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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Inverclyde 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
Rank1-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %0.000 %
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 quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.29£20.37
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Inverclyde IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Inverclyde
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
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£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows ScotlandWindows
Scotland

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

Inverclyde Windows Demand 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 Inverclyde region.

Inverclyde Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Inverclyde region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
GreenockNew entry-1--
Windows ScotlandWindows
Scotland

Windows
Top 6 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Lotus
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Inverclyde IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
Inverclyde IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
Inverclyde IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Lotus