The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Bristol region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 33 47 34
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows XP 18 16 19
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 3.429% 1.876% 3.040%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.43% 12.21% 21.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 3
Average daily rate £250 £300 £120
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.52% +149.58%
UK excluding London average daily rate £250 £210 £225
% change year-on-year
+19.04% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 9
Average hourly rate £9.00 £18.50 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-51.35% +48.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £8.70 £16.90 £10.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.50 £20.50 £19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.75 £14.00 £12.50
% change year-on-year
-1.78% +12.00%
All Operating Systems
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
134 131 88
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 25.52% 15.36% 14.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 65 33
Average daily rate £310 £313 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.80% -3.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £254 £202 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £418 £535
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 19
Average hourly rate £12.25 £21.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-41.66% +68.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.00 £14.50 £10.55
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.50 £32.00 £37.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Windows XP
South West

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bristol Windows XP Jobs Demand Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Windows XP Daily Rate Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bristol Windows XP Daily Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bristol Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

1 39 (100.00%) Windows
2 27 (69.23%) Windows 7
3 22 (56.41%) Active Directory
4 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
5 9 (23.08%) MS Office
5 9 (23.08%) Windows Server 2003
5 9 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
6 8 (20.51%) Blackberry
6 8 (20.51%) Citrix
7 7 (17.95%) SCCM
8 6 (15.38%) ITIL
8 6 (15.38%) TCP/IP
9 5 (12.82%) VPN
9 5 (12.82%) DNS
9 5 (12.82%) LAN
9 5 (12.82%) MCSE
9 5 (12.82%) MS Excel
9 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (12.82%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (10.26%) Disaster Recovery
10 4 (10.26%) HP
10 4 (10.26%) MS Exchange
10 4 (10.26%) VoIP
11 3 (7.692%) WAN
11 3 (7.692%) DHCP
11 3 (7.692%) SLA
11 3 (7.692%) MCP
11 3 (7.692%) SAN
11 3 (7.692%) Wireless
11 3 (7.692%) Handset

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Application Platforms
1 5 (12.82%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 4 (10.26%) MS Exchange
3 3 (7.692%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (5.128%) Lync
4 2 (5.128%) Lotus Notes
4 2 (5.128%) SharePoint
5 1 (2.564%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 9 (23.08%) MS Office
2 5 (12.82%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.38%) TCP/IP
2 5 (12.82%) VPN
2 5 (12.82%) DNS
2 5 (12.82%) LAN
3 4 (10.26%) VoIP
4 3 (7.692%) WAN
4 3 (7.692%) DHCP
4 3 (7.692%) SAN
4 3 (7.692%) Wireless
4 3 (7.692%) Internet
5 1 (2.564%) IP Telephony
5 1 (2.564%) MPLS
General
1 2 (5.128%) Legal
1 2 (5.128%) Finance
2 1 (2.564%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (20.51%) Desktop Support
1 8 (20.51%) Desktop Engineer
2 7 (17.95%) Support Engineer
3 5 (12.82%) 2nd Line Support
3 5 (12.82%) Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 3 (7.692%) 1st Line Support
5 3 (7.692%) IT Support
6 2 (5.128%) Help Desk Assistant
6 2 (5.128%) IT Technician
6 2 (5.128%) IT Assistant
6 2 (5.128%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 2 (5.128%) Service Desk Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Technical Support
6 2 (5.128%) Help Desk Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Systems Administrator
6 2 (5.128%) Administrator
6 2 (5.128%) Service Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Help Desk Support
7 1 (2.564%) Help Desk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.51%) Blackberry
2 3 (7.692%) Handset
3 1 (2.564%) Thin Client
3 1 (2.564%) Device Driver
3 1 (2.564%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.564%) Fat Client
3 1 (2.564%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 39 (100.00%) Windows
2 27 (69.23%) Windows 7
3 9 (23.08%) Windows Server 2003
3 9 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (5.128%) Windows 2000 Server
5 1 (2.564%) Linux
5 1 (2.564%) Mac OS X
5 1 (2.564%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (15.38%) ITIL
2 4 (10.26%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (7.692%) Asset Management
4 2 (5.128%) Network Management
4 2 (5.128%) Software Deployment
4 2 (5.128%) Problem Management
4 2 (5.128%) Service Management
5 1 (2.564%) Configuration Management
5 1 (2.564%) Data Protection
5 1 (2.564%) Project Planning
5 1 (2.564%) Information Management
5 1 (2.564%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (2.564%) Capacity Management
Qualifications
1 5 (12.82%) MCSE
1 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (7.692%) MCP
2 3 (7.692%) MCDST
2 3 (7.692%) Security Cleared
3 2 (5.128%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.128%) MCTS
3 2 (5.128%) MCITP
4 1 (2.564%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.564%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.692%) SLA
1 3 (7.692%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 22 (56.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.128%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (5.128%) Microsoft App-V
2 2 (5.128%) Terminal Server
3 1 (2.564%) VMware Workstation
3 1 (2.564%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (17.95%) SCCM
2 2 (5.128%) WSUS
2 2 (5.128%) DameWare
Vendors
1 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
2 8 (20.51%) Citrix
3 4 (10.26%) HP
4 2 (5.128%) 3PAR
4 2 (5.128%) VMware
4 2 (5.128%) CA
4 2 (5.128%) Lotus
5 1 (2.564%) Cisco
5 1 (2.564%) Dell
5 1 (2.564%) Avaya
5 1 (2.564%) LANDesk