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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills within the Reading 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Server 2003
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2224
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads6661
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.062 %
As % of the category below23.08 %22.51 %
Daily rates quoted1323
Average minimum daily rate£398£358
Average daily rate£432£425
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£467£492
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£337
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£48.33£21.88
Average hourly rate£50.83£26.50
% change on same period last year+91.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£53.33£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.68£24.25
% change on same period last year-6.50 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads286271
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.381 %0.274 %
Daily rates quoted6191
Average minimum daily rate£340£346
Average daily rate£360£394
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted4739
Average minimum hourly rate£23.28£22.58
Average hourly rate£25.40£24.93
% change on same period last year+1.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.51£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Windows Server 2003 BerkshireWindows Server 2003
Berkshire

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Reading region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Reading Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

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 Reading region.

Reading 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 Reading region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Reading Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

1111 (100.00 %)Windows
268 (61.26 %)Security Cleared
346 (41.44 %)Microsoft
441 (36.94 %)Windows XP
535 (31.53 %)SC Cleared
634 (30.63 %)OpenView Configuration Management
731 (27.93 %)StarTeam
830 (27.03 %)Borland
927 (24.32 %)TestDirector
1026 (23.42 %)Government
1123 (20.72 %)Active Directory
1221 (18.92 %)MS Office
1315 (13.51 %)TCP/IP
1315 (13.51 %)Configuration Management
1414 (12.61 %)Clustering
1512 (10.81 %)HP
1611 (9.910 %)Solaris
1710 (9.009 %)Firewall
1710 (9.009 %)XML
1710 (9.009 %)SQL Server
189 (8.108 %)Sun
189 (8.108 %)Replication
198 (7.207 %)MS Exchange
198 (7.207 %)Exchange Server 2003
207 (6.306 %)Test Scripting
207 (6.306 %)DNS
207 (6.306 %)SharePoint
207 (6.306 %)SQL
207 (6.306 %)C#
207 (6.306 %)Windows 2000

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (9.009 %)XML
24 (3.604 %)WebServices
24 (3.604 %)Software Packaging
32 (1.802 %).NET
41 (0.901 %)J2EE
41 (0.901 %)COM
41 (0.901 %)STL
41 (0.901 %)XSL
41 (0.901 %).NET Framework
41 (0.901 %)Application Packaging
41 (0.901 %)HTML
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (7.207 %)MS Exchange
18 (7.207 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (6.306 %)SharePoint
34 (3.604 %)IIS
34 (3.604 %)SharePoint Portal Server
43 (2.703 %)Lotus Notes
43 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (1.802 %)GroupWise
61 (0.901 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (0.901 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (0.901 %)Apache
61 (0.901 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.901 %)Exchange Server 2007
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (18.92 %)MS Office
24 (3.604 %)MS Excel
33 (2.703 %)MS Visio
41 (0.901 %)MS Project
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.901 %)SoftGrid
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (13.51 %)TCP/IP
210 (9.009 %)Firewall
37 (6.306 %)DNS
46 (5.405 %)Network Security
52 (1.802 %)SAN
61 (0.901 %)X.500
61 (0.901 %)VPN
61 (0.901 %)DHCP
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (9.009 %)SQL Server
22 (1.802 %)SQL Server 7
31 (0.901 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.901 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (0.901 %)DTS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (27.93 %)StarTeam
227 (24.32 %)TestDirector
33 (2.703 %)WinRunner
33 (2.703 %)LoadRunner
42 (1.802 %)MSI
42 (1.802 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.901 %)Visual Studio
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (23.42 %)Government
23 (2.703 %)Military
23 (2.703 %)Banking
23 (2.703 %)Telecoms
32 (1.802 %)Retail
32 (1.802 %)Retail Banking
41 (0.901 %)Aerospace
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (20.72 %)Tester
211 (9.910 %)Analyst
38 (7.207 %)Test Analyst
38 (7.207 %)Architect
47 (6.306 %)Systems Tester
56 (5.405 %)Security Architect
56 (5.405 %)Systems Integrator
65 (4.505 %)Integration Engineer
65 (4.505 %)Support Engineer
65 (4.505 %)Consultant
65 (4.505 %)Developer
74 (3.604 %)Desktop Support
74 (3.604 %)3rd Line Support
74 (3.604 %)Server Engineer
74 (3.604 %)Applications Packager
74 (3.604 %)Windows Server Engineer
83 (2.703 %)Infrastructure Analyst
83 (2.703 %)Team Leader
83 (2.703 %)Support Analyst
92 (1.802 %)Server Support
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (12.61 %)Clustering
29 (8.108 %)Replication
36 (5.405 %)PDA
44 (3.604 %)Management Information System
52 (1.802 %)CLARiiON
52 (1.802 %)N-Tier
61 (0.901 %)Blackberry
61 (0.901 %)CESG
61 (0.901 %)CESG CLAS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1111 (100.00 %)Windows
241 (36.94 %)Windows XP
311 (9.910 %)Solaris
47 (6.306 %)Windows 2000
55 (4.505 %)UNIX
62 (1.802 %)HPUX
71 (0.901 %)Linux
71 (0.901 %)Windows NT
71 (0.901 %)SUSE
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
168 (61.26 %)Security Cleared
235 (31.53 %)SC Cleared
315 (13.51 %)Configuration Management
47 (6.306 %)Disaster Recovery
47 (6.306 %)Test Scripting
56 (5.405 %)Load Balancing
56 (5.405 %)Automated Testing
65 (4.505 %)Migration
74 (3.604 %)Security Management
74 (3.604 %)OO
83 (2.703 %)Validation
83 (2.703 %)Service Management
83 (2.703 %)OOP
83 (2.703 %)BC Cleared
92 (1.802 %)DV Cleared
92 (1.802 %)ITIL
101 (0.901 %)Workflow
101 (0.901 %)Asset Management
101 (0.901 %)Business Analysis
101 (0.901 %)Web Development
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (6.306 %)C#
17 (6.306 %)SQL
26 (5.405 %)VBScript
32 (1.802 %)VB
32 (1.802 %)VC++
41 (0.901 %)XPath
41 (0.901 %)PowerShell
41 (0.901 %)C++
41 (0.901 %)Java
41 (0.901 %)JavaScript
41 (0.901 %)Transact-SQL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (4.505 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (2.703 %)MCP
32 (1.802 %)MCSE
32 (1.802 %)Citrix Certification
32 (1.802 %)EMC Certification
41 (0.901 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (0.901 %)Degree
41 (0.901 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.901 %)A+ Certification
41 (0.901 %)MCSA
41 (0.901 %)CCNA
41 (0.901 %)CCA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (20.72 %)Active Directory
23 (2.703 %)NetBackup
32 (1.802 %)VMware ESX
32 (1.802 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.901 %)VMware Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
134 (30.63 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (3.604 %)Netcool
31 (0.901 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (0.901 %)MIIS
31 (0.901 %)EMC Navisphere
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (41.44 %)Microsoft
230 (27.03 %)Borland
312 (10.81 %)HP
49 (8.108 %)Sun
57 (6.306 %)VMware
65 (4.505 %)EMC
74 (3.604 %)VERITAS
74 (3.604 %)Dell
74 (3.604 %)Oracle
74 (3.604 %)Cisco
83 (2.703 %)Lotus
83 (2.703 %)Citrix
92 (1.802 %)Novell
101 (0.901 %)Novadigm
101 (0.901 %)Red Hat
101 (0.901 %)Proxima
101 (0.901 %)Symantec
101 (0.901 %)IBM
101 (0.901 %)Progress
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