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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Leek 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2-
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£304£305
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
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£20.26£20.12
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leek
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£316£319
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
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£21.97£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Windows StaffordshireWindows
Staffordshire

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

Leek 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 Leek region.

Leek 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 Leek region.

Leek Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leek 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 %)Microsoft
13 (75.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)VBScript
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Solaris
31 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (25.00 %)SAN
31 (25.00 %)Sun
31 (25.00 %)VMware
31 (25.00 %)Business Continuity
31 (25.00 %)PrintSoft PReS
31 (25.00 %)iSCSI
31 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leek 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.

Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)PrintSoft PReS
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)SAN
11 (25.00 %)iSCSI
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Applications Packager
21 (25.00 %)Storage Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Solaris
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Business Continuity
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)VBScript
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Leek IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Sun
21 (25.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)Oracle