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 27 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,502 | 5,592 | 7,673 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.19% | 9.86% | 8.70% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.85% | 61.17% | 58.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,420 | 3,928 | 5,315 |
| 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 | £413 | £387 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.59% | +19.08% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 277 | 275 | 441 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.92 | £13.21 | £12.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.24 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +24.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £51.28 | £39.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £20.00 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.55% | +6.95% | +17.91% |
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 | 5,755 | 9,141 | 13,022 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.46% | 16.11% | 14.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,897 | 6,372 | 8,891 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.20% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +9.41% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 402 | 393 | 583 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.79 | £13.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.72 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | +56.25% | +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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | -2 | 3,135 | £400 | -11.11% | 2,145 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,145 | £413 | +6.59% | 1,823 |
| London | -6 | 1,154 | £400 | -20.00% | 609 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 840 | £464 | -2.37% | 740 |
| South East | 0 | 698 | £473 | +21.94% | 568 |
| North of England | -3 | 416 | £325 | -13.33% | 375 |
| South West | -1 | 345 | £500 | +5.26% | 259 |
| Midlands | +2 | 338 | £350 | -6.67% | 296 |
| North West | -4 | 227 | £325 | -22.53% | 189 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 198 | £400 | -5.88% | 165 |
| Scotland | -7 | 178 | £370 | -1.33% | 110 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 165 | £325 | -3.70% | 154 |
| East of England | -9 | 159 | £325 | +8.33% | 232 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 137 | £273 | -16.15% | 125 |
| Wales | -11 | 27 | £295 | -28.48% | 37 |
| North East | +5 | 25 | £441 | +85.47% | 37 |
| Northern Ireland | -13 | 11 | £450 | +138.41% | 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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