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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Bridgend 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank39
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below100.00 %50.00 %
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£244£262
% change on same period last year-7.16 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£9.31
Average hourly rate-£10.34
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.91£17.10
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bridgend
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£580
Average daily rate-£580
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£580
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£9.31
Average hourly rate-£10.34
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.94£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Windows XP South WalesWindows XP
South Wales

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

Bridgend 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 Bridgend region.

Bridgend Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bridgend 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.

17 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (85.71 %)Microsoft
26 (85.71 %)Active Directory
35 (71.43 %)Windows 2000
35 (71.43 %)MS Exchange
35 (71.43 %)NDS
35 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (71.43 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
35 (71.43 %)Migration
35 (71.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (71.43 %)Windows Vista
35 (71.43 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2000
44 (57.14 %)GroupWise
52 (28.57 %)PACS
52 (28.57 %)Government
52 (28.57 %)Health
52 (28.57 %)Novell
52 (28.57 %)MS Excel
61 (14.29 %)HP
61 (14.29 %)Compaq
61 (14.29 %)NHS
61 (14.29 %)MS Office

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bridgend 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.

Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (71.43 %)MS Exchange
15 (71.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
15 (71.43 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2000
24 (57.14 %)GroupWise
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Excel
21 (14.29 %)MS Office
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Government
12 (28.57 %)Health
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Technical Lead
23 (42.86 %)Technical Specialist
32 (28.57 %)Analyst
32 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
41 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
41 (14.29 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (14.29 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Support
41 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)PACS
21 (14.29 %)NHS
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (71.43 %)Windows 2000
25 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (71.43 %)Windows Vista
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Migration
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (85.71 %)Active Directory
25 (71.43 %)NDS
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (71.43 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (85.71 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)Novell
31 (14.29 %)HP
31 (14.29 %)Compaq