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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Stevenage 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank146
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.013 %
As % of the category below6.250 %54.55 %
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£222£262
% change on same period last year-15.19 %
Hourly rates quoted010
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.20
Average hourly rate-£30.60
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.93£16.48
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£359£275
Average daily rate£389£325
% change on same period last year+19.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted414
Average minimum hourly rate£30.90£28.90
Average hourly rate£32.25£29.47
% change on same period last year+9.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.60£30.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Windows XP HertfordshireWindows XP
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)Service Management
31 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)Citrix
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)UML
31 (25.00 %)MCSE
31 (25.00 %)MS Visio
31 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)Cisco

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Visio
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Network Designer
11 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
11 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
11 (25.00 %)PC Engineer
11 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2008
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)UML
11 (25.00 %)Service Management
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)Cisco