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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1620
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads3427
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.012 %
As % of the category below33.33 %28.72 %
Salaries quoted3120
Average minimum salary£31,871£22,050
Average salary£32,790£25,375
% change on same period last year+29.22 %
Average maximum salary£33,710£28,700
UK excluding London average salary£26,644£26,728
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads10294
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.040 %
Salaries quoted8256
Average minimum salary£32,775£27,823
Average salary£34,362£30,383
% change on same period last year+13.09 %
Average maximum salary£35,949£32,943
UK excluding London average salary£34,290£34,404
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Windows XP ScotlandWindows XP
Scotland

Windows XP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Aberdeen Windows XP Demand Trend

Windows XP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Aberdeen Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Windows XP.

149 (100.00 %)Windows
244 (89.80 %)Windows Server 2003
336 (73.47 %)Windows 2000
428 (57.14 %)Active Directory
526 (53.06 %)Microsoft
526 (53.06 %)Windows Vista
620 (40.82 %)MCDST
718 (36.73 %)Finance
817 (34.69 %)Microsoft Certification
916 (32.65 %)ITIL
916 (32.65 %)MCP
1013 (26.53 %)MS Exchange
1013 (26.53 %)DHCP
1013 (26.53 %)DNS
1112 (24.49 %)Citrix
1211 (22.45 %)SQL
1310 (20.41 %)Pensions
1310 (20.41 %)Exchange Server 2003
1310 (20.41 %)Windows 2000 Server
149 (18.37 %)ISA Server
149 (18.37 %)MS Excel
158 (16.33 %)TCP/IP
167 (14.29 %)Telecoms
167 (14.29 %)MCSE
176 (12.24 %)LAN
176 (12.24 %)Firewall
185 (10.20 %)CCNA
185 (10.20 %)VMware Infrastructure
185 (10.20 %)VMware
185 (10.20 %)Cisco Certification

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Windows XP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.041 %).NET
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (26.53 %)MS Exchange
210 (20.41 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (4.082 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 2000
Aberdeen IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (18.37 %)MS Excel
24 (8.163 %)MS Office
31 (2.041 %)MS Project
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (26.53 %)DHCP
113 (26.53 %)DNS
28 (16.33 %)TCP/IP
36 (12.24 %)LAN
36 (12.24 %)Firewall
43 (6.122 %)WAN
51 (2.041 %)Wireless
51 (2.041 %)Cisco PIX
51 (2.041 %)Cisco ASA
51 (2.041 %)Internet
51 (2.041 %)ADSL
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (8.163 %)SQL Server
21 (2.041 %)MS Access
21 (2.041 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (2.041 %)SQL Server 2005
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (36.73 %)Finance
210 (20.41 %)Pensions
37 (14.29 %)Telecoms
43 (6.122 %)Banking
43 (6.122 %)Investment Banking
51 (2.041 %)Health
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (38.78 %)Desktop Support
217 (34.69 %)Desktop Engineer
311 (22.45 %)Analyst
410 (20.41 %)Support Analyst
410 (20.41 %)Senior Desktop Support
59 (18.37 %)Server Engineer
68 (16.33 %)Support Team Leader
68 (16.33 %)Team Leader
68 (16.33 %)Support Engineer
68 (16.33 %)Desktop Support Team Leader
68 (16.33 %)Desktop Team Leader
77 (14.29 %)Desktop Analyst
77 (14.29 %)Desktop Support Analyst
77 (14.29 %)Desktop Support Engineer
86 (12.24 %)Senior Support Engineer
86 (12.24 %)Senior Desktop Engineer
86 (12.24 %)Senior Desktop Support Engineer
95 (10.20 %)Field Engineer
104 (8.163 %)Senior Analyst
104 (8.163 %)Senior Support Analyst
Aberdeen IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.082 %)Video Conferencing
21 (2.041 %)Blackberry
21 (2.041 %)PDA
21 (2.041 %)Computer Science
21 (2.041 %)French Language
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
149 (100.00 %)Windows
244 (89.80 %)Windows Server 2003
336 (73.47 %)Windows 2000
426 (53.06 %)Windows Vista
510 (20.41 %)Windows 2000 Server
65 (10.20 %)Linux
71 (2.041 %)Windows Server 2008
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (32.65 %)ITIL
23 (6.122 %)Disaster Recovery
23 (6.122 %)Investment Management
31 (2.041 %)Workflow
31 (2.041 %)Business Desktop Deployment
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (22.45 %)SQL
23 (6.122 %)C
31 (2.041 %)VBScript
31 (2.041 %)VB
31 (2.041 %)VB.NET
31 (2.041 %)VBA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (40.82 %)MCDST
217 (34.69 %)Microsoft Certification
316 (32.65 %)MCP
47 (14.29 %)MCSE
55 (10.20 %)CCNA
55 (10.20 %)Cisco Certification
55 (10.20 %)ITIL Certification
62 (4.082 %)Degree
62 (4.082 %)MCSA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.041 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (57.14 %)Active Directory
29 (18.37 %)ISA Server
35 (10.20 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (6.122 %)Backup Exec
51 (2.041 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (2.041 %)Terminal Services
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.041 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (2.041 %)ARCserve
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (53.06 %)Microsoft
212 (24.49 %)Citrix
35 (10.20 %)VERITAS
35 (10.20 %)VMware
43 (6.122 %)Reuters
43 (6.122 %)Bloomberg
43 (6.122 %)Cisco
52 (4.082 %)SAP
61 (2.041 %)Adobe