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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 20 May 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 | 3,474 | 5,631 | 7,713 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.17% | 9.83% | 8.73% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 61.09% | 60.87% | 58.86% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,409 | 3,955 | 5,326 |
10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
25th Percentile | £213 | £231 | £210 |
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 | 287 | 450 |
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 | £25.00 | £50.42 | £44.92 |
90th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.40 | £62.55 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £18.70 |
% change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.95% | +17.39% |
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 | 5,687 | 9,251 | 13,104 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.37% | 16.16% | 14.84% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,850 | 6,458 | 8,915 |
10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £340 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £503 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.33% | +0.57% | +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 | 393 | 404 | 594 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.25 |
25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.74 | £15.89 |
Median hourly rate | £22.15 | £39.05 | £22.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -43.28% | +73.56% | +28.57% |
75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.13 | £52.50 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | -25.00% | +50.00% | +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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | 3,112 | £400 | -11.11% | 2,075 |
UK excluding London | -2 | 2,110 | £400 | +3.23% | 1,708 |
London | -6 | 1,154 | £400 | -20.00% | 528 |
Work from Home | -9 | 844 | £450 | -5.26% | 694 |
South East | +1 | 681 | £450 | +20.00% | 469 |
North of England | -2 | 420 | £325 | -13.33% | 381 |
South West | -1 | 332 | £500 | +9.59% | 250 |
Midlands | +1 | 321 | £338 | -10.00% | 294 |
North West | -5 | 230 | £325 | -23.53% | 180 |
West Midlands | -1 | 183 | £363 | -17.61% | 169 |
Scotland | -9 | 170 | £370 | -1.33% | 95 |
Yorkshire | -1 | 167 | £325 | -3.70% | 172 |
East of England | -10 | 152 | £305 | +1.67% | 226 |
East Midlands | +5 | 136 | £273 | -16.15% | 125 |
Wales | -9 | 28 | £288 | -33.33% | 34 |
North East | +4 | 24 | £450 | +89.47% | 33 |
Northern Ireland | -11 | 11 | £450 | +164.71% | 15 |
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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