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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the North East 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 Vista over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.000 %
As % of the category below12.71 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£314
% change on same period last year-4.99 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00-
Average hourly rate£10.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.98£24.25
% change on same period last year-34.10 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
North East
Matching contract IT job ads118188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.190 %0.202 %
Daily rates quoted1048
Average minimum daily rate£290£333
Average daily rate£307£342
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted3649
Average minimum hourly rate£15.03£19.68
Average hourly rate£15.72£20.58
% change on same period last year-23.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.41£21.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows Vista EnglandWindows Vista
England

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 Vista
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Vista across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

North East Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Vista across the North East region.

North East Windows Vista Daily Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Windows Vista Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Vista within the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Tyne and WearNew entry-13£288-
Windows Vista EnglandWindows Vista
England

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista.

120 (100.00 %)Windows
28 (40.00 %)Microsoft
28 (40.00 %)Active Directory
37 (35.00 %)Windows XP
46 (30.00 %)MS Office
55 (25.00 %)Dell
64 (20.00 %)SharePoint
64 (20.00 %)Dutch Language
64 (20.00 %)French Language
64 (20.00 %)German Language
64 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
73 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (10.00 %)Government
82 (10.00 %)Stakeholder Management
82 (10.00 %)NetBackup
82 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
82 (10.00 %)Symantec
82 (10.00 %)Citrix
82 (10.00 %)MS Excel
82 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
82 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (10.00 %)SCCM
91 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (5.000 %)Degree
91 (5.000 %)WSUS
91 (5.000 %)Resource Management
91 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
91 (5.000 %)MCSE
91 (5.000 %)C
91 (5.000 %)C++

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (20.00 %)SharePoint
21 (5.000 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (30.00 %)MS Office
22 (10.00 %)MS Excel
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.000 %)SoftGrid
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.000 %)HTTP
11 (5.000 %)HTTPS
11 (5.000 %)Wireless
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Government
21 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (5.000 %)Back Office
21 (5.000 %)Education
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
23 (15.00 %)Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Consultant
23 (15.00 %)Support Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Systems Support
32 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Systems Support Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Technical Lead
32 (10.00 %)Project Manager
32 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Support
32 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Desktop Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Team Leader
41 (5.000 %)Server Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Technical Team Leader
41 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Manager
41 (5.000 %)Senior Server Engineer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (20.00 %)Dutch Language
14 (20.00 %)French Language
14 (20.00 %)German Language
21 (5.000 %)Client/Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (35.00 %)Windows XP
33 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.000 %)Windows NT
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (10.00 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (5.000 %)Data Modelling
31 (5.000 %)PRINCE
31 (5.000 %)Project Management
31 (5.000 %)Process Management
31 (5.000 %)Workflow
31 (5.000 %)Software Engineering
31 (5.000 %)Resource Management
31 (5.000 %)ITIL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)C
11 (5.000 %)C++
11 (5.000 %)Java
11 (5.000 %)SQL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)MCSE
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (5.000 %)Degree
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (40.00 %)Active Directory
22 (10.00 %)NetBackup
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.00 %)SCCM
21 (5.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (5.000 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (5.000 %)WSUS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (40.00 %)Microsoft
25 (25.00 %)Dell
32 (10.00 %)Citrix
32 (10.00 %)Symantec
41 (5.000 %)Sun
41 (5.000 %)Lotus
41 (5.000 %)Apple