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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 18 | 14 | 17 |
Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +3 | +1 |
Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,539 | 5,742 | 7,730 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.23% | 9.87% | 8.82% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 61.74% | 60.71% | 58.85% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,445 | 4,039 | 5,319 |
10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
25th Percentile | £213 | £230 | £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 | £400 | £325 |
% change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | -7.14% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 271 | 305 | 456 |
10th Percentile | £11.80 | £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% | +22.14% |
75th Percentile | £24.17 | £50.42 | £45.84 |
90th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.90 | £62.75 |
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 | 5,732 | 9,458 | 13,136 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.33% | 16.26% | 14.99% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,878 | 6,622 | 8,916 |
10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £350 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £505 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
% change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 423 | 609 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.05 | £13.38 |
25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.77 | £16.00 |
Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.43% |
75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.11 |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | 3,169 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,883 |
UK excluding London | -2 | 2,126 | £400 | - | 1,526 |
London | -6 | 1,194 | £400 | -20.00% | 454 |
Work from Home | -10 | 867 | £450 | -5.26% | 696 |
South East | +1 | 688 | £438 | +12.90% | 401 |
North of England | -3 | 430 | £325 | -13.33% | 329 |
South West | -2 | 332 | £498 | +7.57% | 236 |
Midlands | -1 | 323 | £338 | -10.00% | 272 |
North West | -7 | 232 | £350 | -15.31% | 168 |
West Midlands | -1 | 186 | £350 | -20.45% | 157 |
Yorkshire | 0 | 172 | £325 | -11.86% | 129 |
Scotland | -9 | 170 | £370 | -2.12% | 87 |
East of England | -10 | 146 | £290 | -3.33% | 203 |
East Midlands | +4 | 134 | £215 | -33.85% | 115 |
Wales | -7 | 32 | £350 | -20.00% | 31 |
North East | +4 | 27 | £450 | +89.47% | 36 |
Northern Ireland | -10 | 9 | £450 | +164.71% | 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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