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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Glasgow region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 16 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Glasgow region.

 Microsoft Windows
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank2059
Rank change year-on-year
Down-15Up+4
Matching contract IT job ads3768108
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Glasgow6.764 %15.32 %10.94 %
As % of the Operating Systems category35.58 %65.38 %39.42 %
Daily rates quoted71215
Average daily rate£338£406£265
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.92 %+53.30 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£148£221£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£375£500£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£321
% change year-on-year
--6.610 %
Hourly rates quoted71925
Average hourly rate£14.00£40.50£13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-65.43 %+211.53 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.20£15.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£30.00£42.50£25.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.75£16.50£16.50
% change year-on-year
-10.60 %-
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Glasgow
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
104104274
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Glasgow19.01 %23.42 %27.76 %
Daily rates quoted562469
Average daily rate£338£265£350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+27.35 %-24.28 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£163£220£208
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£380£475£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£310£330
% change year-on-year
+0.800 %-6.060 %
Hourly rates quoted101925
Average hourly rate£30.00£40.50£13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-25.92 %+211.53 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£17.75£18.00
% change year-on-year
-15.49 %-1.380 %
Windows ScotlandWindows
Scotland

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.

Windows
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Glasgow Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Glasgow Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

124 (32.43 %)SQL Server
222 (29.73 %)Windows XP
320 (27.03 %)UNIX
320 (27.03 %)MS Office
418 (24.32 %)Lotus Notes
418 (24.32 %)Lotus
516 (21.62 %)Microsoft
615 (20.27 %)German Language
714 (18.92 %)Oracle
813 (17.57 %)Microsoft Certification
912 (16.22 %)MCSE
912 (16.22 %)PDA
1011 (14.86 %)MS Exchange
1110 (13.51 %)Active Directory
1110 (13.51 %)Linux
129 (12.16 %)Symantec
138 (10.81 %)Windows Server 2003
138 (10.81 %)SQL
147 (9.459 %)MCP
147 (9.459 %)Cisco
147 (9.459 %)NetBackup
156 (8.108 %)MCDST
156 (8.108 %)Finance
156 (8.108 %)Education
156 (8.108 %)MS Excel
165 (6.757 %)Solaris
165 (6.757 %)IIS
165 (6.757 %).NET
165 (6.757 %)Firewall
165 (6.757 %)BMC

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
15 (6.757 %).NET
24 (5.405 %)J2EE
24 (5.405 %)XML
33 (4.054 %)WebSphere
42 (2.703 %)SWT
42 (2.703 %)GWT
42 (2.703 %)HTML
42 (2.703 %)MFC
42 (2.703 %)ASP
42 (2.703 %)Web Services
51 (1.351 %)Flash
51 (1.351 %)XHTML
51 (1.351 %)XSD
51 (1.351 %)XSLT
51 (1.351 %)ASP.NET
51 (1.351 %)CSS
51 (1.351 %)Middleware
51 (1.351 %)Spring
51 (1.351 %)Application Packaging
51 (1.351 %).NET Framework
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
118 (24.32 %)Lotus Notes
211 (14.86 %)MS Exchange
35 (6.757 %)IIS
43 (4.054 %)SAS
43 (4.054 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (2.703 %)Tomcat
61 (1.351 %)MQSeries
61 (1.351 %)SharePoint
61 (1.351 %)CMS
61 (1.351 %)ExpressionEngine
61 (1.351 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (1.351 %)Exchange Server 2007
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
120 (27.03 %)MS Office
26 (8.108 %)MS Excel
31 (1.351 %)MS Visio
31 (1.351 %)Photoshop
31 (1.351 %)Fireworks
31 (1.351 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (1.351 %)InDesign
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (1.351 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (1.351 %)SoftGrid
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (6.757 %)Firewall
24 (5.405 %)SAN
33 (4.054 %)VPN
42 (2.703 %)Cisco IPT
42 (2.703 %)LAN
42 (2.703 %)WAN
51 (1.351 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.351 %)VoIP
51 (1.351 %)Wi-Fi
51 (1.351 %)Wireless
51 (1.351 %)DMZ
51 (1.351 %)Extranet
51 (1.351 %)Cisco ASA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (32.43 %)SQL Server
24 (5.405 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (4.054 %)Datawarehouse
33 (4.054 %)BusinessObjects
42 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.703 %)NonStop SQL
42 (2.703 %)RDBMS
51 (1.351 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (1.351 %)MySQL
51 (1.351 %)Data Cleansing
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (2.703 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (1.351 %)Dreamweaver
21 (1.351 %)Visual Studio
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
16 (8.108 %)Finance
16 (8.108 %)Education
24 (5.405 %)Banking
32 (2.703 %)Home Office
41 (1.351 %)Legal
41 (1.351 %)Investment Banking
41 (1.351 %)Marketing
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
125 (33.78 %)Analyst
217 (22.97 %)Desktop Support
312 (16.22 %)Support Analyst
411 (14.86 %)1st Line Support
510 (13.51 %)Desktop Support Analyst
510 (13.51 %)Desktop Analyst
510 (13.51 %)1st Line Support Analyst
66 (8.108 %)Service Desk Analyst
66 (8.108 %)Service Analyst
75 (6.757 %)Developer
75 (6.757 %)Systems Engineer
84 (5.405 %)Support Engineer
84 (5.405 %)Applications Support
93 (4.054 %)MI Analyst
93 (4.054 %)Desktop Engineer
93 (4.054 %)Java Developer
102 (2.703 %)Rollout Engineer
102 (2.703 %)C++ Developer
102 (2.703 %)Desktop Support Engineer
102 (2.703 %)Technical Analyst
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
115 (20.27 %)German Language
212 (16.22 %)PDA
34 (5.405 %)iSeries
43 (4.054 %)Blackberry
52 (2.703 %)Clustering
52 (2.703 %)Tandem
61 (1.351 %)Handset
61 (1.351 %)Replication
61 (1.351 %)EPoS
61 (1.351 %)Thin Client
61 (1.351 %)Fat Client
61 (1.351 %)Dutch Language
61 (1.351 %)French Language
61 (1.351 %)Multithreading
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
122 (29.73 %)Windows XP
220 (27.03 %)UNIX
310 (13.51 %)Linux
48 (10.81 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (6.757 %)Solaris
64 (5.405 %)Windows Server 2008
64 (5.405 %)Windows 2000
64 (5.405 %)AIX
72 (2.703 %)Windows Vista
72 (2.703 %)zOS
72 (2.703 %)Windows CE
72 (2.703 %)NetWare
81 (1.351 %)Windows NT
81 (1.351 %)Windows 7
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
12 (2.703 %)Migration
12 (2.703 %)UML
12 (2.703 %)OO
21 (1.351 %)CRM
21 (1.351 %)SOA
21 (1.351 %)ITIL
21 (1.351 %)Risk Management
21 (1.351 %)SEO
21 (1.351 %)Release Management
21 (1.351 %)Capacity Planning
21 (1.351 %)Agile Software Development
21 (1.351 %)Asset Management
21 (1.351 %)Data Analysis
21 (1.351 %)Business Development
21 (1.351 %)Email Marketing
21 (1.351 %)Performance Testing
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
18 (10.81 %)SQL
23 (4.054 %)VB
23 (4.054 %)C
23 (4.054 %)Java
23 (4.054 %)JavaScript
23 (4.054 %)SAS Macro
32 (2.703 %)Shell Script
32 (2.703 %)C++
32 (2.703 %)VC++
41 (1.351 %)T-SQL
41 (1.351 %)C#
41 (1.351 %)Perl
41 (1.351 %)PHP
41 (1.351 %)REXX
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
113 (17.57 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (16.22 %)MCSE
37 (9.459 %)MCP
46 (8.108 %)MCDST
51 (1.351 %)MCSA
51 (1.351 %)CCNP
51 (1.351 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.351 %)CCVP
51 (1.351 %)MCITP
51 (1.351 %)Degree
51 (1.351 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.351 %)Security Cleared
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.703 %)SLA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
110 (13.51 %)Active Directory
25 (6.757 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (1.351 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.351 %)VMware Infrastructure
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
17 (9.459 %)NetBackup
23 (4.054 %)BMC PATROL
32 (2.703 %)HP Data Protector
32 (2.703 %)Legato
32 (2.703 %)PureDisk
32 (2.703 %)EMC NetWorker
41 (1.351 %)Cisco IPCC
41 (1.351 %)Backup Exec
41 (1.351 %)SCCM
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
118 (24.32 %)Lotus
216 (21.62 %)Microsoft
314 (18.92 %)Oracle
49 (12.16 %)Symantec
57 (9.459 %)Cisco
65 (6.757 %)BMC
74 (5.405 %)IBM
74 (5.405 %)HP
74 (5.405 %)VMware
83 (4.054 %)Business Objects
83 (4.054 %)Citrix
92 (2.703 %)Sun
92 (2.703 %)EMC
92 (2.703 %)Intel
92 (2.703 %)CheckPoint
92 (2.703 %)Veritas
101 (1.351 %)Sybase
101 (1.351 %)Sony
101 (1.351 %)Adobe
101 (1.351 %)Nokia