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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Amersham region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank214
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below100.00 %50.00 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£187-
Average daily rate£203-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£267
% change on same period last year+8.65 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.00
Average hourly rate-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.96£18.47
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Amersham
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£187-
Average daily rate£203-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£284
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.33
Average hourly rate-£21.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.62£19.30
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
MS Excel BuckinghamshireMS Excel
Buckinghamshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

MS Excel
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Amersham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Amersham MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Excel across the Amersham region.

Amersham MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Amersham region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Amersham MS Excel Daily Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Amersham region.

Amersham MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Amersham region citing MS Excel also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MS Excel.

16 (75.00 %)SQL
16 (75.00 %)Oracle
16 (75.00 %)ISEB
16 (75.00 %)Software Testing
25 (62.50 %)MS Access
34 (50.00 %)ISTQB
34 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
43 (37.50 %)QA
52 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (25.00 %)Finance
52 (25.00 %)IIS
52 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
52 (25.00 %)SQL Server
52 (25.00 %)C#
52 (25.00 %)HTML
52 (25.00 %)JavaScript
52 (25.00 %)VBScript
52 (25.00 %)VB
52 (25.00 %).NET
61 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
61 (12.50 %)OO
61 (12.50 %)C
61 (12.50 %)Internet
61 (12.50 %)Extranet
61 (12.50 %).NET Framework

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Amersham region citing MS Excel also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MS Excel. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (25.00 %)HTML
12 (25.00 %).NET
21 (12.50 %).NET Framework
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)IIS
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)Internet
11 (12.50 %)Extranet
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (62.50 %)MS Access
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Analyst
16 (75.00 %)Test Analyst
23 (37.50 %)Quality Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Developer
32 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
32 (25.00 %)QA Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Tester
41 (12.50 %)Senior QA Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Senior Tester
41 (12.50 %)QA Test Analyst
41 (12.50 %).NET Developer
41 (12.50 %)Web Developer
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)Software Testing
24 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (12.50 %)OO
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (25.00 %)C#
22 (25.00 %)JavaScript
22 (25.00 %)VBScript
22 (25.00 %)VB
31 (12.50 %)C
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (75.00 %)ISEB
24 (50.00 %)ISTQB
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (37.50 %)QA
Amersham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Oracle