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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1012
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads2016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.016 %
As % of the category below25.64 %25.81 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£130-
Average daily rate£130-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£130-
UK excluding London average daily rate£227£257
% change on same period last year-11.57 %
Hourly rates quoted75
Average minimum hourly rate£20.57£12.90
Average hourly rate£22.29£13.80
% change on same period last year+61.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£14.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.30£17.15
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads7862
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.062 %
Daily rates quoted48
Average minimum daily rate£144£414
Average daily rate£144£417
% change on same period last year-65.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£144£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted2215
Average minimum hourly rate£19.94£12.74
Average hourly rate£21.18£13.65
% change on same period last year+55.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.41£14.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Windows XP ScotlandWindows XP
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Windows XP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Aberdeen Windows XP Demand Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Windows XP Daily Rate Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Aberdeen Windows XP Daily Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Aberdeen Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Windows XP also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows XP.

139 (100.00 %)Windows
224 (61.54 %)Windows Server 2003
323 (58.97 %)Windows 2000
419 (48.72 %)Windows 2000 Server
516 (41.03 %)MS Office
516 (41.03 %)Active Directory
614 (35.90 %)Microsoft
713 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
713 (33.33 %)LAN
812 (30.77 %)MS Excel
812 (30.77 %)WAN
99 (23.08 %)Windows Vista
108 (20.51 %)Exchange Server 2003
108 (20.51 %)SAP
116 (15.38 %)MCP
116 (15.38 %)SLA
116 (15.38 %)Citrix
116 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
116 (15.38 %)Telecoms
125 (12.82 %)Workflow
125 (12.82 %)Education
125 (12.82 %)DNS
125 (12.82 %)TCP/IP
125 (12.82 %)DHCP
134 (10.26 %)Windows NT
134 (10.26 %)Client/Server
134 (10.26 %)MCSE
134 (10.26 %)Intranet
134 (10.26 %)Internet
143 (7.692 %)VMware Infrastructure

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Windows XP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows XP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
28 (20.51 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (41.03 %)MS Office
212 (30.77 %)MS Excel
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.128 %)Great Plains
21 (2.564 %)MAXIMO
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (33.33 %)LAN
212 (30.77 %)WAN
35 (12.82 %)DNS
35 (12.82 %)TCP/IP
35 (12.82 %)DHCP
44 (10.26 %)Intranet
44 (10.26 %)Internet
53 (7.692 %)SAN
53 (7.692 %)SMS
61 (2.564 %)Extranet
61 (2.564 %)VPN
61 (2.564 %)Ethernet
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.564 %)SQL Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.38 %)Telecoms
25 (12.82 %)Education
31 (2.564 %)Home Office
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (48.72 %)Analyst
29 (23.08 %)Desktop Support
29 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
29 (23.08 %)2nd Line Support
38 (20.51 %)Server Support
46 (15.38 %)Support Engineer
54 (10.26 %)Desktop Support Engineer
54 (10.26 %)Desktop Engineer
63 (7.692 %)Server Engineer
63 (7.692 %)Server Support Engineer
63 (7.692 %)Windows Server Engineer
63 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
63 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Analyst
63 (7.692 %)1st Line Support
63 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Analyst
72 (5.128 %)1st Line Support Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Desktop Support Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Server Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Desktop Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Server Support Analyst
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)Client/Server
21 (2.564 %)French Language
21 (2.564 %)PDA
21 (2.564 %)Blackberry
21 (2.564 %)Handset
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (100.00 %)Windows
224 (61.54 %)Windows Server 2003
323 (58.97 %)Windows 2000
419 (48.72 %)Windows 2000 Server
59 (23.08 %)Windows Vista
64 (10.26 %)Windows NT
73 (7.692 %)UNIX
81 (2.564 %)NetWare
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (12.82 %)Workflow
23 (7.692 %)Migration
31 (2.564 %)Problem Management
31 (2.564 %)Configuration Management
31 (2.564 %)Service Management
31 (2.564 %)Quality Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (15.38 %)MCP
16 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (10.26 %)MCSE
33 (7.692 %)CCNA
33 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
42 (5.128 %)Degree
51 (2.564 %)CNA
51 (2.564 %)Novell Certification
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (15.38 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (41.03 %)Active Directory
23 (7.692 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (7.692 %)MetaFrame
32 (5.128 %)Terminal Server
41 (2.564 %)ISA Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.564 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (2.564 %)DameWare
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (35.90 %)Microsoft
28 (20.51 %)SAP
36 (15.38 %)Citrix
43 (7.692 %)VMware
43 (7.692 %)Cisco
43 (7.692 %)HP
43 (7.692 %)Dell
52 (5.128 %)IBM
52 (5.128 %)Remedy
61 (2.564 %)Altiris
61 (2.564 %)Novell
61 (2.564 %)Lotus
61 (2.564 %)Symantec
61 (2.564 %)Oracle