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Windows Server 2003 Contracts in the South East

Browse 95 Windows Server 2003 job vacancies in the South East

The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 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 Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 18 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 Operating Systems 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.

3 months to
18 Jun 2013

Same period 2012

Same period 2011

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Rank

Rank change year-on-year

-13

Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003

347

327

502

As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East

4.293%

3.255%

4.757%

As % of the Operating Systems category

18.23%

16.13%

20.19%

Number of daily rates quoted

149

136

227

Average daily rate

£320

£300

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+6.66%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£168

£183

£200

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£425

£431

£410

UK excluding London average daily rate

£320

£275

£300

% change year-on-year

+16.36%

-8.33%

Number of hourly rates quoted

Average hourly rate

£18.88

£17.00

£20.75

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

+11.02%

-18.07%

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£16.00

£12.50

£13.00

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£32.50

£45.00

£33.75

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£18.00

£17.50

£18.25

% change year-on-year

+2.85%

-4.10%

All Operating Systems
South East

Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category

1903

2027

2486

As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East

23.55%

20.18%

23.56%

Number of daily rates quoted

919

795

929

Average daily rate

£340

£325

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+4.61%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£175

£160

£188

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£475

£450

£435

UK excluding London average daily rate

£325

Number of hourly rates quoted

258

339

357

Average hourly rate

£18.00

£17.50

£17.00

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

+2.85%

+2.94%

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£12.50

£11.50

£11.00

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£40.00

£45.00

£39.60

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£16.00

£17.50

£16.20

% change year-on-year

-8.57%

+8.02%

Windows Server 2003
England

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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.

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

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

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

This 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 18 June 2013.

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the South East region.

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

This 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 18 June 2013.

Windows 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 Windows Server 2003 within the South East region over the 3 months to 18 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
Berkshire	+4	129	£325	-7.14%	17
Hampshire	+7	78	£301	-6.09%	16
Buckinghamshire	-4	45	£375	+50.25%	13
Surrey	-5	33	£288	-8.00%	20
Oxfordshire	+16	22	£305	-18.66%	9
Kent	+11	17	£275	+35.80%	10
West Sussex	+16	12	£339	+110.40%	7
East Sussex	+9	9	-	-	2
Middlesex	+9	5	£475	-	1
Sussex	-	-	-	-
Windows Server 2003 England

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

1	594 (100.00%)	Windows
2	430 (72.39%)	Windows Server 2008
3	297 (50.00%)	Active Directory
4	281 (47.31%)	Microsoft
5	253 (42.59%)	VMware
6	190 (31.99%)	Security Cleared
7	157 (26.43%)	SQL
8	152 (25.59%)	SC Cleared
9	151 (25.42%)	VMware Infrastructure
10	149 (25.08%)	MS Exchange
11	145 (24.41%)	Windows 7
12	144 (24.24%)	SQL Server
13	130 (21.89%)	Windows XP
14	127 (21.38%)	Citrix
15	107 (18.01%)	MS Office

16	102 (17.17%)	HP
17	101 (17.00%)	SharePoint
17	101 (17.00%)	Exchange Server 2010
18	98 (16.50%)	MS Excel
19	83 (13.97%)	Oracle
20	82 (13.80%)	ITIL
20	82 (13.80%)	SAN
21	81 (13.64%)	Exchange Server 2007
22	78 (13.13%)	LAN
23	74 (12.46%)	IIS
23	74 (12.46%)	Microsoft Certification
24	72 (12.12%)	DNS
24	72 (12.12%)	Exchange Server 2003
25	70 (11.78%)	TCP/IP
25	70 (11.78%)	WAN

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1	54 (9.091%)	.NET
2	38 (6.397%)	ASP.NET
3	28 (4.714%)	XML
4	27 (4.545%)	Web Services
5	19 (3.199%)	HTML
6	17 (2.862%)	Windows SharePoint Services
7	15 (2.525%)	.NET Framework
8	13 (2.189%)	JSP
9	11 (1.852%)	J2EE
9	11 (1.852%)	CSS
9	11 (1.852%)	jQuery
10	10 (1.684%)	Java EE
10	10 (1.684%)	Ajax
11	9 (1.515%)	OC4J
12	8 (1.347%)	ADSI
13	6 (1.010%)	Middleware
13	6 (1.010%)	WebSphere
13	6 (1.010%)	WinForms
13	6 (1.010%)	Application Packaging
14	5 (0.842%)	ASP

Application Platforms
1	149 (25.08%)	MS Exchange
2	101 (17.00%)	SharePoint
2	101 (17.00%)	Exchange Server 2010
3	81 (13.64%)	Exchange Server 2007
4	74 (12.46%)	IIS
5	72 (12.12%)	Exchange Server 2003
6	36 (6.061%)	SharePoint Server
7	23 (3.872%)	Apache
8	22 (3.704%)	Tomcat
8	22 (3.704%)	SharePoint 2010
9	18 (3.030%)	Oracle Application Server
10	17 (2.862%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
11	15 (2.525%)	Oracle HTTP Server
12	11 (1.852%)	WebLogic
13	10 (1.684%)	Oracle SOA Suite
14	9 (1.515%)	MS Project Server
14	9 (1.515%)	IBM HTTP Server
15	7 (1.178%)	BizTalk Server
16	6 (1.010%)	WebSphere Application Server
16	6 (1.010%)	CM System

Applications
1	107 (18.01%)	MS Office
2	98 (16.50%)	MS Excel
3	19 (3.199%)	MS Visio
4	12 (2.020%)	MS PowerPoint
5	11 (1.852%)	MS Project
6	5 (0.842%)	InfoPath
7	4 (0.673%)	Photoshop
7	4 (0.673%)	Office 365
8	1 (0.168%)	Spreadsheet

Business Applications
1	10 (1.684%)	Oracle EBS
2	3 (0.505%)	Dynamics CRM
2	3 (0.505%)	Oracle 11i

Communications & Networking
1	82 (13.80%)	SAN
2	78 (13.13%)	LAN
3	72 (12.12%)	DNS
4	70 (11.78%)	TCP/IP
4	70 (11.78%)	WAN
5	69 (11.62%)	Firewall
6	63 (10.61%)	DHCP
7	38 (6.397%)	Internet
8	34 (5.724%)	VPN
9	29 (4.882%)	Wireless
10	26 (4.377%)	HTTP
11	24 (4.040%)	VoIP
12	21 (3.535%)	LDAP
13	15 (2.525%)	GPRS
13	15 (2.525%)	PSTN
13	15 (2.525%)	3G
14	14 (2.357%)	NAS
15	12 (2.020%)	VLAN
15	12 (2.020%)	WLAN
16	10 (1.684%)	IPsec

Database & Business Intelligence
1	144 (24.24%)	SQL Server
2	69 (11.62%)	SQL Server 2005
3	46 (7.744%)	SQL Server 2008
4	33 (5.556%)	Oracle 8/8i
5	23 (3.872%)	Oracle 10g
6	19 (3.199%)	DTS
7	17 (2.862%)	OLAP
8	14 (2.357%)	Oracle 11g
8	14 (2.357%)	IDOL
9	12 (2.020%)	Oracle Reports
10	10 (1.684%)	Oracle Discoverer
10	10 (1.684%)	SQL Server Integration Services
10	10 (1.684%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
11	7 (1.178%)	Oracle OWB
11	7 (1.178%)	Oracle BI EE
12	6 (1.010%)	InterSystems Cache
12	6 (1.010%)	MySQL
12	6 (1.010%)	SQL Server 2000
13	5 (0.842%)	RDBMS
13	5 (0.842%)	Data Warehouse

Development Applications
1	24 (4.040%)	Visual Studio
2	15 (2.525%)	MSI
3	13 (2.189%)	LoadRunner
4	10 (1.684%)	AdminStudio
5	7 (1.178%)	Oracle APEX
6	6 (1.010%)	Oracle Forms
7	5 (0.842%)	PVCS
7	5 (0.842%)	StarTeam
8	3 (0.505%)	NUnit
8	3 (0.505%)	Moq
9	2 (0.337%)	TestDirector
9	2 (0.337%)	QuickTest Pro
10	1 (0.168%)	InstallShield
10	1 (0.168%)	WinRunner
10	1 (0.168%)	Wise Package Studio
10	1 (0.168%)	Hudson
10	1 (0.168%)	Jenkins
10	1 (0.168%)	Subversion
10	1 (0.168%)	JIRA
10	1 (0.168%)	Team Foundation Server

General
1	35 (5.892%)	Finance
2	24 (4.040%)	Retail
3	22 (3.704%)	Banking
4	14 (2.357%)	Telecoms
5	8 (1.347%)	Advertising
6	7 (1.178%)	Publishing
6	7 (1.178%)	Investment Banking
6	7 (1.178%)	French Language
7	5 (0.842%)	Military
8	3 (0.505%)	Back Office
9	2 (0.337%)	Electronics
9	2 (0.337%)	Legal
10	1 (0.168%)	Manufacturing
10	1 (0.168%)	German Language
10	1 (0.168%)	Spanish Language
10	1 (0.168%)	Local Government

Job Titles
1	82 (13.80%)	Analyst
1	82 (13.80%)	Support Engineer
2	45 (7.576%)	3rd Line Support
3	44 (7.407%)	Server Engineer
4	41 (6.902%)	Support Analyst
4	41 (6.902%)	Administrator
5	39 (6.566%)	Infrastructure Engineer
6	37 (6.229%)	Architect
6	37 (6.229%)	Developer
7	34 (5.724%)	2nd Line Support
8	23 (3.872%)	3rd Line Support Engineer
9	21 (3.535%)	Consultant
10	20 (3.367%)	2nd Line Support Engineer
10	20 (3.367%)	SharePoint Developer
11	19 (3.199%)	Systems Administrator
12	18 (3.030%)	Systems Engineer
13	17 (2.862%)	Desktop Support
13	17 (2.862%)	Technical Support
13	17 (2.862%)	IT Support
14	14 (2.357%)	Applications Support

Miscellaneous
1	47 (7.912%)	Clustering
2	21 (3.535%)	Blackberry
3	15 (2.525%)	Management Information System
4	12 (2.020%)	Replication
5	10 (1.684%)	PKI
6	5 (0.842%)	Video Conferencing
7	4 (0.673%)	Fat Client
7	4 (0.673%)	Kindle
7	4 (0.673%)	IVR
7	4 (0.673%)	NHS
7	4 (0.673%)	Thin Client
8	3 (0.505%)	CCTV
9	2 (0.337%)	SecurID
9	2 (0.337%)	AS400
9	2 (0.337%)	Mainframe
9	2 (0.337%)	iPad
9	2 (0.337%)	Inversion of Control
9	2 (0.337%)	SaaS
9	2 (0.337%)	Data Integration
9	2 (0.337%)	iPhone

Operating Systems
1	594 (100.00%)	Windows
2	430 (72.39%)	Windows Server 2008
3	145 (24.41%)	Windows 7
4	130 (21.89%)	Windows XP
5	61 (10.27%)	Linux
6	51 (8.586%)	Windows Vista
7	44 (7.407%)	Windows 2000
8	42 (7.071%)	UNIX
9	36 (6.061%)	Windows Server 2012
10	27 (4.545%)	Windows 2000 Server
11	23 (3.872%)	Oracle Linux
12	19 (3.199%)	Solaris
13	12 (2.020%)	Windows NT
13	12 (2.020%)	Windows 8
13	12 (2.020%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14	7 (1.178%)	AIX
15	6 (1.010%)	NetWare
16	3 (0.505%)	Mac OS X
16	3 (0.505%)	Mac OS
17	2 (0.337%)	Ubuntu

Processes & Methodologies
1	82 (13.80%)	ITIL
2	65 (10.94%)	Migration
3	35 (5.892%)	Disaster Recovery
4	26 (4.377%)	Project Management
5	22 (3.704%)	Configuration Management
6	19 (3.199%)	Web Development
7	16 (2.694%)	Release Management
8	15 (2.525%)	Test Scripting
8	15 (2.525%)	Incident Management
8	15 (2.525%)	Information Security
9	14 (2.357%)	Business Intelligence
10	13 (2.189%)	Workflow
10	13 (2.189%)	Validation
10	13 (2.189%)	Time Management
10	13 (2.189%)	Test Automation
11	12 (2.020%)	Service Delivery
11	12 (2.020%)	PRINCE2
12	11 (1.852%)	Service Management
12	11 (1.852%)	System Testing
12	11 (1.852%)	Content Management

Programming Languages
1	157 (26.43%)	SQL
2	46 (7.744%)	C#
3	45 (7.576%)	PowerShell
4	43 (7.239%)	VB
5	28 (4.714%)	VBScript
6	23 (3.872%)	JavaScript
7	20 (3.367%)	T-SQL
8	16 (2.694%)	Java
9	14 (2.357%)	PL/SQL
10	11 (1.852%)	C
11	9 (1.515%)	Perl
12	8 (1.347%)	VB6
13	7 (1.178%)	Shell Script
14	5 (0.842%)	C++
15	1 (0.168%)	Bash shell

Qualifications
1	190 (31.99%)	Security Cleared
2	152 (25.59%)	SC Cleared
3	74 (12.46%)	Microsoft Certification
4	49 (8.249%)	MCSE
5	25 (4.209%)	DV Cleared
6	19 (3.199%)	MCITP
7	18 (3.030%)	Degree
7	18 (3.030%)	Cisco Certification
8	16 (2.694%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8	16 (2.694%)	MCP
9	13 (2.189%)	Citrix Certification
10	12 (2.020%)	MCSD
10	12 (2.020%)	CCNA
11	8 (1.347%)	ISTQB
12	6 (1.010%)	CCA
12	6 (1.010%)	MCSA
13	5 (0.842%)	MCTS
14	4 (0.673%)	CCNP
15	3 (0.505%)	HNC
15	3 (0.505%)	VCP4

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	24 (4.040%)	SLA
2	9 (1.515%)	ISO 9001
3	3 (0.505%)	PCI DSS
4	2 (0.337%)	ISO/IEC 27001
4	2 (0.337%)	QA
4	2 (0.337%)	JSP 440

System Software
1	297 (50.00%)	Active Directory
2	151 (25.42%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	55 (9.259%)	vSphere
4	53 (8.923%)	XenApp
5	43 (7.239%)	VMware ESX
6	36 (6.061%)	VMware ESXi
7	35 (5.892%)	Hyper-V
8	23 (3.872%)	XenDesktop
9	22 (3.704%)	Microsoft App-V
10	17 (2.862%)	VMware Workstation
10	17 (2.862%)	XenServer
11	13 (2.189%)	Oracle RAC
12	9 (1.515%)	Terminal Services
13	7 (1.178%)	Terminal Server
13	7 (1.178%)	Citrix Presentation Server
13	7 (1.178%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
14	6 (1.010%)	ISA Server
15	4 (0.673%)	Xen
15	4 (0.673%)	UAG
16	3 (0.505%)	Nmap

Systems Management
1	46 (7.744%)	SCCM
2	28 (4.714%)	SCOM
3	27 (4.545%)	Backup Exec
4	25 (4.209%)	HP Quality Center
4	25 (4.209%)	OpenView Configuration Management
5	21 (3.535%)	HP SIM
5	21 (3.535%)	WSUS
6	14 (2.357%)	Tivoli
7	13 (2.189%)	NetBackup
8	8 (1.347%)	AppDNA
9	6 (1.010%)	EMC NetWorker
9	6 (1.010%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
9	6 (1.010%)	MOM
9	6 (1.010%)	Nagios
9	6 (1.010%)	Foglight
10	5 (0.842%)	Norton AntiVirus
10	5 (0.842%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)
11	4 (0.673%)	MIIS
11	4 (0.673%)	McAfee ePO
12	3 (0.505%)	Netcool

Vendors
1	281 (47.31%)	Microsoft
2	253 (42.59%)	VMware
3	127 (21.38%)	Citrix
4	102 (17.17%)	HP
5	83 (13.97%)	Oracle
6	65 (10.94%)	Cisco
7	30 (5.051%)	Dell
8	27 (4.545%)	IBM
8	27 (4.545%)	NetApp
8	27 (4.545%)	Red Hat
9	22 (3.704%)	Symantec
10	15 (2.525%)	EMC
10	15 (2.525%)	Meridio
11	14 (2.357%)	AppSense
11	14 (2.357%)	McAfee
12	13 (2.189%)	Remedy
13	11 (1.852%)	CheckPoint
13	11 (1.852%)	Juniper
14	9 (1.515%)	Lotus
15	8 (1.347%)	Intel

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