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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office 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 Office over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank915
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads1023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.023 %
As % of the category below55.56 %50.00 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£200£235
Average daily rate£225£285
% change on same period last year-21.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£243£251
% change on same period last year-3.19 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£15.20£14.25
Average hourly rate£15.30£14.25
% change on same period last year+7.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.40£14.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.75£15.70
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1846
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.046 %
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£297£284
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£16.25£13.69
Average hourly rate£16.94£13.94
% change on same period last year+21.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.63£14.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.62£19.30
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
MS Office East of EnglandMS Office
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 Office
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire MS Office Demand Trend

MS Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire MS Office Daily Rate Trend

MS Office
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Bedfordshire MS Office Daily Rate Histogram

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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bedfordshire MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-33--
MS Office East of EnglandMS Office
East of England

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

127 (64.29 %)MS Excel
224 (57.14 %)Lotus
224 (57.14 %)Lotus Notes
320 (47.62 %)Windows
320 (47.62 %)Microsoft
417 (40.48 %)Windows XP
516 (38.10 %)Finance
66 (14.29 %)Active Directory
75 (11.90 %)Citrix
75 (11.90 %)MS PowerPoint
84 (9.524 %)French Language
84 (9.524 %)AS400
84 (9.524 %)Insurance
84 (9.524 %)VPN
84 (9.524 %)Novell
93 (7.143 %)Education
93 (7.143 %)Remedy
93 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
93 (7.143 %)MS Project
102 (4.762 %)i-GRasp
102 (4.762 %)Office Project Server
102 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
102 (4.762 %)Business Objects
102 (4.762 %)ClearCase
102 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
102 (4.762 %)Project Management
102 (4.762 %)ClearQuest
102 (4.762 %)Management Information System
111 (2.381 %)Service Delivery
111 (2.381 %)Firewall

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.381 %)HTML
11 (2.381 %).NET
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (57.14 %)Lotus Notes
22 (4.762 %)Office Project Server
31 (2.381 %)SharePoint
31 (2.381 %)MS Exchange
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
127 (64.29 %)MS Excel
25 (11.90 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (7.143 %)MS Project
41 (2.381 %)MS Visio
41 (2.381 %)Spreadsheet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.524 %)VPN
21 (2.381 %)Firewall
21 (2.381 %)Symposium
21 (2.381 %)MPLS
21 (2.381 %)OSPF
21 (2.381 %)BGP
21 (2.381 %)NetScreen
21 (2.381 %)Intranet
21 (2.381 %)ISDN
21 (2.381 %)LAN
21 (2.381 %)WAN
21 (2.381 %)RIP
21 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
21 (2.381 %)Oracle Discoverer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.762 %)ClearCase
12 (4.762 %)ClearQuest
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (38.10 %)Finance
24 (9.524 %)Insurance
33 (7.143 %)Education
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (54.76 %)Analyst
218 (42.86 %)Service Analyst
218 (42.86 %)Service Desk Analyst
34 (9.524 %)Administrator
43 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support
43 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
43 (7.143 %)Coordinator
43 (7.143 %)Trainer
43 (7.143 %)IT Trainer
52 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Support
52 (4.762 %)Project Coordinator
52 (4.762 %)Data Administrator
52 (4.762 %)1st Line Support
61 (2.381 %)Network Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Data Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Information Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Project Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Infrastructure Manager
61 (2.381 %)Support Manager
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.524 %)French Language
14 (9.524 %)AS400
22 (4.762 %)Management Information System
31 (2.381 %)Blackberry
31 (2.381 %)Thin Client
31 (2.381 %)Fat Client
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (47.62 %)Windows
217 (40.48 %)Windows XP
33 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
41 (2.381 %)Windows NT
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
12 (4.762 %)Project Management
21 (2.381 %)Service Delivery
21 (2.381 %)Migration
21 (2.381 %)PRINCE2
21 (2.381 %)Resource Management
21 (2.381 %)Business Development
21 (2.381 %)Numerical Analysis
21 (2.381 %)Performance Management
21 (2.381 %)DV Cleared
21 (2.381 %)Document Management
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.381 %)Cisco Certification
11 (2.381 %)CCNP
11 (2.381 %)CCNA
11 (2.381 %)HNC
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.381 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (14.29 %)Active Directory
21 (2.381 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.381 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (57.14 %)Lotus
220 (47.62 %)Microsoft
35 (11.90 %)Citrix
44 (9.524 %)Novell
53 (7.143 %)Remedy
62 (4.762 %)i-GRasp
62 (4.762 %)Business Objects
71 (2.381 %)Cisco
71 (2.381 %)Oracle