The first table below looks at the demand for Windows XP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Stockport region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Stockport region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows XP
Rank 41 31 18
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -13
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 5 8 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stockport 2.392% 3.556% 9.341%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.246% 10.39% 26.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4 8 17
Average salary £17,750 £30,000 £19,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-40.83% +57.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £14,700 £27,500 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £18,700 £32,500 £22,700
UK excluding London average salary £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year
+5.76% +4.00%
All Operating Systems
Stockport
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
69 77 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stockport 33.01% 34.22% 34.62%
Number of salaries quoted 68 71 57
Average salary £30,000 £32,500 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.69% +35.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £22,000 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £39,000 £32,000 £40,000
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 Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Stockport 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 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) VPN
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Windows 7
3 3 (60.00%) Lync
3 3 (60.00%) Office Communications Server
3 3 (60.00%) Android
3 3 (60.00%) iPhone
3 3 (60.00%) 3G
3 3 (60.00%) Blackberry
3 3 (60.00%) MS Office
3 3 (60.00%) MS Excel
3 3 (60.00%) MS Exchange
3 3 (60.00%) ADSL
3 3 (60.00%) VoIP
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (20.00%) MCDST
5 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Vista
5 1 (20.00%) Network Security
5 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (20.00%) VMware
5 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (20.00%) NetApp
5 1 (20.00%) Citrix
5 1 (20.00%) DHCP

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Stockport 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 Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) Lync
1 3 (60.00%) Office Communications Server
1 3 (60.00%) MS Exchange
2 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2003
2 1 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) MS Office
1 3 (60.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) VPN
2 3 (60.00%) 3G
2 3 (60.00%) ADSL
2 3 (60.00%) VoIP
3 1 (20.00%) Network Security
3 1 (20.00%) DHCP
3 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (20.00%) DNS
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) 1st Line Support
1 2 (40.00%) IT Support
1 2 (40.00%) Help Desk Support
2 1 (20.00%) Network Administrator
2 1 (20.00%) Help Desk Trainee
2 1 (20.00%) Trainee
2 1 (20.00%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) iPhone
1 3 (60.00%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows 7
3 3 (60.00%) Android
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (20.00%) MCDST
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (20.00%) MCP
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) VMware
2 1 (20.00%) NetApp
2 1 (20.00%) Citrix
Stockport, North West
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
greywood
Salary: £25000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 June 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £25000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 June 2013
Stockport, North West
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
greywood
Salary: £15000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 June 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £15000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 June 2013