Windows Contracts in Suffolk

Microsoft Windows
East of England > Suffolk

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 18 7
Rank change year-on-year +13 -11 -2
Contract jobs citing Windows 11 7 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk 18.33% 4.79% 14.57%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 77.78% 62.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 12
10th Percentile £168 - £160
25th Percentile £177 £213 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £199 £225 £472
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% -52.33% +98.74%
75th Percentile £220 £238 £688
90th Percentile £223 - -
East of England median daily rate £300 £300 £325
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +14.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £13.76
25th Percentile - - £14.72
Median hourly rate £17.00 £16.50 £15.75
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile - - £17.10
90th Percentile - - £19.08
East of England median hourly rate £14.16 £17.00 £15.74
% change year-on-year -16.71% +8.01% -3.14%

All Operating Systems
Suffolk

Windows is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 11 9 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 18.33% 6.16% 23.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 23
10th Percentile £168 - £175
25th Percentile £177 £213 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £199 £225 £488
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% -53.85% +50.00%
75th Percentile £220 £284 £619
90th Percentile £223 £369 £688
East of England median daily rate £350 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -17.65% +6.25% +9.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £13.76
25th Percentile - - £14.72
Median hourly rate £17.00 £16.50 £15.75
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile - - £17.10
90th Percentile - - £19.08
East of England median hourly rate £32.75 £17.75 £20.40
% change year-on-year +84.48% -12.99% +25.54%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Suffolk

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Suffolk.

Daily rate trend for Windows in Suffolk

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Suffolk.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Suffolk

Windows
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ipswich +14 5 £186 -17.22% 3
Leiston 0 3 £220 -
Bury St Edmunds - 1 £150 - 5
Windows
East of England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (45.45%) SharePoint
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (45.45%) Azure
2 3 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) VPN
2 1 (9.09%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) MSI
General
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Support Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Desktop Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Desktop Support
2 5 (45.45%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) IT Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
4 3 (27.27%) IT Support
5 2 (18.18%) Deployment Engineer
5 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Deployment Engineer
5 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (18.18%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (18.18%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (9.09%) Analyst
6 1 (9.09%) IT Support Technician
6 1 (9.09%) IT Technician
6 1 (9.09%) Service Analyst
6 1 (9.09%) Service Desk Analyst
6 1 (9.09%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) iPad
1 5 (45.45%) iPhone
2 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (18.18%) Fat Client
3 2 (18.18%) Thin Client
4 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Windows 10
2 1 (9.09%) Linux
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) ITIL
2 3 (27.27%) Antivirus Management
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
2 3 (27.27%) Inventory Management
2 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (27.27%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (27.27%) Time Management
3 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
3 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (18.18%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 1 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 4 (36.36%) SC Cleared
3 3 (27.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (27.27%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (9.09%) HNC
System Software
1 11 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (27.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 3 (27.27%) McAfee
3 2 (18.18%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (9.09%) MobileIron