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The table looks at the demand for Windows 2000 Server skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows 2000 Server over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category.

LinkMicrosoft Windows 2000 Server
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank273170
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-103
Matching contract IT job ads142720
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.413 %0.935 %
As % of the Operating Systems category2.309 %4.649 %
Daily rates quoted48204
Average daily rate£223£300
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-25.83 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£164£140
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£350£444
UK excluding London average daily rate£220£240
% change on same period last year-8.330 %
Hourly rates quoted23145
Average hourly rate£18.00£22.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.10£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£29.50£39.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.50£21.86
% change on same period last year-24.50 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsAll Operating Systems
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
615115487
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK17.91 %20.12 %
Daily rates quoted20924219
Average daily rate£329£375
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-12.26 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£190£195
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£350
% change on same period last year-18.14 %
Hourly rates quoted8092394
Average hourly rate£17.50£17.50
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£16.50
% change on same period last year+6.060 %

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.

Windows 2000 Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 Server within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Windows 2000 Server Demand Trend

Windows 2000 Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows 2000 Server within the UK.

Windows 2000 Server Daily Rate Trend

Windows 2000 Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 2000 Server within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Windows 2000 Server Daily Rate Histogram

Windows 2000 Server
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows 2000 Server within the UK.

Windows 2000 Server Hourly Rate Trend

Windows 2000 Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 2000 Server within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Windows 2000 Server Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows 2000 Server
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 2000 Server within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandDown-95129£225-25.00 %
LondonDown-3656£228-33.43 %
South WestUp+4120£223+27.14 %
City of LondonUp+119£213-44.62 %
South EastDown-3216£241-10.64 %
North WestUp+3414£230-40.64 %
West MidlandsUp+358£203-14.73 %
BristolUp+178£243-19.16 %
ScotlandUp+108£165-31.25 %
SwindonUp+276£213-
WiltshireUp+236£213+41.66 %
East of EnglandUp+66£245+74.37 %
HampshireUp+135--
Northern IrelandUp+75£195-
CheshireUp+344£275-26.66 %
ManchesterUp+274£200-
BelfastUp+84£195-
County AntrimUp+84£195-
EssexUp+84£245+75.00 %
BerkshireDown-54--
BuckinghamshireUp+353--
East MidlandsUp+293£215+75.51 %
Milton KeynesUp+273--
GlasgowUp+173£165-28.26 %
North EastUp+153--
AberdeenDown-63--
GloucestershireNew entry-3--
SurreyUp+282£350+72.83 %
NottinghamUp+242£275-
NottinghamshireUp+212£275-

Windows 2000 Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Windows 2000 Server 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 2000 Server.

1372 (100.00 %)Windows
2337 (90.59 %)Windows Server 2003
3206 (55.38 %)Active Directory
4170 (45.70 %)Microsoft
5151 (40.59 %)MS Exchange
6103 (27.69 %)VMware
7101 (27.15 %)Windows XP
899 (26.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
997 (26.08 %)Citrix
1089 (23.92 %)Microsoft Certification
1175 (20.16 %)Windows 2000
1268 (18.28 %)MCSE
1366 (17.74 %)Security Cleared
1464 (17.20 %)SQL Server
1556 (15.05 %)Cisco
1655 (14.78 %)IIS
1754 (14.52 %)DNS
1853 (14.25 %)Windows Server 2008
1952 (13.98 %)Firewall
2049 (13.17 %)SQL
2148 (12.90 %)MS Office
2148 (12.90 %)SAN
2247 (12.63 %)TCP/IP
2346 (12.37 %)DHCP
2346 (12.37 %)MS Excel
2443 (11.56 %)Windows NT
2540 (10.75 %)VMware Infrastructure
2540 (10.75 %)SC Cleared
2639 (10.48 %)HP
2736 (9.677 %)ITIL

Windows 2000 Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Windows 2000 Server 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 2000 Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (5.376 %).NET
212 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
212 (3.226 %)XML
37 (1.882 %)HTML
37 (1.882 %)Windows SharePoint Services
46 (1.613 %)ASP
46 (1.613 %)XSLT
54 (1.075 %)WebServices
63 (0.806 %)RSS
63 (0.806 %).NET Framework
63 (0.806 %)WF
72 (0.538 %)X-Windows
72 (0.538 %)ADO.NET
72 (0.538 %)CSS
81 (0.269 %)SOAP
81 (0.269 %)COM
81 (0.269 %)DHTML
81 (0.269 %)ADSI
81 (0.269 %)WSH
81 (0.269 %)Flash
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1151 (40.59 %)MS Exchange
299 (26.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
355 (14.78 %)IIS
433 (8.871 %)Exchange Server 5.5
531 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
627 (7.258 %)SharePoint
726 (6.989 %)Exchange Server 2007
814 (3.763 %)SharePoint Server 2007
98 (2.151 %)SharePoint Portal Server
107 (1.882 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
107 (1.882 %)Apache
113 (0.806 %)Tomcat
113 (0.806 %)Lotus Notes
113 (0.806 %)BizTalk Server
122 (0.538 %)CMS
131 (0.269 %)Commerce Server 2007
131 (0.269 %)Commerce Server
131 (0.269 %)GroupWise
131 (0.269 %)Office Communications Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
148 (12.90 %)MS Office
246 (12.37 %)MS Excel
35 (1.344 %)MS Project
35 (1.344 %)Spreadsheet
44 (1.075 %)InfoPath
52 (0.538 %)MS Visio
52 (0.538 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.806 %)Microsoft CRM
13 (0.806 %)assyst
13 (0.806 %)SunGard Vivista
21 (0.269 %)Remedy ITSM
21 (0.269 %)WebTrends
21 (0.269 %)MAXIMO
21 (0.269 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.269 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
154 (14.52 %)DNS
252 (13.98 %)Firewall
348 (12.90 %)SAN
447 (12.63 %)TCP/IP
546 (12.37 %)DHCP
627 (7.258 %)WAN
725 (6.720 %)LAN
819 (5.108 %)VPN
819 (5.108 %)Internet
915 (4.032 %)Cisco PIX
915 (4.032 %)NAS
1014 (3.763 %)Wireless
1112 (3.226 %)SMTP
1211 (2.957 %)Network Security
139 (2.419 %)VLAN
148 (2.151 %)SSL
148 (2.151 %)SMS
157 (1.882 %)Intranet
165 (1.344 %)MPLS
165 (1.344 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
164 (17.20 %)SQL Server
232 (8.602 %)SQL Server 2000
328 (7.527 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.075 %)SQL Server 2008
44 (1.075 %)Oracle 10g
53 (0.806 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (0.806 %)MySQL
62 (0.538 %)Oracle 9i
62 (0.538 %)MS Access
62 (0.538 %)DB2
71 (0.269 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.269 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.269 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.269 %)DTS
71 (0.269 %)ETL
71 (0.269 %)TOAD
71 (0.269 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.269 %)SQLPlus
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.613 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.806 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (0.538 %)MSI
32 (0.538 %)Oracle APEX
41 (0.269 %)Expression Blend
41 (0.269 %)Team Foundation Server
41 (0.269 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.269 %)TestDirector
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (9.409 %)Finance
232 (8.602 %)Government
314 (3.763 %)Banking
413 (3.495 %)Insurance
510 (2.688 %)Education
67 (1.882 %)Local Government
76 (1.613 %)Retail
85 (1.344 %)Back Office
94 (1.075 %)Investment Banking
94 (1.075 %)Legal
103 (0.806 %)Publishing
103 (0.806 %)Health
112 (0.538 %)Telecoms
112 (0.538 %)Front Office
112 (0.538 %)Manufacturing
121 (0.269 %)Police
121 (0.269 %)Military
121 (0.269 %)Billing
121 (0.269 %)Financial Institution
121 (0.269 %)Aerospace
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
183 (22.31 %)Analyst
258 (15.59 %)Support Engineer
353 (14.25 %)Support Analyst
438 (10.22 %)3rd Line Support
531 (8.333 %)Technical Support
630 (8.065 %)Administrator
729 (7.796 %)Server Support
825 (6.720 %)Server Engineer
924 (6.452 %)2nd Line Support
1023 (6.183 %)Desktop Support
1120 (5.376 %)Architect
1120 (5.376 %)Systems Administrator
1218 (4.839 %)Consultant
1316 (4.301 %)Server Analyst
1415 (4.032 %)Technical Analyst
1514 (3.763 %)Desktop Engineer
1514 (3.763 %)Network Engineer
1613 (3.495 %)Technical Architect
1613 (3.495 %)Systems Engineer
1613 (3.495 %)Support Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (9.140 %)Clustering
220 (5.376 %)Blackberry
314 (3.763 %)NHS
46 (1.613 %)PDA
55 (1.344 %)CESG
55 (1.344 %)Replication
55 (1.344 %)Thin Client
55 (1.344 %)Fat Client
64 (1.075 %)Japanese Language
64 (1.075 %)Client/Server
72 (0.538 %)Firmware
72 (0.538 %)Mainframe
72 (0.538 %)Data Protection Act
72 (0.538 %)CLARiiON
81 (0.269 %)CMDB
81 (0.269 %)Mathematics
81 (0.269 %)French Language
81 (0.269 %)CESG CLAS
81 (0.269 %)PKI
81 (0.269 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1372 (100.00 %)Windows
2337 (90.59 %)Windows Server 2003
3101 (27.15 %)Windows XP
475 (20.16 %)Windows 2000
553 (14.25 %)Windows Server 2008
643 (11.56 %)Windows NT
735 (9.409 %)Windows Vista
819 (5.108 %)Solaris
819 (5.108 %)Linux
918 (4.839 %)UNIX
1012 (3.226 %)Red Hat Linux
114 (1.075 %)NetWare
114 (1.075 %)AIX
114 (1.075 %)HPUX
123 (0.806 %)SUSE
131 (0.269 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.269 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
131 (0.269 %)VMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (9.677 %)ITIL
218 (4.839 %)Disaster Recovery
218 (4.839 %)Migration
316 (4.301 %)Service Delivery
413 (3.495 %)Network Design
511 (2.957 %)Project Management
67 (1.882 %)Problem Management
76 (1.613 %)PRINCE2
76 (1.613 %)Asset Management
85 (1.344 %)Data Management
85 (1.344 %)Workflow
85 (1.344 %)Web Development
94 (1.075 %)Load Balancing
94 (1.075 %)Time Management
94 (1.075 %)Content Management
94 (1.075 %)Service Management
103 (0.806 %)Change Management
103 (0.806 %)CRM
103 (0.806 %)E-Commerce
103 (0.806 %)Enterprise Architecture
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (13.17 %)SQL
218 (4.839 %)C#
311 (2.957 %)VB
311 (2.957 %)VBA
49 (2.419 %)JavaScript
58 (2.151 %)C
65 (1.344 %)VB6
65 (1.344 %)VBScript
74 (1.075 %)XPath
74 (1.075 %)PL/SQL
74 (1.075 %)Java
83 (0.806 %)Perl
83 (0.806 %)PHP
92 (0.538 %)T-SQL
92 (0.538 %)Shell Script
92 (0.538 %)VB.NET
101 (0.269 %)PowerShell
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
189 (23.92 %)Microsoft Certification
268 (18.28 %)MCSE
366 (17.74 %)Security Cleared
440 (10.75 %)SC Cleared
532 (8.602 %)MCP
623 (6.183 %)CCNA
623 (6.183 %)Cisco Certification
79 (2.419 %)MCSA
79 (2.419 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
88 (2.151 %)DV Cleared
95 (1.344 %)Degree
103 (0.806 %)MCITP
103 (0.806 %)CTC Cleared
103 (0.806 %)ITIL Certification
112 (0.538 %)CCSA
112 (0.538 %)CISSP
112 (0.538 %)CCNP
112 (0.538 %)CCA
112 (0.538 %)Citrix Certification
121 (0.269 %)CCEA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (4.839 %)SLA
23 (0.806 %)QA
31 (0.269 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1206 (55.38 %)Active Directory
240 (10.75 %)VMware Infrastructure
333 (8.871 %)VMware ESX
430 (8.065 %)NetBackup
527 (7.258 %)Citrix Presentation Server
619 (5.108 %)Backup Exec
718 (4.839 %)XenApp
815 (4.032 %)Terminal Services
911 (2.957 %)ISA Server
106 (1.613 %)VMware Workstation
106 (1.613 %)MetaFrame
115 (1.344 %)Hyper-V
115 (1.344 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
122 (0.538 %)Terminal Server
122 (0.538 %)NFS
122 (0.538 %)NDS
131 (0.269 %)VMware Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (3.763 %)SCCM
212 (3.226 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
311 (2.957 %)SCOM
48 (2.151 %)MOM
56 (1.613 %)WSUS
65 (1.344 %)MIMEsweeper
74 (1.075 %)Norton AntiVirus
74 (1.075 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
83 (0.806 %)OpenView Configuration Management
83 (0.806 %)Tivoli
83 (0.806 %)MIIS
83 (0.806 %)ARCserve
92 (0.538 %)OpenView
101 (0.269 %)Unicenter
101 (0.269 %)Legato
101 (0.269 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
101 (0.269 %)BMC PATROL
101 (0.269 %)ZENworks
101 (0.269 %)MAILsweeper
101 (0.269 %)Foglight
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1170 (45.70 %)Microsoft
2103 (27.69 %)VMware
397 (26.08 %)Citrix
456 (15.05 %)Cisco
539 (10.48 %)HP
618 (4.839 %)Dell
618 (4.839 %)Veritas
716 (4.301 %)CheckPoint
716 (4.301 %)IBM
815 (4.032 %)Oracle
815 (4.032 %)Symantec
912 (3.226 %)Red Hat
1010 (2.688 %)Novell
118 (2.151 %)NetIQ
118 (2.151 %)Sophos
127 (1.882 %)McAfee Security
127 (1.882 %)PlateSpin
136 (1.613 %)EMC
136 (1.613 %)Sun
145 (1.344 %)Intel