Windows Contracts in Derby

Microsoft Windows
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derby requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Windows 12 48 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 14.63% 32.65% 23.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 97.96% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 33 22
10th Percentile £168 £145 £107
25th Percentile £171 £150 £115
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £175 £245
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -28.57% -6.31%
75th Percentile - £375 £338
90th Percentile £238 £588 £462
Derbyshire median daily rate £200 £160 £275
% change year-on-year +25.00% -41.82% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 11 5
10th Percentile - £17.70 £11.02
25th Percentile - £17.72 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £11.80
Median % change year-on-year +25.75% +69.49% -41.00%
75th Percentile - - £15.75
90th Percentile - £23.75 £20.10
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +25.75% +29.03% -22.50%

All Operating Systems
Derby

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 Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 12 49 42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 14.63% 33.33% 27.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 33 26
10th Percentile £168 £145 £107
25th Percentile £171 £150 £118
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £175 £325
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -46.15% -16.13%
75th Percentile - £375 £397
90th Percentile £238 £588 £487
Derbyshire median daily rate £200 £160 £325
% change year-on-year +25.00% -50.77% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 11 5
10th Percentile - £17.70 £11.02
25th Percentile - £17.72 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £11.80
Median % change year-on-year +25.75% +69.49% -41.00%
75th Percentile - - £15.75
90th Percentile - £23.75 £20.10
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £20.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +25.75% +29.03% -22.50%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Derby

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derby

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Derby.

Daily rate trend for Windows in Derby

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Daily Rate Histogram in Derby

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Derby over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Derby

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Derby.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Derby

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) AWS
1 1 (8.33%) Azure
1 1 (8.33%) GCP
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) Remote Desktop
2 3 (25.00%) Firewall
2 3 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 4 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 3 (25.00%) Legal
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Electronics
4 1 (8.33%) Finance
4 1 (8.33%) Marketing
4 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Information Assurance Manager
1 3 (25.00%) Information Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Break Fix Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Desktop Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Hardware Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Windows Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) IT Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) IT Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) IT Support
3 1 (8.33%) IT Support Technician
3 1 (8.33%) IT Technician
3 1 (8.33%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Industry 4.0
1 3 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (66.67%) Windows 10
2 4 (33.33%) Linux
2 4 (33.33%) Windows 7
2 4 (33.33%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Break/Fix
2 4 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 3 (25.00%) Information Security
3 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (16.67%) Time Management
5 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (8.33%) Data Management
5 1 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (8.33%) ITIL
5 1 (8.33%) Programme Management
5 1 (8.33%) Resource Allocation
5 1 (8.33%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) Service Management
5 1 (8.33%) Task Automation
5 1 (8.33%) Virtual Environments
5 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) Bash
1 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 9 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (25.00%) CISA
3 3 (25.00%) CISM
3 3 (25.00%) CISSP
3 3 (25.00%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (25.00%) NIST
1 3 (25.00%) NIST 800
2 2 (16.67%) QA
3 1 (8.33%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Docker
1 1 (8.33%) Hyper-V
1 1 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (8.33%) Podman
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Dell
2 1 (8.33%) Google
2 1 (8.33%) HP
2 1 (8.33%) SAP
2 1 (8.33%) VMware