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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the City of London region.

 Microsoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank1226047
Rank change year-on-year
Down-62Down-13
Matching contract IT job ads103104260
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London1.201 %2.572 %3.227 %
As % of the Operating Systems category6.835 %13.32 %13.64 %
Daily rates quoted383877
Average daily rate£300£275£275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.090 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£135£150£173
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£483£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£250£200
% change year-on-year
+12.00 %+25.00 %
Hourly rates quoted272077
Average hourly rate£20.00£17.50£20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.28 %-12.50 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.60£13.35£14.15
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.80£20.25£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.50£14.00£13.50
% change year-on-year
-10.71 %+3.700 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
15077811906
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London17.57 %19.31 %23.66 %
Daily rates quoted839387849
Average daily rate£450£400£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.50 %-11.11 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£221£238
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£525£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£310£335
% change year-on-year
+0.800 %-7.460 %
Hourly rates quoted6947139
Average hourly rate£21.00£18.50£20.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.51 %-8.640 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.50£14.00£14.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£27.50£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£17.50£18.00
% change year-on-year
-14.28 %-2.770 %
Windows XP LondonWindows XP
London

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.

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London 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 City of London region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London 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 City of London region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

City of London Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1215 (100.00 %)Windows
299 (46.05 %)Active Directory
395 (44.19 %)MS Office
485 (39.53 %)Microsoft
581 (37.67 %)Windows Server 2003
671 (33.02 %)Banking
763 (29.30 %)MS Excel
851 (23.72 %)Windows 2000
950 (23.26 %)Finance
1049 (22.79 %)Investment Banking
1148 (22.33 %)Windows Vista
1243 (20.00 %)Blackberry
1336 (16.74 %)MS Exchange
1428 (13.02 %)Citrix
1525 (11.63 %)ITIL
1623 (10.70 %)Front Office
1722 (10.23 %)UNIX
1722 (10.23 %)Lotus Notes
1722 (10.23 %)HP
1722 (10.23 %)Lotus
1820 (9.302 %)Linux
1820 (9.302 %)Oracle
1919 (8.837 %)Bloomberg
1919 (8.837 %)DNS
2018 (8.372 %)TCP/IP
2018 (8.372 %)VMware
2117 (7.907 %)Reuters
2117 (7.907 %)SQL Server
2117 (7.907 %)SQL
2117 (7.907 %)Windows Server 2008

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
112 (5.581 %).NET
210 (4.651 %)GWT
210 (4.651 %)Swing
210 (4.651 %)JSP
36 (2.791 %)ASP.NET
36 (2.791 %)XML
45 (2.326 %)ADSI
54 (1.860 %)HTML
54 (1.860 %)Application Packaging
62 (0.930 %)WebSphere
62 (0.930 %)WMI
71 (0.465 %).NET Framework
71 (0.465 %)J2EE
71 (0.465 %)MFC
71 (0.465 %)ASP
71 (0.465 %)CSS
71 (0.465 %)STL
71 (0.465 %)XSD
71 (0.465 %)WSH
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
136 (16.74 %)MS Exchange
222 (10.23 %)Lotus Notes
313 (6.047 %)Exchange Server 2007
410 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 2003
410 (4.651 %)TIBCO EMS
410 (4.651 %)Alfresco
410 (4.651 %)Apache
410 (4.651 %)Tomcat
56 (2.791 %)IIS
65 (2.326 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
74 (1.860 %)Lotus Domino
74 (1.860 %)SharePoint
83 (1.395 %)GroupWise
92 (0.930 %)SmartSockets
101 (0.465 %)Oracle Application Server
101 (0.465 %)Exchange Server 2000
101 (0.465 %)Office Project Server
101 (0.465 %)WorkSite
101 (0.465 %)EPiServer
101 (0.465 %)MTS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
195 (44.19 %)MS Office
263 (29.30 %)MS Excel
36 (2.791 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.465 %)MS Visio
41 (0.465 %)DeltaView
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (1.860 %)RMDS
22 (0.930 %)SoftGrid
22 (0.930 %)GL Clearvision
22 (0.930 %)3000 Xtra
31 (0.465 %)Misys Midas
31 (0.465 %)Misys Opics
31 (0.465 %)ION MarketView
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
119 (8.837 %)DNS
218 (8.372 %)TCP/IP
312 (5.581 %)VPN
312 (5.581 %)DHCP
312 (5.581 %)Firewall
410 (4.651 %)SAN
59 (4.186 %)LAN
66 (2.791 %)WAN
66 (2.791 %)Internet
66 (2.791 %)LDAP
75 (2.326 %)NAS
84 (1.860 %)Wireless
84 (1.860 %)VoIP
84 (1.860 %)Ethernet
84 (1.860 %)FTP
84 (1.860 %)Network Security
93 (1.395 %)IP Telephony
93 (1.395 %)BIG-IP
93 (1.395 %)Kerberos
93 (1.395 %)3G
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (7.907 %)SQL Server
26 (2.791 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (1.860 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.395 %)SQL Server 2008
52 (0.930 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.930 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.930 %)Cognos Impromptu
52 (0.930 %)MS Access
52 (0.930 %)KDB
61 (0.465 %)Data Cleansing
61 (0.465 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.465 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.465 %)SQLPlus
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
110 (4.651 %)TeamCity
110 (4.651 %)WebDriver
110 (4.651 %)IntelliJ
110 (4.651 %)JUnit
25 (2.326 %)InstallShield
34 (1.860 %)AdminStudio
42 (0.930 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.930 %)NCover
42 (0.930 %)CruiseControl
42 (0.930 %)NUnit
51 (0.465 %)Subversion
51 (0.465 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.465 %)PVCS
51 (0.465 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.465 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.465 %)LoadRunner
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
171 (33.02 %)Banking
250 (23.26 %)Finance
349 (22.79 %)Investment Banking
423 (10.70 %)Front Office
515 (6.977 %)Government
66 (2.791 %)Law
66 (2.791 %)Legal
66 (2.791 %)Financial Institution
75 (2.326 %)Back Office
75 (2.326 %)Education
84 (1.860 %)Insurance
93 (1.395 %)Telecoms
102 (0.930 %)Home Office
111 (0.465 %)Retail
111 (0.465 %)Multimedia
111 (0.465 %)Music
111 (0.465 %)Marketing
111 (0.465 %)Health
111 (0.465 %)Criminal Justice
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
165 (30.23 %)Analyst
234 (15.81 %)Support Analyst
329 (13.49 %)Helpdesk Analyst
425 (11.63 %)Desktop Support
520 (9.302 %)Support Engineer
619 (8.837 %)Service Analyst
619 (8.837 %)Service Desk Analyst
718 (8.372 %)Developer
817 (7.907 %)Helpdesk Support
817 (7.907 %)Desktop Engineer
912 (5.581 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
1011 (5.116 %)Desktop Support Engineer
1011 (5.116 %)Applications Packager
1110 (4.651 %)Desktop Analyst
1110 (4.651 %)Java Swing Developer
1110 (4.651 %)Java Developer
1110 (4.651 %)1st Line Support
128 (3.721 %)Architect
137 (3.256 %)Technical Support
137 (3.256 %)2nd Line Support
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
143 (20.00 %)Blackberry
26 (2.791 %)Fixed Income
26 (2.791 %)Clustering
35 (2.326 %)PDA
35 (2.326 %)Derivative
35 (2.326 %)Japanese Language
44 (1.860 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
44 (1.860 %)Thin Client
44 (1.860 %)Client/Server
44 (1.860 %)Fat Client
53 (1.395 %)Credit Derivative
53 (1.395 %)AS400
62 (0.930 %)Handset
62 (0.930 %)Video Conferencing
62 (0.930 %)Spanish Language
62 (0.930 %)French Language
62 (0.930 %)German Language
62 (0.930 %)Italian Language
62 (0.930 %)Equity Derivative
62 (0.930 %)PKI
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1215 (100.00 %)Windows
281 (37.67 %)Windows Server 2003
351 (23.72 %)Windows 2000
448 (22.33 %)Windows Vista
522 (10.23 %)UNIX
620 (9.302 %)Linux
717 (7.907 %)Windows Server 2008
814 (6.512 %)Windows 7
910 (4.651 %)Windows 2000 Server
106 (2.791 %)Solaris
114 (1.860 %)Windows NT
123 (1.395 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.465 %)Red Hat Linux
131 (0.465 %)AIX
131 (0.465 %)MVS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
125 (11.63 %)ITIL
212 (5.581 %)Continuous Integration
311 (5.116 %)Agile Software Development
410 (4.651 %)Document Management
410 (4.651 %)OOD
410 (4.651 %)OO
57 (3.256 %)Migration
66 (2.791 %)Data Management
74 (1.860 %)Security Management
74 (1.860 %)Service Management
83 (1.395 %)Time Management
83 (1.395 %)Data Migration
83 (1.395 %)PRINCE2
83 (1.395 %)Service Delivery
83 (1.395 %)Project Management
92 (0.930 %)Risk Assessment
92 (0.930 %)Stakeholder Management
92 (0.930 %)Configuration Management
92 (0.930 %)Risk Management
92 (0.930 %)Security Architecture
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
117 (7.907 %)SQL
214 (6.512 %)Java
310 (4.651 %)C#
49 (4.186 %)VB
58 (3.721 %)C
65 (2.326 %)C++
74 (1.860 %)T-SQL
74 (1.860 %)VBScript
83 (1.395 %)PowerShell
83 (1.395 %)VBA
92 (0.930 %)PowerHouse
92 (0.930 %)Shell Script
92 (0.930 %)VB.NET
101 (0.465 %)VB6
101 (0.465 %)Python
101 (0.465 %)Perl
101 (0.465 %)PL/SQL
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
115 (6.977 %)Security Cleared
28 (3.721 %)Degree
37 (3.256 %)DV Cleared
37 (3.256 %)SC Cleared
44 (1.860 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (1.860 %)MCSE
53 (1.395 %)MOS
53 (1.395 %)ITIL Certification
53 (1.395 %)CISSP
53 (1.395 %)Cisco Certification
53 (1.395 %)CCNA
62 (0.930 %)CTC Cleared
62 (0.930 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (0.465 %)MCP
71 (0.465 %)ISEB
71 (0.465 %)CCDA
71 (0.465 %)CCDP
71 (0.465 %)CCIE
71 (0.465 %)CCNP
71 (0.465 %)CCSA
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (3.721 %)SLA
21 (0.465 %)BS7799
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
199 (46.05 %)Active Directory
213 (6.047 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.395 %)VMware ESX
42 (0.930 %)VMware Workstation
51 (0.465 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
51 (0.465 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.465 %)VMware Server
51 (0.465 %)XenApp
51 (0.465 %)vSphere
51 (0.465 %)ISA Server
51 (0.465 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.465 %)VMware GSX
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
110 (4.651 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
28 (3.721 %)SCCM
37 (3.256 %)Norton AntiVirus
45 (2.326 %)Legato
45 (2.326 %)NetBackup
45 (2.326 %)Backup Exec
54 (1.860 %)MSI
54 (1.860 %)SCOM
63 (1.395 %)McAfee ePO
63 (1.395 %)MOM
72 (0.930 %)OpenView
72 (0.930 %)WSUS
81 (0.465 %)Nagios
81 (0.465 %)ARCserve
81 (0.465 %)Tivoli
81 (0.465 %)CiscoWorks
81 (0.465 %)DameWare
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
185 (39.53 %)Microsoft
228 (13.02 %)Citrix
322 (10.23 %)HP
322 (10.23 %)Lotus
420 (9.302 %)Oracle
519 (8.837 %)Bloomberg
618 (8.372 %)VMware
717 (7.907 %)Reuters
816 (7.442 %)McAfee
914 (6.512 %)Dell
1013 (6.047 %)TIBCO
1111 (5.116 %)Symantec
1111 (5.116 %)Cisco
1210 (4.651 %)Google
139 (4.186 %)Remedy
148 (3.721 %)IBM
157 (3.256 %)LANDesk
157 (3.256 %)Sophos
165 (2.326 %)BMC
174 (1.860 %)Novell