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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6063
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads3126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.028 %
As % of the category below8.356 %7.493 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£296£277
Average daily rate£311£293
% change on same period last year+6.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£331
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£11.99£21.56
Average hourly rate£13.55£22.72
% change on same period last year-40.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.10£23.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.99£24.62
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Operating Systems East MidlandsOperating Systems
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads371347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.489 %0.368 %
Daily rates quoted9050
Average minimum daily rate£276£283
Average daily rate£286£292
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£302
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted5980
Average minimum hourly rate£13.95£20.28
Average hourly rate£14.86£21.28
% change on same period last year-30.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.76£22.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Windows Server 2003 EnglandWindows Server 2003
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East Midlands Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East Midlands Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Windows Server 2003 within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeicestershireUp+29£300-
NottinghamshireDown-79£340+36.00 %
NorthamptonshireDown-45--
LincolnshireDown-24--
DerbyshireUp+132£350-
Windows Server 2003 EnglandWindows Server 2003
England

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

175 (96.15 %)Windows
245 (57.69 %)Active Directory
323 (29.49 %)Citrix
418 (23.08 %)Windows 2000
418 (23.08 %)VMware
517 (21.79 %)MCSE
517 (21.79 %)Microsoft Certification
517 (21.79 %)Novell
615 (19.23 %)WAN
714 (17.95 %)Exchange Server 2003
812 (15.38 %)VMware Infrastructure
911 (14.10 %)Microsoft
911 (14.10 %)MS Exchange
911 (14.10 %)LAN
1010 (12.82 %)SAN
119 (11.54 %)NetWare
128 (10.26 %)SharePoint
137 (8.974 %)Cisco
137 (8.974 %)Dell
146 (7.692 %)Migration
146 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
146 (7.692 %)EMC
146 (7.692 %)DNS
146 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
146 (7.692 %)SQL Server
155 (6.410 %)SQL
155 (6.410 %)Lotus Notes
155 (6.410 %)Lotus
155 (6.410 %)HP
155 (6.410 %)TCP/IP

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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
12 (2.564 %).NET
12 (2.564 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.282 %)CSS
21 (1.282 %)AJAX
21 (1.282 %)Fusebox
21 (1.282 %)HTML
Application Platforms
114 (17.95 %)Exchange Server 2003
211 (14.10 %)MS Exchange
38 (10.26 %)SharePoint
46 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
55 (6.410 %)Lotus Notes
64 (5.128 %)GroupWise
73 (3.846 %)Lotus Domino
73 (3.846 %)IIS
73 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2000
81 (1.282 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (1.282 %)Exchange Server 5.5
81 (1.282 %)ColdFusion
Applications
13 (3.846 %)MS Office
Business Applications
15 (6.410 %)SoftGrid
Communications & Networking
115 (19.23 %)WAN
211 (14.10 %)LAN
310 (12.82 %)SAN
46 (7.692 %)DNS
55 (6.410 %)TCP/IP
55 (6.410 %)VPN
64 (5.128 %)VoIP
73 (3.846 %)DHCP
73 (3.846 %)Firewall
73 (3.846 %)Network Security
82 (2.564 %)WINS
91 (1.282 %)Wireless
91 (1.282 %)IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (7.692 %)SQL Server
24 (5.128 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (2.564 %)Crystal Reports
41 (1.282 %)Oracle Reports
41 (1.282 %)BusinessObjects
41 (1.282 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
11 (1.282 %)Visual Studio
General
13 (3.846 %)Health
22 (2.564 %)Back Office
31 (1.282 %)Finance
31 (1.282 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.282 %)Advertising
31 (1.282 %)Retail
Job Titles
115 (19.23 %)3rd Line Support
210 (12.82 %)Analyst
37 (8.974 %)Support Engineer
46 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
46 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
46 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
55 (6.410 %)Support Technician
55 (6.410 %)Infrastructure Manager
64 (5.128 %)Network Engineer
64 (5.128 %)Systems Engineer
64 (5.128 %)Server Support
64 (5.128 %)IT Manager
73 (3.846 %)Consultant
73 (3.846 %)Architect
73 (3.846 %)Network Manager
73 (3.846 %)Infrastructure Architect
73 (3.846 %)Network Support
73 (3.846 %)Security Architect
73 (3.846 %)Desktop Analyst
73 (3.846 %)Network Architect
Miscellaneous
13 (3.846 %)Clustering
21 (1.282 %)PACS
Operating Systems
175 (96.15 %)Windows
218 (23.08 %)Windows 2000
39 (11.54 %)NetWare
44 (5.128 %)Windows XP
53 (3.846 %)Unix
62 (2.564 %)Windows NT
71 (1.282 %)Linux
71 (1.282 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
16 (7.692 %)Migration
24 (5.128 %)PRINCE2
33 (3.846 %)Network Design
33 (3.846 %)ITIL
42 (2.564 %)Service Delivery
42 (2.564 %)Change Management
51 (1.282 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.282 %)ERP
51 (1.282 %)Problem Management
51 (1.282 %)Performance Management
51 (1.282 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.282 %)DV Cleared
51 (1.282 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.282 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
15 (6.410 %)SQL
22 (2.564 %)JavaScript
31 (1.282 %)Perl
31 (1.282 %)C#
31 (1.282 %)VBScript
31 (1.282 %)VB
31 (1.282 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
117 (21.79 %)MCSE
117 (21.79 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (3.846 %)MCP
32 (2.564 %)MCSA
32 (2.564 %)CCNA
32 (2.564 %)Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.282 %)SLA
11 (1.282 %)QA
System Software
145 (57.69 %)Active Directory
212 (15.38 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (5.128 %)NDS
34 (5.128 %)Citrix Presentation Server
34 (5.128 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.282 %)ISA Server
41 (1.282 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.282 %)MetaFrame
Systems Management
16 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (6.410 %)MOM
33 (3.846 %)DirXML
42 (2.564 %)BMC PATROL
42 (2.564 %)ARCserve
51 (1.282 %)ZENworks
51 (1.282 %)Norton AntiVirus
51 (1.282 %)WSUS
Vendors
123 (29.49 %)Citrix
218 (23.08 %)VMware
317 (21.79 %)Novell
411 (14.10 %)Microsoft
57 (8.974 %)Dell
57 (8.974 %)Cisco
66 (7.692 %)EMC
75 (6.410 %)HP
75 (6.410 %)Lotus
83 (3.846 %)AppSense
83 (3.846 %)Altiris
83 (3.846 %)Intel
92 (2.564 %)BMC
92 (2.564 %)CheckPoint
92 (2.564 %)Symantec
92 (2.564 %)McAfee Security
92 (2.564 %)VERITAS
101 (1.282 %)Sophos
101 (1.282 %)Fortinet
101 (1.282 %)CA
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