The first table below looks at the demand for Windows 7 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Durham 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 Durham 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 4 6 11
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +5
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 10 6 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Durham 25.64% 10.34% 1.923%
As % of the Operating Systems category 58.82% 46.15% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £300 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £270 £278 £275
% change year-on-year
-2.70% +0.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 1
Average hourly rate £10.57 £11.75 £9.45
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.08% +24.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.81 £14.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year
+2.15% +7.40%
All Operating Systems
Durham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
17 13 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Durham 43.59% 22.41% 19.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 1
Average daily rate £313 £365 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.38% +12.30%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 5
Average hourly rate £10.57 £10.00 £10.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.65% -6.97%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.13 £10.00 £6.85
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £13.00 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows 7
North East

Windows 7
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Durham 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 Durham region.

Durham Windows 7 Daily Rate Trend

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 Durham region.

Durham Windows 7 Hourly Rate Trend

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 Durham 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
Hartlepool - 7 - -
Stockton-on-Tees +1 1 - -
Windows 7
North East

Windows 7
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Durham 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 20 (100.00%) Windows
2 10 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 9 (45.00%) Windows XP
4 8 (40.00%) Security Cleared
5 6 (30.00%) Migration
6 5 (25.00%) OVSD
6 5 (25.00%) OpenView
6 5 (25.00%) HP
6 5 (25.00%) Citrix
6 5 (25.00%) SCCM
7 4 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (15.00%) German Language
8 3 (15.00%) SMS
8 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
8 3 (15.00%) XenApp
9 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
9 2 (10.00%) MS Excel
10 1 (5.000%) MS Office
10 1 (5.000%) PRINCE2
10 1 (5.000%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (5.000%) MSI
10 1 (5.000%) Norwegian Language
10 1 (5.000%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (5.000%) Stakeholder Management
10 1 (5.000%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (5.000%) Programme Management

Windows 7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Durham 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.

Applications
1 2 (10.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (5.000%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) SMS
Development Applications
1 1 (5.000%) MSI
General
1 3 (15.00%) German Language
2 1 (5.000%) Norwegian Language
2 1 (5.000%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 7 (35.00%) Desktop Support
2 5 (25.00%) Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) 1st Line Support
2 5 (25.00%) Support Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Software Analyst
3 4 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Project Manager
5 1 (5.000%) Help Desk Support
5 1 (5.000%) Help Desk Support Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) IT Support Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) Senior Manager
5 1 (5.000%) Support Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) Applications Packager
5 1 (5.000%) Help Desk Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) IT Support Engineer
5 1 (5.000%) Windows Support Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) Migration Project Manager
5 1 (5.000%) IT Support
5 1 (5.000%) Senior Project Manager
Operating Systems
1 20 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (45.00%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (30.00%) Migration
2 4 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (5.000%) PRINCE2
3 1 (5.000%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (5.000%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 8 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 10 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (15.00%) XenApp
3 1 (5.000%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 5 (25.00%) OpenView
1 5 (25.00%) OVSD
1 5 (25.00%) SCCM
2 1 (5.000%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) HP
1 5 (25.00%) Citrix
2 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
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