Windows Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Windows
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 12 9
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +2
Contract jobs citing Windows 420 609 897
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 9.05% 10.90% 12.58%
As % of the Operating Systems category 60.87% 68.97% 66.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 420 648
10th Percentile £150 £152 £135
25th Percentile £190 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £381 £275
Median % change year-on-year -14.75% +38.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £548 £538 £450
90th Percentile £825 £638 £588
England median daily rate £400 £450 £420
% change year-on-year -11.11% +7.14% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 56 65
10th Percentile - £13.16 £12.68
25th Percentile £10.95 £16.44 £15.00
Median hourly rate £14.00 £26.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% +48.57% +9.38%
75th Percentile £17.73 £43.48 £19.50
90th Percentile £19.23 £49.46 £28.75
England median hourly rate £17.72 £22.57 £20.00
% change year-on-year -21.47% +12.83% +21.21%

All Operating Systems
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 690 883 1,359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 14.86% 15.80% 19.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 467 618 985
10th Percentile £165 £166 £150
25th Percentile £275 £255 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% +13.33%
75th Percentile £525 £579 £548
90th Percentile £650 £675 £638
England median daily rate £471 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -8.10% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 61 80
10th Percentile - £13.16 £13.01
25th Percentile £10.95 £17.25 £15.20
Median hourly rate £16.00 £26.50 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -39.62% +45.21% +14.06%
75th Percentile £19.81 £43.75 £28.75
90th Percentile £34.53 £49.52 £70.50
England median hourly rate £22.00 £38.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -42.11% +72.73% +23.94%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
North West -6 230 £325 -23.53% 165
Yorkshire -2 164 £325 -7.28% 146
North East +2 27 £450 +89.47% 34
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 43 (10.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (6.90%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.67%) IIS
4 3 (0.71%) Apache
5 2 (0.48%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.48%) nginx
5 2 (0.48%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.48%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.24%) JBoss
6 1 (0.24%) Site Server
Applications
1 89 (21.19%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.24%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 144 (34.29%) Microsoft 365
2 62 (14.76%) Azure
3 25 (5.95%) AWS
4 21 (5.00%) Entra ID
5 13 (3.10%) OneDrive
6 9 (2.14%) IaaS
7 6 (1.43%) GCP
7 6 (1.43%) SaaS
8 4 (0.95%) PaaS
9 3 (0.71%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.48%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.48%) Azure Stack
10 2 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.48%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.24%) Akamai
11 1 (0.24%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.24%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.24%) AWS Lambda
11 1 (0.24%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.24%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 78 (18.57%) Firewall
2 71 (16.90%) VPN
3 30 (7.14%) LAN
4 24 (5.71%) WAN
5 22 (5.24%) DNS
6 21 (5.00%) VLAN
7 17 (4.05%) DHCP
8 15 (3.57%) Wireless
9 13 (3.10%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (2.86%) SAN
11 7 (1.67%) Ethernet
11 7 (1.67%) Internet
11 7 (1.67%) OSPF
11 7 (1.67%) Wireless Security
12 6 (1.43%) SSL
12 6 (1.43%) TCP/IP
12 6 (1.43%) WAAS
13 4 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (0.95%) VoIP
14 3 (0.71%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.24%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.95%) Big Data
2 4 (0.95%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.71%) Power BI
4 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.48%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.48%) Data Hub
4 2 (0.48%) DB2
4 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.48%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.24%) MySQL
5 1 (0.24%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (0.95%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.71%) JIRA
3 2 (0.48%) GitLab
4 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.24%) Gradle
4 1 (0.24%) Hudson
4 1 (0.24%) Liquibase
4 1 (0.24%) Maven
4 1 (0.24%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 132 (31.43%) Social Skills
2 44 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (7.62%) Public Sector
4 29 (6.90%) Finance
5 16 (3.81%) Legal
6 12 (2.86%) Manufacturing
7 11 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.38%) Banking
9 8 (1.90%) Law
10 6 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.19%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.71%) Automotive
13 3 (0.71%) Aviation
13 3 (0.71%) Local Government
13 3 (0.71%) Retail
14 2 (0.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.48%) Multimedia
14 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.24%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 79 (18.81%) Analyst
2 60 (14.29%) Architect
3 55 (13.10%) IT Support
4 48 (11.43%) Service Analyst
4 48 (11.43%) Service Desk Analyst
5 46 (10.95%) Support Engineer
6 43 (10.24%) Technical Architect
7 39 (9.29%) Lead
8 32 (7.62%) Technical Leader
9 31 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 30 (7.14%) Lead Architect
11 27 (6.43%) IT Engineer
12 25 (5.95%) IT Technician
13 22 (5.24%) 2nd Line Support
14 20 (4.76%) Desktop Support
15 19 (4.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 19 (4.52%) Support Analyst
16 18 (4.29%) Senior
17 17 (4.05%) 3rd Line Engineer
18 16 (3.81%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (10.24%) Node.js
2 9 (2.14%) Kafka
3 7 (1.67%) Middleware
4 6 (1.43%) ActiveMQ
4 6 (1.43%) XML
5 4 (0.95%) XSLT
6 3 (0.71%) .NET
6 3 (0.71%) Apache NiFi
6 3 (0.71%) JSON
6 3 (0.71%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.71%) Web Services
7 2 (0.48%) ADSI
7 2 (0.48%) HTML
7 2 (0.48%) J2EE
7 2 (0.48%) JSP
7 2 (0.48%) LDAP
7 2 (0.48%) React Native
7 2 (0.48%) Software Packaging
7 2 (0.48%) XMPP
8 1 (0.24%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.81%) Public Cloud
2 19 (4.52%) Replication
3 14 (3.33%) Clustering
3 14 (3.33%) Driving Licence
4 13 (3.10%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.86%) Data Centre
6 9 (2.14%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.14%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.67%) EPoS
7 7 (1.67%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.67%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.19%) iPhone
9 4 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.95%) NHS
9 4 (0.95%) PKI
9 4 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.71%) EMC VNX
10 3 (0.71%) Smartphone
10 3 (0.71%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 146 (34.76%) Windows 10
2 136 (32.38%) Windows Server
3 77 (18.33%) Linux
4 56 (13.33%) Apple iOS
5 50 (11.90%) Android
6 22 (5.24%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (4.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (3.81%) Mac OS
9 14 (3.33%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (3.10%) Unix
11 10 (2.38%) Windows 7
12 9 (2.14%) VMS
13 7 (1.67%) zOS
14 5 (1.19%) Ubuntu
14 5 (1.19%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 3 (0.71%) AIX
16 3 (0.71%) Debian
16 3 (0.71%) Solaris
17 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (28.81%) Customer Service
2 85 (20.24%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (16.19%) Mobile Device Management
4 55 (13.10%) Migration
5 54 (12.86%) CI/CD
6 53 (12.62%) ITIL
7 46 (10.95%) Agile
8 45 (10.71%) DevOps
9 44 (10.48%) Risk Management
9 44 (10.48%) Security Architecture
9 44 (10.48%) Zero Trust
10 41 (9.76%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 41 (9.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 41 (9.76%) Threat Intelligence
11 32 (7.62%) Decision-Making
12 29 (6.90%) Change Management
12 29 (6.90%) Time Management
13 28 (6.67%) Design Patterns
13 28 (6.67%) Service Delivery
14 23 (5.48%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.67%) PowerShell
2 23 (5.48%) SQL
3 10 (2.38%) Python
4 9 (2.14%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.90%) C++
6 6 (1.43%) Java
7 2 (0.48%) Bash
7 2 (0.48%) C
7 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.24%) C#
8 1 (0.24%) Ruby
8 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.24%) VB
Qualifications
1 89 (21.19%) Security Cleared
2 78 (18.57%) SC Cleared
3 30 (7.14%) Degree
4 25 (5.95%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (4.05%) CCNA
5 17 (4.05%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (3.10%) MCSE
7 9 (2.14%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 7 (1.67%) A+ Certification
8 7 (1.67%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.43%) CEH
9 6 (1.43%) CREST Certified
9 6 (1.43%) GIAC
9 6 (1.43%) GPEN
9 6 (1.43%) OSCP
10 5 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.95%) MCP
12 3 (0.71%) MCSA
12 3 (0.71%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.90%) SLA
2 27 (6.43%) Disclosure Scotland
3 9 (2.14%) NIST
4 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.71%) QA
5 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.24%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
System Software
1 179 (42.62%) Active Directory
2 60 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (7.14%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.67%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.43%) VMware Workstation
6 5 (1.19%) Docker
6 5 (1.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.95%) vSphere
8 3 (0.71%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.71%) KVM
8 3 (0.71%) SRDF
9 2 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.24%) Firmware
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.24%) NFS
10 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.24%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 51 (12.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (9.52%) SCCM
3 26 (6.19%) Ansible
4 18 (4.29%) NetBackup
4 18 (4.29%) Puppet
5 9 (2.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.43%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.71%) Autotask
8 3 (0.71%) EMC TimeFinder
8 3 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.71%) Kubernetes
8 3 (0.71%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.71%) Terraform
9 2 (0.48%) WSUS
9 2 (0.48%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.24%) CFEngine
10 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.24%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 195 (46.43%) Microsoft
2 77 (18.33%) VMware
3 41 (9.76%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.76%) Apple
5 17 (4.05%) Cisco
6 16 (3.81%) Citrix
6 16 (3.81%) Veritas
7 13 (3.10%) Oracle
8 10 (2.38%) Dell
9 9 (2.14%) IBM
10 7 (1.67%) Veeam
11 6 (1.43%) Google
11 6 (1.43%) Solace
12 5 (1.19%) EMC
12 5 (1.19%) F5
12 5 (1.19%) Sophos
13 4 (0.95%) Brocade
13 4 (0.95%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.95%) Symantec
14 3 (0.71%) NetApp