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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Bedfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7260
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads910
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.965 %4.167 %
Salaries quoted810
Average minimum salary£24,500£21,100
Average salary£25,875£22,600
% change on same period last year+14.49 %
Average maximum salary£27,250£24,100
UK excluding London average salary£25,811£27,460
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads227240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.098 %
Salaries quoted200195
Average minimum salary£32,258£31,619
Average salary£34,839£34,354
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£37,421£37,089
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Windows XP East of EnglandWindows XP
East of England

Windows XP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bedfordshire Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Job Locations

This section 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 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordNew entry-5£27,625-
DunstableUp+11£17,500-31.37 %
Windows XP East of EnglandWindows XP
East of England

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

116 (100.00 %)Windows
28 (50.00 %)MS Office
36 (37.50 %)Active Directory
45 (31.25 %)DNS
45 (31.25 %)Windows 2000
45 (31.25 %)MS Excel
45 (31.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (25.00 %)Windows NT
54 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
54 (25.00 %)DHCP
54 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (18.75 %)VMware
63 (18.75 %)Backup Exec
63 (18.75 %)VERITAS
63 (18.75 %)Lotus
63 (18.75 %)McAfee Security
63 (18.75 %)Blackberry
63 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
63 (18.75 %)IBM
63 (18.75 %)Intel
63 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (18.75 %)Lotus Notes
63 (18.75 %)Lotus Domino
63 (18.75 %)UNIX
63 (18.75 %)MCDST
72 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (12.50 %)Education
72 (12.50 %)Health
72 (12.50 %)ITIL

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %).NET
11 (6.250 %).NET Framework
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (31.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
24 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (18.75 %)Lotus Notes
33 (18.75 %)Lotus Domino
41 (6.250 %)IIS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (50.00 %)MS Office
25 (31.25 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (31.25 %)DNS
24 (25.00 %)DHCP
33 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
42 (12.50 %)LAN
42 (12.50 %)WAN
51 (6.250 %)VoIP
51 (6.250 %)ADSL
51 (6.250 %)ISDN
51 (6.250 %)Wireless
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (12.50 %)SQL Server
12 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (6.250 %)Crystal Reports
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server 7
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Education
12 (12.50 %)Health
21 (6.250 %)Pensions
21 (6.250 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (25.00 %)Analyst
14 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Network Technician
23 (18.75 %)Desktop Support
23 (18.75 %)Server Support
23 (18.75 %)Support Technician
23 (18.75 %)Network Support
23 (18.75 %)Network Support Technician
32 (12.50 %)Server Support Technician
32 (12.50 %)Desktop Support Technician
32 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Support
32 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
41 (6.250 %)Field Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Applications Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Field Service Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (6.250 %)1st Line Support
41 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Applications Support
41 (6.250 %)Technical Consultant
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (18.75 %)Blackberry
21 (6.250 %)Management Information System
21 (6.250 %)NHS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (31.25 %)Windows 2000
34 (25.00 %)Windows NT
34 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (18.75 %)UNIX
51 (6.250 %)Linux
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)ITIL
21 (6.250 %)Project Management
21 (6.250 %)Incident Management
21 (6.250 %)Web Development
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (12.50 %)SQL
21 (6.250 %)VB.NET
21 (6.250 %)C#
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (18.75 %)MCDST
22 (12.50 %)MCSA
31 (6.250 %)CCNA
31 (6.250 %)Cisco Certification
31 (6.250 %)ITIL Certification
31 (6.250 %)MCSE
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (37.50 %)Active Directory
23 (18.75 %)Backup Exec
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)Intel
13 (18.75 %)VERITAS
13 (18.75 %)Lotus
13 (18.75 %)McAfee Security
13 (18.75 %)VMware
13 (18.75 %)IBM
22 (12.50 %)Microsoft
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