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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Northamptonshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4747
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads3939
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.016 %
As % of the category below15.60 %14.55 %
Salaries quoted3427
Average minimum salary£21,694£22,185
Average salary£23,639£23,000
% change on same period last year+2.77 %
Average maximum salary£25,583£23,815
UK excluding London average salary£25,811£27,460
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads250268
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.110 %
Salaries quoted223208
Average minimum salary£31,062£26,962
Average salary£33,445£28,587
% change on same period last year+16.99 %
Average maximum salary£35,828£30,212
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Windows XP East MidlandsWindows XP
East Midlands

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northamptonshire Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows XP within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorthamptonUp+1527£24,904+17.19 %
DaventryDown-56£19,000-21.37 %
TowcesterNo change03£18,500-19.56 %
CorbyNew entry-2£16,500-
WellingboroughDown-12£30,000+30.43 %
KetteringDown-111£22,000-5.03 %
Windows XP East MidlandsWindows XP
East Midlands

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

178 (98.73 %)Windows
251 (64.56 %)Active Directory
348 (60.76 %)MS Office
447 (59.49 %)Microsoft
542 (53.16 %)MS Exchange
639 (49.37 %)Microsoft Certification
734 (43.04 %)Citrix
833 (41.77 %)Cisco
925 (31.65 %)MCP
1022 (27.85 %)MCSA
1119 (24.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
1218 (22.78 %)MCSE
1316 (20.25 %)Windows 2000
1415 (18.99 %)TCP/IP
1415 (18.99 %)Exchange Server 2000
1513 (16.46 %)Wyse
1612 (15.19 %)MS Excel
178 (10.13 %)LAN
178 (10.13 %)VoIP
178 (10.13 %)WAN
178 (10.13 %)Avaya
178 (10.13 %)Security Cleared
178 (10.13 %)Firewall
187 (8.861 %)VPN
196 (7.595 %)Windows Server 2003
196 (7.595 %)MS Project
196 (7.595 %)ITIL
205 (6.329 %)CMS
205 (6.329 %)Incident Management
205 (6.329 %)Fat Client

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.532 %).NET
21 (1.266 %)J2EE
21 (1.266 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.266 %)XML
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (53.16 %)MS Exchange
219 (24.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
315 (18.99 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (6.329 %)CMS
54 (5.063 %)IIS
62 (2.532 %)SharePoint
71 (1.266 %)Office Project Server
71 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (1.266 %)Apache
71 (1.266 %)BizTalk Server
71 (1.266 %)iPlanet
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
148 (60.76 %)MS Office
212 (15.19 %)MS Excel
36 (7.595 %)MS Project
41 (1.266 %)MS Visio
41 (1.266 %)Spreadsheet
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (18.99 %)TCP/IP
28 (10.13 %)LAN
28 (10.13 %)VoIP
28 (10.13 %)WAN
28 (10.13 %)Firewall
37 (8.861 %)VPN
44 (5.063 %)DNS
44 (5.063 %)DHCP
44 (5.063 %)Internet
44 (5.063 %)BGP
44 (5.063 %)EIGRP
44 (5.063 %)RIP
53 (3.797 %)Cisco IPT
62 (2.532 %)Wireless
71 (1.266 %)HTTP
71 (1.266 %)SAN
71 (1.266 %)Intranet
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.797 %)SQL Server
21 (1.266 %)TOAD
21 (1.266 %)SQL Server 7
21 (1.266 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.266 %)SQL Server 2005
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.266 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.266 %)Visual Studio Team System
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.329 %)Automotive
24 (5.063 %)Health
24 (5.063 %)Back Office
24 (5.063 %)Marketing
32 (2.532 %)Pensions
32 (2.532 %)Telecoms
41 (1.266 %)Finance
41 (1.266 %)Insurance
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (51.90 %)Analyst
221 (26.58 %)Senior Analyst
221 (26.58 %)Technical Analyst
315 (18.99 %)Helpdesk Analyst
414 (17.72 %)Support Engineer
513 (16.46 %)Service Analyst
513 (16.46 %)Service Desk Analyst
513 (16.46 %)Senior Technical Analyst
68 (10.13 %)Desktop Support
77 (8.861 %)Support Analyst
86 (7.595 %)Support Technician
86 (7.595 %)Installations Engineer
86 (7.595 %)IT Support Engineer
95 (6.329 %)IT Support Technician
95 (6.329 %)2nd Line Support
104 (5.063 %)Desktop Support Technician
104 (5.063 %)Desktop Analyst
104 (5.063 %)Desktop Engineer
104 (5.063 %)Desktop Support Analyst
104 (5.063 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.329 %)Thin Client
15 (6.329 %)Blackberry
15 (6.329 %)Fat Client
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
178 (98.73 %)Windows
216 (20.25 %)Windows 2000
36 (7.595 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (2.532 %)UNIX
42 (2.532 %)Windows NT
51 (1.266 %)Solaris
51 (1.266 %)Windows Mobile
51 (1.266 %)Windows Vista
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (10.13 %)Security Cleared
26 (7.595 %)ITIL
35 (6.329 %)Incident Management
43 (3.797 %)PRINCE2
52 (2.532 %)Project Management
61 (1.266 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.266 %)Workflow
61 (1.266 %)Software Testing
61 (1.266 %)ERP
61 (1.266 %)EAI
61 (1.266 %)Business Intelligence
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (6.329 %)C
21 (1.266 %)C++
21 (1.266 %)Java
21 (1.266 %)JavaScript
21 (1.266 %)SQL
21 (1.266 %)VB
21 (1.266 %)VC++
21 (1.266 %)VB6
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
139 (49.37 %)Microsoft Certification
225 (31.65 %)MCP
322 (27.85 %)MCSA
418 (22.78 %)MCSE
51 (1.266 %)Degree
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.532 %)SLA
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
151 (64.56 %)Active Directory
21 (1.266 %)Terminal Services
21 (1.266 %)Backup Exec
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.266 %)ARCserve
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (59.49 %)Microsoft
234 (43.04 %)Citrix
333 (41.77 %)Cisco
413 (16.46 %)Wyse
58 (10.13 %)Avaya
65 (6.329 %)McAfee Security
73 (3.797 %)Mitel
81 (1.266 %)ProClarity
81 (1.266 %)Oracle
81 (1.266 %)HP
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