Windows Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Windows
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 12 9
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 +3
Contract jobs citing Windows 435 618 891
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 9.27% 10.83% 12.49%
As % of the Operating Systems category 61.97% 68.74% 67.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 432 639
10th Percentile £150 £153 £133
25th Percentile £190 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £388 £270
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +43.52% -6.09%
75th Percentile £540 £538 £450
90th Percentile £800 £638 £580
England median daily rate £400 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 53 70
10th Percentile - £13.32 £12.07
25th Percentile £10.95 £17.25 £14.31
Median hourly rate £14.00 £26.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% +48.57% +9.38%
75th Percentile £17.73 £43.39 £19.88
90th Percentile £19.23 £49.50 £29.95
England median hourly rate £17.86 £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -18.82% +10.00% +17.65%

All Operating Systems
North of England

Windows is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 702 899 1,329
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 14.96% 15.75% 18.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 479 638 962
10th Percentile £165 £167 £150
25th Percentile £275 £256 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £475 £420
Median % change year-on-year -11.05% +13.10% +12.00%
75th Percentile £523 £588 £538
90th Percentile £650 £688 £638
England median daily rate £467 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -8.98% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 59 76
10th Percentile - £13.80 £12.26
25th Percentile £10.95 £17.61 £14.88
Median hourly rate £16.00 £26.50 £17.57
Median % change year-on-year -39.62% +50.83% +8.26%
75th Percentile £19.81 £43.75 £20.25
90th Percentile £34.53 £49.52 £41.85
England median hourly rate £22.00 £37.42 £22.00
% change year-on-year -41.21% +70.09% +23.80%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -5 235 £350 -17.65% 178
Yorkshire 0 173 £325 -7.28% 120
North East +7 28 £441 +85.47% 35
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 44 (10.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (7.13%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.61%) IIS
4 3 (0.69%) Apache
5 2 (0.46%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.46%) nginx
5 2 (0.46%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.46%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.23%) JBoss
6 1 (0.23%) Site Server
Applications
1 91 (20.92%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.23%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 149 (34.25%) Microsoft 365
2 69 (15.86%) Azure
3 28 (6.44%) AWS
4 21 (4.83%) Entra ID
5 13 (2.99%) OneDrive
6 9 (2.07%) IaaS
7 7 (1.61%) SaaS
8 6 (1.38%) GCP
9 4 (0.92%) PaaS
10 3 (0.69%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.46%) Amazon ECS
11 2 (0.46%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.46%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.46%) Azure AKS
11 2 (0.46%) Azure Stack
11 2 (0.46%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.46%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.46%) Serverless
11 2 (0.46%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 79 (18.16%) Firewall
2 72 (16.55%) VPN
3 31 (7.13%) LAN
4 27 (6.21%) DNS
5 25 (5.75%) WAN
6 21 (4.83%) DHCP
7 20 (4.60%) VLAN
8 17 (3.91%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (3.45%) Wireless
10 12 (2.76%) SAN
11 8 (1.84%) Remote Desktop
12 7 (1.61%) Ethernet
12 7 (1.61%) Internet
12 7 (1.61%) OSPF
12 7 (1.61%) WAAS
12 7 (1.61%) Wireless Security
13 6 (1.38%) SSL
13 6 (1.38%) TCP/IP
14 4 (0.92%) VoIP
15 3 (0.69%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.83%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.92%) Big Data
2 4 (0.92%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.69%) Power BI
4 2 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.46%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.46%) Data Hub
4 2 (0.46%) DB2
4 2 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.46%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.46%) Tableau
5 1 (0.23%) MySQL
5 1 (0.23%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.38%) JIRA
2 5 (1.15%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.46%) GitLab
4 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.23%) Gradle
4 1 (0.23%) Hudson
4 1 (0.23%) Liquibase
4 1 (0.23%) Maven
4 1 (0.23%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 143 (32.87%) Social Skills
2 44 (10.11%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (8.05%) Public Sector
4 31 (7.13%) Finance
5 16 (3.68%) Legal
6 14 (3.22%) Banking
7 13 (2.99%) Manufacturing
8 12 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.30%) Law
10 6 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.15%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.69%) Aviation
13 3 (0.69%) Local Government
13 3 (0.69%) Retail
14 2 (0.46%) Automotive
14 2 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.46%) Multimedia
14 2 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.23%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 82 (18.85%) Analyst
2 59 (13.56%) Architect
3 55 (12.64%) IT Support
4 50 (11.49%) Service Analyst
4 50 (11.49%) Service Desk Analyst
5 48 (11.03%) Support Engineer
6 43 (9.89%) Technical Architect
7 39 (8.97%) Lead
8 33 (7.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 32 (7.36%) Technical Leader
10 30 (6.90%) Lead Architect
11 28 (6.44%) IT Engineer
12 27 (6.21%) IT Technician
13 23 (5.29%) 2nd Line Support
14 20 (4.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 20 (4.60%) Desktop Support
14 20 (4.60%) Support Analyst
15 19 (4.37%) Senior
16 17 (3.91%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 16 (3.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (9.89%) Node.js
2 9 (2.07%) Kafka
3 7 (1.61%) Middleware
4 6 (1.38%) ActiveMQ
5 5 (1.15%) XML
5 5 (1.15%) XSLT
6 4 (0.92%) Apache NiFi
6 4 (0.92%) JSON
6 4 (0.92%) Web Services
7 3 (0.69%) LDAP
8 2 (0.46%) ADSI
8 2 (0.46%) React Native
8 2 (0.46%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.46%) XMPP
9 1 (0.23%) Django
9 1 (0.23%) Flask
9 1 (0.23%) IBM Integration Bus
9 1 (0.23%) jQuery
9 1 (0.23%) OAuth
9 1 (0.23%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.74%) Public Cloud
2 18 (4.14%) Replication
3 16 (3.68%) Data Centre
4 14 (3.22%) Clustering
4 14 (3.22%) Driving Licence
5 13 (2.99%) Mobile App
6 9 (2.07%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.07%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.84%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.61%) EPoS
8 7 (1.61%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.15%) iPhone
9 5 (1.15%) PKI
9 5 (1.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (0.92%) NHS
10 4 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.69%) Client/Server
11 3 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.69%) EMC VNX
11 3 (0.69%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 154 (35.40%) Windows 10
2 141 (32.41%) Windows Server
3 81 (18.62%) Linux
4 56 (12.87%) Apple iOS
5 50 (11.49%) Android
6 22 (5.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (4.14%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (3.68%) Mac OS
9 15 (3.45%) Windows 7
10 14 (3.22%) Windows Server 2019
11 13 (2.99%) Unix
12 9 (2.07%) VMS
13 7 (1.61%) zOS
14 5 (1.15%) Ubuntu
14 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 3 (0.69%) AIX
16 3 (0.69%) Debian
16 3 (0.69%) Solaris
17 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (28.97%) Customer Service
2 89 (20.46%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (15.63%) Mobile Device Management
4 60 (13.79%) Migration
5 56 (12.87%) CI/CD
6 54 (12.41%) ITIL
7 47 (10.80%) DevOps
8 45 (10.34%) Agile
9 44 (10.11%) Risk Management
9 44 (10.11%) Security Architecture
9 44 (10.11%) Zero Trust
10 43 (9.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 41 (9.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 41 (9.43%) Threat Intelligence
12 32 (7.36%) Decision-Making
13 29 (6.67%) Change Management
13 29 (6.67%) Time Management
14 28 (6.44%) Design Patterns
14 28 (6.44%) Service Delivery
15 22 (5.06%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.90%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.83%) SQL
3 12 (2.76%) Python
4 8 (1.84%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.38%) C++
6 4 (0.92%) Java
7 3 (0.69%) Bash
8 2 (0.46%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.46%) Ruby
9 1 (0.23%) C#
9 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 93 (21.38%) Security Cleared
2 82 (18.85%) SC Cleared
3 32 (7.36%) Degree
4 25 (5.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (4.14%) CCNA
5 18 (4.14%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.99%) MCSE
6 13 (2.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 9 (2.07%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.84%) A+ Certification
8 8 (1.84%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.38%) CEH
9 6 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.38%) CREST Certified
9 6 (1.38%) GIAC
9 6 (1.38%) GPEN
9 6 (1.38%) OSCP
10 4 (0.92%) MCP
10 4 (0.92%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.69%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.67%) SLA
2 27 (6.21%) Disclosure Scotland
3 9 (2.07%) NIST
4 4 (0.92%) QA
5 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.23%) GDPR
7 1 (0.23%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.23%) NCSC
System Software
1 189 (43.45%) Active Directory
2 63 (14.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (7.36%) Hyper-V
4 10 (2.30%) VMware ESXi
4 10 (2.30%) VMware Workstation
5 7 (1.61%) KVM
5 7 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.38%) Docker
6 6 (1.38%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.92%) vSphere
8 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.69%) SRDF
9 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.23%) NFS
10 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.23%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 53 (12.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (9.20%) SCCM
3 28 (6.44%) Ansible
4 19 (4.37%) Puppet
5 18 (4.14%) NetBackup
6 10 (2.30%) vCenter Server
7 9 (2.07%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 6 (1.38%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (1.15%) Progress Chef
9 5 (1.15%) Terraform
10 4 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.69%) Autotask
11 3 (0.69%) EMC TimeFinder
11 3 (0.69%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.69%) Kubernetes
12 2 (0.46%) CFEngine
12 2 (0.46%) Grafana
12 2 (0.46%) PowerBroker
12 2 (0.46%) WSUS
12 2 (0.46%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 208 (47.82%) Microsoft
2 83 (19.08%) VMware
3 42 (9.66%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.60%) Apple
5 17 (3.91%) Cisco
5 17 (3.91%) Citrix
6 16 (3.68%) Veritas
7 13 (2.99%) Oracle
8 10 (2.30%) Dell
9 9 (2.07%) IBM
10 7 (1.61%) Veeam
11 6 (1.38%) Google
11 6 (1.38%) Solace
12 5 (1.15%) EMC
12 5 (1.15%) F5
12 5 (1.15%) Sophos
13 4 (0.92%) Brocade
13 4 (0.92%) iManage
13 4 (0.92%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.92%) Symantec