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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 14 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +3 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,462 | 5,607 | 7,692 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.13% | 9.86% | 8.79% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 61.08% | 60.93% | 58.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,392 | 3,943 | 5,301 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £231 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £388 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | +19.23% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 272 | 289 | 452 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.82 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.25 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +23.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.39 | £50.42 | £46.12 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.20 | £62.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £18.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.81% | +17.03% |
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 | 5,668 | 9,202 | 13,061 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.30% | 16.18% | 14.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,828 | 6,430 | 8,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £473 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +11.18% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 404 | 599 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.97 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +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 17 May 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 17 May 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 17 May 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 | 3,100 | £400 | -11.11% | 2,048 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 2,095 | £400 | +3.23% | 1,676 |
| London | -6 | 1,157 | £400 | -20.00% | 525 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 843 | £450 | -5.26% | 692 |
| South East | +2 | 673 | £450 | +18.42% | 462 |
| North of England | -3 | 419 | £325 | -13.33% | 369 |
| South West | -1 | 330 | £500 | +11.11% | 239 |
| Midlands | 0 | 319 | £338 | -10.60% | 291 |
| North West | -6 | 230 | £350 | -16.57% | 171 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 182 | £363 | -17.61% | 168 |
| Scotland | -7 | 171 | £370 | -1.60% | 96 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 164 | £325 | -3.70% | 165 |
| East of England | -9 | 150 | £295 | -1.26% | 230 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 135 | £270 | -16.92% | 123 |
| Wales | -10 | 28 | £288 | -32.35% | 29 |
| North East | +6 | 26 | £441 | +85.47% | 37 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 10 | £500 | +194.12% | 15 |
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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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