Windows Contracts in the North West

Microsoft Windows
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 11 10
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Windows 253 372 497
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 9.16% 11.58% 12.23%
As % of the Operating Systems category 72.49% 68.38% 65.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 257 341
10th Percentile £156 £163 £143
25th Percentile £213 £213 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £425 £275
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +54.55% -1.61%
75th Percentile £623 £550 £490
90th Percentile £850 £650 £638
England median daily rate £400 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 42 36
10th Percentile - £14.57 £14.00
25th Percentile £10.95 £18.02 £15.25
Median hourly rate £12.00 £28.10 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.30% +56.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £17.72 £43.75 £28.75
90th Percentile £18.90 £49.52 £43.75
England median hourly rate £17.72 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -21.24% +12.50% +17.65%

All Operating Systems
North West

Windows 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 the North West with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 349 544 758
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 12.63% 16.93% 18.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 374 536
10th Percentile £170 £173 £156
25th Percentile £285 £313 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £476 £425
Median % change year-on-year -7.99% +11.88% +16.68%
75th Percentile £582 £575 £588
90th Percentile £825 £650 £650
England median daily rate £463 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -9.76% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 48 39
10th Percentile - £14.69 £14.15
25th Percentile £10.95 £20.64 £15.74
Median hourly rate £16.00 £29.30 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.39% +62.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £18.19 £44.56 £28.75
90th Percentile £41.18 £49.52 £44.71
England median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -41.33% +74.42% +19.44%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the North West

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in the North West

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester -5 111 £600 +26.32% 75
Cheshire -2 57 £358 +10.00% 51
Merseyside +8 41 £225 -42.86% 23
Cumbria -1 30 £354 -16.90% 7
Lancashire -17 11 £200 -5.88% 26
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 18 (7.11%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.77%) Apache
3 7 (2.77%) Tomcat
4 6 (2.37%) IIS
5 2 (0.79%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.40%) JBoss
6 1 (0.40%) nginx
6 1 (0.40%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 62 (24.51%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 84 (33.20%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (18.97%) Azure
3 27 (10.67%) AWS
4 11 (4.35%) OneDrive
5 10 (3.95%) SaaS
6 9 (3.56%) Entra ID
7 8 (3.16%) IaaS
8 4 (1.58%) PaaS
9 3 (1.19%) GCP
10 2 (0.79%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.79%) Azure Stack
10 2 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.79%) GitHub
10 2 (0.79%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.40%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.40%) Amazon ECS
11 1 (0.40%) AWS Lambda
11 1 (0.40%) Datadog
11 1 (0.40%) Serverless
11 1 (0.40%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 62 (24.51%) Firewall
2 59 (23.32%) VPN
3 14 (5.53%) LAN
4 13 (5.14%) WAN
5 10 (3.95%) Wireless
6 8 (3.16%) DNS
7 7 (2.77%) DSL
7 7 (2.77%) Ethernet
7 7 (2.77%) OSPF
7 7 (2.77%) TCP/IP
7 7 (2.77%) WAAS
7 7 (2.77%) Wireless Security
8 6 (2.37%) DHCP
8 6 (2.37%) H.323
8 6 (2.37%) HTTP
9 4 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (1.19%) VLAN
10 3 (1.19%) VoIP
11 2 (0.79%) DMZ
11 2 (0.79%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.79%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.40%) BigQuery
3 1 (0.40%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.40%) DB2
3 1 (0.40%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.40%) MySQL
3 1 (0.40%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (5.14%) JIRA
2 8 (3.16%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.40%) Git
3 1 (0.40%) GitLab
3 1 (0.40%) Hudson
General
1 62 (24.51%) Social Skills
2 29 (11.46%) Public Sector
3 25 (9.88%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.51%) Finance
5 14 (5.53%) Legal
6 9 (3.56%) Telecoms
7 8 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.58%) Banking
8 4 (1.58%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.19%) Aviation
9 3 (1.19%) Local Government
9 3 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.79%) Law
10 2 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.40%) Advertising
11 1 (0.40%) Automotive
11 1 (0.40%) Electronics
11 1 (0.40%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.40%) Retail
Job Titles
1 53 (20.95%) Architect
2 46 (18.18%) Analyst
3 43 (17.00%) Technical Architect
4 34 (13.44%) Lead
5 31 (12.25%) Service Analyst
5 31 (12.25%) Service Desk Analyst
6 30 (11.86%) Lead Architect
6 30 (11.86%) Technical Leader
7 27 (10.67%) IT Support
8 21 (8.30%) Support Engineer
9 14 (5.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (5.53%) Senior
9 14 (5.53%) Windows Engineer
10 12 (4.74%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 12 (4.74%) 2nd Line Support
10 12 (4.74%) Desktop Support
10 12 (4.74%) IT Engineer
11 11 (4.35%) Desktop Engineer
11 11 (4.35%) IT Technician
12 10 (3.95%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (16.60%) Node.js
2 5 (1.98%) Middleware
3 4 (1.58%) Django
3 4 (1.58%) FastAPI
3 4 (1.58%) Flask
4 2 (0.79%) Kafka
4 2 (0.79%) React Native
5 1 (0.40%) Apache NiFi
5 1 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.40%) IBM Integration Bus
5 1 (0.40%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.21%) Public Cloud
2 13 (5.14%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.56%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.56%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (2.77%) Mobile App
4 7 (2.77%) Virtual Team
5 6 (2.37%) Driving Licence
5 6 (2.37%) IVR
6 4 (1.58%) Clustering
6 4 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (0.79%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.79%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.40%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.40%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.40%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.40%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 94 (37.15%) Windows 10
2 74 (29.25%) Windows Server
3 56 (22.13%) Apple iOS
4 47 (18.58%) Android
5 41 (16.21%) Linux
6 17 (6.72%) Unix
7 16 (6.32%) Mac OS
8 14 (5.53%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (3.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.58%) Windows 7
11 4 (1.58%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (1.19%) zOS
13 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.40%) Debian
14 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (30.43%) Customer Service
2 65 (25.69%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (24.90%) Mobile Device Management
4 55 (21.74%) CI/CD
5 46 (18.18%) Risk Management
6 44 (17.39%) Agile
6 44 (17.39%) DevOps
6 44 (17.39%) Security Architecture
6 44 (17.39%) Zero Trust
7 41 (16.21%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 41 (16.21%) Threat Intelligence
8 32 (12.65%) ITIL
9 30 (11.86%) Decision-Making
10 28 (11.07%) Design Patterns
10 28 (11.07%) Time Management
11 22 (8.70%) Migration
12 18 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 16 (6.32%) Roadmaps
14 13 (5.14%) Microservices
14 13 (5.14%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 20 (7.91%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.16%) Python
3 7 (2.77%) Ruby
4 6 (2.37%) SQL
5 2 (0.79%) Bash
5 2 (0.79%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.40%) C
6 1 (0.40%) C++
6 1 (0.40%) Go
6 1 (0.40%) Java
6 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 82 (32.41%) Security Cleared
2 78 (30.83%) SC Cleared
3 19 (7.51%) Degree
4 17 (6.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (4.35%) CCNA
5 11 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (3.95%) MCSE
7 8 (3.16%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (1.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (1.19%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.19%) MCP
10 2 (0.79%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.79%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.79%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.79%) MCSA
10 2 (0.79%) MOS
11 1 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.40%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.28%) Disclosure Scotland
2 23 (9.09%) SLA
3 3 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.19%) NIST
4 2 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (0.79%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.40%) GDPR
5 1 (0.40%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.40%) NCSC
System Software
1 81 (32.02%) Active Directory
2 32 (12.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (7.91%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.98%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.79%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.79%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.40%) Docker
6 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.40%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.40%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (14.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (13.04%) SCCM
3 12 (4.74%) Ansible
3 12 (4.74%) Progress Chef
4 9 (3.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 7 (2.77%) CFEngine
5 7 (2.77%) PowerBroker
5 7 (2.77%) Puppet
5 7 (2.77%) Terraform
6 4 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.19%) Autotask
7 3 (1.19%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.79%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.79%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.40%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.40%) SCOM
9 1 (0.40%) SolarWinds Orion
9 1 (0.40%) WSUS
Vendors
1 127 (50.20%) Microsoft
2 38 (15.02%) VMware
3 25 (9.88%) ServiceNow
4 18 (7.11%) Apple
5 10 (3.95%) Citrix
6 9 (3.56%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.77%) Atlassian
7 7 (2.77%) Dell
8 6 (2.37%) Avaya
8 6 (2.37%) Cisco
9 5 (1.98%) Google
9 5 (1.98%) Oracle
9 5 (1.98%) Veeam
9 5 (1.98%) Verint
10 4 (1.58%) iManage
10 4 (1.58%) Sophos
11 3 (1.19%) Datto
11 3 (1.19%) F5
11 3 (1.19%) SAP
12 2 (0.79%) Splunk