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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Cardiff 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank87
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads2420
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.020 %
As % of the category below75.00 %43.48 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£293£225
Average daily rate£293£300
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£307
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£14.03£29.26
Average hourly rate£15.05£30.27
% change on same period last year-50.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.07£31.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.79£20.53
% change on same period last year+1.28 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads3246
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£293£219
Average daily rate£293£319
% change on same period last year-7.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted59
Average minimum hourly rate£17.13£29.03
Average hourly rate£18.58£29.83
% change on same period last year-37.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.04£30.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.94£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Windows South WalesWindows
South Wales

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cardiff Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cardiff Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

127 (45.76 %)Windows XP
225 (42.37 %)Windows 2000
322 (37.29 %)Active Directory
419 (32.20 %)MS Office
518 (30.51 %)MS Exchange
518 (30.51 %)Windows Server 2003
615 (25.42 %)Microsoft
710 (16.95 %)Exchange Server 2003
87 (11.86 %)Government
87 (11.86 %)Microsoft Certification
87 (11.86 %)SQL Server
87 (11.86 %)Windows 2000 Server
96 (10.17 %)MS Excel
96 (10.17 %)ITIL
96 (10.17 %)Dell
96 (10.17 %)VERITAS
105 (8.475 %)SQL Server 2005
105 (8.475 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
105 (8.475 %)TCP/IP
105 (8.475 %)Oracle
114 (6.780 %)SC Cleared
114 (6.780 %)Security Cleared
114 (6.780 %)VMware Infrastructure
114 (6.780 %)Windows Server 2008
114 (6.780 %)SQL
114 (6.780 %)UNIX
114 (6.780 %)WAN
114 (6.780 %)LAN
114 (6.780 %)Tomcat
114 (6.780 %)VMware

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.085 %)MVC
13 (5.085 %)CORBA
13 (5.085 %).NET
13 (5.085 %)HTML
13 (5.085 %)ASP.NET
13 (5.085 %).NET Framework
13 (5.085 %)WCF
13 (5.085 %)WF
22 (3.390 %)WebServices
22 (3.390 %)XML
31 (1.695 %)JSP
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (30.51 %)MS Exchange
210 (16.95 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (6.780 %)Tomcat
43 (5.085 %)Apache
52 (3.390 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (3.390 %)GroupWise
61 (1.695 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (1.695 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (1.695 %)SharePoint
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (32.20 %)MS Office
26 (10.17 %)MS Excel
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (8.475 %)TCP/IP
24 (6.780 %)WAN
24 (6.780 %)LAN
33 (5.085 %)VLAN
33 (5.085 %)Internet
33 (5.085 %)IIOP
42 (3.390 %)HTTP
51 (1.695 %)Firewall
51 (1.695 %)VPN
51 (1.695 %)SMTP
51 (1.695 %)SMS
51 (1.695 %)Cisco IOS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (11.86 %)SQL Server
25 (8.475 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (3.390 %)Oracle 10g
32 (3.390 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.695 %)EDRMS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (5.085 %)LoadRunner
13 (5.085 %)Visual Studio
13 (5.085 %)Visual Studio Team System
21 (1.695 %)TestDirector
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (11.86 %)Government
21 (1.695 %)Finance
21 (1.695 %)Health
21 (1.695 %)Manufacturing
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (18.64 %)Analyst
28 (13.56 %)Support Engineer
36 (10.17 %)Desktop Support
45 (8.475 %)3rd Line Support
45 (8.475 %)Server Engineer
45 (8.475 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
54 (6.780 %)Helpdesk Analyst
54 (6.780 %)Systems Engineer
63 (5.085 %)Test Analyst
63 (5.085 %)Project Manager
63 (5.085 %)Service Analyst
63 (5.085 %)2nd Line Support
63 (5.085 %)Administrator
63 (5.085 %)1st Line Support
63 (5.085 %)Helpdesk Support
63 (5.085 %)Service Desk Analyst
63 (5.085 %)Windows Server Engineer
72 (3.390 %)Web Administrator
72 (3.390 %)Performance Test Analyst
72 (3.390 %)1st Line Support Engineer
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.780 %)Mainframe
23 (5.085 %)Clustering
23 (5.085 %)Thin Client
23 (5.085 %)Fat Client
31 (1.695 %)Management Information System
31 (1.695 %)AS400
31 (1.695 %)CLARiiON
31 (1.695 %)PACS
31 (1.695 %)NHS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (45.76 %)Windows XP
225 (42.37 %)Windows 2000
318 (30.51 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (11.86 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (6.780 %)Windows Server 2008
54 (6.780 %)UNIX
63 (5.085 %)Linux
71 (1.695 %)Windows Vista
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (10.17 %)ITIL
24 (6.780 %)SC Cleared
24 (6.780 %)Security Cleared
33 (5.085 %)Information Security
33 (5.085 %)Agile Software Development
33 (5.085 %)Document Management
33 (5.085 %)PRINCE2
33 (5.085 %)Volume Testing
33 (5.085 %)Test Scripting
42 (3.390 %)Performance Management
42 (3.390 %)CRM
42 (3.390 %)Migration
42 (3.390 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.695 %)Project Management
51 (1.695 %)Service Management
51 (1.695 %)Process Management
51 (1.695 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.695 %)Change Management
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (6.780 %)SQL
22 (3.390 %)Java
22 (3.390 %)C
22 (3.390 %)C#
22 (3.390 %)VB
31 (1.695 %)VB6
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (11.86 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.085 %)PRINCE2 Certification
23 (5.085 %)MCP
23 (5.085 %)Degree
32 (3.390 %)ITIL Certification
41 (1.695 %)ISEB
41 (1.695 %)MCSE
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.390 %)SLA
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (37.29 %)Active Directory
24 (6.780 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (5.085 %)Squid
41 (1.695 %)Backup Exec
41 (1.695 %)ISA Server
41 (1.695 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.695 %)NDS
41 (1.695 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (8.475 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (3.390 %)SCOM
22 (3.390 %)Tivoli
22 (3.390 %)MOM
31 (1.695 %)DameWare
31 (1.695 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (1.695 %)WSUS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (25.42 %)Microsoft
26 (10.17 %)Dell
26 (10.17 %)VERITAS
35 (8.475 %)Oracle
44 (6.780 %)VMware
53 (5.085 %)Remedy
53 (5.085 %)HP
62 (3.390 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.695 %)FileNet
71 (1.695 %)Altiris
71 (1.695 %)Cisco
71 (1.695 %)EMC
71 (1.695 %)Citrix
71 (1.695 %)Siebel
71 (1.695 %)SAP