Microsoft Windows
North West > Cheshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | -8 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 46 | 63 | 104 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 8.93% | 11.89% | 19.08% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 66.67% | 65.63% | 80.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 47 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | £183 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £129 | £213 | £175 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £325 | £403 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.46% | -19.35% | +0.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £416 | £543 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £572 | £608 | £632 |
| North West median daily rate | £325 | £425 | £323 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.53% | +31.78% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £10.83 | £20.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.54 | £11.25 | £20.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £14.00 | £21.78 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.57% | -35.72% | +24.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £18.82 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.73 | £20.97 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £12.00 | £28.70 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.19% | +59.44% | +12.50% |
All Operating Systems
Cheshire
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 advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 69 | 96 | 130 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 13.40% | 18.11% | 23.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 69 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £198 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £215 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £375 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -16.67% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £448 | £560 | £558 |
| 90th Percentile | £522 | £590 | £630 |
| North West median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +5.56% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £10.90 | £20.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.54 | £11.94 | £20.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £16.41 | £21.78 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.98% | -24.66% | +24.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £21.51 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.73 | £44.08 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £16.00 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.39% | +46.50% | +25.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Cheshire over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Cheshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 0 | 14 | £325 | - | 17 |
| Macclesfield | -1 | 9 | £122 | - | 2 |
| Northwich | - | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Runcorn | - | 3 | £128 | - | 4 |
| Chester | +7 | 2 | £225 | -40.00% | 10 |
| Winsford | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Crewe | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wilmslow | -2 | 1 | £200 | -11.11% | |
| Knutsford | -8 | 1 | £582 | +3.47% | |
| Ellesmere Port | - | 1 | £130 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: