Windows XP Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows XP
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Windows XP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 645 766
Rank change year-on-year - +121 +3
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 0 1 17
As % of all permanent jobs in England - 0.002% 0.022%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.015% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 15
10th Percentile - - £34,500
25th Percentile - - £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +81.54%
75th Percentile - - £62,000
90th Percentile - - £65,000
UK median annual salary - - £59,000
% change year-on-year - - +81.54%

All Operating Systems
England

Windows XP falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,744 6,555 10,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.41% 15.09% 13.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4,357 4,369 7,771
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -11.58% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -9.52%

Windows XP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Windows XP job vacancy trend in England

Windows XP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows XP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows XP