Windows Contracts in Worcester

Microsoft Windows
Worcestershire > Worcester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcester requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 5 4
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 +6
Contract jobs citing Windows 16 2 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcester 57.14% 6.90% 19.61%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 50.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 8
10th Percentile £110 - £205
25th Percentile - - £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -67.78% -5.26% +265.38%
75th Percentile £168 - £513
90th Percentile £274 - £588
Worcestershire median daily rate £145 £500 £575
% change year-on-year -71.00% -13.04% +191.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 2
10th Percentile £15.22 - £15.24
25th Percentile £15.94 £21.25 £15.46
Median hourly rate £18.13 £22.50 £16.45
Median % change year-on-year -19.42% +36.76% -
75th Percentile - £23.75 £17.21
90th Percentile £20.74 - £17.28
Worcestershire median hourly rate £17.64 £22.50 £16.45
% change year-on-year -21.59% +36.76% +38.72%

All Operating Systems
Worcester

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 Worcester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 16 4 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcester 57.14% 13.79% 19.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 8
10th Percentile £110 - £205
25th Percentile - - £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -67.78% -5.26% +111.11%
75th Percentile £168 - £513
90th Percentile £274 - £588
Worcestershire median daily rate £145 £500 £563
% change year-on-year -71.00% -11.11% +184.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 2
10th Percentile £15.22 £30.50 £15.24
25th Percentile £15.94 £44.38 £15.46
Median hourly rate £18.13 £70.00 £16.45
Median % change year-on-year -74.10% +325.47% -
75th Percentile - £72.50 £17.21
90th Percentile £20.74 - £17.28
Worcestershire median hourly rate £17.64 £70.00 £16.45
% change year-on-year -74.80% +325.47% +38.72%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Worcester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Worcester.

Daily rate trend for Windows in Worcester

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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Worcester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Worcester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Worcester.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Worcester

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) Azure Stack
2 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 10 (62.50%) VPN
General
1 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Desktop Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) IT Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) Windows Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) 1st Line Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Analyst
3 1 (6.25%) Desktop Support
3 1 (6.25%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Hardware Support Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) IT Support
3 1 (6.25%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Junior
3 1 (6.25%) Junior IT Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Junior IT Support
3 1 (6.25%) Junior Support Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Software Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) NHS
2 2 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 1 (6.25%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 10 (62.50%) Windows 10
2 1 (6.25%) Linux
2 1 (6.25%) Rocky
2 1 (6.25%) Windows Server
2 1 (6.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Customer Service
2 8 (50.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
3 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (25.00%) Time Management
4 2 (12.50%) Asset Management
4 2 (12.50%) IT Asset Management
4 2 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (6.25%) Containerisation
5 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
Qualifications
1 10 (62.50%) Degree
2 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) Azure Certification
3 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) QA
System Software
1 11 (68.75%) Active Directory
2 6 (37.50%) BitLocker
3 1 (6.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (62.50%) SCCM
2 1 (6.25%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (62.50%) Cisco
1 10 (62.50%) Citrix
1 10 (62.50%) Nexthink
2 4 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (6.25%) Dell