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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2k) skills within the Lancashire 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 2000 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows 2000 (Win2k)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
As % of the category below11.48 %6.931 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£150£220
Average daily rate£150£223
% change on same period last year-32.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£150£225
UK excluding London average daily rate£265£299
% change on same period last year-11.11 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.67
Average hourly rate-£14.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.42£18.06
% change on same period last year-3.50 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads61101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.101 %
Daily rates quoted1017
Average minimum daily rate£204£302
Average daily rate£207£309
% change on same period last year-33.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£209£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted2716
Average minimum hourly rate£21.76£23.30
Average hourly rate£23.34£25.64
% change on same period last year-8.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.91£27.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.51£22.79
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Windows 2000 North WestWindows 2000
North West

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 2000
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Lancashire Windows 2000 Demand Trend

Windows 2000
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Windows 2000 Daily Rate Trend

Windows 2000
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire Windows 2000 Daily Rate Histogram

Windows 2000
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Windows 2000 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows 2000
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 2000 within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PrestonNew entry-6£150-
ChorleyNew entry-1--
Windows 2000 North WestWindows 2000
North West

Windows 2000
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Windows 2000 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 2000.

110 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (70.00 %)Windows XP
27 (70.00 %)Microsoft
36 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
52 (20.00 %)Active Directory
52 (20.00 %)SQL
52 (20.00 %)MS Office
61 (10.00 %)Security Management
61 (10.00 %)Finance
61 (10.00 %)Health
61 (10.00 %)Replication
61 (10.00 %)Clustering
61 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (10.00 %)OLE
61 (10.00 %)ODBC
61 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server
61 (10.00 %)MS Visio
61 (10.00 %)Linux
61 (10.00 %)SharePoint
61 (10.00 %)SAN
61 (10.00 %)NHS
61 (10.00 %)iSOFT

Windows 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Windows 2000 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 2000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)ODBC
11 (10.00 %)OLE
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (10.00 %)SharePoint
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (10.00 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)SAN
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Finance
11 (10.00 %)Health
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
23 (30.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Technical Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (10.00 %)SQL DBA
41 (10.00 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (10.00 %)DBA
41 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Technical Support
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)NHS
11 (10.00 %)Replication
11 (10.00 %)Clustering
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (70.00 %)Windows XP
36 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (10.00 %)Linux
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Security Management
11 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
11 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)iSOFT