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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Sandwich 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
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.667 %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 %
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Sandwich
Matching contract IT job ads156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.006 %
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£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted83
Average minimum hourly rate£16.56£45.00
Average hourly rate£17.22£45.00
% change on same period last year-61.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.88£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Windows XP KentWindows XP
Kent

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

Sandwich 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 Sandwich region.

Sandwich Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sandwich 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 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)HPUX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (100.00 %)Education
11 (100.00 %)Validation
11 (100.00 %)Degree

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (100.00 %)Education
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Deskside Support
11 (100.00 %)Deskside Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Deskside Support Analyst
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)HPUX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Validation
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft