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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Exchange Server 2003 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server 2003
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank102128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads147112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.047 %
As % of the category below13.02 %9.047 %
Salaries quoted13095
Average minimum salary£28,485£27,918
Average salary£30,560£29,600
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Average maximum salary£32,635£31,282
UK excluding London average salary£31,083£32,800
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads11291238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.608 %0.516 %
Salaries quoted9801099
Average minimum salary£32,346£32,361
Average salary£35,143£35,053
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Average maximum salary£37,939£37,745
UK excluding London average salary£37,945£39,260
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Exchange Server 2003 EnglandExchange Server 2003
England

Exchange Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Demand Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Salary Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Salary Histogram

Exchange Server 2003
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BirminghamUp+1770£30,671+6.67 %
HerefordshireUp+1136£32,030-13.59 %
SolihullUp+512£27,042+50.23 %
DudleyDown-86£22,500-13.46 %
CoventryDown-156£27,375-16.15 %
StaffordshireDown-36£34,083+16.52 %
StourbridgeNew entry-5--
WolverhamptonDown-42£23,500-
ShropshireDown-262--
WorcestershireDown-42£24,250+10.22 %
Exchange Server 2003 EnglandExchange Server 2003
England

Exchange Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Exchange Server 2003 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 Exchange Server 2003.

1305 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
2261 (85.57 %)Windows
3214 (70.16 %)Active Directory
4210 (68.85 %)Windows Server 2003
5196 (64.26 %)Microsoft
6186 (60.98 %)Microsoft Certification
7162 (53.11 %)MCSE
8113 (37.05 %)Exchange Server 2000
998 (32.13 %)MS Excel
998 (32.13 %)MCP
1076 (24.92 %)Windows 2000
1173 (23.93 %)Citrix
1272 (23.61 %)TCP/IP
1362 (20.33 %)Windows XP
1460 (19.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
1559 (19.34 %)VMware
1655 (18.03 %)SQL Server
1750 (16.39 %)WAN
1750 (16.39 %)Cisco
1849 (16.07 %)Pensions
1948 (15.74 %)SQL
2046 (15.08 %)LAN
2046 (15.08 %)ITIL
2046 (15.08 %)Firewall
2143 (14.10 %)Exchange Server 2007
2239 (12.79 %)Health
2337 (12.13 %)MS Office
2433 (10.82 %)SAN
2532 (10.49 %)Symantec
2532 (10.49 %)SLA

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Exchange Server 2003 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 Exchange Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (0.656 %).NET
21 (0.328 %)ASP.NET
21 (0.328 %)WebServices
21 (0.328 %)EDI
21 (0.328 %)HTML
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1305 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
2113 (37.05 %)Exchange Server 2000
343 (14.10 %)Exchange Server 2007
421 (6.885 %)IIS
520 (6.557 %)Exchange Server 5.5
619 (6.230 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
716 (5.246 %)SharePoint
88 (2.623 %)Lotus Notes
93 (0.984 %)Office Communications Server
102 (0.656 %)Apache
111 (0.328 %)Tomcat
111 (0.328 %)GroupWise
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
198 (32.13 %)MS Excel
237 (12.13 %)MS Office
31 (0.328 %)Photoshop
31 (0.328 %)Adobe Illustrator
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.328 %)Dynamics CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
172 (23.61 %)TCP/IP
250 (16.39 %)WAN
346 (15.08 %)LAN
346 (15.08 %)Firewall
433 (10.82 %)SAN
529 (9.508 %)DNS
626 (8.525 %)DHCP
717 (5.574 %)SMTP
813 (4.262 %)VPN
97 (2.295 %)VoIP
106 (1.967 %)Internet
106 (1.967 %)NetScreen
106 (1.967 %)Network Security
114 (1.311 %)Wireless
114 (1.311 %)VLAN
114 (1.311 %)MPLS
123 (0.984 %)Wi-Fi
123 (0.984 %)SSL
123 (0.984 %)Cisco PIX
131 (0.328 %)IP Telephony
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (18.03 %)SQL Server
211 (3.607 %)SQL Server 2000
211 (3.607 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (0.984 %)MySQL
42 (0.656 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.328 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.328 %)MS Access
51 (0.328 %)Cognos Powerplay
51 (0.328 %)Cognos Impromptu
51 (0.328 %)SQL Server 2008
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.328 %)Flash
11 (0.328 %)Dreamweaver
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (16.07 %)Pensions
239 (12.79 %)Health
313 (4.262 %)Telecoms
410 (3.279 %)Education
59 (2.951 %)Back Office
67 (2.295 %)Government
67 (2.295 %)Finance
76 (1.967 %)Insurance
84 (1.311 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.656 %)Publishing
101 (0.328 %)Banking
101 (0.328 %)Retail
101 (0.328 %)Marketing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (17.05 %)Analyst
244 (14.43 %)Support Engineer
333 (10.82 %)IT Support Engineer
430 (9.836 %)Messaging Specialist
430 (9.836 %)Administrator
528 (9.180 %)Support Analyst
626 (8.525 %)Exchange Specialist
723 (7.541 %)Consultant
821 (6.885 %)Network Engineer
919 (6.230 %)Technical Specialist
1016 (5.246 %)Server Support
1114 (4.590 %)Technical Support
1114 (4.590 %)Systems Administrator
1114 (4.590 %)IT Support Analyst
1213 (4.262 %)3rd Line Support
1312 (3.934 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1411 (3.607 %)Service Desk Analyst
1411 (3.607 %)Technical Consultant
1411 (3.607 %)Service Analyst
1411 (3.607 %)Support Technician
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (9.836 %)Blackberry
217 (5.574 %)Clustering
35 (1.639 %)Client/Server
43 (0.984 %)AS400
43 (0.984 %)CLARiiON
52 (0.656 %)Management Information System
61 (0.328 %)EPoS
61 (0.328 %)Replication
61 (0.328 %)PDA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1261 (85.57 %)Windows
2210 (68.85 %)Windows Server 2003
376 (24.92 %)Windows 2000
462 (20.33 %)Windows XP
560 (19.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
628 (9.180 %)Windows Vista
628 (9.180 %)Linux
710 (3.279 %)Windows Server 2008
89 (2.951 %)Red Hat Linux
95 (1.639 %)Windows NT
104 (1.311 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
146 (15.08 %)ITIL
220 (6.557 %)Project Management
316 (5.246 %)Migration
415 (4.918 %)Security Cleared
514 (4.590 %)Service Delivery
611 (3.607 %)Disaster Recovery
710 (3.279 %)Service Management
710 (3.279 %)SC Cleared
88 (2.623 %)Configuration Management
88 (2.623 %)PRINCE2
97 (2.295 %)Change Management
106 (1.967 %)Information Security Management
106 (1.967 %)Security Management
106 (1.967 %)Information Security
115 (1.639 %)ITSM
115 (1.639 %)Network Load Balancing
115 (1.639 %)Technical Architecture
124 (1.311 %)Incident Management
124 (1.311 %)Performance Management
124 (1.311 %)CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (15.74 %)SQL
221 (6.885 %)Transact-SQL
311 (3.607 %)C
41 (0.328 %)PHP
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1186 (60.98 %)Microsoft Certification
2162 (53.11 %)MCSE
398 (32.13 %)MCP
429 (9.508 %)MCSA
510 (3.279 %)CCA
510 (3.279 %)Citrix Certification
69 (2.951 %)Degree
76 (1.967 %)Cisco Certification
76 (1.967 %)MCDST
76 (1.967 %)CCNA
84 (1.311 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
93 (0.984 %)MCTS
93 (0.984 %)ITIL Certification
102 (0.656 %)CCNP
111 (0.328 %)CCEA
111 (0.328 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
132 (10.49 %)SLA
24 (1.311 %)ISO9001
32 (0.656 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1214 (70.16 %)Active Directory
226 (8.525 %)Backup Exec
323 (7.541 %)VMware ESX
419 (6.230 %)Citrix Presentation Server
516 (5.246 %)ISA Server
613 (4.262 %)VMware Infrastructure
76 (1.967 %)Terminal Services
85 (1.639 %)MetaFrame
85 (1.639 %)NetBackup
94 (1.311 %)Terminal Server
102 (0.656 %)VMware Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
120 (6.557 %)Norton AntiVirus
217 (5.574 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
314 (4.590 %)MAILsweeper
47 (2.295 %)MOM
56 (1.967 %)BMC Performance Manager
64 (1.311 %)WSUS
64 (1.311 %)HP Data Protector
72 (0.656 %)SCCM
81 (0.328 %)SCOM
81 (0.328 %)BMC Marimba
81 (0.328 %)DameWare
81 (0.328 %)ARCserve
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1196 (64.26 %)Microsoft
273 (23.93 %)Citrix
359 (19.34 %)VMware
450 (16.39 %)Cisco
532 (10.49 %)Symantec
621 (6.885 %)VERITAS
717 (5.574 %)Sophos
816 (5.246 %)HP
910 (3.279 %)Dell
109 (2.951 %)Red Hat
118 (2.623 %)Altiris
118 (2.623 %)Lotus
127 (2.295 %)3Com
136 (1.967 %)BMC
145 (1.639 %)NetApp
154 (1.311 %)Oracle
154 (1.311 %)Novell
163 (0.984 %)WatchGuard
163 (0.984 %)EMC
172 (0.656 %)SAP