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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Blackpool 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below33.33 %15.38 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£310
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£13.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.15£20.92
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Blackpool
Matching contract IT job ads313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£540£300
Average daily rate£540£300
% change on same period last year+80.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£540£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£13.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Windows LancashireWindows
Lancashire

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 Blackpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Blackpool 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 Blackpool region.

Blackpool 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 Blackpool region.

Blackpool Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool 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.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Thin Client
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Fat Client
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)Cisco

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool 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.

Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Support
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Support
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Thin Client
11 (50.00 %)Fat Client
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Cisco