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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 14 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +3 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 3,632 | 5,875 | 7,974 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.33% | 9.84% | 8.99% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 62.49% | 60.59% | 59.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,498 | 4,162 | 5,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £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 | £672 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 277 | 300 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.92 | £13.29 | £12.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £16.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +12.50% | +23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.28 | £52.22 | £45.93 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.96 | £67.63 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.69 | £20.00 | £18.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.55% | +6.81% | +17.03% |
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 | 5,812 | 9,696 | 13,377 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.33% | 16.25% | 15.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,913 | 6,831 | 9,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £183 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £339 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.33% | +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% | +8.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 397 | 416 | 631 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.75 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £39.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.02% | +74.67% | +26.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.60% | +56.25% | +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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 | 3,259 | £400 | -11.11% | 1,811 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 2,177 | £400 | - | 1,492 |
| London | -5 | 1,230 | £400 | -20.00% | 434 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 900 | £450 | -5.26% | 625 |
| South East | 0 | 707 | £425 | +6.25% | 374 |
| North of England | -1 | 457 | £350 | -6.67% | 331 |
| South West | -3 | 337 | £495 | +10.00% | 215 |
| Midlands | +1 | 321 | £350 | -6.67% | 270 |
| North West | -3 | 255 | £350 | -17.65% | 184 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 188 | £400 | -9.60% | 161 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 171 | £325 | -3.70% | 115 |
| Scotland | -7 | 171 | £450 | +19.36% | 100 |
| East of England | -12 | 147 | £295 | -1.67% | 198 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 129 | £200 | -38.46% | 109 |
| Wales | -8 | 33 | £288 | -28.13% | 28 |
| North East | +13 | 32 | £423 | +78.11% | 37 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 9 | £350 | +105.88% | 22 |
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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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