The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bicester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 21 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 Bicester region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 1 - 13
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 8 0 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bicester 100.00% - 10.00%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% - 15.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 2
Average daily rate £320 - £234
90% offered a daily rate of more than £305 - £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £338 - £293
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.25 £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
+4.28% -
All Operating Systems
Bicester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
8 2 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bicester 100.00% 66.67% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 10
Average daily rate £320 £215 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+48.83% -31.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £305 £215 £219
10% offered a daily rate of more than £348 £215 £365
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Bicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bicester Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Bicester region.

Bicester Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Bicester region.

Bicester Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester region citing Windows 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows Server 2003.

1 8 (100.00%) Java
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
1 8 (100.00%) Solaris
1 8 (100.00%) Apache
1 8 (100.00%) SOA
1 8 (100.00%) HTTP
1 8 (100.00%) Internet
1 8 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle 10g
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle HTTP Server
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Application Server
1 8 (100.00%) Java EE
1 8 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 7 (87.50%) OC4J
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle RAC
3 6 (75.00%) InterSystems Cache
3 6 (75.00%) LDAP
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle Discoverer
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle Forms
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (62.50%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (12.50%) HP
5 1 (12.50%) Logistics
5 1 (12.50%) UNIX
5 1 (12.50%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (12.50%) Telecoms

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester region citing Windows 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (100.00%) Java EE
2 7 (87.50%) OC4J
Application Platforms
1 8 (100.00%) Apache
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle HTTP Server
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Application Server
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
Communications & Networking
1 8 (100.00%) HTTP
1 8 (100.00%) Internet
2 6 (75.00%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle 10g
2 6 (75.00%) InterSystems Cache
2 6 (75.00%) Oracle Discoverer
2 6 (75.00%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (12.50%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
1 1 (12.50%) Finance
1 1 (12.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Administrator
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
1 8 (100.00%) Solaris
2 1 (12.50%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) SOA
1 8 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 5 (62.50%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (12.50%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Java
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 6 (75.00%) Oracle RAC
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle
2 1 (12.50%) HP