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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Manchester 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3528
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads3945
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.046 %
As % of the category below19.70 %17.86 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£130£175
Average daily rate£130£196
% change on same period last year-33.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£130£218
UK excluding London average daily rate£234£262
% change on same period last year-10.61 %
Hourly rates quoted1723
Average minimum hourly rate£12.32£11.54
Average hourly rate£13.88£12.83
% change on same period last year+8.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.44£14.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.81£16.88
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads198252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.280 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted3241
Average minimum daily rate£325£275
Average daily rate£338£286
% change on same period last year+18.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted4570
Average minimum hourly rate£18.52£15.17
Average hourly rate£19.73£16.58
% change on same period last year+19.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.94£17.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.97£22.20
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Windows XP North WestWindows XP
North 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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 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
StockportUp+63--
BoltonDown-32--
SalfordNew entry-2--
WiganNew entry-1--
BuryNew entry-1--
Windows XP North WestWindows XP
North West

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

185 (100.00 %)Windows
247 (55.29 %)MS Office
337 (43.53 %)Active Directory
436 (42.35 %)Microsoft
527 (31.76 %)Windows 2000
625 (29.41 %)MS Exchange
721 (24.71 %)MS Excel
816 (18.82 %)Citrix
915 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
1012 (14.12 %)Windows Vista
1110 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
1110 (11.76 %)LAN
128 (9.412 %)TCP/IP
128 (9.412 %)MCSE
128 (9.412 %)German Language
137 (8.235 %)Dutch Language
137 (8.235 %)Lotus Notes
137 (8.235 %)Ethernet
137 (8.235 %)Windows NT
137 (8.235 %)Lotus
137 (8.235 %)Swedish Language
146 (7.059 %)Blackberry
146 (7.059 %)SQL
146 (7.059 %)Finance
146 (7.059 %)French Language
146 (7.059 %)Danish Language
155 (5.882 %)Spanish Language
155 (5.882 %)Finnish Language
155 (5.882 %)Italian Language
155 (5.882 %)Norwegian Language

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.176 %).NET
11 (1.176 %)ASP
11 (1.176 %)ASP.NET
11 (1.176 %)WebServices
11 (1.176 %)XML
11 (1.176 %)XHTML
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (29.41 %)MS Exchange
27 (8.235 %)Lotus Notes
33 (3.529 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.176 %)WorkSite
41 (1.176 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.176 %)IIS
41 (1.176 %)Lotus Domino
41 (1.176 %)GroupWise
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
147 (55.29 %)MS Office
221 (24.71 %)MS Excel
34 (4.706 %)MS PowerPoint
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.353 %)SAP SD
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (11.76 %)LAN
28 (9.412 %)TCP/IP
37 (8.235 %)Ethernet
45 (5.882 %)WAN
54 (4.706 %)VPN
62 (2.353 %)DNS
62 (2.353 %)Internet
71 (1.176 %)Extranet
71 (1.176 %)Firewall
71 (1.176 %)DHCP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.529 %)SQL Server
21 (1.176 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.176 %)SQL Server 2005
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.176 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (7.059 %)Finance
25 (5.882 %)Legal
34 (4.706 %)Education
43 (3.529 %)Law
52 (2.353 %)Billing
61 (1.176 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (35.29 %)Analyst
218 (21.18 %)2nd Line Support
316 (18.82 %)Helpdesk Analyst
316 (18.82 %)Support Engineer
412 (14.12 %)Support Analyst
510 (11.76 %)1st Line Support
67 (8.235 %)Helpdesk Support
76 (7.059 %)Desktop Support
76 (7.059 %)Desktop Engineer
85 (5.882 %)IT Support Engineer
85 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
85 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
85 (5.882 %)Support Technician
94 (4.706 %)Junior Analyst
94 (4.706 %)Junior
94 (4.706 %)Systems Engineer
94 (4.706 %)Systems Support
103 (3.529 %)3rd Line Support
103 (3.529 %)Field Engineer
103 (3.529 %)Systems Support Engineer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.412 %)German Language
27 (8.235 %)Swedish Language
27 (8.235 %)Dutch Language
36 (7.059 %)Blackberry
36 (7.059 %)Danish Language
36 (7.059 %)French Language
45 (5.882 %)Italian Language
45 (5.882 %)Norwegian Language
45 (5.882 %)Finnish Language
45 (5.882 %)Spanish Language
54 (4.706 %)NHS
63 (3.529 %)AS400
63 (3.529 %)Portuguese Language
72 (2.353 %)Smartcard
72 (2.353 %)PDA
81 (1.176 %)Clustering
81 (1.176 %)Thin Client
81 (1.176 %)Fat Client
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
185 (100.00 %)Windows
227 (31.76 %)Windows 2000
315 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (14.12 %)Windows Vista
57 (8.235 %)Windows NT
63 (3.529 %)Windows 2000 Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (5.882 %)ITIL
22 (2.353 %)Migration
31 (1.176 %)Asset Management
31 (1.176 %)Problem Management
31 (1.176 %)Time Management
31 (1.176 %)Data Modelling
31 (1.176 %)Service Management
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (7.059 %)SQL
21 (1.176 %)Transact-SQL
21 (1.176 %)JavaScript
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (9.412 %)MCSE
33 (3.529 %)MCP
42 (2.353 %)MCSA
51 (1.176 %)Degree
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.529 %)SLA
22 (2.353 %)ISO9001
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (43.53 %)Active Directory
24 (4.706 %)Backup Exec
32 (2.353 %)MetaFrame
41 (1.176 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.176 %)VMware Infrastructure
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.529 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (2.353 %)DameWare
31 (1.176 %)ServiceCenter
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (42.35 %)Microsoft
216 (18.82 %)Citrix
37 (8.235 %)Lotus
45 (5.882 %)Remedy
54 (4.706 %)LANDesk
63 (3.529 %)HP
72 (2.353 %)SAP
81 (1.176 %)VMware
81 (1.176 %)Altiris
81 (1.176 %)Dell
81 (1.176 %)CheckPoint
81 (1.176 %)Avaya
81 (1.176 %)Novell
81 (1.176 %)VERITAS