Windows XP Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft Windows XP
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Windows XP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 361 397
Rank change year-on-year - +36 +86
Contract jobs citing Windows XP 0 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in London - 0.015% 0.012%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.13% 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - - £188
25th Percentile - £145 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £150 £228
Median % change year-on-year - -34.07% -
75th Percentile - £155 £261
90th Percentile - - £277
England median daily rate - £501 £605
% change year-on-year - -17.19% -

All Operating Systems
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,531 1,599 2,064
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.73% 11.72% 12.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,012 1,091 1,440
10th Percentile £201 £250 £213
25th Percentile £350 £370 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £600
90th Percentile £686 £738 £738
England median daily rate £463 £463 £475
% change year-on-year - -2.63% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 40 58
10th Percentile £18.43 £18.87 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £22.38 £20.13
Median hourly rate £21.00 £24.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -56.18%
75th Percentile £26.25 £25.18 £28.78
90th Percentile £57.00 £50.68 £60.43
England median hourly rate £32.50 £23.00 £25.13
% change year-on-year +41.30% -8.46% -40.88%

Windows XP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows XP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Windows XP job vacancy trend in London

Windows XP
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Windows XP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Windows XP

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Windows XP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Windows XP