The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bridgend region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 17 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 Bridgend region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 2 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bridgend 2.198% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.556% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £20,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year
+5.76% +4.00%
All Operating Systems
Bridgend
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
36 8 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bridgend 39.56% 57.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 36 8 0
Average salary £22,500 £32,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-29.68% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows XP
South Wales

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bridgend 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 Bridgend region.

Bridgend Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bridgend 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 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) MS Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (50.00%) SAN
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) VMware

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bridgend 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 Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) MS Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2010
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) SAN
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Support Technician
1 1 (50.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Support
1 1 (50.00%) Helpdesk Technician
1 1 (50.00%) 1st Line Support Technician
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 7
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) VMware