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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Dover 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below66.67 %0.000 %
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£239£261
% change on same period last year-8.45 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.90£17.02
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Dover
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
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£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.98£22.27
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Windows XP KentWindows XP
Kent

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

Dover 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 Dover region.

Dover Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dover 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.

13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)GroupWise
22 (66.67 %)Health
31 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft
31 (33.33 %)NHS
31 (33.33 %)MS Office

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dover 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.

Dover IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)GroupWise
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Office
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Health
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Support
21 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Desktop Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Desktop Engineer
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)NHS
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
Dover IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft