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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Bradford 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.017 %
As % of the category below73.33 %63.64 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£80
Average daily rate-£100
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£120
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£302
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.88
Average hourly rate-£14.19
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.19£20.14
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bradford
Matching contract IT job ads1522
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£556£80
Average daily rate£556£100
% change on same period last year+456.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£556£120
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£321
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.07
Average hourly rate-£16.68
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.55£21.50
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Windows West YorkshireWindows
West Yorkshire

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

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

121 (52.50 %)Microsoft
220 (50.00 %)Active Directory
319 (47.50 %)Windows Server 2003
319 (47.50 %)Windows XP
410 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
410 (25.00 %)MS Office
410 (25.00 %)MS Excel
57 (17.50 %)Lotus
57 (17.50 %)Lotus Notes
65 (12.50 %)VMware
74 (10.00 %)Cisco
74 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
74 (10.00 %)MS Project
74 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (7.500 %)VMware Infrastructure
83 (7.500 %)Altiris
83 (7.500 %)SQL
83 (7.500 %)SQL Server
83 (7.500 %)ITIL
83 (7.500 %)Lotus Domino
83 (7.500 %)MS Exchange
83 (7.500 %)BT
83 (7.500 %)Finance
83 (7.500 %)Manufacturing
83 (7.500 %)Migration
92 (5.000 %)Firewall
92 (5.000 %)LAN
92 (5.000 %)WAN
92 (5.000 %)VPN
92 (5.000 %)C

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (17.50 %)Lotus Notes
23 (7.500 %)Lotus Domino
23 (7.500 %)MS Exchange
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (25.00 %)MS Office
110 (25.00 %)MS Excel
24 (10.00 %)MS Project
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (5.000 %)VPN
22 (5.000 %)LAN
22 (5.000 %)WAN
22 (5.000 %)Firewall
22 (5.000 %)Cisco PIX
31 (2.500 %)DMZ
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.500 %)SQL Server
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (7.500 %)Finance
13 (7.500 %)Manufacturing
22 (5.000 %)Retail
31 (2.500 %)Marketing
31 (2.500 %)Auditing
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (42.50 %)Analyst
214 (35.00 %)Support Analyst
38 (20.00 %)1st Line Support
47 (17.50 %)Technical Support
47 (17.50 %)Technical Support Analyst
47 (17.50 %)Technical Analyst
56 (15.00 %)Desktop Support
65 (12.50 %)Junior
74 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
74 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
74 (10.00 %)Desktop Analyst
83 (7.500 %)Helpdesk Support
83 (7.500 %)Server Support Engineer
83 (7.500 %)Support Engineer
83 (7.500 %)Server Support
83 (7.500 %)Coordinator
83 (7.500 %)Desktop Support Analyst
83 (7.500 %)Project Coordinator
83 (7.500 %)Server Engineer
92 (5.000 %)Support Manager
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (47.50 %)Windows XP
119 (47.50 %)Windows Server 2003
210 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
34 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (2.500 %)Windows Vista
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.500 %)ITIL
13 (7.500 %)Migration
21 (2.500 %)Change Management
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (7.500 %)SQL
22 (5.000 %)C
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.000 %)Degree
21 (2.500 %)MCP
21 (2.500 %)CCNA
21 (2.500 %)Cisco Certification
21 (2.500 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.500 %)ITIL Certification
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.500 %)SLA
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (50.00 %)Active Directory
23 (7.500 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.500 %)Terminal Services
31 (2.500 %)VMware ESX
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.000 %)BMC Marimba
21 (2.500 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (52.50 %)Microsoft
27 (17.50 %)Lotus
35 (12.50 %)VMware
44 (10.00 %)Cisco
53 (7.500 %)BT
53 (7.500 %)Altiris
61 (2.500 %)Sophos
61 (2.500 %)HP