The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wokingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 23 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 Wokingham region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 18 28 -
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 4 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wokingham 6.250% 3.788% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 17.39% 22.73% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 0
Average salary £58,750 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+67.85% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,500 £35,000 £33,750
% change year-on-year
+1.42% +3.70%
All Operating Systems
Wokingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
23 22 54
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wokingham 35.94% 16.67% 29.83%
Number of salaries quoted 20 22 54
Average salary £45,000 £46,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.70% +15.62%
90% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £21,950 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows Server 2008
Berkshire

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wokingham 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 Wokingham region.

Wokingham Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wokingham 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 16 (100.00%) Windows
2 15 (93.75%) Active Directory
2 15 (93.75%) Windows Server 2003
3 10 (62.50%) MS Exchange
3 10 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (56.25%) Exchange Server 2003
5 7 (43.75%) DHCP
5 7 (43.75%) DNS
6 6 (37.50%) MS Excel
7 5 (31.25%) TCP/IP
7 5 (31.25%) MCSE
7 5 (31.25%) SQL Server
7 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
7 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (31.25%) Time Management
7 5 (31.25%) VMware
8 4 (25.00%) SQL
8 4 (25.00%) SharePoint
9 3 (18.75%) VPN
9 3 (18.75%) ITIL
9 3 (18.75%) SAN
9 3 (18.75%) EMC
9 3 (18.75%) VMware ESX
9 3 (18.75%) MCTS
9 3 (18.75%) Office 365
9 3 (18.75%) Lync
9 3 (18.75%) MCITP
9 3 (18.75%) Exchange Server 2013
9 3 (18.75%) Office Communications Server
9 3 (18.75%) VMware Infrastructure

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wokingham 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 Platforms
1 10 (62.50%) MS Exchange
1 10 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (56.25%) Exchange Server 2003
3 4 (25.00%) SharePoint
4 3 (18.75%) Lync
4 3 (18.75%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (18.75%) Office Communications Server
5 2 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 6 (37.50%) MS Excel
2 3 (18.75%) Office 365
3 2 (12.50%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 7 (43.75%) DHCP
1 7 (43.75%) DNS
2 5 (31.25%) TCP/IP
3 3 (18.75%) VPN
3 3 (18.75%) SAN
4 2 (12.50%) Unified Communications
4 2 (12.50%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (12.50%) Local Government
1 2 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (6.250%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Systems Administrator
2 4 (25.00%) Administrator
2 4 (25.00%) Network Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) Consultant
3 3 (18.75%) Technical Consultant
3 3 (18.75%) Network Support
3 3 (18.75%) Network Support Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Senior Network Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Windows Systems Administrator
4 2 (12.50%) Exchange Consultant
4 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (6.250%) 3rd Line Support
5 1 (6.250%) Architect
5 1 (6.250%) Technical Architect
5 1 (6.250%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (6.250%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (6.250%) Senior Support Engineer
5 1 (6.250%) Windows Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
1 2 (12.50%) Clustering
2 1 (6.250%) CLARiiON
2 1 (6.250%) Celerra
2 1 (6.250%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (100.00%) Windows
2 15 (93.75%) Windows Server 2003
3 2 (12.50%) Windows 7
3 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (12.50%) Windows XP
4 1 (6.250%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Time Management
2 3 (18.75%) ITIL
3 2 (12.50%) Change Management
3 2 (12.50%) Migration
3 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2
3 2 (12.50%) CRM
4 1 (6.250%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) MCSE
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (18.75%) MCTS
2 3 (18.75%) MCITP
3 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (6.250%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (6.250%) VCP5
4 1 (6.250%) VCP4
System Software
1 15 (93.75%) Active Directory
2 3 (18.75%) VMware ESX
2 3 (18.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (6.250%) vSphere
3 1 (6.250%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 1 (6.250%) SCCM
1 1 (6.250%) SCOM
1 1 (6.250%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
1 5 (31.25%) VMware
2 3 (18.75%) EMC
3 2 (12.50%) Northgate
3 2 (12.50%) NetApp