Microsoft Windows
Leicestershire > Leicester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 6 | 26 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester | 6.90% | 25.24% | 13.16% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 23.08% | 66.67% | 83.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 18 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | £120 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £149 | £131 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £180 | £298 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.50% | -15.00% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £215 | £474 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £236 | £568 | £365 |
| Leicestershire median daily rate | £150 | £283 | £130 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.90% | +117.31% | -53.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.68 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.69 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.38 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.07 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £22.68 |
| Leicestershire median hourly rate | - | - | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.51% |
All Operating Systems
Leicester
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 Leicester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 26 | 39 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester | 29.89% | 37.86% | 15.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 27 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £236 | £126 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £268 | £228 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £449 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.01% | +28.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £534 | £393 |
| 90th Percentile | £478 | £580 | £413 |
| Leicestershire median daily rate | £450 | £344 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.91% | -1.79% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.68 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.69 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +22.53% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.07 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £22.68 |
| Leicestershire median hourly rate | - | - | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.51% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Leicester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Leicester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Leicester over the 6 months to 27 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Leicester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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: