Microsoft Windows
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 4,265 | 7,167 | 8,146 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.50% | 9.34% | 9.09% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 62.93% | 57.34% | 58.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,853 | 4,936 | 5,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £160 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £219 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £403 | £425 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.29% | +1.19% | +5.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £385 | £373 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.36% | +24.17% | -11.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 248 | 433 | 580 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | £12.32 | £12.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.72 | £15.75 | £13.97 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £20.50 | £16.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.32% | +20.94% | -0.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.94 | £57.50 | £24.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.60 | £65.75 | £49.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £18.75 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | +17.19% | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
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 with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 6,777 | 12,500 | 13,948 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.10% | 16.28% | 15.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,614 | 8,587 | 9,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £183 | £185 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £345 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £513 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.34% | +4.59% | +13.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £612 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £449 | £450 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.28% | +12.50% | +3.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 339 | 559 | 726 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.05 | £13.16 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.75 | £16.50 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £25.00 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +38.89% | -2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £46.22 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.50 | £62.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £22.50 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +32.35% | -1.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +2 | 3,792 | £400 | -5.88% | 2,463 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,355 | £385 | +3.36% | 2,004 |
| London | +10 | 1,652 | £450 | -5.26% | 574 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,187 | £465 | -2.62% | 874 |
| South East | +1 | 750 | £333 | -20.83% | 577 |
| North of England | -2 | 466 | £375 | +15.03% | 493 |
| Midlands | +2 | 356 | £350 | +7.69% | 344 |
| South West | -6 | 317 | £470 | +10.59% | 258 |
| North West | -5 | 264 | £400 | +14.29% | 223 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 226 | £375 | - | 213 |
| Scotland | 0 | 215 | £500 | +33.33% | 113 |
| East of England | -5 | 190 | £420 | +55.56% | 209 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 179 | £350 | +27.27% | 205 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 125 | £225 | +5.26% | 131 |
| Wales | +11 | 84 | £300 | -11.11% | 42 |
| North East | +22 | 28 | £183 | -54.38% | 71 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 9 | £149 | -33.89% | 28 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £200 | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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