Windows Contracts in Ipswich

Microsoft Windows
Suffolk > Ipswich

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Ipswich 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 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 9 24
Rank change year-on-year +8 +15 -15
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Windows 13 2 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Ipswich 33.33% 5.13% 2.68%
As % of the Operating Systems category 92.86% 33.33% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 1 1
10th Percentile £168 - -
25th Percentile £200 £178 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £185 £145
Median % change year-on-year +21.62% +27.59% -37.63%
75th Percentile £416 £193 £148
90th Percentile £589 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £225 £220 £156
% change year-on-year +2.27% +40.80% -32.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £17.79 £17.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% - -
Suffolk median hourly rate £17.79 £17.00 -
% change year-on-year +4.65% - -

All Operating Systems
Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 14 6 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich 35.90% 15.38% 3.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 4 1
10th Percentile £170 £233 -
25th Percentile £195 £316 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £375 £145
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +158.62% -38.30%
75th Percentile £356 £391 £148
90th Percentile £575 £396 -
Suffolk median daily rate £225 £220 £156
% change year-on-year +2.27% +40.80% -57.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £17.79 £17.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% - -
Suffolk median hourly rate £17.79 £17.00 -
% change year-on-year +4.65% - -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Ipswich

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Windows.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Windows

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in Ipswich

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Ipswich over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Ipswich

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Windows.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Windows

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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 3 (23.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (23.08%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) VLAN
General
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Legal
2 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Support Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (23.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) SharePoint Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) SharePoint Support
2 3 (23.08%) VMware Specialist
3 2 (15.38%) Administrator
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Support
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Database Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Deployment Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) IT Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) IT Support
4 1 (7.69%) IT Support Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Support Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Windows Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (7.69%) Patch Management
2 1 (7.69%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (7.69%) Security Hardening
2 1 (7.69%) Validation
2 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.69%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 3 (23.08%) VMware
3 1 (7.69%) Qualys