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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the Birmingham 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 Vista over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4058
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.532 %1.471 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£100£120
Average daily rate£100£120
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£100£120
UK excluding London average daily rate£284£306
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.74£24.92
% change on same period last year-36.85 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads79204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted2023
Average minimum daily rate£300£296
Average daily rate£344£327
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£322
% change on same period last year-3.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1684
Average minimum hourly rate£12.62£21.83
Average hourly rate£13.87£23.06
% change on same period last year-39.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.11£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.59£21.59
% change on same period last year-
Windows Vista West MidlandsWindows Vista
West Midlands

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 Vista
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Windows Vista Daily Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Windows Vista Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista.

17 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (71.43 %)Microsoft
34 (57.14 %)MS Excel
43 (42.86 %)Active Directory
43 (42.86 %)MS Exchange
43 (42.86 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (42.86 %)Migration
52 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (28.57 %)GroupWise
52 (28.57 %)Sophos
52 (28.57 %)Windows NT
52 (28.57 %)VERITAS
52 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (28.57 %)SQL
52 (28.57 %)Wireless
52 (28.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (28.57 %)Windows XP
61 (14.29 %)VB
61 (14.29 %)MS Office
61 (14.29 %)ASP
61 (14.29 %)MS Access
61 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
61 (14.29 %)LAN
61 (14.29 %)WAN
61 (14.29 %)NetWare
61 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
61 (14.29 %)HP
61 (14.29 %)Citrix
61 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)ASP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)MS Exchange
22 (28.57 %)GroupWise
22 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (14.29 %)SharePoint
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (57.14 %)MS Excel
21 (14.29 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)SoftGrid
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)Wireless
21 (14.29 %)LAN
21 (14.29 %)WAN
21 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)MS Access
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Field Engineer
21 (14.29 %)VB Developer
21 (14.29 %)ASP Developer
21 (14.29 %)Access Developer
21 (14.29 %)Deployment Engineer
21 (14.29 %)ICT Technician
21 (14.29 %)Developer
21 (14.29 %)Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Applications Packager
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)Windows NT
22 (28.57 %)Windows XP
22 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (28.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (14.29 %)NetWare
31 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Migration
21 (14.29 %)System Testing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)VB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (42.86 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (42.86 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (14.29 %)SCCM
21 (14.29 %)SCOM
21 (14.29 %)MOM
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)VERITAS
22 (28.57 %)Sophos
31 (14.29 %)HP
31 (14.29 %)Citrix
31 (14.29 %)Novell