The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Salford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 17 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 Salford region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 10 12 12
Rank change year-on-year
+2 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 3 4 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Salford 7.317% 7.692% 4.348%
As % of the Operating Systems category 30.00% 16.67% 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 2
Average salary £19,250 £30,000 £20,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-35.83% +44.57%
UK excluding London average salary £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year
+5.76% +4.00%
All Operating Systems
Salford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
10 24 18
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Salford 24.39% 46.15% 39.13%
Number of salaries quoted 9 24 18
Average salary £28,000 £32,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.84% +18.18%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,250 £30,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £39,750 £53,500 £41,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Windows XP
Manchester

Windows XP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Salford 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 Salford region.

Salford Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Salford 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 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Intranet
2 2 (50.00%) Internet
2 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (50.00%) Windows Vista
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
2 2 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (25.00%) MS PowerPoint

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Salford 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.

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) MS Excel
1 2 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (25.00%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Intranet
1 2 (50.00%) Internet
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Support
1 2 (50.00%) Help Desk Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Support Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Support Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Customer Support Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Customer Support
2 1 (25.00%) Help Desk Support
2 1 (25.00%) Help Desk Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (50.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
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