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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Exchange Server 2003 over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server 2003
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£274
% change on same period last year+14.83 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33-
Average hourly rate£26.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.58£20.49
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads3029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£278£272
Average daily rate£281£288
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Hourly rates quoted122
Average minimum hourly rate£23.14£40.00
Average hourly rate£25.58£40.00
% change on same period last year-36.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.02£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.88£23.53
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Exchange Server 2003 CheshireExchange Server 2003
Cheshire

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.

Exchange Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Chester Exchange Server 2003 Demand Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Chester region.

Chester Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Chester region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Chester Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Exchange Server 2003
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Exchange 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 Exchange Server 2003.

16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (50.00 %)Microsoft
42 (33.33 %)Citrix
42 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (33.33 %)Migration
42 (33.33 %)IP Telephony
42 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
42 (33.33 %)SAN
51 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (16.67 %)SCCM
51 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (16.67 %)VMware
51 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
51 (16.67 %)CCA
51 (16.67 %)Citrix Certification
51 (16.67 %)CCEA
51 (16.67 %)Remedy
51 (16.67 %)Active Directory
51 (16.67 %)HP
51 (16.67 %)Dell
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server
51 (16.67 %)DHCP
51 (16.67 %)DNS

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Exchange 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 Exchange Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)SAN
12 (33.33 %)IP Telephony
21 (16.67 %)DHCP
21 (16.67 %)DNS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Infrastructure Specialist
21 (16.67 %)Citrix Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Systems Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
21 (16.67 %)Systems Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Server Support
21 (16.67 %)Systems Support
21 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
21 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (33.33 %)Migration
12 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)CCA
11 (16.67 %)Citrix Certification
11 (16.67 %)CCEA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
11 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
11 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
11 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)SCCM
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)Citrix
31 (16.67 %)Remedy
31 (16.67 %)VMware
31 (16.67 %)HP
31 (16.67 %)Dell