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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Essex 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 last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank25
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads14496
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.108 %
As % of the category below72.36 %56.14 %
Daily rates quoted6128
Average minimum daily rate£190£250
Average daily rate£200£273
% change on same period last year-26.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£209£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£314
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted3823
Average minimum hourly rate£22.12£17.78
Average hourly rate£24.00£18.72
% change on same period last year+28.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.87£19.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.80£20.20
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Operating Systems EssexOperating Systems
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads199171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted7549
Average minimum daily rate£201£281
Average daily rate£210£303
% change on same period last year-30.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£218£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£332
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Hourly rates quoted5650
Average minimum hourly rate£24.61£23.43
Average hourly rate£26.36£24.19
% change on same period last year+8.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.10£24.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.81£23.07
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Windows across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Essex Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Windows across the Essex region.

Essex Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Essex region over the past 3 months.

Essex Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Windows across the Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the past 3 months.

Essex Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Essex region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ColchesterNo change018£268-2.72 %
2WithamUp+315£124-
3BrentwoodNew entry-11£398-
3ChelmsfordUp+211£350+134.89 %
4BasildonDown-36£115-75.35 %
5HarlowDown-11--
5Southend-on-SeaNew entry-1£220-
5Waltham AbbeyNew entry-1£260-
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Essex region citing Windows also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows.

1106 (38.83 %)Active Directory
2102 (37.36 %)Microsoft
378 (28.57 %)MS Office
471 (26.01 %)Windows NT
570 (25.64 %)Microsoft Certification
652 (19.05 %)Windows 2000
742 (15.38 %)Cisco
839 (14.29 %)DHCP
937 (13.55 %)MCSE
1036 (13.19 %)Unix
1036 (13.19 %)Windows XP
1036 (13.19 %)Firewall
1134 (12.45 %)MCP
1233 (12.09 %)DNS
1332 (11.72 %)Windows Server 2003
1332 (11.72 %)MS Exchange
1430 (10.99 %)Linux
1529 (10.62 %)WINS
1625 (9.158 %)MCSA
1625 (9.158 %)SQL
1724 (8.791 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1823 (8.425 %)Citrix
1922 (8.059 %)SQL Server
1922 (8.059 %)MS Excel
1922 (8.059 %)Exchange Server 2003
2021 (7.692 %)Internet
2120 (7.326 %)Degree
2219 (6.960 %)Cisco Certification
2318 (6.593 %)TCP/IP
2416 (5.861 %)VPN

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Essex region citing Windows also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
112 (4.396 %)XML
211 (4.029 %)HTML
38 (2.930 %).NET
38 (2.930 %)ASP
44 (1.465 %)Middleware
53 (1.099 %)Ruby on Rails
53 (1.099 %)ASP.NET
62 (0.733 %)AJAX
62 (0.733 %).NET Framework
62 (0.733 %)Java EE
71 (0.366 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (0.366 %)Windows SharePoint Services
71 (0.366 %)ATL
71 (0.366 %)COM+
71 (0.366 %)CSS
71 (0.366 %)JSP
71 (0.366 %)Servlets
71 (0.366 %)J2EE
71 (0.366 %)XSLT
71 (0.366 %)XHTML
Application Platforms
132 (11.72 %)MS Exchange
222 (8.059 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (3.663 %)Exchange Server 2000
46 (2.198 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
52 (0.733 %)IIS
52 (0.733 %)Lotus Notes
52 (0.733 %)Lotus Domino
52 (0.733 %)SharePoint
52 (0.733 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (0.733 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (0.366 %)SharePoint Portal Server
61 (0.366 %)Oracle Application Server
61 (0.366 %)Site Server
Applications
178 (28.57 %)MS Office
222 (8.059 %)MS Excel
35 (1.832 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (1.465 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
11 (0.366 %)SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
139 (14.29 %)DHCP
236 (13.19 %)Firewall
333 (12.09 %)DNS
429 (10.62 %)WINS
521 (7.692 %)Internet
618 (6.593 %)TCP/IP
716 (5.861 %)VPN
813 (4.762 %)LAN
912 (4.396 %)SAN
109 (3.297 %)Wireless
118 (2.930 %)TACACS
127 (2.564 %)SMS
127 (2.564 %)WLAN
127 (2.564 %)WAN
136 (2.198 %)SNMP
145 (1.832 %)Cisco IOS
153 (1.099 %)iSCSI
153 (1.099 %)OSPF
153 (1.099 %)LDAP
162 (0.733 %)3G
Database & Business Intelligence
122 (8.059 %)SQL Server
212 (4.396 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
212 (4.396 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
311 (4.029 %)OLAP
311 (4.029 %)Datawarehouse
311 (4.029 %)DTS
410 (3.663 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
56 (2.198 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (1.465 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (1.465 %)Oracle 9i
73 (1.099 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (1.099 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.366 %)DataStage
81 (0.366 %)SQL Server 7
81 (0.366 %)Oracle 10g
81 (0.366 %)Crystal Reports
Development Applications
13 (1.099 %)TestDirector
13 (1.099 %)Selenium
13 (1.099 %)FitNesse
22 (0.733 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.733 %)Eclipse
31 (0.366 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
114 (5.128 %)Health
212 (4.396 %)Back Office
311 (4.029 %)Legal
410 (3.663 %)Finance
58 (2.930 %)Insurance
65 (1.832 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (1.099 %)Telecoms
82 (0.733 %)Automotive
82 (0.733 %)Government
91 (0.366 %)Law
91 (0.366 %)Electronics
91 (0.366 %)Banking
Job Titles
167 (24.54 %)Support Engineer
260 (21.98 %)Analyst
338 (13.92 %)Server Support
338 (13.92 %)Server Engineer
436 (13.19 %)Server Support Engineer
525 (9.158 %)Support Analyst
624 (8.791 %)Network Engineer
718 (6.593 %)Helpdesk Support
817 (6.227 %)Helpdesk Analyst
817 (6.227 %)1st Line Support
915 (5.495 %)Desktop Engineer
1014 (5.128 %)Developer
1113 (4.762 %)Desktop Support
1113 (4.762 %)Network Support
1212 (4.396 %)3rd Line Support
1212 (4.396 %)2nd Line Support
1311 (4.029 %)Network Support Engineer
1410 (3.663 %)Administrator
159 (3.297 %)IT Support Analyst
168 (2.930 %)Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
114 (5.128 %)NHS
28 (2.930 %)Blackberry
35 (1.832 %)Celerra
44 (1.465 %)PDA
44 (1.465 %)AS400
44 (1.465 %)Replication
44 (1.465 %)Mainframe
44 (1.465 %)PMI
53 (1.099 %)Client/Server
62 (0.733 %)CLARiiON
62 (0.733 %)Clustering
71 (0.366 %)N-Tier
71 (0.366 %)EPoS
71 (0.366 %)Management Information System
71 (0.366 %)LIMS
Operating Systems
171 (26.01 %)Windows NT
252 (19.05 %)Windows 2000
336 (13.19 %)Windows XP
336 (13.19 %)Unix
432 (11.72 %)Windows Server 2003
530 (10.99 %)Linux
613 (4.762 %)Solaris
711 (4.029 %)NetWare
89 (3.297 %)HPUX
96 (2.198 %)AIX
103 (1.099 %)MVS
Processes & Methodologies
111 (4.029 %)Business Intelligence
111 (4.029 %)Change Management
210 (3.663 %)RAD
38 (2.930 %)Disaster Recovery
38 (2.930 %)Business Analysis
45 (1.832 %)Configuration Management
45 (1.832 %)Migration
45 (1.832 %)ITIL
45 (1.832 %)PRINCE2
54 (1.465 %)Workflow
54 (1.465 %)Software Testing
63 (1.099 %)Project Management
72 (0.733 %)OOD
72 (0.733 %)CAD
72 (0.733 %)Load Balancing
72 (0.733 %)Network Design
72 (0.733 %)Test Scripting
81 (0.366 %)System Testing
81 (0.366 %)Performance Management
81 (0.366 %)Logistics
Programming Languages
125 (9.158 %)SQL
213 (4.762 %)Transact-SQL
39 (3.297 %)VB
39 (3.297 %)Perl
47 (2.564 %)Shell Script
47 (2.564 %)C#
55 (1.832 %)JavaScript
64 (1.465 %)Java
73 (1.099 %)Ruby
82 (0.733 %)C
82 (0.733 %)C++
91 (0.366 %)VB.NET
91 (0.366 %)AWK
91 (0.366 %)VB6
91 (0.366 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
170 (25.64 %)Microsoft Certification
237 (13.55 %)MCSE
334 (12.45 %)MCP
425 (9.158 %)MCSA
520 (7.326 %)Degree
619 (6.960 %)Cisco Certification
714 (5.128 %)CCNA
810 (3.663 %)Citrix Certification
99 (3.297 %)CCA
108 (2.930 %)MCDST
116 (2.198 %)ECDL
125 (1.832 %)CCNP
131 (0.366 %)ISEB
131 (0.366 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.832 %)SLA
21 (0.366 %)QA
System Software
1106 (38.83 %)Active Directory
26 (2.198 %)NetBackup
35 (1.832 %)Terminal Services
44 (1.465 %)NFS
53 (1.099 %)Terminal Server
62 (0.733 %)ISA Server
71 (0.366 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
124 (8.791 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
210 (3.663 %)OpenView
39 (3.297 %)CiscoWorks
48 (2.930 %)Tivoli
57 (2.564 %)Tivoli NetView
57 (2.564 %)NNM
63 (1.099 %)EMC Navisphere
72 (0.733 %)Unicenter
81 (0.366 %)Legato
81 (0.366 %)AutoSys
81 (0.366 %)EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1102 (37.36 %)Microsoft
242 (15.38 %)Cisco
323 (8.425 %)Citrix
415 (5.495 %)HP
511 (4.029 %)ProClarity
610 (3.663 %)Oracle
78 (2.930 %)Sun
87 (2.564 %)EMC
87 (2.564 %)NetApp
96 (2.198 %)VERITAS
96 (2.198 %)Brocade
96 (2.198 %)Remedy
96 (2.198 %)Nortel
105 (1.832 %)IBM
113 (1.099 %)Business Objects
113 (1.099 %)Cognos
113 (1.099 %)Compaq
113 (1.099 %)Novell
122 (0.733 %)Lotus
122 (0.733 %)Apple
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