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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows Vista skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Vista over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank223198324
Rank change year-on-year
Down-25Up+126
Matching contract IT job ads283344339
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.646 %0.748 %0.414 %
As % of the Operating Systems category3.722 %4.198 %1.998 %
Daily rates quoted7410067
Average daily rate£275£314£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.42 %-16.26 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£110£157£190
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£394£400£555
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£300£288
% change year-on-year
+3.330 %+4.340 %
Hourly rates quoted777393
Average hourly rate£14.00£16.50£22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.15 %-26.66 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.00£10.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£21.07£22.50£35.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.00£14.75£22.50
% change year-on-year
-5.080 %-34.44 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
7603819416965
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK17.37 %17.82 %20.73 %
Daily rates quoted314923834366
Average daily rate£363£340£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.610 %-9.330 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£220£190£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£475£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£322£325
% change year-on-year
-3.570 %-1.070 %
Hourly rates quoted91713052796
Average hourly rate£16.00£18.89£18.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.29 %+2.100 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.50£11.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£37.25£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.75£18.00£18.00
% change year-on-year
-18.05 %-

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.

Windows Vista
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010.

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010.

Windows Vista Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows Vista
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-14264£275-14.06 %
LondonDown-14109£250-27.53 %
South EastDown-166£330+5.43 %
BerkshireUp+2738£340+0.74 %
City of LondonDown-4530£225-40.00 %
South WestNo change026£233-34.27 %
North WestUp+1416--
ScotlandDown-1616£180+30.90 %
YorkshireUp+1515£225-
BracknellUp+514--
West MidlandsUp+1111£110+10.00 %
West YorkshireUp+511£225-
LeedsUp+1410£225-
HampshireUp+810£310+8.39 %
East of EnglandUp+810--
East MidlandsUp+510£325+60.49 %
BristolDown-59£220-20.00 %
EdinburghDown-169£255+27.50 %
BuckinghamshireDown-198£350+8.02 %
DerbyUp+27£325-
DerbyshireNo change07£325-
ReadingDown-37£400+37.93 %
SomersetNew entry-7£223-
CheshireDown-26--
GloucestershireDown-66--
StaffordshireUp+85£110-
BirminghamUp+75£175+75.00 %
Milton KeynesDown-185£350+8.02 %
LiverpoolNew entry-5--
TauntonNew entry-5£223-

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1645 (100.00 %)Windows
2299 (46.36 %)Windows XP
3281 (43.57 %)Active Directory
4271 (42.02 %)Microsoft
5266 (41.24 %)Windows Server 2003
6169 (26.20 %)MS Office
7167 (25.89 %)Windows Server 2008
8153 (23.72 %)Security Cleared
9118 (18.29 %)MS Excel
10114 (17.67 %)Windows 2000
11101 (15.66 %)MS Exchange
1278 (12.09 %)DNS
1278 (12.09 %)SC Cleared
1373 (11.32 %)VMware Infrastructure
1373 (11.32 %)VMware
1373 (11.32 %)Microsoft Certification
1472 (11.16 %)DHCP
1570 (10.85 %)Migration
1667 (10.39 %)TCP/IP
1766 (10.23 %)Windows 7
1865 (10.08 %)Exchange Server 2003
1865 (10.08 %)SQL Server
1964 (9.922 %)HP
2063 (9.767 %)Government
2160 (9.302 %)DV Cleared
2259 (9.147 %)ITIL
2358 (8.992 %)Exchange Server 2007
2358 (8.992 %)Banking
2452 (8.062 %)MCSE
2551 (7.907 %)Citrix

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
127 (4.186 %).NET
226 (4.031 %)XML
315 (2.326 %)Application Packaging
410 (1.550 %)ASP.NET
56 (0.930 %)HTML
65 (0.775 %)CSS
65 (0.775 %)Web Services
74 (0.620 %)XHTML
82 (0.310 %)WMI
82 (0.310 %)Windows SharePoint Services
82 (0.310 %)XML Messaging
82 (0.310 %)EDI
82 (0.310 %)ASP
82 (0.310 %)SOAP
82 (0.310 %)XSLT
82 (0.310 %)DHTML
82 (0.310 %)Middleware
91 (0.155 %)X-Windows
91 (0.155 %)J2EE
91 (0.155 %)COM
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1101 (15.66 %)MS Exchange
265 (10.08 %)Exchange Server 2003
358 (8.992 %)Exchange Server 2007
430 (4.651 %)SharePoint
522 (3.411 %)Exchange Server 2000
619 (2.946 %)IIS
717 (2.636 %)GroupWise
89 (1.395 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
96 (0.930 %)Lotus Notes
103 (0.465 %)SharePoint Server 2007
112 (0.310 %)Apache
121 (0.155 %)CMS
121 (0.155 %)Tomcat
121 (0.155 %)CICS
121 (0.155 %)Office Communications Server
121 (0.155 %)EPiServer
121 (0.155 %)SharePoint Portal Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1169 (26.20 %)MS Office
2118 (18.29 %)MS Excel
315 (2.326 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (0.775 %)MS Visio
54 (0.620 %)AutoCAD
61 (0.155 %)Photoshop
61 (0.155 %)MS Project
61 (0.155 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
15 (0.775 %)assyst
24 (0.620 %)SoftGrid
31 (0.155 %)3000 Xtra
31 (0.155 %)SAP MM
31 (0.155 %)Line 50
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
178 (12.09 %)DNS
272 (11.16 %)DHCP
367 (10.39 %)TCP/IP
437 (5.736 %)Firewall
532 (4.961 %)VPN
631 (4.806 %)Internet
727 (4.186 %)LAN
727 (4.186 %)SAN
822 (3.411 %)WAN
918 (2.791 %)LDAP
1016 (2.481 %)SMS
1114 (2.171 %)Network Security
1114 (2.171 %)Wireless
1212 (1.860 %)NAS
139 (1.395 %)SSL
148 (1.240 %)SMTP
148 (1.240 %)Ethernet
157 (1.085 %)3G
157 (1.085 %)VoIP
166 (0.930 %)X.400
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
165 (10.08 %)SQL Server
229 (4.496 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (2.016 %)SQL Server 2008
48 (1.240 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (0.775 %)MS Access
64 (0.620 %)Oracle 10g
73 (0.465 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (0.465 %)BusinessObjects XI
82 (0.310 %)TOAD
82 (0.310 %)Adabas
82 (0.310 %)BusinessObjects
82 (0.310 %)Oracle 9i
82 (0.310 %)Oracle Reports
82 (0.310 %)MySQL
91 (0.155 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.155 %)DTS
91 (0.155 %)SQL Server Integration Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
16 (0.930 %)VSS/SourceSafe
24 (0.620 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.465 %)InstallShield
42 (0.310 %)StarTeam
42 (0.310 %)TestDirector
42 (0.310 %)AdminStudio
51 (0.155 %)PVCS
51 (0.155 %)LoadRunner
51 (0.155 %)Visual Studio Team System
51 (0.155 %)QALoad
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
163 (9.767 %)Government
258 (8.992 %)Banking
344 (6.822 %)Finance
431 (4.806 %)Investment Banking
516 (2.481 %)Telecoms
610 (1.550 %)Health
79 (1.395 %)Legal
88 (1.240 %)Retail
88 (1.240 %)Manufacturing
97 (1.085 %)Multimedia
106 (0.930 %)Insurance
106 (0.930 %)Publishing
115 (0.775 %)Education
115 (0.775 %)Marketing
123 (0.465 %)Front Office
123 (0.465 %)Retail Banking
123 (0.465 %)Pensions
132 (0.310 %)Auditing
132 (0.310 %)Military
132 (0.310 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1144 (22.33 %)Analyst
299 (15.35 %)Support Engineer
392 (14.26 %)Desktop Support
466 (10.23 %)Support Analyst
555 (8.527 %)Desktop Engineer
653 (8.217 %)Consultant
745 (6.977 %)Helpdesk Analyst
844 (6.822 %)Desktop Support Engineer
935 (5.426 %)Helpdesk Support
1027 (4.186 %)Desktop Analyst
1126 (4.031 %)2nd Line Support
1225 (3.876 %)Service Analyst
1225 (3.876 %)Service Desk Analyst
1324 (3.721 %)Infrastructure Specialist
1422 (3.411 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1521 (3.256 %)Trainer
1521 (3.256 %)Migration Engineer
1620 (3.101 %)Deployment Engineer
1719 (2.946 %)3rd Line Support
1719 (2.946 %)Technical Support
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
134 (5.271 %)Blackberry
228 (4.341 %)PDA
319 (2.946 %)NHS
414 (2.171 %)PKI
513 (2.016 %)Clustering
513 (2.016 %)Device Driver
612 (1.860 %)German Language
711 (1.705 %)Thin Client
711 (1.705 %)Fat Client
88 (1.240 %)Client/Server
95 (0.775 %)PACS
95 (0.775 %)Video Conferencing
104 (0.620 %)CESG
113 (0.465 %)Management Information System
122 (0.310 %)Computer Science
122 (0.310 %)Arabic Language
122 (0.310 %)French Language
122 (0.310 %)CESG CLAS
122 (0.310 %)Smartcard
122 (0.310 %)AS400
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1645 (100.00 %)Windows
2299 (46.36 %)Windows XP
3266 (41.24 %)Windows Server 2003
4167 (25.89 %)Windows Server 2008
5114 (17.67 %)Windows 2000
666 (10.23 %)Windows 7
731 (4.806 %)Windows 2000 Server
824 (3.721 %)UNIX
922 (3.411 %)Linux
1015 (2.326 %)Solaris
1110 (1.550 %)Windows NT
129 (1.395 %)Windows Mobile
137 (1.085 %)HPUX
144 (0.620 %)Red Hat Linux
144 (0.620 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
151 (0.155 %)MVS
151 (0.155 %)Mac OS X
151 (0.155 %)Windows CE
151 (0.155 %)AIX
151 (0.155 %)NetWare
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
170 (10.85 %)Migration
259 (9.147 %)ITIL
315 (2.326 %)Change Management
413 (2.016 %)Time Management
511 (1.705 %)Service Delivery
511 (1.705 %)PRINCE2
68 (1.240 %)Project Management
77 (1.085 %)Service Management
77 (1.085 %)Configuration Management
77 (1.085 %)Test Scripting
86 (0.930 %)Unit Testing
86 (0.930 %)Integration Testing
86 (0.930 %)System Testing
86 (0.930 %)OO
95 (0.775 %)ITSM
95 (0.775 %)OOD
95 (0.775 %)Problem Management
104 (0.620 %)Web Development
104 (0.620 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (0.620 %)Asset Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
149 (7.597 %)SQL
247 (7.287 %)C
330 (4.651 %)C#
419 (2.946 %)VB
515 (2.326 %)C++
515 (2.326 %)PowerShell
614 (2.171 %)VB.NET
614 (2.171 %)VBScript
712 (1.860 %)Java
712 (1.860 %)Perl
88 (1.240 %)VB6
96 (0.930 %)JavaScript
105 (0.775 %)PL/SQL
112 (0.310 %)Python
112 (0.310 %)T-SQL
112 (0.310 %)NATURAL
121 (0.155 %)JCL
121 (0.155 %)Shell Script
121 (0.155 %)PHP
121 (0.155 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1153 (23.72 %)Security Cleared
278 (12.09 %)SC Cleared
373 (11.32 %)Microsoft Certification
460 (9.302 %)DV Cleared
552 (8.062 %)MCSE
630 (4.651 %)MCP
721 (3.256 %)MCSA
815 (2.326 %)MCDST
911 (1.705 %)MCITP
911 (1.705 %)MCTS
1010 (1.550 %)Degree
119 (1.395 %)Network+ Certification
127 (1.085 %)RHCE
127 (1.085 %)MCDBA
127 (1.085 %)RHCA
127 (1.085 %)JNCIA
127 (1.085 %)JNCIS
127 (1.085 %)JNCIE
135 (0.775 %)ITIL Certification
135 (0.775 %)CTC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.550 %)SLA
24 (0.620 %)QA
33 (0.465 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
42 (0.310 %)JSP 440
51 (0.155 %)ISO27001
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1281 (43.57 %)Active Directory
273 (11.32 %)VMware Infrastructure
323 (3.566 %)VMware ESX
416 (2.481 %)NDS
511 (1.705 %)VMware Workstation
610 (1.550 %)Terminal Services
75 (0.775 %)Xen
84 (0.620 %)Citrix Presentation Server
84 (0.620 %)NetBackup
93 (0.465 %)XenApp
93 (0.465 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
102 (0.310 %)XenDesktop
102 (0.310 %)Backup Exec
102 (0.310 %)MetaFrame
102 (0.310 %)Terminal Server
102 (0.310 %)RACF
111 (0.155 %)vSphere
111 (0.155 %)ISA Server
111 (0.155 %)VMware Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
140 (6.202 %)OpenView Configuration Management
237 (5.736 %)SCCM
332 (4.961 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
424 (3.721 %)SCOM
514 (2.171 %)MOM
514 (2.171 %)MSI
67 (1.085 %)WSUS
74 (0.620 %)Norton AntiVirus
83 (0.465 %)DameWare
92 (0.310 %)OVSD
92 (0.310 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
92 (0.310 %)OpenView
101 (0.155 %)Sysprep
101 (0.155 %)Tivoli
101 (0.155 %)MIIS
101 (0.155 %)BMC Marimba
101 (0.155 %)OMEGAMON
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1271 (42.02 %)Microsoft
273 (11.32 %)VMware
364 (9.922 %)HP
451 (7.907 %)Citrix
532 (4.961 %)Cisco
625 (3.876 %)Dell
721 (3.256 %)Altiris
819 (2.946 %)Remedy
912 (1.860 %)Symantec
1011 (1.705 %)IBM
1110 (1.550 %)Oracle
129 (1.395 %)Juniper
137 (1.085 %)Wyse
137 (1.085 %)Apple
137 (1.085 %)Sophos
146 (0.930 %)Lotus
155 (0.775 %)Reuters
155 (0.775 %)Bloomberg
155 (0.775 %)Infovista
155 (0.775 %)Avaya