The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the City of London 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 17 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 City of London 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 76 77 90
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +13
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 154 171 190
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 2.446% 2.198% 1.931%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.42% 11.08% 10.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 94 111
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.07% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £256 £225 £238
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 19 26
Average hourly rate £135.00 £22.50 £22.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+500.00% +1.12%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.00 £18.00 £18.00
All Operating Systems
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1240 1543 1876
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 19.70% 19.83% 19.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 850 964 1245
Average daily rate £400 £400 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £225 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 97 108
Average hourly rate £31.25 £20.00 £19.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+56.25% +1.26%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.80 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £37.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows Server 2003
London

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the City of London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

City of London Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

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 City of London region.

City of London Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the City of London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

City of London Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1 268 (100.00%) Windows
2 228 (85.07%) Windows Server 2008
3 155 (57.84%) Active Directory
4 114 (42.54%) Citrix
5 111 (41.42%) MS Exchange
5 111 (41.42%) VMware
6 108 (40.30%) Microsoft
7 87 (32.46%) ITIL
7 87 (32.46%) Windows 7
8 85 (31.72%) Windows XP
9 69 (25.75%) VMware Infrastructure
10 63 (23.51%) Exchange Server 2007
11 55 (20.52%) SQL
12 54 (20.15%) SAN
13 51 (19.03%) Exchange Server 2010
14 50 (18.66%) Microsoft Certification
15 48 (17.91%) Blackberry
16 47 (17.54%) MS Excel
16 47 (17.54%) Exchange Server 2003
17 45 (16.79%) MS Office
17 45 (16.79%) DNS
18 43 (16.04%) Cisco
19 42 (15.67%) SQL Server
19 42 (15.67%) MCSE
19 42 (15.67%) Banking
20 41 (15.30%) IIS
20 41 (15.30%) HP
21 39 (14.55%) Finance
21 39 (14.55%) vSphere
22 38 (14.18%) XenApp

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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 20 (7.463%) HTML
2 14 (5.224%) .NET
3 6 (2.239%) Middleware
3 6 (2.239%) Application Packaging
3 6 (2.239%) .NET Framework
4 5 (1.866%) XML
4 5 (1.866%) ASP
4 5 (1.866%) ASP.NET
5 4 (1.493%) J2EE
5 4 (1.493%) XSL
5 4 (1.493%) JSP
5 4 (1.493%) Web Services
5 4 (1.493%) FIXML
5 4 (1.493%) OLE DB
5 4 (1.493%) ODBC
5 4 (1.493%) WSDL
5 4 (1.493%) WebSphere
6 3 (1.119%) ADSI
6 3 (1.119%) COM
7 1 (0.373%) COM+
Application Platforms
1 111 (41.42%) MS Exchange
2 63 (23.51%) Exchange Server 2007
3 51 (19.03%) Exchange Server 2010
4 47 (17.54%) Exchange Server 2003
5 41 (15.30%) IIS
6 25 (9.328%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 13 (4.851%) SharePoint
8 10 (3.731%) Apache
9 8 (2.985%) Lotus Notes
10 6 (2.239%) Tomcat
11 4 (1.493%) WebSphere MQ
11 4 (1.493%) Alfresco
11 4 (1.493%) Office Communications Server
12 3 (1.119%) Exchange Server 2013
12 3 (1.119%) Lync
13 2 (0.746%) WebSphere Application Server
14 1 (0.373%) MSMQ
14 1 (0.373%) Lotus Domino
14 1 (0.373%) Confluence
14 1 (0.373%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 47 (17.54%) MS Excel
2 45 (16.79%) MS Office
3 4 (1.493%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.746%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (0.746%) Office 365
5 1 (0.373%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.373%) RMDS
1 1 (0.373%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 54 (20.15%) SAN
2 45 (16.79%) DNS
3 35 (13.06%) DHCP
4 34 (12.69%) TCP/IP
5 31 (11.57%) WAN
6 30 (11.19%) LAN
7 25 (9.328%) Internet
8 22 (8.209%) Firewall
9 17 (6.343%) Cisco ASA
10 16 (5.970%) Intranet
11 15 (5.597%) NAS
11 15 (5.597%) VPN
12 10 (3.731%) SMTP
13 9 (3.358%) LDAP
14 7 (2.612%) VLAN
15 6 (2.239%) VoIP
15 6 (2.239%) SSL
16 5 (1.866%) Wireless
17 4 (1.493%) POP3
18 3 (1.119%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (15.67%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.343%) SQL Server 2005
2 17 (6.343%) SQL Server 2008
3 10 (3.731%) Oracle 8/8i
4 7 (2.612%) MySQL
5 5 (1.866%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.493%) MS Access
6 4 (1.493%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (1.119%) Oracle 11g
8 2 (0.746%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.746%) SQL Server 2000
9 1 (0.373%) SQL Server 2012
9 1 (0.373%) DTS
9 1 (0.373%) TOAD
9 1 (0.373%) Oracle 10g
9 1 (0.373%) SQL Server 7
9 1 (0.373%) Oracle 9i
9 1 (0.373%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.373%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 11 (4.104%) MSI
2 7 (2.612%) InstallShield
3 4 (1.493%) AdminStudio
3 4 (1.493%) WinDbg
4 3 (1.119%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.746%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.746%) NUnit
6 1 (0.373%) CruiseControl
6 1 (0.373%) JIRA
6 1 (0.373%) CppUnit
6 1 (0.373%) Rhino Mocks
6 1 (0.373%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 1 (0.373%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.373%) Wise Package Studio
6 1 (0.373%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.373%) MSBuild
General
1 42 (15.67%) Banking
2 39 (14.55%) Finance
3 19 (7.090%) Investment Banking
4 18 (6.716%) Law
5 17 (6.343%) Legal
6 12 (4.478%) Back Office
7 5 (1.866%) Corporate Banking
8 4 (1.493%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.493%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.493%) Advertising
9 3 (1.119%) Publishing
9 3 (1.119%) Retail
10 2 (0.746%) Front Office
11 1 (0.373%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.373%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 51 (19.03%) Analyst
2 34 (12.69%) Support Engineer
3 33 (12.31%) Administrator
4 29 (10.82%) Support Analyst
5 24 (8.955%) Systems Administrator
6 22 (8.209%) 3rd Line Support
6 22 (8.209%) 2nd Line Support
7 15 (5.597%) Systems Engineer
8 14 (5.224%) Applications Support
9 13 (4.851%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (4.478%) Server Engineer
10 12 (4.478%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 12 (4.478%) Desktop Support
10 12 (4.478%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
11 11 (4.104%) Server Support
12 9 (3.358%) Consultant
12 9 (3.358%) Applications Support Analyst
12 9 (3.358%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 8 (2.985%) Windows Engineer
13 8 (2.985%) DBA
Miscellaneous
1 48 (17.91%) Blackberry
2 19 (7.090%) Clustering
3 12 (4.478%) SWIFT
4 7 (2.612%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.612%) Statistics
4 7 (2.612%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.239%) Replication
5 6 (2.239%) Open Source
6 3 (1.119%) Mobile Computing
6 3 (1.119%) iSeries
6 3 (1.119%) Smartphone
7 2 (0.746%) PDA
7 2 (0.746%) Computer Science
7 2 (0.746%) Mainframe
7 2 (0.746%) NHS
7 2 (0.746%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.373%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.373%) EqualLogic
8 1 (0.373%) iPad
8 1 (0.373%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 268 (100.00%) Windows
2 228 (85.07%) Windows Server 2008
3 87 (32.46%) Windows 7
4 85 (31.72%) Windows XP
5 28 (10.45%) Linux
6 22 (8.209%) Windows 2000
7 21 (7.836%) UNIX
8 19 (7.090%) Solaris
9 17 (6.343%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 16 (5.970%) Windows Vista
11 15 (5.597%) Mac OS X
12 8 (2.985%) Windows Server 2012
13 6 (2.239%) HPUX
14 5 (1.866%) AIX
15 4 (1.493%) Windows NT
15 4 (1.493%) Oracle Linux
15 4 (1.493%) Windows 8
16 3 (1.119%) Windows 2000 Server
17 2 (0.746%) Android
18 1 (0.373%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (32.46%) ITIL
2 38 (14.18%) Service Management
2 38 (14.18%) Migration
3 23 (8.582%) Project Management
4 20 (7.463%) PRINCE2
5 17 (6.343%) Disaster Recovery
6 16 (5.970%) Service Delivery
7 15 (5.597%) Business Continuity
7 15 (5.597%) Business Analysis
8 10 (3.731%) Capacity Planning
9 9 (3.358%) Change Control
10 8 (2.985%) Root Cause Analysis
11 7 (2.612%) Capacity Management
11 7 (2.612%) Data Management
11 7 (2.612%) ITSM
12 6 (2.239%) Document Management
12 6 (2.239%) Network Load Balancing
12 6 (2.239%) Time Management
12 6 (2.239%) Risk Analysis
12 6 (2.239%) Information Assurance
Programming Languages
1 55 (20.52%) SQL
2 22 (8.209%) VBScript
3 19 (7.090%) PowerShell
4 14 (5.224%) VB
5 8 (2.985%) C
6 6 (2.239%) Java
6 6 (2.239%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.866%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.493%) C#
9 2 (0.746%) C++
9 2 (0.746%) Python
9 2 (0.746%) VB6
9 2 (0.746%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.373%) Bash shell
10 1 (0.373%) Ruby
10 1 (0.373%) Perl
Qualifications
1 50 (18.66%) Microsoft Certification
2 42 (15.67%) MCSE
3 25 (9.328%) CCNA
3 25 (9.328%) Cisco Certification
4 24 (8.955%) Security Cleared
5 14 (5.224%) DV Cleared
5 14 (5.224%) MCITP
6 12 (4.478%) MCSA
6 12 (4.478%) MCP
6 12 (4.478%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (4.104%) Degree
8 7 (2.612%) SC Cleared
8 7 (2.612%) ISEB
8 7 (2.612%) MCDST
9 6 (2.239%) MCTS
10 5 (1.866%) Citrix Certification
11 4 (1.493%) CCA
12 2 (0.746%) CCNP
13 1 (0.373%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.373%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.328%) SLA
2 4 (1.493%) ISO 9001
2 4 (1.493%) QA
3 2 (0.746%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.746%) COBIT
System Software
1 155 (57.84%) Active Directory
2 69 (25.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (14.55%) vSphere
4 38 (14.18%) XenApp
5 21 (7.836%) VMware ESX
6 20 (7.463%) Hyper-V
7 19 (7.090%) XenDesktop
7 19 (7.090%) Microsoft App-V
7 19 (7.090%) VMware ESXi
8 7 (2.612%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 6 (2.239%) Terminal Services
10 4 (1.493%) ISA Server
10 4 (1.493%) VMware Server
10 4 (1.493%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.746%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.746%) Oracle RMAN
12 1 (0.373%) ProxySG
12 1 (0.373%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.373%) NDS
12 1 (0.373%) Veritas Volume Manager
Systems Management
1 30 (11.19%) SCCM
2 22 (8.209%) SCOM
3 16 (5.970%) Tivoli
4 13 (4.851%) WSUS
5 12 (4.478%) Backup Exec
6 9 (3.358%) Legato
7 7 (2.612%) HP Data Protector
8 6 (2.239%) McAfee ePO
8 6 (2.239%) HP SIM
8 6 (2.239%) Norton AntiVirus
8 6 (2.239%) NetBackup
9 5 (1.866%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (1.493%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 4 (1.493%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
11 3 (1.119%) MAILsweeper
11 3 (1.119%) Control-M
11 3 (1.119%) Tivoli Monitoring
12 2 (0.746%) Tivoli Endpoint Manager
13 1 (0.373%) Data Guard
13 1 (0.373%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 114 (42.54%) Citrix
2 111 (41.42%) VMware
3 108 (40.30%) Microsoft
4 43 (16.04%) Cisco
5 41 (15.30%) HP
6 29 (10.82%) Oracle
7 26 (9.701%) EMC
8 24 (8.955%) IBM
9 21 (7.836%) Symantec
10 18 (6.716%) Red Hat
11 14 (5.224%) Dell
12 13 (4.851%) Lotus
13 11 (4.104%) McAfee
13 11 (4.104%) Veritas
14 10 (3.731%) NetApp
15 9 (3.358%) Sun
15 9 (3.358%) Sybase
16 8 (2.985%) Misys
16 8 (2.985%) Apple
17 7 (2.612%) BMC
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