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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Gloucestershire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4323
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads1535
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.035 %
As % of the category below7.500 %19.13 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£258£221
Average daily rate£265£224
% change on same period last year+18.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£273£226
UK excluding London average daily rate£230£256
% change on same period last year-10.26 %
Hourly rates quoted516
Average minimum hourly rate£13.60£17.70
Average hourly rate£15.10£19.69
% change on same period last year-23.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.60£21.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.51£17.17
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads200183
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.270 %0.180 %
Daily rates quoted7079
Average minimum daily rate£359£400
Average daily rate£370£408
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£416
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted1431
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£22.01
Average hourly rate£24.80£23.61
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.10£25.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.70£22.66
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Windows XP South WestWindows XP
South West

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
GloucesterDown-125£303-10.37 %
CirencesterNo change02--
StroudNew entry-1--
CheltenhamDown-51--
Windows XP South WestWindows XP
South West

Windows XP
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

117 (100.00 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Windows 2000
39 (52.94 %)MS Office
47 (41.18 %)Active Directory
55 (29.41 %)Microsoft
55 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (17.65 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (17.65 %)SQL Server
63 (17.65 %)MS Excel
63 (17.65 %)McAfee Security
72 (11.76 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (11.76 %)MS Exchange
81 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (5.882 %)Intranet
81 (5.882 %)Internet
81 (5.882 %)Citrix
81 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
81 (5.882 %)Windows NT
81 (5.882 %)UNIX
81 (5.882 %)MCSE

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.76 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (52.94 %)MS Office
23 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
11 (5.882 %)Intranet
11 (5.882 %)Internet
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (17.65 %)SQL Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (17.65 %)Desktop Support
13 (17.65 %)Support Technician
22 (11.76 %)Technical Support
22 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
22 (11.76 %)Support Specialist
22 (11.76 %)2nd Line Support
22 (11.76 %)Technical Specialist
22 (11.76 %)Technical Support Specialist
22 (11.76 %)Deskside Support
31 (5.882 %)Senior Desktop Support
31 (5.882 %)Desktop Support Team Leader
31 (5.882 %)Desktop Team Leader
31 (5.882 %)Network Support
31 (5.882 %)Support Team Leader
31 (5.882 %)PC Support
31 (5.882 %)Security Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Team Leader
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (100.00 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Windows 2000
35 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (17.65 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (5.882 %)Windows NT
51 (5.882 %)UNIX
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.76 %)Disaster Recovery
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)MCSE
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (41.18 %)Active Directory
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft
23 (17.65 %)McAfee Security
31 (5.882 %)Citrix