Microsoft Windows
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,608 | 5,894 | 8,023 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.33% | 9.85% | 9.03% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 62.48% | 60.64% | 59.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,479 | 4,173 | 5,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £163 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £228 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £671 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £388 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | +19.23% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 274 | 302 | 489 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.86 | £13.29 | £12.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.31 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +21.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £52.13 | £45.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.60 | £67.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.95% | +16.88% |
All Operating Systems
UK
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 with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,775 | 9,719 | 13,427 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.25% | 15.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,885 | 6,848 | 9,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £326 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +8.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 422 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.75 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.75 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.23% | +73.92% | +23.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.88 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.80% | +56.25% | +17.65% |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Windows
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 |
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| England | -3 | 3,236 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,752 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 2,159 | £400 | +3.23% | 1,461 |
| London | -5 | 1,224 | £400 | -20.00% | 405 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 897 | £450 | -5.26% | 608 |
| South East | 0 | 702 | £425 | +6.25% | 363 |
| North of England | -1 | 455 | £350 | -6.67% | 321 |
| South West | -3 | 334 | £495 | +10.00% | 218 |
| Midlands | +1 | 317 | £350 | -6.67% | 265 |
| North West | -4 | 253 | £350 | -17.65% | 183 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 187 | £400 | -9.60% | 165 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 171 | £325 | -3.70% | 108 |
| Scotland | -7 | 170 | £450 | +20.00% | 96 |
| East of England | -14 | 144 | £290 | -3.33% | 194 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 126 | £210 | -35.38% | 100 |
| Wales | -8 | 33 | £288 | -25.81% | 26 |
| North East | +14 | 32 | £423 | +78.11% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 9 | £350 | +105.88% | 24 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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