The first table below looks at the demand for Systems Management Server (SMS) skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 3 months to 17 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 Systems Management category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
Rank 196 187 160
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -27
Permanent jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 11 2 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.222% 0.044% 0.241%
As % of the Systems Management category 3.548% 1.047% 4.367%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 10
Average salary £42,500 £37,500 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% +13.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £37,500 £18,450
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £37,500 £38,950
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £39,000 £35,750
% change year-on-year
+2.56% +9.09%
All Systems Management
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
310 191 229
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 6.244% 4.242% 5.517%
Number of salaries quoted 254 156 194
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £58,750 £61,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -
Systems Management Server (SMS)
England

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

West Midlands Systems Management Server (SMS) Jobs Demand Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Systems Management Server (SMS) Salary Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands Systems Management Server (SMS) Salary Histogram

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham - 5 £60,000 -
West Bromwich - 4 £40,000 -
Systems Management Server (SMS)
England

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS).

1 23 (95.83%) Windows
1 23 (95.83%) Microsoft
2 19 (79.17%) Active Directory
3 17 (70.83%) Windows Server 2008
4 16 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
5 15 (62.50%) NCR
5 15 (62.50%) SQL Server
5 15 (62.50%) IIS
5 15 (62.50%) PCI DSS
5 15 (62.50%) Clustering
5 15 (62.50%) Retail
5 15 (62.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 15 (62.50%) Wincor Nixdorf
5 15 (62.50%) Load Balancing
6 14 (58.33%) SQL Server 2005
6 14 (58.33%) SQL Server 2008
6 14 (58.33%) Chip and PIN
7 10 (41.67%) MS Excel
8 6 (25.00%) MCSE
8 6 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (25.00%) SCCM
9 4 (16.67%) MCITP
9 4 (16.67%) Windows Vista
9 4 (16.67%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (16.67%) Windows 7
9 4 (16.67%) Windows XP
9 4 (16.67%) MCP
10 3 (12.50%) Linux
10 3 (12.50%) MS Exchange
11 2 (8.333%) HP

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 15 (62.50%) IIS
2 3 (12.50%) MS Exchange
3 2 (8.333%) Lotus Notes
4 1 (4.167%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 10 (41.67%) MS Excel
2 2 (8.333%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (62.50%) SQL Server
1 15 (62.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 14 (58.33%) SQL Server 2005
2 14 (58.33%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (8.333%) MS Access
General
1 15 (62.50%) Retail
2 2 (8.333%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (83.33%) Consultant
2 15 (62.50%) Technical Consultant
3 2 (8.333%) IT Support Engineer
3 2 (8.333%) IT Support
3 2 (8.333%) Wintel Consultant
3 2 (8.333%) Support Engineer
4 1 (4.167%) SCCM Administrator
4 1 (4.167%) IT Administrator
4 1 (4.167%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (4.167%) Configuration Manager
4 1 (4.167%) Administrator
4 1 (4.167%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 15 (62.50%) Clustering
2 14 (58.33%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 23 (95.83%) Windows
2 17 (70.83%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (16.67%) Windows Vista
4 4 (16.67%) Windows 7
4 4 (16.67%) Windows XP
5 3 (12.50%) Linux
6 1 (4.167%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (62.50%) Load Balancing
2 2 (8.333%) Service Delivery
2 2 (8.333%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (8.333%) Business Continuity
2 2 (8.333%) Asset Management
3 1 (4.167%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 6 (25.00%) MCSE
1 6 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (16.67%) MCITP
2 4 (16.67%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (62.50%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (79.17%) Active Directory
2 4 (16.67%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (4.167%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.167%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (25.00%) SCCM
2 2 (8.333%) SCOM
3 1 (4.167%) MOM
Vendors
1 23 (95.83%) Microsoft
2 15 (62.50%) NCR
2 15 (62.50%) Wincor Nixdorf
3 2 (8.333%) Lotus
3 2 (8.333%) VMware
3 2 (8.333%) HP
4 1 (4.167%) Citrix
4 1 (4.167%) IBM
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Technical expertise with Microsoft System Center products: SMS 2003, SCCM 2007, SCCM 2007 R2, SCCM 2012. *Knowledge of the following Versions of MOM/SCOM: MOM 2005, SCOM 2007,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £58000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 15 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: £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 (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: £40000 - £45000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 14 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
Stafford, Staffordshire
Purpose of the role: Group Leads in the Global Applications team are engineers specialized in substation automation, and are fully involved in the primary function of the Applications...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 16 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Purpose of the role: Group Leads in the Global Applications team are engineers specialized in substation automation, and are fully involved in the primary function of the Applications...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 16 May 2013