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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Ealing region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank24
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below75.00 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£350
Average daily rate£350£388
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£313
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.47£20.66
% change on same period last year-5.76 %
Operating Systems EalingOperating Systems
Ealing
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£375£350
Average daily rate£375£388
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Windows LondonWindows
London

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

Ealing 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 Ealing region.

Ealing 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 Ealing region.

Ealing Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ealing 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.

19 (81.82 %)Active Directory
26 (54.55 %)Novell
26 (54.55 %)Windows XP
32 (18.18 %)Microsoft
41 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (9.091 %)MailMarshal
41 (9.091 %)SMS
41 (9.091 %)Cisco
41 (9.091 %)VMware
41 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (9.091 %)Symantec
41 (9.091 %)C#
41 (9.091 %)SQL
41 (9.091 %).NET
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server
41 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
41 (9.091 %)Windows 2000

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ealing 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
11 (9.091 %).NET
11 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
11 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
Communications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
Job Titles
15 (45.45 %)Helpdesk Support
24 (36.36 %)Support Engineer
33 (27.27 %)Desktop Support
42 (18.18 %)Helpdesk Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Software Programmer
51 (9.091 %)Software Developer
51 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Developer
51 (9.091 %)Programmer
51 (9.091 %)1st Line Support
51 (9.091 %)3rd Line Support
51 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
51 (9.091 %)Server Engineer
Operating Systems
16 (54.55 %)Windows XP
21 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
11 (9.091 %)C#
11 (9.091 %)SQL
System Software
19 (81.82 %)Active Directory
21 (9.091 %)MailMarshal
Vendors
16 (54.55 %)Novell
22 (18.18 %)Microsoft
31 (9.091 %)Cisco
31 (9.091 %)Symantec
31 (9.091 %)VMware
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