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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Harrogate 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
Rank1312
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below9.091 %42.86 %
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 quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£9.00
Average hourly rate-£9.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£9.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.93£16.48
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Harrogate
Matching contract IT job ads117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£9.33
Average hourly rate£22.58£9.50
% change on same period last year+137.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£9.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows XP North YorkshireWindows XP
North Yorkshire

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

Harrogate 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 Harrogate region.

Harrogate 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 Harrogate region.

Harrogate Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Active Directory
32 (40.00 %)FTP
32 (40.00 %)MS Office
32 (40.00 %)Wyse
32 (40.00 %)Advertising
32 (40.00 %)Replication
32 (40.00 %)SCCM
41 (20.00 %)Web Design
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %)Windows Mobile
41 (20.00 %)Web 2.0
41 (20.00 %)Web Development
41 (20.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
41 (20.00 %)Mathematics
41 (20.00 %)Computer Science
41 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
41 (20.00 %)ASP
41 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (20.00 %)SOAP
41 (20.00 %)WebServices
41 (20.00 %)XML
41 (20.00 %)C#
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server
41 (20.00 %)Photoshop
41 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)Flash

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)ASP
11 (20.00 %)CSS
11 (20.00 %)SOAP
11 (20.00 %)WebServices
11 (20.00 %)XML
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
21 (20.00 %)Photoshop
21 (20.00 %)Fireworks
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)FTP
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
11 (20.00 %)Flash
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Advertising
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (40.00 %)Technical Manager
12 (40.00 %)Rollout Engineer
12 (40.00 %)Delivery Manager
21 (20.00 %)Applications Manager
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Web Developer
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Replication
21 (20.00 %)Web 2.0
21 (20.00 %)Mathematics
21 (20.00 %)Computer Science
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows Mobile
21 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Web Design
11 (20.00 %)Web Development
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C#
11 (20.00 %)Java
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (80.00 %)Active Directory
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (40.00 %)SCCM
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Wyse
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft