The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 7 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows 7 over the 3 months to 17 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 Cambridgeshire 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows 7
Rank 18 46 34
Rank change year-on-year
+28 -12
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 34 16 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 6.193% 2.315% 3.244%
As % of the Operating Systems category 19.10% 8.290% 10.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 1 7
Average daily rate £224 £350 £90
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-36.07% +288.88%
UK excluding London average daily rate £270 £278 £275
% change year-on-year
-2.70% +0.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 7
Average hourly rate £21.25 £10.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+112.50% -20.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.20 £10.00 £10.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.75 £11.60 £15.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.81 £14.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year
+2.15% +7.40%
All Operating Systems
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
178 193 166
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 32.42% 27.93% 31.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 87 69
Average daily rate £315 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.07% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £161 £166 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £370 £425 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 41 44
Average hourly rate £22.50 £22.00 £12.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.27% +83.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £54.90 £31.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows 7
East of England

Windows 7
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows 7 across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Cambridgeshire Windows 7 Jobs Demand Trend

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows 7 across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Windows 7 Daily Rate Trend

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire Windows 7 Daily Rate Histogram

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows 7 across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Windows 7 Hourly Rate Trend

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows 7 across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire Windows 7 Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows 7
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridge +16 14 £225 -
Peterborough +10 14 £159 -54.64%
Windows 7
East of England

Windows 7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Windows 7 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 7.

1 73 (100.00%) Windows
2 33 (45.21%) Active Directory
3 31 (42.47%) Windows Server 2008
4 27 (36.99%) Windows XP
5 26 (35.62%) MS Exchange
6 24 (32.88%) Windows Server 2003
7 22 (30.14%) Exchange Server 2010
8 19 (26.03%) Microsoft
9 16 (21.92%) HP
9 16 (21.92%) Exchange Server 2003
10 14 (19.18%) Migration
11 13 (17.81%) Firewall
11 13 (17.81%) ITIL
11 13 (17.81%) SCCM
12 12 (16.44%) Hyper-V
12 12 (16.44%) Cisco
12 12 (16.44%) Citrix
12 12 (16.44%) Wireless
13 10 (13.70%) MS Excel
13 10 (13.70%) SQL Server
13 10 (13.70%) MS Office
13 10 (13.70%) SQL Server 2008
14 9 (12.33%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (12.33%) Security Cleared
14 9 (12.33%) Linux
14 9 (12.33%) Blackberry
14 9 (12.33%) Microsoft App-V
15 8 (10.96%) Altiris
15 8 (10.96%) Exchange Server 2007
16 7 (9.589%) Windows Vista

Windows 7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Windows 7 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 7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (4.110%) JSP
1 3 (4.110%) iOS SDK
2 1 (1.370%) COM
2 1 (1.370%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 26 (35.62%) MS Exchange
2 22 (30.14%) Exchange Server 2010
3 16 (21.92%) Exchange Server 2003
4 8 (10.96%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (6.849%) Lync
6 4 (5.479%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 3 (4.110%) ArcGIS
8 1 (1.370%) CMS
8 1 (1.370%) GroupWise
8 1 (1.370%) Lotus Notes
Applications
1 10 (13.70%) MS Office
1 10 (13.70%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.370%) XMetaL
2 1 (1.370%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 13 (17.81%) Firewall
2 12 (16.44%) Wireless
3 9 (12.33%) Cisco ASA
4 5 (6.849%) Unified Communications
4 5 (6.849%) Intranet
4 5 (6.849%) Internet
4 5 (6.849%) LAN
4 5 (6.849%) WAN
4 5 (6.849%) TCP/IP
4 5 (6.849%) DNS
5 4 (5.479%) VPN
6 3 (4.110%) DHCP
6 3 (4.110%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.370%) VLAN
7 1 (1.370%) Network Security
7 1 (1.370%) HTTP
7 1 (1.370%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (13.70%) SQL Server
1 10 (13.70%) SQL Server 2008
2 3 (4.110%) GIS
3 1 (1.370%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (1.370%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 5 (6.849%) MSI
2 4 (5.479%) InstallShield
3 3 (4.110%) Wise Package Studio
4 1 (1.370%) JIRA
General
1 4 (5.479%) Games
2 2 (2.740%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.370%) Finance
3 1 (1.370%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (1.370%) Front Office
3 1 (1.370%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 23 (31.51%) Analyst
2 8 (10.96%) Support Analyst
2 8 (10.96%) 2nd Line Support
3 7 (9.589%) Support Engineer
4 6 (8.219%) Desktop Support
4 6 (8.219%) Technical Analyst
5 5 (6.849%) Test Engineer
5 5 (6.849%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 5 (6.849%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (6.849%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (5.479%) Field Engineer
6 4 (5.479%) Service Analyst
6 4 (5.479%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 4 (5.479%) Applications Packager
6 4 (5.479%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (4.110%) Desktop Engineer
7 3 (4.110%) Desktop Analyst
7 3 (4.110%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (4.110%) Administrator
7 3 (4.110%) Desktop Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.33%) Blackberry
2 4 (5.479%) Computer Science
3 3 (4.110%) Clustering
3 3 (4.110%) PKI
4 2 (2.740%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (2.740%) iPad
5 1 (1.370%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.370%) iPhone
5 1 (1.370%) NHS
5 1 (1.370%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 73 (100.00%) Windows
2 31 (42.47%) Windows Server 2008
3 27 (36.99%) Windows XP
4 24 (32.88%) Windows Server 2003
5 9 (12.33%) Linux
6 7 (9.589%) Windows Vista
7 5 (6.849%) Android
7 5 (6.849%) Windows Mobile
7 5 (6.849%) Mac OS X
8 4 (5.479%) Apple iOS
9 3 (4.110%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (4.110%) UNIX
9 3 (4.110%) Windows 2000
10 1 (1.370%) Windows CE
10 1 (1.370%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (19.18%) Migration
2 13 (17.81%) ITIL
3 5 (6.849%) Regression Testing
3 5 (6.849%) Disaster Recovery
3 5 (6.849%) Test Automation
4 3 (4.110%) Project Management
4 3 (4.110%) Software Testing
5 2 (2.740%) Benchmarking
5 2 (2.740%) Game Development
6 1 (1.370%) Change Management
6 1 (1.370%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (1.370%) Release Management
6 1 (1.370%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (1.370%) Compatibility Testing
6 1 (1.370%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.589%) SQL
2 5 (6.849%) Python
2 5 (6.849%) Objective-C
2 5 (6.849%) PowerShell
2 5 (6.849%) C
2 5 (6.849%) C++
2 5 (6.849%) Java
3 3 (4.110%) C#
3 3 (4.110%) VBScript
4 1 (1.370%) VB
Qualifications
1 9 (12.33%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.110%) DV Cleared
2 3 (4.110%) Degree
3 1 (1.370%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.370%) CCA
3 1 (1.370%) Citrix Certification
3 1 (1.370%) MOS
3 1 (1.370%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.110%) QA
1 3 (4.110%) JSP 440
2 1 (1.370%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (45.21%) Active Directory
2 12 (16.44%) Hyper-V
3 9 (12.33%) Microsoft App-V
4 6 (8.219%) XenApp
5 1 (1.370%) Xen
5 1 (1.370%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.370%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (17.81%) SCCM
2 4 (5.479%) WSUS
3 3 (4.110%) SCOM
4 1 (1.370%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 19 (26.03%) Microsoft
2 16 (21.92%) HP
3 12 (16.44%) Cisco
3 12 (16.44%) Citrix
4 8 (10.96%) Altiris
5 6 (8.219%) Dell
6 5 (6.849%) Riverbed
6 5 (6.849%) Exinda
7 3 (4.110%) ESRI
7 3 (4.110%) VMware
7 3 (4.110%) Red Hat
7 3 (4.110%) Oracle
8 2 (2.740%) Compaq
8 2 (2.740%) Sophos
8 2 (2.740%) Toshiba
8 2 (2.740%) Fujitsu
9 1 (1.370%) LANDesk
9 1 (1.370%) Lotus
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