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Windows Contracts in Birmingham
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Related Skills
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The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Birmingham region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 5 7 7
Rank change year-on-year
+2 0
Contract jobs citing Windows 69 79 68
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 14.32% 12.27% 13.18%
As % of the Operating Systems category 69.70% 70.54% 79.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 30 27
Average daily rate £316 £244 £255
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+29.74% -4.41%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £174 £140 £131
10% offered a daily rate of more than £455 £364 £366
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £311 £300
% change year-on-year
+4.66% +3.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 13 14
Average hourly rate £16.50 £17.50 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.71% +34.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.40 £12.50 £10.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.10 £30.00 £16.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.38 £16.72 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-8.04% +11.46%
All Operating Systems
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category		 99 112 86
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 20.54% 17.39% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 37 41
Average daily rate £335 £225 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+48.88% -25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £143 £135
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £375 £390
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 15 15
Average hourly rate £16.50 £22.50 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-26.66% +73.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.00 £33.00 £17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +9.37%
Windows
West Midlands

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Birmingham Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1 64 (42.95%) Active Directory
2 46 (30.87%) Microsoft
2 46 (30.87%) Windows 7
3 39 (26.17%) Windows XP
4 35 (23.49%) VMware
5 32 (21.48%) Windows Server 2008
6 29 (19.46%) MS Excel
6 29 (19.46%) MS Exchange
6 29 (19.46%) SQL Server
7 28 (18.79%) Citrix
8 26 (17.45%) .NET
8 26 (17.45%) MS Office
9 24 (16.11%) SAN
10 23 (15.44%) C#
11 20 (13.42%) Web Services
12 19 (12.75%) SQL
13 17 (11.41%) HP
14 16 (10.74%) Windows Server 2003
14 16 (10.74%) ITIL
14 16 (10.74%) WCF
15 15 (10.07%) Cisco
16 14 (9.396%) IIS
16 14 (9.396%) DNS
17 12 (8.054%) Finance
17 12 (8.054%) VMware Infrastructure
18 11 (7.383%) SQL Server 2008
18 11 (7.383%) XenApp
18 11 (7.383%) Exchange Server 2010
18 11 (7.383%) EMC
18 11 (7.383%) DHCP

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Application Development
1 26 (17.45%) .NET
2 20 (13.42%) Web Services
3 16 (10.74%) WCF
4 9 (6.040%) Silverlight
4 9 (6.040%) ASP.NET
5 7 (4.698%) .NET Framework
6 6 (4.027%) Managed Extensibility Framework
6 6 (4.027%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
6 6 (4.027%) SOAP
6 6 (4.027%) WSDL
7 5 (3.356%) HTML
8 3 (2.013%) WF
8 3 (2.013%) Ajax
8 3 (2.013%) XML
9 2 (1.342%) CSS
10 1 (0.671%) Windows SharePoint Services
10 1 (0.671%) WPF
10 1 (0.671%) DAO
10 1 (0.671%) BREW
10 1 (0.671%) OLE
Application Platforms
1 29 (19.46%) MS Exchange
2 14 (9.396%) IIS
3 11 (7.383%) Exchange Server 2010
4 10 (6.711%) SharePoint
5 8 (5.369%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (4.027%) ArcGIS
6 6 (4.027%) Exchange Server 2003
7 5 (3.356%) Lync
8 4 (2.685%) SharePoint 2010
9 3 (2.013%) WebLogic
10 2 (1.342%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 2 (1.342%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (1.342%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.671%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.671%) Apache
11 1 (0.671%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.671%) IBM Notes
11 1 (0.671%) SharePoint Foundation
11 1 (0.671%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 29 (19.46%) MS Excel
2 26 (17.45%) MS Office
3 3 (2.013%) S-PLUS
4 1 (0.671%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.671%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.671%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (4.698%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 24 (16.11%) SAN
2 14 (9.396%) DNS
3 11 (7.383%) DHCP
4 10 (6.711%) TCP/IP
5 9 (6.040%) WAN
6 8 (5.369%) LAN
7 6 (4.027%) Firewall
8 4 (2.685%) NAS
8 4 (2.685%) Wireless
8 4 (2.685%) VLAN
9 3 (2.013%) MPLS
9 3 (2.013%) iSCSI
10 2 (1.342%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (1.342%) SNMP
10 2 (1.342%) HTTP
10 2 (1.342%) SSL
11 1 (0.671%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.671%) IPsec
11 1 (0.671%) Internet
11 1 (0.671%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (19.46%) SQL Server
2 11 (7.383%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (4.698%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (2.685%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (2.013%) SQL Server 2005
6 1 (0.671%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.671%) DB2
6 1 (0.671%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 10 (6.711%) Visual Studio
2 7 (4.698%) Team Foundation Server
3 6 (4.027%) MSTest
3 6 (4.027%) Moq
4 1 (0.671%) Selenium
4 1 (0.671%) NUnit
4 1 (0.671%) CruiseControl
4 1 (0.671%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (0.671%) MSI
4 1 (0.671%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.671%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.671%) PhoneGap
4 1 (0.671%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 12 (8.054%) Finance
2 8 (5.369%) Telecoms
3 7 (4.698%) Legal
4 5 (3.356%) Banking
5 4 (2.685%) Retail
6 3 (2.013%) Law
7 2 (1.342%) Front Office
8 1 (0.671%) Marketing
8 1 (0.671%) Back Office
8 1 (0.671%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.671%) Advertising
8 1 (0.671%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 27 (18.12%) Developer
2 19 (12.75%) 2nd Line Support
3 16 (10.74%) Analyst
4 14 (9.396%) .NET Developer
5 13 (8.725%) Consultant
6 10 (6.711%) Desktop Support
6 10 (6.711%) Support Engineer
6 10 (6.711%) 3rd Line Support
7 9 (6.040%) 1st Line Support
7 9 (6.040%) C# Developer
8 8 (5.369%) Mobile Developer
8 8 (5.369%) Software Engineer
8 8 (5.369%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (5.369%) Support Analyst
9 7 (4.698%) Programmer
10 6 (4.027%) Mobile Applications Developer
10 6 (4.027%) C# Programmer
10 6 (4.027%) C# .NET Developer
10 6 (4.027%) Software Developer
10 6 (4.027%) Software Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.711%) Blackberry
2 7 (4.698%) Replication
2 7 (4.698%) Client/Server
2 7 (4.698%) Mobile App
3 6 (4.027%) RIA
4 5 (3.356%) Fat Client
4 5 (3.356%) Thin Client
5 4 (2.685%) iPad
5 4 (2.685%) Clustering
6 3 (2.013%) CLARiiON
6 3 (2.013%) Symmetrix
6 3 (2.013%) EqualLogic
7 1 (0.671%) PDA
7 1 (0.671%) Computer Science
7 1 (0.671%) Animation
7 1 (0.671%) Handset
7 1 (0.671%) NHS
7 1 (0.671%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 46 (30.87%) Windows 7
2 39 (26.17%) Windows XP
3 32 (21.48%) Windows Server 2008
4 16 (10.74%) Windows Server 2003
5 10 (6.711%) Windows Vista
6 7 (4.698%) Windows Mobile
7 6 (4.027%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (4.027%) Linux
7 6 (4.027%) UNIX
8 2 (1.342%) Android
8 2 (1.342%) Apple iOS
8 2 (1.342%) Windows 8
8 2 (1.342%) AIX
8 2 (1.342%) Windows 2000
9 1 (0.671%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.671%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (10.74%) ITIL
2 10 (6.711%) Agile Software Development
3 9 (6.040%) Unit Testing
4 8 (5.369%) CRM
4 8 (5.369%) Migration
4 8 (5.369%) Workflow
4 8 (5.369%) User Acceptance Testing
5 7 (4.698%) OO
5 7 (4.698%) UML
6 6 (4.027%) Waterfall
7 5 (3.356%) Strategic Planning
8 3 (2.013%) MVC
8 3 (2.013%) Service Management
8 3 (2.013%) PRINCE2
9 2 (1.342%) Time Management
9 2 (1.342%) OOP
9 2 (1.342%) Service Delivery
9 2 (1.342%) Technical Architecture
10 1 (0.671%) Requirements Management
10 1 (0.671%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 23 (15.44%) C#
2 19 (12.75%) SQL
3 8 (5.369%) JavaScript
4 6 (4.027%) Java
5 4 (2.685%) T-SQL
5 4 (2.685%) VB.NET
6 3 (2.013%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.342%) VBScript
7 2 (1.342%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.671%) VC++
8 1 (0.671%) C
8 1 (0.671%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 8 (5.369%) Security Cleared
2 7 (4.698%) DV Cleared
3 6 (4.027%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.356%) CCNA
4 5 (3.356%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (3.356%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.685%) CCNP
6 3 (2.013%) Degree
6 3 (2.013%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (1.342%) MCSE
7 2 (1.342%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.671%) ISEB
8 1 (0.671%) CCIE
8 1 (0.671%) MCP
8 1 (0.671%) HND
8 1 (0.671%) APMP
8 1 (0.671%) VCP4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.369%) QA
System Software
1 64 (42.95%) Active Directory
2 12 (8.054%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (7.383%) XenApp
4 5 (3.356%) Terminal Services
5 4 (2.685%) Hyper-V
6 3 (2.013%) VMware Server
7 2 (1.342%) XenServer
7 2 (1.342%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.671%) Citrix Presentation Server
8 1 (0.671%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.671%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (3.356%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 4 (2.685%) SCOM
2 4 (2.685%) DameWare
3 3 (2.013%) Tivoli
4 2 (1.342%) FortiGate
4 2 (1.342%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (1.342%) WSUS
5 1 (0.671%) WMI
5 1 (0.671%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.671%) OpenView Configuration Management
5 1 (0.671%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.671%) ZENworks
5 1 (0.671%) SCCM
Vendors
1 46 (30.87%) Microsoft
2 35 (23.49%) VMware
3 28 (18.79%) Citrix
4 17 (11.41%) HP
5 15 (10.07%) Cisco
6 11 (7.383%) EMC
7 8 (5.369%) NetApp
8 6 (4.027%) Dell
8 6 (4.027%) IBM
8 6 (4.027%) ESRI
9 5 (3.356%) Symantec
10 3 (2.013%) SonicWALL
10 3 (2.013%) Veeam
11 2 (1.342%) Sybase
12 1 (0.671%) WatchGuard
12 1 (0.671%) LANDesk
12 1 (0.671%) Novell
12 1 (0.671%) Lotus
12 1 (0.671%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.671%) Avaya
2nd / 3rd Line Support Engineer - Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Key skills include: * Active Directory configuration * VMware * Windows 2000/2003/2008 system admin * SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 * Citrix Experience working for a SME would be advantageous, especially...
Roc Search
Posted: 18 June 2013
Exchange Engineer - Win Server / AD
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
My client is in urgent need of a Microsoft Exchange Engineer to work on a 2003 to 2010 migration... SMTP, LDAP, SSL, TLS. Other key technologies will include...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £240 - £290 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Infrastructure Engineer / Implementation Specialist ECRB
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Excellent working understanding of Microsoft technologies including Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory and Group Policy, Exchange 2007 and 2010, Windows XP, Vista and 7 Microsoft Office - preferably...
Coal IT Services
Rate: Up to £250 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
3rd Line Engineer / Server Engineer / Server Support - Gloucester
Birmingham, West Midlands
Infrastructure Engineer / 3rd Line Engineer / Server Engineer is required by an exclusive client in Birmingham, on a 3-Month contract, paying £225-£250 per day-As Infrastructure Engineer /...
OPUS
Rate: GBP225 to GBP250 per day
Posted: 19 June 2013
Citrix Infrastructure Engineer / 2nd Line / 3rd Line Engineer - XenDesktop, XenApp 6.5
Birmingham, West Midlands
Citrix Infrastructure Engineer / 2nd Line / 3rd Line Engineer is required on a 3-Month contract basis in Birmingham paying £250 per day by an exclusive client if mine-...
OPUS
Rate: GBP250 per day
Posted: 29 May 2013
SQL Server Database Administrator / SQL DBA - Banking
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £285 to £300 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
CRM Consultant - MS Dynamics / Sharepoint
Birmingham, West Midlands
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Technical Consultant
Birmingham, West Midlands
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £325 - £425 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
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