Microsoft Windows
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 19 | 14 | 18 |
Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +4 | 0 |
Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,518 | 5,505 | 7,569 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.12% | 9.91% | 8.64% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.18% | 61.42% | 58.64% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,409 | 3,856 | 5,250 |
10th Percentile | £163 | £165 | £153 |
25th Percentile | £215 | £231 | £210 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £450 | £425 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £575 |
90th Percentile | £667 | £683 | £675 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £420 | £386 | £325 |
% change year-on-year | +8.81% | +18.77% | -7.14% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 275 | 271 | 426 |
10th Percentile | £11.88 | £13.16 | £12.50 |
25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.38 | £15.01 |
Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £24.62 | £20.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -26.89% | +23.10% | +23.08% |
75th Percentile | £24.59 | £52.74 | £37.50 |
90th Percentile | £65.00 | £68.75 | £58.75 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £22.50 | £18.70 |
% change year-on-year | -21.38% | +20.32% | +16.88% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Windows is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,846 | 8,963 | 12,908 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.49% | 16.13% | 14.73% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,892 | 6,241 | 8,824 |
10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
25th Percentile | £309 | £338 | £350 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £618 |
90th Percentile | £700 | £715 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £425 |
% change year-on-year | -2.70% | +8.82% | +6.25% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 407 | 392 | 566 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.03 | £13.00 |
25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.22 | £15.77 |
Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £45.06 | £22.25 |
Median % change year-on-year | -50.06% | +102.49% | +27.14% |
75th Percentile | £62.25 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.18 | £40.59 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | -40.43% | +102.95% | +21.21% |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Windows
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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England | -3 | 3,141 | £412 | -8.50% | 1,767 |
UK excluding London | -1 | 2,172 | £420 | +8.81% | 1,489 |
London | -8 | 1,149 | £400 | -20.00% | 379 |
Work from Home | -10 | 850 | £470 | -4.57% | 640 |
South East | 0 | 690 | £482 | +28.53% | 383 |
North of England | -5 | 425 | £340 | -15.00% | 351 |
Midlands | +3 | 362 | £350 | -6.67% | 262 |
South West | +1 | 337 | £500 | +8.11% | 230 |
North West | -6 | 240 | £350 | -16.57% | 185 |
West Midlands | +2 | 216 | £400 | -5.88% | 151 |
Scotland | -4 | 181 | £340 | -9.81% | 100 |
Yorkshire | -1 | 161 | £323 | -12.54% | 136 |
East of England | -12 | 158 | £350 | +17.15% | 172 |
East Midlands | +5 | 143 | £295 | -9.23% | 111 |
Wales | -11 | 30 | £220 | -45.00% | 34 |
North East | +4 | 24 | £450 | +89.47% | 33 |
Northern Ireland | -8 | 19 | £200 | +5.96% | 17 |
Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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