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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the East Sussex 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1425
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
As % of the category below37.93 %23.53 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£275
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£259
% change on same period last year-10.22 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£9.60£9.00
Average hourly rate£10.10£9.50
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.60£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.72£16.92
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
East Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads2934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.035 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£500£281
Average daily rate£500£297
% change on same period last year+68.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£329
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Hourly rates quoted167
Average minimum hourly rate£13.49£9.38
Average hourly rate£14.71£9.81
% change on same period last year+49.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.92£10.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.84£22.14
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Windows XP South EastWindows XP
South East

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

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region.

East Sussex Windows XP Daily Rate 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 East Sussex region.

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BrightonDown-24--
HoveUp+41--
HastingsNew entry-1--
LewesNew entry-1--
Windows XP South EastWindows XP
South East

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

125 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (52.00 %)Active Directory
312 (48.00 %)MS Office
411 (44.00 %)Windows 2000
56 (24.00 %)MS Excel
65 (20.00 %)Microsoft
74 (16.00 %)SLA
74 (16.00 %)TCP/IP
83 (12.00 %)Wireless
83 (12.00 %)VPN
83 (12.00 %)SQL
83 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (12.00 %)Blackberry
83 (12.00 %)Windows Vista
92 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
92 (8.000 %)Security Cleared
92 (8.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (8.000 %)McAfee Security
92 (8.000 %)Crystal Reports
92 (8.000 %)VB.NET
92 (8.000 %).NET
92 (8.000 %)Visual Studio
92 (8.000 %)ASP
92 (8.000 %)ASP.NET
92 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
92 (8.000 %)Systems Analysis
92 (8.000 %)Finance
101 (4.000 %)Education
101 (4.000 %)Migration
101 (4.000 %)Handset

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.000 %).NET
12 (8.000 %)ASP
12 (8.000 %)ASP.NET
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
21 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (4.000 %)SharePoint
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (48.00 %)MS Office
26 (24.00 %)MS Excel
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (12.00 %)VPN
23 (12.00 %)Wireless
31 (4.000 %)IP Telephony
31 (4.000 %)LAN
31 (4.000 %)WAN
31 (4.000 %)Internet
31 (4.000 %)Firewall
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.000 %)Crystal Reports
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)Visual Studio
21 (4.000 %)MSI
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Finance
21 (4.000 %)Education
21 (4.000 %)Back Office
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (32.00 %)Analyst
24 (16.00 %)Support Engineer
24 (16.00 %)2nd Line Support
33 (12.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
33 (12.00 %)1st Line Support
33 (12.00 %)Support Analyst
33 (12.00 %)Helpdesk Support
42 (8.000 %)Desktop Engineer
42 (8.000 %)IT Support Engineer
42 (8.000 %).NET Analyst Programmer
42 (8.000 %).NET Programmer
42 (8.000 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
42 (8.000 %)VB.NET Programmer
42 (8.000 %)1st Line Support Analyst
42 (8.000 %)Desktop Support
42 (8.000 %)Programmer
42 (8.000 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (4.000 %)Systems Support
51 (4.000 %)IT Manager
51 (4.000 %)Systems Administrator
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (12.00 %)Blackberry
21 (4.000 %)Handset
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (100.00 %)Windows
211 (44.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (12.00 %)Windows Vista
42 (8.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.000 %)Systems Analysis
12 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
12 (8.000 %)Security Cleared
21 (4.000 %)ITIL
21 (4.000 %)ERP
21 (4.000 %)Service Delivery
21 (4.000 %)Migration
21 (4.000 %)Document Management
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (12.00 %)SQL
22 (8.000 %)VB.NET
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)MCP
11 (4.000 %)MCSE
11 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (4.000 %)Degree
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (16.00 %)SLA
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (52.00 %)Active Directory
21 (4.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.00 %)Microsoft
22 (8.000 %)McAfee Security
31 (4.000 %)Citrix
31 (4.000 %)Remedy