| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 59 | 35 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -24 |  +5 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1206 | 1372 | 2714 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 2.691 % | 3.754 % | 3.536 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 14.93 % | 20.91 % | 17.98 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 423 | 354 | 654 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £315 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £191 | £170 | £175 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £465 | £413 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £311 | £305 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 236 | 230 | 558 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £21.00 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.50 | £11.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £32.05 | £33.10 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.75 | £20.80 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 8078 | 6562 | 15095 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 18.02 % | 17.95 % | 19.67 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3535 | 1993 | 4013 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £332 | £376 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £185 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 925 | 924 | 2546 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £18.50 | £18.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.00 | £11.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.47 | £37.02 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
