The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Server 2003 skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands 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 19 June 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 West Midlands 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Rank 52 52 42
Rank change year-on-year
0 -10
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003 48 57 67
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.861% 2.510% 3.472%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.99% 13.80% 20.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 20 26
Average daily rate £293 £325 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.00% +12.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £117 £245 £145
10% offered a daily rate of more than £380 £458 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £321 £275 £300
% change year-on-year
+16.72% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 18 17
Average hourly rate £13.00 £16.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.21% -2.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.85 £12.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £24.75 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.75 £17.50 £17.75
% change year-on-year
+1.42% -1.40%
All Operating Systems
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
343 413 320
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 20.44% 18.19% 16.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 178 125
Average daily rate £325 £280 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.07% +1.81%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £135 £150 £145
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £413 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 66 55
Average hourly rate £15.21 £14.75 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.08% +9.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £24.00 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +9.37%
Windows Server 2003
England

Windows Server 2003
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Windows Server 2003 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands Windows Server 2003 Daily Rate Histogram

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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Server 2003
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands Windows Server 2003 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Server 2003
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2003 within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Birmingham +7 12 £303 -19.33% 9
Warwickshire -7 8 - - 1
Staffordshire +12 5 £125 -54.54% 5
Shropshire -2 5 £380 +7.04% 1
Coventry +6 2 £108 - 4
Wolverhampton -3 2 £125 -37.50% 1
Worcestershire -10 2 - -
Dudley - - - -
Halesowen - - - -
Solihull - - - -
Stourbridge - - - -
Wednesbury - - - -
West Bromwich - - - -
Willenhall - - - -
Windows Server 2003
England

Windows Server 2003
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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 91 (100.00%) Windows
2 82 (90.11%) Windows Server 2008
3 50 (54.95%) Microsoft
3 50 (54.95%) Active Directory
4 45 (49.45%) VMware
5 35 (38.46%) MS Exchange
6 23 (25.27%) VMware Infrastructure
7 22 (24.18%) Windows 7
7 22 (24.18%) DNS
7 22 (24.18%) SAN
8 20 (21.98%) Cisco
8 20 (21.98%) DHCP
8 20 (21.98%) Windows XP
9 19 (20.88%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (20.88%) HP
10 18 (19.78%) LAN
10 18 (19.78%) Exchange Server 2010
11 17 (18.68%) SQL Server
12 16 (17.58%) SCCM
12 16 (17.58%) Exchange Server 2003
13 15 (16.48%) SQL
13 15 (16.48%) TCP/IP
14 14 (15.38%) WAN
14 14 (15.38%) SharePoint
15 13 (14.29%) Citrix
15 13 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2007
16 12 (13.19%) Firewall
16 12 (13.19%) MS Excel
17 11 (12.09%) Clustering
17 11 (12.09%) vSphere

Windows Server 2003
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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 Development
1 5 (5.495%) Software Packaging
2 2 (2.198%) COM
3 1 (1.099%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 35 (38.46%) MS Exchange
2 18 (19.78%) Exchange Server 2010
3 16 (17.58%) Exchange Server 2003
4 14 (15.38%) SharePoint
5 13 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2007
6 8 (8.791%) SharePoint 2010
7 4 (4.396%) IIS
8 1 (1.099%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (1.099%) IBM Notes
8 1 (1.099%) Lotus Domino
8 1 (1.099%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (1.099%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 12 (13.19%) MS Excel
2 10 (10.99%) MS Office
3 4 (4.396%) Office 365
3 4 (4.396%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 5 (5.495%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 1 (1.099%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 22 (24.18%) DNS
1 22 (24.18%) SAN
2 20 (21.98%) DHCP
3 18 (19.78%) LAN
4 15 (16.48%) TCP/IP
5 14 (15.38%) WAN
6 12 (13.19%) Firewall
7 8 (8.791%) MPLS
8 7 (7.692%) NAS
8 7 (7.692%) VLAN
9 4 (4.396%) iSCSI
10 3 (3.297%) Network Security
10 3 (3.297%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (3.297%) xDSL
11 2 (2.198%) HTTP
11 2 (2.198%) Wireless
12 1 (1.099%) BGP
12 1 (1.099%) X.25
12 1 (1.099%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (1.099%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (18.68%) SQL Server
2 10 (10.99%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (7.692%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 7 (7.692%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (5.495%) SQL Server 2005
5 3 (3.297%) SQL Server 2000
5 3 (3.297%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (1.099%) MySQL
6 1 (1.099%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 5 (5.495%) MSI
General
1 4 (4.396%) Finance
2 3 (3.297%) Telecoms
3 2 (2.198%) Banking
4 1 (1.099%) Automotive
4 1 (1.099%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.099%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (18.68%) 3rd Line Support
2 15 (16.48%) Analyst
3 13 (14.29%) Support Engineer
4 9 (9.890%) 2nd Line Support
4 9 (9.890%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 8 (8.791%) Administrator
5 8 (8.791%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 6 (6.593%) Support Analyst
6 6 (6.593%) Desktop Support
7 5 (5.495%) Consultant
7 5 (5.495%) Network Support
7 5 (5.495%) VMware Engineer
8 4 (4.396%) Data Analyst
9 3 (3.297%) Network Engineer
9 3 (3.297%) DBA
9 3 (3.297%) Systems Support
9 3 (3.297%) Systems Analyst
9 3 (3.297%) Server Engineer
9 3 (3.297%) SQL Server DBA
9 3 (3.297%) Network Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.09%) Clustering
2 5 (5.495%) Replication
2 5 (5.495%) EqualLogic
3 2 (2.198%) Computer Science
3 2 (2.198%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.099%) AS400
4 1 (1.099%) NHS
4 1 (1.099%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 91 (100.00%) Windows
2 82 (90.11%) Windows Server 2008
3 22 (24.18%) Windows 7
4 20 (21.98%) Windows XP
5 9 (9.890%) Linux
6 7 (7.692%) Windows 2000
6 7 (7.692%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (6.593%) UNIX
8 3 (3.297%) Windows Vista
9 1 (1.099%) Debian
9 1 (1.099%) Windows NT
9 1 (1.099%) Windows CE
9 1 (1.099%) Windows Mobile
9 1 (1.099%) Ubuntu
9 1 (1.099%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (6.593%) Migration
2 5 (5.495%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (4.396%) Data Migration
3 4 (4.396%) ETL
4 3 (3.297%) Software Deployment
5 2 (2.198%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (2.198%) ITIL
5 2 (2.198%) Configuration Management
6 1 (1.099%) Change Management
6 1 (1.099%) Project Management
6 1 (1.099%) Business Continuity
6 1 (1.099%) PRINCE2
6 1 (1.099%) ERP
6 1 (1.099%) Problem Management
6 1 (1.099%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (16.48%) SQL
2 7 (7.692%) T-SQL
3 2 (2.198%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.099%) Java
Qualifications
1 19 (20.88%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (8.791%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (7.692%) CCNP
4 6 (6.593%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 6 (6.593%) MCSE
4 6 (6.593%) CCNA
5 5 (5.495%) Degree
6 4 (4.396%) MCP
7 3 (3.297%) Security Cleared
7 3 (3.297%) VCP4
8 2 (2.198%) MCITP
9 1 (1.099%) MCSA
9 1 (1.099%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (1.099%) CCA
9 1 (1.099%) Citrix Certification
9 1 (1.099%) CCEA
9 1 (1.099%) CCIE
9 1 (1.099%) CCSP
9 1 (1.099%) MCDST
9 1 (1.099%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.198%) QA
System Software
1 50 (54.95%) Active Directory
2 23 (25.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (12.09%) vSphere
4 6 (6.593%) Microsoft App-V
5 5 (5.495%) Terminal Services
5 5 (5.495%) XenApp
6 3 (3.297%) VMware Server
6 3 (3.297%) Hyper-V
7 2 (2.198%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (2.198%) XenServer
7 2 (2.198%) DFS Replication
8 1 (1.099%) VMware ESX
8 1 (1.099%) ISA Server
8 1 (1.099%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 16 (17.58%) SCCM
2 6 (6.593%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 3 (3.297%) Norton AntiVirus
3 3 (3.297%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (2.198%) FortiGate
5 1 (1.099%) OpenView
5 1 (1.099%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (1.099%) WSUS
5 1 (1.099%) SCOM
5 1 (1.099%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 50 (54.95%) Microsoft
2 45 (49.45%) VMware
3 20 (21.98%) Cisco
4 19 (20.88%) HP
5 13 (14.29%) Citrix
6 7 (7.692%) EMC
7 5 (5.495%) Intel
7 5 (5.495%) Cognos
7 5 (5.495%) Panasonic
8 4 (4.396%) Veeam
8 4 (4.396%) SonicWALL
8 4 (4.396%) Dell
8 4 (4.396%) NetApp
9 3 (3.297%) Symantec
9 3 (3.297%) Teradata
10 2 (2.198%) Altiris
10 2 (2.198%) WatchGuard
10 2 (2.198%) Avaya
10 2 (2.198%) McAfee
11 1 (1.099%) Sophos
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Key skills include: * Active Directory configuration * VMware * Windows 2000/2003/2008 system admin * SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 * Citrix Experience working for a SME would be advantageous, especially...
Roc Search
Posted: 18 June 2013
Walsall, West Midlands (County)
VMware/vSphere/Windows Server/SQL/Active Directory/VLANs. Roc searches client based in Walsall require a VMware Engineer to join their team on a 6 month initial contract.
Roc Search
Posted: 12 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Log shipping / Mirroring / Replication / Clustering/DB Backup/ DB Restoring. Good understanding of Windows Server operating system (2003 / 2008) and related storage / network infrastructures... T-SQL including stored procedures...
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £285 to £300 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Walsall, West Midlands
You will be provided with the training where and when required including VMware for VMware enterprise partner status, Cisco and Microsoft.Experience*The candidate will be capable of...
Hudson
Rate: £140 - £148 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013
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