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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Leatherhead 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank42
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.019 %
As % of the category below68.18 %90.48 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£337£120
Average daily rate£399£120
% change on same period last year+232.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£461£120
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£309
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
Hourly rates quoted78
Average minimum hourly rate£18.86£10.25
Average hourly rate£19.79£10.31
% change on same period last year+91.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.71£10.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.44£20.99
% change on same period last year-2.58 %
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leatherhead
Matching contract IT job ads2221
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£384£210
Average daily rate£445£213
% change on same period last year+108.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£506£216
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted98
Average minimum hourly rate£21.81£9.63
Average hourly rate£22.63£9.70
% change on same period last year+133.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.44£9.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.51£22.79
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Windows SurreyWindows
Surrey

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

Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead region.

Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead region.

Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leatherhead Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leatherhead 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.

18 (42.11 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (36.84 %)Microsoft
27 (36.84 %)SC Cleared
27 (36.84 %)Security Cleared
36 (31.58 %)Active Directory
36 (31.58 %)ITIL
45 (26.32 %)Migration
54 (21.05 %)SQL Server
54 (21.05 %)SharePoint
54 (21.05 %)Windows XP
54 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
54 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (21.05 %)Terminal Services
63 (15.79 %)Windows Vista
63 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2008
63 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (15.79 %)SQL
72 (10.53 %)Oracle
72 (10.53 %)NHS
72 (10.53 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (10.53 %)ZENworks
72 (10.53 %)GroupWise
72 (10.53 %)Project Management
72 (10.53 %)Programme Management
72 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
72 (10.53 %)IIS
72 (10.53 %)MS Project
72 (10.53 %)MS Office
72 (10.53 %)UNIX
72 (10.53 %)Windows 2000

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leatherhead 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.

Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %)JDBC
11 (5.263 %)Hibernate
11 (5.263 %)Application Packaging
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (21.05 %)SharePoint
14 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
14 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (10.53 %)IIS
32 (10.53 %)Office Project Server
32 (10.53 %)GroupWise
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.53 %)MS Project
12 (10.53 %)MS Office
12 (10.53 %)MS Excel
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)WAN
12 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
12 (10.53 %)SAN
21 (5.263 %)DNS
21 (5.263 %)DHCP
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (21.05 %)SQL Server
21 (5.263 %)DB2
21 (5.263 %)DB2 UDB
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.263 %)Front Office
11 (5.263 %)Construction
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (15.79 %)Architect
13 (15.79 %)DBA
13 (15.79 %)Administrator
13 (15.79 %)Infrastructure Architect
22 (10.53 %)SQL DBA
22 (10.53 %)Rollout Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Field Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Support Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Analyst
22 (10.53 %)Systems Administrator
31 (5.263 %)Network Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Server Support
31 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
31 (5.263 %)Applications Packager
31 (5.263 %)1st Line Support
31 (5.263 %)Support Specialist
31 (5.263 %)Applications Support
31 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support
31 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Analyst
31 (5.263 %)Applications Support Analyst
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)NHS
21 (5.263 %)Replication
21 (5.263 %)Clustering
21 (5.263 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (42.11 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (21.05 %)Windows XP
33 (15.79 %)Windows Vista
33 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
42 (10.53 %)UNIX
51 (5.263 %)AIX
51 (5.263 %)Solaris
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (36.84 %)SC Cleared
17 (36.84 %)Security Cleared
26 (31.58 %)ITIL
35 (26.32 %)Migration
42 (10.53 %)Programme Management
42 (10.53 %)Project Management
51 (5.263 %)Data Modelling
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.79 %)SQL
22 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
31 (5.263 %)Java
31 (5.263 %)VBScript
31 (5.263 %)VB
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)MCP
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (31.58 %)Active Directory
24 (21.05 %)Terminal Services
31 (5.263 %)NetBackup
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.53 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (10.53 %)ZENworks
21 (5.263 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (5.263 %)ARCserve
Leatherhead IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (36.84 %)Microsoft
22 (10.53 %)Oracle
22 (10.53 %)Novell
22 (10.53 %)Peregrine
31 (5.263 %)VMware
31 (5.263 %)Cisco
31 (5.263 %)Dell
31 (5.263 %)Citrix