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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Rickmansworth 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-2
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads07
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.000 %100.00 %
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£320£305
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.67
Average hourly rate-£11.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.81£20.45
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Rickmansworth
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
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£330£332
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.67
Average hourly rate-£11.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.90£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Windows HertfordshireWindows
Hertfordshire

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

Rickmansworth Windows Demand 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 Rickmansworth region.

Rickmansworth Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)MS Office
14 (100.00 %)Internet
23 (75.00 %)Windows XP
23 (75.00 %)Automotive
32 (50.00 %)OVSD
32 (50.00 %)OpenView
32 (50.00 %)HP
32 (50.00 %)VPN
41 (25.00 %)SLA
41 (25.00 %)Remedy
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)AS400
41 (25.00 %)Alcatel
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (25.00 %)ITIL

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (100.00 %)MS Office
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)Internet
22 (50.00 %)VPN
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Automotive
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Analyst
14 (100.00 %)Service Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)AS400
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)OpenView
12 (50.00 %)OVSD
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Alcatel
21 (25.00 %)Remedy