 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| 3 months to
9 Feb 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 63 | 35 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -28 |  0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1093 | 1757 | 3119 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 2.497 % | 3.820 % | 3.810 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 14.38 % | 21.44 % | 18.38 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 371 | 425 | 710 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | £313 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £175 | £175 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £400 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £317 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 231 | 358 | 644 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £20.00 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £7.50 | £10.50 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.00 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.50 | £18.89 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 7603 | 8194 | 16965 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 17.37 % | 17.82 % | 20.73 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3149 | 2383 | 4366 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £340 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £220 | £190 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £475 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £310 | £322 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 917 | 1305 | 2796 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £18.89 | £18.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.50 | £11.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £37.25 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.75 | £18.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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.
The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
