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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Barking region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Office over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below66.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£239£255
% change on same period last year-6.30 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00-
Average hourly rate£14.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.66£15.72
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Barking
Matching contract IT job ads62
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£290
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£13.25£8.50
Average hourly rate£13.38£8.75
% change on same period last year+52.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.50£9.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.61£19.47
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
MS Office LondonMS Office
London

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 Office
Demand Trend

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

Barking MS Office Demand Trend

MS Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Barking MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the Barking region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Barking MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Barking region citing MS Office 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 Office.

14 (80.00 %)NHS
23 (60.00 %)GroupWise
23 (60.00 %)Blackberry
23 (60.00 %)SurfControl
23 (60.00 %)Handset
23 (60.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)Active Directory
23 (60.00 %)Novell
23 (60.00 %)Wireless
32 (40.00 %)MS Excel
41 (20.00 %)MS Access
41 (20.00 %)Oracle
41 (20.00 %)VERITAS
41 (20.00 %)SPSS
41 (20.00 %)Citrix
41 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (20.00 %)Network Security
41 (20.00 %)Performance Management
41 (20.00 %)Spreadsheet
41 (20.00 %)Health

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Barking region citing MS Office 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 Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)GroupWise
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
21 (20.00 %)SPSS
21 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (20.00 %)Spreadsheet
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)Wireless
21 (20.00 %)Network Security
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)MS Access
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Health
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (20.00 %)Performance Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (80.00 %)NHS
23 (60.00 %)Blackberry
23 (60.00 %)Handset
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Performance Management
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)SQL
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
Barking IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Novell
13 (60.00 %)SurfControl
21 (20.00 %)VERITAS
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Citrix