Windows Contracts in the South East

Microsoft Windows
England > South East

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 7 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -2
Contract jobs citing Windows 692 807 1,020
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 12.25% 14.24% 13.26%
As % of the Operating Systems category 68.79% 69.57% 70.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 480 556 690
10th Percentile £200 £185 £150
25th Percentile £258 £205 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £388 £400
Median % change year-on-year +22.58% -3.13% -
75th Percentile £597 £541 £543
90th Percentile £675 £638 £644
England median daily rate £400 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 47 73
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.94 £12.30
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.17 £13.13
Median hourly rate £27.50 £48.40 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.18% +176.57% -1.41%
75th Percentile £59.50 £68.75 £23.00
90th Percentile £63.75 £75.00 £50.62
England median hourly rate £18.00 £23.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -23.40% +17.50% +21.21%

All Operating Systems
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,006 1,160 1,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 17.81% 20.46% 18.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 660 786 945
10th Percentile £205 £198 £157
25th Percentile £310 £250 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £464 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.43% +3.06% +11.80%
75th Percentile £588 £579 £588
90th Percentile £663 £639 £650
England median daily rate £475 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -5.94% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 68 98
10th Percentile £15.98 £17.38 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.54 £14.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £55.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +205.56% -18.18%
75th Percentile £66.25 £67.50 £24.19
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £59.77
England median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -47.06% +97.67% +22.86%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the South East

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in the South East

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Hampshire -3 293 £555 +16.84% 89
Thames Valley 0 249 £425 -5.56% 104
Berkshire +4 174 £533 +1.52% 44
Surrey -6 55 £500 +104.08% 45
Buckinghamshire +3 47 £370 -20.43% 30
West Sussex +17 40 £438 +66.67% 25
Kent +2 38 £205 - 50
Oxfordshire -2 28 £187 -37.81% 30
East Sussex -2 6 £475 +90.00% 11
Middlesex -1 4 £275 -15.38% 1
Home Counties - 3 - -
Sussex - 2 £600 -
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 51 (7.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (3.90%) Confluence
3 17 (2.46%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.72%) IIS
5 2 (0.29%) Apache
5 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.14%) nginx
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Spatial
6 1 (0.14%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 56 (8.09%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (0.87%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.58%) LabWindows
3 2 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.14%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.14%) Relativity
4 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.14%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 141 (20.38%) Microsoft 365
2 119 (17.20%) Azure
3 36 (5.20%) Entra ID
4 30 (4.34%) AWS
5 20 (2.89%) Azure Monitor
5 20 (2.89%) Azure Storage
6 19 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (2.02%) OCI
8 9 (1.30%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.01%) PaaS
9 7 (1.01%) SaaS
10 6 (0.87%) IaaS
11 4 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.58%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.58%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.58%) Serverless
12 3 (0.43%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.43%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 110 (15.90%) DNS
2 90 (13.01%) DHCP
3 71 (10.26%) Firewall
4 36 (5.20%) LAN
5 35 (5.06%) SAN
6 29 (4.19%) WAN
7 25 (3.61%) VPN
7 25 (3.61%) Wireless
8 18 (2.60%) TCP/IP
8 18 (2.60%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (1.59%) NAS
10 9 (1.30%) SNMP
10 9 (1.30%) Software-Defined Radio
11 8 (1.16%) Network Security
11 8 (1.16%) VoIP
12 7 (1.01%) Remote Desktop
12 7 (1.01%) VLAN
13 5 (0.72%) SD-WAN
13 5 (0.72%) WebEx
14 4 (0.58%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (1.30%) Power BI
4 8 (1.16%) MySQL
5 6 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.72%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.43%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.43%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.29%) CouchDB
9 2 (0.29%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.14%) GIS
10 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.14%) Spatial Data
10 1 (0.14%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 40 (5.78%) Git
2 35 (5.06%) JIRA
3 28 (4.05%) Robot Framework
4 19 (2.75%) MSI
5 17 (2.46%) Bitbucket
6 15 (2.17%) Sonatype Nexus
7 12 (1.73%) Jenkins
8 10 (1.45%) Eclipse
8 10 (1.45%) Selenium
9 8 (1.16%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (1.01%) GoogleTest
11 6 (0.87%) Visual Studio
12 5 (0.72%) Artifactory
12 5 (0.72%) GitLab
12 5 (0.72%) Subversion
13 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 3 (0.43%) InstallShield
15 2 (0.29%) JMeter
16 1 (0.14%) MagicDraw
16 1 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
General
1 192 (27.75%) Social Skills
2 69 (9.97%) Public Sector
3 55 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (7.37%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (5.92%) Finance
6 28 (4.05%) Telecoms
7 27 (3.90%) Marketing
8 22 (3.18%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.75%) Electronics
10 15 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.45%) Military
12 10 (1.45%) Retail
13 9 (1.30%) French Language
14 6 (0.87%) Automotive
15 4 (0.58%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.58%) Banking
15 4 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.43%) Front Office
16 3 (0.43%) Legal
Job Titles
1 82 (11.85%) Architect
2 81 (11.71%) Support Engineer
3 79 (11.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 63 (9.10%) Senior
5 52 (7.51%) Infrastructure Architect
6 43 (6.21%) IT Support
7 40 (5.78%) Desktop Engineer
7 40 (5.78%) Desktop Support
8 33 (4.77%) Administrator
8 33 (4.77%) Analyst
9 32 (4.62%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 32 (4.62%) Windows Engineer
10 30 (4.34%) Systems Administrator
11 29 (4.19%) IT Engineer
12 28 (4.05%) Integration Engineer
13 23 (3.32%) Active Directory Support
14 21 (3.03%) Software Engineer
15 19 (2.75%) Build Engineer
15 19 (2.75%) Wintel Engineer
16 18 (2.60%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.89%) ARM Templates
2 12 (1.73%) CSS
2 12 (1.73%) HTML
3 10 (1.45%) YAML
4 8 (1.16%) .NET
4 8 (1.16%) XML
5 6 (0.87%) Itk
5 6 (0.87%) LDAP
5 6 (0.87%) RESTful
5 6 (0.87%) SOAP
6 4 (0.58%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.58%) Middleware
6 4 (0.58%) XMPP
7 3 (0.43%) Node.js
7 3 (0.43%) React
8 2 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.29%) Kafka
8 2 (0.29%) Loki
8 2 (0.29%) REST
8 2 (0.29%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 61 (8.82%) PKI
2 34 (4.91%) Driving Licence
3 29 (4.19%) Data Centre
3 29 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (3.32%) Client/Server
5 14 (2.02%) NHS
6 10 (1.45%) CCTV
6 10 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.16%) Blog
7 8 (1.16%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.01%) Digital Signage
8 7 (1.01%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.01%) Replication
8 7 (1.01%) Smartphone
9 6 (0.87%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.87%) Public Cloud
9 6 (0.87%) Video Editing
10 5 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.72%) Device Driver
10 5 (0.72%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 227 (32.80%) Windows Server
2 212 (30.64%) Linux
3 203 (29.34%) Windows 10
4 106 (15.32%) Windows Server 2019
5 83 (11.99%) Windows Server 2016
6 78 (11.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 56 (8.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 56 (8.09%) Windows 7
8 42 (6.07%) Apple iOS
9 31 (4.48%) Unix
10 19 (2.75%) Mac OS
11 17 (2.46%) Windows NT
12 14 (2.02%) Windows XP
13 12 (1.73%) Windows Server 2008
14 11 (1.59%) Android
15 8 (1.16%) Ubuntu
16 7 (1.01%) Embedded Linux
17 6 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
18 3 (0.43%) VMS
19 1 (0.14%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (17.92%) Agile
2 123 (17.77%) ITIL
3 111 (16.04%) Problem-Solving
4 106 (15.32%) Customer Service
5 102 (14.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 62 (8.96%) DevOps
7 60 (8.67%) Prototyping
8 57 (8.24%) Release Management
9 52 (7.51%) Service Management
10 44 (6.36%) Migration
11 43 (6.21%) Scrum
12 35 (5.06%) Infrastructure as Code
13 33 (4.77%) Software Engineering
13 33 (4.77%) Validation
14 32 (4.62%) Cybersecurity
15 31 (4.48%) Deployment Automation
15 31 (4.48%) Test Automation
16 28 (4.05%) Proactive Monitoring
17 27 (3.90%) Analytics
17 27 (3.90%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 185 (26.73%) PowerShell
2 57 (8.24%) Python
3 53 (7.66%) SQL
3 53 (7.66%) VBScript
4 44 (6.36%) C#
5 34 (4.91%) C++
6 27 (3.90%) VB
7 20 (2.89%) Bicep
8 16 (2.31%) Java
9 12 (1.73%) Bash
9 12 (1.73%) JavaScript
10 9 (1.30%) C
11 8 (1.16%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.58%) F#
12 4 (0.58%) Perl
12 4 (0.58%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.43%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.14%) Assembly Language
14 1 (0.14%) Groovy
14 1 (0.14%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 321 (46.39%) Security Cleared
2 196 (28.32%) DV Cleared
3 117 (16.91%) SC Cleared
4 105 (15.17%) Degree
5 23 (3.32%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (3.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 16 (2.31%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.17%) MCSE
9 14 (2.02%) CCNA
9 14 (2.02%) CCNP
9 14 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (1.88%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.45%) MCSA
12 10 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (0.72%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.58%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.58%) MCTS
15 3 (0.43%) OSCP
16 2 (0.29%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.91%) SLA
2 29 (4.19%) QA
3 13 (1.88%) ISO 9001
3 13 (1.88%) PCI DSS
4 12 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (1.45%) GDPR
6 7 (1.01%) RMADS
7 5 (0.72%) ISO 9000
7 5 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.14%) COBIT
9 1 (0.14%) GxP
9 1 (0.14%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.14%) MISRA
9 1 (0.14%) MISRA C
9 1 (0.14%) PMO
9 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 294 (42.49%) Active Directory
2 162 (23.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (6.79%) Hyper-V
4 45 (6.50%) Virtual Machines
5 38 (5.49%) Firmware
6 29 (4.19%) VMware ESXi
7 22 (3.18%) XenApp
8 21 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
9 20 (2.89%) vSphere
10 7 (1.01%) BitLocker
11 6 (0.87%) VirtualBox
12 5 (0.72%) XenDesktop
13 4 (0.58%) Microsoft App-V
13 4 (0.58%) VMware NSX
14 3 (0.43%) Docker
14 3 (0.43%) VMFS
15 2 (0.29%) Terminal Services
16 1 (0.14%) DFS Replication
16 1 (0.14%) LXC
16 1 (0.14%) UAG
Systems Management
1 161 (23.27%) SCCM
2 88 (12.72%) WSUS
3 65 (9.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 41 (5.92%) SCOM
5 39 (5.64%) Ansible
6 33 (4.77%) Terraform
7 29 (4.19%) Kubernetes
8 27 (3.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 23 (3.32%) vCenter Server
10 18 (2.60%) Sysprep
11 17 (2.46%) WMI
12 15 (2.17%) NetBackup
13 14 (2.02%) EMC NetWorker
14 10 (1.45%) Nessus
15 9 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
15 9 (1.30%) Progress Chef
15 9 (1.30%) Puppet
15 9 (1.30%) Salt
16 6 (0.87%) AirWatch
16 6 (0.87%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 330 (47.69%) Microsoft
2 186 (26.88%) VMware
3 53 (7.66%) HP
4 50 (7.23%) Apple
5 39 (5.64%) Oracle
6 38 (5.49%) Cisco
7 31 (4.48%) Citrix
8 23 (3.32%) Red Hat
8 23 (3.32%) ServiceNow
9 22 (3.18%) SAP
10 21 (3.03%) Symantec
10 21 (3.03%) Veeam
11 18 (2.60%) Dell
11 18 (2.60%) Ivanti
12 17 (2.46%) EMC
13 15 (2.17%) 3PAR
13 15 (2.17%) Juniper
14 14 (2.02%) ArcSight
14 14 (2.02%) Extreme Networks
14 14 (2.02%) Palo Alto