Windows Contract Job Trends in Newport

Microsoft Windows
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 8 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 -4 +9
Contract jobs citing Windows 1 12 30
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 4.76% 18.75% 24.39%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 100.00% 55.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 20
10th Percentile - £169 £141
25th Percentile - £179 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £190 £538
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -64.65% -12.24%
75th Percentile - £234 £606
90th Percentile - £304 £626
South Wales median daily rate £290 £200 £340
% change year-on-year +45.00% -41.18% -32.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 2
10th Percentile - £45.13 £12.66
25th Percentile - £46.25 £12.77
Median hourly rate - £48.75 £13.08
Median % change year-on-year - +272.71% -
75th Percentile - £50.94 £13.27
90th Percentile - £54.13 £13.31
South Wales median hourly rate £18.00 £47.50 £23.42
% change year-on-year -62.11% +102.86% -

All Operating Systems
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1 12 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 4.76% 18.75% 43.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 44
10th Percentile - £169 £140
25th Percentile - £179 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £190 £538
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -64.65% -10.42%
75th Percentile - £234 £638
90th Percentile - £304 £648
South Wales median daily rate £290 £250 £500
% change year-on-year +16.00% -50.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 2
10th Percentile - £45.13 £12.66
25th Percentile - £46.25 £12.77
Median hourly rate - £48.75 £13.08
Median % change year-on-year - +272.71% -
75th Percentile - £50.94 £13.27
90th Percentile - £54.13 £13.31
South Wales median hourly rate £18.00 £47.50 £23.42
% change year-on-year -62.11% +102.86% +30.08%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Windows job vacancy trend in Newport

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Windows

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Windows

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workload Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft