Microsoft Windows
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -2 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 25 | 14 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire | 17.61% | 20.00% | 28.38% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 75.76% | 100.00% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £441 | £117 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £534 | £126 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £130 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +351.92% | -35.00% | -57.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £145 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £478 | £642 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £302 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.01% | -19.47% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.22 | £16.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.14 | £17.40 | £17.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.23 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.52% | +2.31% | +10.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.41 | £22.89 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £45.10 | £23.27 | £18.33 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £19.84 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.45% | +2.31% | +7.85% |
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 | 33 | 14 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 23.24% | 20.00% | 29.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 5 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | £117 | £134 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £126 | £166 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £130 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +342.31% | -35.00% | -57.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £145 | £446 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £478 | £635 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £425 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.76% | +6.25% | -19.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.22 | £16.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.14 | £17.40 | £17.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.23 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.52% | +2.31% | +10.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.41 | £22.89 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £45.10 | £23.27 | £18.33 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.46 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.37% | +2.31% | +7.85% |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Windows.
Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.
Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Windows.
Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.
Windows
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 24 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | -12 | 11 | £588 | -16.07% | |
| Worcester | -16 | 3 | £613 | +322.41% | 5 |
| Droitwich | - | 1 | £140 | - | |
| Kidderminster | - | 1 | £263 | - | |
| Windows West Midlands |
|||||
Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: