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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows skills within the Worcester region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank33
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads36
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below50.00 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£190£158
Average daily rate£190£194
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£190£230
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£305
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.00
Average hourly rate-£15.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.22£20.13
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Worcester
Matching contract IT job ads66
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.007 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£190£158
Average daily rate£190£194
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£190£230
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£319
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£14.00
Average hourly rate£36.50£15.50
% change on same period last year+135.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Windows WorcestershireWindows
Worcestershire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Worcester Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcester Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcester Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester region citing Windows 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.

17 (70.00 %)Windows 2000
17 (70.00 %)Windows XP
17 (70.00 %)HP
17 (70.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (50.00 %)CTC Cleared
34 (40.00 %)Wyse
43 (30.00 %)SC Cleared
43 (30.00 %)Government
52 (20.00 %)Active Directory
52 (20.00 %)Apple
52 (20.00 %)Cisco
52 (20.00 %)Microsoft
61 (10.00 %)Sun
61 (10.00 %)MS Office
61 (10.00 %)ITIL
61 (10.00 %)Solaris
61 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (10.00 %)Compaq
61 (10.00 %)Dell
61 (10.00 %)LAN
61 (10.00 %)SMS
61 (10.00 %)SMTP
61 (10.00 %)SNMP
61 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
61 (10.00 %)DNS
61 (10.00 %)BC Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Finance

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester region citing Windows 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Office
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)LAN
11 (10.00 %)SMS
11 (10.00 %)SMTP
11 (10.00 %)SNMP
11 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (10.00 %)DNS
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Finance
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Desktop Support
24 (40.00 %)Support Engineer
33 (30.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
33 (30.00 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Cabling Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Network Engineer
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (70.00 %)Windows 2000
17 (70.00 %)Windows XP
21 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (10.00 %)Solaris
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (50.00 %)CTC Cleared
33 (30.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (10.00 %)BC Cleared
41 (10.00 %)ITIL
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)HP
24 (40.00 %)Wyse
32 (20.00 %)Apple
32 (20.00 %)Cisco
32 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (10.00 %)Sun
41 (10.00 %)Compaq
41 (10.00 %)Dell