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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Bedfordshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1833
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads19
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.009 %
As % of the category below5.882 %17.31 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£289£273
% change on same period last year+5.85 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£13.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.03£18.78
% change on same period last year-3.98 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£200£284
Average daily rate£225£324
% change on same period last year-30.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£13.75
Average hourly rate£17.92£13.92
% change on same period last year+28.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.83£14.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.59£19.58
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
MS Excel East of EnglandMS Excel
East of England

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 Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

125 (92.59 %)MS Office
218 (66.67 %)Windows
317 (62.96 %)Lotus Notes
317 (62.96 %)Lotus
416 (59.26 %)Windows XP
515 (55.56 %)Microsoft
515 (55.56 %)Finance
64 (14.81 %)French Language
64 (14.81 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (14.81 %)Active Directory
73 (11.11 %)MS Project
73 (11.11 %)Education
73 (11.11 %)Remedy
73 (11.11 %)Insurance
82 (7.407 %)Office Project Server
82 (7.407 %)NHS
82 (7.407 %)ClearQuest
82 (7.407 %)Project Management
82 (7.407 %)Novell
82 (7.407 %)VPN
82 (7.407 %)ClearCase
91 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
91 (3.704 %)HNC
91 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
91 (3.704 %)Oracle
91 (3.704 %)Business Objects
91 (3.704 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
91 (3.704 %)BusinessObjects
91 (3.704 %)Management Information System

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (62.96 %)Lotus Notes
22 (7.407 %)Office Project Server
31 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (92.59 %)MS Office
24 (14.81 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (11.11 %)MS Project
41 (3.704 %)Spreadsheet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.407 %)VPN
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.704 %)Oracle Discoverer
11 (3.704 %)BusinessObjects
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.407 %)ClearCase
12 (7.407 %)ClearQuest
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (55.56 %)Finance
23 (11.11 %)Education
23 (11.11 %)Insurance
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (59.26 %)Analyst
214 (51.85 %)Service Analyst
214 (51.85 %)Service Desk Analyst
33 (11.11 %)IT Trainer
33 (11.11 %)Administrator
33 (11.11 %)Trainer
42 (7.407 %)Support Technician
42 (7.407 %)Support Analyst
42 (7.407 %)Helpdesk Support
42 (7.407 %)PC Support
42 (7.407 %)Data Administrator
51 (3.704 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Project Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Project Support Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Helpdesk Analyst
51 (3.704 %)1st Line Support
51 (3.704 %)Coordinator
51 (3.704 %)Project Coordinator
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (14.81 %)French Language
22 (7.407 %)NHS
31 (3.704 %)Blackberry
31 (3.704 %)Management Information System
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (66.67 %)Windows
216 (59.26 %)Windows XP
31 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.407 %)Project Management
21 (3.704 %)Business Development
21 (3.704 %)Numerical Analysis
21 (3.704 %)Performance Management
21 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.704 %)HNC
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (14.81 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (62.96 %)Lotus
215 (55.56 %)Microsoft
33 (11.11 %)Remedy
42 (7.407 %)Novell
51 (3.704 %)Oracle
51 (3.704 %)Business Objects