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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 89 95
Rank change year-on-year +31 +6 -6
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 15 16 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.83% 1.27% 1.83%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.85% 7.92% 15.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 8 23
10th Percentile £329 £221 £160
25th Percentile £340 £253 £226
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £404 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% -5.88% -4.01%
75th Percentile £723 £476 £444
90th Percentile £830 £493 £485
Scotland median daily rate £475 £464 £425
% change year-on-year +2.48% +9.06% +1.19%
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% +59.09%

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 101 202 229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 12.30% 15.98% 11.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 145 144
10th Percentile £200 £160 £137
25th Percentile £251 £213 £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.39% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £539 £550
90th Percentile £681 £639 £596
Scotland median daily rate £467 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -1.68% +5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 9
10th Percentile £18.13 - £17.01
25th Percentile £18.24 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £22.14 £35.11 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -36.96% +75.55% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £40.75
90th Percentile - - £54.60
Scotland median hourly rate £39.25 £52.50 £18.90
% change year-on-year -25.24% +177.78% +39.84%

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 9 May 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 (26.67%) IIS
Business Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (20.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) Firewall
1 4 (26.67%) LAN
1 4 (26.67%) WAN
2 3 (20.00%) SAN
2 3 (20.00%) SSL
3 1 (6.67%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.67%) Amazon RDS
General
1 8 (53.33%) Public Sector
2 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Infrastructure Support
2 4 (26.67%) Architect
2 4 (26.67%) Infrastructure Architect
2 4 (26.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 4 (26.67%) Infrastructure Specialist
2 4 (26.67%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
2 4 (26.67%) Lead
2 4 (26.67%) Lead Architect
2 4 (26.67%) Lead Infrastructure Architect
2 4 (26.67%) Support Specialist
3 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 3 (20.00%) Security Specialist
4 2 (13.33%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Support Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
5 1 (6.67%) 3rd Line Support
5 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Security Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) PKI
2 3 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 15 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 6 (40.00%) ITIL
2 6 (40.00%) Network Management
3 5 (33.33%) Customer Service
4 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (26.67%) Email Filtering
4 4 (26.67%) Kalman Filter
4 4 (26.67%) Load Balancing
4 4 (26.67%) Roadmaps
4 4 (26.67%) Security Operations
4 4 (26.67%) Strategic Roadmap
5 3 (20.00%) Agile
5 3 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (20.00%) Mentoring
5 3 (20.00%) Organisational Awareness
5 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (20.00%) Security Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Static Application Security Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (20.00%) Bash
1 3 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) MCSE
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 6 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (26.67%) CCNA
2 4 (26.67%) CCNP
2 4 (26.67%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (26.67%) Degree
3 3 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (20.00%) MCP
4 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 14 (93.33%) Active Directory
2 5 (33.33%) Hyper-V
3 4 (26.67%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (6.67%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (93.33%) SCCM
2 6 (40.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 11 (73.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (33.33%) VMware
3 4 (26.67%) F5
4 3 (20.00%) Citrix
5 1 (6.67%) Cisco
5 1 (6.67%) Meraki