Windows Server Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft Windows Server
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Windows Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 98 85
Rank change year-on-year +36 -13 +3
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 11 14 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.34% 1.09% 1.96%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.94% 6.70% 16.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 24
10th Percentile £358 £220 £158
25th Percentile £401 £244 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £344
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +16.36% -23.27%
75th Percentile £814 £477 £438
90th Percentile £830 £497 £468
Scotland median daily rate £525 £465 £425
% change year-on-year +13.02% +9.29% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £17.50
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - £35.50
Scotland median hourly rate - £42.21 £17.50
% change year-on-year - +141.17% +52.17%

All Operating Systems
Edinburgh

Windows Server is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 85 209 224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 10.34% 16.20% 11.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 151 144
10th Percentile £202 £160 £137
25th Percentile £340 £225 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £458 £434
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% +5.48% +2.06%
75th Percentile £625 £538 £541
90th Percentile £731 £623 £596
Scotland median daily rate £500 £480 £450
% change year-on-year +4.28% +6.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 9
10th Percentile £18.22 - £17.01
25th Percentile £18.27 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £26.00 £35.11 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.95% +75.55% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £40.75
90th Percentile - - £54.60
Scotland median hourly rate £52.50 £52.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +162.50% +33.33%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in Edinburgh

Windows Server
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for Windows Server in Edinburgh

Windows Server
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server in Edinburgh

Windows Server
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Hourly rate trend for Windows Server in Edinburgh

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 4 (36.36%) IIS
Business Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) Azure
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (27.27%) Power Platform
3 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (36.36%) Firewall
1 4 (36.36%) LAN
1 4 (36.36%) WAN
2 3 (27.27%) SAN
2 3 (27.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (36.36%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (72.73%) Public Sector
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Architect
1 4 (36.36%) Infrastructure Architect
1 4 (36.36%) Lead
1 4 (36.36%) Lead Architect
1 4 (36.36%) Lead Infrastructure Architect
2 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Support
2 3 (27.27%) Security Specialist
3 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
3 2 (18.18%) Support Specialist
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
4 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Senior
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) PKI
2 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (36.36%) Email Filtering
1 4 (36.36%) ITIL
1 4 (36.36%) Kalman Filter
1 4 (36.36%) Load Balancing
1 4 (36.36%) Roadmaps
1 4 (36.36%) Security Operations
1 4 (36.36%) Strategic Roadmap
2 3 (27.27%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Design Patterns
2 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 3 (27.27%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Mentoring
2 3 (27.27%) Network Management
2 3 (27.27%) Organisational Awareness
2 3 (27.27%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (27.27%) Security Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Static Application Security Testing
2 3 (27.27%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) Bash
1 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
1 3 (27.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) CCNA
1 4 (36.36%) CCNP
1 4 (36.36%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
1 4 (36.36%) MCSE
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (27.27%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (9.09%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 11 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (36.36%) Hyper-V
2 4 (36.36%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (100.00%) SCCM
2 3 (27.27%) WSUS
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) VMware
3 4 (36.36%) F5
4 1 (9.09%) Citrix