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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Fife 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
Rank38
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below50.00 %60.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£313
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.47£20.66
% change on same period last year-5.76 %
Operating Systems FifeOperating Systems
Fife
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Windows ScotlandWindows
Scotland

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

Fife Windows Demand 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 Fife region.

Fife Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)Adobe
32 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (50.00 %)Acrobat
32 (50.00 %)MS Project
32 (50.00 %)MS Office
32 (50.00 %)HNC
32 (50.00 %)HND
32 (50.00 %)MS Excel
41 (25.00 %)Windows NT
41 (25.00 %)Windows XP
41 (25.00 %)SMS
41 (25.00 %)Migration
41 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (25.00 %)System Testing

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
12 (50.00 %)MS Project
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)Acrobat
12 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)SMS
Job Titles
11 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (25.00 %)Applications Packager
Operating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows NT
11 (25.00 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (25.00 %)System Testing
Qualifications
12 (50.00 %)HNC
12 (50.00 %)HND
System Software
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Vendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Adobe
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