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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Watford 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5329
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads1034
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.014 %
As % of the category below5.650 %17.35 %
Salaries quoted1032
Average minimum salary£23,050£29,156
Average salary£23,650£31,000
% change on same period last year-23.70 %
Average maximum salary£24,250£32,844
UK excluding London average salary£26,047£27,283
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads177196
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.097 %0.083 %
Salaries quoted128169
Average minimum salary£35,505£33,011
Average salary£37,951£35,515
% change on same period last year+6.85 %
Average maximum salary£40,398£38,019
UK excluding London average salary£34,067£34,582
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
Windows XP HertfordshireWindows XP
Hertfordshire

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Watford region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Watford Windows XP Salary Histogram

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

129 (100.00 %)Windows
220 (68.97 %)Windows Server 2003
317 (58.62 %)Microsoft Certification
414 (48.28 %)Active Directory
513 (44.83 %)Microsoft
612 (41.38 %)MS Exchange
711 (37.93 %)MCSE
711 (37.93 %)MS Office
810 (34.48 %)SQL Server
810 (34.48 %)Exchange Server 2003
99 (31.03 %)Windows Vista
99 (31.03 %)MS Excel
99 (31.03 %)MCP
107 (24.14 %)Windows 2000
116 (20.69 %)VPN
116 (20.69 %)Citrix
116 (20.69 %)Firewall
116 (20.69 %)Pensions
125 (17.24 %)MCSA
134 (13.79 %)Navision
134 (13.79 %)Manufacturing
134 (13.79 %)Network Security
134 (13.79 %)Windows 2000 Server
134 (13.79 %)Disaster Recovery
143 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2000
143 (10.34 %)Service Delivery
143 (10.34 %)VERITAS
143 (10.34 %)HP
143 (10.34 %)ITIL
152 (6.897 %)Linux

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (41.38 %)MS Exchange
210 (34.48 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (3.448 %)IIS
41 (3.448 %)Lotus Notes
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (37.93 %)MS Office
29 (31.03 %)MS Excel
32 (6.897 %)AutoCAD
41 (3.448 %)MS PowerPoint
Watford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (13.79 %)Navision
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (20.69 %)VPN
16 (20.69 %)Firewall
24 (13.79 %)Network Security
32 (6.897 %)LAN
32 (6.897 %)WAN
32 (6.897 %)TCP/IP
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (34.48 %)SQL Server
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (20.69 %)Pensions
24 (13.79 %)Manufacturing
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (31.03 %)Administrator
26 (20.69 %)Systems Administrator
35 (17.24 %)IT Administrator
43 (10.34 %)Systems Engineer
43 (10.34 %)Analyst
43 (10.34 %)Support Technician
43 (10.34 %)Support Engineer
43 (10.34 %)2nd Line Support
52 (6.897 %)Support Analyst
52 (6.897 %)Support Team Leader
52 (6.897 %)Consultant
52 (6.897 %)IT Support Analyst
52 (6.897 %)Team Leader
61 (3.448 %)IT Support Technician
61 (3.448 %)Technical Engineer
61 (3.448 %)Systems Manager
61 (3.448 %)Desktop Support Analyst
61 (3.448 %)Technical Support Engineer
61 (3.448 %)Service Desk Analyst
61 (3.448 %)Senior Systems Administrator
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.448 %)Thin Client
11 (3.448 %)Blackberry
11 (3.448 %)Clustering
11 (3.448 %)Computer Science
11 (3.448 %)Fat Client
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (100.00 %)Windows
220 (68.97 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (31.03 %)Windows Vista
47 (24.14 %)Windows 2000
54 (13.79 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (6.897 %)Linux
71 (3.448 %)Windows NT
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.79 %)Disaster Recovery
23 (10.34 %)ITIL
23 (10.34 %)Service Delivery
31 (3.448 %)Project Management
31 (3.448 %)Workflow
31 (3.448 %)Software Testing
31 (3.448 %)Web Development
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (58.62 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (37.93 %)MCSE
39 (31.03 %)MCP
45 (17.24 %)MCSA
51 (3.448 %)CCNA
51 (3.448 %)CCA
51 (3.448 %)Citrix Certification
51 (3.448 %)Cisco Certification
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.897 %)SLA
21 (3.448 %)QA
Watford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (48.28 %)Active Directory
21 (3.448 %)Terminal Services
Watford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.448 %)OpenView
11 (3.448 %)Unicenter
11 (3.448 %)Tivoli
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (44.83 %)Microsoft
26 (20.69 %)Citrix
33 (10.34 %)VERITAS
33 (10.34 %)HP
42 (6.897 %)Dell
42 (6.897 %)Cisco
51 (3.448 %)Lotus
51 (3.448 %)Apple
51 (3.448 %)Altiris