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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the Herefordshire 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 Vista over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2629
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.030 %1.961 %
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£351£358
% change on same period last year-1.99 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.23£26.40
% change on same period last year-34.75 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3351
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted1313
Average minimum daily rate£327£270
Average daily rate£359£277
% change on same period last year+29.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£14.25£13.30
Average hourly rate£15.63£14.10
% change on same period last year+10.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£14.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Windows Vista West MidlandsWindows Vista
West Midlands

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 Vista
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Windows Vista Daily Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Vista within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+111--
Windows Vista West MidlandsWindows Vista
West Midlands

Windows Vista
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista.

15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
15 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (80.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (60.00 %)Dell
33 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (60.00 %)Government
33 (60.00 %)VMware
33 (60.00 %)Active Directory
33 (60.00 %)MCSE
33 (60.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (60.00 %)Business Desktop Deployment
42 (40.00 %)Windows XP
51 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (20.00 %)HP
51 (20.00 %)Cisco
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (20.00 %)Blackberry
51 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
15 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (80.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Project Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Senior Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Support Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Exchange Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Project Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Blackberry
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (40.00 %)Windows XP
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Business Desktop Deployment
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (60.00 %)MCSE
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
13 (60.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Dell
13 (60.00 %)VMware
21 (20.00 %)HP
21 (20.00 %)Cisco
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft