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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Leeds 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 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank77
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads166112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.126 %
As % of the category below74.77 %56.57 %
Daily rates quoted2517
Average minimum daily rate£266£229
Average daily rate£280£243
% change on same period last year+15.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£256
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£314
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2322
Average minimum hourly rate£17.10£15.97
Average hourly rate£17.79£17.14
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.49£18.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.80£20.20
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Operating Systems LeedsOperating Systems
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads222198
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.285 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted4041
Average minimum daily rate£285£251
Average daily rate£299£261
% change on same period last year+14.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£271
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£332
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Hourly rates quoted2529
Average minimum hourly rate£16.41£15.89
Average hourly rate£17.18£16.63
% change on same period last year+3.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.96£17.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.81£23.07
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Windows West YorkshireWindows
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the past 3 months.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the past 3 months.

Leeds Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

189 (32.25 %)Microsoft
282 (29.71 %)Active Directory
373 (26.45 %)Windows XP
457 (20.65 %)MS Office
550 (18.12 %).NET
647 (17.03 %)Windows Server 2003
746 (16.67 %)SQL Server
840 (14.49 %)Unix
840 (14.49 %)TCP/IP
938 (13.77 %)Microsoft Certification
938 (13.77 %)Windows 2000
1037 (13.41 %)Citrix
1136 (13.04 %)MS Exchange
1136 (13.04 %)Firewall
1235 (12.68 %)C#
1235 (12.68 %)WAN
1334 (12.32 %)ITIL
1431 (11.23 %)VPN
1431 (11.23 %)DNS
1529 (10.51 %)NHS
1529 (10.51 %)MS Excel
1628 (10.14 %)PRINCE2
1628 (10.14 %)SQL Server 2005
1727 (9.783 %)Exchange Server 2003
1826 (9.420 %)MCSE
1826 (9.420 %)WebServices
1925 (9.058 %)SQL
1925 (9.058 %)Linux
1925 (9.058 %)Health
2024 (8.696 %)Finance

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Leeds 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
150 (18.12 %).NET
226 (9.420 %)WebServices
322 (7.971 %)XML
420 (7.246 %)ASP.NET
511 (3.986 %)HTML
610 (3.623 %)CSS
610 (3.623 %)XSLT
610 (3.623 %)WinForms
77 (2.536 %)WCF
77 (2.536 %).NET Framework
85 (1.812 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
85 (1.812 %)Middleware
85 (1.812 %)X-Windows
85 (1.812 %)ADO.NET
93 (1.087 %)ASP.NET 2.0
93 (1.087 %)WPF
93 (1.087 %)WebSphere
102 (0.725 %)Windows SharePoint Services
102 (0.725 %)WF
102 (0.725 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
136 (13.04 %)MS Exchange
227 (9.783 %)Exchange Server 2003
319 (6.884 %)SharePoint
416 (5.797 %)Lotus Notes
511 (3.986 %)Exchange Server 2000
68 (2.899 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (2.174 %)IIS
76 (2.174 %)GroupWise
85 (1.812 %)BizTalk Server
94 (1.449 %)Lotus Domino
94 (1.449 %)SharePoint Server 2007
102 (0.725 %)Tomcat
102 (0.725 %)WebLogic
102 (0.725 %)WebSphere MQ
111 (0.362 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Applications
157 (20.65 %)MS Office
229 (10.51 %)MS Excel
33 (1.087 %)MS Project
42 (0.725 %)MS Visio
51 (0.362 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.362 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
14 (1.449 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.362 %)assyst
21 (0.362 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (0.362 %)TIBCO iProcess
Communications & Networking
140 (14.49 %)TCP/IP
236 (13.04 %)Firewall
335 (12.68 %)WAN
431 (11.23 %)VPN
431 (11.23 %)DNS
520 (7.246 %)LAN
617 (6.159 %)Internet
715 (5.435 %)SAN
811 (3.986 %)Broadband
99 (3.261 %)SSL
106 (2.174 %)VoIP
106 (2.174 %)DHCP
115 (1.812 %)WINS
115 (1.812 %)Network Security
115 (1.812 %)MPLS
123 (1.087 %)Intranet
123 (1.087 %)SMS
123 (1.087 %)LDAP
132 (0.725 %)ATM
132 (0.725 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
146 (16.67 %)SQL Server
228 (10.14 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (5.797 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (2.536 %)SQL Server 7
56 (2.174 %)EDRMS
65 (1.812 %)Oracle 9i
65 (1.812 %)TOAD
74 (1.449 %)Oracle Reports
83 (1.087 %)MS Access
92 (0.725 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (0.725 %)EDMS
92 (0.725 %)GIS
92 (0.725 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (0.725 %)Oracle 10g
101 (0.362 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
110 (3.623 %)Visual Studio
25 (1.812 %)Oracle Forms
33 (1.087 %)ProC
42 (0.725 %)MSI
51 (0.362 %)AdminStudio
51 (0.362 %)NUnit
51 (0.362 %)CruiseControl
51 (0.362 %)Subversion
51 (0.362 %)Eclipse
General
125 (9.058 %)Health
224 (8.696 %)Finance
311 (3.986 %)Government
49 (3.261 %)Telecoms
52 (0.725 %)Education
52 (0.725 %)Law
52 (0.725 %)Legal
52 (0.725 %)Publishing
52 (0.725 %)Banking
52 (0.725 %)Insurance
61 (0.362 %)Graphic Design
61 (0.362 %)Construction
Job Titles
168 (24.64 %)Analyst
251 (18.48 %)Developer
331 (11.23 %)Support Analyst
424 (8.696 %)Desktop Support
520 (7.246 %)2nd Line Support
618 (6.522 %)Support Engineer
717 (6.159 %)Service Analyst
717 (6.159 %)C# Developer
717 (6.159 %)Service Desk Analyst
815 (5.435 %)Project Manager
914 (5.072 %).NET Developer
914 (5.072 %)Desktop Engineer
1012 (4.348 %)Technical Manager
1012 (4.348 %)3rd Line Support
1012 (4.348 %)Technical Support
1012 (4.348 %)Consultant
1111 (3.986 %)Systems Engineer
1210 (3.623 %)Senior Developer
1210 (3.623 %)Administrator
1210 (3.623 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
129 (10.51 %)NHS
218 (6.522 %)Smartcard
218 (6.522 %)PKI
36 (2.174 %)PDA
45 (1.812 %)Clustering
45 (1.812 %)Video Conferencing
53 (1.087 %)Data Protection Act
53 (1.087 %)Freedom of Information Act
53 (1.087 %)Freedom of Information
62 (0.725 %)AS400
62 (0.725 %)Computer Science
62 (0.725 %)Asset Management
62 (0.725 %)Client/Server
62 (0.725 %)Blackberry
71 (0.362 %)Management Information System
71 (0.362 %)N-Tier
71 (0.362 %)Smartphone
Operating Systems
173 (26.45 %)Windows XP
247 (17.03 %)Windows Server 2003
340 (14.49 %)Unix
438 (13.77 %)Windows 2000
525 (9.058 %)Linux
621 (7.609 %)Windows NT
713 (4.710 %)Solaris
88 (2.899 %)NetWare
88 (2.899 %)Windows Mobile
97 (2.536 %)Windows Vista
104 (1.449 %)Mac OS X
113 (1.087 %)Ubuntu
122 (0.725 %)AIX
131 (0.362 %)HPUX
131 (0.362 %)Mac OS X Server
Processes & Methodologies
134 (12.32 %)ITIL
228 (10.14 %)PRINCE2
318 (6.522 %)Project Management
410 (3.623 %)Configuration Management
58 (2.899 %)Migration
58 (2.899 %)Unit Testing
58 (2.899 %)Time Management
67 (2.536 %)Workflow
67 (2.536 %)Network Load Balancing
67 (2.536 %)Supplier Management
76 (2.174 %)Software Testing
85 (1.812 %)Agile Software Development
85 (1.812 %)Document Management
85 (1.812 %)Network Design
85 (1.812 %)OO
85 (1.812 %)Service Delivery
85 (1.812 %)PRINCE
94 (1.449 %)Regression Testing
94 (1.449 %)SOA
94 (1.449 %)Data Protection
Programming Languages
135 (12.68 %)C#
225 (9.058 %)SQL
310 (3.623 %)JavaScript
47 (2.536 %)VB
56 (2.174 %)C++
56 (2.174 %)Java
56 (2.174 %)VB6
65 (1.812 %)PL/SQL
74 (1.449 %)VB.NET
83 (1.087 %)Shell Script
91 (0.362 %)C
91 (0.362 %)VC++
91 (0.362 %)Perl
Qualifications
138 (13.77 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (9.420 %)MCSE
314 (5.072 %)MCP
411 (3.986 %)Cisco Certification
58 (2.899 %)Degree
67 (2.536 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
76 (2.174 %)CCNP
85 (1.812 %)CCNA
85 (1.812 %)MCDST
94 (1.449 %)PRINCE2 Certification
94 (1.449 %)Citrix Certification
103 (1.087 %)Network+ Certification
112 (0.725 %)MCDBA
121 (0.362 %)CNA
121 (0.362 %)CNE
121 (0.362 %)Novell Certification
121 (0.362 %)A+ Certification
121 (0.362 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.174 %)QA
22 (0.725 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.362 %)ISO17799
31 (0.362 %)ISO9001
31 (0.362 %)SLA
System Software
182 (29.71 %)Active Directory
211 (3.986 %)MetaFrame
37 (2.536 %)NetBackup
46 (2.174 %)VMware ESX
54 (1.449 %)NDS
63 (1.087 %)Novell eDirectory
72 (0.725 %)Terminal Services
81 (0.362 %)Samba
81 (0.362 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
112 (4.348 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (2.174 %)Norton AntiVirus
34 (1.449 %)ZENworks
42 (0.725 %)OpenView
42 (0.725 %)ARCserve
42 (0.725 %)TIBCO Hawk
51 (0.362 %)OVIS
Vendors
189 (32.25 %)Microsoft
237 (13.41 %)Citrix
322 (7.971 %)Oracle
421 (7.609 %)Novell
516 (5.797 %)Lotus
615 (5.435 %)Cisco
710 (3.623 %)HP
710 (3.623 %)VMware
89 (3.261 %)VERITAS
97 (2.536 %)Symantec
106 (2.174 %)CheckPoint
115 (1.812 %)Apple
124 (1.449 %)IBM
132 (0.725 %)Dell
132 (0.725 %)TIBCO
132 (0.725 %)Wyse
132 (0.725 %)Sun
132 (0.725 %)GGP
141 (0.362 %)Altiris
141 (0.362 %)Meridio
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