Windows Server 2003 contracts in the East Midlands, contractor rates and trends for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 skills

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for Windows Server 2003 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server 2003 over the 6 months to 21 September 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 England > East Midlands
Location	6 months to 21 Sep 2020	Same period 2019	Same period 2018
Rank	-	108	126
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2003	0	14	14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands	-	0.70%	0.51%
As % of the Operating Systems category	-	2.78%	2.36%
Number of daily rates quoted	0	11	6
Median daily rate	-	£325	£400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-	-18.75%	+39.13%
England median daily rate	£406	£350	£325
% change year-on-year	+16.07%	+7.69%	+3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted	0	1	1
Median hourly rate	-	£120.00	£15.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-	+674.19%	-48.33%
England median hourly rate	£13.25	£12.00	£21.00
% change year-on-year	+10.42%	-42.86%	+27.27%

Windows Server 2003 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

All Operating Systems East Midlands
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills	107	503	593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands	20.90%	25.07%	21.54%
Number of daily rates quoted	57	290	346
Median daily rate	£335	£340	£360
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-1.47%	-5.56%	+10.77%
10th Percentile	£124	£135	£134
90th Percentile	£447	£526	£516
England median daily rate	£450	£425	£438
% change year-on-year	+5.88%	-2.86%	+2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted	14	75	81
Median hourly rate	£13.75	£15.00	£17.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-8.33%	-14.29%	+23.24%
10th Percentile	£10.69	£11.17	£11.17
90th Percentile	£37.18	£46.46	£21.00
Median hourly rate	£20.00	£17.50	£17.50
% change year-on-year	+14.29%	-	-