The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring Windows XP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows XP over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Windows XP falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Cheshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
83
80
94
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire
15.75%
14.44%
18.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
65
53
69
10th Percentile
£247
£200
£200
25th Percentile
£350
£313
£263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£445
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-15.73%
-1.11%
-0.83%
75th Percentile
£480
£523
£566
90th Percentile
£520
£605
£595
North West median daily rate
£400
£444
£475
% change year-on-year
-9.91%
-6.53%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
7
5
10th Percentile
-
£14.00
£10.83
25th Percentile
-
£15.40
£11.25
Median hourly rate
-
£17.72
£14.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+26.57%
-35.72%
75th Percentile
-
-
£22.41
90th Percentile
-
£17.74
£48.41
North West median hourly rate
£17.44
£14.88
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+17.24%
-45.91%
+37.50%
Windows XP Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Windows XP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Windows XP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows XP in Cheshire.
Windows XP Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows XP in Cheshire.
Windows XP Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Windows XP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region with a requirement for Windows XP.
Windows XP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
