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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Coventry 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 Server 2003 over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2515
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.021 %
As % of the category below25.00 %30.65 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£175£104
Average daily rate£190£110
% change on same period last year+72.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£205£116
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£303
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.29
Average hourly rate-£15.39
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.34£20.88
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads2062
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted312
Average minimum daily rate£262£223
Average daily rate£268£237
% change on same period last year+13.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£274£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£319
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted514
Average minimum hourly rate£15.71£15.57
Average hourly rate£16.64£16.64
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.57£17.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Windows Server 2003 West MidlandsWindows Server 2003
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 Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Coventry Windows Server 2003 Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

117 (100.00 %)Windows
215 (88.24 %)Active Directory
39 (52.94 %)MS Exchange
47 (41.18 %)SQL
56 (35.29 %)VMware
56 (35.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
65 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
65 (29.41 %)DNS
65 (29.41 %)Microsoft
65 (29.41 %)SQL Server
74 (23.53 %)Dell
74 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (23.53 %)Backup Exec
83 (17.65 %)Firewall
83 (17.65 %)Citrix
83 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (17.65 %)Terminal Services
83 (17.65 %)Internet
83 (17.65 %)MS Office
83 (17.65 %)Windows 2000
83 (17.65 %)MCSE
83 (17.65 %)Windows XP
92 (11.76 %)VBScript
92 (11.76 %)SMS
92 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
92 (11.76 %)Finance
92 (11.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
101 (5.882 %)PDA
101 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
101 (5.882 %)SCCM

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %)HTML
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (52.94 %)MS Exchange
26 (35.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)MS Office
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (29.41 %)DNS
23 (17.65 %)Internet
23 (17.65 %)Firewall
32 (11.76 %)SMS
32 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
41 (5.882 %)DHCP
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2000
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Finance
21 (5.882 %)Financial Institution
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (47.06 %)3rd Line Support
23 (17.65 %)Server Support
23 (17.65 %)Support Engineer
23 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Analyst
32 (11.76 %)Server Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Server Support Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Support Technician
41 (5.882 %)1st Line Support
41 (5.882 %)Support Specialist
41 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.882 %)Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Server Support Specialist
41 (5.882 %)Server Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Windows Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Server Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Server Specialist
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Handset
11 (5.882 %)PDA
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (17.65 %)Windows 2000
23 (17.65 %)Windows XP
32 (11.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.882 %)Disaster Recovery
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (41.18 %)SQL
22 (11.76 %)VBScript
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (17.65 %)MCSE
13 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (88.24 %)Active Directory
24 (23.53 %)Backup Exec
33 (17.65 %)Terminal Services
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (5.882 %)SCCM
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (35.29 %)VMware
25 (29.41 %)Microsoft
34 (23.53 %)Dell
43 (17.65 %)Citrix