The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2012 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 Windows Server 2012 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 Operating Systems category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Rank 192 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2012 15 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.302% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.331% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
Average salary £32,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year
-41.66% -
All Operating Systems
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1127 1052 878
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 22.70% 23.36% 21.15%
Number of salaries quoted 970 945 779
Average salary £37,000 £33,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.44% -4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,225 £22,500 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2012
England

Windows Server 2012
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

West Midlands Windows Server 2012 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2012
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Windows Server 2012 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2012
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands Windows Server 2012 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2012
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 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
Staffordshire - 4 £32,500 -
Warwickshire - 4 £32,000 -
Birmingham - 2 £40,000 -
Windows Server 2012
England

Windows Server 2012
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Windows Server 2012 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 2012.

1 32 (100.00%) Windows
2 31 (96.88%) Windows Server 2008
3 30 (93.75%) Microsoft
4 27 (84.38%) MS Exchange
5 26 (81.25%) Active Directory
5 26 (81.25%) Exchange Server 2010
6 23 (71.88%) Lync
7 19 (59.38%) VMware Infrastructure
7 19 (59.38%) VMware
8 18 (56.25%) Hyper-V
9 17 (53.13%) Office 365
10 16 (50.00%) SAN
10 16 (50.00%) SharePoint
11 15 (46.88%) SQL
11 15 (46.88%) MS Office
11 15 (46.88%) Citrix
12 14 (43.75%) DHCP
12 14 (43.75%) DNS
12 14 (43.75%) Firewall
13 13 (40.63%) Back Office
13 13 (40.63%) UAG
13 13 (40.63%) NAS
13 13 (40.63%) XenServer
13 13 (40.63%) XenDesktop
13 13 (40.63%) vSphere
14 10 (31.25%) MCITP
15 9 (28.13%) Exchange Server 2013
15 9 (28.13%) Windows Server 2003
16 5 (15.63%) Cisco
17 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification

Windows Server 2012
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Windows Server 2012 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 2012. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (3.125%) COM
Application Platforms
1 27 (84.38%) MS Exchange
2 26 (81.25%) Exchange Server 2010
3 23 (71.88%) Lync
4 16 (50.00%) SharePoint
5 9 (28.13%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (9.375%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (6.250%) SharePoint 2010
7 2 (6.250%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (6.250%) IIS
7 2 (6.250%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 17 (53.13%) Office 365
2 15 (46.88%) MS Office
3 2 (6.250%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (6.250%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (3.125%) Sage 200
Communications & Networking
1 16 (50.00%) SAN
2 14 (43.75%) Firewall
2 14 (43.75%) DHCP
2 14 (43.75%) DNS
3 13 (40.63%) NAS
4 4 (12.50%) TCP/IP
4 4 (12.50%) Unified Communications
5 2 (6.250%) SMTP
5 2 (6.250%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (6.250%) Network Security
5 2 (6.250%) Internet
6 1 (3.125%) MPLS
6 1 (3.125%) Wireless
6 1 (3.125%) IMAP
6 1 (3.125%) Asterisk PBX
6 1 (3.125%) VPN
6 1 (3.125%) SSL
6 1 (3.125%) LDAP
6 1 (3.125%) LAN
6 1 (3.125%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.250%) SQL Server
1 2 (6.250%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (3.125%) MySQL
2 1 (3.125%) SQL Server 2000
2 1 (3.125%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 13 (40.63%) Back Office
2 2 (6.250%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (40.63%) Architect
2 9 (28.13%) Technical Architect
2 9 (28.13%) Solutions Architect
2 9 (28.13%) Technical Solutions Architect
3 7 (21.88%) Consultant
3 7 (21.88%) Technical Consultant
4 6 (18.75%) Administrator
5 4 (12.50%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (9.375%) Network Administrator
7 2 (6.250%) Server Support
7 2 (6.250%) IT Administrator
8 1 (3.125%) Server Administrator
8 1 (3.125%) Communications Engineer
8 1 (3.125%) Server Analyst
8 1 (3.125%) Field Engineer
8 1 (3.125%) Analyst
8 1 (3.125%) IT Manager
8 1 (3.125%) Support Analyst
8 1 (3.125%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 1 (3.125%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.250%) Clustering
1 2 (6.250%) iPad
2 1 (3.125%) iPhone
2 1 (3.125%) Open Source
2 1 (3.125%) Blackberry
2 1 (3.125%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 32 (100.00%) Windows
2 31 (96.88%) Windows Server 2008
3 9 (28.13%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (9.375%) Windows 7
5 1 (3.125%) Apple iOS
5 1 (3.125%) Windows 8
5 1 (3.125%) Windows Phone
5 1 (3.125%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (3.125%) Android
5 1 (3.125%) Linux
5 1 (3.125%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (6.250%) ERP
1 2 (6.250%) Asset Management
1 2 (6.250%) Change Management
1 2 (6.250%) Network Management
2 1 (3.125%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (3.125%) Migration
2 1 (3.125%) Logistics
2 1 (3.125%) Incident Management
2 1 (3.125%) Load Balancing
2 1 (3.125%) Integration Testing
2 1 (3.125%) Service Delivery
2 1 (3.125%) ITIL
2 1 (3.125%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 15 (46.88%) SQL
2 1 (3.125%) VBScript
2 1 (3.125%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.125%) PHP
Qualifications
1 10 (31.25%) MCITP
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (9.375%) SC Cleared
3 3 (9.375%) Security Cleared
3 3 (9.375%) MCSE
4 2 (6.250%) MCP
5 1 (3.125%) CCNP
5 1 (3.125%) CCNA
5 1 (3.125%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.250%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (81.25%) Active Directory
2 19 (59.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (56.25%) Hyper-V
4 13 (40.63%) XenServer
4 13 (40.63%) XenDesktop
4 13 (40.63%) vSphere
4 13 (40.63%) UAG
5 2 (6.250%) Forefront TMG
6 1 (3.125%) Terminal Services
6 1 (3.125%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Vendors
1 30 (93.75%) Microsoft
2 19 (59.38%) VMware
3 15 (46.88%) Citrix
4 5 (15.63%) Cisco
5 2 (6.250%) HP
6 1 (3.125%) Sage
6 1 (3.125%) LANDesk
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