Windows Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Windows
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 11 9
Rank change year-on-year -5 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Windows 418 621 898
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 8.82% 11.27% 12.59%
As % of the Operating Systems category 60.32% 70.49% 65.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 284 421 660
10th Percentile £150 £153 £139
25th Percentile £190 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £400 £275
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +45.45% -15.38%
75th Percentile £564 £538 £450
90th Percentile £825 £626 £580
England median daily rate £400 £450 £424
% change year-on-year -11.11% +6.19% +5.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 60 62
10th Percentile - £13.11 £12.61
25th Percentile £10.95 £16.25 £15.01
Median hourly rate £14.00 £22.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.78% +28.57% +9.38%
75th Percentile £17.83 £38.75 £19.49
90th Percentile £19.05 £47.85 £23.73
England median hourly rate £18.00 £23.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -23.40% +17.50% +21.21%

All Operating Systems
North of England

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 advertised in the North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 693 881 1,364
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 14.62% 15.99% 19.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 609 992
10th Percentile £165 £167 £150
25th Percentile £275 £250 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £531 £575 £549
90th Percentile £650 £675 £638
England median daily rate £475 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -6.40% +1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 64 77
10th Percentile - £13.16 £13.16
25th Percentile £10.95 £16.25 £15.93
Median hourly rate £16.00 £24.25 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +31.08% +15.63%
75th Percentile £19.18 £43.48 £23.75
90th Percentile £48.00 £49.29 £72.00
England median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -47.06% +97.67% +22.86%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North West -8 229 £338 -18.48% 191
Yorkshire -1 165 £325 -10.34% 136
North East +4 25 £441 +85.47% 28
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (9.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (6.46%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.44%) IIS
4 2 (0.48%) Apache
4 2 (0.48%) IBM Notes
4 2 (0.48%) nginx
4 2 (0.48%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.24%) JBoss
5 1 (0.24%) Site Server
5 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 87 (20.81%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.24%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 143 (34.21%) Microsoft 365
2 60 (14.35%) Azure
3 23 (5.50%) AWS
4 19 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 10 (2.39%) IaaS
5 10 (2.39%) OneDrive
6 7 (1.67%) GCP
7 6 (1.44%) SaaS
8 5 (1.20%) PaaS
9 4 (0.96%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.72%) Azure AKS
11 2 (0.48%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.24%) Amazon ECS
12 1 (0.24%) Amazon EKS
12 1 (0.24%) Azure App Service
12 1 (0.24%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.24%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.24%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.24%) Cohesity
12 1 (0.24%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 74 (17.70%) Firewall
2 72 (17.22%) VPN
3 26 (6.22%) LAN
4 21 (5.02%) VLAN
4 21 (5.02%) WAN
5 19 (4.55%) DNS
6 15 (3.59%) Wireless
7 14 (3.35%) DHCP
8 10 (2.39%) SAN
8 10 (2.39%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (1.91%) TCP/IP
10 7 (1.67%) Ethernet
10 7 (1.67%) OSPF
10 7 (1.67%) Wireless Security
11 6 (1.44%) Internet
11 6 (1.44%) SSL
11 6 (1.44%) WAAS
12 4 (0.96%) VoIP
13 3 (0.72%) NAS
13 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.50%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.20%) MongoDB
3 4 (0.96%) Big Data
3 4 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.96%) Power BI
4 3 (0.72%) BigQuery
4 3 (0.72%) Data Hub
4 3 (0.72%) DB2
4 3 (0.72%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.24%) MySQL
6 1 (0.24%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (0.72%) GitLab
1 3 (0.72%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.48%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.48%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.48%) MSI
3 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.24%) Gradle
3 1 (0.24%) Hudson
3 1 (0.24%) JIRA
3 1 (0.24%) Liquibase
3 1 (0.24%) Maven
3 1 (0.24%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 128 (30.62%) Social Skills
2 38 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (7.18%) Public Sector
4 27 (6.46%) Finance
5 16 (3.83%) Legal
6 11 (2.63%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.15%) Banking
9 7 (1.67%) Law
10 5 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.20%) Telecoms
11 4 (0.96%) Automotive
11 4 (0.96%) Local Government
12 3 (0.72%) Aviation
12 3 (0.72%) Retail
13 2 (0.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.48%) Multimedia
13 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.24%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 78 (18.66%) Analyst
2 61 (14.59%) Architect
3 59 (14.11%) IT Support
4 47 (11.24%) Service Analyst
4 47 (11.24%) Service Desk Analyst
5 44 (10.53%) Support Engineer
6 43 (10.29%) Technical Architect
7 41 (9.81%) Lead
8 33 (7.89%) Technical Leader
9 30 (7.18%) Lead Architect
10 27 (6.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 25 (5.98%) IT Engineer
12 23 (5.50%) IT Technician
13 22 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support
14 20 (4.78%) Desktop Support
14 20 (4.78%) Support Analyst
15 19 (4.55%) Senior
16 16 (3.83%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 15 (3.59%) 1st Line Support
17 15 (3.59%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (10.29%) Node.js
2 10 (2.39%) Kafka
3 7 (1.67%) Middleware
3 7 (1.67%) XML
4 6 (1.44%) ActiveMQ
5 4 (0.96%) .NET
5 4 (0.96%) XSLT
6 3 (0.72%) Apache NiFi
6 3 (0.72%) HTML
6 3 (0.72%) J2EE
6 3 (0.72%) JSON
6 3 (0.72%) JSP
6 3 (0.72%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.72%) Web Services
7 2 (0.48%) ADSI
7 2 (0.48%) LDAP
7 2 (0.48%) React Native
7 2 (0.48%) Software Packaging
7 2 (0.48%) XMPP
8 1 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.85%) Public Cloud
2 19 (4.55%) Replication
3 13 (3.11%) Clustering
3 13 (3.11%) Driving Licence
3 13 (3.11%) Mobile App
4 11 (2.63%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.15%) Product Ownership
5 9 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (1.67%) EPoS
6 7 (1.67%) Operational Technology
7 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.20%) iPhone
8 4 (0.96%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.96%) PKI
8 4 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.72%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.72%) Data Fabric
9 3 (0.72%) NHS
9 3 (0.72%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 148 (35.41%) Windows 10
2 129 (30.86%) Windows Server
3 74 (17.70%) Linux
4 54 (12.92%) Apple iOS
5 50 (11.96%) Android
6 21 (5.02%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (4.07%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.35%) Mac OS
8 14 (3.35%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (2.87%) Unix
10 9 (2.15%) VMS
10 9 (2.15%) Windows 7
11 8 (1.91%) zOS
12 5 (1.20%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.96%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.72%) AIX
14 3 (0.72%) Debian
14 3 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 3 (0.72%) Solaris
15 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (27.75%) Customer Service
2 85 (20.33%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (16.27%) Mobile Device Management
4 53 (12.68%) Migration
5 52 (12.44%) CI/CD
6 49 (11.72%) ITIL
7 46 (11.00%) Agile
8 44 (10.53%) DevOps
8 44 (10.53%) Risk Management
8 44 (10.53%) Security Architecture
8 44 (10.53%) Zero Trust
9 41 (9.81%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 41 (9.81%) Threat Intelligence
10 35 (8.37%) Decision-Making
10 35 (8.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 28 (6.70%) Design Patterns
11 28 (6.70%) Time Management
12 27 (6.46%) Change Management
12 27 (6.46%) Service Delivery
13 24 (5.74%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.66%) PowerShell
2 25 (5.98%) SQL
3 10 (2.39%) JavaScript
3 10 (2.39%) Python
4 9 (2.15%) C++
5 7 (1.67%) Java
6 3 (0.72%) C
6 3 (0.72%) VB
7 2 (0.48%) Bash
7 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.24%) C#
8 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 86 (20.57%) Security Cleared
2 76 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 26 (6.22%) Degree
4 24 (5.74%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (3.59%) CCNA
5 15 (3.59%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (3.11%) MCSE
7 8 (1.91%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 6 (1.44%) CEH
9 6 (1.44%) CREST Certified
9 6 (1.44%) GIAC
9 6 (1.44%) GPEN
9 6 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.44%) OSCP
10 5 (1.20%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.96%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.72%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.46%) Disclosure Scotland
2 26 (6.22%) SLA
3 9 (2.15%) NIST
4 4 (0.96%) QA
5 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.24%) GDPR
7 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.24%) NCSC
System Software
1 170 (40.67%) Active Directory
2 55 (13.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (6.70%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.20%) Docker
5 5 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.20%) VMware Workstation
6 4 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.96%) vSphere
7 3 (0.72%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.72%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.72%) SRDF
8 2 (0.48%) KVM
9 1 (0.24%) Firmware
9 1 (0.24%) NFS
9 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.24%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 50 (11.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (9.57%) SCCM
3 25 (5.98%) Ansible
4 18 (4.31%) NetBackup
5 17 (4.07%) Puppet
6 7 (1.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 6 (1.44%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.96%) Kubernetes
8 4 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.96%) Terraform
8 4 (0.96%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.72%) Autotask
9 3 (0.72%) EMC TimeFinder
9 3 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.48%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.48%) WSUS
10 2 (0.48%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.24%) HAProxy
11 1 (0.24%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 192 (45.93%) Microsoft
2 71 (16.99%) VMware
3 36 (8.61%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.78%) Citrix
5 18 (4.31%) Apple
6 16 (3.83%) Veritas
7 15 (3.59%) Cisco
8 14 (3.35%) Oracle
9 9 (2.15%) Dell
9 9 (2.15%) IBM
10 8 (1.91%) Google
11 7 (1.67%) Veeam
12 6 (1.44%) F5
12 6 (1.44%) Solace
13 4 (0.96%) Brocade
13 4 (0.96%) EMC
13 4 (0.96%) Sophos
13 4 (0.96%) Symantec
14 3 (0.72%) HP
14 3 (0.72%) NetApp