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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank9-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.67 %0.000 %
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£220£266
% change on same period last year-17.21 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.86£16.34
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.004 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£247£400
Average daily rate£250£413
% change on same period last year-39.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£253£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£10.80
% change on same period last year+200.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£11.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows XP WalesWindows XP
Wales

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

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DenbighshireNew entry-1--
Windows XP WalesWindows XP
Wales

Windows XP
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

18 (100.00 %)Windows
24 (50.00 %)MS Office
24 (50.00 %)Active Directory
32 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (12.50 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
41 (12.50 %)MS Excel
41 (12.50 %)SMS
41 (12.50 %)HP
41 (12.50 %)Citrix
41 (12.50 %)Lotus
41 (12.50 %)Terminal Services

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (12.50 %)MS Excel
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (12.50 %)SMS
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
23 (37.50 %)Support Engineer
23 (37.50 %)Desktop Support
23 (37.50 %)Desktop Engineer
23 (37.50 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
32 (25.00 %)Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Administrator
41 (12.50 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Hardware Engineer
41 (12.50 %)XP Rollout Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)UNIX
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (12.50 %)Terminal Services
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)HP
21 (12.50 %)Citrix
21 (12.50 %)Lotus