Windows Contracts in the South East

Microsoft Windows
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 8 8
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows 681 805 1,042
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 12.46% 14.28% 13.47%
As % of the Operating Systems category 70.21% 69.88% 70.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 556 705
10th Percentile £193 £180 £145
25th Percentile £220 £205 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £588 £550 £543
90th Percentile £663 £650 £638
England median daily rate £400 £450 £415
% change year-on-year -11.11% +8.43% +3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 48 77
10th Percentile £14.38 £16.01 £12.40
25th Percentile £16.97 £18.21 £13.38
Median hourly rate £22.58 £36.38 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.92% +107.86% -
75th Percentile £59.75 £67.50 £23.00
90th Percentile £64.75 £75.00 £50.31
England median hourly rate £17.72 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -21.24% +12.50% +21.21%

All Operating Systems
South East

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 South East with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 970 1,152 1,486
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 17.75% 20.43% 19.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 640 779 960
10th Percentile £200 £195 £154
25th Percentile £285 £250 £222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +2.78% +9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £583 £581
90th Percentile £650 £650 £650
England median daily rate £470 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -8.29% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 68 103
10th Percentile £15.96 £17.38 £12.51
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.50 £14.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £55.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +214.29% -15.66%
75th Percentile £63.44 £67.50 £34.63
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £58.05
England median hourly rate £22.00 £38.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -42.11% +76.74% +22.86%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the South East

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in the South East

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Hampshire -3 266 £550 +15.79% 106
Thames Valley +3 264 £399 -11.39% 124
Berkshire +5 184 £525 -3.31% 51
Buckinghamshire +4 51 £360 -21.31% 29
Surrey -5 51 £500 +100.00% 45
West Sussex +15 42 £425 +58.14% 31
Kent +2 41 £205 - 30
Oxfordshire -1 29 £193 -41.47% 44
East Sussex -2 6 £475 +90.00% 19
Middlesex +4 4 £275 -15.38% 1
Home Counties +6 3 - -
Sussex - 2 £600 - 1
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 54 (7.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (4.26%) Confluence
3 16 (2.35%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.29%) Apache
5 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.15%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 64 (9.40%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.73%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (0.88%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.59%) LabWindows
3 3 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.15%) Relativity
4 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.15%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 144 (21.15%) Microsoft 365
2 119 (17.47%) Azure
3 35 (5.14%) Entra ID
4 30 (4.41%) AWS
5 18 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (2.50%) Azure Monitor
6 17 (2.50%) Azure Storage
7 14 (2.06%) OCI
8 7 (1.03%) IaaS
8 7 (1.03%) PaaS
8 7 (1.03%) SaaS
9 6 (0.88%) Power Platform
10 4 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.59%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (0.59%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.59%) Serverless
11 3 (0.44%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.44%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 110 (16.15%) DNS
2 92 (13.51%) DHCP
3 68 (9.99%) Firewall
4 39 (5.73%) LAN
5 35 (5.14%) SAN
6 30 (4.41%) WAN
7 26 (3.82%) VPN
7 26 (3.82%) Wireless
8 20 (2.94%) TCP/IP
9 18 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (1.62%) NAS
11 10 (1.47%) SNMP
11 10 (1.47%) Software-Defined Radio
12 9 (1.32%) Network Security
13 8 (1.17%) VoIP
14 6 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (0.88%) VLAN
15 5 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
15 5 (0.73%) SD-WAN
15 5 (0.73%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.11%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (1.17%) MySQL
4 6 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.88%) Power BI
5 5 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.73%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.44%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.44%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.29%) CouchDB
8 2 (0.29%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.15%) GIS
9 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.15%) Spatial Data
9 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 37 (5.43%) JIRA
2 31 (4.55%) Git
3 28 (4.11%) Robot Framework
4 18 (2.64%) Bitbucket
5 15 (2.20%) MSI
6 14 (2.06%) Sonatype Nexus
7 12 (1.76%) Jenkins
8 11 (1.62%) Eclipse
9 10 (1.47%) Selenium
10 9 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
11 8 (1.17%) GoogleTest
12 6 (0.88%) Visual Studio
13 5 (0.73%) Artifactory
13 5 (0.73%) Subversion
14 4 (0.59%) GitLab
14 4 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
15 2 (0.29%) JMeter
16 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
16 1 (0.15%) MagicDraw
16 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 203 (29.81%) Social Skills
2 62 (9.10%) Public Sector
3 57 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
4 56 (8.22%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (5.43%) Finance
6 29 (4.26%) Telecoms
7 27 (3.96%) Marketing
8 21 (3.08%) Manufacturing
9 18 (2.64%) Electronics
10 17 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.47%) Military
12 10 (1.47%) Retail
13 6 (0.88%) Automotive
14 5 (0.73%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.73%) French Language
14 5 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.44%) Front Office
16 2 (0.29%) Back Office
16 2 (0.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 89 (13.07%) Support Engineer
2 77 (11.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 76 (11.16%) Architect
4 65 (9.54%) Senior
5 52 (7.64%) Infrastructure Architect
6 47 (6.90%) IT Support
7 46 (6.75%) Desktop Support
8 44 (6.46%) Desktop Engineer
9 38 (5.58%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 34 (4.99%) Windows Engineer
11 33 (4.85%) Administrator
12 32 (4.70%) Analyst
13 31 (4.55%) IT Engineer
14 30 (4.41%) Integration Engineer
14 30 (4.41%) Systems Administrator
15 22 (3.23%) Software Engineer
16 21 (3.08%) Build Engineer
17 20 (2.94%) Active Directory Support
17 20 (2.94%) IT Support Engineer
18 19 (2.79%) Windows Build Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.50%) ARM Templates
2 13 (1.91%) CSS
2 13 (1.91%) HTML
3 8 (1.17%) .NET
3 8 (1.17%) XML
4 6 (0.88%) Itk
4 6 (0.88%) RESTful
4 6 (0.88%) SOAP
5 4 (0.59%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.59%) XMPP
6 3 (0.44%) LDAP
6 3 (0.44%) Middleware
6 3 (0.44%) Node.js
6 3 (0.44%) React
7 2 (0.29%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.29%) Fluent Bit
7 2 (0.29%) Kafka
7 2 (0.29%) Loki
7 2 (0.29%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.78%) PKI
2 38 (5.58%) Driving Licence
3 29 (4.26%) Data Centre
4 27 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.08%) Client/Server
6 17 (2.50%) NHS
7 13 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
8 11 (1.62%) Management Information System
9 10 (1.47%) CCTV
10 8 (1.17%) Blog
10 8 (1.17%) Onboarding
11 7 (1.03%) Digital Signage
11 7 (1.03%) Smartphone
12 6 (0.88%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.88%) Video Editing
13 5 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.73%) Device Driver
13 5 (0.73%) Public Cloud
13 5 (0.73%) Smart Meter
14 4 (0.59%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 224 (32.89%) Windows Server
2 220 (32.31%) Windows 10
3 197 (28.93%) Linux
4 102 (14.98%) Windows Server 2019
5 82 (12.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 81 (11.89%) Windows Server 2012
7 66 (9.69%) Windows 7
8 43 (6.31%) Apple iOS
9 42 (6.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 32 (4.70%) Unix
11 19 (2.79%) Windows NT
12 18 (2.64%) Mac OS
13 14 (2.06%) Windows Server 2008
13 14 (2.06%) Windows XP
14 13 (1.91%) Android
15 8 (1.17%) Ubuntu
16 7 (1.03%) Embedded Linux
17 6 (0.88%) Windows Server 2003
18 4 (0.59%) Mac OS X
19 3 (0.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (18.50%) ITIL
2 124 (18.21%) Customer Service
3 119 (17.47%) Problem-Solving
4 118 (17.33%) Agile
5 102 (14.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 60 (8.81%) Prototyping
7 57 (8.37%) DevOps
8 54 (7.93%) Release Management
9 51 (7.49%) Service Management
10 43 (6.31%) Scrum
11 41 (6.02%) Migration
12 34 (4.99%) Software Engineering
13 32 (4.70%) Deployment Automation
14 30 (4.41%) Cybersecurity
15 29 (4.26%) Project Management
15 29 (4.26%) Test Automation
16 28 (4.11%) Customer Requirements
16 28 (4.11%) Proactive Monitoring
16 28 (4.11%) Software Deployment
17 26 (3.82%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 162 (23.79%) PowerShell
2 55 (8.08%) SQL
3 53 (7.78%) Python
4 48 (7.05%) VBScript
5 41 (6.02%) C#
6 35 (5.14%) C++
7 24 (3.52%) VB
8 17 (2.50%) Bicep
8 17 (2.50%) Java
9 13 (1.91%) JavaScript
10 12 (1.76%) Bash
11 9 (1.32%) C
12 8 (1.17%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.59%) F#
13 4 (0.59%) Perl
13 4 (0.59%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.44%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.15%) Assembly Language
15 1 (0.15%) Groovy
15 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 296 (43.47%) Security Cleared
2 192 (28.19%) DV Cleared
3 109 (16.01%) Degree
4 99 (14.54%) SC Cleared
5 25 (3.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 17 (2.50%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.20%) MCSE
9 14 (2.06%) CCNA
9 14 (2.06%) CCNP
9 14 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.76%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (1.62%) MCSA
12 10 (1.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (0.73%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.73%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.59%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.59%) MCTS
15 2 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (5.58%) SLA
2 29 (4.26%) QA
3 13 (1.91%) PCI DSS
4 12 (1.76%) ISO 9001
5 11 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.47%) GDPR
7 7 (1.03%) RMADS
8 5 (0.73%) ISO 9000
9 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.15%) COBIT
11 1 (0.15%) GxP
11 1 (0.15%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.15%) MISRA
11 1 (0.15%) MISRA C
11 1 (0.15%) PMO
11 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 298 (43.76%) Active Directory
2 142 (20.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (6.61%) Hyper-V
4 43 (6.31%) Firmware
5 31 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
6 26 (3.82%) VMware ESXi
7 24 (3.52%) XenApp
8 19 (2.79%) vSphere
9 17 (2.50%) Virtual Desktop
10 7 (1.03%) BitLocker
10 7 (1.03%) XenDesktop
11 6 (0.88%) VirtualBox
12 5 (0.73%) Docker
13 4 (0.59%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.29%) Terminal Services
15 1 (0.15%) DFS Replication
15 1 (0.15%) LXC
15 1 (0.15%) Microsoft App-V
15 1 (0.15%) UAG
15 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 169 (24.82%) SCCM
2 86 (12.63%) WSUS
3 63 (9.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 39 (5.73%) SCOM
5 28 (4.11%) Ansible
6 26 (3.82%) Kubernetes
7 24 (3.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 23 (3.38%) vCenter Server
9 22 (3.23%) Terraform
10 20 (2.94%) Sysprep
11 16 (2.35%) EMC NetWorker
11 16 (2.35%) WMI
12 15 (2.20%) NetBackup
13 10 (1.47%) Nessus
14 9 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
15 8 (1.17%) AirWatch
16 5 (0.73%) Red Hat Satellite
17 4 (0.59%) IBM BigFix
17 4 (0.59%) Tivoli
17 4 (0.59%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 331 (48.60%) Microsoft
2 168 (24.67%) VMware
3 63 (9.25%) HP
4 53 (7.78%) Apple
5 40 (5.87%) Oracle
6 39 (5.73%) Cisco
7 34 (4.99%) Citrix
8 27 (3.96%) ServiceNow
9 22 (3.23%) SAP
9 22 (3.23%) Veeam
10 21 (3.08%) Symantec
11 19 (2.79%) Dell
11 19 (2.79%) Ivanti
12 18 (2.64%) EMC
13 16 (2.35%) 3PAR
14 15 (2.20%) Juniper
15 14 (2.06%) Extreme Networks
15 14 (2.06%) Palo Alto
16 13 (1.91%) ArcSight
16 13 (1.91%) Red Hat