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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7869
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads5181
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.036 %
As % of the category below9.239 %9.818 %
Salaries quoted4965
Average minimum salary£23,653£24,762
Average salary£24,198£25,750
% change on same period last year-6.02 %
Average maximum salary£24,744£26,738
UK excluding London average salary£27,232£26,813
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads552825
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.369 %0.368 %
Salaries quoted494749
Average minimum salary£31,835£31,831
Average salary£34,811£34,090
% change on same period last year+2.11 %
Average maximum salary£37,787£36,350
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Windows XP South EastWindows XP
South East

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordDown-624£24,746-12.10 %
AbingdonUp+810£24,400+13.48 %
WitneyNew entry-9£22,667-
WallingfordNew entry-5£20,200-
KidlingtonNew entry-1£35,000-
BanburyDown-41£32,500+77.27 %
Windows XP South EastWindows XP
South East

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1137 (100.00 %)Windows
277 (56.20 %)Microsoft
367 (48.91 %)Windows Server 2003
461 (44.53 %)MS Excel
548 (35.04 %)Windows 2000
646 (33.58 %)Active Directory
741 (29.93 %)MS Office
835 (25.55 %)MS Exchange
926 (18.98 %)Microsoft Certification
1023 (16.79 %)Windows Vista
1119 (13.87 %)Exchange Server 2003
1119 (13.87 %)TCP/IP
1218 (13.14 %)MCP
1315 (10.95 %)LAN
1413 (9.489 %)WAN
1413 (9.489 %)Mac OS X
1511 (8.029 %)MCSE
1511 (8.029 %)SQL
1511 (8.029 %)Windows 2000 Server
1610 (7.299 %)Education
1610 (7.299 %)DNS
179 (6.569 %)SQL Server
188 (5.839 %)Citrix
188 (5.839 %)Pensions
197 (5.109 %)Health
206 (4.380 %)Firewall
206 (4.380 %)Novell
206 (4.380 %)Internet
206 (4.380 %)Linux
215 (3.650 %)VB

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.730 %)HTML
11 (0.730 %).NET
11 (0.730 %)ASP
11 (0.730 %)CSS
11 (0.730 %)XML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (25.55 %)MS Exchange
219 (13.87 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (3.650 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (2.190 %)SharePoint
43 (2.190 %)IIS
52 (1.460 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (1.460 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.730 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.730 %)GroupWise
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
161 (44.53 %)MS Excel
241 (29.93 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.460 %)Dynamics AX
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (13.87 %)TCP/IP
215 (10.95 %)LAN
313 (9.489 %)WAN
410 (7.299 %)DNS
56 (4.380 %)Internet
56 (4.380 %)Firewall
65 (3.650 %)VPN
72 (1.460 %)DHCP
72 (1.460 %)VoIP
72 (1.460 %)Network Security
81 (0.730 %)Wireless
81 (0.730 %)SMS
81 (0.730 %)SAN
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (6.569 %)SQL Server
22 (1.460 %)Oracle Reports
22 (1.460 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.730 %)MySQL
31 (0.730 %)MS Access
31 (0.730 %)GIS
31 (0.730 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.460 %)Oracle Forms
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (7.299 %)Education
28 (5.839 %)Pensions
37 (5.109 %)Health
42 (1.460 %)Insurance
51 (0.730 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.730 %)Advertising
51 (0.730 %)Marketing
51 (0.730 %)Government
51 (0.730 %)Telecoms
51 (0.730 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (40.15 %)Analyst
253 (38.69 %)Support Analyst
325 (18.25 %)Helpdesk Analyst
325 (18.25 %)Support Engineer
415 (10.95 %)Helpdesk Support
415 (10.95 %)IT Support Analyst
514 (10.22 %)Desktop Support
514 (10.22 %)PC Support
613 (9.489 %)Junior
711 (8.029 %)1st Line Support
810 (7.299 %)Desktop Engineer
99 (6.569 %)IT Support Technician
99 (6.569 %)Technical Support
99 (6.569 %)Systems Support
99 (6.569 %)Support Technician
108 (5.839 %)Administrator
117 (5.109 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
117 (5.109 %)Desktop Support Engineer
117 (5.109 %)Systems Administrator
126 (4.380 %)2nd Line Support
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.460 %)Blackberry
21 (0.730 %)Handset
21 (0.730 %)NLPG
21 (0.730 %)Data Extraction
21 (0.730 %)EPoS
21 (0.730 %)Chip and PIN
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1137 (100.00 %)Windows
267 (48.91 %)Windows Server 2003
348 (35.04 %)Windows 2000
423 (16.79 %)Windows Vista
513 (9.489 %)Mac OS X
611 (8.029 %)Windows 2000 Server
76 (4.380 %)Linux
84 (2.920 %)Windows NT
84 (2.920 %)NetWare
92 (1.460 %)UNIX
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (2.190 %)ITIL
13 (2.190 %)Security Cleared
22 (1.460 %)ERP
31 (0.730 %)Migration
31 (0.730 %)Incident Management
31 (0.730 %)Web Development
31 (0.730 %)Data Migration
31 (0.730 %)CRM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (8.029 %)SQL
25 (3.650 %)VB
34 (2.920 %)PowerShell
43 (2.190 %)VBScript
52 (1.460 %)C#
52 (1.460 %)COBOL
52 (1.460 %)JavaScript
52 (1.460 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.730 %)PHP
61 (0.730 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (18.98 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (13.14 %)MCP
311 (8.029 %)MCSE
44 (2.920 %)Degree
51 (0.730 %)MCSA
51 (0.730 %)MCTS
51 (0.730 %)MCITP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.460 %)SLA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
146 (33.58 %)Active Directory
24 (2.920 %)ISA Server
33 (2.190 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.730 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.730 %)NetBackup
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.460 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.730 %)MOM
21 (0.730 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.730 %)ARCserve
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
177 (56.20 %)Microsoft
28 (5.839 %)Citrix
36 (4.380 %)Novell
44 (2.920 %)Oracle
53 (2.190 %)Dell
62 (1.460 %)Sophos
62 (1.460 %)VMware
62 (1.460 %)Altiris
62 (1.460 %)Cisco
62 (1.460 %)HP
71 (0.730 %)Lotus
71 (0.730 %)CheckPoint
71 (0.730 %)Mapinfo
71 (0.730 %)Symantec
71 (0.730 %)ESRI
71 (0.730 %)EMC