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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Leicester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3332
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads2142
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.019 %
As % of the category below12.88 %15.27 %
Salaries quoted2039
Average minimum salary£21,850£27,782
Average salary£23,050£29,500
% change on same period last year-21.86 %
Average maximum salary£24,250£31,218
UK excluding London average salary£27,165£26,780
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Leicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leicester
Matching permanent IT job ads163275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.125 %
Salaries quoted134218
Average minimum salary£26,861£28,995
Average salary£29,014£30,664
% change on same period last year-5.37 %
Average maximum salary£31,167£32,333
UK excluding London average salary£34,403£34,132
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
Windows XP LeicestershireWindows XP
Leicestershire

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Leicester Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

132 (100.00 %)Windows
220 (62.50 %)Windows 2000
220 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (43.75 %)Microsoft
410 (31.25 %)Active Directory
58 (25.00 %)SQL Server
67 (21.88 %)SQL Server 2005
76 (18.75 %)Telecoms
76 (18.75 %)SQL
76 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2000
85 (15.63 %)UNIX
85 (15.63 %)MS Office
85 (15.63 %)Test Scripting
94 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
94 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
94 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
94 (12.50 %)SLA
94 (12.50 %)Pensions
94 (12.50 %)Retail
103 (9.375 %)LAN
103 (9.375 %)Linux
103 (9.375 %)TCP/IP
103 (9.375 %)EPoS
103 (9.375 %)Mathematics
112 (6.250 %)Manual Testing
112 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
112 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
112 (6.250 %)Internet
112 (6.250 %)ERP
112 (6.250 %)WAN

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

Leicester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.125 %).NET
11 (3.125 %)ASP.NET
11 (3.125 %).NET Framework
Leicester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
14 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (3.125 %)IIS
31 (3.125 %)SharePoint
31 (3.125 %)Exchange Server 2007
Leicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (15.63 %)MS Office
22 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Leicester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.125 %)Dynamics CRM
Leicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.375 %)LAN
13 (9.375 %)TCP/IP
22 (6.250 %)Internet
22 (6.250 %)WAN
22 (6.250 %)Ethernet
Leicester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (25.00 %)SQL Server
27 (21.88 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (3.125 %)MS Access
Leicester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.125 %)Visual Studio
Leicester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (18.75 %)Telecoms
24 (12.50 %)Retail
24 (12.50 %)Pensions
32 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
32 (6.250 %)Finance
32 (6.250 %)Education
41 (3.125 %)Government
Leicester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (53.13 %)Analyst
212 (37.50 %)Support Analyst
34 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
34 (12.50 %)Service Analyst
34 (12.50 %)Service Desk Analyst
43 (9.375 %)IT Support Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Test Engineer
43 (9.375 %)1st Line Support Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Senior Analyst
43 (9.375 %)1st Line Support
43 (9.375 %)Tester
52 (6.250 %)Support Technician
52 (6.250 %)Helpdesk Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Field Engineer
52 (6.250 %)IT Support Technician
61 (3.125 %)IT Support Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Systems Support Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Technical Advisor
61 (3.125 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Manual Tester
Leicester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (9.375 %)EPoS
13 (9.375 %)Mathematics
21 (3.125 %)Blackberry
Leicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (100.00 %)Windows
220 (62.50 %)Windows 2000
220 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (15.63 %)UNIX
44 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (9.375 %)Linux
62 (6.250 %)HPUX
62 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
Leicester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.63 %)Test Scripting
22 (6.250 %)Manual Testing
22 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
22 (6.250 %)ERP
31 (3.125 %)Project Management
31 (3.125 %)Software Engineering
31 (3.125 %)Business Analysis
31 (3.125 %)CRM
Leicester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (18.75 %)SQL
21 (3.125 %)C
21 (3.125 %)C#
21 (3.125 %)Java
Leicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.125 %)Degree
Leicester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (12.50 %)SLA
Leicester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (31.25 %)Active Directory
21 (3.125 %)Terminal Services
Leicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (43.75 %)Microsoft
21 (3.125 %)Intel
21 (3.125 %)SAP