Windows Contracts in Reading
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Reading region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 3 2 1
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows 146 197 265
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 17.59% 18.52% 25.07%
As % of the Operating Systems category 76.84% 80.41% 80.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 88 92
Average daily rate £350 £350 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £140 £232 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £313 £300
% change year-on-year
+0.80% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 21 10
Average hourly rate £19.00 £15.13 £14.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.61% +2.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £14.50 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £20.00 £28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.20 £16.50 £15.25
% change year-on-year
-7.87% +8.19%
All Operating Systems
Reading
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category		 190 245 328
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 22.89% 23.03% 31.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 94 121
Average daily rate £335 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.28% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £140 £225 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 21 10
Average hourly rate £20.25 £15.13 £13.13
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+33.88% +15.23%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £14.50 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £22.25 £23.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Windows
Berkshire

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Reading Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows across the Reading region.

Reading Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Reading region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Reading Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Reading region.

Reading Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Reading region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Reading Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

1 122 (41.78%) Microsoft
2 113 (38.70%) Active Directory
3 85 (29.11%) Windows 7
4 74 (25.34%) Windows Server 2003
5 73 (25.00%) SQL
6 72 (24.66%) Windows Server 2008
7 70 (23.97%) VMware
8 69 (23.63%) .NET
9 68 (23.29%) Windows XP
10 67 (22.95%) MS Office
11 58 (19.86%) SQL Server
12 55 (18.84%) C#
13 51 (17.47%) Security Cleared
14 45 (15.41%) MS Excel
14 45 (15.41%) TCP/IP
15 44 (15.07%) SharePoint
16 42 (14.38%) Citrix
17 38 (13.01%) Telecoms
17 38 (13.01%) SC Cleared
18 37 (12.67%) LAN
19 35 (11.99%) MS Exchange
20 34 (11.64%) XML
20 34 (11.64%) VMware Infrastructure
21 33 (11.30%) Finance
22 32 (10.96%) UNIX
22 32 (10.96%) IIS
23 30 (10.27%) Oracle
23 30 (10.27%) Web Services
23 30 (10.27%) Retail
24 29 (9.932%) Visual Studio

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 69 (23.63%) .NET
2 34 (11.64%) XML
3 30 (10.27%) Web Services
4 28 (9.589%) ASP.NET
5 19 (6.507%) HTML
5 19 (6.507%) WCF
6 18 (6.164%) CSS
6 18 (6.164%) .NET Framework
7 14 (4.795%) J2EE
8 11 (3.767%) WF
8 11 (3.767%) Silverlight
8 11 (3.767%) HTML5
9 9 (3.082%) jQuery
9 9 (3.082%) Middleware
10 8 (2.740%) WebSphere
11 7 (2.397%) Ajax
12 6 (2.055%) Windows SharePoint Services
12 6 (2.055%) JSON
12 6 (2.055%) XHTML
12 6 (2.055%) ASP.NET MVC
Application Platforms
1 44 (15.07%) SharePoint
2 35 (11.99%) MS Exchange
3 32 (10.96%) IIS
4 20 (6.849%) Exchange Server 2007
5 19 (6.507%) SharePoint Server
6 16 (5.479%) Lotus Notes
7 13 (4.452%) Exchange Server 2003
8 12 (4.110%) Apache
9 11 (3.767%) BizTalk Server
9 11 (3.767%) Windows Azure
10 10 (3.425%) SharePoint 2010
10 10 (3.425%) Exchange Server 2010
11 9 (3.082%) WebLogic
12 8 (2.740%) Tomcat
12 8 (2.740%) CMS
13 7 (2.397%) IBM HTTP Server
14 5 (1.712%) Oracle HTTP Server
14 5 (1.712%) WebSphere Application Server
15 4 (1.370%) WebLogic Portal
16 2 (0.685%) FileNet
Applications
1 67 (22.95%) MS Office
2 45 (15.41%) MS Excel
3 8 (2.740%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.685%) MS Project
5 1 (0.342%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.342%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.712%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.712%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.342%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 45 (15.41%) TCP/IP
2 37 (12.67%) LAN
3 23 (7.877%) SAN
4 22 (7.534%) WAN
5 21 (7.192%) Internet
6 20 (6.849%) VPN
7 17 (5.822%) DNS
8 16 (5.479%) HTTP
9 12 (4.110%) 3G
10 11 (3.767%) Firewall
10 11 (3.767%) DHCP
10 11 (3.767%) LDAP
11 9 (3.082%) Network Security
12 8 (2.740%) Wireless
13 7 (2.397%) Ethernet
14 6 (2.055%) GSM
14 6 (2.055%) Kerberos
14 6 (2.055%) VLAN
15 5 (1.712%) Intranet
15 5 (1.712%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (19.86%) SQL Server
2 28 (9.589%) SQL Server 2005
3 17 (5.822%) SQL Server 2008
4 9 (3.082%) IDOL
5 8 (2.740%) Oracle 10g
6 6 (2.055%) OLAP
6 6 (2.055%) Oracle 8/8i
6 6 (2.055%) MySQL
6 6 (2.055%) DTS
6 6 (2.055%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.712%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.712%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.712%) Oracle 11g
8 4 (1.370%) MS Access
8 4 (1.370%) Big Data
8 4 (1.370%) NoSQL
9 3 (1.027%) SQL Server 2000
10 2 (0.685%) EDRMS
10 2 (0.685%) GIS
11 1 (0.342%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 29 (9.932%) Visual Studio
2 14 (4.795%) Team Foundation Server
3 10 (3.425%) MSI
4 5 (1.712%) Selenium
4 5 (1.712%) StarTeam
5 4 (1.370%) InstallShield
5 4 (1.370%) Eclipse
6 3 (1.027%) MSTest
7 2 (0.685%) Wise Package Studio
7 2 (0.685%) JIRA
7 2 (0.685%) WinRunner
7 2 (0.685%) QuickTest Pro
7 2 (0.685%) Xcode
7 2 (0.685%) Subversion
7 2 (0.685%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 1 (0.342%) ERwin
8 1 (0.342%) PVCS
8 1 (0.342%) TestComplete
General
1 38 (13.01%) Telecoms
2 33 (11.30%) Finance
3 30 (10.27%) Retail
4 10 (3.425%) Banking
4 10 (3.425%) Aerospace
5 5 (1.712%) Publishing
6 3 (1.027%) Games
6 3 (1.027%) Marketing
7 2 (0.685%) French Language
7 2 (0.685%) Automotive
8 1 (0.342%) Back Office
8 1 (0.342%) Electronics
8 1 (0.342%) German Language
8 1 (0.342%) Billing
8 1 (0.342%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 49 (16.78%) Developer
2 34 (11.64%) Support Engineer
3 33 (11.30%) Analyst
4 19 (6.507%) Consultant
4 19 (6.507%) 2nd Line Support
5 18 (6.164%) Architect
6 17 (5.822%) Desktop Engineer
7 16 (5.479%) Desktop Support
8 15 (5.137%) Administrator
9 11 (3.767%) Service Analyst
9 11 (3.767%) Service Desk Analyst
9 11 (3.767%) Systems Administrator
9 11 (3.767%) Technical Architect
9 11 (3.767%) Support Analyst
9 11 (3.767%) Applications Packager
10 10 (3.425%) Systems Engineer
10 10 (3.425%) Team Leader
10 10 (3.425%) 3rd Line Support
10 10 (3.425%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 10 (3.425%) SharePoint Developer
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.877%) Blackberry
2 15 (5.137%) Clustering
3 5 (1.712%) PKI
3 5 (1.712%) CLARiiON
3 5 (1.712%) Computer Science
3 5 (1.712%) Client/Server
3 5 (1.712%) Open Source
3 5 (1.712%) Mobile App
4 4 (1.370%) Replication
4 4 (1.370%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.027%) Mainframe
5 3 (1.027%) Symmetrix
5 3 (1.027%) EMC Centera
5 3 (1.027%) IBM Mainframe
5 3 (1.027%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (0.685%) iPhone
6 2 (0.685%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.685%) Fat Client
6 2 (0.685%) Smartphone
6 2 (0.685%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 85 (29.11%) Windows 7
2 74 (25.34%) Windows Server 2003
3 72 (24.66%) Windows Server 2008
4 68 (23.29%) Windows XP
5 32 (10.96%) UNIX
6 27 (9.247%) Linux
7 10 (3.425%) Windows Vista
7 10 (3.425%) Windows Phone
8 9 (3.082%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 8 (2.740%) Windows 2000 Server
9 8 (2.740%) Windows 2000
10 7 (2.397%) Apple iOS
11 6 (2.055%) Windows Phone 8
12 5 (1.712%) Windows 8
12 5 (1.712%) Solaris
12 5 (1.712%) Android
13 3 (1.027%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.685%) AIX
14 2 (0.685%) HPUX
14 2 (0.685%) Windows Phone 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (8.562%) ITIL
2 22 (7.534%) Workflow
3 18 (6.164%) Disaster Recovery
4 14 (4.795%) Migration
5 12 (4.110%) Web Development
5 12 (4.110%) Software Deployment
6 11 (3.767%) Agile Software Development
7 10 (3.425%) SOA
7 10 (3.425%) Service Delivery
8 9 (3.082%) Validation
9 8 (2.740%) UML
9 8 (2.740%) Content Management
9 8 (2.740%) Test Scripting
10 7 (2.397%) Unit Testing
10 7 (2.397%) Change Management
10 7 (2.397%) MVC
10 7 (2.397%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (2.055%) Project Management
11 6 (2.055%) Incident Management
12 5 (1.712%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (25.00%) SQL
2 55 (18.84%) C#
3 18 (6.164%) JavaScript
4 17 (5.822%) Java
4 17 (5.822%) PowerShell
5 13 (4.452%) Perl
6 9 (3.082%) PL/SQL
7 8 (2.740%) VBScript
7 8 (2.740%) Python
8 7 (2.397%) VB
8 7 (2.397%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.712%) PHP
9 5 (1.712%) C
9 5 (1.712%) Bash shell
10 4 (1.370%) C++
10 4 (1.370%) VB.NET
10 4 (1.370%) XAML
11 3 (1.027%) Shell Script
11 3 (1.027%) VBA
12 2 (0.685%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 51 (17.47%) Security Cleared
2 38 (13.01%) SC Cleared
3 26 (8.904%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (5.137%) Degree
5 14 (4.795%) MCP
6 13 (4.452%) MCSE
7 6 (2.055%) MCDST
8 5 (1.712%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.712%) MCSD
9 4 (1.370%) HNC
10 3 (1.027%) CCSA
10 3 (1.027%) CCSE
10 3 (1.027%) CCA
10 3 (1.027%) Citrix Certification
10 3 (1.027%) CISSP
10 3 (1.027%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.685%) ISEB
11 2 (0.685%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.685%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 1 (0.342%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.767%) SLA
2 10 (3.425%) QA
3 2 (0.685%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.685%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.342%) JTAG
4 1 (0.342%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.342%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 113 (38.70%) Active Directory
2 34 (11.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.822%) Microsoft App-V
3 17 (5.822%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (5.137%) vSphere
5 9 (3.082%) XenApp
6 4 (1.370%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 4 (1.370%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 3 (1.027%) NLBS
7 3 (1.027%) ISA Server
7 3 (1.027%) VMware ESX
7 3 (1.027%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 3 (1.027%) SRDF
8 2 (0.685%) XenServer
8 2 (0.685%) Veritas Volume Manager
8 2 (0.685%) MetaFrame
8 2 (0.685%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.685%) NFS
9 1 (0.342%) Shibboleth
9 1 (0.342%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 18 (6.164%) SCCM
2 9 (3.082%) SCOM
3 8 (2.740%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 5 (1.712%) HP SIM
5 4 (1.370%) Foglight
5 4 (1.370%) Unicenter
5 4 (1.370%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 3 (1.027%) Tivoli
6 3 (1.027%) MIIS
7 2 (0.685%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.342%) WSUS
8 1 (0.342%) MOM
8 1 (0.342%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.342%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.342%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.342%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 122 (41.78%) Microsoft
2 70 (23.97%) VMware
3 42 (14.38%) Citrix
4 30 (10.27%) Oracle
5 26 (8.904%) HP
6 17 (5.822%) Lotus
7 15 (5.137%) Cisco
8 14 (4.795%) IBM
9 12 (4.110%) EMC
10 10 (3.425%) Meridio
11 9 (3.082%) Dell
11 9 (3.082%) Red Hat
11 9 (3.082%) Remedy
12 8 (2.740%) Ericsson
13 6 (2.055%) McAfee
13 6 (2.055%) CheckPoint
13 6 (2.055%) CA
14 5 (1.712%) Clearswift
14 5 (1.712%) Avaya
14 5 (1.712%) Business Objects
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