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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6983
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.005 %3.519 %
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£298£314
% change on same period last year-4.99 %
Hourly rates quoted112
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£20.14
Average hourly rate£20.00£20.85
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£21.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.98£24.25
% change on same period last year-34.10 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads199341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.320 %0.366 %
Daily rates quoted7987
Average minimum daily rate£347£305
Average daily rate£361£322
% change on same period last year+12.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted2587
Average minimum hourly rate£23.31£20.41
Average hourly rate£25.52£21.16
% change on same period last year+20.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.73£21.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows Vista East of EnglandWindows Vista
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 Vista
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Windows Vista Daily Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Windows Vista Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Vista within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageDown-41--
WatfordNew entry-1--
Windows Vista East of EnglandWindows Vista
East of England

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

18 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)Windows XP
34 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (37.50 %)Active Directory
52 (25.00 %)UML
52 (25.00 %)MS Office
52 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2008
52 (25.00 %)Microsoft
61 (12.50 %)Service Management
61 (12.50 %)Finance
61 (12.50 %)Softricity
61 (12.50 %)WinForms
61 (12.50 %)VB6
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (12.50 %).NET Framework
61 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (12.50 %)Use Case
61 (12.50 %)Video Conferencing
61 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
61 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
61 (12.50 %)ADO.NET
61 (12.50 %)ASP
61 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
61 (12.50 %)CSS
61 (12.50 %)WebServices
61 (12.50 %)XML
61 (12.50 %)XSL
61 (12.50 %)C
61 (12.50 %)C#

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (12.50 %)HTML
11 (12.50 %).NET
11 (12.50 %)ADO.NET
11 (12.50 %)ASP
11 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
11 (12.50 %)CSS
11 (12.50 %)WebServices
11 (12.50 %)XML
11 (12.50 %)XSL
11 (12.50 %)WinForms
11 (12.50 %).NET Framework
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)IIS
11 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
11 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Office
21 (12.50 %)MS Excel
21 (12.50 %)MS Visio
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
11 (12.50 %)MS Access
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
12 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Test Manager
21 (12.50 %)Network Designer
21 (12.50 %)Software Developer
21 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Developer
21 (12.50 %)Technical Support
21 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
21 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
21 (12.50 %)Senior Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (12.50 %)Senior Support Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Desktop Manager
21 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Video Conferencing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)Windows XP
34 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2008
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)UML
21 (12.50 %)OO
21 (12.50 %)Service Management
21 (12.50 %)Use Case
21 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
21 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (12.50 %)C
11 (12.50 %)C#
11 (12.50 %)JavaScript
11 (12.50 %)VBScript
11 (12.50 %)VB
11 (12.50 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)MCSE
11 (12.50 %)Citrix Certification
11 (12.50 %)CCEA
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (37.50 %)Active Directory
21 (12.50 %)ISA Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)MOM
11 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)HP
21 (12.50 %)Citrix
21 (12.50 %)Softricity
21 (12.50 %)Cisco