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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 14 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +3 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,540 | 5,715 | 7,715 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.23% | 9.87% | 8.84% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 61.73% | 60.63% | 58.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,445 | 4,015 | 5,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £230 | £211 |
| 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 | 272 | 301 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.82 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.25 | £15.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +10.02% | +25.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.16 | £50.42 | £46.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.67% | +17.19% |
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 | 5,735 | 9,426 | 13,081 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.28% | 14.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,878 | 6,596 | 8,865 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £339 | £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 | 393 | 419 | 615 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.99 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.74 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | 3,170 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,776 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 2,127 | £400 | - | 1,445 |
| London | -6 | 1,194 | £400 | -20.00% | 424 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 867 | £450 | -5.26% | 644 |
| South East | +1 | 688 | £438 | +12.54% | 363 |
| North of England | -3 | 430 | £325 | -14.75% | 318 |
| South West | -2 | 332 | £498 | +7.57% | 225 |
| Midlands | -1 | 324 | £338 | -10.00% | 255 |
| North West | -9 | 232 | £350 | -17.65% | 168 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 186 | £350 | -20.45% | 147 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 172 | £325 | -10.34% | 119 |
| Scotland | -10 | 170 | £370 | -1.86% | 84 |
| East of England | -11 | 146 | £290 | -7.20% | 196 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 135 | £215 | -33.85% | 108 |
| Wales | -7 | 32 | £350 | -17.65% | 29 |
| North East | +5 | 27 | £450 | +89.47% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 9 | £450 | +164.71% | 20 |
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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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