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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Glasgow 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2530
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2351
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.052 %
As % of the category below13.53 %17.06 %
Daily rates quoted59
Average minimum daily rate£229£250
Average daily rate£251£266
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£273£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£317
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.00
Average hourly rate-£29.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.98£21.07
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads170299
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.239 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted60108
Average minimum daily rate£260£318
Average daily rate£280£337
% change on same period last year-16.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£14.42£17.13
Average hourly rate£15.95£17.68
% change on same period last year-9.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.48£18.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.98£22.27
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Windows Server 2003 ScotlandWindows Server 2003
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

152 (100.00 %)Windows
226 (50.00 %)Active Directory
322 (42.31 %)Microsoft
420 (38.46 %)Windows 2000 Server
515 (28.85 %)MS Exchange
614 (26.92 %)Windows XP
713 (25.00 %)SQL Server
812 (23.08 %)Microsoft Certification
910 (19.23 %)MOM
910 (19.23 %)MCSE
910 (19.23 %)VMware
910 (19.23 %)Exchange Server 2003
109 (17.31 %)Windows 2000
109 (17.31 %)SQL
109 (17.31 %)SAN
109 (17.31 %)Cisco
118 (15.38 %)WAN
118 (15.38 %)Citrix
118 (15.38 %)HP
118 (15.38 %)VERITAS
118 (15.38 %)IIS
118 (15.38 %)LAN
118 (15.38 %)NetBackup
126 (11.54 %)Clustering
126 (11.54 %)Disaster Recovery
126 (11.54 %)SQL Server 2000
126 (11.54 %)MS Excel
126 (11.54 %).NET
126 (11.54 %)XML
126 (11.54 %)TCP/IP

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (11.54 %).NET
16 (11.54 %)XML
24 (7.692 %)WebServices
33 (5.769 %)ASP.NET
42 (3.846 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (1.923 %)SOAP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (28.85 %)MS Exchange
210 (19.23 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (15.38 %)IIS
44 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
44 (7.692 %)SharePoint
53 (5.769 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (3.846 %)Umbraco
62 (3.846 %)CMS
62 (3.846 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (3.846 %)Lotus Notes
71 (1.923 %)GroupWise
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (11.54 %)MS Excel
22 (3.846 %)MS Office
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.923 %)Microsoft CRM
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (17.31 %)SAN
28 (15.38 %)LAN
28 (15.38 %)WAN
36 (11.54 %)TCP/IP
45 (9.615 %)DNS
45 (9.615 %)SMS
52 (3.846 %)DHCP
61 (1.923 %)Firewall
61 (1.923 %)IP Telephony
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (25.00 %)SQL Server
26 (11.54 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (5.769 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.923 %)BusinessObjects XI
41 (1.923 %)MS Access
41 (1.923 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.923 %)BusinessObjects
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.846 %)Visual Studio
12 (3.846 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (3.846 %)Health
12 (3.846 %)Marketing
21 (1.923 %)Finance
21 (1.923 %)Government
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (25.00 %)Analyst
29 (17.31 %)Support Analyst
29 (17.31 %)Administrator
36 (11.54 %)Systems Engineer
44 (7.692 %)Server Support
44 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
53 (5.769 %)Support Technician
53 (5.769 %)Systems Administrator
53 (5.769 %)Developer
53 (5.769 %)Server Engineer
53 (5.769 %)Windows Administrator
62 (3.846 %)Server Analyst
62 (3.846 %)SharePoint Administrator
62 (3.846 %)Exchange Engineer
62 (3.846 %)Developer Analyst
62 (3.846 %)Server Administrator
62 (3.846 %).NET Programmer
62 (3.846 %)Server Support Analyst
62 (3.846 %)Desktop Support
62 (3.846 %)Programmer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (11.54 %)Clustering
22 (3.846 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.923 %)Fat Client
31 (1.923 %)NHS
31 (1.923 %)Thin Client
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
152 (100.00 %)Windows
220 (38.46 %)Windows 2000 Server
314 (26.92 %)Windows XP
49 (17.31 %)Windows 2000
53 (5.769 %)UNIX
62 (3.846 %)Linux
62 (3.846 %)Windows NT
71 (1.923 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (1.923 %)Solaris
71 (1.923 %)VMS
71 (1.923 %)OpenVMS
71 (1.923 %)NetWare
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (11.54 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (7.692 %)ITIL
24 (7.692 %)Service Management
33 (5.769 %)Change Management
33 (5.769 %)Project Management
33 (5.769 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (3.846 %)Internet Marketing
42 (3.846 %)Migration
51 (1.923 %)Supplier Management
51 (1.923 %)Incident Management
51 (1.923 %)Project Planning
51 (1.923 %)Load Balancing
51 (1.923 %)PRINCE2
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (17.31 %)SQL
22 (3.846 %)C#
31 (1.923 %)VB
31 (1.923 %)Korn
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (23.08 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (19.23 %)MCSE
34 (7.692 %)MCSA
43 (5.769 %)HND
52 (3.846 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
52 (3.846 %)Cisco Certification
61 (1.923 %)CNA
61 (1.923 %)Novell Certification
61 (1.923 %)Degree
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.923 %)SLA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (50.00 %)Active Directory
28 (15.38 %)NetBackup
35 (9.615 %)Backup Exec
43 (5.769 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (5.769 %)VMware ESX
52 (3.846 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (3.846 %)Oracle RAC
61 (1.923 %)MetaFrame
61 (1.923 %)Terminal Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (19.23 %)MOM
24 (7.692 %)WSUS
31 (1.923 %)ARCserve
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (42.31 %)Microsoft
210 (19.23 %)VMware
39 (17.31 %)Cisco
48 (15.38 %)HP
48 (15.38 %)Citrix
48 (15.38 %)VERITAS
55 (9.615 %)IBM
63 (5.769 %)Oracle
63 (5.769 %)Symantec
72 (3.846 %)Lotus
81 (1.923 %)Red Hat
81 (1.923 %)CheckPoint
81 (1.923 %)Remedy
81 (1.923 %)McAfee Security
81 (1.923 %)Business Objects
81 (1.923 %)Novell
81 (1.923 %)Intel