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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Northampton 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank105
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads2630
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.030 %
As % of the category below89.66 %78.95 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£381£400
Average daily rate£409£450
% change on same period last year-9.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£306
% change on same period last year+4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted1119
Average minimum hourly rate£14.09£18.63
Average hourly rate£14.55£18.68
% change on same period last year-22.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£18.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.89£20.47
% change on same period last year+2.08 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads2938
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£325£387
Average daily rate£350£412
% change on same period last year-14.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted1120
Average minimum hourly rate£14.56£19.05
Average hourly rate£15.04£19.16
% change on same period last year-21.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.53£19.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.97£22.20
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Windows NorthamptonshireWindows
Northamptonshire

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

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton 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 Northampton region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton 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 Northampton region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Northampton Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

128 (44.44 %)Microsoft
128 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
223 (36.51 %)Active Directory
321 (33.33 %)MS Office
419 (30.16 %)Windows XP
518 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
613 (20.63 %)MS Exchange
712 (19.05 %)MS Excel
712 (19.05 %)Microsoft Certification
810 (15.87 %)Cisco
99 (14.29 %)Citrix
99 (14.29 %)Finance
108 (12.70 %)NetWare
117 (11.11 %)MCSE
117 (11.11 %)MCP
117 (11.11 %)SQL
126 (9.524 %)IP Telephony
126 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2003
126 (9.524 %)UNIX
126 (9.524 %)Mainframe
135 (7.937 %)SQL Server
135 (7.937 %)Windows NT
135 (7.937 %)LAN
135 (7.937 %)WAN
144 (6.349 %)Firewall
144 (6.349 %)Migration
144 (6.349 %)Government
144 (6.349 %)Network Design
144 (6.349 %)Solaris
144 (6.349 %)ISA Server

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.587 %).NET
11 (1.587 %)WinForms
11 (1.587 %)WMI
11 (1.587 %)WPF
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (20.63 %)MS Exchange
26 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (4.762 %)GroupWise
42 (3.175 %)Lotus Notes
51 (1.587 %)SharePoint
51 (1.587 %)BizTalk Server
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (33.33 %)MS Office
212 (19.05 %)MS Excel
32 (3.175 %)MS PowerPoint
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (9.524 %)IP Telephony
25 (7.937 %)LAN
25 (7.937 %)WAN
34 (6.349 %)Network Security
34 (6.349 %)SAN
34 (6.349 %)Firewall
43 (4.762 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.587 %)DNS
51 (1.587 %)DHCP
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (7.937 %)SQL Server
23 (4.762 %)Ingres
31 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2005
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.175 %)FrontPage
21 (1.587 %)MSI
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (14.29 %)Finance
24 (6.349 %)Government
24 (6.349 %)Local Government
33 (4.762 %)Legal
42 (3.175 %)Financial Institution
42 (3.175 %)Retail
51 (1.587 %)Retail Banking
51 (1.587 %)Banking
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (38.10 %)Analyst
212 (19.05 %)Support Analyst
39 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Analyst
47 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
56 (9.524 %)3rd Line Support
65 (7.937 %)2nd Line Support
65 (7.937 %)Field Engineer
65 (7.937 %)Helpdesk Support
74 (6.349 %)Applications Support
74 (6.349 %)Applications Support Analyst
74 (6.349 %)Desktop Support Engineer
74 (6.349 %)Desktop Support
74 (6.349 %)Architect
74 (6.349 %)Desktop Engineer
74 (6.349 %)Infrastructure Architect
74 (6.349 %)Security Architect
74 (6.349 %)Network Architect
83 (4.762 %)Trainer
83 (4.762 %)Test Manager
83 (4.762 %)Technical Support
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (9.524 %)Mainframe
24 (6.349 %)Blackberry
33 (4.762 %)Tandem
42 (3.175 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (1.587 %)Fat Client
51 (1.587 %)Management Information System
51 (1.587 %)Clustering
51 (1.587 %)EPoS
51 (1.587 %)Thin Client
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
219 (30.16 %)Windows XP
318 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
48 (12.70 %)NetWare
56 (9.524 %)UNIX
65 (7.937 %)Windows NT
74 (6.349 %)Solaris
82 (3.175 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (1.587 %)Windows Vista
91 (1.587 %)VME
91 (1.587 %)VMS
91 (1.587 %)AIX
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (6.349 %)Migration
14 (6.349 %)Network Design
23 (4.762 %)Project Management
23 (4.762 %)Change Management
32 (3.175 %)Service Management
32 (3.175 %)Quality Management
32 (3.175 %)Supplier Management
41 (1.587 %)Incident Management
41 (1.587 %)Business Desktop Deployment
41 (1.587 %)Risk Analysis
41 (1.587 %)Test Management
41 (1.587 %)Test Scripting
41 (1.587 %)Service Delivery
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (11.11 %)SQL
23 (4.762 %)C
31 (1.587 %)C#
31 (1.587 %)VBScript
31 (1.587 %)Shell Script
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (19.05 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (11.11 %)MCP
27 (11.11 %)MCSE
34 (6.349 %)CNA
34 (6.349 %)Novell Certification
41 (1.587 %)MCSA
41 (1.587 %)MCAD
41 (1.587 %)MCSD
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.175 %)SLA
21 (1.587 %)QA
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (36.51 %)Active Directory
24 (6.349 %)ISA Server
33 (4.762 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.587 %)Backup Exec
41 (1.587 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.587 %)Tivoli
11 (1.587 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (1.587 %)WSUS
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (44.44 %)Microsoft
210 (15.87 %)Cisco
39 (14.29 %)Citrix
44 (6.349 %)Nokia
44 (6.349 %)CheckPoint
53 (4.762 %)VMware
53 (4.762 %)Oracle
62 (3.175 %)IBM
62 (3.175 %)Novell
62 (3.175 %)Lotus
71 (1.587 %)VERITAS
71 (1.587 %)Symantec
71 (1.587 %)Altiris
71 (1.587 %)ICL
71 (1.587 %)Syncsort
71 (1.587 %)Progress
71 (1.587 %)BMC
71 (1.587 %)Dell
71 (1.587 %)EMC