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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Knutsford region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank24
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads784
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.004 %
As % of the category below73.58 %66.67 %
Daily rates quoted373
Average minimum daily rate£419£293
Average daily rate£441£293
% change on same period last year+50.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£313
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
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£19.47£20.66
% change on same period last year-5.76 %
Operating Systems KnutsfordOperating Systems
Knutsford
Matching contract IT job ads1066
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.140 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted505
Average minimum daily rate£423£384
Average daily rate£446£384
% change on same period last year+16.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£470£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
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£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Windows CheshireWindows
Cheshire

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

Knutsford 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 Knutsford region.

Knutsford 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 Knutsford region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Knutsford Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Knutsford Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Knutsford 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.

161 (73.49 %)Unix
260 (72.29 %)Mainframe
350 (60.24 %)AIX
448 (57.83 %)Tandem
546 (55.42 %)Middleware
639 (46.99 %)Tivoli
738 (45.78 %)Shell Script
738 (45.78 %)HPUX
738 (45.78 %)Solaris
836 (43.37 %)OMEGAMON
924 (28.92 %)Change Management
924 (28.92 %)WebSphere MQ
1023 (27.71 %)WebSphere
1122 (26.51 %)Finance
1221 (25.30 %)WBIMB
1318 (21.69 %)WebSphere Application Server
1318 (21.69 %)SSL
1318 (21.69 %)HP
1417 (20.48 %)Citrix
1514 (16.87 %)Cisco
1514 (16.87 %)Gentran
1612 (14.46 %)IBM
1711 (13.25 %)SAN
1711 (13.25 %)Internet
1810 (12.05 %)Network Security
199 (10.84 %)Windows NT
208 (9.639 %)Active Directory
208 (9.639 %)Project Management
208 (9.639 %)Banking
217 (8.434 %)Windows Server 2003

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Knutsford 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.

Application Development
146 (55.42 %)Middleware
223 (27.71 %)WebSphere
321 (25.30 %)WBIMB
43 (3.614 %)COM+
43 (3.614 %)DCOM
Application Platforms
124 (28.92 %)WebSphere MQ
218 (21.69 %)WebSphere Application Server
314 (16.87 %)Gentran
44 (4.819 %)IIS
51 (1.205 %)MQSeries
Communications & Networking
118 (21.69 %)SSL
211 (13.25 %)SAN
211 (13.25 %)Internet
310 (12.05 %)Network Security
44 (4.819 %)LAN
44 (4.819 %)WAN
53 (3.614 %)POP3
53 (3.614 %)SMTP
62 (2.410 %)ATM
71 (1.205 %)Firewall
General
122 (26.51 %)Finance
28 (9.639 %)Banking
32 (2.410 %)Education
Job Titles
130 (36.14 %)Infrastructure Specialist
29 (10.84 %)Infrastructure Designer
37 (8.434 %)Technical Manager
37 (8.434 %)Delivery Manager
37 (8.434 %)WebSphere Specialist
46 (7.229 %)Consultant
54 (4.819 %)Architect
54 (4.819 %)Security Specialist
54 (4.819 %)WebSphere Consultant
62 (2.410 %)Citrix Specialist
62 (2.410 %)Server Specialist
62 (2.410 %)Infrastructure Architect
62 (2.410 %)Server Engineer
62 (2.410 %)Administrator
62 (2.410 %)Development Specialist
62 (2.410 %)Applications Specialist
71 (1.205 %)Analyst Programmer
71 (1.205 %)Programmer
71 (1.205 %)Applications Packager
71 (1.205 %)Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
160 (72.29 %)Mainframe
248 (57.83 %)Tandem
31 (1.205 %)Computer Science
31 (1.205 %)HACMP
Operating Systems
161 (73.49 %)Unix
250 (60.24 %)AIX
338 (45.78 %)HPUX
338 (45.78 %)Solaris
49 (10.84 %)Windows NT
57 (8.434 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
124 (28.92 %)Change Management
28 (9.639 %)Project Management
36 (7.229 %)PRINCE2
42 (2.410 %)Migration
51 (1.205 %)Security Management
Programming Languages
138 (45.78 %)Shell Script
24 (4.819 %)SQL
31 (1.205 %)Perl
Qualifications
17 (8.434 %)MCSE
17 (8.434 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (3.614 %)Degree
31 (1.205 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (1.205 %)CCA
31 (1.205 %)Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.410 %)QA
System Software
18 (9.639 %)Active Directory
22 (2.410 %)MetaFrame
22 (2.410 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
139 (46.99 %)Tivoli
236 (43.37 %)OMEGAMON
31 (1.205 %)Tivoli Monitoring
Vendors
118 (21.69 %)HP
217 (20.48 %)Citrix
314 (16.87 %)Cisco
412 (14.46 %)IBM
57 (8.434 %)Dell
64 (4.819 %)Microsoft
73 (3.614 %)VMware
82 (2.410 %)Oracle
91 (1.205 %)Altiris
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