The first table below looks at the demand for Exchange Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East 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 19 June 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 South East 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Rank 127 146 139
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -7
Contract jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 94 102 111
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 1.174% 1.020% 1.047%
As % of the Application Platforms category 6.826% 6.645% 6.328%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 45 44
Average daily rate £360 £263 £273
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+37.14% -3.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £222 £153 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £369 £371
UK excluding London average daily rate £319 £260 £220
% change year-on-year
+22.78% +18.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 12 16
Average hourly rate - £22.50 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +40.62%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.75 £22.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-38.88% +40.62%
All Application Platforms
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
1377 1535 1754
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 17.20% 15.36% 16.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 725 744 794
Average daily rate £350 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £200 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £340
% change year-on-year
- -4.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 89 146
Average hourly rate £18.50 £22.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.77% +25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.30 £40.00 £42.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +5.26%
Exchange Server 2003
England

Exchange Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs 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 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 South East region.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the South East region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

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 South East region.

South East Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 within the South East region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Oxfordshire +27 32 £365 +124.61% 3
Berkshire +11 27 £340 +56.32% 4
Buckinghamshire -16 15 £425 +161.53% 3
Hampshire -11 13 £320 - 7
Surrey +22 6 £205 -45.33% 2
West Sussex +13 3 £275 -15.38% 1
Sussex - - - -
Kent - - - - 4
Middlesex - - - -
East Sussex - - - - 1
Exchange Server 2003
England

Exchange Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1 162 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 123 (75.93%) Exchange Server 2010
3 107 (66.05%) Windows
4 100 (61.73%) VMware
5 96 (59.26%) Microsoft
6 77 (47.53%) Windows Server 2008
7 76 (46.91%) Active Directory
8 72 (44.44%) Windows Server 2003
9 66 (40.74%) Microsoft Certification
10 62 (38.27%) MCSE
11 52 (32.10%) vSphere
12 50 (30.86%) SCOM
13 49 (30.25%) Migration
14 48 (29.63%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
15 46 (28.40%) Exchange Server 2007
15 46 (28.40%) VMware Infrastructure
16 40 (24.69%) Windows XP
16 40 (24.69%) Citrix
17 37 (22.84%) Windows 7
18 36 (22.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
19 35 (21.60%) MobileIron
20 34 (20.99%) Security Cleared
20 34 (20.99%) SQL
21 32 (19.75%) Data Protection
22 28 (17.28%) Postini
23 27 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
24 25 (15.43%) MS Excel
24 25 (15.43%) SAN
25 24 (14.81%) ITIL
26 22 (13.58%) HP

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 Development
1 1 (0.617%) X-Windows
1 1 (0.617%) ADSI
Application Platforms
1 162 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 123 (75.93%) Exchange Server 2010
3 48 (29.63%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 46 (28.40%) Exchange Server 2007
5 20 (12.35%) SharePoint
6 19 (11.73%) Lync
7 13 (8.025%) Office Communications Server
8 8 (4.938%) IIS
9 3 (1.852%) IBM Notes
10 2 (1.235%) Exchange Server 5.5
10 2 (1.235%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.617%) Apache
11 1 (0.617%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 25 (15.43%) MS Excel
2 16 (9.877%) MS Office
3 1 (0.617%) Office 365
3 1 (0.617%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.617%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 25 (15.43%) SAN
2 22 (13.58%) TCP/IP
3 20 (12.35%) DNS
4 18 (11.11%) DHCP
5 16 (9.877%) Firewall
6 13 (8.025%) LAN
7 11 (6.790%) WAN
8 10 (6.173%) VPN
9 7 (4.321%) Wireless
10 5 (3.086%) Internet
10 5 (3.086%) WLAN
11 4 (2.469%) VoIP
12 3 (1.852%) FTP
12 3 (1.852%) Network Security
12 3 (1.852%) NAS
13 2 (1.235%) Cisco IOS
13 2 (1.235%) SNMP
13 2 (1.235%) Ethernet
13 2 (1.235%) FDDI
13 2 (1.235%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.407%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.790%) SQL Server 2005
3 8 (4.938%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (1.235%) SQL Server 2000
5 1 (0.617%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.617%) MySQL
5 1 (0.617%) Cognos Impromptu
Development Applications
1 2 (1.235%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (8.025%) Publishing
2 7 (4.321%) Finance
3 6 (3.704%) French Language
4 3 (1.852%) Telecoms
4 3 (1.852%) Advertising
4 3 (1.852%) Banking
5 2 (1.235%) Local Government
6 1 (0.617%) Military
Job Titles
1 41 (25.31%) Consultant
2 28 (17.28%) Messaging Consultant
3 18 (11.11%) Analyst
4 15 (9.259%) 3rd Line Support
5 14 (8.642%) Messaging Engineer
6 13 (8.025%) Exchange Consultant
6 13 (8.025%) Support Engineer
7 10 (6.173%) Support Analyst
8 8 (4.938%) Integration Engineer
8 8 (4.938%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.321%) 2nd Line Support
9 7 (4.321%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 6 (3.704%) Exchange Engineer
10 6 (3.704%) Team Leader
10 6 (3.704%) Technical Support
11 5 (3.086%) 1st Line Support
11 5 (3.086%) Administrator
11 5 (3.086%) Infrastructure Manager
11 5 (3.086%) Support Team Leader
11 5 (3.086%) Wintel Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.556%) Blackberry
2 4 (2.469%) Clustering
2 4 (2.469%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.235%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (1.235%) CMDB
4 1 (0.617%) EPoS
4 1 (0.617%) Thin Client
4 1 (0.617%) Replication
4 1 (0.617%) Fat Client
4 1 (0.617%) iPad
4 1 (0.617%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 107 (66.05%) Windows
2 77 (47.53%) Windows Server 2008
3 72 (44.44%) Windows Server 2003
4 40 (24.69%) Windows XP
5 37 (22.84%) Windows 7
6 19 (11.73%) Windows Vista
7 10 (6.173%) UNIX
8 7 (4.321%) Linux
8 7 (4.321%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (3.086%) Windows 2000
10 3 (1.852%) Mac OS X
10 3 (1.852%) Windows 2000 Server
10 3 (1.852%) Mac OS
11 2 (1.235%) AIX
11 2 (1.235%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (30.25%) Migration
2 32 (19.75%) Data Protection
3 27 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 24 (14.81%) ITIL
5 12 (7.407%) Service Management
6 11 (6.790%) Service Delivery
7 6 (3.704%) Capacity Planning
7 6 (3.704%) Project Management
8 5 (3.086%) Change Management
8 5 (3.086%) Information Security
8 5 (3.086%) Compatibility Testing
9 4 (2.469%) Network Management
9 4 (2.469%) ITIL V3
10 3 (1.852%) Configuration Management
10 3 (1.852%) PRINCE2
10 3 (1.852%) CRM
10 3 (1.852%) Validation
10 3 (1.852%) Incident Management
10 3 (1.852%) Integration Testing
10 3 (1.852%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 34 (20.99%) SQL
2 11 (6.790%) VB
3 7 (4.321%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.469%) VBScript
5 2 (1.235%) C
Qualifications
1 66 (40.74%) Microsoft Certification
2 62 (38.27%) MCSE
3 36 (22.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 34 (20.99%) Security Cleared
5 18 (11.11%) SC Cleared
5 18 (11.11%) MCP
6 14 (8.642%) DV Cleared
7 5 (3.086%) MCSD
8 4 (2.469%) MCITP
9 2 (1.235%) MCDST
9 2 (1.235%) MCSA
10 1 (0.617%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.938%) SLA
2 4 (2.469%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.235%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.235%) QA
System Software
1 76 (46.91%) Active Directory
2 52 (32.10%) vSphere
3 46 (28.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (11.11%) Hyper-V
5 12 (7.407%) XenApp
6 8 (4.938%) VMware ESX
6 8 (4.938%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (2.469%) Citrix Presentation Server
8 3 (1.852%) XenDesktop
9 2 (1.235%) UAG
9 2 (1.235%) Forefront TMG
9 2 (1.235%) VMware Server
9 2 (1.235%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (1.235%) Terminal Server
9 2 (1.235%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.617%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.617%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.617%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 50 (30.86%) SCOM
2 18 (11.11%) SCCM
3 11 (6.790%) Backup Exec
4 9 (5.556%) WSUS
5 3 (1.852%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (1.852%) OpenView Configuration Management
5 3 (1.852%) Sysprep
6 2 (1.235%) McAfee ePO
6 2 (1.235%) OVSD
6 2 (1.235%) NetBackup
6 2 (1.235%) OpenView
6 2 (1.235%) Norton AntiVirus
6 2 (1.235%) MOM
6 2 (1.235%) AppDNA
7 1 (0.617%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 100 (61.73%) VMware
2 96 (59.26%) Microsoft
3 40 (24.69%) Citrix
4 35 (21.60%) MobileIron
5 28 (17.28%) Postini
6 22 (13.58%) HP
7 12 (7.407%) Cisco
8 10 (6.173%) Symantec
9 9 (5.556%) Mercator
10 5 (3.086%) Compaq
10 5 (3.086%) Peregrine
11 4 (2.469%) Adobe
11 4 (2.469%) Apple
12 3 (1.852%) Lotus
12 3 (1.852%) Sophos
12 3 (1.852%) McAfee
12 3 (1.852%) IBM
12 3 (1.852%) EMC
12 3 (1.852%) Intel
12 3 (1.852%) NetApp
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