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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Birmingham 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 last 3 months to 21 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to 21 May 2008Same period last year
Rank7388
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads7849
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.021 %
As % of the category below13.98 %8.180 %
Salaries quoted6834
Average minimum salary£21,295£20,824
Average salary£22,273£22,015
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Average maximum salary£23,251£23,206
UK excluding London average salary£25,823£27,131
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
Operating Systems BirminghamOperating Systems
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads558599
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.260 %
Salaries quoted489462
Average minimum salary£30,643£30,404
Average salary£33,391£32,459
% change on same period last year+2.87 %
Average maximum salary£36,139£34,513
UK excluding London average salary£34,643£34,992
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Windows XP West MidlandsWindows XP
West Midlands

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Windows XP Demand Trend

Windows XP
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Birmingham region over the past 3 months.

Birmingham Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows XP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows XP.

1123 (99.19 %)Windows
266 (53.23 %)Microsoft
363 (50.81 %)Active Directory
447 (37.90 %)Microsoft Certification
545 (36.29 %)MS Excel
641 (33.06 %)MCP
738 (30.65 %)MS Office
834 (27.42 %)MCSE
929 (23.39 %)SQL
1027 (21.77 %)MS Exchange
1124 (19.35 %)EPoS
1124 (19.35 %)Windows 2000
1222 (17.74 %)SLA
1320 (16.13 %)LAN
1320 (16.13 %)Internet
1320 (16.13 %)Remedy
1419 (15.32 %)ITIL
1516 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
1615 (12.10 %)TCP/IP
1714 (11.29 %)Windows Server 2003
1813 (10.48 %)Linux
1813 (10.48 %)VBScript
1813 (10.48 %)SAP
1813 (10.48 %)SQL Server
1912 (9.677 %)WAN
1912 (9.677 %)Cisco
2011 (8.871 %)HP
2011 (8.871 %)Oracle
2011 (8.871 %)LANDesk
2110 (8.065 %)Windows NT

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Windows XP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Windows XP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
18 (6.452 %)Application Packaging
22 (1.613 %).NET
Application Platforms
127 (21.77 %)MS Exchange
216 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (6.452 %)Lotus Notes
47 (5.645 %)Exchange Server 2000
56 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (2.419 %)IIS
63 (2.419 %)Lotus Domino
63 (2.419 %)SharePoint
63 (2.419 %)Live Communications Server
Applications
145 (36.29 %)MS Excel
238 (30.65 %)MS Office
32 (1.613 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
14 (3.226 %)SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
120 (16.13 %)LAN
120 (16.13 %)Internet
215 (12.10 %)TCP/IP
312 (9.677 %)WAN
48 (6.452 %)SMS
57 (5.645 %)SAN
65 (4.032 %)WINS
65 (4.032 %)DNS
65 (4.032 %)DHCP
74 (3.226 %)Firewall
82 (1.613 %)Wi-Fi
82 (1.613 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
113 (10.48 %)SQL Server
26 (4.839 %)Informix
26 (4.839 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.419 %)Oracle 10g
33 (2.419 %)Oracle 9i
42 (1.613 %)MS Access
42 (1.613 %)Crystal Reports
Development Applications
18 (6.452 %)InstallShield
General
15 (4.032 %)Education
22 (1.613 %)Health
31 (0.806 %)Pensions
Job Titles
160 (48.39 %)Analyst
232 (25.81 %)Support Analyst
323 (18.55 %)IT Support Analyst
417 (13.71 %)Service Desk Analyst
417 (13.71 %)Service Analyst
510 (8.065 %)2nd Line Support
69 (7.258 %)Field Engineer
69 (7.258 %)Helpdesk Analyst
77 (5.645 %)Administrator
77 (5.645 %)Helpdesk Support
77 (5.645 %)Technical Analyst
86 (4.839 %)Desktop Support
86 (4.839 %)Systems Administrator
95 (4.032 %)Consultant
95 (4.032 %)Support Engineer
95 (4.032 %)Desktop Support Analyst
95 (4.032 %)Desktop Analyst
104 (3.226 %)ERP Consultant
104 (3.226 %)Implementation Consultant
104 (3.226 %)Applications Packager
Miscellaneous
124 (19.35 %)EPoS
25 (4.032 %)Asset Management
33 (2.419 %)Clustering
42 (1.613 %)Blackberry
Operating Systems
1123 (99.19 %)Windows
224 (19.35 %)Windows 2000
314 (11.29 %)Windows Server 2003
413 (10.48 %)Linux
510 (8.065 %)Windows NT
69 (7.258 %)Unix
74 (3.226 %)Windows Vista
82 (1.613 %)Debian
Processes & Methodologies
119 (15.32 %)ITIL
27 (5.645 %)Problem Management
36 (4.839 %)Migration
45 (4.032 %)Service Delivery
54 (3.226 %)Systems Analysis
54 (3.226 %)Project Planning
54 (3.226 %)ERP
54 (3.226 %)Project Management
62 (1.613 %)OOP
62 (1.613 %)OO
62 (1.613 %)Risk Assessment
62 (1.613 %)Agile Software Development
62 (1.613 %)Security Management
71 (0.806 %)Load Balancing
71 (0.806 %)Logistics
Programming Languages
129 (23.39 %)SQL
213 (10.48 %)VBScript
32 (1.613 %)VB
32 (1.613 %)VB.NET
32 (1.613 %)Python
32 (1.613 %)C
32 (1.613 %)C#
32 (1.613 %)Java
32 (1.613 %)Perl
32 (1.613 %)PHP
Qualifications
147 (37.90 %)Microsoft Certification
241 (33.06 %)MCP
334 (27.42 %)MCSE
49 (7.258 %)MCSA
57 (5.645 %)A+ Certification
57 (5.645 %)Network+ Certification
66 (4.839 %)Cisco Certification
75 (4.032 %)Degree
83 (2.419 %)CCNP
83 (2.419 %)CCNA
92 (1.613 %)MCDST
101 (0.806 %)MOS
101 (0.806 %)MCDBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
122 (17.74 %)SLA
System Software
163 (50.81 %)Active Directory
25 (4.032 %)Backup Exec
34 (3.226 %)ISA Server
43 (2.419 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
18 (6.452 %)Norton AntiVirus
26 (4.839 %)EMC NetWorker
26 (4.839 %)Legato
33 (2.419 %)MOM
33 (2.419 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (2.419 %)ARCserve
33 (2.419 %)WSUS
Vendors
166 (53.23 %)Microsoft
220 (16.13 %)Remedy
313 (10.48 %)SAP
412 (9.677 %)Cisco
511 (8.871 %)HP
511 (8.871 %)Oracle
511 (8.871 %)LANDesk
610 (8.065 %)Symantec
610 (8.065 %)Citrix
78 (6.452 %)Lotus
84 (3.226 %)VERITAS
84 (3.226 %)Sage
84 (3.226 %)Exchequer
84 (3.226 %)VMware
93 (2.419 %)CA
93 (2.419 %)Red Hat
93 (2.419 %)Dell
102 (1.613 %)Compaq
102 (1.613 %)NetApp
102 (1.613 %)Sophos
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