The first table below looks at the demand for Exchange Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the South Yorkshire 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 24 May 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 Yorkshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Rank 30 32 36
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +4
Contract jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 2 3 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 0.760% 1.149% 0.336%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.651% 4.688% 1.449%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Average daily rate - £135 £150
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £295 £259 £240
% change year-on-year
+14.00% +7.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £30.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +25.00%
All Application Platforms
South Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
43 64 69
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 16.35% 24.52% 23.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 30 46
Average daily rate £275 £401 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-31.33% -5.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £138 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £465 £545 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £343
% change year-on-year
- -5.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 10 7
Average hourly rate £15.00 £23.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-34.78% +15.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £11.50 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.50 £30.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
-2.50% -2.43%
Exchange Server 2003
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Sheffield 0 2 - -
Exchange Server 2003
Yorkshire

Exchange Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 5 (83.33%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (66.67%) Active Directory
3 4 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (66.67%) MS Office
3 4 (66.67%) Windows XP
3 4 (66.67%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (50.00%) VMware
4 3 (50.00%) Citrix
5 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (33.33%) Terminal Services
5 2 (33.33%) VBScript
5 2 (33.33%) SQL Server
5 2 (33.33%) MCSE
5 2 (33.33%) MS Excel
5 2 (33.33%) CRM
5 2 (33.33%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (33.33%) Windows Vista
5 2 (33.33%) SQL Server 2008
5 2 (33.33%) XenApp
5 2 (33.33%) Windows 7
5 2 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (16.67%) Software Distribution
6 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
6 1 (16.67%) vSphere
6 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 Platforms
1 6 (100.00%) MS Exchange
2 4 (66.67%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (66.67%) MS Office
2 2 (33.33%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Wireless
1 1 (16.67%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 2 (33.33%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (33.33%) SQL Server 2008
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Support Technician
1 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) Platform Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) 3rd Line Server Support
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Technician
2 1 (16.67%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support Technician
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Support Technician
2 1 (16.67%) Server Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Server Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Trainee
2 1 (16.67%) Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Support
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Server Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (83.33%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (66.67%) Windows XP
4 2 (33.33%) Windows Vista
4 2 (33.33%) Windows 7
5 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (16.67%) Software Distribution
2 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) VBScript
2 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (33.33%) MCSE
2 1 (16.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (33.33%) Terminal Services
2 2 (33.33%) XenApp
2 2 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (16.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) VMware
2 3 (50.00%) Citrix