Windows Contracts in Cambridge
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 24 May 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 Cambridge 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 2 3 2
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows 65 79 47
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 19.76% 18.63% 18.36%
As % of the Operating Systems category 64.36% 58.96% 58.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 37 18
Average daily rate £263 £290 £289
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.48% +0.43%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £156 £218
10% offered a daily rate of more than £405 £360 £383
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.58% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 24 15
Average hourly rate £23.75 £35.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-32.14% +180.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.18 £10.15 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £56.50 £33.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.45 £16.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-6.36% +6.45%
Search 54 Windows jobs in Cambridge
All Operating Systems
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category		 101 134 81
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 30.70% 31.60% 31.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 62 32
Average daily rate £303 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.92% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £160 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £400 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 30 21
Average hourly rate £35.00 £36.25 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.44% +168.51%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.75 £10.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £56.50 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.20 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-4.70% +3.03%
Windows
Cambridgeshire

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cambridge Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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 47 (35.61%) Active Directory
2 41 (31.06%) Microsoft
3 37 (28.03%) Windows Server 2008
4 31 (23.48%) Linux
5 30 (22.73%) Windows 7
6 29 (21.97%) SQL
7 27 (20.45%) Windows XP
8 26 (19.70%) MS Exchange
9 25 (18.94%) DNS
10 24 (18.18%) UNIX
11 23 (17.42%) Windows Server 2003
12 20 (15.15%) C++
13 19 (14.39%) C
13 19 (14.39%) Python
13 19 (14.39%) Exchange Server 2010
14 18 (13.64%) ITIL
14 18 (13.64%) Cisco
15 16 (12.12%) C#
15 16 (12.12%) SQL Server
16 15 (11.36%) LAN
16 15 (11.36%) WAN
16 15 (11.36%) Security Cleared
17 14 (10.61%) TCP/IP
17 14 (10.61%) VPN
17 14 (10.61%) Citrix
18 13 (9.848%) Exchange Server 2003
19 12 (9.091%) DHCP
19 12 (9.091%) Oracle
19 12 (9.091%) Java
20 11 (8.333%) IIS

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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 7 (5.303%) .NET
2 6 (4.545%) WebSphere
2 6 (4.545%) XML
3 5 (3.788%) Web Services
4 4 (3.030%) jQuery
4 4 (3.030%) ASP.NET
4 4 (3.030%) ASP.NET MVC
5 3 (2.273%) KnockoutJS
5 3 (2.273%) .NET Framework
5 3 (2.273%) HTML5
5 3 (2.273%) Flash
5 3 (2.273%) ADO.NET
5 3 (2.273%) ASP
5 3 (2.273%) WCF
5 3 (2.273%) Silverlight
6 2 (1.515%) Application Packaging
6 2 (1.515%) STL
6 2 (1.515%) HTML
6 2 (1.515%) Middleware
6 2 (1.515%) iOS SDK
Application Platforms
1 26 (19.70%) MS Exchange
2 19 (14.39%) Exchange Server 2010
3 13 (9.848%) Exchange Server 2003
4 11 (8.333%) IIS
5 9 (6.818%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (4.545%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 5 (3.788%) Lync
7 5 (3.788%) Apache
8 4 (3.030%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.758%) Confluence
9 1 (0.758%) GroupWise
9 1 (0.758%) SharePoint
9 1 (0.758%) Lotus Notes
9 1 (0.758%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (6.818%) MS Excel
2 6 (4.545%) MS Office
3 3 (2.273%) Acrobat
4 2 (1.515%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.758%) RoboHelp
5 1 (0.758%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.758%) Adobe Captivate
5 1 (0.758%) XMetaL
5 1 (0.758%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 1 (0.758%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 25 (18.94%) DNS
2 15 (11.36%) LAN
2 15 (11.36%) WAN
3 14 (10.61%) TCP/IP
3 14 (10.61%) VPN
4 12 (9.091%) DHCP
5 11 (8.333%) VoIP
6 9 (6.818%) VLAN
7 8 (6.061%) Wireless
8 7 (5.303%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (5.303%) Firewall
9 6 (4.545%) NetScaler
10 5 (3.788%) Internet
11 4 (3.030%) BIG-IP
11 4 (3.030%) HTTP
11 4 (3.030%) DMZ
12 3 (2.273%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (2.273%) xDSL
12 3 (2.273%) Intranet
12 3 (2.273%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.12%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.545%) SQL Server 2008
3 5 (3.788%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (2.273%) OLAP
4 3 (2.273%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (1.515%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (1.515%) DB2
5 2 (1.515%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (1.515%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.758%) MS Access
6 1 (0.758%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.758%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.758%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.758%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (3.030%) Visual Studio
2 3 (2.273%) JSUnit
2 3 (2.273%) MSI
3 2 (1.515%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.758%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.758%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.758%) Git (software)
4 1 (0.758%) Wise Package Studio
4 1 (0.758%) GCC
4 1 (0.758%) GDB
4 1 (0.758%) NUnit
4 1 (0.758%) Subversion
4 1 (0.758%) JIRA
4 1 (0.758%) Xcode
4 1 (0.758%) JMeter
General
1 5 (3.788%) Finance
2 4 (3.030%) Telecoms
3 3 (2.273%) Games
3 3 (2.273%) Advertising
4 2 (1.515%) Manufacturing
4 2 (1.515%) Danish Language
4 2 (1.515%) French Language
4 2 (1.515%) German Language
4 2 (1.515%) Hebrew Language
4 2 (1.515%) Swedish Language
5 1 (0.758%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.758%) Multimedia
5 1 (0.758%) Local Government
5 1 (0.758%) Front Office
5 1 (0.758%) Publishing
5 1 (0.758%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 18 (13.64%) Support Engineer
2 16 (12.12%) Analyst
3 11 (8.333%) Administrator
4 10 (7.576%) Systems Administrator
5 9 (6.818%) Developer
5 9 (6.818%) Test Engineer
5 9 (6.818%) Support Analyst
6 8 (6.061%) 3rd Line Support
6 8 (6.061%) Desktop Support
7 7 (5.303%) Software Engineer
7 7 (5.303%) 2nd Line Support
8 6 (4.545%) Architect
8 6 (4.545%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 4 (3.030%) .NET Developer
9 4 (3.030%) Desktop Engineer
9 4 (3.030%) Desktop Analyst
9 4 (3.030%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (2.273%) Wintel Engineer
10 3 (2.273%) IT Support
10 3 (2.273%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.061%) Blackberry
1 8 (6.061%) iPad
2 6 (4.545%) iPhone
3 5 (3.788%) PKI
3 5 (3.788%) Clustering
4 3 (2.273%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (2.273%) NHS
4 3 (2.273%) Cryptography
4 3 (2.273%) Streaming Media
4 3 (2.273%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.515%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.515%) Device Driver
5 2 (1.515%) Handset
5 2 (1.515%) Client/Server
5 2 (1.515%) Mainframe
5 2 (1.515%) Mobile Computing
6 1 (0.758%) Thin Client
6 1 (0.758%) Fat Client
6 1 (0.758%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (0.758%) CLARiiON
Operating Systems
1 37 (28.03%) Windows Server 2008
2 31 (23.48%) Linux
3 30 (22.73%) Windows 7
4 27 (20.45%) Windows XP
5 24 (18.18%) UNIX
6 23 (17.42%) Windows Server 2003
7 10 (7.576%) Android
8 8 (6.061%) Mac OS X
9 6 (4.545%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (3.788%) Windows Mobile
11 3 (2.273%) Mac OS
11 3 (2.273%) Apple iOS
11 3 (2.273%) Windows CE
12 2 (1.515%) Windows Vista
12 2 (1.515%) Windows 2000
12 2 (1.515%) VMS
12 2 (1.515%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.758%) Windows Phone
13 1 (0.758%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.758%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (13.64%) ITIL
2 9 (6.818%) Project Management
3 7 (5.303%) OOD
3 7 (5.303%) Migration
4 6 (4.545%) Agile Software Development
4 6 (4.545%) Software Engineering
4 6 (4.545%) OOA/OOD
4 6 (4.545%) OO
4 6 (4.545%) Test Automation
4 6 (4.545%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (3.788%) Benchmarking
5 5 (3.788%) Disaster Recovery
6 4 (3.030%) MVC
6 4 (3.030%) Scrum
6 4 (3.030%) Infrastructure Management
7 3 (2.273%) System Testing
7 3 (2.273%) Unit Testing
7 3 (2.273%) Game Development
7 3 (2.273%) CAD
7 3 (2.273%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 29 (21.97%) SQL
2 20 (15.15%) C++
3 19 (14.39%) C
3 19 (14.39%) Python
4 16 (12.12%) C#
5 12 (9.091%) Java
6 11 (8.333%) Shell Script
7 5 (3.788%) JavaScript
7 5 (3.788%) Perl
8 4 (3.030%) Objective-C
8 4 (3.030%) T-SQL
8 4 (3.030%) VC++
9 3 (2.273%) PowerShell
10 2 (1.515%) VBScript
10 2 (1.515%) VB
10 2 (1.515%) Bash shell
11 1 (0.758%) PHP
11 1 (0.758%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 15 (11.36%) Security Cleared
2 5 (3.788%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (3.788%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (3.030%) Degree
3 4 (3.030%) MCP
3 4 (3.030%) MCSE
4 3 (2.273%) MCSA
5 2 (1.515%) MCTS
5 2 (1.515%) CCNA
5 2 (1.515%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.515%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.758%) RHCE
6 1 (0.758%) CCA
6 1 (0.758%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (0.758%) MCDST
6 1 (0.758%) MOS
6 1 (0.758%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.515%) QA
1 2 (1.515%) GAMP
2 1 (0.758%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 47 (35.61%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.061%) XenApp
3 7 (5.303%) Microsoft App-V
4 5 (3.788%) Hyper-V
5 4 (3.030%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (1.515%) VMware ESX
6 2 (1.515%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (1.515%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.758%) Postfix
7 1 (0.758%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.758%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.758%) vSphere
7 1 (0.758%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.758%) Xen
Systems Management
1 6 (4.545%) SCCM
1 6 (4.545%) SCOM
2 5 (3.788%) WSUS
3 3 (2.273%) Nagios
4 1 (0.758%) Puppet
4 1 (0.758%) Red Hat Satellite
4 1 (0.758%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.758%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 41 (31.06%) Microsoft
2 18 (13.64%) Cisco
3 14 (10.61%) Citrix
4 12 (9.091%) Oracle
5 11 (8.333%) VMware
6 7 (5.303%) Adobe
7 6 (4.545%) Red Hat
8 4 (3.030%) BT
8 4 (3.030%) JBoss
8 4 (3.030%) CheckPoint
8 4 (3.030%) NetApp
8 4 (3.030%) Dell
8 4 (3.030%) Remedy
9 2 (1.515%) QNX
9 2 (1.515%) Perforce
9 2 (1.515%) Altiris
9 2 (1.515%) Symbian
9 2 (1.515%) HP
9 2 (1.515%) McAfee
9 2 (1.515%) Riverbed
IT Systems Support
Cambridge, East Anglia
To be successful in this role you will need to be familiar with installation, maintenance and security of Windows Server, TCP/IP, Active Directory, Windows XP - 7, Microsoft...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £10.00 - £12 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013
CISCO Network Engineer
Cambridge, East Anglia
CISCO, Network, Networking, Network Engineer, WAN, LAN, VoIP, My client is looking for an experienced Network Support Engineer to join their IT team- The successful candidate will be...
OPUS
Rate: GBP250 to GBP270 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
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