Windows XP Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Windows XP
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Windows XP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 - 315
Rank change year-on-year - - +96
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.026% - 0.018%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.41% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 - £22,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.38%
75th Percentile - - £23,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £27,000 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -28.00% -11.76% +63.46%

All Operating Systems
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 733 1,105 1,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.39% 12.53% 13.85%
Number of salaries quoted 583 530 1,297
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,150
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,281 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -2.30% +2.35%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £70,000
England median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +2.04% -6.67%

Windows XP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Windows XP job vacancy trend in the North of England

Windows XP
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Windows XP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Windows XP

Windows XP
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows XP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West - 3 £27,000 - 1
Windows XP
England

Windows XP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Dutch Language
1 3 (100.00%) French Language
1 3 (100.00%) Retail
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Support
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis