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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 skills within the Essex 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 2008 over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2008
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank55-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.531 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£288
% change on same period last year+27.52 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.36£34.44
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads196260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.311 %0.277 %
Daily rates quoted7095
Average minimum daily rate£217£230
Average daily rate£224£245
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£231£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£320
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Hourly rates quoted4358
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£25.19
Average hourly rate£23.03£25.65
% change on same period last year-10.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.78£26.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.95£21.94
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Windows Server 2008 East of EnglandWindows Server 2008
East of 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 2008
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Essex Windows Server 2008 Demand Trend

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the Essex region.

Essex Windows Server 2008 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2008
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

18 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)Cisco
25 (62.50 %)SQL
25 (62.50 %).NET
25 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
25 (62.50 %)WebServices
25 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (25.00 %)Clustering
41 (12.50 %)WatchGuard
41 (12.50 %)Firewall
41 (12.50 %)Microsoft
41 (12.50 %)Active Directory

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (62.50 %).NET
15 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
15 (62.50 %)WebServices
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)Firewall
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Architect
15 (62.50 %)Systems Architect
21 (12.50 %)Server Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Clustering
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (12.50 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)Cisco
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)WatchGuard