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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Belfast 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank24-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.882 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£22,333-
Average salary£28,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£34,667-
UK excluding London average salary£26,044£27,274
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads5152
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted2223
Average minimum salary£28,718£28,205
Average salary£30,972£31,068
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Average maximum salary£33,225£33,932
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Windows XP County AntrimWindows XP
County Antrim

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

113 (100.00 %)Windows
212 (92.31 %)Windows 2000
311 (84.62 %)MS Office
311 (84.62 %)MS Excel
48 (61.54 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (53.85 %)Peregrine
57 (53.85 %)TCP/IP
57 (53.85 %)Windows 2000 Server
65 (38.46 %)DNS
65 (38.46 %)DHCP
65 (38.46 %)Finance
74 (30.77 %)Microsoft
74 (30.77 %)Windows Vista
83 (23.08 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (23.08 %)MCP
83 (23.08 %)Information Security
92 (15.38 %)HP
92 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
101 (7.692 %)Spread Betting
101 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
101 (7.692 %)Windows NT
101 (7.692 %)C#
101 (7.692 %).NET
101 (7.692 %)SQL Server
101 (7.692 %)UML
101 (7.692 %)OO
101 (7.692 %)Investment Banking
101 (7.692 %)Banking
101 (7.692 %)Handset
101 (7.692 %)Games

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %).NET
11 (7.692 %)WinForms
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (84.62 %)MS Office
111 (84.62 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)TCP/IP
25 (38.46 %)DNS
25 (38.46 %)DHCP
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Finance
21 (7.692 %)Games
21 (7.692 %)Banking
21 (7.692 %)Investment Banking
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (69.23 %)Desktop Support
24 (30.77 %)Desktop Engineer
33 (23.08 %)Desktop Support Engineer
33 (23.08 %)Support Engineer
42 (15.38 %)Support Technician
42 (15.38 %)Wintel Support
51 (7.692 %).NET Developer
51 (7.692 %)C# Developer
51 (7.692 %)Developer
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Handset
11 (7.692 %)Spread Betting
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (100.00 %)Windows
212 (92.31 %)Windows 2000
38 (61.54 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (53.85 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (30.77 %)Windows Vista
61 (7.692 %)Windows NT
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Information Security
22 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.692 %)UML
31 (7.692 %)OO
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)C#
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (23.08 %)MCP
13 (23.08 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Peregrine
24 (30.77 %)Microsoft
32 (15.38 %)HP