The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Staines region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Staines region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 1 12 10
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -2
Contract jobs citing Windows 28 9 33
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staines 21.54% 6.475% 14.10%
As % of the Operating Systems category 51.85% 33.33% 49.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 6
Average daily rate £400 £413 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.03% -2.94%
UK excluding London average daily rate £314 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
-0.23% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
Average hourly rate £13.00 - £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.25 £16.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-7.57% +6.45%
All Operating Systems
Staines
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
54 27 67
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staines 41.54% 19.42% 28.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 7 11
Average daily rate £400 £413 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.03% -2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £350 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 1
Average hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-22.22% +12.50%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows
Surrey

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Staines region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Staines Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows across the Staines region.

Staines Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Staines region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Staines Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows across the Staines region.

Staines Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staines 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.

1 24 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 24 (40.00%) Windows 7
2 22 (36.67%) Citrix
2 22 (36.67%) Migration
3 21 (35.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 18 (30.00%) Microsoft App-V
5 17 (28.33%) SQL
6 16 (26.67%) AppSense
7 10 (16.67%) Active Directory
7 10 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
7 10 (16.67%) Oracle
7 10 (16.67%) PowerShell
7 10 (16.67%) XenApp
8 9 (15.00%) XenDesktop
8 9 (15.00%) SQL Server
8 9 (15.00%) Smart Meter
9 8 (13.33%) MS Excel
9 8 (13.33%) XenServer
9 8 (13.33%) Hyper-V
9 8 (13.33%) SCCM
10 7 (11.67%) Test Scripting
10 7 (11.67%) Test Strategy
10 7 (11.67%) ITIL
10 7 (11.67%) UNIX
11 6 (10.00%) VBScript
11 6 (10.00%) VB
11 6 (10.00%) MS Office
11 6 (10.00%) Linux
11 6 (10.00%) Service Management
11 6 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staines 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.

Application Development
1 4 (6.667%) XML
2 2 (3.333%) SOAP
2 2 (3.333%) Web Services
2 2 (3.333%) soapUI
3 1 (1.667%) ODBC
Application Platforms
1 5 (8.333%) CloudStack
2 3 (5.000%) Windows Azure
2 3 (5.000%) IIS
3 2 (3.333%) Tomcat
3 2 (3.333%) ESB
4 1 (1.667%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (13.33%) MS Excel
2 6 (10.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.333%) VPN
2 4 (6.667%) SSL
2 4 (6.667%) FTP
2 4 (6.667%) Firewall
2 4 (6.667%) SSH
3 1 (1.667%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (1.667%) Internet
3 1 (1.667%) DHCP
3 1 (1.667%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (15.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (5.000%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (1.667%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.667%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (1.667%) Base SAS
3 1 (1.667%) SAS Enterprise Guide
3 1 (1.667%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.667%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (5.000%) JMeter
1 3 (5.000%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (6.667%) Finance
2 2 (3.333%) Telecoms
2 2 (3.333%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 14 (23.33%) Analyst
2 10 (16.67%) Support Analyst
2 10 (16.67%) Applications Support
2 10 (16.67%) Applications Support Analyst
3 8 (13.33%) Architect
4 7 (11.67%) Test Manager
5 6 (10.00%) Support Engineer
6 5 (8.333%) Technical Architect
7 4 (6.667%) 2nd Line Support
7 4 (6.667%) Technical Specialist
7 4 (6.667%) Applications Manager
8 3 (5.000%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 3 (5.000%) Desktop Support
8 3 (5.000%) Desktop Engineer
8 3 (5.000%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 2 (3.333%) Project Manager
9 2 (3.333%) Windows Engineer
9 2 (3.333%) Test Leader
9 2 (3.333%) Security Specialist
9 2 (3.333%) Citrix Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.00%) Smart Meter
2 4 (6.667%) EFT
3 3 (5.000%) PKI
4 2 (3.333%) SaaS
5 1 (1.667%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.667%) Thin Client
5 1 (1.667%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 24 (40.00%) Windows 7
2 21 (35.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 10 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (11.67%) UNIX
5 6 (10.00%) Linux
5 6 (10.00%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (8.333%) Windows 8
7 3 (5.000%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (5.000%) HPUX
7 3 (5.000%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (36.67%) Migration
2 7 (11.67%) Test Scripting
2 7 (11.67%) Test Strategy
2 7 (11.67%) ITIL
3 6 (10.00%) Service Management
3 6 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (6.667%) Project Management
5 3 (5.000%) Agile Software Development
5 3 (5.000%) Supplier Management
5 3 (5.000%) Scrum
5 3 (5.000%) Data Migration
5 3 (5.000%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (3.333%) ERP
6 2 (3.333%) PRINCE2
6 2 (3.333%) ITSM
6 2 (3.333%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (3.333%) Test Management
7 1 (1.667%) Enterprise Architecture
7 1 (1.667%) Data Management
7 1 (1.667%) ITIL V3
Programming Languages
1 17 (28.33%) SQL
2 10 (16.67%) PowerShell
3 6 (10.00%) VBScript
3 6 (10.00%) VB
4 3 (5.000%) Groovy
5 2 (3.333%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (6.667%) MCSE
1 4 (6.667%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (3.333%) MCITP
3 1 (1.667%) A+ Certification
3 1 (1.667%) MCP
System Software
1 18 (30.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 10 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 10 (16.67%) XenApp
3 9 (15.00%) XenDesktop
4 8 (13.33%) XenServer
4 8 (13.33%) Hyper-V
5 1 (1.667%) UAG
5 1 (1.667%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 8 (13.33%) SCCM
2 1 (1.667%) WSUS
2 1 (1.667%) SCOM
Vendors
1 24 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 22 (36.67%) Citrix
3 16 (26.67%) AppSense
4 10 (16.67%) Oracle
5 5 (8.333%) Lumension
6 3 (5.000%) Red Hat
7 1 (1.667%) VMware
7 1 (1.667%) NetApp
7 1 (1.667%) HP
7 1 (1.667%) Dell
7 1 (1.667%) SAP
7 1 (1.667%) Business Objects
Staines, Middlesex
The Server Engineer will also be working with the current WSUS implementation and making sure all clients have XP SP3 deployed for upcoming projects... Windows Server 2003/2008...
ComputAppoint
Rate: market rates
Posted: 21 May 2013
Staines, Middlesex
Windows Server Engineer, AD 2003, MS 2003/2008, EV 8,9,10, Microsoft WSUS, XP... Microsoft Windows Server 2003 \ 2008... Microsoft WSUS. Windows XP... MCITP \ MCSE... Experience working...
EarthStream Global
Rate: From £350 to £450 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Staines, Middlesex
Very strong SCCM and SCOM skills are required for the roles, the Server Engineer should have excellent experience throughout their previous roles. Essential experience for the Server Engineer...
ComputAppoint
Rate: market rates
Posted: 21 May 2013
Staines, Middlesex
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 \ 2008 \ 2012. Microsoft Windows 7 \ 8. Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2012... Microsoft Windows Client Unattended Builds. Microsoft SCCM Software Distribution. Microsoft SCOM and...
EarthStream Global
Rate: From £350 to £500 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013