The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Windows XP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
1,547
2,078
3,258
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
11.49%
12.74%
14.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,015
1,381
2,355
10th Percentile
£225
£225
£208
25th Percentile
£359
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£538
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.98%
-2.27%
75th Percentile
£625
£600
£661
90th Percentile
£738
£725
£750
England median daily rate
£450
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-5.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
46
30
56
10th Percentile
£18.87
£19.81
£18.00
25th Percentile
£22.50
£22.28
£22.69
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£26.63
£41.92
Median % change year-on-year
-5.54%
-36.48%
+75.31%
75th Percentile
£27.88
£55.81
£61.13
90th Percentile
£60.13
£64.93
£84.78
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£57.50
£47.83
% change year-on-year
-56.26%
+20.22%
+100.04%
Windows XP Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Windows XP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Windows XP Daily Rate Trend in London
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.
Windows XP Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 19 September 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 London region with a requirement for Windows XP.
Windows XP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
