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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Harrogate 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank510
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads95
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.005 %
As % of the category below81.82 %71.43 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£304
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£9.33
Average hourly rate£10.50£9.50
% change on same period last year+10.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00£9.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.29£20.37
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Harrogate
Matching contract IT job ads117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£9.33
Average hourly rate£22.58£9.50
% change on same period last year+137.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£9.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows North YorkshireWindows
North Yorkshire

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

Harrogate 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 Harrogate region.

Harrogate 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 Harrogate region.

Harrogate Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrogate 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.

17 (50.00 %)Oracle
17 (50.00 %)Linux
26 (42.86 %)Oracle RAC
35 (35.71 %)Windows XP
35 (35.71 %)Microsoft
35 (35.71 %)Active Directory
44 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
44 (28.57 %)SQL Server
44 (28.57 %)UNIX
44 (28.57 %)IIS
44 (28.57 %)Clustering
53 (21.43 %)NetBackup
53 (21.43 %)Oracle RMAN
53 (21.43 %)Internet
53 (21.43 %)Project Management
53 (21.43 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (21.43 %)VERITAS
53 (21.43 %)WebLOAD
53 (21.43 %)Banking
53 (21.43 %)AIX
53 (21.43 %)DB2
53 (21.43 %)Oracle 10g
53 (21.43 %)ITIL
53 (21.43 %)MCSE
53 (21.43 %)Oracle 9i
53 (21.43 %)Load Balancing
62 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (14.29 %)FTP
62 (14.29 %)MS Office
62 (14.29 %)SCCM

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrogate 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.

Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)ASP
11 (7.143 %)CSS
11 (7.143 %)SOAP
11 (7.143 %)WebServices
11 (7.143 %)XML
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)IIS
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Office
21 (7.143 %)Fireworks
21 (7.143 %)Photoshop
21 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
23 (21.43 %)Internet
32 (14.29 %)FTP
41 (7.143 %)LAN
41 (7.143 %)DHCP
41 (7.143 %)DNS
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (28.57 %)SQL Server
23 (21.43 %)DB2
23 (21.43 %)Oracle 10g
23 (21.43 %)Oracle 9i
31 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (21.43 %)WebLOAD
21 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
21 (7.143 %)Flash
21 (7.143 %)Dreamweaver
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Banking
22 (14.29 %)Advertising
31 (7.143 %)Finance
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (28.57 %)Administrator
23 (21.43 %)Infrastructure Engineer
23 (21.43 %)DBA
23 (21.43 %)Oracle DBA
23 (21.43 %)UNIX Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Desktop Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
32 (14.29 %)Rollout Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Delivery Manager
32 (14.29 %)Developer
41 (7.143 %)Web Developer
41 (7.143 %)Systems Administrator
41 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
41 (7.143 %)IT Support Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Windows Administrator
41 (7.143 %)Applications Manager
41 (7.143 %)Windows Systems Administrator
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (28.57 %)Clustering
22 (14.29 %)Replication
31 (7.143 %)Web 2.0
31 (7.143 %)Mathematics
31 (7.143 %)Computer Science
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (50.00 %)Linux
25 (35.71 %)Windows XP
34 (28.57 %)UNIX
43 (21.43 %)AIX
52 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
61 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (21.43 %)Project Management
13 (21.43 %)ITIL
13 (21.43 %)Load Balancing
21 (7.143 %)Web Design
21 (7.143 %)Web Development
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)C#
11 (7.143 %)Java
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (21.43 %)MCSE
21 (7.143 %)Degree
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (42.86 %)Oracle RAC
25 (35.71 %)Active Directory
33 (21.43 %)NetBackup
33 (21.43 %)Oracle RMAN
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (14.29 %)SCCM
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (50.00 %)Oracle
25 (35.71 %)Microsoft
33 (21.43 %)VERITAS
42 (14.29 %)Wyse
51 (7.143 %)VMware
51 (7.143 %)HP
51 (7.143 %)IBM