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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 13 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +5 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,475 | 5,586 | 7,632 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.17% | 9.88% | 8.72% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.84% | 61.04% | 58.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,410 | 3,918 | 5,271 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
| 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 | £675 | £676 | £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 | 275 | 284 | 449 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.88 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.25 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.57 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.23% | +12.83% | +23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £50.85 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.05 | £62.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £20.25 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.64% | +8.29% | +16.88% |
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 | 5,712 | 9,152 | 12,965 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.18% | 14.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,870 | 6,376 | 8,821 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £334 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.05% | +0.05% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £470 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | +10.59% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 401 | 404 | 591 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.78 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £40.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.16% | +79.09% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | 3,111 | £400 | -11.11% | 2,111 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 2,112 | £400 | +3.23% | 1,798 |
| London | -6 | 1,156 | £400 | -20.00% | 588 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 839 | £450 | -5.26% | 730 |
| South East | 0 | 676 | £450 | +16.88% | 568 |
| North of England | -4 | 420 | £325 | -17.46% | 369 |
| South West | -3 | 330 | £500 | +8.11% | 251 |
| Midlands | +1 | 321 | £338 | -10.00% | 291 |
| North West | -4 | 228 | £325 | -23.53% | 184 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 182 | £350 | -18.13% | 165 |
| Scotland | -6 | 174 | £370 | -1.33% | 99 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 168 | £325 | -3.70% | 155 |
| East of England | -9 | 158 | £325 | +8.33% | 238 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 136 | £270 | -16.92% | 120 |
| Wales | -10 | 27 | £225 | -47.06% | 34 |
| North East | +5 | 25 | £441 | +85.47% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | -13 | 11 | £450 | +158.99% | 16 |
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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