The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Bromwich region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 22 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 West Bromwich region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 8 - 2
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 8 0 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Bromwich 22.22% - 31.82%
As % of the Operating Systems category 42.11% - 77.78%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 7
Average salary £40,000 - £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £36,000 - £33,100
10% offered a salary of more than £40,750 - £39,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,500 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+1.42% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
West Bromwich
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
19 5 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Bromwich 52.78% 16.13% 40.91%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 9
Average salary £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.88% +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £41,500 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,800 £42,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
West Midlands

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich region.

West Bromwich Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Bromwich 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 19 (100.00%) Windows
2 17 (89.47%) Active Directory
3 16 (84.21%) Windows Server 2003
4 15 (78.95%) SQL Server
4 15 (78.95%) IIS
5 14 (73.68%) Microsoft
5 14 (73.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 14 (73.68%) NCR
5 14 (73.68%) Chip and PIN
5 14 (73.68%) Clustering
5 14 (73.68%) Retail
5 14 (73.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 14 (73.68%) SQL Server 2005
5 14 (73.68%) Wincor Nixdorf
5 14 (73.68%) Load Balancing
5 14 (73.68%) PCI DSS
5 14 (73.68%) SQL Server 2008
6 4 (21.05%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (21.05%) NetApp
6 4 (21.05%) Citrix
6 4 (21.05%) MS Exchange
6 4 (21.05%) LAN
6 4 (21.05%) WAN
7 2 (10.53%) Cisco
7 2 (10.53%) SQL
7 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
7 2 (10.53%) SCOM
7 2 (10.53%) VMware
8 1 (5.263%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2003

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Bromwich 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 Development
1 1 (5.263%) .NET
1 1 (5.263%) ASP.NET
1 1 (5.263%) Web Services
1 1 (5.263%) XML
Application Platforms
1 15 (78.95%) IIS
2 4 (21.05%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (21.05%) MS Exchange
3 1 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2003
Communications & Networking
1 4 (21.05%) LAN
1 4 (21.05%) WAN
2 1 (5.263%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (78.95%) SQL Server
2 14 (73.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 14 (73.68%) SQL Server 2005
2 14 (73.68%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 14 (73.68%) Retail
2 1 (5.263%) Banking
Job Titles
1 14 (73.68%) Consultant
1 14 (73.68%) Technical Consultant
2 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Wintel Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) C# Software Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Wintel Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) .NET Software Developer
4 1 (5.263%) C# .NET Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Software Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Developer
4 1 (5.263%) .NET Developer
4 1 (5.263%) C# Developer
4 1 (5.263%) SQL Developer
4 1 (5.263%) Project Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) SQL Server Developer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (73.68%) Chip and PIN
1 14 (73.68%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 19 (100.00%) Windows
2 16 (84.21%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (73.68%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) SQL
2 1 (5.263%) VB.NET
2 1 (5.263%) C#
2 1 (5.263%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.263%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (5.263%) NCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (73.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (89.47%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.263%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (73.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 2 (10.53%) SCOM
Vendors
1 14 (73.68%) Microsoft
1 14 (73.68%) NCR
1 14 (73.68%) Wincor Nixdorf
2 4 (21.05%) NetApp
2 4 (21.05%) Citrix
3 2 (10.53%) Cisco
3 2 (10.53%) VMware
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Core skills:*SQL Server 2005 / 2008 including Reporting Services (SSRS) - installation and administration.*Microsoft Clustering technologies, Load Balancing & Windows Administration including Windows Active Directory, Group Policies, Domains.*IIS*...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands (County)
Core skills: *SQL Server 2005 / 2008 including Reporting Services (SSRS) - installation and administration. *Microsoft Clustering technologies, Load Balancing & Windows Administration including Windows Active Directory, Group Policies, Domains... 2)...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Core skills:*SQL Server 2005 / 2008 including Reporting Services (SSRS) - installation and administration.*Microsoft Clustering technologies, Load Balancing & Windows Administration including Windows Active Directory, Group Policies, Domains.*IIS*...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013