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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2k) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Windows 2000 over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows 2000 (Win2k)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6546
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads8695
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.101 %
As % of the category below8.473 %13.51 %
Daily rates quoted88
Average minimum daily rate£241£204
Average daily rate£251£209
% change on same period last year+19.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£261£214
UK excluding London average daily rate£266£277
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Hourly rates quoted3120
Average minimum hourly rate£16.46£16.39
Average hourly rate£17.38£18.63
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.30£20.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.02£18.94
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Operating Systems North WestOperating Systems
North West
Matching contract IT job ads1015703
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.338 %0.746 %
Daily rates quoted24989
Average minimum daily rate£390£277
Average daily rate£412£286
% change on same period last year+44.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted130117
Average minimum hourly rate£17.66£20.42
Average hourly rate£18.86£22.30
% change on same period last year-15.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.06£24.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Windows 2000 EnglandWindows 2000
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 2000
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

North West Windows 2000 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows 2000
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Windows 2000 within the North West region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
ManchesterDown-848£394+86.39 %
CheshireDown-2917--
LancashireDown-27£150-25.00 %
MerseysideDown-114£400-
Windows 2000 EnglandWindows 2000
England

Windows 2000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1162 (93.10 %)Windows
274 (42.53 %)Microsoft
361 (35.06 %)Active Directory
459 (33.91 %)MS Office
547 (27.01 %)MS Exchange
644 (25.29 %)Windows NT
735 (20.11 %)MS Excel
834 (19.54 %)Citrix
933 (18.97 %)Windows XP
1029 (16.67 %)Cisco
1125 (14.37 %)HP
1222 (12.64 %)Windows Server 2003
1320 (11.49 %)Microsoft Certification
1320 (11.49 %)MCSE
1419 (10.92 %)Finance
1518 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
1617 (9.770 %)IBM
1716 (9.195 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1815 (8.621 %)MetaFrame
1815 (8.621 %)Exchange Server 2000
1815 (8.621 %)Exchange Server 2003
1914 (8.046 %)Problem Management
1914 (8.046 %)MSI
2013 (7.471 %)Terminal Server
2013 (7.471 %)Unix
2112 (6.897 %)Dutch Language
2112 (6.897 %)ITIL
2112 (6.897 %)LAN
2112 (6.897 %)SAN
2112 (6.897 %)NHS

Windows 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
15 (2.874 %)ODBC
23 (1.724 %)WebSphere
32 (1.149 %)J2EE
41 (0.575 %).NET
41 (0.575 %)WinForms
Application Platforms
147 (27.01 %)MS Exchange
215 (8.621 %)Exchange Server 2000
215 (8.621 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (4.598 %)IIS
42 (1.149 %)Lotus Notes
51 (0.575 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (0.575 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.575 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (0.575 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
159 (33.91 %)MS Office
235 (20.11 %)MS Excel
32 (1.149 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.575 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
118 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
212 (6.897 %)LAN
212 (6.897 %)SAN
311 (6.322 %)DNS
311 (6.322 %)WAN
410 (5.747 %)Firewall
57 (4.023 %)DHCP
57 (4.023 %)VPN
66 (3.448 %)Internet
75 (2.874 %)VoIP
84 (2.299 %)WINS
93 (1.724 %)Broadband
102 (1.149 %)ADSL
102 (1.149 %)DSL
111 (0.575 %)SMS
111 (0.575 %)Intranet
111 (0.575 %)Wireless
111 (0.575 %)IP Telephony
111 (0.575 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (1.149 %)SQL Server
21 (0.575 %)MS Access
Development Applications
114 (8.046 %)MSI
22 (1.149 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.575 %)Visual Studio
General
119 (10.92 %)Finance
26 (3.448 %)Legal
35 (2.874 %)Law
35 (2.874 %)Billing
44 (2.299 %)Health
44 (2.299 %)Banking
53 (1.724 %)Government
62 (1.149 %)Telecoms
71 (0.575 %)Construction
71 (0.575 %)Education
71 (0.575 %)Local Government
71 (0.575 %)Marketing
Job Titles
163 (36.21 %)Analyst
228 (16.09 %)Helpdesk Analyst
322 (12.64 %)Support Analyst
420 (11.49 %)Desktop Support
420 (11.49 %)Helpdesk Support
518 (10.34 %)2nd Line Support
615 (8.621 %)Support Engineer
713 (7.471 %)Technical Analyst
812 (6.897 %)Infrastructure Analyst
812 (6.897 %)Technical Support
99 (5.172 %)3rd Line Support
108 (4.598 %)Desktop Engineer
116 (3.448 %)Desktop Support Engineer
116 (3.448 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
116 (3.448 %)Wintel Engineer
125 (2.874 %)Server Analyst
125 (2.874 %)Server Engineer
125 (2.874 %)Desktop Analyst
125 (2.874 %)Consultant
125 (2.874 %)Server Support
Miscellaneous
112 (6.897 %)NHS
112 (6.897 %)Dutch Language
211 (6.322 %)French Language
211 (6.322 %)German Language
38 (4.598 %)Italian Language
38 (4.598 %)Spanish Language
38 (4.598 %)Danish Language
38 (4.598 %)Finnish Language
46 (3.448 %)Swedish Language
55 (2.874 %)Blackberry
64 (2.299 %)Norwegian Language
64 (2.299 %)Portuguese Language
73 (1.724 %)Management Information System
73 (1.724 %)Clustering
73 (1.724 %)PDA
82 (1.149 %)Smartcard
91 (0.575 %)Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1162 (93.10 %)Windows
244 (25.29 %)Windows NT
333 (18.97 %)Windows XP
422 (12.64 %)Windows Server 2003
513 (7.471 %)Unix
610 (5.747 %)NetWare
610 (5.747 %)AIX
73 (1.724 %)Solaris
73 (1.724 %)Linux
82 (1.149 %)Windows Vista
91 (0.575 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
114 (8.046 %)Problem Management
212 (6.897 %)ITIL
212 (6.897 %)Change Management
36 (3.448 %)Security Cleared
45 (2.874 %)SC Cleared
54 (2.299 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (2.299 %)Document Management
54 (2.299 %)Migration
63 (1.724 %)Project Management
63 (1.724 %)Service Management
63 (1.724 %)Information Security
72 (1.149 %)Business Continuity
72 (1.149 %)Technical Architecture
72 (1.149 %)ISMS
72 (1.149 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (1.149 %)Information Security Management
72 (1.149 %)Security Management
81 (0.575 %)ERP
81 (0.575 %)B2B
81 (0.575 %)CAD
Programming Languages
110 (5.747 %)SQL
21 (0.575 %)VB
21 (0.575 %)C#
21 (0.575 %)C++
21 (0.575 %)JavaScript
21 (0.575 %)Perl
Qualifications
120 (11.49 %)MCSE
120 (11.49 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (3.448 %)Cisco Certification
34 (2.299 %)CCNA
43 (1.724 %)MCP
52 (1.149 %)CCNP
52 (1.149 %)Citrix Certification
52 (1.149 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.575 %)CCA
61 (0.575 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (4.023 %)SLA
22 (1.149 %)QA
System Software
161 (35.06 %)Active Directory
215 (8.621 %)MetaFrame
313 (7.471 %)Terminal Server
45 (2.874 %)VMware ESX
45 (2.874 %)Citrix Presentation Server
45 (2.874 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (2.299 %)Backup Exec
63 (1.724 %)ISA Server
63 (1.724 %)NDS
Systems Management
116 (9.195 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
210 (5.747 %)ZENworks
33 (1.724 %)OpenView
42 (1.149 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
42 (1.149 %)Norton AntiVirus
42 (1.149 %)WSUS
51 (0.575 %)ServiceCenter
51 (0.575 %)DameWare
51 (0.575 %)MOM
51 (0.575 %)ARCserve
Vendors
174 (42.53 %)Microsoft
234 (19.54 %)Citrix
329 (16.67 %)Cisco
425 (14.37 %)HP
517 (9.770 %)IBM
611 (6.322 %)VMware
74 (2.299 %)Compaq
74 (2.299 %)Intel
83 (1.724 %)Oracle
83 (1.724 %)Novell
83 (1.724 %)Dell
83 (1.724 %)CheckPoint
92 (1.149 %)Symantec
92 (1.149 %)McAfee Security
92 (1.149 %)EMC
92 (1.149 %)VERITAS
92 (1.149 %)Lotus
101 (0.575 %)Apple
101 (0.575 %)Avaya
101 (0.575 %)Sun
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