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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Midlands 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
Rank4151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads1327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.029 %
As % of the category below20.63 %13.92 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£300£245
Average daily rate£350£245
% change on same period last year+42.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£245
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£303
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.23£20.87
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads63194
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted624
Average minimum daily rate£353£298
Average daily rate£371£313
% change on same period last year+18.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£319
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted315
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.93
Average hourly rate£31.25£22.38
% change on same period last year+39.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£23.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.97£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Windows Server 2003 EnglandWindows Server 2003
England

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

130 (100.00 %)Windows
214 (46.67 %)Active Directory
39 (30.00 %)Microsoft
39 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
48 (26.67 %)SQL
57 (23.33 %)SQL Server
57 (23.33 %)MS Exchange
65 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (13.33 %)VB
74 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
74 (13.33 %)VMware
83 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
83 (10.00 %)Migration
83 (10.00 %)MCSE
83 (10.00 %)SharePoint
83 (10.00 %)LAN
83 (10.00 %)WAN
83 (10.00 %).NET
83 (10.00 %)Oracle
83 (10.00 %)C#
83 (10.00 %)C++
83 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
83 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
83 (10.00 %)HP
83 (10.00 %)Citrix
83 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (6.667 %)Oracle 10g
92 (6.667 %)OOD
92 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
92 (6.667 %)IBM

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (10.00 %).NET
13 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (6.667 %)AJAX
22 (6.667 %)HTML
31 (3.333 %)Fusebox
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (23.33 %)MS Exchange
23 (10.00 %)SharePoint
32 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (6.667 %)SharePoint Portal Server
32 (6.667 %)Office Project Server
41 (3.333 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (3.333 %)ColdFusion
41 (3.333 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (3.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (3.333 %)IIS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.667 %)MS Project
12 (6.667 %)MS Office
21 (3.333 %)MS Excel
21 (3.333 %)Fireworks
21 (3.333 %)CA Clarity
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (10.00 %)LAN
13 (10.00 %)WAN
22 (6.667 %)DHCP
22 (6.667 %)Firewall
31 (3.333 %)Wireless
31 (3.333 %)TCP/IP
31 (3.333 %)VPN
31 (3.333 %)DNS
31 (3.333 %)SAN
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (23.33 %)SQL Server
25 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (6.667 %)Crystal Reports
32 (6.667 %)Oracle Reports
32 (6.667 %)Oracle 10g
32 (6.667 %)SQL Server 7
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (6.667 %)MSI
31 (3.333 %)Flash
31 (3.333 %)Dreamweaver
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.333 %)Government
11 (3.333 %)Games
11 (3.333 %)Online Games
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (33.33 %)Analyst
25 (16.67 %)Test Analyst
33 (10.00 %)Server Support
33 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
33 (10.00 %)Server Engineer
33 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
33 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
42 (6.667 %)Desktop Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Support Specialist
42 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support
42 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Consultant
42 (6.667 %)Software Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Developer
51 (3.333 %)Project Manager
51 (3.333 %)Desktop Support
51 (3.333 %)Network Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Web Developer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.667 %)NHS
21 (3.333 %)Management Information System
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (100.00 %)Windows
29 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
34 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
42 (6.667 %)Linux
42 (6.667 %)Windows XP
51 (3.333 %)Ubuntu
51 (3.333 %)Windows Vista
51 (3.333 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (3.333 %)Windows NT
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (10.00 %)Migration
22 (6.667 %)UML
22 (6.667 %)OO
22 (6.667 %)OOD
22 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
22 (6.667 %)ITIL
31 (3.333 %)PRINCE2
31 (3.333 %)PRINCE
31 (3.333 %)Project Management
31 (3.333 %)Data Security
31 (3.333 %)Business Continuity
31 (3.333 %)Risk Assessment
31 (3.333 %)Data Management
31 (3.333 %)Test Scripting
31 (3.333 %)Security Cleared
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (26.67 %)SQL
24 (13.33 %)VB
33 (10.00 %)C#
33 (10.00 %)C++
42 (6.667 %)JavaScript
42 (6.667 %)VB6
42 (6.667 %)C
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.00 %)MCSE
13 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (3.333 %)CISSP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (46.67 %)Active Directory
23 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
32 (6.667 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.333 %)Legato
11 (3.333 %)EMC NetWorker
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (30.00 %)Microsoft
24 (13.33 %)VMware
33 (10.00 %)HP
33 (10.00 %)Oracle
33 (10.00 %)Citrix
42 (6.667 %)IBM
51 (3.333 %)Juniper
51 (3.333 %)Dell
51 (3.333 %)EMC