Windows Contracts in Hampshire

Microsoft Windows
South East > Hampshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 3 6
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 -3
Contract jobs citing Windows 293 330 314
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 17.10% 25.68% 15.72%
As % of the Operating Systems category 74.18% 77.65% 61.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 199 151
10th Percentile £250 £200 £175
25th Percentile £477 £240 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.00% +5.26% +12.76%
75th Percentile £675 £600 £600
90th Percentile £825 £675 £650
South East median daily rate £475 £388 £390
% change year-on-year +22.58% -0.64% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 29 47
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.08 £12.50
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £43.75 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.14% +157.35% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £70.00 £23.00
90th Percentile £76.00 £75.00 £50.31
South East median hourly rate £27.50 £43.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year -37.14% +150.00% -

All Operating Systems
Hampshire

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 Hampshire with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 395 425 507
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 23.06% 33.07% 25.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 262 248
10th Percentile £300 £204 £257
25th Percentile £463 £277 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - +14.68%
75th Percentile £660 £600 £613
90th Percentile £790 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £475 £463 £450
% change year-on-year +2.70% +2.78% +11.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 43 65
10th Percentile £16.21 £16.75 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.86 £14.00
Median hourly rate £62.00 £57.50 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.83% +238.24% -15.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £22.25
90th Percentile £74.25 £75.00 £58.29
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £55.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -13.64% +214.29% -20.45%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Hampshire

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Daily rate trend for Windows in Hampshire

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Hampshire over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Hampshire

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Hampshire

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in Hampshire over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in Hampshire

Windows
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Basingstoke -4 81 £600 - 20
Southampton +4 60 £350 +27.27% 8
Portsmouth -3 42 £413 +98.71% 16
Farnborough -8 22 £625 +47.06% 16
Winchester -3 10 £484 +108.17% 4
Hook +3 8 £580 -9.02% 3
Romsey +1 8 £650 +4.00%
Havant +5 7 £324 -41.14% 5
Eastleigh 0 2 £500 - 2
Andover +1 1 £438 +4.17%
Fareham -6 1 - - 5
Windows
South East

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (6.83%) Confluence
2 13 (4.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.73%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.71%) IIS
5 1 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.34%) nginx
5 1 (0.34%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.34%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.34%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 55 (18.77%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (5.80%) Azure
3 10 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (2.05%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.71%) AWS
6 3 (1.02%) GitHub
7 2 (0.68%) IaaS
7 2 (0.68%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.34%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.34%) GCP
8 1 (0.34%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.34%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.34%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (10.24%) DNS
2 18 (6.14%) DHCP
3 15 (5.12%) Wireless
4 10 (3.41%) SNMP
4 10 (3.41%) Software-Defined Radio
4 10 (3.41%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (2.39%) Firewall
6 5 (1.71%) LAN
6 5 (1.71%) SAN
6 5 (1.71%) WAN
7 3 (1.02%) Kerberos
7 3 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (1.02%) VSAN
8 2 (0.68%) Skype
8 2 (0.68%) VLAN
9 1 (0.34%) Fibre Channel
9 1 (0.34%) MPLS
9 1 (0.34%) PBX
9 1 (0.34%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.34%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.71%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.02%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.02%) MySQL
3 3 (1.02%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.68%) CouchDB
5 1 (0.34%) Power BI
5 1 (0.34%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (8.87%) Git
1 26 (8.87%) Robot Framework
2 22 (7.51%) JIRA
3 15 (5.12%) MSI
3 15 (5.12%) Sonatype Nexus
4 12 (4.10%) Bitbucket
5 11 (3.75%) Eclipse
6 8 (2.73%) GoogleTest
7 5 (1.71%) GitLab
8 3 (1.02%) Selenium
9 1 (0.34%) MagicDraw
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.34%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (0.34%) Subversion
General
1 44 (15.02%) Social Skills
2 40 (13.65%) Public Sector
3 21 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.17%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (3.07%) Military
5 7 (2.39%) Finance
5 7 (2.39%) Retail
6 6 (2.05%) Manufacturing
7 5 (1.71%) French Language
8 4 (1.37%) Electronics
8 4 (1.37%) Marketing
8 4 (1.37%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.02%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.68%) Automotive
10 2 (0.68%) Portuguese Language
10 2 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.68%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.34%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 70 (23.89%) Architect
2 50 (17.06%) Infrastructure Architect
3 24 (8.19%) IT Support
4 23 (7.85%) Integration Engineer
5 15 (5.12%) Wintel Engineer
6 14 (4.78%) Security Architect
7 13 (4.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 13 (4.44%) Software Engineer
7 13 (4.44%) Support Engineer
8 11 (3.75%) Support Technician
9 10 (3.41%) Administrator
9 10 (3.41%) Developer
9 10 (3.41%) Senior
9 10 (3.41%) Test Engineer
10 9 (3.07%) C++ Software Engineer
10 9 (3.07%) Consultant
10 9 (3.07%) IT Support Technician
10 9 (3.07%) IT Technician
10 9 (3.07%) Senior Technician
11 8 (2.73%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.10%) CSS
1 12 (4.10%) HTML
2 10 (3.41%) YAML
3 4 (1.37%) LDAP
4 3 (1.02%) Node.js
4 3 (1.02%) React
5 2 (0.68%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.68%) Vue
6 1 (0.34%) .NET
6 1 (0.34%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.34%) JSP
6 1 (0.34%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.34%) REST
6 1 (0.34%) SOAP
6 1 (0.34%) Web Services
6 1 (0.34%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.26%) PKI
2 14 (4.78%) Client/Server
3 9 (3.07%) CCTV
4 7 (2.39%) Digital Signage
5 5 (1.71%) Device Driver
6 4 (1.37%) Replication
6 4 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.02%) Clustering
7 3 (1.02%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.02%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.68%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.68%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.34%) CMDB
9 1 (0.34%) Grid Computing
9 1 (0.34%) IBM Storwize
9 1 (0.34%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.34%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.34%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 99 (33.79%) Linux
2 91 (31.06%) Windows Server
3 69 (23.55%) Windows 10
4 42 (14.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 30 (10.24%) Apple iOS
5 30 (10.24%) Windows Server 2019
6 29 (9.90%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (3.07%) Windows 7
8 8 (2.73%) Unix
9 7 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.68%) Android
10 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.34%) AIX
11 1 (0.34%) Solaris
11 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.34%) VMS
11 1 (0.34%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (27.65%) Agile
2 59 (20.14%) Prototyping
3 29 (9.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 25 (8.53%) Validation
5 23 (7.85%) Scrum
5 23 (7.85%) Software Engineering
6 21 (7.17%) Test Automation
7 20 (6.83%) Customer Service
8 16 (5.46%) Patch Management
9 14 (4.78%) Deployment Automation
10 13 (4.44%) DevOps
10 13 (4.44%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (4.44%) Service Management
11 12 (4.10%) Application Packaging
11 12 (4.10%) Application Virtualisation
11 12 (4.10%) SIEM
12 11 (3.75%) Identity Access Management
12 11 (3.75%) Infrastructure as Code
12 11 (3.75%) Migration
13 10 (3.41%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (33.45%) PowerShell
2 33 (11.26%) Python
3 22 (7.51%) C++
4 21 (7.17%) SQL
5 19 (6.48%) VBScript
6 15 (5.12%) Java
7 12 (4.10%) JavaScript
8 11 (3.75%) C#
9 7 (2.39%) VB
10 6 (2.05%) Shell Script
11 3 (1.02%) Bash
12 1 (0.34%) Assembly Language
12 1 (0.34%) C
12 1 (0.34%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 179 (61.09%) Security Cleared
2 86 (29.35%) DV Cleared
3 51 (17.41%) SC Cleared
4 15 (5.12%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (4.44%) MCSE
6 9 (3.07%) MCSA
6 9 (3.07%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (1.37%) MCTS
8 3 (1.02%) OSCP
9 2 (0.68%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.68%) Degree
9 2 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.34%) CISM
10 1 (0.34%) CISSP
10 1 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.41%) ISO 9001
1 10 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (2.73%) SLA
3 7 (2.39%) RMADS
4 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.34%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.34%) MISRA
5 1 (0.34%) MISRA C
5 1 (0.34%) QA
System Software
1 132 (45.05%) Active Directory
2 93 (31.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (7.17%) Hyper-V
4 13 (4.44%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (3.07%) Firmware
6 8 (2.73%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (2.05%) vSphere
8 5 (1.71%) BitLocker
9 3 (1.02%) VMFS
10 2 (0.68%) VirtualBox
10 2 (0.68%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.34%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.34%) UAG
Systems Management
1 41 (13.99%) SCCM
2 29 (9.90%) Ansible
3 28 (9.56%) Terraform
4 26 (8.87%) WSUS
5 17 (5.80%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (5.80%) WMI
6 9 (3.07%) Progress Chef
6 9 (3.07%) Puppet
6 9 (3.07%) Salt
7 3 (1.02%) IBM BigFix
7 3 (1.02%) Nessus
7 3 (1.02%) SCOM
7 3 (1.02%) Tivoli
7 3 (1.02%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.68%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.68%) vRealize
8 2 (0.68%) VxRail
Vendors
1 119 (40.61%) Microsoft
2 101 (34.47%) VMware
3 23 (7.85%) Apple
4 16 (5.46%) Red Hat
5 12 (4.10%) ArcSight
6 10 (3.41%) MobileIron
7 9 (3.07%) Google
8 8 (2.73%) Atlassian
8 8 (2.73%) SaltStack
9 7 (2.39%) Oracle
10 6 (2.05%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.71%) Remedy
12 4 (1.37%) CA
12 4 (1.37%) SAP
12 4 (1.37%) SolarWinds
13 3 (1.02%) Dell
14 2 (0.68%) EMC
14 2 (0.68%) Veeam
15 1 (0.34%) Aruba
15 1 (0.34%) Qualys