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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Ilford 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
Rank41
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below75.00 %100.00 %
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£306£304
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£14.43
Average hourly rate£18.75£14.43
% change on same period last year+29.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.50£14.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.29£20.37
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Ilford
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£17.20£15.82
Average hourly rate£17.80£15.82
% change on same period last year+12.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.40£15.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows LondonWindows
London

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

Ilford 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 Ilford region.

Ilford 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 Ilford region.

Ilford Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
13 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Local Government
22 (50.00 %)Citrix
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)LAN
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)VMware
31 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)LAN
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
12 (50.00 %)Local Government
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Network Technician
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Ilford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)VMware