Windows Contracts in Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Microsoft Windows Scotland / Edinburgh
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	18	10	15
Rank change year-on-year	-8	+5
Contract jobs citing Windows	84	154	101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh	6.84%	11.43%	7.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category	39.62%	54.42%	45.70%
Number of daily rates quoted	47	65	50
Median daily rate	£375	£375	£290
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-	+29.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£113	£174	£115
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£494	£500	£453
UK excluding London median daily rate	£338	£338	£325
% change year-on-year	-	+3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted	2	1	5
Median hourly rate	£15.56	£12.00	£39.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+29.62%	-69.23%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£15.31	£12.00	£15.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£15.80	£12.00	£40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£15.00	£16.38	£15.50
% change year-on-year	-8.39%	+5.64%

Windows is in the operating system skills category. The next 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 Operating System Skills Edinburgh
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills	212	283	221
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh	17.26%	21.01%	15.66%
Number of daily rates quoted	117	123	106
Median daily rate	£375	£387	£338
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-3.10%	+14.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£115	£290	£115
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£500	£500	£474
UK excluding London median daily rate	£375	£363	£350
% change year-on-year	+3.44%	+3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted	2	1	7
Median hourly rate	£15.56	£12.00	£39.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+29.62%	-69.23%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£15.25	£12.00	£12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£15.86	£12.00	£40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£15.50	£17.50	£16.50
% change year-on-year	-11.42%	+6.06%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Edinburgh citing Windows as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Operating Systems category.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Edinburgh

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Windows in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate trend for Windows in Edinburgh

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Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Windows in Edinburgh over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Windows in Edinburgh

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor hourly rate trend for Windows in Edinburgh

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Windows also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Windows.

1	58 (35.37%)	Linux
2	54 (32.93%)	Microsoft
3	42 (25.61%)	Finance
4	38 (23.17%)	Active Directory
5	33 (20.12%)	Windows 7
6	30 (18.29%)	Windows Server
6	30 (18.29%)	Oracle
7	26 (15.85%)	Banking
8	25 (15.24%)	SQL
8	25 (15.24%)	Windows Server 2012
9	24 (14.63%)	SQL Server
9	24 (14.63%)	Unix
10	23 (14.02%)	ITIL
10	23 (14.02%)	Windows 10
11	22 (13.41%)	Windows Server 2008

12	21 (12.80%)	Microsoft Office
12	21 (12.80%)	Java
13	19 (11.59%)	Citrix
13	19 (11.59%)	Agile Software Development
14	17 (10.37%)	SCCM
14	17 (10.37%)	Ansible
15	16 (9.76%)	Migration
15	16 (9.76%)	VMware
15	16 (9.76%)	Web Services
15	16 (9.76%)	Python
16	15 (9.15%)	Amazon AWS
17	14 (8.54%)	Test Automation
17	14 (8.54%)	PowerShell
17	14 (8.54%)	Bash Shell
17	14 (8.54%)	Data Centre

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Co-occurring IT Skills in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	13 (7.93%)	Tomcat
2	10 (6.10%)	MS Exchange
3	8 (4.88%)	IIS
4	6 (3.66%)	Apache
5	5 (3.05%)	SharePoint
5	5 (3.05%)	WebLogic
6	4 (2.44%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
6	4 (2.44%)	JBoss
6	4 (2.44%)	WebSphere
7	3 (1.83%)	Skype for Business
8	2 (1.22%)	Apache Pig
8	2 (1.22%)	CMS
8	2 (1.22%)	Exchange Server 2010
8	2 (1.22%)	Oracle Workflow
9	1 (0.61%)	Elasticsearch
9	1 (0.61%)	IBM HTTP Server
9	1 (0.61%)	IBM Notes
9	1 (0.61%)	Oracle SOA Suite
9	1 (0.61%)	SAS
9	1 (0.61%)	WebLogic Portal

Applications
1	21 (12.80%)	Microsoft Office
2	4 (2.44%)	Mozilla Thunderbird
3	1 (0.61%)	Microsoft Excel
3	1 (0.61%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	2 (1.22%)	assyst
2	1 (0.61%)	Adobe Campaign
2	1 (0.61%)	Payment Gateway
2	1 (0.61%)	Primavera

Cloud Services
1	15 (9.15%)	Amazon AWS
2	11 (6.71%)	Microsoft Azure
3	7 (4.27%)	Office 365
4	2 (1.22%)	OpenShift
5	1 (0.61%)	Azure Active Directory
5	1 (0.61%)	IaaS
5	1 (0.61%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	14 (8.54%)	Firewall
2	8 (4.88%)	DNS
2	8 (4.88%)	Internet
3	7 (4.27%)	WAN
4	6 (3.66%)	DHCP
5	5 (3.05%)	LAN
5	5 (3.05%)	TCP/IP
6	4 (2.44%)	NetScaler
6	4 (2.44%)	VPN
7	3 (1.83%)	LDAP
7	3 (1.83%)	Skype
8	2 (1.22%)	IP Telephony
8	2 (1.22%)	IPsec
8	2 (1.22%)	L2TP
8	2 (1.22%)	Network Security
8	2 (1.22%)	SAN
8	2 (1.22%)	SNMP
8	2 (1.22%)	Software-Defined Networking
8	2 (1.22%)	SSH
9	1 (0.61%)	Wireshark

Database & Business Intelligence
1	24 (14.63%)	SQL Server
2	6 (3.66%)	Relational Database
3	5 (3.05%)	Big Data
4	3 (1.83%)	Data Mining
4	3 (1.83%)	MongoDB
4	3 (1.83%)	PostgreSQL
4	3 (1.83%)	SQL Server 2008
4	3 (1.83%)	SQLite
5	2 (1.22%)	DB2
5	2 (1.22%)	GIS
5	2 (1.22%)	NoSQL
5	2 (1.22%)	SQL Server 2012
6	1 (0.61%)	Apache Cassandra
6	1 (0.61%)	Oracle Database
6	1 (0.61%)	Oracle Database 12c
6	1 (0.61%)	RDBMS
6	1 (0.61%)	SAS Enterprise Guide
6	1 (0.61%)	SQL Server 2014

Development Applications
1	10 (6.10%)	Sonatype Nexus
2	6 (3.66%)	Jenkins
3	4 (2.44%)	Jasmine
3	4 (2.44%)	Subversion
4	3 (1.83%)	Git (software)
5	2 (1.22%)	Artifactory
5	2 (1.22%)	GitLab
5	2 (1.22%)	IBM UrbanCode
5	2 (1.22%)	Maven
5	2 (1.22%)	Team Foundation Server
5	2 (1.22%)	Visual Studio
6	1 (0.61%)	Ant
6	1 (0.61%)	JMeter
6	1 (0.61%)	JUnit
6	1 (0.61%)	Octopus Deploy
6	1 (0.61%)	TeamCity

General
1	42 (25.61%)	Finance
2	26 (15.85%)	Banking
3	13 (7.93%)	Law
4	3 (1.83%)	Financial Institution
5	2 (1.22%)	Legal
5	2 (1.22%)	Telecoms
6	1 (0.61%)	Back Office
6	1 (0.61%)	Manufacturing

Job Titles
1	37 (22.56%)	Analyst
2	15 (9.15%)	Developer
3	13 (7.93%)	IT Analyst
4	11 (6.71%)	Cloud Engineer
5	9 (5.49%)	Systems Analyst
6	8 (4.88%)	2nd Line Support
6	8 (4.88%)	IT Support
6	8 (4.88%)	Support Analyst
6	8 (4.88%)	Technical Engineer
7	7 (4.27%)	Architect
7	7 (4.27%)	Service Analyst
7	7 (4.27%)	Service Desk Analyst
8	6 (3.66%)	Administrator
8	6 (3.66%)	DBA
9	5 (3.05%)	Deployment Engineer
9	5 (3.05%)	Project Manager
9	5 (3.05%)	Senior Analyst
9	5 (3.05%)	Senior Systems Analyst
9	5 (3.05%)	Solutions Architect
9	5 (3.05%)	Test Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	16 (9.76%)	Web Services
2	14 (8.54%)	.NET
3	5 (3.05%)	XML
4	4 (2.44%)	Ext JS
4	4 (2.44%)	WSDL
4	4 (2.44%)	XML Messaging
5	3 (1.83%)	Middleware
5	3 (1.83%)	RESTful
6	2 (1.22%)	Ajax
6	2 (1.22%)	AngularJS
6	2 (1.22%)	COM+
6	2 (1.22%)	CSS
6	2 (1.22%)	HTML
6	2 (1.22%)	Java EE
6	2 (1.22%)	Kafka
6	2 (1.22%)	MSMQ
6	2 (1.22%)	React
6	2 (1.22%)	WPF
7	1 (0.61%)	Managed Extensibility Framework
7	1 (0.61%)	REST

Miscellaneous
1	14 (8.54%)	Data Centre
2	7 (4.27%)	Mainframe
2	7 (4.27%)	Smartphone
3	5 (3.05%)	Analytical Skills
3	5 (3.05%)	Driving Licence
4	4 (2.44%)	Blackberry
4	4 (2.44%)	Computer Science
4	4 (2.44%)	Enterprise Software
5	3 (1.83%)	Clustering
5	3 (1.83%)	Device Driver
5	3 (1.83%)	EMC VNX
5	3 (1.83%)	Linux Command Line
5	3 (1.83%)	Management Information System
5	3 (1.83%)	Private Cloud
5	3 (1.83%)	VxBlock/Vblock
6	2 (1.22%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
6	2 (1.22%)	Mobile App
6	2 (1.22%)	Oracle Licensing
6	2 (1.22%)	Public Cloud
6	2 (1.22%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	58 (35.37%)	Linux
2	33 (20.12%)	Windows 7
3	30 (18.29%)	Windows Server
4	25 (15.24%)	Windows Server 2012
5	24 (14.63%)	Unix
6	23 (14.02%)	Windows 10
7	22 (13.41%)	Windows Server 2008
8	8 (4.88%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	6 (3.66%)	Windows 8
10	4 (2.44%)	AIX
11	3 (1.83%)	Mac OS
11	3 (1.83%)	Solaris
11	3 (1.83%)	Windows Server 2003
11	3 (1.83%)	Windows XP
12	2 (1.22%)	zOS
13	1 (0.61%)	Android
13	1 (0.61%)	Apple iOS
13	1 (0.61%)	Mac OS X
13	1 (0.61%)	OpenVMS

Processes & Methodologies
1	23 (14.02%)	ITIL
2	19 (11.59%)	Agile Software Development
3	16 (9.76%)	Migration
4	14 (8.54%)	Test Automation
5	13 (7.93%)	DevOps
6	10 (6.10%)	SIEM
7	9 (5.49%)	Programme Delivery
8	7 (4.27%)	Coaching
8	7 (4.27%)	Matrix Management
8	7 (4.27%)	Mentoring
8	7 (4.27%)	Project Management
9	6 (3.66%)	Database Security
9	6 (3.66%)	Incident Management
9	6 (3.66%)	ITIL V3
9	6 (3.66%)	Use Case
9	6 (3.66%)	User Acceptance Testing
10	5 (3.05%)	Configuration Management
10	5 (3.05%)	Scrum
10	5 (3.05%)	Time Management
10	5 (3.05%)	Web Application Development

Programming Languages
1	25 (15.24%)	SQL
2	21 (12.80%)	Java
3	16 (9.76%)	Python
4	14 (8.54%)	Bash Shell
4	14 (8.54%)	PowerShell
5	8 (4.88%)	JavaScript
5	8 (4.88%)	Perl
6	7 (4.27%)	C++
6	7 (4.27%)	VBA
7	6 (3.66%)	C#
8	4 (2.44%)	VBScript
9	3 (1.83%)	VB
9	3 (1.83%)	VB.NET
10	2 (1.22%)	C
10	2 (1.22%)	PL/SQL
10	2 (1.22%)	Ruby
10	2 (1.22%)	VB6
11	1 (0.61%)	JCL

Qualifications
1	8 (4.88%)	Degree
1	8 (4.88%)	Security Cleared
2	5 (3.05%)	ITIL Certification
3	4 (2.44%)	CISSP
3	4 (2.44%)	ISEB
3	4 (2.44%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
3	4 (2.44%)	SC Cleared
4	3 (1.83%)	CEH
4	3 (1.83%)	Computer Science Degree
4	3 (1.83%)	ISTQB
5	1 (0.61%)	APMP
5	1 (0.61%)	BC Cleared
5	1 (0.61%)	BPSS Clearance
5	1 (0.61%)	CCNA
5	1 (0.61%)	Cisco Certification
5	1 (0.61%)	Citrix Certification
5	1 (0.61%)	MCP
5	1 (0.61%)	Microsoft Certification
5	1 (0.61%)	PRINCE2 Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	13 (7.93%)	Disclosure Scotland
2	5 (3.05%)	SLA
3	2 (1.22%)	ISO 22301
3	2 (1.22%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	2 (1.22%)	QA
4	1 (0.61%)	ISO/IEC 20000

System Software
1	38 (23.17%)	Active Directory
2	13 (7.93%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	9 (5.49%)	XenApp
4	8 (4.88%)	XenDesktop
5	7 (4.27%)	Microsoft App-V
6	6 (3.66%)	VMware ESXi
7	4 (2.44%)	BitLocker
7	4 (2.44%)	Virtual Machines
8	3 (1.83%)	Docker
8	3 (1.83%)	EMC RecoverPoint
9	2 (1.22%)	Apache Flume
9	2 (1.22%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
9	2 (1.22%)	Virtual Servers
10	1 (0.61%)	Hyper-V
10	1 (0.61%)	Terminal Services
10	1 (0.61%)	Time Sharing Option
10	1 (0.61%)	vSphere

Systems Management
1	17 (10.37%)	Ansible
1	17 (10.37%)	SCCM
2	6 (3.66%)	Puppet
2	6 (3.66%)	SCOM
3	5 (3.05%)	Opscode Chef
4	4 (2.44%)	vRealize
5	2 (1.22%)	DameWare
5	2 (1.22%)	FortiGate
5	2 (1.22%)	Kubernetes
5	2 (1.22%)	Prometheus
5	2 (1.22%)	Red Hat Satellite
5	2 (1.22%)	SnapMirror
5	2 (1.22%)	TeamSite
5	2 (1.22%)	vCenter Server
5	2 (1.22%)	Xymon
6	1 (0.61%)	EMC VPLEX
6	1 (0.61%)	MIMEsweeper
6	1 (0.61%)	QRadar
6	1 (0.61%)	SCVMM

Vendors
1	54 (32.93%)	Microsoft
2	30 (18.29%)	Oracle
3	19 (11.59%)	Citrix
4	16 (9.76%)	VMware
5	11 (6.71%)	Cisco
6	9 (5.49%)	Splunk
7	8 (4.88%)	CyberArk
8	7 (4.27%)	Red Hat
9	5 (3.05%)	HP
10	3 (1.83%)	arcserve
10	3 (1.83%)	Clearswift
10	3 (1.83%)	EMC
10	3 (1.83%)	Fortinet
10	3 (1.83%)	IBM
10	3 (1.83%)	Mitel
10	3 (1.83%)	Symantec
10	3 (1.83%)	Teradata
11	2 (1.22%)	AlgoSec
11	2 (1.22%)	Qualys
11	2 (1.22%)	ScanSafe