The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 21 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 Northamptonshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 57 62 46
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -16
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 13 10 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 1.970% 1.300% 3.875%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.927% 5.155% 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 10 31
Average salary £23,500 £22,750 £26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.29% -14.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,050 £19,450 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £38,600 £25,400 £28,500
UK excluding London average salary £27,500 £26,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year
+3.77% +6.00%
All Operating Systems
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
164 194 155
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 24.85% 25.23% 19.38%
Number of salaries quoted 145 178 148
Average salary £32,500 £37,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.33% +36.36%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,100 £23,150 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £43,200 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows XP
East Midlands

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Northampton -3 6 £22,500 +0.44%
Wellingborough - 1 £28,000 -
Brackley - 1 £42,500 -
Windows XP
East Midlands

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 19 (100.00%) Windows
2 12 (63.16%) Windows Server 2003
2 12 (63.16%) Windows Server 2008
3 11 (57.89%) Windows 7
4 9 (47.37%) Active Directory
4 9 (47.37%) MS Exchange
5 8 (42.11%) MS Office
6 7 (36.84%) Windows Vista
7 5 (26.32%) MS Excel
7 5 (26.32%) SQL
7 5 (26.32%) LAN
7 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
7 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (21.05%) TCP/IP
8 4 (21.05%) WAN
9 3 (15.79%) MCSE
9 3 (15.79%) SQL Server
9 3 (15.79%) MCP
9 3 (15.79%) Firewall
9 3 (15.79%) VMware
9 3 (15.79%) Exchange Server 2003
9 3 (15.79%) Exchange Server 2007
10 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
10 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
10 2 (10.53%) Project Planning
10 2 (10.53%) SQL Server 2005
10 2 (10.53%) MCITP
10 2 (10.53%) Windows 8
10 2 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (10.53%) Windows 2000 Server

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 1 (5.263%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 9 (47.37%) MS Exchange
2 3 (15.79%) Exchange Server 2003
2 3 (15.79%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (5.263%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (42.11%) MS Office
2 5 (26.32%) MS Excel
3 1 (5.263%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 5 (26.32%) LAN
2 4 (21.05%) TCP/IP
2 4 (21.05%) WAN
3 3 (15.79%) Firewall
4 2 (10.53%) VoIP
4 2 (10.53%) DNS
4 2 (10.53%) Internet
5 1 (5.263%) BGP
5 1 (5.263%) SAN
5 1 (5.263%) DHCP
5 1 (5.263%) ADSL
5 1 (5.263%) Wireless
5 1 (5.263%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.79%) SQL Server
2 2 (10.53%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (5.263%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 2 (10.53%) Law
2 1 (5.263%) Finance
2 1 (5.263%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Analyst
2 5 (26.32%) Support Analyst
3 3 (15.79%) Support Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) 3rd Line Support
4 2 (10.53%) Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) Senior Support Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) 2nd Line Support
4 2 (10.53%) Service Analyst
4 2 (10.53%) Coordinator
5 1 (5.263%) Desktop Support
5 1 (5.263%) Technical Support
5 1 (5.263%) Network Support Analyst
5 1 (5.263%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (5.263%) Systems Support
5 1 (5.263%) Support Technician
5 1 (5.263%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 1 (5.263%) Applications Support
5 1 (5.263%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.263%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (5.263%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 19 (100.00%) Windows
2 12 (63.16%) Windows Server 2003
2 12 (63.16%) Windows Server 2008
3 11 (57.89%) Windows 7
4 7 (36.84%) Windows Vista
5 2 (10.53%) Windows 8
5 2 (10.53%) Windows 2000 Server
5 2 (10.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (10.53%) Debian
5 2 (10.53%) Fedora
5 2 (10.53%) Linux
5 2 (10.53%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (10.53%) Project Planning
2 1 (5.263%) CAD
2 1 (5.263%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) SQL
2 1 (5.263%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (15.79%) MCSE
2 3 (15.79%) MCP
3 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
3 2 (10.53%) MCITP
3 2 (10.53%) MCSA
3 2 (10.53%) CCNA
3 2 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (5.263%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (47.37%) Active Directory
2 2 (10.53%) Samba
3 1 (5.263%) Terminal Server
3 1 (5.263%) XenApp
3 1 (5.263%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (5.263%) CiscoWorks
1 1 (5.263%) Backup Exec
1 1 (5.263%) WSUS
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 3 (15.79%) VMware
3 2 (10.53%) Citrix
3 2 (10.53%) Red Hat
4 1 (5.263%) Symantec
4 1 (5.263%) Twitter
Northampton, Northamptonshire
IT Support, Helpdesk Support, 1st Line, Windows XP / 7 / 8, Windows Server, Exchange, Active Directory (AD), MCITP, Microsoft, Customer Service, Degree. We have an outstanding opportunity for an...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £20,000 to £24,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Northamptonshire
Technical Helpdesk experience - 3 years * Customer Service experience - 2 years * A thorough working knowledge of Windows XP Professional/Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, Server 2008, Exchange 2003, Exchange...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Salary: £21000 - £23000 per annum + ben+training
Posted: 20 May 2013
Northamptonshire
Essential Skills: Networking experience including troubleshooting of TCP/IP, LAN, WAN and DNS... Experience in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.0. Experience in Server 2003/2008 R1/...
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £20000.00 - £23500.00 per annum + mileage allowance
Posted: 15 May 2013