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 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,514 | 5,504 | 7,626 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.12% | 9.88% | 8.65% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.28% | 61.26% | 58.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,409 | 3,851 | 5,300 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £165 | £153 |
| 25th Percentile | £215 | £231 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £667 | £683 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £420 | £381 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.26% | +17.20% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 275 | 272 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.88 | £13.16 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.25 | £15.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £23.93 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.78% | +19.65% | +23.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.59 | £52.50 | £37.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £68.63 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £22.00 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.59% | +17.65% | +16.88% |
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 | 5,829 | 8,984 | 12,991 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.46% | 16.13% | 14.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,891 | 6,255 | 8,890 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £615 |
| 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 | 407 | 393 | 572 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.42 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.08 | £15.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £43.75 | £22.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.57% | +96.63% | +27.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.25 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.18 | £39.05 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.08% | +95.25% | +21.21% |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows
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 8 June 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 8 June 2024.
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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 8 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 | -3 | 3,137 | £412 | -8.50% | 1,755 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 2,169 | £420 | +10.26% | 1,479 |
| London | -8 | 1,148 | £400 | -20.00% | 379 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 850 | £470 | -3.34% | 635 |
| South East | 0 | 690 | £482 | +28.53% | 383 |
| North of England | -4 | 425 | £340 | -15.00% | 347 |
| Midlands | +3 | 361 | £350 | -6.67% | 262 |
| South West | +1 | 337 | £500 | +9.59% | 227 |
| North West | -6 | 240 | £350 | -17.65% | 184 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 215 | £400 | -5.88% | 151 |
| Scotland | -2 | 181 | £340 | -9.45% | 97 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 161 | £323 | -12.54% | 134 |
| East of England | -12 | 156 | £350 | +17.65% | 172 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 143 | £295 | -9.23% | 111 |
| Wales | -11 | 30 | £220 | -43.23% | 34 |
| North East | +5 | 24 | £450 | +89.47% | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 19 | £200 | - | 17 |
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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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