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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Runcorn 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank32
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below100.00 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£240-
Average daily rate£248-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£255-
UK excluding London average daily rate£239£261
% change on same period last year-8.45 %
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£16.90£17.02
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Runcorn
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£240-
Average daily rate£248-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£255-
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
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£22.98£22.27
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Windows XP CheshireWindows XP
Cheshire

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

Runcorn 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 Runcorn region.

Runcorn 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 Runcorn region.

Runcorn Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Runcorn 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.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Application Packaging
21 (50.00 %)LANDesk
21 (50.00 %)SCCM
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)SMS
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (50.00 %)MSI
21 (50.00 %)VBScript
21 (50.00 %)MS Office

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Runcorn 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.

Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)Application Packaging
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)SMS
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)MSI
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Service Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)VBScript
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)SCCM
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)LANDesk