The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the East Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 22 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 East Yorkshire 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 1 1 8
Rank change year-on-year
0 +7
Contract jobs citing Windows 15 9 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in East Yorkshire 32.61% 50.00% 3.846%
As % of the Operating Systems category 88.24% 90.00% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 0
Average daily rate £120 £320 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-62.50% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £314 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
-0.23% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 0
Average hourly rate £10.25 £12.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.58% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.25 £16.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-7.57% +6.45%
All Operating Systems
East Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
17 10 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in East Yorkshire 36.96% 55.56% 11.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 1
Average daily rate £120 £240 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-50.00% -36.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 0
Average hourly rate £10.25 £12.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.58% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows
Yorkshire

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Yorkshire Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Yorkshire Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Yorkshire Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the East Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 22 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
Hull 0 12 £120 -62.50%
Windows
Yorkshire

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Yorkshire 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.

1 12 (60.00%) Windows 7
2 8 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 6 (30.00%) Active Directory
3 6 (30.00%) Windows XP
4 5 (25.00%) MS Office
4 5 (25.00%) SLA
5 4 (20.00%) MCP
5 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (20.00%) Apple
5 4 (20.00%) Telecoms
5 4 (20.00%) VMware
5 4 (20.00%) Degree
5 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
6 3 (15.00%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (15.00%) ITIL
6 3 (15.00%) Network Management
6 3 (15.00%) Time Management
7 2 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (10.00%) Apple iOS
7 2 (10.00%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (10.00%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (10.00%) MS Exchange
7 2 (10.00%) C#
7 2 (10.00%) .NET
7 2 (10.00%) SAN
7 2 (10.00%) Mac OS X
7 2 (10.00%) Service Delivery
7 2 (10.00%) Wireless
8 1 (5.000%) Workflow
8 1 (5.000%) Migration

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Yorkshire 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
1 2 (10.00%) .NET
2 1 (5.000%) WCF
2 1 (5.000%) WF
2 1 (5.000%) ASP.NET
2 1 (5.000%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) MS Exchange
2 1 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2003
2 1 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (5.000%) IIS
2 1 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 5 (25.00%) MS Office
2 2 (10.00%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) SAN
1 2 (10.00%) Wireless
2 1 (5.000%) DHCP
2 1 (5.000%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.000%) SQL Server
1 1 (5.000%) MS Access
General
1 4 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (30.00%) Support Engineer
1 6 (30.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 5 (25.00%) Technical Support
3 4 (20.00%) Desktop Support
3 4 (20.00%) Analyst
3 4 (20.00%) Support Analyst
3 4 (20.00%) Technical Support Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) IT Support
4 2 (10.00%) Customer Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Support Technician
4 2 (10.00%) Customer Support Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Technical Customer Support
5 1 (5.000%) Technical Support Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) Applications Support Analyst
5 1 (5.000%) Applications Support
5 1 (5.000%) 3rd Line Support
5 1 (5.000%) Help Desk Support
5 1 (5.000%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 12 (60.00%) Windows 7
2 6 (30.00%) Windows XP
3 3 (15.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (10.00%) Apple iOS
4 2 (10.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (10.00%) Mac OS X
5 1 (5.000%) UNIX
5 1 (5.000%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (15.00%) ITIL
1 3 (15.00%) Network Management
1 3 (15.00%) Time Management
2 2 (10.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (5.000%) Workflow
3 1 (5.000%) Migration
3 1 (5.000%) Identity Management
3 1 (5.000%) Service Management
3 1 (5.000%) RAD
3 1 (5.000%) Software Deployment
3 1 (5.000%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) C#
2 1 (5.000%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (20.00%) MCP
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.000%) MCITP
2 1 (5.000%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (25.00%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (30.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (5.000%) Hyper-V
3 1 (5.000%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (5.000%) Backup Exec
1 1 (5.000%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (20.00%) Apple
2 4 (20.00%) VMware
3 1 (5.000%) LANDesk
3 1 (5.000%) Novell
3 1 (5.000%) Juniper
3 1 (5.000%) HP
3 1 (5.000%) EMC
3 1 (5.000%) Citrix
3 1 (5.000%) Symantec