The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 22 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 123 122 120
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 136 133 121
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 1.883% 1.850% 1.797%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.277% 6.717% 7.668%
Number of salaries quoted 112 125 112
Average salary £25,000 £26,000 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.84% +15.55%
90% offered a salary of more than £17,500 £18,000 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £42,500 £30,000
UK excluding London average salary £27,500 £26,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year
+3.77% +6.00%
All Operating Systems
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1869 1980 1578
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 25.88% 27.55% 23.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1593 1732 1401
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £22,500 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows XP
England

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the North West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

North West Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows XP within the North West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester -9 80 £25,000 -9.09%
Cheshire +37 40 £25,000 +25.00%
Merseyside +5 11 £27,500 -4.34%
Lancashire +2 4 £23,000 +6.97%
Windows XP
England

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1 270 (100.00%) Windows
2 217 (80.37%) Microsoft
3 166 (61.48%) Active Directory
4 143 (52.96%) MS Office
5 135 (50.00%) Windows 7
6 123 (45.56%) Windows Server 2008
7 122 (45.19%) MS Exchange
8 111 (41.11%) Windows Server 2003
9 97 (35.93%) MS Excel
10 83 (30.74%) Windows Vista
11 78 (28.89%) TCP/IP
12 75 (27.78%) VMware
13 68 (25.19%) SQL Server
14 67 (24.81%) Exchange Server 2010
15 61 (22.59%) Microsoft Certification
16 59 (21.85%) ITIL
16 59 (21.85%) WAN
16 59 (21.85%) VMware Infrastructure
17 58 (21.48%) LAN
18 57 (21.11%) VPN
19 56 (20.74%) DNS
20 51 (18.89%) SharePoint
20 51 (18.89%) Citrix
21 50 (18.52%) Firewall
22 47 (17.41%) SQL
23 39 (14.44%) Exchange Server 2007
24 38 (14.07%) SCCM
24 38 (14.07%) SQL Server 2008
25 36 (13.33%) DHCP
26 35 (12.96%) Cisco

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 Development
1 15 (5.556%) .NET
2 7 (2.593%) COM
3 3 (1.111%) Application Packaging
4 2 (0.741%) ASP
4 2 (0.741%) MAPI
4 2 (0.741%) TAPI
5 1 (0.370%) XML
Application Platforms
1 122 (45.19%) MS Exchange
2 67 (24.81%) Exchange Server 2010
3 51 (18.89%) SharePoint
4 39 (14.44%) Exchange Server 2007
5 35 (12.96%) Exchange Server 2003
6 21 (7.778%) IIS
7 17 (6.296%) SharePoint 2010
8 9 (3.333%) Lync
9 8 (2.963%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 5 (1.852%) Exchange Server 2000
11 3 (1.111%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (1.111%) Lotus Notes
12 2 (0.741%) WorkSite
Applications
1 143 (52.96%) MS Office
2 97 (35.93%) MS Excel
3 15 (5.556%) Office 365
4 5 (1.852%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.741%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.741%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 10 (3.704%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (2.963%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.741%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.370%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.370%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 78 (28.89%) TCP/IP
2 59 (21.85%) WAN
3 58 (21.48%) LAN
4 57 (21.11%) VPN
5 56 (20.74%) DNS
6 50 (18.52%) Firewall
7 36 (13.33%) DHCP
8 31 (11.48%) VoIP
9 21 (7.778%) Internet
10 16 (5.926%) SAN
11 13 (4.815%) Network Security
12 10 (3.704%) NAS
13 6 (2.222%) WLAN
13 6 (2.222%) Wireless
14 5 (1.852%) IMAP
14 5 (1.852%) Cisco ASA
14 5 (1.852%) IPsec
14 5 (1.852%) SSL
15 4 (1.481%) PBX
15 4 (1.481%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (25.19%) SQL Server
2 38 (14.07%) SQL Server 2008
3 33 (12.22%) SQL Server 2005
4 21 (7.778%) SQL Server 2012
5 13 (4.815%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 13 (4.815%) Crystal Reports
6 12 (4.444%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (2.963%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (2.593%) Oracle Reports
9 6 (2.222%) MS Access
10 4 (1.481%) SQL Server 2000
10 4 (1.481%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.741%) MySQL
12 1 (0.370%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.370%) Oracle 8/8i
12 1 (0.370%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 8 (2.963%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (1.111%) Hudson
3 2 (0.741%) MSI
General
1 26 (9.630%) Finance
2 12 (4.444%) Telecoms
3 8 (2.963%) Legal
4 7 (2.593%) Law
5 6 (2.222%) Banking
5 6 (2.222%) Manufacturing
6 4 (1.481%) Retail
7 3 (1.111%) Advertising
7 3 (1.111%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (0.741%) Investment Banking
8 2 (0.741%) French Language
9 1 (0.370%) Games
Job Titles
1 67 (24.81%) Analyst
2 43 (15.93%) Support Engineer
3 35 (12.96%) IT Support
4 30 (11.11%) Support Technician
5 28 (10.37%) 2nd Line Support
6 27 (10.00%) Service Analyst
7 26 (9.630%) Service Desk Analyst
8 23 (8.519%) Desktop Support
9 22 (8.148%) Support Analyst
10 19 (7.037%) 1st Line Support
11 18 (6.667%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 17 (6.296%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (5.556%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (5.556%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 13 (4.815%) IT Support Technician
14 13 (4.815%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
15 12 (4.444%) Team Leader
16 11 (4.074%) Technical Support
16 11 (4.074%) Systems Engineer
16 11 (4.074%) Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.85%) Blackberry
2 13 (4.815%) iPhone
3 8 (2.963%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.593%) Statistics
5 5 (1.852%) SWIFT
5 5 (1.852%) Replication
5 5 (1.852%) EPoS
6 3 (1.111%) iPad
6 3 (1.111%) Fat Client
6 3 (1.111%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.111%) Thin Client
7 2 (0.741%) IVR
7 2 (0.741%) Mathematics
7 2 (0.741%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.741%) Mobile Computing
8 1 (0.370%) Visualisation
8 1 (0.370%) Clustering
8 1 (0.370%) Tandem
8 1 (0.370%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 270 (100.00%) Windows
2 135 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 123 (45.56%) Windows Server 2008
4 111 (41.11%) Windows Server 2003
5 83 (30.74%) Windows Vista
6 28 (10.37%) Linux
7 22 (8.148%) UNIX
8 21 (7.778%) Windows 8
9 20 (7.407%) Windows 2000
10 17 (6.296%) Windows Server 2012
11 13 (4.815%) Windows 2000 Server
12 6 (2.222%) AIX
13 5 (1.852%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (1.481%) Mac OS X
14 4 (1.481%) Windows Mobile
14 4 (1.481%) Mac OS X Server
15 3 (1.111%) Windows XP Embedded
15 3 (1.111%) Android
16 2 (0.741%) HPUX
16 2 (0.741%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (21.85%) ITIL
2 11 (4.074%) Service Delivery
2 11 (4.074%) Software Testing
2 11 (4.074%) CRM
3 10 (3.704%) Business Intelligence
3 10 (3.704%) Disaster Recovery
4 9 (3.333%) Problem Management
4 9 (3.333%) Agile Software Development
5 8 (2.963%) Incident Management
5 8 (2.963%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (2.593%) Change Management
7 6 (2.222%) Asset Management
7 6 (2.222%) Service Management
7 6 (2.222%) Change Control
8 5 (1.852%) Software Deployment
8 5 (1.852%) Time Management
8 5 (1.852%) Practice Management
8 5 (1.852%) Information Security
9 4 (1.481%) PRINCE2
9 4 (1.481%) Service Desk Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (17.41%) SQL
2 8 (2.963%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.593%) VB
4 6 (2.222%) VBA
4 6 (2.222%) PHP
4 6 (2.222%) C#
5 5 (1.852%) VB6
5 5 (1.852%) VB.NET
6 4 (1.481%) C
6 4 (1.481%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.481%) X++
7 3 (1.111%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.741%) VBScript
8 2 (0.741%) Java
9 1 (0.370%) C++
9 1 (0.370%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 61 (22.59%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (11.48%) MCP
3 25 (9.259%) MCSE
4 22 (8.148%) MCITP
5 20 (7.407%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (7.037%) CCNA
7 12 (4.444%) MCSA
8 11 (4.074%) ISTQB
8 11 (4.074%) ISEB
9 10 (3.704%) MCTS
10 8 (2.963%) A+ Certification
10 8 (2.963%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (2.222%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.481%) CCNP
12 4 (1.481%) HP APS
13 2 (0.741%) JNCIA
14 1 (0.370%) Degree
14 1 (0.370%) SC Cleared
14 1 (0.370%) Security Cleared
14 1 (0.370%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.407%) SLA
2 3 (1.111%) QA
3 1 (0.370%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.370%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.370%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 166 (61.48%) Active Directory
2 59 (21.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (7.407%) vSphere
4 16 (5.926%) XenApp
4 16 (5.926%) Hyper-V
5 12 (4.444%) XenDesktop
6 6 (2.222%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (1.481%) VMware ESX
7 4 (1.481%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (1.481%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (1.481%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (1.111%) VMware Server
8 3 (1.111%) Terminal Server
9 2 (0.741%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.741%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 2 (0.741%) IAG
10 1 (0.370%) XenServer
10 1 (0.370%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 38 (14.07%) SCCM
2 17 (6.296%) Backup Exec
3 15 (5.556%) SCOM
4 9 (3.333%) McAfee ePO
4 9 (3.333%) WSUS
5 6 (2.222%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 5 (1.852%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 5 (1.852%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 5 (1.852%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.741%) Norton AntiVirus
8 1 (0.370%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.370%) Business Desktop Deployment
8 1 (0.370%) MAILsweeper
8 1 (0.370%) MOM
8 1 (0.370%) Nagios
8 1 (0.370%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 217 (80.37%) Microsoft
2 75 (27.78%) VMware
3 51 (18.89%) Citrix
4 35 (12.96%) Cisco
5 24 (8.889%) NetApp
6 17 (6.296%) Mitel
7 15 (5.556%) HP
7 15 (5.556%) Oracle
8 11 (4.074%) Apple
8 11 (4.074%) McAfee
8 11 (4.074%) Symantec
9 10 (3.704%) Avaya
10 9 (3.333%) Remedy
11 7 (2.593%) Sophos
12 6 (2.222%) IBM
13 5 (1.852%) Veeam
13 5 (1.852%) WatchGuard
13 5 (1.852%) Draytek
13 5 (1.852%) Juniper
13 5 (1.852%) Red Hat
Bolton, Lancashire
Skill Set: Windows XP / 7 Server 2003 / 2008 Exchange 2003 / 2007 Active Directory VMWare Cisco You will also be a confident and effective communicator who is able to...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Salford, Lancashire
Skills: - Excellent knowledge of Windows XP and Windows 7. - Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office. - Experience with Worksite DMS. - Knowledge of Case Management and Practice Management Systems highly desirable... -...
Lewis Paige
Salary: From £18,000 to £25,000 per annum This is a Pro Rata salary
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The following skills and experience will need to be clear on your application for you to be considered: Previous experience in a 1st/ 2nd line helpdesk role Microsoft...
greywood
Salary: £13000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Service Desk / Helpdesk / Windows / Microsoft Server / Active Directory / DNS / DHCP / Netapp / Citrix Due to continued growth, my market leading client are looking to recruit are looking to recruit...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £13000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
You shall be working within the following technical environment: *Windows 7 / XP *Case management / legal software *MS office, Active Directory, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP We are ideally looking...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £24000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Client operates across a wide range of platforms including Windows XP and Windows 7 - Client operates both Practice Management and Case Management systems... Key Words: Support / 2nd Line /...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £25,000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Northwich, North West
Senior Test Lead, Northwich, Cheshire - £30-35KOur client based in Northwich, Cheshire is currently looking for a Senior Test Lead. You will identify, define, and implement testing strategies...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Cheadle, North West
Skills *Microsoft Active Directory (2008 & 2010) *Microsoft Exchange (2010) *Microsoft SharePoint (2010) *Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Desirable not essential) *Computer hardware experience and knowledge. *Windows 7, Vista and XP.
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £16000 - £18000 per annum + Medical Insurance, Pension
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cheadle, Cheshire
Skills *Microsoft Active Directory (2008 & 2010) *Microsoft Exchange (2010) *Microsoft SharePoint (2010) *Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Desirable not essential) *Computer hardware experience and knowledge. *Windows 7, Vista and XP.
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £16000 - £18000 per annum + Medical Insurance, Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Systems Engineer - Liverpool - Windows, Server, SQL Server, Exchange, Active Directory, VMWare - £25,000 - £30,000... To be successful for the role you must be a Systems Engineer with...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bury, Lancashire
Diagnosing issues with Windows XP / Vista and Windows 7 OS Operating Systems. Microsoft Exchange Server... Active Directory. TCP/IP. DNS... VOiP. As would an MCP, MCITP, MCSE or...
Recital Consulting
Salary: From £15,000 to £18,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Salford, North West
Below is a list of the current technologies and skills they are looking for in this position, there is an option to develop and work with Cisco technologies...
Mint
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + Negotiable on Experience
Posted: 21 May 2013
Wilmslow, Cheshire
Service Delivery Manager - Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Knutsford - Windows, Server, Citrix, ITIL - £30,000 - £40,000... To be successful for the role you must be a Service Delivery Manager with...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stockport, North West
Requirements for this position on a technical front are skills with the installation and operating of Microsoft Windows XP and 7, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, an...
Salary: £16000.00 - £20000.00 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
Stockport, North West
Requirements for this position on a technical front are skills with the installation and operating of Microsoft Windows XP and 7, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, an...
Salary: £17000 - £18000 per annum + Benefits package
Posted: 1 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
You will have the following skills / technologies: NetApp, VM Ware, Server focussed, ITIL and experienced with Project work... Ideally this would still be Avaya but candidates with experience...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Microsoft Windows XP / 7. Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP3. Microsoft SCOM 2012. Microsoft Exchange 2010. Microsoft SharePoint 2010. VMWARE vSphere 4.1/5.0. Active Directory... NetApp FAS2040 Hardware.....
FT Select
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
IT Support - £22k basic + benefits package, Chester, Windows Server 2003/2008, Active Directory, Backup Exec 2010, Office 2010. IIS, Routers... System administration Servers (administration and maintenance, backup/restore)...
PNG Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £22,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Key Skills: * Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 * Microsoft Windows XP / 7 * Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP3 * Microsoft SCOM 2012 * Microsoft Exchange 2010 * Microsoft SharePoint 2010 * VMWARE vSphere 4.1/...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Establish a "continuous improvement" approach by identifying technical and process gaps and seeking to resolve * Coach the team to ensure engagement and motivation to deliver a consistently positive...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Key Requirements: *Solid communication skills *Helpdesk experience *Flexibility *Team player *IT related qualifications (MCP, MCDST, CompTIA+) *Windows XP/Vista/7 *Basic understanding of PC Hardware set-up and...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £14000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Technical Skills: * Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 * Microsoft Windows XP / 7 * Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP3 * Microsoft SCOM 2012 * Microsoft Exchange 2010 * Microsoft SharePoint 2010 * VMWARE vSphere 4.1/...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
West (North West, West Midlands & Wales)
Certifications in APMP, BPMG, PRINCE2... Strong familiarity with project management software, such as MS Project. Familiar with programming languages, including C#.Net, Java, VB. Database and operating systems...
Centrica
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (depending on experience)
Posted: 22 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Microsoft Windows XP / 7 / 8... Microsoft IIS 6.0+ Microsoft Exchange 2010. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 / 2012... Microsoft SharePoint 2010... ITIL... CCNA - Cisco. NCDA - NetApp. MCTS - Windows Server...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
SQL Server Database Designer based in Greatr...
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IS Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 (plus excellent company benefits)
Posted: 2 May 2013