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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2008
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.503 %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£368£288
% change on same period last year+27.92 %
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£34.81£34.44
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads199341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.320 %0.366 %
Daily rates quoted7987
Average minimum daily rate£347£305
Average daily rate£361£322
% change on same period last year+12.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted2587
Average minimum hourly rate£23.31£20.41
Average hourly rate£25.52£21.16
% change on same period last year+20.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.73£21.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Windows Server 2008 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)UML
22 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (25.00 %)Use Case
31 (25.00 %)MS Visio
31 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)WinForms
31 (25.00 %)VB6
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)Cisco
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)NHS
31 (25.00 %)OO
31 (25.00 %)MS Access
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)VBScript
31 (25.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)IIS
31 (25.00 %)ADO.NET

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)HTML
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)ADO.NET
11 (25.00 %)ASP
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (25.00 %)CSS
11 (25.00 %)WebServices
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)XSL
11 (25.00 %)WinForms
11 (25.00 %).NET Framework
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (25.00 %)IIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Visio
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)MS Access
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Software Developer
11 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Developer
11 (25.00 %)Systems Administrator
11 (25.00 %)Network Designer
11 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
11 (25.00 %)Administrator
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)Use Case
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)JavaScript
11 (25.00 %)VBScript
11 (25.00 %)VB
11 (25.00 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Cisco
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft