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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Lincolnshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank25
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads2010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.010 %
As % of the category below76.92 %76.92 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£160-
Average daily rate£173-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£187-
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£313
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted75
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£20.20
Average hourly rate£13.48£21.40
% change on same period last year-37.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.95£22.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.55£20.61
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Lincolnshire
Matching contract IT job ads2613
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£157-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£164-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted75
Average minimum hourly rate£13.09£20.13
Average hourly rate£13.60£22.56
% change on same period last year-39.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.11£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Windows East MidlandsWindows
East Midlands

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

Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire region.

Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire region.

Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Lincolnshire Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Lincolnshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LincolnUp+36£175-
CleethorpesNew entry-1--
ScunthorpeUp+11--
GrimsbyNew entry-1--
SpaldingDown-11--
Windows East MidlandsWindows
East Midlands

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lincolnshire 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.

124 (50.00 %)Active Directory
219 (39.58 %)VMware
317 (35.42 %)Novell
414 (29.17 %)Microsoft Certification
414 (29.17 %)MCSE
513 (27.08 %)Microsoft
513 (27.08 %)Windows Server 2003
612 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
78 (16.67 %)Citrix
78 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
87 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
87 (14.58 %)SC Cleared
87 (14.58 %)Windows XP
87 (14.58 %)MS Exchange
87 (14.58 %)MS Excel
87 (14.58 %)Cisco
96 (12.50 %)MS Office
96 (12.50 %)UNIX
96 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
105 (10.42 %)IP Telephony
105 (10.42 %)Migration
105 (10.42 %)MCP
105 (10.42 %).NET
105 (10.42 %)C++
105 (10.42 %)NetWare
105 (10.42 %)VPN
105 (10.42 %)VC++
105 (10.42 %)Windows 2000
105 (10.42 %)OO
105 (10.42 %)Acrobat

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lincolnshire 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.

Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (10.42 %).NET
22 (4.167 %)XML
31 (2.083 %)HTML
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (14.58 %)MS Exchange
17 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
34 (8.333 %)GroupWise
42 (4.167 %)SharePoint
51 (2.083 %)Apache
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (14.58 %)MS Excel
26 (12.50 %)MS Office
35 (10.42 %)Acrobat
43 (6.250 %)MS PowerPoint
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.42 %)VPN
15 (10.42 %)SAN
15 (10.42 %)Wireless
15 (10.42 %)IP Telephony
22 (4.167 %)Firewall
31 (2.083 %)DNS
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.167 %)Oracle 10g
21 (2.083 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.083 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.083 %)RDBMS
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.083 %)Oracle Forms
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.333 %)Government
23 (6.250 %)Military
31 (2.083 %)Finance
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (41.67 %)Analyst
211 (22.92 %)Support Analyst
211 (22.92 %)3rd Line Support
35 (10.42 %)Desktop Support
35 (10.42 %)Software Engineer
35 (10.42 %)Technical Analyst
35 (10.42 %)Desktop Support Analyst
35 (10.42 %)Desktop Analyst
44 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
44 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Analyst
53 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
53 (6.250 %)Support Technician
62 (4.167 %)Developer
62 (4.167 %)Server Support
62 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Engineer
71 (2.083 %)Infrastructure Analyst
71 (2.083 %)1st Line Support
71 (2.083 %)Web Developer
71 (2.083 %)DBA
71 (2.083 %)Programmer
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.083 %)NHS
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (27.08 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (14.58 %)Windows XP
36 (12.50 %)UNIX
45 (10.42 %)Windows 2000
45 (10.42 %)NetWare
52 (4.167 %)Solaris
61 (2.083 %)Windows NT
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
27 (14.58 %)SC Cleared
35 (10.42 %)OO
35 (10.42 %)Migration
43 (6.250 %)OOP
52 (4.167 %)DV Cleared
52 (4.167 %)Software Engineering
61 (2.083 %)ITIL
61 (2.083 %)PRINCE2
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (10.42 %)C++
15 (10.42 %)VC++
24 (8.333 %)VBA
24 (8.333 %)VB
32 (4.167 %)VB.NET
32 (4.167 %)Java
41 (2.083 %)Perl
41 (2.083 %)PL/SQL
41 (2.083 %)SQL
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (29.17 %)MCSE
114 (29.17 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (10.42 %)MCP
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (50.00 %)Active Directory
212 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (4.167 %)VMware Workstation
41 (2.083 %)Oracle RMAN
41 (2.083 %)Oracle RAC
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.083 %)WSUS
Lincolnshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (39.58 %)VMware
217 (35.42 %)Novell
313 (27.08 %)Microsoft
48 (16.67 %)Citrix
57 (14.58 %)Cisco
65 (10.42 %)Adobe
72 (4.167 %)Oracle
81 (2.083 %)HP
81 (2.083 %)VERITAS
81 (2.083 %)Symantec
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