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Windows Server 2008 Contracts in the South East

Browse 114 Windows Server 2008 job vacancies in the South East

The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 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 2008 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 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
19 Jun 2013

Same period 2012

Same period 2011

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Rank

Rank change year-on-year

Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008

417

376

340

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

5.207%

3.762%

3.208%

As % of the Operating Systems category

21.98%

18.72%

13.82%

Number of daily rates quoted

206

149

156

Average daily rate

£335

£320

£300

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+4.68%

+6.66%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£175

£173

£184

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£450

£433

£423

UK excluding London average daily rate

£325

£300

% change year-on-year

+8.33%

Number of hourly rates quoted

Average hourly rate

£20.75

£17.75

£21.00

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

+16.90%

-15.47%

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£16.00

£12.48

£12.20

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£40.00

£45.00

£39.00

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£21.00

£18.50

£17.25

% change year-on-year

+13.51%

+7.24%

All Operating Systems
South East

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

1897

2009

2460

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

23.69%

20.10%

23.21%

Number of daily rates quoted

916

792

924

Average daily rate

£340

£325

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+4.61%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£175

£160

£185

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£475

£450

UK excluding London average daily rate

£325

Number of hourly rates quoted

257

330

360

Average hourly rate

£18.00

£17.50

£16.75

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

+2.85%

+4.47%

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

£39.00

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£16.00

£17.50

£16.00

% change year-on-year

-8.57%

+9.37%

Windows Server 2008
England

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the South East region.

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the South East region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the South East region.

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 across the South East region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Windows Server 2008
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 2008 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
Berkshire	+16	120	£335	-4.28%	13
Hampshire	+14	87	£325	+14.03%	20
Buckinghamshire	-3	62	£359	+43.74%	15
Surrey	+9	54	£294	-3.68%	27
West Sussex	+18	30	£425	+30.76%	6
Oxfordshire	+12	29	£300	-14.28%	16
Kent	+10	18	£280	-3.03%	14
East Sussex	+3	9	-	-	1
Middlesex	+10	7	£368	-	1
Sussex	-	-	-	-
Windows Server 2008 England

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Windows Server 2008 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 2008.

1	685 (100.00%)	Windows
2	428 (62.48%)	Windows Server 2003
3	361 (52.70%)	VMware
4	330 (48.18%)	Active Directory
5	278 (40.58%)	Microsoft
6	209 (30.51%)	VMware Infrastructure
7	201 (29.34%)	Windows 7
8	197 (28.76%)	Citrix
9	187 (27.30%)	MS Exchange
10	169 (24.67%)	Security Cleared
11	150 (21.90%)	SQL
12	137 (20.00%)	SQL Server
13	136 (19.85%)	SC Cleared
14	132 (19.27%)	Windows XP
15	120 (17.52%)	HP

16	119 (17.37%)	SAN
17	114 (16.64%)	ITIL
18	104 (15.18%)	Exchange Server 2010
19	100 (14.60%)	XenApp
20	96 (14.01%)	SharePoint
21	90 (13.14%)	MS Excel
22	89 (12.99%)	Cisco
23	86 (12.55%)	Hyper-V
24	83 (12.12%)	TCP/IP
25	82 (11.97%)	MS Office
26	81 (11.82%)	IIS
26	81 (11.82%)	DNS
26	81 (11.82%)	Microsoft Certification
26	81 (11.82%)	Exchange Server 2007
27	80 (11.68%)	vSphere

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Windows Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1	35 (5.109%)	.NET
2	22 (3.212%)	ASP.NET
3	18 (2.628%)	HTML
4	17 (2.482%)	Web Services
4	17 (2.482%)	XML
5	12 (1.752%)	J2EE
6	10 (1.460%)	CSS
6	10 (1.460%)	JSP
6	10 (1.460%)	SOAP
7	9 (1.314%)	jQuery
7	9 (1.314%)	soapUI
7	9 (1.314%)	Java EE
7	9 (1.314%)	Application Packaging
8	8 (1.168%)	WebSphere
9	7 (1.022%)	DOM
10	6 (0.876%)	Middleware
11	5 (0.730%)	Ajax
11	5 (0.730%)	COM+
12	4 (0.584%)	ASP
13	3 (0.438%)	ASP.NET MVC

Application Platforms
1	187 (27.30%)	MS Exchange
2	104 (15.18%)	Exchange Server 2010
3	96 (14.01%)	SharePoint
4	81 (11.82%)	IIS
4	81 (11.82%)	Exchange Server 2007
5	77 (11.24%)	Exchange Server 2003
6	34 (4.964%)	SharePoint 2010
7	24 (3.504%)	Apache
8	22 (3.212%)	Tomcat
9	18 (2.628%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
10	15 (2.190%)	BizTalk Server
11	12 (1.752%)	Lync
12	10 (1.460%)	WebLogic
13	9 (1.314%)	IBM HTTP Server
13	9 (1.314%)	ESB
14	8 (1.168%)	OpenEdge
14	8 (1.168%)	IBM Notes
15	6 (0.876%)	WebSphere Application Server
15	6 (0.876%)	SharePoint Server
16	5 (0.730%)	Oracle HTTP Server

Applications
1	90 (13.14%)	MS Excel
2	82 (11.97%)	MS Office
3	12 (1.752%)	MS Visio
4	4 (0.584%)	MS Project
4	4 (0.584%)	Office 365
5	2 (0.292%)	InfoPath
6	1 (0.146%)	Spreadsheet
6	1 (0.146%)	MS PowerPoint
6	1 (0.146%)	Photoshop

Business Applications
1	10 (1.460%)	Oracle EBS
2	8 (1.168%)	Dynamics NAV
3	4 (0.584%)	Dynamics CRM
4	3 (0.438%)	SAP Oil and Gas
4	3 (0.438%)	Oracle 11i

Communications & Networking
1	119 (17.37%)	SAN
2	83 (12.12%)	TCP/IP
3	81 (11.82%)	DNS
4	80 (11.68%)	LAN
5	78 (11.39%)	Firewall
6	75 (10.95%)	WAN
7	69 (10.07%)	DHCP
8	38 (5.547%)	VPN
9	26 (3.796%)	Internet
10	21 (3.066%)	NAS
11	18 (2.628%)	Wireless
12	17 (2.482%)	HTTP
12	17 (2.482%)	VoIP
13	14 (2.044%)	SSL
14	10 (1.460%)	WLAN
15	9 (1.314%)	VLAN
15	9 (1.314%)	MPLS
16	8 (1.168%)	SMTP
16	8 (1.168%)	IPsec
17	7 (1.022%)	Network Security

Database & Business Intelligence
1	137 (20.00%)	SQL Server
2	63 (9.197%)	SQL Server 2008
3	40 (5.839%)	SQL Server 2005
4	36 (5.255%)	Oracle 8/8i
5	15 (2.190%)	MySQL
6	8 (1.168%)	Oracle 11g
7	7 (1.022%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
8	6 (0.876%)	Oracle 10g
9	3 (0.438%)	RDBMS
10	2 (0.292%)	SQL Server 2000
10	2 (0.292%)	DB2
10	2 (0.292%)	SQL Server Integration Services
10	2 (0.292%)	Business Intelligence Development Studio
10	2 (0.292%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
11	1 (0.146%)	Oracle BI EE
11	1 (0.146%)	SQL Server 2012
11	1 (0.146%)	Oracle OWB
11	1 (0.146%)	Crystal Reports
11	1 (0.146%)	Oracle Reports
11	1 (0.146%)	Cognos Impromptu

Development Applications
1	18 (2.628%)	MSI
2	13 (1.898%)	LoadRunner
3	10 (1.460%)	AdminStudio
3	10 (1.460%)	MSBuild
4	9 (1.314%)	TeamCity
4	9 (1.314%)	Git (software)
4	9 (1.314%)	Wise Package Studio
4	9 (1.314%)	Maven
5	7 (1.022%)	Visual Studio
6	5 (0.730%)	Team Foundation Server
7	4 (0.584%)	InstallShield
8	3 (0.438%)	Moq
8	3 (0.438%)	NUnit
9	2 (0.292%)	QuickTest Pro
9	2 (0.292%)	VSS/SourceSafe
10	1 (0.146%)	WebLOAD
10	1 (0.146%)	Oracle APEX
10	1 (0.146%)	Jenkins
10	1 (0.146%)	Hudson
10	1 (0.146%)	Subversion

General
1	42 (6.131%)	Finance
2	26 (3.796%)	Retail
3	16 (2.336%)	Telecoms
4	10 (1.460%)	Banking
4	10 (1.460%)	Back Office
5	8 (1.168%)	Advertising
6	7 (1.022%)	French Language
7	6 (0.876%)	Publishing
7	6 (0.876%)	Online Betting
8	5 (0.730%)	Electronics
8	5 (0.730%)	Military
8	5 (0.730%)	Marketing
9	4 (0.584%)	Manufacturing
10	1 (0.146%)	German Language
10	1 (0.146%)	Local Government
10	1 (0.146%)	Financial Institution

Job Titles
1	113 (16.50%)	Analyst
2	89 (12.99%)	Support Engineer
3	62 (9.051%)	Support Analyst
4	61 (8.905%)	3rd Line Support
5	51 (7.445%)	Infrastructure Engineer
6	47 (6.861%)	Server Engineer
6	47 (6.861%)	Architect
7	37 (5.401%)	Administrator
8	34 (4.964%)	2nd Line Support
9	29 (4.234%)	Consultant
10	26 (3.796%)	Applications Packager
11	25 (3.650%)	3rd Line Support Engineer
12	23 (3.358%)	Infrastructure Analyst
13	22 (3.212%)	Technical Support
13	22 (3.212%)	Systems Administrator
14	18 (2.628%)	Technical Architect
14	18 (2.628%)	Infrastructure Architect
14	18 (2.628%)	IT Support
15	17 (2.482%)	Integration Engineer
15	17 (2.482%)	Systems Engineer

Miscellaneous
1	68 (9.927%)	Clustering
2	22 (3.212%)	Blackberry
3	12 (1.752%)	PKI
4	11 (1.606%)	Replication
5	10 (1.460%)	Management Information System
6	8 (1.168%)	Thin Client
6	8 (1.168%)	Fat Client
7	6 (0.876%)	Cloud Computing
8	5 (0.730%)	Celerra
9	4 (0.584%)	EFT
9	4 (0.584%)	Mainframe
9	4 (0.584%)	Video Conferencing
10	3 (0.438%)	iSeries
10	3 (0.438%)	iPhone
10	3 (0.438%)	Kindle
10	3 (0.438%)	SecurID
10	3 (0.438%)	Cryptography
10	3 (0.438%)	CCTV
10	3 (0.438%)	DTV
11	2 (0.292%)	NHS

Operating Systems
1	685 (100.00%)	Windows
2	428 (62.48%)	Windows Server 2003
3	201 (29.34%)	Windows 7
4	132 (19.27%)	Windows XP
5	65 (9.489%)	UNIX
6	62 (9.051%)	Linux
7	47 (6.861%)	Windows Server 2012
8	46 (6.715%)	Windows Vista
9	34 (4.964%)	Windows 2000 Server
10	31 (4.526%)	Windows 2000
11	20 (2.920%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12	14 (2.044%)	Windows 8
13	10 (1.460%)	NetWare
13	10 (1.460%)	Windows NT
13	10 (1.460%)	Solaris
14	8 (1.168%)	Oracle Linux
15	5 (0.730%)	AIX
16	3 (0.438%)	CentOS
17	2 (0.292%)	VMS
17	2 (0.292%)	HPUX

Processes & Methodologies
1	114 (16.64%)	ITIL
2	73 (10.66%)	Migration
3	30 (4.380%)	Project Management
4	26 (3.796%)	Test Scripting
4	26 (3.796%)	Service Delivery
4	26 (3.796%)	Service Management
5	21 (3.066%)	Disaster Recovery
6	16 (2.336%)	PRINCE2
7	14 (2.044%)	Release Management
7	14 (2.044%)	Validation
7	14 (2.044%)	Incident Management
8	12 (1.752%)	Change Management
8	12 (1.752%)	Regression Testing
8	12 (1.752%)	Business Continuity
8	12 (1.752%)	Test Automation
9	11 (1.606%)	Workflow
9	11 (1.606%)	Enterprise Architecture
9	11 (1.606%)	Content Management
9	11 (1.606%)	Business Intelligence
10	10 (1.460%)	Capacity Planning

Programming Languages
1	150 (21.90%)	SQL
2	73 (10.66%)	PowerShell
3	34 (4.964%)	VB
4	29 (4.234%)	C#
5	26 (3.796%)	VBScript
6	19 (2.774%)	JavaScript
7	9 (1.314%)	Java
8	8 (1.168%)	PHP
8	8 (1.168%)	T-SQL
9	6 (0.876%)	C
9	6 (0.876%)	VB.NET
9	6 (0.876%)	PL/SQL
10	4 (0.584%)	Perl
11	2 (0.292%)	Python
12	1 (0.146%)	Bash shell
12	1 (0.146%)	VB6
12	1 (0.146%)	C++
12	1 (0.146%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	169 (24.67%)	Security Cleared
2	136 (19.85%)	SC Cleared
3	81 (11.82%)	Microsoft Certification
4	56 (8.175%)	MCSE
5	40 (5.839%)	DV Cleared
6	33 (4.818%)	MCP
7	22 (3.212%)	Cisco Certification
7	22 (3.212%)	Degree
8	20 (2.920%)	MCITP
8	20 (2.920%)	CCNA
9	14 (2.044%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10	12 (1.752%)	Citrix Certification
11	9 (1.314%)	MCTS
12	8 (1.168%)	ISTQB
13	4 (0.584%)	CCA
14	3 (0.438%)	ISEB
14	3 (0.438%)	CCSP
14	3 (0.438%)	ITIL Certification
15	2 (0.292%)	OCP
15	2 (0.292%)	Oracle Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	30 (4.380%)	SLA
2	8 (1.168%)	ISO 9001
3	5 (0.730%)	ISO/IEC 27001
4	4 (0.584%)	QA
5	3 (0.438%)	PCI DSS
6	2 (0.292%)	JSP 440

System Software
1	330 (48.18%)	Active Directory
2	209 (30.51%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	100 (14.60%)	XenApp
4	86 (12.55%)	Hyper-V
5	80 (11.68%)	vSphere
6	46 (6.715%)	VMware ESX
7	44 (6.423%)	Microsoft App-V
8	43 (6.277%)	VMware ESXi
9	31 (4.526%)	XenDesktop
10	17 (2.482%)	VMware Workstation
11	15 (2.190%)	XenServer
12	11 (1.606%)	ISA Server
13	10 (1.460%)	Forefront TMG
13	10 (1.460%)	Citrix Presentation Server
14	8 (1.168%)	Terminal Services
15	7 (1.022%)	VMware Server
15	7 (1.022%)	Oracle RAC
16	6 (0.876%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
17	4 (0.584%)	Terminal Server
17	4 (0.584%)	Xen

Systems Management
1	79 (11.53%)	SCCM
2	40 (5.839%)	Backup Exec
3	38 (5.547%)	SCOM
4	27 (3.942%)	HP Quality Center
5	25 (3.650%)	WSUS
6	22 (3.212%)	HP SIM
7	16 (2.336%)	NetBackup
8	11 (1.606%)	Tivoli
8	11 (1.606%)	OpenView Configuration Management
9	8 (1.168%)	OpenView
10	7 (1.022%)	WMI
10	7 (1.022%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)
11	6 (0.876%)	MOM
11	6 (0.876%)	Foglight
11	6 (0.876%)	AppDNA
11	6 (0.876%)	EMC NetWorker
12	5 (0.730%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
12	5 (0.730%)	Norton AntiVirus
13	4 (0.584%)	MIIS
13	4 (0.584%)	OVSD

Vendors
1	361 (52.70%)	VMware
2	278 (40.58%)	Microsoft
3	197 (28.76%)	Citrix
4	120 (17.52%)	HP
5	89 (12.99%)	Cisco
6	70 (10.22%)	Oracle
7	41 (5.985%)	NetApp
8	36 (5.255%)	Dell
9	33 (4.818%)	IBM
10	29 (4.234%)	EMC
11	25 (3.650%)	Red Hat
12	23 (3.358%)	Symantec
13	17 (2.482%)	AppSense
14	16 (2.336%)	CheckPoint
15	15 (2.190%)	CommVault
15	15 (2.190%)	Remedy
16	12 (1.752%)	Lotus
17	10 (1.460%)	Juniper
18	9 (1.314%)	Nortel
19	8 (1.168%)	Sophos

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