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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2k) skills within the South East 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 2000 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows 2000 (Win2k)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4639
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads365611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.482 %0.609 %
As % of the category below12.26 %13.82 %
Daily rates quoted42115
Average minimum daily rate£285£269
Average daily rate£303£280
% change on same period last year+7.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£296
% change on same period last year-11.99 %
Hourly rates quoted139208
Average minimum hourly rate£15.95£19.18
Average hourly rate£16.94£20.10
% change on same period last year-15.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.93£21.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.86£18.03
% change on same period last year-6.48 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
South East
Matching contract IT job ads29764422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.927 %4.404 %
Daily rates quoted6051093
Average minimum daily rate£333£327
Average daily rate£351£345
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted608798
Average minimum hourly rate£21.11£22.86
Average hourly rate£22.61£24.05
% change on same period last year-5.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.11£25.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South East 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 jobs citing Windows 2000 within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BuckinghamshireNo change088£290+29.41 %
HampshireDown-668£120-66.32 %
SurreyDown-1967£255-9.50 %
BerkshireDown-1066£311+23.01 %
OxfordshireDown-1230£443+48.85 %
MiddlesexDown-712--
West SussexUp+39£125-21.87 %
KentUp+48£363-10.49 %
East SussexUp+94--
Thames ValleyUp+32--
Home CountiesUp+141--
Windows 2000 EnglandWindows 2000
England

Windows 2000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1768 (100.00 %)Windows
2442 (57.55 %)Windows XP
3309 (40.23 %)Windows Server 2003
4256 (33.33 %)Microsoft
5247 (32.16 %)Active Directory
6243 (31.64 %)MS Office
7171 (22.27 %)MS Excel
8127 (16.54 %)Windows NT
9111 (14.45 %)Windows Vista
1097 (12.63 %)MS Exchange
1097 (12.63 %)Citrix
1196 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
1291 (11.85 %)HP
1375 (9.766 %)TCP/IP
1375 (9.766 %)Security Cleared
1466 (8.594 %)Novell
1565 (8.464 %)LAN
1664 (8.333 %)Cisco
1763 (8.203 %)SQL
1763 (8.203 %)ITIL
1862 (8.073 %)MCSE
1957 (7.422 %)UNIX
1957 (7.422 %)WAN
1957 (7.422 %)SC Cleared
2052 (6.771 %)VPN
2052 (6.771 %)SQL Server
2150 (6.510 %)DNS
2150 (6.510 %)SAN
2247 (6.120 %)Migration
2346 (5.990 %)Government

Windows 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (4.036 %).NET
225 (3.255 %)ASP.NET
319 (2.474 %)HTML
49 (1.172 %)WebSphere
57 (0.911 %)ASP
57 (0.911 %)CSS
65 (0.651 %)XML
73 (0.391 %)Application Packaging
82 (0.260 %).NET Framework
82 (0.260 %)WMI
91 (0.130 %)Windows SharePoint Services
91 (0.130 %)X-Windows
91 (0.130 %)WSH
91 (0.130 %)EDI
91 (0.130 %)JSP
91 (0.130 %)SOAP
91 (0.130 %)WebServices
91 (0.130 %)COM
91 (0.130 %)COM+
91 (0.130 %)DCOM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
197 (12.63 %)MS Exchange
245 (5.859 %)Exchange Server 2003
344 (5.729 %)IIS
437 (4.818 %)Lotus Notes
521 (2.734 %)GroupWise
619 (2.474 %)Exchange Server 5.5
619 (2.474 %)Exchange Server 2000
713 (1.693 %)SharePoint
810 (1.302 %)Exchange Server 2007
97 (0.911 %)SharePoint Server 2007
105 (0.651 %)SharePoint Portal Server
105 (0.651 %)WebSphere Application Server
114 (0.521 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
123 (0.391 %)Rendezvous
123 (0.391 %)SAS
123 (0.391 %)MQSeries
132 (0.260 %)WebLogic
132 (0.260 %)Apache
132 (0.260 %)WebSphere MQ
132 (0.260 %)BizTalk Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1243 (31.64 %)MS Office
2171 (22.27 %)MS Excel
313 (1.693 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.130 %)MS Visio
41 (0.130 %)MS Project
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (0.781 %)SoftGrid
22 (0.260 %)Microsoft CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (9.766 %)TCP/IP
265 (8.464 %)LAN
357 (7.422 %)WAN
452 (6.771 %)VPN
550 (6.510 %)DNS
550 (6.510 %)SAN
637 (4.818 %)Firewall
734 (4.427 %)Internet
822 (2.865 %)DHCP
918 (2.344 %)Cisco PIX
1016 (2.083 %)Intranet
1115 (1.953 %)Ethernet
1214 (1.823 %)HTTP
1312 (1.563 %)Network Security
1410 (1.302 %)VoIP
157 (0.911 %)Wireless
166 (0.781 %)WLAN
166 (0.781 %)ISDN
166 (0.781 %)SSL
166 (0.781 %)Cisco IPT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (6.771 %)SQL Server
219 (2.474 %)SQL Server 2000
316 (2.083 %)Crystal Reports
411 (1.432 %)BusinessObjects
510 (1.302 %)DB2
68 (1.042 %)Oracle 10g
68 (1.042 %)MSDE
77 (0.911 %)SQL Server 2005
77 (0.911 %)DB2 UDB
77 (0.911 %)Oracle 9i
86 (0.781 %)RDBMS
93 (0.391 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
93 (0.391 %)SQL Server 7
93 (0.391 %)Datawarehouse
102 (0.260 %)MySQL
102 (0.260 %)Oracle Reports
102 (0.260 %)SQLPlus
111 (0.130 %)DataStage
111 (0.130 %)ETL
111 (0.130 %)MS Access
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (0.781 %)LabVIEW
25 (0.651 %)MSI
25 (0.651 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.391 %)InstallShield
42 (0.260 %)QARun
51 (0.130 %)NUnit
51 (0.130 %)CruiseControl
51 (0.130 %)StarTeam
51 (0.130 %)WinRunner
51 (0.130 %)TestDirector
51 (0.130 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.130 %)ARTiSAN
51 (0.130 %)ClearCase
51 (0.130 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (5.990 %)Government
239 (5.078 %)Finance
337 (4.818 %)Pharmaceutical
422 (2.865 %)Telecoms
521 (2.734 %)Health
613 (1.693 %)Back Office
711 (1.432 %)Local Government
89 (1.172 %)Education
89 (1.172 %)Marketing
97 (0.911 %)Legal
106 (0.781 %)Insurance
115 (0.651 %)Banking
124 (0.521 %)Retail
133 (0.391 %)Billing
142 (0.260 %)Investment Banking
142 (0.260 %)Electronics
142 (0.260 %)Manufacturing
151 (0.130 %)Publishing
151 (0.130 %)Chemicals
151 (0.130 %)Pensions
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1301 (39.19 %)Analyst
2130 (16.93 %)Support Analyst
3104 (13.54 %)Helpdesk Analyst
499 (12.89 %)Support Engineer
565 (8.464 %)Desktop Support
664 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Support
756 (7.292 %)2nd Line Support
845 (5.859 %)1st Line Support
938 (4.948 %)Service Analyst
938 (4.948 %)Service Desk Analyst
1035 (4.557 %)Administrator
1132 (4.167 %)Desktop Engineer
1230 (3.906 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
1327 (3.516 %)Desktop Analyst
1426 (3.385 %)3rd Line Support
1426 (3.385 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
1524 (3.125 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1620 (2.604 %)Desktop Support Engineer
1719 (2.474 %)Technical Analyst
1719 (2.474 %)Technical Support
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (4.297 %)German Language
228 (3.646 %)Dutch Language
327 (3.516 %)French Language
425 (3.255 %)Clustering
514 (1.823 %)AS400
611 (1.432 %)Blackberry
79 (1.172 %)Computer Science
88 (1.042 %)Client/Server
97 (0.911 %)PDA
97 (0.911 %)NHS
106 (0.781 %)Management Information System
112 (0.260 %)Video Conferencing
112 (0.260 %)EFT
112 (0.260 %)Thin Client
112 (0.260 %)Fat Client
112 (0.260 %)Spanish Language
112 (0.260 %)Replication
121 (0.130 %)CESG
121 (0.130 %)CESG CLAS
121 (0.130 %)CMDB
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1768 (100.00 %)Windows
2442 (57.55 %)Windows XP
3309 (40.23 %)Windows Server 2003
4127 (16.54 %)Windows NT
5111 (14.45 %)Windows Vista
657 (7.422 %)UNIX
743 (5.599 %)Windows 2000 Server
839 (5.078 %)Linux
935 (4.557 %)NetWare
1026 (3.385 %)Solaris
1114 (1.823 %)AIX
128 (1.042 %)Windows Server 2008
137 (0.911 %)VMS
144 (0.521 %)Red Hat Linux
144 (0.521 %)Tru64
153 (0.391 %)HPUX
162 (0.260 %)FreeBSD
162 (0.260 %)OpenBSD
171 (0.130 %)SUSE
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (9.766 %)Security Cleared
263 (8.203 %)ITIL
357 (7.422 %)SC Cleared
447 (6.120 %)Migration
528 (3.646 %)Service Delivery
618 (2.344 %)Data Migration
712 (1.563 %)Change Management
811 (1.432 %)Time Management
811 (1.432 %)Network Load Balancing
811 (1.432 %)Business Intelligence
910 (1.302 %)CRM
910 (1.302 %)Data Management
109 (1.172 %)ITSM
109 (1.172 %)Test Scripting
109 (1.172 %)Incident Management
118 (1.042 %)Service Management
127 (0.911 %)DV Cleared
127 (0.911 %)Systems Analysis
127 (0.911 %)Project Management
136 (0.781 %)Problem Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (8.203 %)SQL
219 (2.474 %)VB
316 (2.083 %)C
415 (1.953 %)C#
415 (1.953 %)Java
415 (1.953 %)VBScript
513 (1.693 %)Shell Script
69 (1.172 %)VB.NET
69 (1.172 %)VBA
78 (1.042 %)JavaScript
85 (0.651 %)Perl
85 (0.651 %)PL/SQL
94 (0.521 %)C++
103 (0.391 %)Python
103 (0.391 %)Transact-SQL
111 (0.130 %)Delphi
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
196 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
262 (8.073 %)MCSE
332 (4.167 %)Degree
332 (4.167 %)MCP
421 (2.734 %)Cisco Certification
519 (2.474 %)CCNA
612 (1.563 %)Citrix Certification
612 (1.563 %)CNE
612 (1.563 %)Novell Certification
710 (1.302 %)CCA
86 (0.781 %)MCSA
86 (0.781 %)CCNP
95 (0.651 %)ISEB
104 (0.521 %)HND
112 (0.260 %)ITIL Certification
112 (0.260 %)CCSE
112 (0.260 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
112 (0.260 %)MCTS
112 (0.260 %)CCSA
121 (0.130 %)MCITP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (2.734 %)SLA
26 (0.781 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (0.521 %)QA
42 (0.260 %)ISO9001
42 (0.260 %)ISO27001
51 (0.130 %)GLP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1247 (32.16 %)Active Directory
212 (1.563 %)Citrix Presentation Server
311 (1.432 %)NetBackup
410 (1.302 %)VMware Infrastructure
59 (1.172 %)Terminal Server
68 (1.042 %)ISA Server
76 (0.781 %)MetaFrame
76 (0.781 %)VMware ESX
83 (0.391 %)Oracle RMAN
83 (0.391 %)Terminal Services
83 (0.391 %)NFS
92 (0.260 %)Xen
92 (0.260 %)Novell eDirectory
92 (0.260 %)Oracle RAC
92 (0.260 %)Backup Exec
92 (0.260 %)VMware Workstation
92 (0.260 %)VMware GSX
101 (0.130 %)VMware Server
101 (0.130 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
101 (0.130 %)NDS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
141 (5.339 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
216 (2.083 %)OpenView
313 (1.693 %)Tivoli
49 (1.172 %)ZENworks
57 (0.911 %)OVOW
57 (0.911 %)Tivoli NetView
57 (0.911 %)CiscoWorks
65 (0.651 %)NNM
65 (0.651 %)OpenView Configuration Management
65 (0.651 %)HP Data Protector
74 (0.521 %)MOM
74 (0.521 %)Legato
74 (0.521 %)EMC NetWorker
83 (0.391 %)WSUS
92 (0.260 %)Oracle Statspack
92 (0.260 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
92 (0.260 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
92 (0.260 %)Unicenter
101 (0.130 %)OVSD
101 (0.130 %)SCOM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1256 (33.33 %)Microsoft
297 (12.63 %)Citrix
391 (11.85 %)HP
466 (8.594 %)Novell
564 (8.333 %)Cisco
641 (5.339 %)Oracle
737 (4.818 %)Lotus
830 (3.906 %)Compaq
830 (3.906 %)VMware
929 (3.776 %)Dell
1024 (3.125 %)IBM
1120 (2.604 %)VERITAS
1218 (2.344 %)Intel
1317 (2.214 %)Remedy
1317 (2.214 %)Sun
1415 (1.953 %)CheckPoint
1513 (1.693 %)EMC
1611 (1.432 %)Altiris
1611 (1.432 %)Symantec
1611 (1.432 %)Business Objects