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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Exchange Server 2003 over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server 2003
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank6954
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching contract IT job ads5261
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.069 %
As % of the category below11.87 %14.29 %
Daily rates quoted1018
Average minimum daily rate£232£261
Average daily rate£258£282
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£284£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£286
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Hourly rates quoted915
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£21.60
Average hourly rate£15.20£24.61
% change on same period last year-38.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.40£27.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.08£21.14
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Application Platforms West MidlandsApplication Platforms
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads438427
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.562 %0.480 %
Daily rates quoted82109
Average minimum daily rate£341£338
Average daily rate£357£360
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£354
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted4762
Average minimum hourly rate£12.76£16.12
Average hourly rate£13.76£18.19
% change on same period last year-24.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.77£20.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.66£22.76
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Exchange Server 2003 EnglandExchange Server 2003
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Exchange Server 2003
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Demand Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Exchange Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 across the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

West Midlands Exchange Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Exchange Server 2003
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2003 within the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BirminghamDown-115£249-5.65 %
2CoventryDown-511£275-17.91 %
3HerefordshireUp+25£290-3.33 %
3WolverhamptonUp+35--
4DudleyDown-32--
4WarwickshireDown-12£125-
5WorcestershireDown-51£325-
5StaffordshireDown-41--
5WalsallNew entry-1--
5SolihullDown-11--
5Sutton ColdfieldUp+11--
Exchange Server 2003 EnglandExchange Server 2003
England

Exchange Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Exchange Server 2003 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Exchange Server 2003.

174 (70.48 %)Windows
272 (68.57 %)Active Directory
355 (52.38 %)MS Exchange
439 (37.14 %)Microsoft
533 (31.43 %)Exchange Server 2000
631 (29.52 %)Microsoft Certification
725 (23.81 %)Windows Server 2003
824 (22.86 %)Windows XP
824 (22.86 %)MCSE
922 (20.95 %)TCP/IP
922 (20.95 %)Citrix
1018 (17.14 %)ITIL
1117 (16.19 %)Windows 2000
1216 (15.24 %)MS Office
1216 (15.24 %)Exchange Server 2007
1314 (13.33 %)VPN
1314 (13.33 %)Cisco
1413 (12.38 %)Firewall
1413 (12.38 %)DHCP
1413 (12.38 %)DNS
1512 (11.43 %)VMware
1610 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
1610 (9.524 %)SQL Server
1610 (9.524 %)MS Excel
1610 (9.524 %)Remedy
1610 (9.524 %)Citrix Presentation Server
179 (8.571 %)MCSA
179 (8.571 %)Windows NT
179 (8.571 %)Migration
188 (7.619 %)LAN

Exchange Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Exchange Server 2003 also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Exchange Server 2003. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
155 (52.38 %)MS Exchange
233 (31.43 %)Exchange Server 2000
316 (15.24 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (5.714 %)Exchange Server 5.5
46 (5.714 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
46 (5.714 %)IIS
54 (3.810 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.952 %)Live Communications Server
61 (0.952 %)SharePoint Portal Server
61 (0.952 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Applications
116 (15.24 %)MS Office
210 (9.524 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
122 (20.95 %)TCP/IP
214 (13.33 %)VPN
313 (12.38 %)DHCP
313 (12.38 %)DNS
313 (12.38 %)Firewall
48 (7.619 %)LAN
56 (5.714 %)WAN
64 (3.810 %)SMS
64 (3.810 %)Internet
72 (1.905 %)SAN
72 (1.905 %)VoIP
72 (1.905 %)WINS
72 (1.905 %)IP Telephony
81 (0.952 %)Ethernet
81 (0.952 %)ADSL
81 (0.952 %)DMZ
81 (0.952 %)MPLS
81 (0.952 %)NetScreen
81 (0.952 %)Wireless
81 (0.952 %)IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (9.524 %)SQL Server
110 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (3.810 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.857 %)MS Access
Development Applications
11 (0.952 %)MSI
General
17 (6.667 %)Government
23 (2.857 %)Finance
31 (0.952 %)Legal
31 (0.952 %)Manufacturing
31 (0.952 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (0.952 %)Back Office
Job Titles
132 (30.48 %)Analyst
223 (21.90 %)Support Analyst
312 (11.43 %)3rd Line Support
312 (11.43 %)2nd Line Support
410 (9.524 %)Support Engineer
59 (8.571 %)Service Analyst
59 (8.571 %)Service Desk Analyst
67 (6.667 %)Technical Engineer
76 (5.714 %)Field Engineer
76 (5.714 %)Technical Support Engineer
76 (5.714 %)Technical Support
76 (5.714 %)Network Engineer
85 (4.762 %)Consultant
94 (3.810 %)1st Line Support
103 (2.857 %)Support Specialist
103 (2.857 %)Systems Engineer
103 (2.857 %)Server Support
103 (2.857 %)Project Manager
103 (2.857 %)Desktop Support
103 (2.857 %)Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
16 (5.714 %)Blackberry
24 (3.810 %)Thin Client
24 (3.810 %)Fat Client
33 (2.857 %)Clustering
41 (0.952 %)IVR
41 (0.952 %)Management Information System
41 (0.952 %)AS400
41 (0.952 %)EPoS
41 (0.952 %)NHS
Operating Systems
174 (70.48 %)Windows
225 (23.81 %)Windows Server 2003
324 (22.86 %)Windows XP
417 (16.19 %)Windows 2000
59 (8.571 %)Windows NT
63 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
72 (1.905 %)Unix
81 (0.952 %)NetWare
81 (0.952 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
118 (17.14 %)ITIL
29 (8.571 %)Migration
33 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
33 (2.857 %)Business Desktop Deployment
42 (1.905 %)Service Delivery
51 (0.952 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (0.952 %)Workflow
51 (0.952 %)Information Security
51 (0.952 %)Workflow Management
51 (0.952 %)WFM
Programming Languages
18 (7.619 %)SQL
Qualifications
131 (29.52 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (22.86 %)MCSE
39 (8.571 %)MCSA
45 (4.762 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
53 (2.857 %)MCP
62 (1.905 %)Cisco Certification
62 (1.905 %)Citrix Certification
62 (1.905 %)CCNA
62 (1.905 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.952 %)MCDST
71 (0.952 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.952 %)CCA
71 (0.952 %)CCEA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.905 %)SLA
21 (0.952 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.952 %)ISO17799
System Software
172 (68.57 %)Active Directory
210 (9.524 %)Citrix Presentation Server
36 (5.714 %)Terminal Services
44 (3.810 %)MetaFrame
53 (2.857 %)Terminal Server
53 (2.857 %)ISA Server
53 (2.857 %)VMware ESX
53 (2.857 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
15 (4.762 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 (4.762 %)DameWare
21 (0.952 %)MIIS
21 (0.952 %)MAILsweeper
Vendors
139 (37.14 %)Microsoft
222 (20.95 %)Citrix
314 (13.33 %)Cisco
412 (11.43 %)VMware
510 (9.524 %)Remedy
66 (5.714 %)Symantec
74 (3.810 %)Lotus
74 (3.810 %)HP
74 (3.810 %)Dell
83 (2.857 %)Novell
83 (2.857 %)LANDesk
92 (1.905 %)VERITAS
92 (1.905 %)Avaya
101 (0.952 %)Genesys
101 (0.952 %)Nokia
101 (0.952 %)Nortel
101 (0.952 %)Compaq
101 (0.952 %)CheckPoint
101 (0.952 %)Websense
101 (0.952 %)3Com
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