The first table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 23 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 Yorkshire 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows
Rank 5 10 5
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -5
Contract jobs citing Windows 307 250 225
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 16.51% 11.13% 12.12%
As % of the Operating Systems category 59.50% 56.05% 59.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 85 60
Average daily rate £275 £275 £275
90% offered a daily rate of more than £125 £110 £170
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £375 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
- +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 71 46
Average hourly rate £12.50 £13.50 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.40% +8.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.20 £10.00 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £28.60 £22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.25 £16.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-7.57% +6.45%
All Operating Systems
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
516 446 376
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 27.74% 19.85% 20.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 209 150
Average daily rate £308 £295 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.23% -9.23%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £138 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £400 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 74 52
Average hourly rate £12.75 £14.00 £16.72
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.92% -16.26%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.00 £30.00 £24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.20 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-4.70% +3.03%
Windows
England

Windows
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Windows Jobs Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Yorkshire Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Yorkshire Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
West Yorkshire +8 192 £300 -
South Yorkshire +3 64 £235 +16.04%
North Yorkshire -3 19 £200 +61.61%
East Yorkshire 0 13 £120 -62.50%
Windows
England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

1 228 (37.07%) Microsoft
2 197 (32.03%) Windows 7
3 195 (31.71%) Active Directory
4 138 (22.44%) Windows XP
4 138 (22.44%) Windows Server 2008
5 131 (21.30%) MS Office
6 127 (20.65%) Windows Server 2003
7 117 (19.02%) SQL Server
8 108 (17.56%) VMware
9 103 (16.75%) MS Excel
10 97 (15.77%) SQL
11 83 (13.50%) ITIL
12 80 (13.01%) UNIX
13 79 (12.85%) .NET
14 73 (11.87%) Linux
15 72 (11.71%) MS Exchange
16 68 (11.06%) Microsoft Certification
17 65 (10.57%) Citrix
18 63 (10.24%) VMware Infrastructure
19 59 (9.593%) Oracle
20 56 (9.106%) IIS
20 56 (9.106%) Cisco
21 55 (8.943%) Firewall
22 54 (8.780%) SAN
23 53 (8.618%) SLA
24 52 (8.455%) SCCM
25 50 (8.130%) Security Cleared
26 48 (7.805%) HP
27 47 (7.642%) Finance
28 46 (7.480%) MCSE

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Application Development
1 79 (12.85%) .NET
2 29 (4.715%) XML
3 20 (3.252%) Web Services
4 18 (2.927%) J2EE
5 14 (2.276%) WebSphere
5 14 (2.276%) ASP
6 13 (2.114%) HTML
6 13 (2.114%) WCF
7 12 (1.951%) ASP.NET
8 11 (1.789%) Middleware
9 10 (1.626%) WinForms
9 10 (1.626%) Application Packaging
10 9 (1.463%) CSS
11 7 (1.138%) X-Windows
12 6 (0.976%) LAMP
12 6 (0.976%) JSP
13 5 (0.813%) XSLT
13 5 (0.813%) jQuery
13 5 (0.813%) HTML5
14 4 (0.650%) CSS3
Application Platforms
1 72 (11.71%) MS Exchange
2 56 (9.106%) IIS
3 40 (6.504%) Exchange Server 2003
4 23 (3.740%) Exchange Server 2010
4 23 (3.740%) Apache
5 22 (3.577%) Exchange Server 2007
6 21 (3.415%) SharePoint
7 16 (2.602%) Tomcat
8 13 (2.114%) Lotus Notes
9 7 (1.138%) StreamWeaver
10 6 (0.976%) IBM HTTP Server
10 6 (0.976%) BizTalk Server
10 6 (0.976%) WebSphere Application Server
10 6 (0.976%) Lotus Domino
11 5 (0.813%) WebLogic
12 4 (0.650%) SharePoint 2010
12 4 (0.650%) MQSeries
13 3 (0.488%) ESB
14 2 (0.325%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 2 (0.325%) DotNetNuke
Applications
1 131 (21.30%) MS Office
2 103 (16.75%) MS Excel
3 6 (0.976%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (0.976%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.650%) MS Project
5 3 (0.488%) MS PowerPoint
6 2 (0.325%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.163%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 8 (1.301%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.488%) Line 500
2 3 (0.488%) Maximo
3 1 (0.163%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 55 (8.943%) Firewall
2 54 (8.780%) SAN
3 32 (5.203%) LAN
4 29 (4.715%) FTP
5 26 (4.228%) WAN
6 25 (4.065%) DNS
7 24 (3.902%) NAS
8 20 (3.252%) Internet
9 18 (2.927%) TCP/IP
10 15 (2.439%) DHCP
11 13 (2.114%) Cisco ASA
12 12 (1.951%) VPN
13 11 (1.789%) BIG-IP
14 10 (1.626%) HTTP
15 9 (1.463%) iSCSI
16 8 (1.301%) Wireless
16 8 (1.301%) VoIP
17 6 (0.976%) Fibre Channel
17 6 (0.976%) VLAN
18 5 (0.813%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (19.02%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.439%) SQL Server 2008
3 11 (1.789%) SQL Server 2005
4 10 (1.626%) MySQL
5 6 (0.976%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (0.976%) DB2
6 5 (0.813%) Oracle 10g
6 5 (0.813%) Oracle 8/8i
6 5 (0.813%) DataStage
6 5 (0.813%) Oracle 11g
7 4 (0.650%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.650%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.488%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.488%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.488%) Oracle OWB
8 3 (0.488%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.488%) Oracle BI EE
8 3 (0.488%) SQL Server 2012
9 1 (0.163%) MS Access
9 1 (0.163%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 10 (1.626%) Visual Studio
2 9 (1.463%) MSI
3 4 (0.650%) Introscope
4 3 (0.488%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 3 (0.488%) JIRA
4 3 (0.488%) Selenium
4 3 (0.488%) TeamCity
4 3 (0.488%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.488%) WebDriver
4 3 (0.488%) Wise Package Studio
4 3 (0.488%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.325%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.325%) Maven
5 2 (0.325%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.163%) JDeveloper
6 1 (0.163%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.163%) Ant
6 1 (0.163%) JUnit
6 1 (0.163%) WinRunner
6 1 (0.163%) TestDirector
General
1 47 (7.642%) Finance
2 20 (3.252%) Telecoms
2 20 (3.252%) Retail
3 13 (2.114%) Banking
4 8 (1.301%) Legal
5 6 (0.976%) Manufacturing
6 5 (0.813%) Publishing
7 4 (0.650%) Games
8 3 (0.488%) Back Office
8 3 (0.488%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.325%) Law
9 2 (0.325%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.325%) Local Government
10 1 (0.163%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.163%) Electronics
10 1 (0.163%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.163%) Military
10 1 (0.163%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 162 (26.34%) Analyst
2 93 (15.12%) Support Engineer
3 74 (12.03%) Support Analyst
4 50 (8.130%) 2nd Line Support
5 49 (7.967%) Service Analyst
5 49 (7.967%) Service Desk Analyst
6 47 (7.642%) 1st Line Support
7 37 (6.016%) Desktop Support
8 35 (5.691%) Developer
9 33 (5.366%) Help Desk Support
10 27 (4.390%) Applications Support
11 26 (4.228%) 3rd Line Support
11 26 (4.228%) Technical Support
12 25 (4.065%) Desktop Engineer
12 25 (4.065%) Technical Analyst
13 24 (3.902%) DBA
14 23 (3.740%) Architect
14 23 (3.740%) Applications Support Analyst
15 21 (3.415%) IT Support
16 20 (3.252%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.577%) Blackberry
2 21 (3.415%) NHS
3 17 (2.764%) Clustering
4 9 (1.463%) Replication
5 6 (0.976%) Computer Science
6 4 (0.650%) Mobile App
6 4 (0.650%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (0.650%) iPhone
7 3 (0.488%) Thin Client
7 3 (0.488%) Fat Client
7 3 (0.488%) Handset
7 3 (0.488%) iPad
8 2 (0.325%) EqualLogic
8 2 (0.325%) Video on Demand
8 2 (0.325%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.325%) E-Learning
8 2 (0.325%) Celerra
8 2 (0.325%) PDA
8 2 (0.325%) IPTV
8 2 (0.325%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 197 (32.03%) Windows 7
2 138 (22.44%) Windows XP
2 138 (22.44%) Windows Server 2008
3 127 (20.65%) Windows Server 2003
4 80 (13.01%) UNIX
5 73 (11.87%) Linux
6 39 (6.341%) Windows 2000
7 30 (4.878%) Windows Vista
8 28 (4.553%) Windows 8
9 15 (2.439%) Solaris
9 15 (2.439%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 13 (2.114%) CentOS
11 11 (1.789%) HPUX
12 8 (1.301%) Apple iOS
13 7 (1.138%) Windows Server 2012
14 6 (0.976%) Windows Mobile
14 6 (0.976%) Windows CE
14 6 (0.976%) Windows NT
15 5 (0.813%) AIX
15 5 (0.813%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (13.50%) ITIL
2 39 (6.341%) Migration
3 30 (4.878%) Service Management
4 19 (3.089%) Project Management
5 15 (2.439%) Configuration Management
5 15 (2.439%) Stakeholder Management
5 15 (2.439%) Software Deployment
6 13 (2.114%) Service Delivery
6 13 (2.114%) Incident Management
6 13 (2.114%) Agile Software Development
6 13 (2.114%) Time Management
6 13 (2.114%) User Acceptance Testing
7 11 (1.789%) Change Management
7 11 (1.789%) Disaster Recovery
7 11 (1.789%) Information Security
8 10 (1.626%) Problem Management
9 9 (1.463%) Workflow
9 9 (1.463%) Integration Testing
9 9 (1.463%) Performance Management
9 9 (1.463%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 97 (15.77%) SQL
2 26 (4.228%) PowerShell
3 25 (4.065%) Java
4 24 (3.902%) C#
5 17 (2.764%) Perl
6 14 (2.276%) VBScript
7 12 (1.951%) PHP
7 12 (1.951%) PL/SQL
8 11 (1.789%) VB
9 9 (1.463%) VB.NET
9 9 (1.463%) C
10 7 (1.138%) C++
11 6 (0.976%) Bash shell
11 6 (0.976%) Shell Script
11 6 (0.976%) JavaScript
12 4 (0.650%) Groovy
12 4 (0.650%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.488%) VC++
14 2 (0.325%) Python
15 1 (0.163%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 68 (11.06%) Microsoft Certification
2 50 (8.130%) Security Cleared
3 46 (7.480%) MCSE
4 31 (5.041%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.065%) MCP
6 12 (1.951%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (1.789%) Degree
8 9 (1.463%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.463%) MCSA
9 6 (0.976%) MCITP
9 6 (0.976%) CCNA
10 5 (0.813%) ISEB
10 5 (0.813%) HNC
10 5 (0.813%) MCDST
10 5 (0.813%) BC Cleared
11 4 (0.650%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.488%) CCA
12 3 (0.488%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.488%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.488%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (8.618%) SLA
2 9 (1.463%) QA
3 4 (0.650%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.325%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.163%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 195 (31.71%) Active Directory
2 63 (10.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (4.390%) vSphere
4 14 (2.276%) XenApp
5 13 (2.114%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (1.951%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.976%) VMware ESX
8 4 (0.650%) XenDesktop
8 4 (0.650%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (0.650%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.488%) NFS
9 3 (0.488%) Xen
9 3 (0.488%) XenServer
10 2 (0.325%) vCloud
10 2 (0.325%) VMware Server
10 2 (0.325%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.325%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.163%) Citrix Presentation Server
11 1 (0.163%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 52 (8.455%) SCCM
2 11 (1.789%) HP Quality Center
3 7 (1.138%) WSUS
3 7 (1.138%) NetBackup
3 7 (1.138%) SCOM
3 7 (1.138%) CA Wily
4 5 (0.813%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 5 (0.813%) ARCserve
4 5 (0.813%) Backup Exec
5 4 (0.650%) Splunk
5 4 (0.650%) McAfee ePO
5 4 (0.650%) Puppet
5 4 (0.650%) Opalis
5 4 (0.650%) Nagios
5 4 (0.650%) Tivoli
5 4 (0.650%) Unicenter
5 4 (0.650%) OpenView
6 3 (0.488%) Cacti
7 2 (0.325%) SolarWinds Orion
7 2 (0.325%) OVSD
Vendors
1 228 (37.07%) Microsoft
2 108 (17.56%) VMware
3 65 (10.57%) Citrix
4 59 (9.593%) Oracle
5 56 (9.106%) Cisco
6 48 (7.805%) HP
7 28 (4.553%) Red Hat
8 24 (3.902%) F5
9 18 (2.927%) NetApp
9 18 (2.927%) IBM
10 16 (2.602%) Symantec
11 14 (2.276%) Remedy
11 14 (2.276%) CheckPoint
12 13 (2.114%) Lotus
13 9 (1.463%) EMC
14 8 (1.301%) McAfee
14 8 (1.301%) Apple
14 8 (1.301%) Juniper
15 7 (1.138%) Dell
15 7 (1.138%) Novell
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