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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Exchange Server 2003 over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server 2003
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank86107
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads213222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.273 %0.249 %
As % of the category below11.19 %8.737 %
Daily rates quoted3625
Average minimum daily rate£287£304
Average daily rate£308£315
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£281
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted6749
Average minimum hourly rate£21.46£20.59
Average hourly rate£23.38£21.71
% change on same period last year+7.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.30£22.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.12£20.95
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Application Platforms South EastApplication Platforms
South East
Matching contract IT job ads19042541
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.443 %2.855 %
Daily rates quoted451463
Average minimum daily rate£354£337
Average daily rate£376£359
% change on same period last year+4.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£353
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
Hourly rates quoted259299
Average minimum hourly rate£23.63£23.99
Average hourly rate£25.16£25.25
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.69£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.73£22.67
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Exchange Server 2003 EnglandExchange 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.

Exchange Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Exchange Server 2003 across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Demand Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Exchange Server 2003 across the South East region.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the South East region over the past 3 months.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Exchange Server 2003 across the South East region.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the South East region over the past 3 months.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Exchange Server 2003
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 within the South East region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1BerkshireUp+149£313-2.61 %
2HampshireUp+2631£347-2.82 %
3BuckinghamshireUp+528£390-
4SurreyUp+926£215-21.81 %
5OxfordshireUp+225£250+8.69 %
6West SussexUp+514£196-
7KentUp+113£175-44.00 %
8MiddlesexDown-28--
8East SussexUp+68--
9Home CountiesNew entry-4--
10M4 CorridorNew entry-2£400-
10Thames ValleyUp+232£375-
11SussexUp+51--
Exchange Server 2003 EnglandExchange Server 2003
England

Exchange Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the South East region citing Exchange Server 2003 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Exchange Server 2003.

1394 (77.87 %)Windows
2342 (67.59 %)Active Directory
3323 (63.83 %)MS Exchange
4215 (42.49 %)Exchange Server 2000
5208 (41.11 %)Microsoft
6147 (29.05 %)Windows Server 2003
7142 (28.06 %)Citrix
8103 (20.36 %)Exchange Server 5.5
8103 (20.36 %)Exchange Server 2007
999 (19.57 %)Windows 2000
1096 (18.97 %)Windows NT
1187 (17.19 %)SQL
1187 (17.19 %)DNS
1285 (16.80 %)Microsoft Certification
1382 (16.21 %)MOM
1477 (15.22 %)TCP/IP
1576 (15.02 %)WAN
1576 (15.02 %)SQL Server
1669 (13.64 %)LAN
1768 (13.44 %)MCSE
1864 (12.65 %)Firewall
1961 (12.06 %)MS Excel
2060 (11.86 %)MS Office
2060 (11.86 %)VMware
2159 (11.66 %)Migration
2159 (11.66 %)WINS
2251 (10.08 %)HP
2348 (9.486 %)Clustering
2348 (9.486 %)Windows XP
2442 (8.300 %)McAfee Security

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the South East region citing Exchange Server 2003 also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Exchange Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (0.988 %)WebServices
23 (0.593 %).NET
32 (0.395 %)XML
32 (0.395 %)WMI
41 (0.198 %)HTML
41 (0.198 %)EDI
41 (0.198 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.198 %)CSS
Application Platforms
1323 (63.83 %)MS Exchange
2215 (42.49 %)Exchange Server 2000
3103 (20.36 %)Exchange Server 5.5
3103 (20.36 %)Exchange Server 2007
434 (6.719 %)SharePoint
524 (4.743 %)IIS
67 (1.383 %)SharePoint Server 2007
67 (1.383 %)Live Communications Server
75 (0.988 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
75 (0.988 %)BizTalk Server
83 (0.593 %)Lotus Notes
83 (0.593 %)Apache
83 (0.593 %)SharePoint Portal Server
92 (0.395 %)Site Server
92 (0.395 %)GroupWise
101 (0.198 %)Office Project Server
Applications
161 (12.06 %)MS Excel
260 (11.86 %)MS Office
36 (1.186 %)MS Project
44 (0.791 %)MS Visio
52 (0.395 %)Acrobat
52 (0.395 %)Paint Shop Pro
Business Applications
13 (0.593 %)Line 50
Communications & Networking
187 (17.19 %)DNS
277 (15.22 %)TCP/IP
376 (15.02 %)WAN
469 (13.64 %)LAN
564 (12.65 %)Firewall
659 (11.66 %)WINS
742 (8.300 %)VPN
839 (7.708 %)DHCP
933 (6.522 %)SAN
1032 (6.324 %)X.500
1130 (5.929 %)X.400
1228 (5.534 %)SMS
1312 (2.372 %)Internet
149 (1.779 %)SMTP
158 (1.581 %)Intranet
158 (1.581 %)Wireless
166 (1.186 %)NetScreen
175 (0.988 %)LDAP
184 (0.791 %)ADSL
184 (0.791 %)Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
176 (15.02 %)SQL Server
221 (4.150 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (2.174 %)Oracle 9i
410 (1.976 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (1.779 %)SQL Server 7
64 (0.791 %)MS Access
72 (0.395 %)DTS
72 (0.395 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
112 (2.372 %)MSI
210 (1.976 %)VSS/SourceSafe
38 (1.581 %)InstallShield
42 (0.395 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.198 %)PVCS
51 (0.198 %)TestDirector
General
134 (6.719 %)Government
217 (3.360 %)Insurance
39 (1.779 %)Military
39 (1.779 %)Telecoms
48 (1.581 %)Finance
48 (1.581 %)Back Office
55 (0.988 %)Health
55 (0.988 %)Education
64 (0.791 %)Banking
73 (0.593 %)Legal
73 (0.593 %)Construction
82 (0.395 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (0.395 %)Local Government
82 (0.395 %)Pensions
91 (0.198 %)Retail
91 (0.198 %)Electronics
91 (0.198 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.198 %)Publishing
91 (0.198 %)Games
Job Titles
196 (18.97 %)Analyst
273 (14.43 %)Support Engineer
356 (11.07 %)3rd Line Support
452 (10.28 %)2nd Line Support
549 (9.684 %)Support Analyst
645 (8.893 %)Systems Engineer
743 (8.498 %)Administrator
839 (7.708 %)Consultant
934 (6.719 %)Server Support
1032 (6.324 %)Systems Administrator
1123 (4.545 %)Technical Support
1222 (4.348 %)Desktop Support
1321 (4.150 %)Exchange Consultant
1420 (3.953 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1519 (3.755 %)Network Engineer
1519 (3.755 %)Network Support
1618 (3.557 %)Server Engineer
1716 (3.162 %)Helpdesk Support
1813 (2.569 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1813 (2.569 %)Integration Engineer
Miscellaneous
148 (9.486 %)Clustering
226 (5.138 %)Blackberry
312 (2.372 %)Replication
44 (0.791 %)Client/Server
53 (0.593 %)PDA
62 (0.395 %)Fat Client
62 (0.395 %)NHS
62 (0.395 %)Thin Client
62 (0.395 %)HACMP
62 (0.395 %)Management Information System
62 (0.395 %)Asset Management
71 (0.198 %)AS400
71 (0.198 %)EPoS
71 (0.198 %)Video Conferencing
71 (0.198 %)Informatics
71 (0.198 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
1394 (77.87 %)Windows
2147 (29.05 %)Windows Server 2003
399 (19.57 %)Windows 2000
496 (18.97 %)Windows NT
548 (9.486 %)Windows XP
624 (4.743 %)Linux
714 (2.767 %)Unix
87 (1.383 %)AIX
95 (0.988 %)Solaris
103 (0.593 %)HPUX
103 (0.593 %)NetWare
112 (0.395 %)SUSE
112 (0.395 %)Windows Mobile
112 (0.395 %)Windows Vista
121 (0.198 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
159 (11.66 %)Migration
231 (6.126 %)Configuration Management
327 (5.336 %)ITIL
415 (2.964 %)Project Management
513 (2.569 %)Service Delivery
69 (1.779 %)Validation
78 (1.581 %)Data Migration
87 (1.383 %)Data Security
96 (1.186 %)Change Management
96 (1.186 %)Problem Management
105 (0.988 %)Disaster Recovery
114 (0.791 %)PRINCE2
114 (0.791 %)CRM
114 (0.791 %)Service Management
114 (0.791 %)Software Testing
114 (0.791 %)Time Management
123 (0.593 %)ITSM
132 (0.395 %)Operations Management
132 (0.395 %)Investment Management
141 (0.198 %)Network Load Balancing
Programming Languages
187 (17.19 %)SQL
28 (1.581 %)VB
36 (1.186 %)VBScript
43 (0.593 %)Perl
52 (0.395 %)C#
52 (0.395 %)Transact-SQL
52 (0.395 %)VBA
Qualifications
185 (16.80 %)Microsoft Certification
268 (13.44 %)MCSE
320 (3.953 %)MCP
320 (3.953 %)Cisco Certification
416 (3.162 %)CCNA
59 (1.779 %)ISEB
68 (1.581 %)MCSA
68 (1.581 %)Novell Certification
77 (1.383 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
86 (1.186 %)CNE
95 (0.988 %)CCA
95 (0.988 %)Citrix Certification
95 (0.988 %)Degree
103 (0.593 %)MCT
103 (0.593 %)CCNP
112 (0.395 %)CNA
112 (0.395 %)RHCT
121 (0.198 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
121 (0.198 %)A+ Certification
121 (0.198 %)Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.593 %)SLA
21 (0.198 %)QA
System Software
1342 (67.59 %)Active Directory
241 (8.103 %)Terminal Services
334 (6.719 %)NetBackup
428 (5.534 %)VMware ESX
527 (5.336 %)Backup Exec
614 (2.767 %)ISA Server
711 (2.174 %)Citrix Presentation Server
89 (1.779 %)MailMarshal
97 (1.383 %)MetaFrame
106 (1.186 %)Terminal Server
115 (0.988 %)VMware Server
122 (0.395 %)VMware Workstation
122 (0.395 %)VMware GSX
122 (0.395 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
122 (0.395 %)Novell eDirectory
Systems Management
182 (16.21 %)MOM
223 (4.545 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
311 (2.174 %)WSUS
49 (1.779 %)OpenView
58 (1.581 %)Norton AntiVirus
65 (0.988 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
65 (0.988 %)BMC PATROL
74 (0.791 %)OVOW
83 (0.593 %)EMC NetWorker
83 (0.593 %)MAILsweeper
92 (0.395 %)ARCserve
92 (0.395 %)MIIS
101 (0.198 %)ZENworks
101 (0.198 %)OVSD
101 (0.198 %)HP Data Protector
Vendors
1208 (41.11 %)Microsoft
2142 (28.06 %)Citrix
360 (11.86 %)VMware
451 (10.08 %)HP
542 (8.300 %)Cisco
542 (8.300 %)McAfee Security
628 (5.534 %)Symantec
721 (4.150 %)VERITAS
721 (4.150 %)IBM
817 (3.360 %)Compaq
916 (3.162 %)Oracle
1014 (2.767 %)Intel
1111 (2.174 %)Dell
1111 (2.174 %)Novell
129 (1.779 %)Red Hat
129 (1.779 %)EMC
129 (1.779 %)Altiris
138 (1.581 %)Sun
146 (1.186 %)Adobe
146 (1.186 %)Sophos
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