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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Bradford 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank38
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.007 %
As % of the category below51.61 %22.22 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£220£267
% change on same period last year-17.56 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£18.67£20.00
Average hourly rate£18.83£20.00
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.98£16.36
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bradford
Matching contract IT job ads3127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£556£213
Average daily rate£556£227
% change on same period last year+145.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£556£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£319
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£15.41£17.07
Average hourly rate£15.85£17.51
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.29£17.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Windows XP West YorkshireWindows XP
West Yorkshire

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

Bradford Windows XP Demand Trend

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 Bradford region.

Bradford 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 Bradford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bradford Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

129 (100.00 %)Windows
216 (55.17 %)Windows 2000
313 (44.83 %)Active Directory
412 (41.38 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (41.38 %)Microsoft
412 (41.38 %)MS Office
57 (24.14 %)TCP/IP
66 (20.69 %)SQL
74 (13.79 %)BMC Marimba
74 (13.79 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (10.34 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (10.34 %).NET Framework
83 (10.34 %)Degree
83 (10.34 %)Windows Vista
83 (10.34 %)Altiris
83 (10.34 %)Service Management
83 (10.34 %)Education
83 (10.34 %)Brio
83 (10.34 %).NET
83 (10.34 %)SQL Server
83 (10.34 %)IIS
83 (10.34 %)COM+
83 (10.34 %)WebServices
83 (10.34 %)MS Excel
83 (10.34 %)Client/Server
83 (10.34 %)SQL Server 2000
83 (10.34 %)Hyperion
92 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (6.897 %)Terminal Services
92 (6.897 %)LAN

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (10.34 %).NET
13 (10.34 %)COM+
13 (10.34 %)WebServices
13 (10.34 %).NET Framework
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.34 %)IIS
21 (3.448 %)Lotus Notes
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (41.38 %)MS Office
23 (10.34 %)MS Excel
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (24.14 %)TCP/IP
22 (6.897 %)LAN
22 (6.897 %)WAN
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.34 %)SQL Server
13 (10.34 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (10.34 %)SQL Server 2005
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.34 %)Education
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (37.93 %)Analyst
28 (27.59 %)Desktop Support
28 (27.59 %)1st Line Support
37 (24.14 %)Support Analyst
46 (20.69 %)Helpdesk Analyst
54 (13.79 %)Desktop Analyst
54 (13.79 %)Support Technician
63 (10.34 %)Administrator
63 (10.34 %)Desktop Support Analyst
63 (10.34 %)Helpdesk Support
63 (10.34 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
72 (6.897 %)Desktop Engineer
72 (6.897 %)Server Support Engineer
72 (6.897 %)Server Engineer
72 (6.897 %)Windows Administrator
72 (6.897 %)Junior Analyst
72 (6.897 %)1st Line Support Analyst
72 (6.897 %)Desktop Support Engineer
72 (6.897 %)Support Engineer
72 (6.897 %)Graduate
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.34 %)Client/Server
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (100.00 %)Windows
216 (55.17 %)Windows 2000
312 (41.38 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (13.79 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (10.34 %)Windows Vista
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (10.34 %)Service Management
22 (6.897 %)ITIL
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (20.69 %)SQL
21 (3.448 %)C
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.34 %)Degree
22 (6.897 %)MCP
22 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (44.83 %)Active Directory
22 (6.897 %)Terminal Services
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (13.79 %)BMC Marimba
21 (3.448 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bradford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (41.38 %)Microsoft
23 (10.34 %)Hyperion
23 (10.34 %)Brio
23 (10.34 %)Altiris
31 (3.448 %)Lotus
31 (3.448 %)Sophos
31 (3.448 %)VMware