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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Sandwich 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
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.006 %
As % of the category below100.00 %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£305£306
% change on same period last year-0.28 %
Hourly rates quoted83
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£45.00
Average hourly rate£17.41£45.00
% change on same period last year-61.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.31£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.14£20.14
% change on same period last year-
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Sandwich
Matching contract IT job ads156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.006 %
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 quoted83
Average minimum hourly rate£16.56£45.00
Average hourly rate£17.22£45.00
% change on same period last year-61.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.88£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows KentWindows
Kent

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

Sandwich 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 Sandwich region.

Sandwich 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 Sandwich region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Sandwich Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sandwich 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 (80.00 %)UNIX
112 (80.00 %)HPUX
112 (80.00 %)Solaris
112 (80.00 %)Linux
112 (80.00 %)Windows 2000
112 (80.00 %)Microsoft
211 (73.33 %)MS Office
211 (73.33 %)TCP/IP
38 (53.33 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (20.00 %)HP
52 (13.33 %)Degree
52 (13.33 %)Validation
61 (6.667 %)MS Excel
61 (6.667 %)Windows XP
61 (6.667 %)Computer Science
61 (6.667 %)Education

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (73.33 %)MS Office
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (73.33 %)TCP/IP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (53.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (6.667 %)Education
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Desktop Support
16 (40.00 %)Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Support Analyst
33 (20.00 %)3rd Line Support
33 (20.00 %)Desktop Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Deskside Support
42 (13.33 %)Deskside Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Deskside Support Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Helpdesk Analyst
51 (6.667 %)1st Line Support
51 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Applications Support
51 (6.667 %)Desktop Support Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Applications Support Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Helpdesk Support
51 (6.667 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (6.667 %)1st Line Support Analyst
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (80.00 %)UNIX
112 (80.00 %)HPUX
112 (80.00 %)Solaris
112 (80.00 %)Linux
112 (80.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (6.667 %)Windows XP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Validation
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)Degree
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (80.00 %)Microsoft
23 (20.00 %)HP