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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 14 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,466 | 5,632 | 7,676 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.14% | 9.83% | 8.75% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 61.07% | 60.87% | 58.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,397 | 3,954 | 5,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £163 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £231 | £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 | £388 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | +19.23% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 272 | 287 | 449 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.82 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.25 | £15.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +23.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.39 | £50.42 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.40 | £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 | 5,675 | 9,252 | 13,029 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.15% | 14.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,836 | 6,457 | 8,858 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £341 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £503 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.50% | +0.54% | +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 | 392 | 404 | 593 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.74 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £39.05 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.66% | +73.56% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.13 | £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.
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 19 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 19 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 19 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 | 3,103 | £400 | -11.11% | 2,074 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 2,097 | £400 | +3.23% | 1,710 |
| London | -6 | 1,159 | £400 | -20.00% | 528 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 843 | £450 | -5.26% | 691 |
| South East | +2 | 675 | £450 | +20.00% | 468 |
| North of England | -3 | 418 | £325 | -13.33% | 382 |
| South West | -1 | 330 | £500 | +9.59% | 251 |
| Midlands | +1 | 319 | £338 | -10.00% | 294 |
| North West | -5 | 229 | £350 | -17.65% | 179 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 182 | £363 | -17.61% | 166 |
| Scotland | -8 | 171 | £370 | -1.33% | 98 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 164 | £325 | -3.70% | 172 |
| East of England | -9 | 150 | £295 | -1.67% | 224 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 135 | £270 | -16.92% | 128 |
| Wales | -10 | 28 | £288 | -33.33% | 33 |
| North East | +6 | 26 | £441 | +85.47% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 11 | £450 | +164.71% | 16 |
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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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