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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 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 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
Rank6568
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads271382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.361 %0.386 %
As % of the category below8.982 %8.552 %
Daily rates quoted6089
Average minimum daily rate£351£337
Average daily rate£370£371
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£337
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted5084
Average minimum hourly rate£22.82£21.98
Average hourly rate£24.56£23.48
% change on same period last year+4.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.30£24.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.68£24.25
% change on same period last year-6.50 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
South East
Matching contract IT job ads30174467
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.021 %4.519 %
Daily rates quoted5721059
Average minimum daily rate£325£329
Average daily rate£342£346
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted655744
Average minimum hourly rate£20.70£23.31
Average hourly rate£22.13£24.59
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.55£25.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Windows Server 2003 EnglandWindows 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.

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BerkshireNo change0101£421+6.19 %
BuckinghamshireUp+739£366+3.10 %
HampshireUp+1434£273-27.55 %
SurreyDown-1830£340+2.33 %
OxfordshireUp+729£250-20.12 %
West SussexUp+89£550-
MiddlesexUp+18£325+44.44 %
KentDown-136£370-1.37 %
M4 CorridorUp+34£400+5.26 %
East SussexUp+54--
Home CountiesNew entry-3--
Thames ValleyUp+192£290-
SussexUp+91£550+57.14 %
Windows Server 2003 EnglandWindows Server 2003
England

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1538 (98.00 %)Windows
2241 (43.90 %)Active Directory
3179 (32.60 %)Microsoft
4177 (32.24 %)Security Cleared
5122 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
6112 (20.40 %)MS Exchange
7107 (19.49 %)SC Cleared
8106 (19.31 %)SQL
989 (16.21 %)Windows XP
1088 (16.03 %)Citrix
1088 (16.03 %)SQL Server
1183 (15.12 %)Microsoft Certification
1276 (13.84 %)HP
1370 (12.75 %)MCSE
1468 (12.39 %)TCP/IP
1567 (12.20 %)DNS
1664 (11.66 %)Windows 2000
1664 (11.66 %)Government
1760 (10.93 %)SAN
1859 (10.75 %)MS Office
1859 (10.75 %)VMware
1957 (10.38 %)Windows NT
2055 (10.02 %)Oracle
2152 (9.472 %)WAN
2152 (9.472 %)Exchange Server 2000
2250 (9.107 %)LAN
2348 (8.743 %)OpenView Configuration Management
2446 (8.379 %)Migration
2542 (7.650 %)DHCP
2542 (7.650 %)MS Excel

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (4.918 %).NET
226 (4.736 %)HTML
321 (3.825 %)XML
419 (3.461 %)ASP
518 (3.279 %)ASP.NET
617 (3.097 %)CSS
713 (2.368 %)JSP
713 (2.368 %)WebServices
86 (1.093 %)J2EE
95 (0.911 %)XHTML
104 (0.729 %)WebSphere
104 (0.729 %).NET Framework
104 (0.729 %)Software Packaging
112 (0.364 %)JMS
121 (0.182 %)Middleware
121 (0.182 %)AJAX
121 (0.182 %)XSL
121 (0.182 %)STL
121 (0.182 %)COM
121 (0.182 %)COM+
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1122 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
2112 (20.40 %)MS Exchange
352 (9.472 %)Exchange Server 2000
442 (7.650 %)IIS
531 (5.647 %)SharePoint
619 (3.461 %)Exchange Server 2007
710 (1.821 %)Lotus Notes
87 (1.275 %)BizTalk Server
96 (1.093 %)SharePoint Portal Server
105 (0.911 %)Exchange Server 5.5
105 (0.911 %)SharePoint Server 2007
105 (0.911 %)WebLogic
114 (0.729 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
123 (0.546 %)GroupWise
132 (0.364 %)Apache
132 (0.364 %)FormScape
141 (0.182 %)Office Communications Server
141 (0.182 %)WebSphere Application Server
141 (0.182 %)Oracle Application Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (10.75 %)MS Office
242 (7.650 %)MS Excel
313 (2.368 %)Photoshop
44 (0.729 %)MS Project
44 (0.729 %)MS Visio
51 (0.182 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.546 %)GoldMine
13 (0.546 %)Line 50
21 (0.182 %)SoftGrid
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
168 (12.39 %)TCP/IP
267 (12.20 %)DNS
360 (10.93 %)SAN
452 (9.472 %)WAN
550 (9.107 %)LAN
642 (7.650 %)DHCP
739 (7.104 %)Firewall
832 (5.829 %)Internet
919 (3.461 %)Intranet
1016 (2.914 %)VPN
1016 (2.914 %)Network Security
1112 (2.186 %)FTP
1211 (2.004 %)Extranet
1211 (2.004 %)X.500
1310 (1.821 %)X.400
147 (1.275 %)VLAN
154 (0.729 %)HTTP
154 (0.729 %)LDAP
163 (0.546 %)SMTP
163 (0.546 %)VoIP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
188 (16.03 %)SQL Server
223 (4.189 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (3.279 %)SQL Server 2000
416 (2.914 %)Oracle 8/8i
514 (2.550 %)DB2
514 (2.550 %)DB2 UDB
69 (1.639 %)BusinessObjects
78 (1.457 %)Oracle 10g
87 (1.275 %)SQL Server 7
94 (0.729 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
94 (0.729 %)BusinessObjects XI
94 (0.729 %)Datawarehouse
94 (0.729 %)Informix
102 (0.364 %)RDBMS
102 (0.364 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (0.182 %)DTS
111 (0.182 %)TOAD
111 (0.182 %)Oracle 9i
111 (0.182 %)MS Access
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (6.375 %)TestDirector
234 (6.193 %)StarTeam
319 (3.461 %)VSS/SourceSafe
414 (2.550 %)Flash
513 (2.368 %)Dreamweaver
64 (0.729 %)ClearQuest
73 (0.546 %)WinRunner
73 (0.546 %)QuickTest Pro
73 (0.546 %)LoadRunner
82 (0.364 %)MSI
82 (0.364 %)InstallShield
82 (0.364 %)JMeter
82 (0.364 %)Subversion
91 (0.182 %)Visual Studio
91 (0.182 %)C++Builder
91 (0.182 %)JBuilder
91 (0.182 %)Oracle Forms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
164 (11.66 %)Government
232 (5.829 %)Telecoms
319 (3.461 %)Finance
410 (1.821 %)Legal
58 (1.457 %)Multimedia
67 (1.275 %)Banking
76 (1.093 %)Military
76 (1.093 %)Pharmaceutical
76 (1.093 %)Education
85 (0.911 %)Back Office
94 (0.729 %)Health
103 (0.546 %)Retail
112 (0.364 %)Retail Banking
121 (0.182 %)Animation
121 (0.182 %)Law
121 (0.182 %)Investment Banking
121 (0.182 %)Insurance
121 (0.182 %)Pensions
121 (0.182 %)Electric
121 (0.182 %)Financial Institution
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
172 (13.11 %)Analyst
251 (9.290 %)Administrator
348 (8.743 %)Support Engineer
440 (7.286 %)Consultant
533 (6.011 %)Tester
632 (5.829 %)Support Analyst
731 (5.647 %)Systems Administrator
830 (5.464 %)Developer
927 (4.918 %)Server Engineer
1026 (4.736 %)Server Support
1125 (4.554 %)Desktop Support
1125 (4.554 %)3rd Line Support
1222 (4.007 %)Architect
1320 (3.643 %)2nd Line Support
1419 (3.461 %)Systems Engineer
1515 (2.732 %)Test Analyst
1515 (2.732 %)OpenView Specialist
1613 (2.368 %)Server Specialist
1613 (2.368 %)Web Developer
1712 (2.186 %)Technical Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (6.011 %)Clustering
214 (2.550 %)Thin Client
214 (2.550 %)Replication
214 (2.550 %)Fat Client
313 (2.368 %)Blackberry
410 (1.821 %)Client/Server
59 (1.639 %)N-Tier
66 (1.093 %)PDA
75 (0.911 %)Management Information System
84 (0.729 %)SCADA
93 (0.546 %)HACMP
102 (0.364 %)CESG
102 (0.364 %)CESG CLAS
102 (0.364 %)CLARiiON
102 (0.364 %)Computer Science
111 (0.182 %)Video Conferencing
111 (0.182 %)PKI
111 (0.182 %)Informatics
111 (0.182 %)Mathematics
111 (0.182 %)Physics
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1538 (98.00 %)Windows
289 (16.21 %)Windows XP
364 (11.66 %)Windows 2000
457 (10.38 %)Windows NT
539 (7.104 %)UNIX
637 (6.740 %)Solaris
734 (6.193 %)Linux
816 (2.914 %)Windows Vista
98 (1.457 %)HPUX
103 (0.546 %)AIX
103 (0.546 %)MVS
112 (0.364 %)OpenBSD
112 (0.364 %)Windows Mobile
112 (0.364 %)FreeBSD
121 (0.182 %)SUSE
121 (0.182 %)NetWare
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1177 (32.24 %)Security Cleared
2107 (19.49 %)SC Cleared
346 (8.379 %)Migration
433 (6.011 %)ITIL
532 (5.829 %)Configuration Management
615 (2.732 %)Disaster Recovery
615 (2.732 %)ITSM
615 (2.732 %)DV Cleared
714 (2.550 %)Test Scripting
714 (2.550 %)Load Balancing
812 (2.186 %)Release Management
910 (1.821 %)Project Management
109 (1.639 %)OO
118 (1.457 %)Validation
127 (1.275 %)BC Cleared
127 (1.275 %)System Testing
136 (1.093 %)Data Migration
136 (1.093 %)Automated Testing
136 (1.093 %)Software Testing
136 (1.093 %)Security Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1106 (19.31 %)SQL
223 (4.189 %)Java
320 (3.643 %)C#
320 (3.643 %)VBScript
419 (3.461 %)JavaScript
517 (3.097 %)VB
612 (2.186 %)ActionScript
711 (2.004 %)Perl
89 (1.639 %)Transact-SQL
89 (1.639 %)AWK
98 (1.457 %)Shell Script
106 (1.093 %)VC++
115 (0.911 %)C++
115 (0.911 %)PL/SQL
124 (0.729 %)C
133 (0.546 %)VBA
133 (0.546 %)VB.NET
142 (0.364 %)Python
142 (0.364 %)PowerShell
151 (0.182 %)XPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
183 (15.12 %)Microsoft Certification
270 (12.75 %)MCSE
318 (3.279 %)MCP
415 (2.732 %)CNE
415 (2.732 %)Novell Certification
512 (2.186 %)Citrix Certification
611 (2.004 %)ISEB
710 (1.821 %)MCSA
88 (1.457 %)CCEA
88 (1.457 %)Cisco Certification
88 (1.457 %)Degree
97 (1.275 %)CCNA
104 (0.729 %)CCA
113 (0.546 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
122 (0.364 %)EMC Certification
131 (0.182 %)A+ Certification
131 (0.182 %)Sun Certification
131 (0.182 %)CISSP
131 (0.182 %)MCSD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.546 %)QA
22 (0.364 %)GxP
22 (0.364 %)SLA
31 (0.182 %)GLP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1241 (43.90 %)Active Directory
230 (5.464 %)Citrix Presentation Server
324 (4.372 %)Terminal Services
422 (4.007 %)VMware Infrastructure
518 (3.279 %)Backup Exec
614 (2.550 %)VMware ESX
614 (2.550 %)Terminal Server
713 (2.368 %)NetBackup
85 (0.911 %)MetaFrame
94 (0.729 %)ISA Server
101 (0.182 %)Oracle RAC
101 (0.182 %)Novell eDirectory
101 (0.182 %)VMware Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
148 (8.743 %)OpenView Configuration Management
232 (5.829 %)OpenView
327 (4.918 %)MOM
418 (3.279 %)CiscoWorks
418 (3.279 %)OVOW
418 (3.279 %)OVPA
418 (3.279 %)OVPI
512 (2.186 %)Tivoli
69 (1.639 %)EMC NetWorker
78 (1.457 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
85 (0.911 %)Tivoli Monitoring
85 (0.911 %)Legato
85 (0.911 %)BMC PATROL
94 (0.729 %)Netcool
103 (0.546 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
103 (0.546 %)AutoSys
103 (0.546 %)Norton AntiVirus
103 (0.546 %)MAILsweeper
103 (0.546 %)WSUS
112 (0.364 %)Windows Storage Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1179 (32.60 %)Microsoft
288 (16.03 %)Citrix
376 (13.84 %)HP
459 (10.75 %)VMware
555 (10.02 %)Oracle
642 (7.650 %)Cisco
733 (6.011 %)Borland
830 (5.464 %)IBM
926 (4.736 %)Sun
1018 (3.279 %)EMC
1117 (3.097 %)Dell
1215 (2.732 %)Symantec
1314 (2.550 %)McAfee Security
1413 (2.368 %)VERITAS
1510 (1.821 %)Lotus
1510 (1.821 %)Novell
169 (1.639 %)Business Objects
177 (1.275 %)Compaq
177 (1.275 %)Red Hat
186 (1.093 %)Intel
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