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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the West Yorkshire 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
Rank4066
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads225173
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.150 %0.077 %
As % of the category below21.93 %12.14 %
Salaries quoted216155
Average minimum salary£25,828£21,131
Average salary£27,111£21,997
% change on same period last year+23.24 %
Average maximum salary£28,393£22,864
UK excluding London average salary£27,232£26,813
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10261425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.686 %0.636 %
Salaries quoted8611204
Average minimum salary£29,081£26,542
Average salary£30,961£28,619
% change on same period last year+8.18 %
Average maximum salary£32,842£30,696
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Windows XP YorkshireWindows XP
Yorkshire

Windows XP
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Windows XP Salary Trend

Windows XP
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire 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
LeedsUp+26121£26,261+16.60 %
HalifaxUp+2143£36,058+100.32 %
BradfordDown-1236£21,317-5.34 %
WakefieldUp+77£27,357+44.30 %
DewsburyNew entry-4£24,000-
PontefractNew entry-3£15,000-
HuddersfieldUp+102£19,500-
LiversedgeNew entry-2£23,250-
Windows XP YorkshireWindows XP
Yorkshire

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1462 (100.00 %)Windows
2286 (61.90 %)Microsoft
3245 (53.03 %)Windows Server 2003
4239 (51.73 %)Windows 2000
5211 (45.67 %)Active Directory
6166 (35.93 %)MS Exchange
7136 (29.44 %)Exchange Server 2003
8124 (26.84 %)Windows Vista
9120 (25.97 %)SQL
10109 (23.59 %)MS Excel
11101 (21.86 %)WAN
1298 (21.21 %)LAN
1298 (21.21 %)TCP/IP
1298 (21.21 %)Microsoft Certification
1397 (21.00 %)Firewall
1491 (19.70 %)SQL Server
1584 (18.18 %).NET
1683 (17.97 %)MS Office
1782 (17.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
1880 (17.32 %)Windows NT
1975 (16.23 %)Degree
2069 (14.94 %)VB
2167 (14.50 %)C#
2263 (13.64 %)Visual Studio
2263 (13.64 %)VB6
2362 (13.42 %)MCSE
2460 (12.99 %)IIS
2558 (12.55 %)Oracle
2657 (12.34 %)XML
2753 (11.47 %)ITIL

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
184 (18.18 %).NET
257 (12.34 %)XML
347 (10.17 %).NET Framework
414 (3.030 %)Application Packaging
58 (1.732 %)MFC
67 (1.515 %)ActiveX
76 (1.299 %)WebSphere
76 (1.299 %)SOAP
85 (1.082 %)WebServices
94 (0.866 %)HTML
103 (0.649 %)LAMP
103 (0.649 %)ODBC
103 (0.649 %)ASP.NET
112 (0.433 %)CSS
112 (0.433 %)ASP
112 (0.433 %)Software Packaging
121 (0.216 %)WMI
121 (0.216 %)XHTML
121 (0.216 %)EDI
121 (0.216 %)WSH
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1166 (35.93 %)MS Exchange
2136 (29.44 %)Exchange Server 2003
360 (12.99 %)IIS
430 (6.494 %)Exchange Server 2000
516 (3.463 %)Exchange Server 2007
611 (2.381 %)Lotus Notes
611 (2.381 %)SharePoint
79 (1.948 %)Exchange Server 5.5
86 (1.299 %)WebSphere Message Broker
95 (1.082 %)Apache
102 (0.433 %)BizTalk Server
102 (0.433 %)GroupWise
111 (0.216 %)WorkSite
111 (0.216 %)DotNetNuke
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1109 (23.59 %)MS Excel
283 (17.97 %)MS Office
31 (0.216 %)MS Project
31 (0.216 %)MS Visio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
132 (6.926 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (0.433 %)Movex
22 (0.433 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.216 %)e-Work
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1101 (21.86 %)WAN
298 (21.21 %)LAN
298 (21.21 %)TCP/IP
397 (21.00 %)Firewall
453 (11.47 %)VPN
529 (6.277 %)DHCP
627 (5.844 %)Internet
725 (5.411 %)DNS
821 (4.545 %)SAN
912 (2.597 %)VoIP
109 (1.948 %)MPLS
118 (1.732 %)HTTP
126 (1.299 %)C7
135 (1.082 %)Ethernet
144 (0.866 %)Wireless
144 (0.866 %)Cisco PIX
153 (0.649 %)Intranet
153 (0.649 %)ADSL
162 (0.433 %)FTP
171 (0.216 %)Extranet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
191 (19.70 %)SQL Server
248 (10.39 %)SQL Server 2005
347 (10.17 %)SQL Server 2000
445 (9.740 %)Oracle 9i
523 (4.978 %)Oracle 10g
613 (2.814 %)MySQL
77 (1.515 %)Crystal Reports
86 (1.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
86 (1.299 %)SQLPlus
92 (0.433 %)Cognos Impromptu
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
163 (13.64 %)Visual Studio
27 (1.515 %)Subversion
32 (0.433 %)PowerBuilder
41 (0.216 %)Flash
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (9.307 %)Finance
240 (8.658 %)Insurance
322 (4.762 %)Pensions
421 (4.545 %)Health
519 (4.113 %)Legal
613 (2.814 %)Retail
613 (2.814 %)Telecoms
77 (1.515 %)Law
77 (1.515 %)Financial Institution
86 (1.299 %)Back Office
94 (0.866 %)Manufacturing
103 (0.649 %)Education
103 (0.649 %)Marketing
112 (0.433 %)Multimedia
121 (0.216 %)Auditing
121 (0.216 %)Government
121 (0.216 %)Games
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1117 (25.32 %)Analyst
283 (17.97 %)Developer
368 (14.72 %)2nd Line Support
457 (12.34 %)Support Analyst
546 (9.957 %)Support Engineer
634 (7.359 %)Administrator
733 (7.143 %)Technical Support
828 (6.061 %)Network Engineer
925 (5.411 %)Desktop Support
1023 (4.978 %)Senior Developer
1023 (4.978 %)Technical Engineer
1122 (4.762 %)Systems Support
1220 (4.329 %)Helpdesk Support
1220 (4.329 %)Analyst Developer
1318 (3.896 %)Infrastructure Engineer
1318 (3.896 %)Systems Administrator
1318 (3.896 %)Team Leader
1417 (3.680 %)Junior
1417 (3.680 %)Network Analyst
1516 (3.463 %)3rd Line Support
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
149 (10.61 %)N-Tier
221 (4.545 %)Blackberry
314 (3.030 %)Clustering
314 (3.030 %)Computer Science
410 (2.165 %)Video Conferencing
55 (1.082 %)PDA
64 (0.866 %)Client/Server
73 (0.649 %)Fat Client
73 (0.649 %)Thin Client
73 (0.649 %)Management Information System
82 (0.433 %)AS400
82 (0.433 %)Replication
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1462 (100.00 %)Windows
2245 (53.03 %)Windows Server 2003
3239 (51.73 %)Windows 2000
4124 (26.84 %)Windows Vista
582 (17.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
680 (17.32 %)Windows NT
718 (3.896 %)Linux
815 (3.247 %)UNIX
815 (3.247 %)Windows Server 2008
914 (3.030 %)Red Hat Linux
1011 (2.381 %)AIX
116 (1.299 %)OS/390
125 (1.082 %)Solaris
132 (0.433 %)HPUX
141 (0.216 %)NetWare
141 (0.216 %)Fedora
141 (0.216 %)Ubuntu
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (11.47 %)ITIL
248 (10.39 %)Test Scripting
345 (9.740 %)SOA
439 (8.442 %)OO
537 (8.009 %)CRM
619 (4.113 %)PRINCE2
712 (2.597 %)Time Management
712 (2.597 %)Network Load Balancing
811 (2.381 %)Document Management
910 (2.165 %)Migration
108 (1.732 %)Service Delivery
117 (1.515 %)Data Management
117 (1.515 %)ERP
126 (1.299 %)Project Management
126 (1.299 %)Service Management
126 (1.299 %)Project Planning
126 (1.299 %)Integration Testing
135 (1.082 %)E-Commerce
144 (0.866 %)Practice Management
153 (0.649 %)Configuration Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1120 (25.97 %)SQL
269 (14.94 %)VB
367 (14.50 %)C#
463 (13.64 %)VB6
542 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
69 (1.948 %)C++
78 (1.732 %)Java
86 (1.299 %)PHP
86 (1.299 %)COBOL
86 (1.299 %)VC++
86 (1.299 %)Assembly Language
93 (0.649 %)VB.NET
102 (0.433 %)VBScript
102 (0.433 %)Shell Script
111 (0.216 %)DHTML
111 (0.216 %)JavaScript
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
198 (21.21 %)Microsoft Certification
275 (16.23 %)Degree
362 (13.42 %)MCSE
452 (11.26 %)MCP
516 (3.463 %)MCSA
611 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Certification
78 (1.732 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
87 (1.515 %)MCDST
96 (1.299 %)Cisco Certification
104 (0.866 %)MOS
104 (0.866 %)ECDL
104 (0.866 %)CCNA
104 (0.866 %)HND
104 (0.866 %)Citrix Certification
104 (0.866 %)MCITP
113 (0.649 %)MCTS
113 (0.649 %)A+ Certification
113 (0.649 %)ITIL Certification
122 (0.433 %)Network+ Certification
122 (0.433 %)CCA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (2.814 %)SLA
23 (0.649 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1211 (45.67 %)Active Directory
224 (5.195 %)Terminal Services
321 (4.545 %)VMware Infrastructure
415 (3.247 %)Backup Exec
512 (2.597 %)VMware ESX
68 (1.732 %)ISA Server
77 (1.515 %)MetaFrame
77 (1.515 %)NetBackup
77 (1.515 %)Citrix Presentation Server
85 (1.082 %)Terminal Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (2.597 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.216 %)WSUS
21 (0.216 %)BMC PATROL
21 (0.216 %)ZENworks
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1286 (61.90 %)Microsoft
258 (12.55 %)Oracle
336 (7.792 %)Cisco
435 (7.576 %)Citrix
435 (7.576 %)VMware
529 (6.277 %)Symantec
621 (4.545 %)HP
720 (4.329 %)LANDesk
814 (3.030 %)Red Hat
814 (3.030 %)Dell
912 (2.597 %)VERITAS
1011 (2.381 %)Lotus
1011 (2.381 %)IBM
117 (1.515 %)Avaya
117 (1.515 %)Mitel
125 (1.082 %)Altiris
133 (0.649 %)Cognos
142 (0.433 %)Novell
142 (0.433 %)Interwoven
142 (0.433 %)Sybase