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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Birmingham 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1911
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads2977
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.084 %
As % of the category below36.25 %31.69 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£177£314
Average daily rate£190£351
% change on same period last year-45.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£203£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£220£267
% change on same period last year-17.53 %
Hourly rates quoted1337
Average minimum hourly rate£11.37£13.81
Average hourly rate£12.30£14.57
% change on same period last year-15.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.24£15.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.00£16.35
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads80243
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.130 %0.265 %
Daily rates quoted1833
Average minimum daily rate£270£333
Average daily rate£307£355
% change on same period last year-13.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£319
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted2391
Average minimum hourly rate£13.88£18.66
Average hourly rate£14.90£19.82
% change on same period last year-24.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.91£20.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.97£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Windows XP West MidlandsWindows XP
West Midlands

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 Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Birmingham Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

154 (100.00 %)Windows
228 (51.85 %)Active Directory
326 (48.15 %)Windows 2000
422 (40.74 %)Microsoft
520 (37.04 %)Windows Server 2003
618 (33.33 %)MS Office
715 (27.78 %)MS Exchange
811 (20.37 %)Citrix
910 (18.52 %)MS Excel
910 (18.52 %)Windows NT
107 (12.96 %)Migration
107 (12.96 %)Windows 2000 Server
107 (12.96 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
107 (12.96 %)NetWare
116 (11.11 %)LAN
125 (9.259 %)WAN
125 (9.259 %)Exchange Server 2003
125 (9.259 %)VMware
134 (7.407 %)Exchange Server 5.5
134 (7.407 %)VMware Infrastructure
134 (7.407 %)TCP/IP
134 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
134 (7.407 %)Client/Server
134 (7.407 %)SQL
134 (7.407 %)ITIL
134 (7.407 %)NHS
134 (7.407 %)Firewall
143 (5.556 %)MCP
143 (5.556 %)Windows Vista
143 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2000

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (27.78 %)MS Exchange
25 (9.259 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (7.407 %)Exchange Server 5.5
43 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (1.852 %)GroupWise
51 (1.852 %)IIS
51 (1.852 %)Lotus Notes
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (33.33 %)MS Office
210 (18.52 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.704 %)Cerner Millennium
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (11.11 %)LAN
25 (9.259 %)WAN
34 (7.407 %)TCP/IP
34 (7.407 %)Firewall
42 (3.704 %)DHCP
42 (3.704 %)DNS
51 (1.852 %)SAN
51 (1.852 %)Intranet
51 (1.852 %)OSPF
51 (1.852 %)BGP
51 (1.852 %)VPN
51 (1.852 %)IP Telephony
51 (1.852 %)Cisco IOS
51 (1.852 %)DECT
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (3.704 %)Government
21 (1.852 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (38.89 %)Analyst
215 (27.78 %)Desktop Support
313 (24.07 %)Support Analyst
410 (18.52 %)Helpdesk Analyst
58 (14.81 %)2nd Line Support
58 (14.81 %)Desktop Support Analyst
58 (14.81 %)Desktop Analyst
67 (12.96 %)Applications Packager
74 (7.407 %)1st Line Support
74 (7.407 %)Helpdesk Support
83 (5.556 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
83 (5.556 %)Helpdesk Technician
83 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
83 (5.556 %)Support Engineer
83 (5.556 %)Support Technician
92 (3.704 %)Network Engineer
92 (3.704 %)Field Engineer
92 (3.704 %)PC Support
101 (1.852 %)Cisco Network Engineer
101 (1.852 %)Project Leader
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.407 %)Client/Server
14 (7.407 %)NHS
22 (3.704 %)Thin Client
22 (3.704 %)Clustering
22 (3.704 %)Fat Client
31 (1.852 %)Blackberry
31 (1.852 %)AS400
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (100.00 %)Windows
226 (48.15 %)Windows 2000
320 (37.04 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (18.52 %)Windows NT
57 (12.96 %)NetWare
57 (12.96 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (5.556 %)Windows Vista
71 (1.852 %)AIX
71 (1.852 %)Solaris
71 (1.852 %)Linux
71 (1.852 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (12.96 %)Migration
24 (7.407 %)ITIL
32 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
32 (3.704 %)System Testing
32 (3.704 %)SC Cleared
32 (3.704 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.852 %)Project Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.407 %)SQL
21 (1.852 %)C
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.556 %)MCP
32 (3.704 %)MCSE
32 (3.704 %)MCSA
32 (3.704 %)CCNA
32 (3.704 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.852 %)A+ Certification
41 (1.852 %)MCDST
41 (1.852 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.704 %)SLA
21 (1.852 %)ISO27001
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (51.85 %)Active Directory
24 (7.407 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (3.704 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (3.704 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.852 %)NetBackup
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (12.96 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.852 %)DameWare
21 (1.852 %)Unicenter
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (40.74 %)Microsoft
211 (20.37 %)Citrix
35 (9.259 %)VMware
42 (3.704 %)Cerner
42 (3.704 %)Novell
42 (3.704 %)Cisco
42 (3.704 %)Remedy
51 (1.852 %)VERITAS
51 (1.852 %)Lotus
51 (1.852 %)CA