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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Chester 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 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank86
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads2733
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.036 %
As % of the category below52.94 %78.57 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£225
Average daily rate-£238
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£303
% change on same period last year+1.95 %
Hourly rates quoted93
Average minimum hourly rate£21.33£16.33
Average hourly rate£24.33£16.33
% change on same period last year+48.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.33£16.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.21£20.38
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads5142
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted54
Average minimum daily rate£288£225
Average daily rate£289£240
% change on same period last year+20.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£321
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted134
Average minimum hourly rate£23.35£17.25
Average hourly rate£26.55£17.25
% change on same period last year+53.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.75£17.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.22£22.14
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Windows CheshireWindows
Cheshire

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Chester Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

115 (42.86 %)SQL
211 (31.43 %)C
211 (31.43 %)C++
211 (31.43 %)UNIX
310 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (25.71 %)Active Directory
49 (25.71 %)Windows XP
49 (25.71 %)Banking
57 (20.00 %)VMS
57 (20.00 %)Microsoft
57 (20.00 %)Finance
66 (17.14 %)Perforce
66 (17.14 %)MS Exchange
66 (17.14 %)MS Office
66 (17.14 %)Java
66 (17.14 %)C#
75 (14.29 %)Middleware
75 (14.29 %)Citrix
75 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
75 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
84 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (11.43 %)Extreme Programming
84 (11.43 %)Perl
84 (11.43 %)SQL Server
84 (11.43 %)MS Excel
93 (8.571 %)Terminal Services
93 (8.571 %)Technical Architecture
93 (8.571 %)Agile Software Development
102 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (5.714 %)VMware Infrastructure

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (14.29 %)Middleware
22 (5.714 %).NET
22 (5.714 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.714 %)Swing
31 (2.857 %)WinForms
31 (2.857 %)Application Packaging
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (17.14 %)MS Exchange
24 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (5.714 %)IIS
32 (5.714 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.857 %)ArcGIS
41 (2.857 %)ArcIMS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (17.14 %)MS Office
24 (11.43 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.857 %)SoftGrid
11 (2.857 %)Remedy ITSM
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.714 %)SMS
12 (5.714 %)TCP/IP
12 (5.714 %)IP Telephony
21 (2.857 %)Broadband
21 (2.857 %)SAN
21 (2.857 %)Intranet
21 (2.857 %)Internet
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (11.43 %)SQL Server
22 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.857 %)GIS
31 (2.857 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (2.857 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.857 %)Oracle Reports
31 (2.857 %)TOAD
31 (2.857 %)Crystal Enterprise
31 (2.857 %)BusinessObjects
31 (2.857 %)SQL Server 7
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.857 %)MSI
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.71 %)Banking
27 (20.00 %)Finance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (31.43 %)Developer
28 (22.86 %)Analyst
37 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
37 (20.00 %)C Developer
44 (11.43 %)Helpdesk Analyst
44 (11.43 %)Administrator
53 (8.571 %)Desktop Engineer
53 (8.571 %)Infrastructure Specialist
62 (5.714 %)C# Developer
62 (5.714 %)Desktop Support Engineer
62 (5.714 %)Support Engineer
62 (5.714 %)Senior Developer
62 (5.714 %)Systems Administrator
62 (5.714 %)Desktop Support
62 (5.714 %)C++/C# Developer
71 (2.857 %)Lead Project Manager
71 (2.857 %)SQL Server Analyst
71 (2.857 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
71 (2.857 %)Junior
71 (2.857 %)Architect
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.857 %)N-Tier
11 (2.857 %)Clustering
11 (2.857 %)PDA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (31.43 %)UNIX
210 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (25.71 %)Windows XP
47 (20.00 %)VMS
52 (5.714 %)Windows 2000
52 (5.714 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.857 %)AIX
61 (2.857 %)Linux
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
15 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
24 (11.43 %)Extreme Programming
33 (8.571 %)Agile Software Development
33 (8.571 %)Technical Architecture
42 (5.714 %)ITIL
51 (2.857 %)OOA/OOD
51 (2.857 %)CRM
51 (2.857 %)OOD
51 (2.857 %)Project Management
51 (2.857 %)Service Management
51 (2.857 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.857 %)ITSM
51 (2.857 %)Migration
51 (2.857 %)Network Load Balancing
51 (2.857 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (2.857 %)Incident Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (42.86 %)SQL
211 (31.43 %)C
211 (31.43 %)C++
36 (17.14 %)Java
36 (17.14 %)C#
44 (11.43 %)Perl
51 (2.857 %)PL/SQL
51 (2.857 %)JavaScript
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.714 %)Citrix Certification
21 (2.857 %)CCEA
21 (2.857 %)CCA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)BS15000
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (25.71 %)Active Directory
23 (8.571 %)Terminal Services
32 (5.714 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (2.857 %)VMware ESX
41 (2.857 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.857 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (20.00 %)Microsoft
26 (17.14 %)Perforce
35 (14.29 %)Citrix
42 (5.714 %)Lotus
42 (5.714 %)VMware
51 (2.857 %)Remedy
51 (2.857 %)ESRI
51 (2.857 %)Informatica
51 (2.857 %)HP
51 (2.857 %)Dell
51 (2.857 %)Oracle
51 (2.857 %)Business Objects
51 (2.857 %)Cisco