Windows Contract Job Trends in Norwich

Microsoft Windows
Norfolk > Norwich

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Norwich requiring Windows skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Windows 27 7 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Norwich 36.99% 16.28% 17.50%
As % of the Operating Systems category 90.00% 87.50% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 5
10th Percentile £165 £279 £169
25th Percentile £171 £280 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £171 £295 £350
Median % change year-on-year -42.03% -15.71% +97.18%
75th Percentile £176 £339 £475
90th Percentile £192 £358 -
Norfolk median daily rate £171 £295 £196
% change year-on-year -42.03% +50.32% +9.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 0 0
10th Percentile £12.97 - -
25th Percentile £15.50 - -
Median hourly rate £21.25 - -
75th Percentile £25.11 - -
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
Norfolk median hourly rate £20.23 - -

All Operating Systems
Norwich

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 Norwich.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 30 8 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norwich 41.10% 18.60% 17.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 3 5
10th Percentile - £279 £169
25th Percentile £171 £280 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £171 £295 £350
Median % change year-on-year -42.03% -15.71% +94.44%
75th Percentile £195 £339 £475
90th Percentile £450 £358 -
Norfolk median daily rate £171 £295 £196
% change year-on-year -42.03% +50.32% +9.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 0
10th Percentile £12.97 - -
25th Percentile £15.50 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.57% - -
75th Percentile £25.11 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
Norfolk median hourly rate £20.23 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -10.09% - -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Norwich

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Norwich

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Norwich

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Norwich citing Windows

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Norwich

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norwich citing Windows

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in Norwich

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in Norwich over the 6 months to 27 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in Norwich

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Norwich 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:

Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (37.04%) LAN
2 7 (25.93%) TCP/IP
3 5 (18.52%) WAN
4 2 (7.41%) Structured Cabling
4 2 (7.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (18.52%) Oracle Database
1 5 (18.52%) Oracle Reports
1 5 (18.52%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Public Sector
4 2 (7.41%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.70%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (55.56%) Analyst
1 15 (55.56%) Support Analyst
1 15 (55.56%) Technical Analyst
1 15 (55.56%) Technical Support
1 15 (55.56%) Technical Support Analyst
2 9 (33.33%) Windows Engineer
3 8 (29.63%) Deployment Engineer
4 7 (25.93%) Windows Deployment Engineer
5 6 (22.22%) IT Support
6 5 (18.52%) Asset Management Analyst
6 5 (18.52%) IT Analyst
6 5 (18.52%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (11.11%) IT Engineer
8 2 (7.41%) 2nd Line Support
8 2 (7.41%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 2 (7.41%) 2nd Line Technical Support
8 2 (7.41%) 2nd Line Technical Support Analyst
8 2 (7.41%) Desktop Engineer
8 2 (7.41%) Support Engineer
9 1 (3.70%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (25.93%) NHS
2 5 (18.52%) CMDB
2 5 (18.52%) Driving Licence
3 2 (7.41%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.70%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 10 (37.04%) Windows Server
2 7 (25.93%) Windows 10
3 5 (18.52%) AIX
3 5 (18.52%) Windows 7
3 5 (18.52%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (18.52%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (22.22%) Migration
3 5 (18.52%) Asset Management
3 5 (18.52%) Capacity Planning
3 5 (18.52%) Proactive Monitoring
3 5 (18.52%) Security Patching
4 3 (11.11%) Configuration Management
5 2 (7.41%) Customer Service
5 2 (7.41%) Deployment Automation
5 2 (7.41%) Network Management
5 2 (7.41%) Network Monitoring
5 2 (7.41%) Workflow
6 1 (3.70%) ITIL
6 1 (3.70%) ITSM
6 1 (3.70%) Logistics
6 1 (3.70%) User Experience
6 1 (3.70%) Validation
Qualifications
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (18.52%) Degree
2 5 (18.52%) HNC
2 5 (18.52%) HND
2 5 (18.52%) MCP
2 5 (18.52%) MCSE
3 2 (7.41%) ECDL
3 2 (7.41%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) BC Cleared
System Software
1 6 (22.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (14.81%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (37.04%) Citrix
1 10 (37.04%) Oracle
2 8 (29.63%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.70%) ServiceNow