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 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 | 18 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,503 | 5,543 | 7,576 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.14% | 9.89% | 8.65% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.56% | 61.08% | 58.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,405 | 3,887 | 5,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £165 | £153 |
| 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 | £672 | £676 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £388 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.45% | +19.23% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 275 | 270 | 425 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.88 | £13.16 | £12.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.23 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £23.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.40% | +17.50% | +23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £52.13 | £37.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.63 | £59.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £21.30 | £18.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.95% | +14.21% | +16.56% |
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 | 5,784 | 9,075 | 12,888 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.19% | 14.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,324 | 8,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £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 | £718 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 391 | 567 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.81% | +92.50% | +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 1 June 2024.
Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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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 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 |
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| England | -2 | 3,126 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,734 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 2,152 | £413 | +6.45% | 1,458 |
| London | -5 | 1,151 | £400 | -20.00% | 394 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 843 | £463 | -3.65% | 646 |
| South East | 0 | 692 | £475 | +22.58% | 364 |
| North of England | -5 | 418 | £325 | -18.75% | 351 |
| Midlands | +3 | 347 | £350 | -6.67% | 261 |
| South West | -1 | 343 | £500 | +5.26% | 215 |
| North West | -8 | 229 | £338 | -18.48% | 191 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 206 | £390 | -8.24% | 147 |
| Scotland | -3 | 185 | £350 | -6.67% | 101 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 165 | £325 | -10.34% | 136 |
| East of England | -12 | 157 | £331 | +11.34% | 164 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 139 | £275 | -15.38% | 114 |
| Wales | -10 | 31 | £220 | -45.00% | 34 |
| North East | +4 | 25 | £441 | +85.47% | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | -15 | 11 | £450 | +138.41% | 27 |
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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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