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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2k) skills within the Leicestershire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows 2000 (Win2k)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank929
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads2210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.010 %
As % of the category below29.73 %13.16 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£187-
Average daily rate£191-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£196-
UK excluding London average daily rate£269£295
% change on same period last year-8.79 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£14.33£10.00
Average hourly rate£15.31£11.00
% change on same period last year+39.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.28£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.29£18.17
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads7476
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.075 %
Daily rates quoted184
Average minimum daily rate£190£230
Average daily rate£195£236
% change on same period last year-17.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted2333
Average minimum hourly rate£15.39£17.22
Average hourly rate£16.82£18.05
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.26£18.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.70£22.66
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Windows 2000 East MidlandsWindows 2000
East Midlands

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Windows 2000 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows 2000
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 2000 across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Leicestershire Windows 2000 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows 2000
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 2000 within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeicesterUp+118£159-
HinckleyNew entry-5£190-
LoughboroughNew entry-3£325-
LutterworthNew entry-2--
Windows 2000 East MidlandsWindows 2000
East Midlands

Windows 2000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

125 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (52.00 %)Windows XP
38 (32.00 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (28.00 %)UNIX
47 (28.00 %)Active Directory
56 (24.00 %)Linux
56 (24.00 %)SQL
65 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
65 (20.00 %)Red Hat
65 (20.00 %)Shell Script
65 (20.00 %)VB
65 (20.00 %)AIX
65 (20.00 %)Solaris
65 (20.00 %)HP
65 (20.00 %)SAN
65 (20.00 %)Sun
65 (20.00 %)IBM
65 (20.00 %)Asset Management
65 (20.00 %)Red Hat Linux
74 (16.00 %)VB6
74 (16.00 %)Microsoft
74 (16.00 %)Client/Server
74 (16.00 %)Oracle
74 (16.00 %)PL/SQL
83 (12.00 %)Back Office
83 (12.00 %)Finance
83 (12.00 %)MS Office
83 (12.00 %)MS Excel
83 (12.00 %)Windows NT
83 (12.00 %)Lotus Notes

Windows 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (12.00 %)Lotus Notes
22 (8.000 %)Lotus Domino
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (12.00 %)MS Office
13 (12.00 %)MS Excel
13 (12.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.00 %)SAN
21 (4.000 %)Firewall
21 (4.000 %)Wireless
21 (4.000 %)LAN
21 (4.000 %)WAN
21 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
21 (4.000 %)DNS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.000 %)SQL Server
11 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.00 %)Back Office
13 (12.00 %)Finance
21 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
21 (4.000 %)Pharmaceutical
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (40.00 %)Analyst
26 (24.00 %)Service Analyst
35 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
44 (16.00 %)Services Delivery Analyst
44 (16.00 %)Helpdesk Support
53 (12.00 %)IT Support Analyst
53 (12.00 %)1st Line Support
53 (12.00 %)Systems Designer
62 (8.000 %)Support Engineer
62 (8.000 %)Service Desk Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Senior Support Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Server Engineer
71 (4.000 %)Desktop Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Windows Administrator
71 (4.000 %)Windows Server Engineer
71 (4.000 %)Windows Systems Administrator
71 (4.000 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
71 (4.000 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.00 %)Client/Server
22 (8.000 %)Informatics
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (52.00 %)Windows XP
38 (32.00 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (28.00 %)UNIX
56 (24.00 %)Linux
65 (20.00 %)AIX
65 (20.00 %)Solaris
65 (20.00 %)Red Hat Linux
73 (12.00 %)Windows NT
81 (4.000 %)Windows Vista
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
15 (20.00 %)Asset Management
23 (12.00 %)Manual Testing
32 (8.000 %)Logistics
41 (4.000 %)Migration
41 (4.000 %)ITIL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (24.00 %)SQL
25 (20.00 %)VB
25 (20.00 %)Shell Script
34 (16.00 %)VB6
34 (16.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (4.000 %)Perl
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)MCSE
12 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)SLA
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (28.00 %)Active Directory
21 (4.000 %)VMware ESX
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.000 %)ARCserve
21 (4.000 %)BMC PATROL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.00 %)Sun
15 (20.00 %)HP
15 (20.00 %)IBM
15 (20.00 %)Red Hat
24 (16.00 %)Microsoft
24 (16.00 %)Oracle
33 (12.00 %)Lotus
42 (8.000 %)Citrix
51 (4.000 %)BMC
51 (4.000 %)CA
51 (4.000 %)CheckPoint
51 (4.000 %)VMware