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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Vista skills within the York 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 Vista over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Vista
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.692 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£305
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£13.56-
Average hourly rate£13.56-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.56-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.98£24.25
% change on same period last year-34.10 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
York
Matching contract IT job ads1315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£319
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£14.95£12.18
Average hourly rate£16.38£13.03
% change on same period last year+25.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.81£13.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Windows Vista North YorkshireWindows Vista
North Yorkshire

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 Vista
Demand Trend

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

York Windows Vista Demand Trend

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

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

York Windows Vista Hourly Rate Trend

Windows Vista
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

18 (100.00 %)Windows
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft
27 (87.50 %)Active Directory
27 (87.50 %)MS Office
27 (87.50 %)TCP/IP
36 (75.00 %)Windows XP
45 (62.50 %)WAN
45 (62.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
45 (62.50 %)ITIL
45 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (12.50 %)MS Excel

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (87.50 %)MS Office
21 (12.50 %)MS Excel
York IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (87.50 %)TCP/IP
25 (62.50 %)WAN
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Helpdesk Support
15 (62.50 %)Helpdesk Operator
21 (12.50 %)Systems Engineer
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Windows XP
35 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (62.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)ITIL
York IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (87.50 %)Active Directory
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft