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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Rotherham 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
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.006 %
As % of the category below91.67 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£188-
Average daily rate£208-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£228-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£305
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£26.00-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.81£20.45
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Rotherham
Matching contract IT job ads126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£212-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£234-
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£332
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£26.32-
Average hourly rate£28.16-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.90£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Windows South YorkshireWindows
South Yorkshire

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

Rotherham 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 Rotherham region.

Rotherham 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 Rotherham region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Rotherham 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 Rotherham region.

Rotherham 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 Rotherham region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Rotherham Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (58.82 %)Active Directory
28 (47.06 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (41.18 %)MOM
37 (41.18 %)SAN
37 (41.18 %)Windows 2000
46 (35.29 %)Citrix
55 (29.41 %)RDBMS
55 (29.41 %)SQL Server
55 (29.41 %)SMS
55 (29.41 %)Migration
55 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (23.53 %)Windows XP
64 (23.53 %)IBM
64 (23.53 %)Compaq
64 (23.53 %)VERITAS
73 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (17.65 %)Tivoli
73 (17.65 %)Novell
73 (17.65 %)Microsoft
73 (17.65 %)HP
73 (17.65 %)NetWare
73 (17.65 %)Windows NT
73 (17.65 %)DTS
73 (17.65 %)SQL
73 (17.65 %)Fujitsu
73 (17.65 %)RepliStor
73 (17.65 %)Clustering
73 (17.65 %)NetBackup
73 (17.65 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (17.65 %)Legato

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %)XML
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Excel
21 (5.882 %)MS Office
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.76 %)SoftGrid
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (41.18 %)SAN
25 (29.41 %)SMS
32 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server
15 (29.41 %)RDBMS
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (17.65 %)DTS
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)InstallShield
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Telecoms
11 (5.882 %)Health
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (47.06 %)Server Support
18 (47.06 %)Support Technician
18 (47.06 %)Server Support Technician
23 (17.65 %)SQL Server DBA
23 (17.65 %)SQL DBA
23 (17.65 %)DBA
32 (11.76 %)Developer
32 (11.76 %)C++ Developer
32 (11.76 %)C# Developer
32 (11.76 %)Applications Packager
32 (11.76 %)C++/C# Developer
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (5.882 %)SQL Developer
41 (5.882 %)Field Engineer
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Clustering
22 (11.76 %)PDA
22 (11.76 %)NHS
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (47.06 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (41.18 %)Windows 2000
34 (23.53 %)Windows XP
43 (17.65 %)NetWare
43 (17.65 %)Windows NT
52 (11.76 %)Windows Mobile
61 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Migration
23 (17.65 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (11.76 %)OO
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (17.65 %)SQL
22 (11.76 %)VB
22 (11.76 %)C#
22 (11.76 %)C++
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)MCSE
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (11.76 %)CNE
12 (11.76 %)Novell Certification
12 (11.76 %)Degree
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (58.82 %)Active Directory
23 (17.65 %)NetBackup
32 (11.76 %)Terminal Services
41 (5.882 %)Backup Exec
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (41.18 %)MOM
23 (17.65 %)Legato
23 (17.65 %)Tivoli
23 (17.65 %)ARCserve
23 (17.65 %)ZENworks
23 (17.65 %)RepliStor
31 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (35.29 %)Citrix
24 (23.53 %)IBM
24 (23.53 %)Compaq
24 (23.53 %)VERITAS
33 (17.65 %)Remedy
33 (17.65 %)Novell
33 (17.65 %)Microsoft
33 (17.65 %)HP
33 (17.65 %)Fujitsu
41 (5.882 %)NetApp
41 (5.882 %)VMware