The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Luton region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Luton region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 14 12 11
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 3 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Luton 4.000% 2.985% 1.818%
As % of the Operating Systems category 20.00% 20.00% 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Average daily rate - £200 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -35.48%
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.00 £18.00 £18.00
All Operating Systems
Luton
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
15 10 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Luton 20.00% 14.93% 9.091%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 5 2
Average daily rate £325 £350 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +12.90%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £35.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows Server 2003
Bedfordshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Luton Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Luton region.

Luton Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Luton region.

Luton Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Windows XP
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 7
2 2 (66.67%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (66.67%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (66.67%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Adobe
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) MS Exchange
2 2 (66.67%) LAN
2 2 (66.67%) DHCP
2 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 2 (66.67%) DNS
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Photoshop
2 2 (66.67%) MS Office
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 2000
3 1 (33.33%) MS Excel
3 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) Citrix
3 1 (33.33%) Novell
3 1 (33.33%) Agresso
3 1 (33.33%) Terminal Server
3 1 (33.33%) ZENworks
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 2000 Server

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) MS Exchange
1 2 (66.67%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (66.67%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Photoshop
1 2 (66.67%) MS Office
2 1 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
2 1 (33.33%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) LAN
1 2 (66.67%) DHCP
1 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
1 2 (66.67%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Support Technician
2 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support
2 2 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support Technician
3 1 (33.33%) Desktop Technician
3 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Technician
3 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows XP
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 7
2 2 (66.67%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 2000 Server
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 2000
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Adobe
3 1 (33.33%) Citrix
3 1 (33.33%) Novell