Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for WSUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WSUS over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 141 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +21 | -42 |
| Contract jobs citing WSUS | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.084% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 0.65% | 1.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £353 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £357 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £365 | £373 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.01% | -7.45% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £374 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £379 | £451 |
| England median daily rate | £575 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.05% | +11.76% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £21.00 | £60.00 | £29.86 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.00% | +100.92% | -42.57% |
All Systems Management Skills
West Midlands
WSUS is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for systems management skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 178 | 310 | 399 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 9.23% | 12.96% | 11.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 209 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £300 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £425 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +16.67% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £675 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £700 | £625 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £575 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | - | +15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.52 | £17.25 | £10.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.33 | £17.72 | £12.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £18.50 | £16.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +197.30% | +14.76% | -5.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £43.59 | £19.53 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.00 | £21.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £26.38 | £57.50 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.12% | +167.44% | -8.92% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing WSUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WSUS in the West Midlands.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WSUS in the West Midlands.