The first table below looks at the demand for Windows Vista skills in IT contracts advertised for the Warwickshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows Vista over the 3 months to 21 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 Warwickshire 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Vista
Rank 24 20 24
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +4
Contract jobs citing Windows Vista 6 6 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 2.857% 2.419% 1.442%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.24% 12.77% 6.667%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Average daily rate £350 £180 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+94.44% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £203 £250
% change year-on-year
+35.80% -19.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Average hourly rate - £17.50 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +20.68%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £12.53 £12.50
% change year-on-year
+11.73% +0.24%
All Operating Systems
Warwickshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
49 47 45
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 23.33% 18.95% 21.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 19 18
Average daily rate £250 £275 £285
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09% -3.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £98 £180 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £476 £365 £380
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 10
Average hourly rate £12.50 £14.00 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.71% -3.44%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £13.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.00 £17.50 £26.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows Vista
West Midlands

Windows Vista
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Warwickshire Windows Vista Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Trend

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

Warwickshire Windows Vista Daily Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Warwickshire Windows Vista Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Vista
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 Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Rugby +2 2 - -
Windows Vista
West Midlands

Windows Vista
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region 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.

1 9 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (66.67%) Windows XP
3 5 (55.56%) MS Office
4 4 (44.44%) AppSense
4 4 (44.44%) Windows 7
5 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 3 (33.33%) Internet
5 3 (33.33%) LAN
5 3 (33.33%) WAN
6 2 (22.22%) Windows 2000
6 2 (22.22%) MCSE
6 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
6 2 (22.22%) Symantec
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (22.22%) IP Telephony
7 1 (11.11%) ITSM
7 1 (11.11%) Migration
7 1 (11.11%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (11.11%) Remedy
7 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
7 1 (11.11%) ITIL
7 1 (11.11%) SLA

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region 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.

Applications
1 5 (55.56%) MS Office
2 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Internet
1 3 (33.33%) LAN
1 3 (33.33%) WAN
2 2 (22.22%) IP Telephony
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Analyst
1 4 (44.44%) Consultant
1 4 (44.44%) Support Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Desktop Support
2 2 (22.22%) Desktop Support Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Desktop Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Technical Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) 2nd Line Support
2 2 (22.22%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Desktop Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Desktop Support
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Desktop Support Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Support Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Implementation Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (66.67%) Windows XP
3 4 (44.44%) Windows 7
4 2 (22.22%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) ITSM
1 1 (11.11%) Migration
1 1 (11.11%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) MCSE
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) AppSense
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (22.22%) Symantec
4 1 (11.11%) Remedy