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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT contracts within the Belfast region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank24-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below15.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£235£220
% change on same period last year+6.81 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.82£12.00
% change on same period last year+23.48 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£320£350
Average daily rate£355£436
% change on same period last year-18.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£521
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£326
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£14.99-
Average hourly rate£15.49-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.99-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£25.00
% change on same period last year+2.77 %
MOS County AntrimMOS
County Antrim

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.

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Belfast MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Belfast MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Belfast MOS Hourly Rate Trend

MOS
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing MOS 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 MOS.

16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)Education
23 (50.00 %)Service Management
23 (50.00 %)Finance
23 (50.00 %)Logistics
23 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
23 (50.00 %)Statistics
23 (50.00 %)Technical Architecture
23 (50.00 %)CCNA
23 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
23 (50.00 %)Project Management
23 (50.00 %)VB.NET
23 (50.00 %).NET
23 (50.00 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)SQL Server
23 (50.00 %)MS Office
23 (50.00 %)ITIL
23 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (50.00 %)MCSE
23 (50.00 %)Oracle Financials
23 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
23 (50.00 %)MS Excel
23 (50.00 %)SharePoint
32 (33.33 %).NET Framework
32 (33.33 %)Degree
32 (33.33 %)Information Management

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing MOS 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 MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %).NET
22 (33.33 %).NET Framework
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)SharePoint
13 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)MS Office
13 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (50.00 %)Oracle Financials
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
13 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (100.00 %)Education
23 (50.00 %)Finance
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Architect
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Information Architect
31 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Statistics
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)ITIL
13 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (50.00 %)Project Management
13 (50.00 %)Service Management
13 (50.00 %)Logistics
13 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
13 (50.00 %)Technical Architecture
22 (33.33 %)Information Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)VB.NET
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)MCSE
13 (50.00 %)CCNA
13 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (33.33 %)Degree
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)Oracle