The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Wakefield region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 3 months to 17 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 Wakefield 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 6 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wakefield 26.09% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £14.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.00 £18.00 £18.00
All Operating Systems
Wakefield
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
12 4 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wakefield 52.17% 22.22% 37.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Average daily rate £400 £438 £213
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.57% +105.88%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £14.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows Server 2003
West Yorkshire

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Wakefield region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Wakefield Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the Wakefield region.

Wakefield Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wakefield region citing Windows 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 Windows Server 2003.

1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 7 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (71.43%) MS Office
2 5 (71.43%) Windows XP
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
4 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (28.57%) Windows Vista
5 2 (28.57%) AS400
5 2 (28.57%) Migration
5 2 (28.57%) SCCM
5 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
5 2 (28.57%) Windows Mobile
5 2 (28.57%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (28.57%) Windows 7
5 2 (28.57%) Windows 8
5 2 (28.57%) LAN
5 2 (28.57%) WAN
5 2 (28.57%) Windows 2000
5 2 (28.57%) VBScript
5 2 (28.57%) VB
5 2 (28.57%) Citrix
5 2 (28.57%) Windows CE
6 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
6 1 (14.29%) Firewall

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wakefield region citing Windows 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 Windows Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
1 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2003
1 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) MS Office
2 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) LAN
1 2 (28.57%) WAN
2 1 (14.29%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Service Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Architect
3 2 (28.57%) IT Support
4 1 (14.29%) Support Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) IT Support Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (71.43%) Windows XP
3 2 (28.57%) Windows CE
3 2 (28.57%) Windows Mobile
3 2 (28.57%) Windows Vista
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 7
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 8
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Migration
1 2 (28.57%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) VBScript
1 2 (28.57%) VB
1 2 (28.57%) PowerShell
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Citrix