The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Docklands, London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Server 2008 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 Docklands, 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 2008
Rank 24 19 56
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +37
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 5 14 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Docklands, London 2.994% 6.335% 1.338%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.51% 29.17% 6.349%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 6
Average daily rate £350 £550 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-36.36% +69.23%
UK excluding London average daily rate £311 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.75% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.00 £18.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year
+12.00% +7.14%
All Operating Systems
Docklands, London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
37 48 126
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Docklands, London 22.16% 21.72% 21.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 25 55
Average daily rate £395 £475 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.84% +11.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £350 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £600 £503
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
Average hourly rate - £26.75 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +18.88%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows Server 2008
London

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Docklands, London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Docklands, London Windows Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London Windows Server 2008 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Docklands, London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Docklands, London Windows Server 2008 Daily Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London Windows Server 2008 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing Windows Server 2008 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 2008.

1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
3 5 (71.43%) Citrix
4 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (57.14%) VMware
4 4 (57.14%) VMware ESX
4 4 (57.14%) XenDesktop
4 4 (57.14%) XenApp
4 4 (57.14%) NetScaler
5 3 (42.86%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (42.86%) HP
5 3 (42.86%) MS Office
5 3 (42.86%) CCA
5 3 (42.86%) Citrix Certification
5 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (42.86%) SAN
5 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
5 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
6 2 (28.57%) DNS
6 2 (28.57%) IBM
6 2 (28.57%) Ethernet
6 2 (28.57%) Windows 2000
6 2 (28.57%) MCSE
6 2 (28.57%) Windows NT
6 2 (28.57%) VBScript
6 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
6 2 (28.57%) WinRunner
6 2 (28.57%) QuickTest Pro
6 2 (28.57%) LoadRunner

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing Windows Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
1 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2003
2 1 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) NetScaler
2 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
2 3 (42.86%) SAN
3 2 (28.57%) DNS
3 2 (28.57%) Ethernet
4 1 (14.29%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) WinRunner
1 2 (28.57%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (28.57%) LoadRunner
1 2 (28.57%) MSI
1 2 (28.57%) InstallShield
1 2 (28.57%) Bugzilla
1 2 (28.57%) Selenium
General
1 2 (28.57%) Banking
1 2 (28.57%) Investment Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Support Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Administrator
2 2 (28.57%) Citrix Administrator
3 1 (14.29%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Citrix Support Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Citrix Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Citrix Support
3 1 (14.29%) 3rd Line Support
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Blackberry
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
1 1 (14.29%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2003
3 2 (28.57%) Windows Vista
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 7
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 2000
3 2 (28.57%) Windows NT
4 1 (14.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 2 (28.57%) ITIL V3
2 2 (28.57%) Software Distribution
3 1 (14.29%) BCP
3 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Business Continuity
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) VBScript
1 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
2 1 (14.29%) C
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CCA
1 3 (42.86%) Citrix Certification
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (28.57%) ISEB Practitioner
2 2 (28.57%) ISTQB
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) MCSE
2 2 (28.57%) ISEB
3 1 (14.29%) MCP
3 1 (14.29%) CCAA
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) VMware ESX
1 4 (57.14%) XenApp
1 4 (57.14%) XenDesktop
2 3 (42.86%) Citrix Presentation Server
3 2 (28.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
3 2 (28.57%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Tivoli
1 2 (28.57%) MOM
1 2 (28.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 2 (28.57%) SCCM
1 2 (28.57%) SCOM
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Citrix
2 4 (57.14%) VMware
3 3 (42.86%) HP
4 2 (28.57%) Compaq
4 2 (28.57%) Dell
4 2 (28.57%) NetApp
4 2 (28.57%) AppSense
4 2 (28.57%) SolarWinds
4 2 (28.57%) IBM
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco
5 1 (14.29%) Reuters
5 1 (14.29%) Bloomberg
5 1 (14.29%) EMC