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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the South West 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 Vista over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank104143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads4132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.032 %
As % of the category below4.762 %2.481 %
Daily rates quoted2120
Average minimum daily rate£392£393
Average daily rate£401£408
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£362
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£20.20£38.50
Average hourly rate£22.60£39.25
% change on same period last year-42.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.75£25.69
% change on same period last year-30.91 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8611290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.167 %1.277 %
Daily rates quoted207319
Average minimum daily rate£323£340
Average daily rate£340£352
% change on same period last year-3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£337
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Hourly rates quoted187254
Average minimum hourly rate£24.33£21.56
Average hourly rate£25.76£23.36
% change on same period last year+10.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.18£25.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.58£22.59
% change on same period last year-0.04 %
Windows Vista EnglandWindows Vista
England

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 Vista
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Vista across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

South West Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows Vista across the South West region.

South West Windows Vista Daily Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the South West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South West Windows Vista Daily Rate Histogram

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows Vista across the South West region.

South West Windows Vista Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the South West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South West Windows Vista Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Vista
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Vista within the South West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucestershireUp+1730£401-11.08 %
WiltshireUp+74--
BristolUp+23--
SomersetUp+22--
Windows Vista EnglandWindows Vista
England

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista.

156 (100.00 %)Windows
239 (69.64 %)Security Cleared
328 (50.00 %)Microsoft
427 (48.21 %)Windows Server 2008
519 (33.93 %)DV Cleared
519 (33.93 %)UNIX
616 (28.57 %)Active Directory
715 (26.79 %)Solaris
715 (26.79 %)Windows 2000
715 (26.79 %)MS Exchange
813 (23.21 %)PKI
912 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
912 (21.43 %)SQL Server
912 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
1011 (19.64 %)Telecoms
1011 (19.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
1110 (17.86 %)VMware Infrastructure
1110 (17.86 %)VMware
1110 (17.86 %)ITIL
129 (16.07 %)TCP/IP
129 (16.07 %)Windows XP
129 (16.07 %)Government
138 (14.29 %)Service Management
138 (14.29 %)ISA Server
147 (12.50 %)HNC
147 (12.50 %)Degree
156 (10.71 %)VMware ESX
156 (10.71 %)SMTP
156 (10.71 %)DMZ
156 (10.71 %)X.400

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Windows Vista 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 Vista. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (26.79 %)MS Exchange
211 (19.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (5.357 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (3.571 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
42 (3.571 %)IIS
51 (1.786 %)SharePoint
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.143 %)MS Excel
23 (5.357 %)MS Office
31 (1.786 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.571 %)assyst
21 (1.786 %)Summit
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.07 %)TCP/IP
26 (10.71 %)SMTP
26 (10.71 %)DMZ
26 (10.71 %)X.400
35 (8.929 %)X.500
44 (7.143 %)DNS
53 (5.357 %)DHCP
53 (5.357 %)FTP
53 (5.357 %)LDAP
62 (3.571 %)VPN
71 (1.786 %)LAN
71 (1.786 %)SMS
71 (1.786 %)WAN
71 (1.786 %)SAN
71 (1.786 %)Firewall
71 (1.786 %)Wi-Fi
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (21.43 %)SQL Server
22 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.786 %)GIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.786 %)MSI
11 (1.786 %)Subversion
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (19.64 %)Telecoms
29 (16.07 %)Government
35 (8.929 %)Finance
35 (8.929 %)Legal
44 (7.143 %)Electric
52 (3.571 %)Front Office
61 (1.786 %)Auditing
61 (1.786 %)Health
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (19.64 %)Consultant
210 (17.86 %)UNIX Support
37 (12.50 %)Support Specialist
46 (10.71 %)Architect
55 (8.929 %)Solutions Architect
55 (8.929 %)Systems Support
55 (8.929 %)Security Architect
64 (7.143 %)UNIX Specialist
64 (7.143 %)Technical Support
64 (7.143 %)Server Specialist
64 (7.143 %)Messaging Specialist
72 (3.571 %)Microsoft Consultant
72 (3.571 %)Vista Consultant
72 (3.571 %)3rd Line Support
72 (3.571 %)Support Technician
72 (3.571 %)2nd Line Support
72 (3.571 %)Desktop Support
81 (1.786 %)Developer
81 (1.786 %)Analyst
81 (1.786 %)Systems Administrator
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (23.21 %)PKI
25 (8.929 %)Smartcard
34 (7.143 %)Blackberry
41 (1.786 %)CESG
41 (1.786 %)SecurID
41 (1.786 %)Fat Client
41 (1.786 %)Thin Client
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (100.00 %)Windows
227 (48.21 %)Windows Server 2008
319 (33.93 %)UNIX
415 (26.79 %)Solaris
415 (26.79 %)Windows 2000
512 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (16.07 %)Windows XP
73 (5.357 %)HPUX
82 (3.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (1.786 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (1.786 %)Linux
91 (1.786 %)Tru64
91 (1.786 %)Fedora
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (69.64 %)Security Cleared
219 (33.93 %)DV Cleared
312 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
410 (17.86 %)ITIL
58 (14.29 %)Service Management
64 (7.143 %)Migration
64 (7.143 %)Problem Management
72 (3.571 %)Test Scripting
72 (3.571 %)Data Migration
72 (3.571 %)Project Management
72 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
72 (3.571 %)Supplier Management
81 (1.786 %)Business Desktop Deployment
81 (1.786 %)Configuration Management
81 (1.786 %)Stakeholder Management
81 (1.786 %)Asset Management
81 (1.786 %)Matrix Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.571 %)C
21 (1.786 %)C#
21 (1.786 %)C++
21 (1.786 %)Perl
21 (1.786 %)SQL
21 (1.786 %)VBScript
21 (1.786 %)VB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.50 %)HNC
17 (12.50 %)Degree
23 (5.357 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (3.571 %)MCP
32 (3.571 %)MCSE
41 (1.786 %)MCSA
41 (1.786 %)MCT
41 (1.786 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.786 %)ITIL Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (8.929 %)SLA
21 (1.786 %)CESG Infosec
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (28.57 %)Active Directory
210 (17.86 %)VMware Infrastructure
38 (14.29 %)ISA Server
46 (10.71 %)VMware ESX
53 (5.357 %)Backup Exec
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (50.00 %)Microsoft
210 (17.86 %)VMware
34 (7.143 %)HP
43 (5.357 %)Symantec
43 (5.357 %)Altiris
52 (3.571 %)Novell
61 (1.786 %)Red Hat
61 (1.786 %)Cisco
61 (1.786 %)Dell
61 (1.786 %)Nortel
61 (1.786 %)Avaya