Windows Contracts in Somerset

Microsoft Windows
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 8 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Windows 23 24 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 10.80% 12.57% 16.92%
As % of the Operating Systems category 85.19% 64.86% 82.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 22
10th Percentile £182 £158 £149
25th Percentile £186 £174 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £450 £250
Median % change year-on-year -53.33% +80.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £230 £619 £456
90th Percentile £239 £650 £500
South West median daily rate £500 £463 £355
% change year-on-year +8.11% +30.28% +11.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 3
10th Percentile £12.50 £17.60 £23.36
25th Percentile £26.25 £33.13 £34.76
Median hourly rate £40.00 £56.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +2.27% +250.32%
75th Percentile - £62.06 £60.00
90th Percentile - £66.87 £62.25
South West median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £48.48
% change year-on-year -23.81% +8.29% +193.82%

All Operating Systems
Somerset

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 Somerset with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 27 37 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 12.68% 19.37% 20.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 22 28
10th Percentile £183 £159 £159
25th Percentile £188 £220 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £449 £343
Median % change year-on-year -49.89% +31.09% +12.30%
75th Percentile £245 £594 £455
90th Percentile £391 £650 £500
South West median daily rate £501 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +0.25% +11.11% +13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 7 4
10th Percentile £12.50 £17.60 £26.03
25th Percentile - £33.13 £41.44
Median hourly rate £40.00 £56.25 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +7.14% +234.39%
75th Percentile - £62.06 £58.13
90th Percentile £46.40 £66.87 £61.50
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +189.02%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Somerset

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Windows in Somerset

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Somerset

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in Somerset

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in Somerset over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in Somerset

Windows
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 23 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
Yeovil +1 12 £245 - 9
Taunton +5 3 - - 4
Bridgwater -4 3 - - 2
Street 0 1 £195 -61.00% 10
Bath -9 1 £225 +24.31% 7
Windows
South West

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 9 (39.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (13.04%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 11 (47.83%) LAN
2 9 (39.13%) DHCP
2 9 (39.13%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (34.78%) DNS
3 8 (34.78%) MPLS
3 8 (34.78%) SAN
3 8 (34.78%) WAN
4 3 (13.04%) Internet
4 3 (13.04%) Wireless
5 2 (8.70%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (34.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Git
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
1 2 (8.70%) Rational DOORS
General
1 16 (69.57%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Aerospace
2 8 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (13.04%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (13.04%) Public Sector
3 3 (13.04%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) IT Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Desktop Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Desktop Support
4 5 (21.74%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Support Engineer
5 4 (17.39%) Technical Support
6 3 (13.04%) Support Assistant
6 3 (13.04%) Technical Assistant
6 3 (13.04%) Technical Support Assistant
7 2 (8.70%) Developer
7 2 (8.70%) Software Developer
8 1 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support
8 1 (4.35%) Rollout Engineer
8 1 (4.35%) Senior Technical Support
8 1 (4.35%) Service Analyst
8 1 (4.35%) Service Desk Analyst
8 1 (4.35%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Data Centre
2 8 (34.78%) Client/Server
2 8 (34.78%) Clustering
3 3 (13.04%) Blog
4 1 (4.35%) BYOD
4 1 (4.35%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 8 (34.78%) Unix
2 4 (17.39%) Mac OS
3 2 (8.70%) Linux
4 1 (4.35%) Android
4 1 (4.35%) Apple iOS
4 1 (4.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Application Packaging
1 11 (47.83%) Decision-Making
1 11 (47.83%) Network Management
1 11 (47.83%) Server Management
2 8 (34.78%) Asset Management
2 8 (34.78%) Business Transformation
2 8 (34.78%) Capacity Management
2 8 (34.78%) Capacity Planning
2 8 (34.78%) Data Migration
2 8 (34.78%) Data Protection
2 8 (34.78%) Migration
3 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.04%) Break/Fix
4 3 (13.04%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (13.04%) Customer Experience
4 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
4 3 (13.04%) Software Deployment
5 2 (8.70%) SDLC
5 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering
5 2 (8.70%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (39.13%) PowerShell
2 2 (8.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 9 (39.13%) Security Cleared
3 6 (26.09%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.35%) A+ Certification
4 1 (4.35%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.35%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (4.35%) MCDST
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 12 (52.17%) Active Directory
2 9 (39.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (34.78%) Virtual Servers
3 8 (34.78%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (43.48%) SCCM
2 8 (34.78%) Microsoft Clustering
2 8 (34.78%) Nagios
2 8 (34.78%) NetBackup
3 1 (4.35%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 9 (39.13%) Microsoft
1 9 (39.13%) VMware
2 8 (34.78%) Hitachi
2 8 (34.78%) NetApp
3 2 (8.70%) McAfee