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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Epsom 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank44
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below25.00 %50.00 %
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£222£262
% change on same period last year-15.19 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£14.67
Average hourly rate£32.50£15.42
% change on same period last year+110.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£16.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.93£16.48
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Epsom
Matching contract IT job ads412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£155
Average daily rate-£155
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£155
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted19
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£13.46
Average hourly rate£32.50£14.10
% change on same period last year+130.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£14.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows XP SurreyWindows XP
Surrey

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

Epsom 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 Epsom region.

Epsom Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Epsom 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.

12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)ActiveX
21 (50.00 %)DTS
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %)VBA
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)ODBC
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (50.00 %)Blackberry
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Mathematics
21 (50.00 %)Physics
21 (50.00 %)Computer Science
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Epsom 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.

Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)ActiveX
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ODBC
11 (50.00 %).NET Framework
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)DTS
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %).NET Developer
11 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Support
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET Developer
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry
11 (50.00 %)Mathematics
11 (50.00 %)Physics
11 (50.00 %)Computer Science
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET
11 (50.00 %)VBA
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Epsom IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix