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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the York 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank930
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.005 %
As % of the category below61.54 %33.33 %
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£267
% change on same period last year-17.56 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£14.78£9.15
Average hourly rate£16.03£10.33
% change on same period last year+55.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.28£11.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.98£16.36
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
York
Matching contract IT job ads1315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.016 %
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£319
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£14.95£12.18
Average hourly rate£16.38£13.03
% change on same period last year+25.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.81£13.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Windows XP North YorkshireWindows XP
North Yorkshire

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

York 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 York region.

York 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 York region.

York 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 York region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

York Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

119 (100.00 %)Windows
216 (84.21 %)MS Office
315 (78.95 %)Active Directory
411 (57.89 %)Windows Server 2003
59 (47.37 %)MS Excel
67 (36.84 %)TCP/IP
76 (31.58 %)Microsoft
76 (31.58 %)Windows Vista
85 (26.32 %)Windows 2000 Server
85 (26.32 %)WAN
85 (26.32 %)ITIL
93 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
102 (10.53 %)MCP
102 (10.53 %)Microsoft Certification
102 (10.53 %)Degree
111 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2008
111 (5.263 %)Mac OS X
111 (5.263 %)Apple
111 (5.263 %)SQL Server
111 (5.263 %)Adobe
111 (5.263 %)Citrix

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (84.21 %)MS Office
29 (47.37 %)MS Excel
York IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (36.84 %)TCP/IP
25 (26.32 %)WAN
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.263 %)SQL Server
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (42.11 %)Analyst
26 (31.58 %)Helpdesk Analyst
35 (26.32 %)Helpdesk Support
35 (26.32 %)Helpdesk Operator
44 (21.05 %)Support Engineer
53 (15.79 %)IT Support Engineer
62 (10.53 %)Trainee
71 (5.263 %)IT Graduate
71 (5.263 %)Trainee Analyst
71 (5.263 %)Graduate
71 (5.263 %)IT Support Analyst
71 (5.263 %)Systems Engineer
71 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (100.00 %)Windows
211 (57.89 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (31.58 %)Windows Vista
45 (26.32 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
61 (5.263 %)Mac OS X
61 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2008
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)ITIL
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)MCP
12 (10.53 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (10.53 %)Degree
York IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (78.95 %)Active Directory
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (31.58 %)Microsoft
21 (5.263 %)Adobe
21 (5.263 %)Citrix
21 (5.263 %)Apple