The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT contracts advertised for the Huddersfield region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Huddersfield region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 8 5 -
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -
Contract jobs citing Windows XP 1 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Huddersfield 5.000% 12.50% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.29% 37.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £250 £205 £219
% change year-on-year
+21.95% -6.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Average hourly rate - £10.30 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.75 £14.00 £13.00
% change year-on-year
-1.78% +7.69%
All Operating Systems
Huddersfield
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
7 8 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Huddersfield 35.00% 33.33% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 4
Average daily rate - £340 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +23.63%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 0
Average hourly rate £12.50 £11.40 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+9.64% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.20 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-4.70% +3.03%
Windows XP
West Yorkshire

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Huddersfield region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Huddersfield Windows XP Jobs Demand Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows XP across the Huddersfield region.

Huddersfield Windows XP Daily Rate Trend

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Huddersfield region.

Huddersfield Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Huddersfield 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.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Lotus Notes
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Lotus
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Altiris
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Management

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Huddersfield 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Lotus Notes
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Help Desk Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Service Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Manager
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Lotus
1 1 (100.00%) Altiris