Windows XP Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Windows XP
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Windows XP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 177 184
Rank change year-on-year - +7 +68
Permanent jobs citing Windows XP 0 2 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley - 0.059% 0.30%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.40% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £36,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £37,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - -36.44% +145.83%
75th Percentile - £38,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary - £37,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -28.57% +118.75%

All Operating Systems
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 291 495 689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.22% 14.63% 17.31%
Number of salaries quoted 233 302 594
10th Percentile £29,800 £28,025 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.21% -5.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £59,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,000
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -

Windows XP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Windows XP job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Windows XP
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Windows XP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Windows XP