The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Colchester requiring Windows skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
4
2
4
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+2
-2
Contract jobs citing Windows
3
2
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Colchester
Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Colchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
4
3
1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester
17.39%
42.86%
8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
1
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£153
-
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£164
£550
-
Median % change year-on-year
-70.18%
-
-
75th Percentile
£179
-
-
90th Percentile
£186
-
-
Essex median daily rate
£225
£226
£310
% change year-on-year
-0.22%
-27.26%
-27.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£40.00
-
Essex median hourly rate
£22.50
£25.25
£24.62
% change year-on-year
-10.89%
+2.56%
+17.24%
Windows Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Windows Daily Rate Trend in Colchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Windows.
Windows Hourly Rate Trend in Colchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Windows.
Windows Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 1 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Windows also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Colchester region with a requirement for Windows.
Windows Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
