Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
South East > Thames Valley
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for WSUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WSUS over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 136 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +19 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing WSUS | 57 | 11 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 2.19% | 0.39% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 18.81% | 3.35% | 2.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £300 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £605 | £308 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +96.75% | -48.75% | +201.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £519 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £538 | £685 |
| South East median daily rate | £575 | £400 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -8.57% | -0.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £77.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £82.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
All Systems Management Skills
Thames Valley
WSUS is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for systems management skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 303 | 328 | 389 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 11.64% | 11.71% | 11.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 231 | 246 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £300 | £237 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £411 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.01% | +2.05% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £623 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £539 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.83% | +7.75% | +7.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.81 | £45.50 | £10.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.22 | £58.91 | £12.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.75 | £68.00 | £41.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.01% | +62.87% | +5.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £75.56 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.88 | £81.98 | £72.88 |
| South East median hourly rate | £43.00 | £58.75 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.81% | +173.26% | -37.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing WSUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WSUS in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WSUS in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WSUS in the Thames Valley.
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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WSUS within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | +42 | 57 | £605 | +15.24% | 11 |
| WSUS South East |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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: