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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Solihull 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 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3528
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads1215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below17.39 %13.04 %
Salaries quoted1215
Average minimum salary£17,000£17,733
Average salary£17,979£18,333
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Average maximum salary£18,958£18,933
UK excluding London average salary£25,952£27,303
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Solihull IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Solihull
Matching permanent IT job ads69115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.048 %
Salaries quoted59107
Average minimum salary£25,752£25,817
Average salary£27,415£29,373
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum salary£29,078£32,929
UK excluding London average salary£33,996£34,609
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Windows XP West MidlandsWindows XP
West 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 Solihull region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Solihull 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 Solihull region.

Solihull Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Solihull region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Solihull Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull 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.

166 (100.00 %)Windows
249 (74.24 %)Microsoft Certification
343 (65.15 %)Microsoft
442 (63.64 %)MCP
538 (57.58 %)MCSE
538 (57.58 %)Active Directory
637 (56.06 %)Windows 2000
735 (53.03 %)TCP/IP
829 (43.94 %)Windows Server 2003
926 (39.39 %)VPN
926 (39.39 %)LAN
1024 (36.36 %)WAN
1024 (36.36 %)Windows Vista
1116 (24.24 %)Cisco
1116 (24.24 %)InstallShield
1116 (24.24 %)VBScript
1116 (24.24 %)Application Packaging
1116 (24.24 %)LANDesk
1116 (24.24 %)Degree
1215 (22.73 %)MCSA
1215 (22.73 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1314 (21.21 %)Firewall
1314 (21.21 %)Windows 2000 Server
1413 (19.70 %)DNS
1413 (19.70 %)SQL
1512 (18.18 %)Mitel
168 (12.12 %)Citrix
168 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2000
168 (12.12 %)SQL Server
177 (10.61 %)MS Office

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull 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.

Solihull IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (24.24 %)Application Packaging
Solihull IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.61 %)MS Office
17 (10.61 %)MS PowerPoint
26 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Solihull IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (53.03 %)TCP/IP
226 (39.39 %)VPN
226 (39.39 %)LAN
324 (36.36 %)WAN
414 (21.21 %)Firewall
513 (19.70 %)DNS
67 (10.61 %)VoIP
74 (6.061 %)NetScreen
74 (6.061 %)ADSL
81 (1.515 %)Broadband
81 (1.515 %)SMS
Solihull IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (12.12 %)SQL Server
18 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.515 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.515 %)Informix
Solihull IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (24.24 %)InstallShield
22 (3.030 %)WinRunner
22 (3.030 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (3.030 %)LoadRunner
Solihull IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (4.545 %)Telecoms
22 (3.030 %)Education
31 (1.515 %)Finance
Solihull IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (37.88 %)Analyst
219 (28.79 %)Technical Analyst
316 (24.24 %)IT Support Engineer
316 (24.24 %)Support Engineer
410 (15.15 %)Support Analyst
58 (12.12 %)Technical Support
66 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
66 (9.091 %)IT Graduate
66 (9.091 %)IT Support Analyst
66 (9.091 %)Graduate
74 (6.061 %)Technical Support Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Test Manager
91 (1.515 %)IT Manager
91 (1.515 %)Systems Administrator
91 (1.515 %)Support Technician
91 (1.515 %)Administrator
91 (1.515 %)Applications Packager
91 (1.515 %)Head Of IT
Solihull IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.030 %)Mainframe
12 (3.030 %)IBM Mainframe
Solihull IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
166 (100.00 %)Windows
237 (56.06 %)Windows 2000
329 (43.94 %)Windows Server 2003
424 (36.36 %)Windows Vista
514 (21.21 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (4.545 %)UNIX
63 (4.545 %)Linux
72 (3.030 %)HPUX
72 (3.030 %)Solaris
72 (3.030 %)Windows NT
Solihull IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (9.091 %)ITIL
21 (1.515 %)CRM
21 (1.515 %)Project Management
21 (1.515 %)SC Cleared
21 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
Solihull IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (24.24 %)VBScript
213 (19.70 %)SQL
32 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
Solihull IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (74.24 %)Microsoft Certification
242 (63.64 %)MCP
338 (57.58 %)MCSE
416 (24.24 %)Degree
515 (22.73 %)MCSA
66 (9.091 %)MCDST
72 (3.030 %)ISEB
Solihull IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
138 (57.58 %)Active Directory
21 (1.515 %)VMware Infrastructure
Solihull IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (22.73 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.515 %)EMC NetWorker
21 (1.515 %)Legato
Solihull IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (65.15 %)Microsoft
216 (24.24 %)Cisco
216 (24.24 %)LANDesk
312 (18.18 %)Mitel
48 (12.12 %)Citrix
57 (10.61 %)Avaya
64 (6.061 %)Juniper
64 (6.061 %)Alcatel
64 (6.061 %)CheckPoint
72 (3.030 %)IBM
81 (1.515 %)Remedy
81 (1.515 %)VMware
81 (1.515 %)Sage
81 (1.515 %)Oracle