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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Leicester 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
Rank1012
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.013 %
As % of the category below34.48 %36.11 %
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£313£317
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£20.00
Average hourly rate£25.33£20.00
% change on same period last year+26.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.98£21.07
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads2936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£214£350
Average daily rate£228£350
% change on same period last year-34.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£242£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted313
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£21.86
Average hourly rate£25.33£22.60
% change on same period last year+12.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.00£23.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.98£22.27
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Windows Server 2003 LeicestershireWindows Server 2003
Leicestershire

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

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 Leicester region.

Leicester Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Leicester Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (100.00 %)Windows
29 (45.00 %)Active Directory
36 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
36 (30.00 %)Windows XP
36 (30.00 %)Oracle
45 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
45 (25.00 %)Microsoft
45 (25.00 %)Lotus
54 (20.00 %)ARCserve
54 (20.00 %)Firewall
54 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
54 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
54 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
54 (20.00 %)DNS
54 (20.00 %)Lotus Domino
54 (20.00 %)UML
54 (20.00 %)OO
54 (20.00 %)LAN
54 (20.00 %)WAN
54 (20.00 %)VB
54 (20.00 %).NET
54 (20.00 %)C#
54 (20.00 %)C++
54 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
54 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
54 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (15.00 %)BMC PATROL
63 (15.00 %)Manual Testing
63 (15.00 %)AJAX
63 (15.00 %)Crystal Reports

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (20.00 %).NET
14 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
23 (15.00 %)AJAX
23 (15.00 %)HTML
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
24 (20.00 %)Lotus Domino
32 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
32 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Office
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (20.00 %)LAN
14 (20.00 %)WAN
14 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (20.00 %)DNS
14 (20.00 %)Firewall
21 (5.000 %)VPN
21 (5.000 %)DHCP
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
23 (15.00 %)Crystal Reports
32 (10.00 %)SQL Server
32 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
41 (5.000 %)Oracle Reports
41 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Retail
21 (5.000 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Support Analyst
23 (15.00 %)IT Support Analyst
32 (10.00 %)UNIX Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Server Support
32 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (10.00 %)C# Developer
32 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Developer
41 (5.000 %)Consultant
41 (5.000 %)Systems Engineer
41 (5.000 %)1st Line Support
41 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.000 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.000 %)Support Technician
41 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
41 (5.000 %)Server Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Server Support Engineer
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)NHS
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
26 (30.00 %)Windows XP
34 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (15.00 %)UNIX
51 (5.000 %)Windows NT
51 (5.000 %)AIX
51 (5.000 %)Linux
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)UML
14 (20.00 %)OO
23 (15.00 %)OOD
23 (15.00 %)Manual Testing
32 (10.00 %)ITIL
32 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)C#
14 (20.00 %)C++
14 (20.00 %)VB
23 (15.00 %)C
23 (15.00 %)JavaScript
31 (5.000 %)Perl
31 (5.000 %)SQL
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (5.000 %)MCP
21 (5.000 %)MCSE
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.00 %)ISO9001
12 (10.00 %)QA
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (45.00 %)Active Directory
21 (5.000 %)VMware ESX
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (20.00 %)ARCserve
23 (15.00 %)BMC PATROL
32 (10.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Oracle
25 (25.00 %)Microsoft
25 (25.00 %)Lotus
34 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
43 (15.00 %)BMC
52 (10.00 %)Symantec
52 (10.00 %)VMware
52 (10.00 %)IBM
61 (5.000 %)Citrix
61 (5.000 %)CA
61 (5.000 %)Novell