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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Avon region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank57
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads19
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.010 %
As % of the category below25.00 %75.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£280
Average daily rate-£315
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£306
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£38.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.19£20.13
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Avon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Avon
Matching contract IT job ads412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£335
Average daily rate-£359
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£320
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.90-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.80-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.95£21.94
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Windows South WestWindows
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Windows
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Avon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Avon Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows across the Avon region.

Avon Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Avon region.

Avon Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Avon region citing Windows also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Perl
11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Python
11 (100.00 %)TDD
11 (100.00 %)Subversion

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Avon region citing Windows also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Avon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)Subversion
Avon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
11 (100.00 %)C Software Engineer
Avon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Avon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)TDD
Avon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Perl
11 (100.00 %)Python