Microsoft Windows
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -1 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 18 | 13 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 39.13% | 17.33% | 23.73% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 100.00% | 86.67% | 90.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 12 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £110 | £191 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £350 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £145 | £500 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -71.00% | -13.04% | +191.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £168 | £575 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £274 | - | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £278 | £400 | £443 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.63% | -9.60% | +47.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.22 | - | £15.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.31 | £21.25 | £15.46 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.64 | £22.50 | £16.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.59% | +36.76% | +38.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.13 | £23.75 | £17.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.09 | - | £17.28 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.13 | £22.25 | £16.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.52% | +35.01% | -0.12% |
All Operating Systems
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 18 | 15 | 31 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 39.13% | 20.00% | 26.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £110 | £191 | £204 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £350 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £145 | £500 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -71.00% | -11.11% | +184.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £168 | £575 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £274 | - | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £400 | £425 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -15.84% | +24.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.22 | £30.50 | £15.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.31 | £44.38 | £15.46 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.64 | £70.00 | £16.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -74.80% | +325.47% | +38.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.13 | £72.50 | £17.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.09 | - | £17.28 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.13 | £22.50 | £16.94 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.42% | +32.86% | +2.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Worcestershire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Worcestershire.
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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | +4 | 16 | £145 | -67.78% | 11 |
| Malvern | -5 | 1 | £700 | +27.27% | 1 |
| Windows West Midlands |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: