The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 87 70 64
Rank change year-on-year
-17 -6
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 8 14 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.739% 1.423% 1.435%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.787% 6.034% 8.000%
Number of salaries quoted 8 12 12
Average salary £37,000 £28,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+32.14% -25.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £28,000 £28,350
10% offered a salary of more than £42,250 £31,800 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £27,500 £26,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year
+3.77% +6.00%
All Operating Systems
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
287 232 150
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 26.50% 23.58% 17.94%
Number of salaries quoted 259 206 144
Average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.43% +1.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows XP
East of England

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bedfordshire Windows XP Jobs Demand Trend

Windows XP
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows XP within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bedford - 6 £40,000 -
Windows XP
East of England

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

1 29 (100.00%) Windows
2 25 (86.21%) Microsoft
3 24 (82.76%) Windows 7
4 20 (68.97%) MS Office
5 19 (65.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (51.72%) Windows Server 2003
6 15 (51.72%) Windows Server 2008
7 14 (48.28%) MS Exchange
8 11 (37.93%) MCP
8 11 (37.93%) SQL Server
8 11 (37.93%) Exchange Server 2010
9 10 (34.48%) Network Security
9 10 (34.48%) MCSE
9 10 (34.48%) Cisco
9 10 (34.48%) VMware
10 9 (31.03%) TCP/IP
10 9 (31.03%) DNS
11 8 (27.59%) Citrix
11 8 (27.59%) Active Directory
11 8 (27.59%) Firewall
11 8 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
11 8 (27.59%) Exchange Server 2007
11 8 (27.59%) SharePoint Server
12 7 (24.14%) Windows Vista
12 7 (24.14%) SQL Server 2008
12 7 (24.14%) CCNA
12 7 (24.14%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (24.14%) HTTPS
12 7 (24.14%) HTTP
12 7 (24.14%) MS Excel

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 2 (6.897%) Application Packaging
2 1 (3.448%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 14 (48.28%) MS Exchange
2 11 (37.93%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (27.59%) SharePoint Server
3 8 (27.59%) Exchange Server 2007
4 7 (24.14%) SharePoint
5 6 (20.69%) IIS
6 4 (13.79%) Exchange Server 2003
7 3 (10.34%) Windows Azure
8 1 (3.448%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 20 (68.97%) MS Office
2 7 (24.14%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (34.48%) Network Security
2 9 (31.03%) TCP/IP
2 9 (31.03%) DNS
3 8 (27.59%) Firewall
4 7 (24.14%) HTTP
4 7 (24.14%) HTTPS
5 6 (20.69%) SSL
5 6 (20.69%) LAN
5 6 (20.69%) WAN
6 4 (13.79%) SAN
6 4 (13.79%) VPN
7 3 (10.34%) VLAN
7 3 (10.34%) Internet
8 2 (6.897%) DHCP
8 2 (6.897%) Wireless
9 1 (3.448%) VoIP
9 1 (3.448%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (37.93%) SQL Server
2 7 (24.14%) SQL Server 2008
3 6 (20.69%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 5 (17.24%) Finance
2 2 (6.897%) Advertising
3 1 (3.448%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (41.38%) Analyst
2 11 (37.93%) Support Analyst
3 7 (24.14%) Support Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 6 (20.69%) Technical Support
4 6 (20.69%) Data Centre Specialist
5 4 (13.79%) Data Centre Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Network Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Technical Support Analyst
6 3 (10.34%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Technical Analyst
6 3 (10.34%) 3rd Line Support
6 3 (10.34%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.897%) 1st Line Support Analyst
7 2 (6.897%) Desktop Analyst
7 2 (6.897%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.897%) Applications Packager
7 2 (6.897%) Help Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.897%) Thin Client
1 2 (6.897%) Fat Client
2 1 (3.448%) FMCG
2 1 (3.448%) Blackberry
2 1 (3.448%) Replication
2 1 (3.448%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 29 (100.00%) Windows
2 24 (82.76%) Windows 7
3 15 (51.72%) Windows Server 2008
3 15 (51.72%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (24.14%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.24%) ITIL
2 1 (3.448%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (3.448%) Logistics
2 1 (3.448%) Incident Management
2 1 (3.448%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (3.448%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.897%) SQL
2 1 (3.448%) VBScript
2 1 (3.448%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (65.52%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (37.93%) MCP
3 10 (34.48%) MCSE
4 7 (24.14%) CCNA
4 7 (24.14%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (17.24%) MCSA
5 5 (17.24%) CCSP
5 5 (17.24%) CCNP
5 5 (17.24%) CCIP
6 3 (10.34%) A+ Certification
6 3 (10.34%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (10.34%) MCTS
6 3 (10.34%) Degree
7 2 (6.897%) MCITP
8 1 (3.448%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 8 (27.59%) Active Directory
1 8 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (20.69%) XenApp
3 4 (13.79%) ISA Server
3 4 (13.79%) Forefront TMG
3 4 (13.79%) UAG
4 3 (10.34%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (10.34%) Terminal Services
5 2 (6.897%) vSphere
5 2 (6.897%) Xen
6 1 (3.448%) Terminal Server
6 1 (3.448%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 2 (6.897%) SCCM
2 1 (3.448%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (3.448%) Backup Exec
2 1 (3.448%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (86.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (34.48%) Cisco
2 10 (34.48%) VMware
3 8 (27.59%) Citrix
4 3 (10.34%) HP
5 2 (6.897%) Dell
5 2 (6.897%) AppSense
5 2 (6.897%) LANDesk
5 2 (6.897%) Adobe
6 1 (3.448%) Oracle
6 1 (3.448%) CommVault
6 1 (3.448%) Symantec
6 1 (3.448%) Sophos
6 1 (3.448%) FalconStor
6 1 (3.448%) Mitel
Bedford, Bedfordshire
The Ideal skill set will include DNS Services, Microsoft Exchange 2007 /2010 and SharePoint services 2007 / 2010. You will have ideally had experience in installing, usage and/or...
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