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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.000 %
As % of the category below92.31 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£375-
Average daily rate£393-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£410-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£304
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£21.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.29£20.37
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£360-
Average daily rate£379-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£398-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£21.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows StaffordshireWindows
Staffordshire

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 Stoke-on-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

17 (31.82 %)Microsoft
26 (27.27 %)Active Directory
35 (22.73 %)Mainframe
35 (22.73 %)Sun
35 (22.73 %)MS Exchange
35 (22.73 %)UNIX
35 (22.73 %)Solaris
35 (22.73 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (22.73 %)Exchange Server 2007
35 (22.73 %)VME
35 (22.73 %)Windows Server 2008
44 (18.18 %)Axway
53 (13.64 %)Finance
53 (13.64 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (13.64 %)Test Scripting
53 (13.64 %)Lotus Notes
53 (13.64 %)SQL Server
53 (13.64 %).NET
53 (13.64 %)PRINCE2
53 (13.64 %)Windows XP
53 (13.64 %)Lotus
53 (13.64 %)Symantec
62 (9.091 %)PRINCE
62 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (9.091 %)Project Management
62 (9.091 %)MS Office
62 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
62 (9.091 %)Windows Mobile
62 (9.091 %)WCF
71 (4.545 %)Firewall

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (13.64 %).NET
22 (9.091 %)WCF
31 (4.545 %)WinForms
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (22.73 %)MS Exchange
15 (22.73 %)Exchange Server 2003
15 (22.73 %)Exchange Server 2007
23 (13.64 %)Lotus Notes
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Office
21 (4.545 %)MS Excel
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.545 %)LAN
11 (4.545 %)WAN
11 (4.545 %)Firewall
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)SQL Server
13 (13.64 %)SQL Server 2005
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.64 %)Finance
21 (4.545 %)Government
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (22.73 %)Computer Operator
24 (18.18 %)Technical Specialist
24 (18.18 %)Exchange Specialist
33 (13.64 %)Analyst
33 (13.64 %)Support Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Technical Support
42 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
42 (9.091 %)Developer
42 (9.091 %).NET Developer
51 (4.545 %)Technical Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Mainframe Operator
51 (4.545 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Project Manager
51 (4.545 %)Consultant
51 (4.545 %)IT Support Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Network Support
51 (4.545 %)Implementation Manager
51 (4.545 %)Implementation Project Manager
51 (4.545 %)Technical Lead
51 (4.545 %)Network Support Analyst
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (22.73 %)Mainframe
21 (4.545 %)Management Information System
21 (4.545 %)PDA
21 (4.545 %)Blackberry
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (22.73 %)UNIX
15 (22.73 %)Solaris
15 (22.73 %)VME
15 (22.73 %)Windows Server 2008
23 (13.64 %)Windows XP
32 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (9.091 %)Windows Mobile
41 (4.545 %)Windows Vista
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)PRINCE2
13 (13.64 %)Test Scripting
22 (9.091 %)PRINCE
22 (9.091 %)Project Management
31 (4.545 %)Migration
31 (4.545 %)Information Security
31 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
31 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.545 %)C#
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.545 %)MCP
11 (4.545 %)MCSE
11 (4.545 %)MCSA
11 (4.545 %)CISSP
11 (4.545 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (4.545 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)QA
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (27.27 %)Active Directory
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (31.82 %)Microsoft
25 (22.73 %)Sun
34 (18.18 %)Axway
43 (13.64 %)Lotus
43 (13.64 %)Symantec
51 (4.545 %)Dell
51 (4.545 %)Oracle