Microsoft Windows
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 14 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +3 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,584 | 5,851 | 7,945 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.31% | 9.89% | 8.95% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 62.17% | 60.42% | 59.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,467 | 4,122 | 5,456 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £230 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 276 | 303 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.90 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.38 | £15.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £52.13 | £46.14 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.13 | £67.20 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.67% | +17.19% |
All Operating Systems
UK
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 with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,765 | 9,684 | 13,389 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.36% | 16.37% | 15.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,887 | 6,796 | 9,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 425 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.72 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.08 | £39.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.40% | +73.33% | +25.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +50.00% | +21.21% |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Windows
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| England | -3 | 3,214 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,874 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 2,144 | £400 | - | 1,525 |
| London | -5 | 1,218 | £400 | -20.00% | 466 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 885 | £450 | -5.26% | 699 |
| South East | +1 | 699 | £425 | +6.25% | 380 |
| North of England | -2 | 439 | £339 | -9.67% | 331 |
| South West | -3 | 331 | £498 | +10.56% | 241 |
| Midlands | +2 | 326 | £350 | -6.67% | 276 |
| North West | -4 | 239 | £350 | -17.65% | 180 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 187 | £381 | -13.84% | 159 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 172 | £325 | -3.70% | 119 |
| Scotland | -9 | 167 | £420 | +11.70% | 94 |
| East of England | -12 | 144 | £290 | -7.20% | 203 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 136 | £215 | -33.85% | 117 |
| Wales | -8 | 32 | £350 | -12.50% | 31 |
| North East | +10 | 29 | £431 | +81.47% | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 10 | £400 | +135.29% | 19 |
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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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