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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows 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 over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank118
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads146170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.191 %
As % of the category below50.52 %43.81 %
Daily rates quoted4853
Average minimum daily rate£313£296
Average daily rate£340£319
% change on same period last year+6.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£313
% change on same period last year+2.88 %
Hourly rates quoted3443
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£16.28
Average hourly rate£18.10£17.08
% change on same period last year+5.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.69£17.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.70£20.16
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Operating Systems HertfordshireOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads289388
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.371 %0.436 %
Daily rates quoted96145
Average minimum daily rate£338£332
Average daily rate£361£356
% change on same period last year+1.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£333
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted4154
Average minimum hourly rate£18.87£19.82
Average hourly rate£19.53£20.59
% change on same period last year-5.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.19£21.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.74£23.06
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
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
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Hertfordshire Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Hertfordshire Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1WatfordDown-1319£339+42.63 %
2St AlbansNo change016£300-7.69 %
3RickmansworthNew entry-6--
4Welwyn Garden CityNo change05--
5StevenageDown-113£375+66.66 %
5Bishop's StortfordNew entry-3--
6HertfordDown-11--
6Abbots LangleyNew entry-1--
6BaldockNew entry-1--
6Potters BarNew entry-1£573-
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Windows also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows.

163 (22.18 %)Microsoft
262 (21.83 %)Active Directory
356 (19.72 %)Unix
449 (17.25 %)Windows 2000
449 (17.25 %)SQL
548 (16.90 %)Windows XP
645 (15.85 %)Linux
744 (15.49 %)MS Office
744 (15.49 %)Microsoft Certification
840 (14.08 %).NET
840 (14.08 %)TCP/IP
937 (13.03 %)SQL Server
1028 (9.859 %)MS Exchange
1028 (9.859 %)HP
1127 (9.507 %)Oracle
1226 (9.155 %)IIS
1325 (8.803 %)C++
1325 (8.803 %)MCSE
1325 (8.803 %)DNS
1423 (8.099 %)Windows NT
1423 (8.099 %)Solaris
1423 (8.099 %)C#
1423 (8.099 %)Citrix
1522 (7.746 %)Windows Server 2003
1522 (7.746 %)LAN
1522 (7.746 %)Migration
1621 (7.394 %)Cisco
1621 (7.394 %)Java
1621 (7.394 %)Internet
1720 (7.042 %)Firewall

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Windows also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
140 (14.08 %).NET
216 (5.634 %)J2EE
315 (5.282 %)WebSphere
413 (4.577 %)XML
512 (4.225 %)J2ME
611 (3.873 %)HTML
710 (3.521 %)ASP.NET
710 (3.521 %)CSS
710 (3.521 %)XSL
710 (3.521 %)UIQ
89 (3.169 %)Series 60
89 (3.169 %)J2SE
89 (3.169 %)LAMP
89 (3.169 %)WebServices
98 (2.817 %)NetBeans
107 (2.465 %)AJAX
116 (2.113 %)XHTML
116 (2.113 %)WCF
125 (1.761 %)WPF
125 (1.761 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
128 (9.859 %)MS Exchange
226 (9.155 %)IIS
320 (7.042 %)Exchange Server 2003
414 (4.930 %)Tomcat
513 (4.577 %)JBoss
612 (4.225 %)Apache
711 (3.873 %)WebLogic
89 (3.169 %)Lotus Notes
96 (2.113 %)Exchange Server 2000
104 (1.408 %)TeamSite
104 (1.408 %)CMS
113 (1.056 %)IBM HTTP Server
113 (1.056 %)WebSphere Application Server
113 (1.056 %)MQSeries
122 (0.704 %)Lotus Domino
122 (0.704 %)Exchange Server 5.5
122 (0.704 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
131 (0.352 %)GroupWise
131 (0.352 %)Office Project Server
131 (0.352 %)SharePoint
Applications
144 (15.49 %)MS Office
217 (5.986 %)MS Excel
33 (1.056 %)Photoshop
33 (1.056 %)MS Project
41 (0.352 %)Quicktime
41 (0.352 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.352 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
13 (1.056 %)Oracle 11i
13 (1.056 %)SAP ERP
22 (0.704 %)Oracle Financials
31 (0.352 %)Remedy AR System
31 (0.352 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
140 (14.08 %)TCP/IP
225 (8.803 %)DNS
322 (7.746 %)LAN
421 (7.394 %)Internet
520 (7.042 %)Firewall
619 (6.690 %)VPN
718 (6.338 %)SAN
816 (5.634 %)DHCP
912 (4.225 %)WAN
1010 (3.521 %)WINS
1010 (3.521 %)Cisco PIX
119 (3.169 %)SMTP
127 (2.465 %)HTTP
136 (2.113 %)VoIP
144 (1.408 %)FTP
144 (1.408 %)SSH
144 (1.408 %)VLAN
153 (1.056 %)Wireless
162 (0.704 %)MPLS
162 (0.704 %)OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
137 (13.03 %)SQL Server
213 (4.577 %)MySQL
312 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (2.465 %)DB2
47 (2.465 %)RDBMS
56 (2.113 %)Oracle 10g
65 (1.761 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (1.056 %)SQL Server Integration Services
73 (1.056 %)BusinessObjects
73 (1.056 %)MS Access
73 (1.056 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (0.704 %)Oracle 9i
82 (0.704 %)Datawarehouse
82 (0.704 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
82 (0.704 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
82 (0.704 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (0.352 %)DTS
Development Applications
19 (3.169 %)Eclipse
24 (1.408 %)OpenDeploy
24 (1.408 %)LabVIEW
24 (1.408 %)Visual Studio
32 (0.704 %)Bugzilla
32 (0.704 %)TestDirector
41 (0.352 %)MSI
41 (0.352 %)Subversion
41 (0.352 %)XDoclet
41 (0.352 %)JIRA
41 (0.352 %)Atlassian Bamboo
41 (0.352 %)JUnit
General
117 (5.986 %)Retail
216 (5.634 %)Government
310 (3.521 %)Telecoms
310 (3.521 %)Pharmaceutical
47 (2.465 %)Finance
56 (2.113 %)Automotive
65 (1.761 %)Education
65 (1.761 %)Games
73 (1.056 %)Health
73 (1.056 %)Graphic Design
82 (0.704 %)Mobile Games
82 (0.704 %)Military
82 (0.704 %)Local Government
82 (0.704 %)Marketing
82 (0.704 %)Back Office
91 (0.352 %)Electronics
91 (0.352 %)Electric
91 (0.352 %)Chemicals
91 (0.352 %)Auditing
91 (0.352 %)Pensions
Job Titles
181 (28.52 %)Analyst
252 (18.31 %)Support Analyst
339 (13.73 %)Developer
427 (9.507 %)Desktop Support
521 (7.394 %)Support Engineer
616 (5.634 %)Helpdesk Analyst
715 (5.282 %)2nd Line Support
715 (5.282 %)Helpdesk Support
814 (4.930 %)Service Analyst
814 (4.930 %)Consultant
912 (4.225 %)Administrator
912 (4.225 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
912 (4.225 %)Desktop Engineer
912 (4.225 %)UNIX Support
1011 (3.873 %)Technical Analyst
1011 (3.873 %)C# Developer
1110 (3.521 %)Service Desk Analyst
1110 (3.521 %)Architect
129 (3.169 %)Software Engineer
129 (3.169 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
110 (3.521 %)Thin Client
110 (3.521 %)Fat Client
29 (3.169 %)Handset
36 (2.113 %)Blackberry
44 (1.408 %)Client/Server
44 (1.408 %)W3C
44 (1.408 %)Web 2.0
44 (1.408 %)PKI
53 (1.056 %)PDA
53 (1.056 %)Mainframe
62 (0.704 %)Streaming Media
62 (0.704 %)AS400
62 (0.704 %)Celerra
62 (0.704 %)Multithreading
62 (0.704 %)Data Extraction
71 (0.352 %)Management Information System
71 (0.352 %)HACMP
71 (0.352 %)Firmware
71 (0.352 %)MPEG
71 (0.352 %)NHS
Operating Systems
156 (19.72 %)Unix
249 (17.25 %)Windows 2000
348 (16.90 %)Windows XP
445 (15.85 %)Linux
523 (8.099 %)Solaris
523 (8.099 %)Windows NT
622 (7.746 %)Windows Server 2003
711 (3.873 %)Windows Mobile
89 (3.169 %)AIX
96 (2.113 %)NetWare
105 (1.761 %)Ubuntu
114 (1.408 %)HPUX
123 (1.056 %)Windows Vista
123 (1.056 %)SUSE
131 (0.352 %)Embedded Linux
131 (0.352 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.352 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
122 (7.746 %)Migration
217 (5.986 %)ITIL
313 (4.577 %)Data Migration
410 (3.521 %)Configuration Management
410 (3.521 %)Service Delivery
410 (3.521 %)Security Management
58 (2.817 %)Project Management
66 (2.113 %)Service Management
66 (2.113 %)PRINCE2
66 (2.113 %)Stakeholder Management
75 (1.761 %)Information Security
75 (1.761 %)Data Management
75 (1.761 %)UML
75 (1.761 %)OO
75 (1.761 %)ERP
75 (1.761 %)Load Balancing
84 (1.408 %)PRINCE
84 (1.408 %)Workflow
84 (1.408 %)Incident Management
93 (1.056 %)Project Planning
Programming Languages
149 (17.25 %)SQL
225 (8.803 %)C++
323 (8.099 %)C#
421 (7.394 %)Java
512 (4.225 %)C
68 (2.817 %)Transact-SQL
77 (2.465 %)JavaScript
86 (2.113 %)Perl
86 (2.113 %)PHP
86 (2.113 %)VBScript
86 (2.113 %)VB
94 (1.408 %)VB.NET
94 (1.408 %)VC++
94 (1.408 %)PL/SQL
94 (1.408 %)XPath
102 (0.704 %)DHTML
102 (0.704 %)Python
102 (0.704 %)XAML
111 (0.352 %)AWK
111 (0.352 %)VBA
Qualifications
144 (15.49 %)Microsoft Certification
225 (8.803 %)MCSE
320 (7.042 %)MCP
416 (5.634 %)Cisco Certification
59 (3.169 %)CCNA
65 (1.761 %)Degree
74 (1.408 %)CISSP
74 (1.408 %)CCNP
74 (1.408 %)CISA
74 (1.408 %)CISM
74 (1.408 %)GIAC
74 (1.408 %)GSEC
83 (1.056 %)MOS
83 (1.056 %)MCSA
92 (0.704 %)MCAD
92 (0.704 %)CCIP
92 (0.704 %)CCDP
92 (0.704 %)ISEB
92 (0.704 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.352 %)MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
116 (5.634 %)SLA
24 (1.408 %)BS7799
24 (1.408 %)WCAG
24 (1.408 %)WAI
24 (1.408 %)ISO17799
33 (1.056 %)QA
42 (0.704 %)ISO9000
51 (0.352 %)GxP
51 (0.352 %)GLP
System Software
162 (21.83 %)Active Directory
213 (4.577 %)NetBackup
312 (4.225 %)ISA Server
44 (1.408 %)MetaFrame
53 (1.056 %)Terminal Services
53 (1.056 %)Oracle RMAN
53 (1.056 %)Citrix Presentation Server
62 (0.704 %)Backup Exec
62 (0.704 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
17 (2.465 %)OpenView
17 (2.465 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (2.113 %)Tivoli
26 (2.113 %)MOM
33 (1.056 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (1.056 %)WSUS
33 (1.056 %)HP Data Protector
33 (1.056 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
33 (1.056 %)OpenView Configuration Management
42 (0.704 %)Netcool
42 (0.704 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
42 (0.704 %)Unicenter
42 (0.704 %)OVSD
51 (0.352 %)EMC Navisphere
51 (0.352 %)EMC NetWorker
51 (0.352 %)Legato
51 (0.352 %)AutoSys
51 (0.352 %)ZENworks
Vendors
163 (22.18 %)Microsoft
228 (9.859 %)HP
327 (9.507 %)Oracle
423 (8.099 %)Citrix
521 (7.394 %)Cisco
617 (5.986 %)VERITAS
716 (5.634 %)IBM
716 (5.634 %)Remedy
813 (4.577 %)Sun
912 (4.225 %)Symbian
912 (4.225 %)Red Hat
1011 (3.873 %)Lotus
1011 (3.873 %)VMware
118 (2.817 %)Dell
127 (2.465 %)Interwoven
127 (2.465 %)Symantec
136 (2.113 %)Sophos
136 (2.113 %)EMC
145 (1.761 %)SAP
145 (1.761 %)Novell
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