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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 Derbyshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 16 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 Derbyshire region.

 Microsoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank81030
Rank change year-on-year
Up+2Up+20
Matching contract IT job ads22135
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Derbyshire11.22 %8.904 %1.852 %
As % of the Operating Systems category42.31 %20.63 %6.494 %
Daily rates quoted310
Average daily rate£465£488-
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.610 %-
UK excluding London average daily rate£272£250£225
% change year-on-year
+8.600 %+11.11 %
Hourly rates quoted1343
Average hourly rate£9.50£9.50£12.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--20.83 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.50£15.00£13.50
% change year-on-year
-16.66 %+11.11 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Derbyshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
526377
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Derbyshire26.53 %43.15 %28.52 %
Daily rates quoted161511
Average daily rate£313£290£390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.750 %-25.64 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£280£325
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£465£429£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£310£330
% change year-on-year
+0.800 %-6.060 %
Hourly rates quoted181114
Average hourly rate£14.50£11.23£13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+29.11 %-16.81 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£7.50£7.50£9.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£26.40£32.50£29.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£17.75£18.00
% change year-on-year
-15.49 %-1.380 %
Windows XP East MidlandsWindows XP
East Midlands

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Derbyshire Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows XP within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DerbyNo change019£465-4.61 %
Windows XP East MidlandsWindows XP
East Midlands

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

150 (100.00 %)Windows
236 (72.00 %)MS Office
334 (68.00 %)Microsoft
334 (68.00 %)Windows Server 2003
432 (64.00 %)Finance
529 (58.00 %)Internet
626 (52.00 %)Financial Institution
712 (24.00 %)Active Directory
88 (16.00 %)Remedy
88 (16.00 %)Windows 2000
97 (14.00 %)Solaris
97 (14.00 %)Oracle
97 (14.00 %)C
97 (14.00 %)C++
97 (14.00 %)Java
97 (14.00 %)UNIX
106 (12.00 %)Perl
115 (10.00 %)SQL
115 (10.00 %)ITIL
115 (10.00 %)Client/Server
115 (10.00 %)Data Management
115 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
115 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
115 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
124 (8.000 %)Requirements Analysis
124 (8.000 %)Degree
124 (8.000 %)Aerospace
124 (8.000 %)Manufacturing
124 (8.000 %)PDM
124 (8.000 %)MCP

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (4.000 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.000 %)SharePoint
21 (2.000 %)Documentum
21 (2.000 %)WebLogic
21 (2.000 %)WebLogic Portal
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
136 (72.00 %)MS Office
21 (2.000 %)MS Excel
21 (2.000 %)MS PowerPoint
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
129 (58.00 %)Internet
23 (6.000 %)VPN
32 (4.000 %)Wireless
32 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.000 %)SQL Server
21 (2.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
132 (64.00 %)Finance
226 (52.00 %)Financial Institution
34 (8.000 %)Aerospace
34 (8.000 %)Manufacturing
43 (6.000 %)Government
52 (4.000 %)Banking
61 (2.000 %)Telecoms
61 (2.000 %)Investment Banking
61 (2.000 %)Local Government
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
133 (66.00 %)Analyst
226 (52.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
324 (48.00 %)1st Line Support
423 (46.00 %)Support Analyst
520 (40.00 %)1st Line Support Analyst
67 (14.00 %)Desktop Support
76 (12.00 %)Technical Leader
84 (8.000 %)Support Engineer
84 (8.000 %)Service Analyst
84 (8.000 %)Desktop Support Engineer
84 (8.000 %)Service Desk Analyst
84 (8.000 %)Desktop Engineer
93 (6.000 %)Desktop Analyst
102 (4.000 %)Desktop Support Analyst
102 (4.000 %)Technical Support
111 (2.000 %)Helpdesk Support
111 (2.000 %)2nd Line Support
111 (2.000 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (10.00 %)Client/Server
22 (4.000 %)Blackberry
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
150 (100.00 %)Windows
234 (68.00 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (16.00 %)Windows 2000
47 (14.00 %)Solaris
47 (14.00 %)UNIX
55 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
15 (10.00 %)ITIL
15 (10.00 %)Data Management
24 (8.000 %)Requirements Analysis
24 (8.000 %)PDM
24 (8.000 %)CAD
31 (2.000 %)Service Management
31 (2.000 %)Incident Management
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
17 (14.00 %)C
17 (14.00 %)C++
17 (14.00 %)Java
26 (12.00 %)Perl
35 (10.00 %)SQL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
15 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
15 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (8.000 %)Degree
24 (8.000 %)MCP
24 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (4.000 %)MCSE
41 (2.000 %)MCDST
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
112 (24.00 %)Active Directory
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (2.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
134 (68.00 %)Microsoft
28 (16.00 %)Remedy
37 (14.00 %)Oracle
42 (4.000 %)Citrix
51 (2.000 %)BEA