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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the North Wales 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
Rank45
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below80.00 %33.33 %
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£312£313
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£9.40£10.00
Average hourly rate£16.10£11.00
% change on same period last year+46.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.80£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.55£20.61
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£340£212
Average daily rate£355£217
% change on same period last year+63.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£222
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£13.33
Average hourly rate£13.75£15.67
% change on same period last year-12.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Windows WalesWindows
Wales

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

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North Wales 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 North Wales 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
DenbighshireDown-42--
ConwyNew entry-2--
Windows WalesWindows
Wales

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (37.50 %)MS Office
16 (37.50 %)Microsoft
25 (31.25 %)Active Directory
34 (25.00 %)SQL
34 (25.00 %)HNC
34 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
34 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
43 (18.75 %)VPN
43 (18.75 %)VB
43 (18.75 %)Windows XP
43 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (18.75 %)Test Scripting
52 (12.50 %)Java
52 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
52 (12.50 %)C
52 (12.50 %)XML
52 (12.50 %)Information Security Management
52 (12.50 %)Security Management
52 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (12.50 %)Information Security
52 (12.50 %)Firewall
52 (12.50 %)Electronics
61 (6.250 %)Telecoms
61 (6.250 %)ITSM
61 (6.250 %)Hibernate
61 (6.250 %)VMware
61 (6.250 %)SAP XI
61 (6.250 %)SAP Basis
61 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (6.250 %)Blackberry

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (12.50 %)XML
21 (6.250 %)Hibernate
21 (6.250 %)SAP XI
21 (6.250 %)SAP Basis
21 (6.250 %)JSF
21 (6.250 %)HTML
21 (6.250 %).NET
21 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
21 (6.250 %)JSP
21 (6.250 %)Struts
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
21 (6.250 %)Apache
21 (6.250 %)Tomcat
21 (6.250 %)MS Exchange
21 (6.250 %)NetWeaver
21 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2000
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (37.50 %)MS Office
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (18.75 %)VPN
32 (12.50 %)Firewall
41 (6.250 %)IP Telephony
41 (6.250 %)SAN
41 (6.250 %)LAN
41 (6.250 %)WAN
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)Visual Studio
11 (6.250 %)XDoclet
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (12.50 %)Electronics
31 (6.250 %)Telecoms
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (18.75 %)Support Engineer
13 (18.75 %)2nd Line Support
13 (18.75 %)Test Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Desktop Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Technical Facilitator
22 (12.50 %)Design Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
22 (12.50 %)Developer
22 (12.50 %)Systems Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Technical Support
22 (12.50 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Web Developer
31 (6.250 %)Network Engineer
31 (6.250 %).NET Developer
31 (6.250 %)Technical Specialist
31 (6.250 %)Technical Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Network Support
31 (6.250 %)Exchange Engineer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Thin Client
11 (6.250 %)Blackberry
11 (6.250 %)AS400
11 (6.250 %)Fat Client
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (18.75 %)Windows XP
22 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
31 (6.250 %)UNIX
31 (6.250 %)AIX
31 (6.250 %)Linux
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (18.75 %)Test Scripting
22 (12.50 %)Information Security Management
22 (12.50 %)Security Management
22 (12.50 %)Information Security
31 (6.250 %)ITIL
31 (6.250 %)Service Management
31 (6.250 %)ITSM
31 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (25.00 %)SQL
23 (18.75 %)VB
32 (12.50 %)C
32 (12.50 %)Java
41 (6.250 %)VB.NET
41 (6.250 %)ABAP
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (25.00 %)HNC
21 (6.250 %)MCSE
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.250 %)Oracle Certification
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (31.25 %)Active Directory
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (37.50 %)Microsoft
21 (6.250 %)HP
21 (6.250 %)Citrix
21 (6.250 %)Lotus
21 (6.250 %)Wyse
21 (6.250 %)VMware
21 (6.250 %)Oracle
21 (6.250 %)SAP
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