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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,512 | 5,531 | 7,611 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.18% | 9.85% | 8.69% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.78% | 61.01% | 58.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,416 | 3,876 | 5,270 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £151 |
| 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 | £672 | £676 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £386 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +18.77% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 277 | 271 | 436 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.92 | £13.16 | £12.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.23 | £15.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £23.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.40% | +17.50% | +24.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £52.13 | £39.66 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £20.82 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.03% | +11.34% | +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 | 5,778 | 9,066 | 12,921 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.46% | 16.15% | 14.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,897 | 6,310 | 8,822 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £339 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £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 | 406 | 393 | 577 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.38 | £13.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.03 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £44.11 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.99% | +100.50% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.56 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £39.60 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.18% | +98.00% | +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 29 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 29 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 29 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 | 3,141 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,822 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,157 | £413 | +6.87% | 1,513 |
| London | -6 | 1,156 | £400 | -20.00% | 423 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 844 | £470 | -1.88% | 648 |
| South East | 0 | 699 | £475 | +22.58% | 373 |
| North of England | -3 | 418 | £325 | -13.33% | 353 |
| Midlands | +2 | 346 | £350 | -6.67% | 272 |
| South West | -1 | 346 | £500 | +6.67% | 238 |
| North West | -6 | 230 | £325 | -21.50% | 186 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 206 | £400 | -5.88% | 157 |
| Scotland | -5 | 181 | £350 | -5.51% | 97 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 164 | £325 | -5.52% | 144 |
| East of England | -12 | 157 | £331 | +10.88% | 186 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 138 | £275 | -15.38% | 115 |
| Wales | -9 | 31 | £220 | -45.00% | 37 |
| North East | +3 | 25 | £441 | +85.47% | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 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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