The first table below looks at the demand for Exchange Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Exchange 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 Application Platforms category for the Northamptonshire 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 Exchange Server 2003
Rank 26 42 30
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -12
Contract jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 5 4 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 2.033% 0.995% 0.730%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.00% 5.479% 7.143%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 2
Average daily rate - £225 £260
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -13.46%
UK excluding London average daily rate £295 £260 £250
% change year-on-year
+13.46% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £11.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.25 £21.00 £15.25
% change year-on-year
-8.33% +37.70%
All Application Platforms
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
50 73 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 20.33% 18.16% 10.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 49 20
Average daily rate £350 £250 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+40.00% -37.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £225 £335
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £341 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
- -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
Average hourly rate £11.50 - £15.50
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 - £14.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.20 - £16.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -
Exchange Server 2003
East Midlands

Exchange Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Northamptonshire Exchange Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Exchange 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 Exchange Server 2003.

1 5 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows XP
2 4 (80.00%) Windows 7
3 3 (60.00%) ITIL
3 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (40.00%) SAN
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (40.00%) MS Office
4 2 (40.00%) LAN
4 2 (40.00%) DHCP
4 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
4 2 (40.00%) DNS
4 2 (40.00%) Cisco
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (20.00%) VMware

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Exchange 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 Exchange Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 2 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) LAN
1 2 (40.00%) DHCP
1 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (40.00%) DNS
1 2 (40.00%) SAN
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Support Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Service Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Support Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows XP
1 4 (80.00%) Windows 7
2 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) VMware