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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Salisbury 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
Rank1920
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads74
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below15.56 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£425
Average daily rate-£458
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£220£266
% change on same period last year-17.21 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£17.75£14.50
% change on same period last year+22.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.86£16.34
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Salisbury
Matching contract IT job ads4512
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted155
Average minimum daily rate£414£383
Average daily rate£467£422
% change on same period last year+10.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£520£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£12.60
Average hourly rate£18.85£14.00
% change on same period last year+34.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.69£15.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows XP WiltshireWindows XP
Wiltshire

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

Salisbury 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 Salisbury region.

Salisbury 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 Salisbury region.

Salisbury 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 Salisbury region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Salisbury Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (60.00 %)Government
26 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
26 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
35 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (50.00 %)MCP
35 (50.00 %)Cisco
35 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (50.00 %)MOM
44 (40.00 %)IBM
44 (40.00 %)SQL Server
44 (40.00 %)NetApp
44 (40.00 %)Active Directory
44 (40.00 %)iSCSI
53 (30.00 %)MS Office
62 (20.00 %)ITIL
62 (20.00 %).NET
62 (20.00 %)Oracle
62 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
62 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
62 (20.00 %)Windows NT
62 (20.00 %)Document Management
62 (20.00 %)Oracle APEX
62 (20.00 %)Fat Client
62 (20.00 %)Telecoms
62 (20.00 %)Thin Client
71 (10.00 %)Service Management
71 (10.00 %)SQL
71 (10.00 %)Microsoft
71 (10.00 %)MCSE

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (20.00 %).NET
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (30.00 %)MS Office
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)iSCSI
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Oracle APEX
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (60.00 %)Government
22 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Project Manager
12 (20.00 %)Desktop Support
12 (20.00 %)PC Support
21 (10.00 %)Support Technician
21 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Technician
21 (10.00 %)Installations Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Rollout Engineer
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Thin Client
12 (20.00 %)Fat Client
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (20.00 %)Windows NT
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
16 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (20.00 %)ITIL
22 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (20.00 %)Document Management
31 (10.00 %)Service Management
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)SQL
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (50.00 %)MCP
15 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (10.00 %)MCSE
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (50.00 %)MOM
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Cisco
24 (40.00 %)IBM
24 (40.00 %)NetApp
32 (20.00 %)Oracle
41 (10.00 %)Microsoft