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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 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 Server 2003 over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1412
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1541
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.045 %
As % of the category below25.86 %38.32 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£80-
Average daily rate£85-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£90-
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£303
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted616
Average minimum hourly rate£13.83£13.62
Average hourly rate£14.25£15.16
% change on same period last year-6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.67£16.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.23£20.87
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads58107
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.117 %
Daily rates quoted2113
Average minimum daily rate£216£294
Average daily rate£224£311
% change on same period last year-28.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£232£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£319
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1540
Average minimum hourly rate£14.41£13.28
Average hourly rate£15.12£14.57
% change on same period last year+3.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.82£15.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.97£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Windows Server 2003 East MidlandsWindows Server 2003
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 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 Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Leicestershire Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
LeicesterDown-45--
KegworthUp+25--
Windows Server 2003 East MidlandsWindows Server 2003
East Midlands

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

141 (100.00 %)Windows
218 (43.90 %)Active Directory
317 (41.46 %)Windows XP
414 (34.15 %)Microsoft
510 (24.39 %)MS Exchange
69 (21.95 %)MS Office
69 (21.95 %)Exchange Server 2003
78 (19.51 %)Internet
78 (19.51 %)Lotus
78 (19.51 %)Oracle
78 (19.51 %)LAN
78 (19.51 %)WAN
78 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
78 (19.51 %)Windows 2000
78 (19.51 %)Lotus Notes
87 (17.07 %)VB
96 (14.63 %)Citrix
96 (14.63 %)Oracle 10g
96 (14.63 %)DNS
96 (14.63 %).NET
96 (14.63 %)C#
96 (14.63 %)C++
96 (14.63 %)Visual Studio
96 (14.63 %)ASP.NET
96 (14.63 %)UML
96 (14.63 %)OO
105 (12.20 %)Lotus Domino
105 (12.20 %)OOD
105 (12.20 %)C
105 (12.20 %)Crystal Reports

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (14.63 %).NET
16 (14.63 %)ASP.NET
25 (12.20 %)AJAX
25 (12.20 %)HTML
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (24.39 %)MS Exchange
29 (21.95 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (19.51 %)Lotus Notes
45 (12.20 %)Lotus Domino
52 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (2.439 %)Exchange Server 2007
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (21.95 %)MS Office
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (19.51 %)LAN
18 (19.51 %)WAN
18 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
18 (19.51 %)Internet
26 (14.63 %)DNS
35 (12.20 %)Firewall
44 (9.756 %)VoIP
52 (4.878 %)VPN
52 (4.878 %)Wireless
61 (2.439 %)DHCP
61 (2.439 %)SMS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (14.63 %)Oracle 10g
25 (12.20 %)Crystal Reports
33 (7.317 %)Oracle Reports
42 (4.878 %)Oracle 9i
42 (4.878 %)SQL Server
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (14.63 %)Visual Studio
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.756 %)Financial Institution
14 (9.756 %)Finance
14 (9.756 %)Education
23 (7.317 %)Retail
31 (2.439 %)Government
31 (2.439 %)Health
31 (2.439 %)Manufacturing
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (21.95 %)Analyst
28 (19.51 %)1st Line Support
37 (17.07 %)Support Analyst
44 (9.756 %)Technical Support
44 (9.756 %)Systems Engineer
44 (9.756 %)Software Engineer
44 (9.756 %)Support Engineer
44 (9.756 %)Helpdesk Analyst
44 (9.756 %)Citrix Engineer
44 (9.756 %)1st Line Support Analyst
53 (7.317 %)IT Support Analyst
62 (4.878 %)Server Engineer
62 (4.878 %)Systems Support Engineer
62 (4.878 %)UNIX Engineer
62 (4.878 %)Senior Support Engineer
62 (4.878 %)2nd Line Support
62 (4.878 %)Administrator
62 (4.878 %)Senior Analyst
62 (4.878 %)C# Developer
62 (4.878 %)Helpdesk Support
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.878 %)Management Information System
21 (2.439 %)NHS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
141 (100.00 %)Windows
217 (41.46 %)Windows XP
38 (19.51 %)Windows 2000
45 (12.20 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (4.878 %)UNIX
61 (2.439 %)AIX
61 (2.439 %)Windows Vista
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.63 %)UML
16 (14.63 %)OO
25 (12.20 %)OOD
34 (9.756 %)Migration
34 (9.756 %)Network Design
34 (9.756 %)Software Engineering
43 (7.317 %)Manual Testing
43 (7.317 %)Project Management
52 (4.878 %)ITIL
61 (2.439 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.439 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.439 %)Business Intelligence
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (17.07 %)VB
26 (14.63 %)C#
26 (14.63 %)C++
35 (12.20 %)JavaScript
35 (12.20 %)C
42 (4.878 %)Perl
51 (2.439 %)SQL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (12.20 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (9.756 %)Degree
24 (9.756 %)HP AIS
24 (9.756 %)MCSE
24 (9.756 %)MCSA
32 (4.878 %)HNC
41 (2.439 %)MCP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.756 %)ISO9001
14 (9.756 %)QA
21 (2.439 %)SLA
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (43.90 %)Active Directory
21 (2.439 %)VMware ESX
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (12.20 %)ARCserve
24 (9.756 %)BMC PATROL
32 (4.878 %)Norton AntiVirus
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (34.15 %)Microsoft
28 (19.51 %)Oracle
28 (19.51 %)Lotus
36 (14.63 %)Citrix
44 (9.756 %)BMC
44 (9.756 %)HP
44 (9.756 %)CheckPoint
44 (9.756 %)VMware
44 (9.756 %)ProCurve
52 (4.878 %)IBM
52 (4.878 %)Symantec
52 (4.878 %)CA
61 (2.439 %)Nokia
61 (2.439 %)Alcatel
61 (2.439 %)Cisco
61 (2.439 %)BT