)Firewall
95 (22.73 %)MCSE
95 (22.73 %)MCSA
95 (22.73 %)MS Excel
95 (22.73 %)IIS
95 (22.73 %)WAN

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (54.55 %).NET
112 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
28 (36.36 %)WCF
28 (36.36 %)WF
28 (36.36 %)MVC
28 (36.36 %).NET Framework
34 (18.18 %)HTML
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (36.36 %)SharePoint
27 (31.82 %)MS Exchange
35 (22.73 %)IIS
42 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (22.73 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (22.73 %)Firewall
15 (22.73 %)WAN
15 (22.73 %)VPN
22 (9.091 %)DHCP
22 (9.091 %)Wireless
22 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (54.55 %)SQL Server
24 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2008
24 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (36.36 %)Visual Studio
18 (36.36 %)Visual Studio Team System
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (36.36 %)Insurance
21 (4.545 %)Education
21 (4.545 %)Health
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Network Support
27 (31.82 %)Network Support Engineer
27 (31.82 %)Support Engineer
27 (31.82 %)Network Engineer
35 (22.73 %)Developer
35 (22.73 %)Analyst
44 (18.18 %)Analyst Programmer
44 (18.18 %)Programmer
44 (18.18 %).NET Developer
44 (18.18 %)C# Analyst Programmer
53 (13.64 %)Senior C# Analyst Programmer
53 (13.64 %)Senior Programmer
53 (13.64 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
53 (13.64 %)Senior Analyst
53 (13.64 %)Software Architect
53 (13.64 %)Architect
62 (9.091 %)Systems Engineer
62 (9.091 %)Senior Systems Engineer
62 (9.091 %)Integration Engineer
62 (9.091 %)Systems Integration Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.091 %)Clustering
21 (4.545 %)Computer Science
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (100.00 %)Windows
210 (45.45 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (31.82 %)Windows XP
45 (22.73 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (36.36 %)Agile Software Development
18 (36.36 %)Migration
18 (36.36 %)SOA
21 (4.545 %)SC Cleared
21 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
21 (4.545 %)Systems Analysis
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (63.64 %)VB
28 (36.36 %)VB6
28 (36.36 %)C#
28 (36.36 %)Java
34 (18.18 %)VB.NET
34 (18.18 %)JavaScript
43 (13.64 %)VBScript
52 (9.091 %)SQL
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (40.91 %)Degree
25 (22.73 %)MCSE
25 (22.73 %)MCSA
25 (22.73 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (9.091 %)CCNP
32 (9.091 %)CCNA
32 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (22.73 %)Active Directory
15 (22.73 %)Terminal Services
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (59.09 %)Microsoft
25 (22.73 %)Dell
32 (9.091 %)Citrix
32 (9.091 %)Cisco