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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Salford 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %0.000 %
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£305£306
% change on same period last year-0.28 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00-
Average hourly rate£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.14£20.14
% change on same period last year-
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Salford
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
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£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00-
Average hourly rate£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows ManchesterWindows
Manchester

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

Salford 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 Salford region.

Salford 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 Salford region.

Salford Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salford 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.

13 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (50.00 %)MS Office
22 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
22 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
22 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
31 (16.67 %)LAN
31 (16.67 %)WAN
31 (16.67 %)VPN
31 (16.67 %)SLA
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft
31 (16.67 %)Active Directory
31 (16.67 %)Citrix
31 (16.67 %)Novell
31 (16.67 %)VERITAS
31 (16.67 %)Lotus
31 (16.67 %)GroupWise
31 (16.67 %)Project Management
31 (16.67 %)IIS
31 (16.67 %)MS Project
31 (16.67 %)Education
31 (16.67 %)NetBackup
31 (16.67 %)Backup Exec
31 (16.67 %)Solaris
31 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
31 (16.67 %)MS Excel

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salford 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.

Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
12 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)GroupWise
21 (16.67 %)IIS
21 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (16.67 %)MS Excel
21 (16.67 %)MS Project
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)LAN
11 (16.67 %)WAN
11 (16.67 %)VPN
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Education
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Server Engineer
12 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Project Coordinator
21 (16.67 %)IT Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)PC Support
21 (16.67 %)Server Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Engineer
21 (16.67 %)1st Line Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Coordinator
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Systems Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Server Support
21 (16.67 %)Systems Support
21 (16.67 %)Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)1st Line Support
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (16.67 %)Solaris
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Project Management
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)SLA
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
11 (16.67 %)NetBackup
11 (16.67 %)Backup Exec
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft
11 (16.67 %)Citrix
11 (16.67 %)Novell
11 (16.67 %)VERITAS
11 (16.67 %)Lotus