The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2008 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Southampton 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 21 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 Operating Systems category for the Southampton 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Rank 21 16 16
Rank change year-on-year
-5 0
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 14 16 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Southampton 4.682% 6.897% 6.077%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.28% 36.36% 20.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 7 4
Average daily rate £251 £265 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.18% -15.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £214 £241 £221
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £342 £343
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 9 5
Average hourly rate £18.88 £25.00 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-24.50% +7.02%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.58 £15.99 £22.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.78 £61.00 £28.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £19.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year
+7.89% +8.57%
All Operating Systems
Southampton
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
86 44 53
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Southampton 28.76% 18.97% 29.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 16 15
Average daily rate £275 £285 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.50% -5.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £160 £211 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £375 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 21 19
Average hourly rate £25.00 £22.50 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.11% -3.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.45 £9.94 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £41.50 £42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows Server 2008
Hampshire

Windows Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southampton Windows Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

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 Southampton region.

Southampton Windows Server 2008 Daily Rate Trend

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 Southampton region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Southampton Windows Server 2008 Daily Rate Histogram

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 Southampton region.

Southampton Windows Server 2008 Hourly Rate Trend

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 Southampton region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Southampton Windows Server 2008 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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 25 (100.00%) Windows
2 20 (80.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 12 (48.00%) VMware
3 12 (48.00%) MS Exchange
3 12 (48.00%) Citrix
4 11 (44.00%) Active Directory
5 9 (36.00%) SQL Server
5 9 (36.00%) Exchange Server 2007
6 7 (28.00%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (28.00%) Windows 7
6 7 (28.00%) XenApp
6 7 (28.00%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (28.00%) Windows XP
7 6 (24.00%) SQL
7 6 (24.00%) ISO 9001
8 5 (20.00%) RDBMS
8 5 (20.00%) BizTalk Server
8 5 (20.00%) Oracle
8 5 (20.00%) Java
8 5 (20.00%) PL/SQL
8 5 (20.00%) Oracle 8/8i
8 5 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
8 5 (20.00%) Degree
8 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (20.00%) Kindle
9 4 (16.00%) SC Cleared
9 4 (16.00%) Security Cleared
10 3 (12.00%) Backup Exec
10 3 (12.00%) Blackberry
10 3 (12.00%) Linux

Windows Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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 Platforms
1 12 (48.00%) MS Exchange
2 9 (36.00%) Exchange Server 2007
3 7 (28.00%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (20.00%) BizTalk Server
4 5 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (4.000%) Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) MS Office
2 1 (4.000%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.000%) SAN
2 1 (4.000%) DHCP
2 1 (4.000%) TCP/IP
2 1 (4.000%) DNS
2 1 (4.000%) LAN
2 1 (4.000%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (36.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (20.00%) RDBMS
2 5 (20.00%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (4.000%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 2 (8.000%) French Language
2 1 (4.000%) Retail
2 1 (4.000%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (20.00%) Systems Developer
1 5 (20.00%) Developer
2 4 (16.00%) Support Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (12.00%) Server Engineer
3 3 (12.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (12.00%) Wintel Engineer
3 3 (12.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (8.000%) Analyst
4 2 (8.000%) Support Analyst
4 2 (8.000%) Technical Support
4 2 (8.000%) Technical Support Analyst
4 2 (8.000%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (4.000%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 1 (4.000%) Systems Support Engineer
5 1 (4.000%) Infrastructure Consultant
5 1 (4.000%) Deployment Engineer
5 1 (4.000%) Windows Administrator
5 1 (4.000%) Windows Server Engineer
5 1 (4.000%) Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Kindle
2 3 (12.00%) Blackberry
3 2 (8.000%) Fat Client
3 2 (8.000%) Thin Client
4 1 (4.000%) EPoS
4 1 (4.000%) Client/Server
4 1 (4.000%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 25 (100.00%) Windows
2 20 (80.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (28.00%) Windows 7
3 7 (28.00%) Windows XP
4 5 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (12.00%) Linux
6 1 (4.000%) Windows Vista
6 1 (4.000%) Windows 2000
6 1 (4.000%) Solaris
6 1 (4.000%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (8.000%) Migration
1 2 (8.000%) Service Delivery
2 1 (4.000%) Programme Management
2 1 (4.000%) Project Management
2 1 (4.000%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 6 (24.00%) SQL
2 5 (20.00%) Java
2 5 (20.00%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Degree
2 4 (16.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (16.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.000%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (24.00%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (44.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (28.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (28.00%) XenApp
3 3 (12.00%) XenServer
4 2 (8.000%) VMware Server
4 2 (8.000%) Terminal Services
5 1 (4.000%) Terminal Server
5 1 (4.000%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (12.00%) Backup Exec
2 2 (8.000%) WSUS
2 2 (8.000%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 12 (48.00%) VMware
1 12 (48.00%) Citrix
2 5 (20.00%) Oracle
3 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.000%) Red Hat
4 1 (4.000%) Sage
4 1 (4.000%) Intel
Southampton, Hampshire
For this role you need to have previous Systems Support experience - 2nd and/or 3rd line level with technical skills of the following: Active Directory (AD) 2003/2008,...
Connectus
Rate: £16 - £21.75 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, South East
This role for a Windows Desktop support Engineer is to join a small but busy team providing 1st / 2nd and some 3rd level support at a satellite office...
Claremont Consulting
Rate: £120 - £130 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
This role for a Windows Desktop support Engineer is to join a small but busy team providing 1st / 2nd and some 3rd level support at a satellite office...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Rate: £120 - £130 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013