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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Rugby 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.013 %
As % of the category below88.89 %62.50 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£120
Average daily rate-£125
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£129
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£303
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£12.00
Average hourly rate£24.63£12.00
% change on same period last year+105.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.25£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.14£20.21
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Rugby
Matching contract IT job ads916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£300£171
Average daily rate£325£175
% change on same period last year+85.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£178
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£322
% change on same period last year-3.84 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£12.00
Average hourly rate£24.63£12.00
% change on same period last year+105.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.25£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.59£21.59
% change on same period last year-
Windows WarwickshireWindows
Warwickshire

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

Rugby 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 Rugby region.

Rugby 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 Rugby region.

Rugby 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 Rugby region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Rugby Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

112 (75.00 %)Microsoft
211 (68.75 %)MS Office
39 (56.25 %)Active Directory
46 (37.50 %)Windows XP
46 (37.50 %)Windows 2000
55 (31.25 %)MCSE
55 (31.25 %)TCP/IP
55 (31.25 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (25.00 %)Internet
64 (25.00 %)Cisco
64 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
64 (25.00 %)SQL Server
73 (18.75 %)SAP
73 (18.75 %)Intranet
73 (18.75 %)RIP
82 (12.50 %)Network Design
82 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (12.50 %)Government
82 (12.50 %)Military
82 (12.50 %)TETRA
82 (12.50 %)UNIX
82 (12.50 %)SQL
82 (12.50 %)LAN
82 (12.50 %)WAN
82 (12.50 %)SharePoint
91 (6.250 %)POP3
91 (6.250 %)SMTP
91 (6.250 %)HTML

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %)HTML
11 (6.250 %)XML
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (12.50 %)SharePoint
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (68.75 %)MS Office
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (31.25 %)TCP/IP
24 (25.00 %)Internet
33 (18.75 %)Intranet
33 (18.75 %)RIP
42 (12.50 %)TETRA
42 (12.50 %)LAN
42 (12.50 %)WAN
51 (6.250 %)POP3
51 (6.250 %)SMTP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Government
12 (12.50 %)Military
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (37.50 %)Analyst
16 (37.50 %)Support Analyst
16 (37.50 %)Helpdesk Support
25 (31.25 %)Systems Support
25 (31.25 %)2nd Line Support
33 (18.75 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
33 (18.75 %)Systems Support Engineer
33 (18.75 %)Helpdesk Analyst
33 (18.75 %)Support Engineer
33 (18.75 %)Systems Engineer
42 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
42 (12.50 %)Systems Analyst
42 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
42 (12.50 %)1st Line Support
42 (12.50 %)Systems Support Analyst
42 (12.50 %)IP Network Engineer
42 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
51 (6.250 %)1st Line Support Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Windows Support Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Service Desk Analyst
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)French Language
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (37.50 %)Windows 2000
16 (37.50 %)Windows XP
24 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (12.50 %)UNIX
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)Network Design
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (12.50 %)SQL
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (31.25 %)MCSE
15 (31.25 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.250 %)MCP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (56.25 %)Active Directory
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (75.00 %)Microsoft
24 (25.00 %)Cisco
33 (18.75 %)SAP