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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Romford 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-3
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads09
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.000 %75.00 %
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£213£274
% change on same period last year-22.33 %
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£15.58£16.00
% change on same period last year-2.63 %
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Romford
Matching contract IT job ads312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£322
% change on same period last year-3.83 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.67
Average hourly rate-£17.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.69£21.60
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Windows XP LondonWindows XP
London

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

Romford Windows XP Demand 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 Romford region.

Romford Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Romford 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.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows NT
11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)SLA
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)MVS
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)AS400
11 (100.00 %)Music

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Romford 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.

Romford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)VPN
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Music
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Service Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)AS400
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows NT
11 (100.00 %)MVS
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)SLA
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft