The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Worcestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Server 2008 over the 3 months to 20 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 Worcestershire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 37 32 32
Rank change year-on-year
-5 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 6 17 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 2.727% 6.071% 3.415%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.33% 20.99% 11.29%
Number of salaries quoted 6 14 6
Average salary £42,500 £31,500 £23,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+34.92% +32.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £26,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £32,500 £27,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+2.85% +2.94%
All Operating Systems
Worcestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
45 81 62
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 20.45% 28.93% 30.24%
Number of salaries quoted 43 66 55
Average salary £35,000 £26,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+34.61% -5.45%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £19,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £35,000
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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Windows Server 2008 Salary Trend

Windows Server 2008
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Worcestershire Windows Server 2008 Salary Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Bromsgrove +11 6 £41,250 +26.92%
Kidderminster +8 3 £42,500 +30.76%
Worcester -6 1 £40,000 +42.85%
Redditch - 1 £45,000 -
Windows Server 2008
West Midlands

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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 15 (100.00%) Windows
2 13 (86.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 12 (80.00%) VMware
4 11 (73.33%) MS Exchange
4 11 (73.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (66.67%) Active Directory
5 10 (66.67%) Citrix
5 10 (66.67%) VMware ESX
6 9 (60.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 9 (60.00%) Microsoft
6 9 (60.00%) SQL Server
6 9 (60.00%) vSphere
7 8 (53.33%) SAN
8 7 (46.67%) MS Excel
8 7 (46.67%) XenApp
8 7 (46.67%) XenServer
8 7 (46.67%) XenDesktop
9 6 (40.00%) CCEE
9 6 (40.00%) CCAA
9 6 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2007
9 6 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2010
9 6 (40.00%) Citrix Certification
9 6 (40.00%) Cisco
10 5 (33.33%) HP
10 5 (33.33%) SQL
10 5 (33.33%) MCITP
11 4 (26.67%) MCTS
11 4 (26.67%) iSCSI
11 4 (26.67%) Windows 2000 Server
11 4 (26.67%) Fibre Channel

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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 3 (20.00%) HTML
1 3 (20.00%) .NET
1 3 (20.00%) ASP.NET
1 3 (20.00%) CSS
1 3 (20.00%) XML
2 2 (13.33%) MDX
2 2 (13.33%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 11 (73.33%) MS Exchange
2 6 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (26.67%) IIS
4 3 (20.00%) SharePoint
4 3 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
4 3 (20.00%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (13.33%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (6.667%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 7 (46.67%) MS Excel
2 3 (20.00%) MS Office
3 2 (13.33%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 8 (53.33%) SAN
2 4 (26.67%) Fibre Channel
2 4 (26.67%) Firewall
2 4 (26.67%) iSCSI
3 3 (20.00%) NAS
4 2 (13.33%) Intranet
5 1 (6.667%) Internet
5 1 (6.667%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (6.667%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (60.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (20.00%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (20.00%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (13.33%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Consultant
1 5 (33.33%) Technical Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Technical Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) SharePoint Developer
3 2 (13.33%) Pre Sales Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Citrix Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Sales Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Senior Developer
3 2 (13.33%) Technical Support
3 2 (13.33%) Senior SharePoint Developer
3 2 (13.33%) Pre Sales Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) VMware Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Virtualisation Specialist
3 2 (13.33%) Technical Pre Sales Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) VMware Technical Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) VMware Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) VMware Specialist
4 1 (6.667%) Virtualisation Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) Support Consultant
Operating Systems
1 15 (100.00%) Windows
2 13 (86.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (26.67%) Windows 2000 Server
4 2 (13.33%) Windows Vista
4 2 (13.33%) Linux
5 1 (6.667%) Windows XP
5 1 (6.667%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (20.00%) Workflow
2 2 (13.33%) CRM
3 1 (6.667%) Data Management
3 1 (6.667%) Business Development
3 1 (6.667%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) SQL
2 3 (20.00%) C#
3 2 (13.33%) T-SQL
3 2 (13.33%) VBScript
3 2 (13.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 9 (60.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 6 (40.00%) Citrix Certification
2 6 (40.00%) CCEE
2 6 (40.00%) CCAA
3 5 (33.33%) MCITP
4 4 (26.67%) MCTS
5 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (20.00%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (20.00%) MCSE
6 2 (13.33%) CCIA
7 1 (6.667%) CCA
7 1 (6.667%) NCDA
7 1 (6.667%) NCIE
System Software
1 11 (73.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 10 (66.67%) VMware ESX
3 9 (60.00%) vSphere
4 7 (46.67%) XenApp
4 7 (46.67%) XenServer
4 7 (46.67%) XenDesktop
5 3 (20.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (20.00%) ARCserve
1 3 (20.00%) Norton AntiVirus
2 2 (13.33%) WMI
2 2 (13.33%) SCCM
2 2 (13.33%) SCOM
3 1 (6.667%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 1 (6.667%) NetBackup
3 1 (6.667%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 12 (80.00%) VMware
2 10 (66.67%) Citrix
3 9 (60.00%) Microsoft
4 6 (40.00%) Cisco
5 5 (33.33%) HP
6 4 (26.67%) Dell
6 4 (26.67%) Symantec
7 3 (20.00%) McAfee
7 3 (20.00%) Veritas
8 1 (6.667%) CommVault
8 1 (6.667%) NetApp
Worcester, Worcestershire
A Windows Server 2003 / 2008, Active Directory, Windows XP / 7, SQL, TCP/IP, Firewall IT Helpdesk Manager is required to work for this growing organisation... The Windows Server...
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