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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2k) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows 2000 over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows 2000 (Win2k)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3523
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads743
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.054 %
As % of the category below8.861 %21.08 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£210
Average daily rate-£216
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£223
UK excluding London average daily rate£232£261
% change on same period last year-11.04 %
Hourly rates quoted521
Average minimum hourly rate£9.80£12.23
Average hourly rate£11.10£12.93
% change on same period last year-14.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.40£13.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.13£16.91
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads79204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted2023
Average minimum daily rate£300£296
Average daily rate£344£327
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£322
% change on same period last year-3.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1684
Average minimum hourly rate£12.62£21.83
Average hourly rate£13.87£23.06
% change on same period last year-39.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.11£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.59£21.59
% change on same period last year-
Windows 2000 West MidlandsWindows 2000
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Windows 2000
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Birmingham Windows 2000 Demand Trend

Windows 2000
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Windows 2000 Daily Rate Trend

Windows 2000
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Windows 2000 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows 2000
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Birmingham Windows 2000 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows 2000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows 2000 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 2000.

125 (100.00 %)Windows
221 (84.00 %)Windows XP
314 (56.00 %)Microsoft
410 (40.00 %)Active Directory
57 (28.00 %)NetWare
57 (28.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
57 (28.00 %)MS Excel
57 (28.00 %)Windows NT
66 (24.00 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (24.00 %)Migration
66 (24.00 %)MS Exchange
75 (20.00 %)Citrix
75 (20.00 %)MS Office
84 (16.00 %)Client/Server
84 (16.00 %)WAN
84 (16.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
93 (12.00 %)System Testing
93 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
102 (8.000 %)MCP
102 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
102 (8.000 %)TCP/IP
102 (8.000 %)NHS
111 (4.000 %)Thin Client
111 (4.000 %)VPN
111 (4.000 %)SLA
111 (4.000 %)Novell
111 (4.000 %)DECT
111 (4.000 %)LAN
111 (4.000 %)ASP.NET
111 (4.000 %)ITIL

Windows 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows 2000 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 2000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.000 %).NET
11 (4.000 %)ASP.NET
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (24.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (28.00 %)MS Excel
25 (20.00 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.00 %)WAN
22 (8.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (4.000 %)VPN
31 (4.000 %)Firewall
31 (4.000 %)IP Telephony
31 (4.000 %)DECT
31 (4.000 %)LAN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.000 %)SQL Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (28.00 %)Desktop Support
17 (28.00 %)Applications Packager
26 (24.00 %)Analyst
26 (24.00 %)Support Analyst
34 (16.00 %)Helpdesk Support
34 (16.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
34 (16.00 %)Desktop Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
43 (12.00 %)2nd Line Support
43 (12.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Support Technician
52 (8.000 %)Support Engineer
52 (8.000 %)Helpdesk Technician
52 (8.000 %)PC Support
52 (8.000 %)2nd Line Support Technician
61 (4.000 %)Exchange Consultant
61 (4.000 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
61 (4.000 %)1st Line Support Engineer
61 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Engineer
61 (4.000 %).NET Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.00 %)Client/Server
22 (8.000 %)NHS
31 (4.000 %)Thin Client
31 (4.000 %)Fat Client
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (100.00 %)Windows
221 (84.00 %)Windows XP
37 (28.00 %)NetWare
37 (28.00 %)Windows NT
46 (24.00 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (16.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (4.000 %)Solaris
61 (4.000 %)Windows Vista
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (24.00 %)Migration
23 (12.00 %)System Testing
31 (4.000 %)ITIL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.000 %)C#
11 (4.000 %)VB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)MCP
12 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
21 (4.000 %)Security Cleared
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (28.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (56.00 %)Microsoft
25 (20.00 %)Citrix
31 (4.000 %)Novell