The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hemel Hempstead region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 21 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 Hemel Hempstead 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 9 15 12
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -3
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 3 6 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hemel Hempstead 6.383% 6.452% 1.587%
As % of the Operating Systems category 17.65% 35.29% 6.667%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £350 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £11.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.25 £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
+4.28% -
All Operating Systems
Hemel Hempstead
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
17 17 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hemel Hempstead 36.17% 18.28% 23.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 1
Average daily rate £350 £350 £190
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +84.21%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 2
Average hourly rate £11.50 £12.00 £10.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.16% +14.28%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Hemel Hempstead region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Hemel Hempstead Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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.

1 16 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (68.75%) ADO.NET
2 11 (68.75%) ASP.NET
2 11 (68.75%) Web Services
2 11 (68.75%) DHTML
2 11 (68.75%) HTML
2 11 (68.75%) JavaScript
2 11 (68.75%) SQL
2 11 (68.75%) T-SQL
2 11 (68.75%) VBScript
2 11 (68.75%) VB.NET
2 11 (68.75%) .NET
2 11 (68.75%) SQL Server
2 11 (68.75%) DTS
2 11 (68.75%) FTP
2 11 (68.75%) Ajax
2 11 (68.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 11 (68.75%) .NET Framework
2 11 (68.75%) WinForms
2 11 (68.75%) jQuery
3 9 (56.25%) Telecoms
4 7 (43.75%) Microsoft
4 7 (43.75%) MS Office
5 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 4 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
6 3 (18.75%) Firewall
6 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
7 2 (12.50%) Cisco
7 2 (12.50%) DNS

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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
1 11 (68.75%) ADO.NET
1 11 (68.75%) ASP.NET
1 11 (68.75%) Web Services
1 11 (68.75%) DHTML
1 11 (68.75%) HTML
1 11 (68.75%) .NET
1 11 (68.75%) Ajax
1 11 (68.75%) .NET Framework
1 11 (68.75%) WinForms
1 11 (68.75%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) Lotus Notes
1 1 (6.250%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 7 (43.75%) MS Office
2 1 (6.250%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 11 (68.75%) FTP
2 3 (18.75%) Firewall
3 2 (12.50%) DNS
3 2 (12.50%) DHCP
3 2 (12.50%) SAN
3 2 (12.50%) NAS
4 1 (6.250%) NetScaler
4 1 (6.250%) Ethernet
4 1 (6.250%) LAN
4 1 (6.250%) WAN
4 1 (6.250%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (68.75%) SQL Server
1 11 (68.75%) DTS
1 11 (68.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 9 (56.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (68.75%) Developer
1 11 (68.75%) Web Developer
2 3 (18.75%) 3rd Line Support
3 2 (12.50%) Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Support Analyst
4 1 (6.250%) Designer
4 1 (6.250%) IT Technician
4 1 (6.250%) Citrix Engineer
4 1 (6.250%) Citrix Support
4 1 (6.250%) Domino Consultant
4 1 (6.250%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) Fat Client
1 1 (6.250%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 16 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (6.250%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (6.250%) Change Control
1 1 (6.250%) Migration
1 1 (6.250%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 11 (68.75%) JavaScript
1 11 (68.75%) SQL
1 11 (68.75%) T-SQL
1 11 (68.75%) VBScript
1 11 (68.75%) VB.NET
2 1 (6.250%) LotusScript
2 1 (6.250%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.250%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 1 (6.250%) XenApp
2 1 (6.250%) XenDesktop
2 1 (6.250%) Terminal Services
2 1 (6.250%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 1 (6.250%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Cisco
2 2 (12.50%) McAfee
2 2 (12.50%) Sophos
2 2 (12.50%) Lotus
3 1 (6.250%) Wyse
3 1 (6.250%) VMware
3 1 (6.250%) Adobe
3 1 (6.250%) HP
3 1 (6.250%) Citrix