Microsoft Windows Server
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Windows Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows Server over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 80 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +42 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows Server | 978 | 1,636 | 1,932 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.24% | 2.95% | 2.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 16.63% | 18.26% | 15.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 716 | 1,174 | 1,429 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £206 | £192 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £363 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £433 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +15.61% | +2.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £601 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £450 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +9.09% | +7.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 54 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.60 | £20.94 | £15.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £25.18 | £17.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.50 | £29.65 | £22.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.85% | +30.33% | -9.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £49.14 | £49.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.46 | £63.32 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.00 | £37.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.67% | +87.50% | -20.00% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Windows Server 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,880 | 8,960 | 12,820 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.48% | 16.13% | 14.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,913 | 6,240 | 8,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £310 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £715 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | +8.82% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 408 | 391 | 561 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.00 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.64 | £18.19 | £15.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.79 | £44.11 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.33% | +100.50% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.18 | £40.10 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.69% | +100.48% | +17.65% |
Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows Server
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows Server.
Windows Server
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Windows Server
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows Server.
Windows Server
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows Server over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Windows Server
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| England | -7 | 890 | £497 | -0.55% | 611 |
| UK excluding London | -11 | 618 | £488 | +8.33% | 517 |
| London | -30 | 309 | £450 | -12.83% | 131 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 244 | £475 | -5.00% | 225 |
| South East | +13 | 232 | £550 | +10.00% | 148 |
| North of England | +6 | 128 | £475 | +18.75% | 123 |
| Midlands | -3 | 96 | £350 | -7.28% | 89 |
| North West | -15 | 73 | £800 | +93.94% | 67 |
| South West | -41 | 69 | £501 | -8.86% | 73 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 55 | £350 | -22.22% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 41 | £325 | -13.33% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 40 | £375 | +15.38% | 42 |
| East of England | -33 | 39 | £388 | -3.13% | 48 |
| Scotland | -10 | 38 | £340 | -26.49% | 33 |
| Wales | -6 | 16 | £200 | -55.56% | 14 |
| North East | +11 | 14 | £500 | +40.85% | 16 |
Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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