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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Epsom 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank42
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads88
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.008 %
As % of the category below88.89 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£160
Average daily rate£363£160
% change on same period last year+126.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£310
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£15.96£18.00
Average hourly rate£18.62£20.50
% change on same period last year-9.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.27£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.15£20.92
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Epsom
Matching contract IT job ads98
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£160
Average daily rate£363£160
% change on same period last year+126.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£15.98£18.00
Average hourly rate£18.78£20.50
% change on same period last year-8.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.58£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Windows SurreyWindows
Surrey

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

Epsom 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 Epsom region.

Epsom 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 Epsom region.

Epsom 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 Epsom region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Epsom Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Epsom 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.

16 (46.15 %)MS Office
25 (38.46 %)Citrix
25 (38.46 %)Microsoft
33 (23.08 %)Active Directory
33 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
33 (23.08 %)NHS
33 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (15.38 %)Finance
42 (15.38 %)Blackberry
51 (7.692 %)DNS
51 (7.692 %)CCNA
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server
51 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
51 (7.692 %)Back Office
51 (7.692 %)Intel
51 (7.692 %)CCA
51 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification
51 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
51 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (7.692 %)SAN
51 (7.692 %)VERITAS
51 (7.692 %)Lotus
51 (7.692 %)MCP
51 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
51 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
51 (7.692 %)Lotus Domino
51 (7.692 %)MCSE
51 (7.692 %)MS Excel
51 (7.692 %)Windows XP
51 (7.692 %)MS Exchange

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Epsom 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.

Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
11 (7.692 %)Lotus Domino
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (46.15 %)MS Office
21 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.692 %)DNS
21 (7.692 %)SAN
21 (7.692 %)LAN
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Finance
21 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
21 (7.692 %)Back Office
21 (7.692 %)Government
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Support Engineer
24 (30.77 %)Desktop Support
24 (30.77 %)Analyst
33 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
33 (23.08 %)IT Support Analyst
33 (23.08 %)Desktop Engineer
33 (23.08 %)Desktop Support Engineer
42 (15.38 %)IT Support Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Project Manager
51 (7.692 %)Systems Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Support
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)NHS
22 (15.38 %)Blackberry
31 (7.692 %)Mathematics
31 (7.692 %)Physics
31 (7.692 %)Computer Science
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
21 (7.692 %)Windows XP
21 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2008
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)CCNA
11 (7.692 %)CCA
11 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification
11 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (7.692 %)MCP
11 (7.692 %)MCSE
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (23.08 %)Active Directory
21 (7.692 %)NetBackup
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (38.46 %)Citrix
15 (38.46 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)Intel
21 (7.692 %)VERITAS
21 (7.692 %)Lotus
21 (7.692 %)LANDesk
21 (7.692 %)VMware