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

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2017
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
As % of the category below41.18 %44.00 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£180£350
Average daily rate£180£350
% change on same period last year-48.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£180£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£275
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.82£18.74
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads1725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£185£288
Average daily rate£191£340
% change on same period last year-43.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£198£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£274
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Hourly rates quoted71
Average minimum hourly rate£15.60£40.00
Average hourly rate£15.80£40.00
% change on same period last year-60.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.36£19.00
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
MS Excel County AntrimMS Excel
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.

MS Excel
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (67.65 %)Windows
216 (47.06 %)SQL
216 (47.06 %)SQL Server
216 (47.06 %)Business Intelligence
216 (47.06 %)SQL Server 2000
216 (47.06 %)Migration
216 (47.06 %)SQL Server 2005
216 (47.06 %)SQL Server Integration Services
216 (47.06 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
315 (44.12 %)RDBMS
411 (32.35 %)MS Office
411 (32.35 %)Microsoft
57 (20.59 %)Windows 2000
57 (20.59 %)Finance
66 (17.65 %)Active Directory
66 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (14.71 %)Citrix
75 (14.71 %)VMware
75 (14.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (11.76 %)Logistics
93 (8.824 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (8.824 %)MCSE
93 (8.824 %)MOS
93 (8.824 %)Telecoms
93 (8.824 %)PDA
93 (8.824 %)Statistics
93 (8.824 %)Education
102 (5.882 %)Banking
102 (5.882 %)MCSA
102 (5.882 %)Windows NT

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (32.35 %)MS Office
21 (2.941 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (2.941 %)Spreadsheet
21 (2.941 %)MS Project
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Applications
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (47.06 %)SQL Server
116 (47.06 %)SQL Server 2000
116 (47.06 %)SQL Server 2005
116 (47.06 %)SQL Server Integration Services
116 (47.06 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
215 (44.12 %)RDBMS
31 (2.941 %)BusinessObjects
31 (2.941 %)MS Access
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (20.59 %)Finance
23 (8.824 %)Education
23 (8.824 %)Telecoms
32 (5.882 %)Investment Banking
32 (5.882 %)Banking
41 (2.941 %)Billing
41 (2.941 %)Publishing
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (47.06 %)DBA
116 (47.06 %)SQL DBA
215 (44.12 %)SQL Server DBA
35 (14.71 %)Helpdesk Engineer
35 (14.71 %)Desktop Support
44 (11.76 %)Analyst
53 (8.824 %)Support Engineer
53 (8.824 %)Desktop Support Engineer
53 (8.824 %)Desktop Engineer
62 (5.882 %)PC Support
62 (5.882 %)PC Support Engineer
62 (5.882 %)PC Engineer
62 (5.882 %)Project Manager
71 (2.941 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
71 (2.941 %)Senior SQL DBA
71 (2.941 %)Junior Analyst
71 (2.941 %)Senior DBA
71 (2.941 %)2nd Line Support
71 (2.941 %)Support Consultant
71 (2.941 %)Administrator
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.824 %)PDA
13 (8.824 %)Statistics
21 (2.941 %)Blackberry
21 (2.941 %)Clustering
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (67.65 %)Windows
27 (20.59 %)Windows 2000
36 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (14.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (5.882 %)Windows NT
52 (5.882 %)Windows XP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (47.06 %)Business Intelligence
116 (47.06 %)Migration
24 (11.76 %)Logistics
31 (2.941 %)Project Planning
31 (2.941 %)Problem Management
31 (2.941 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (2.941 %)Project Management
31 (2.941 %)Change Management
31 (2.941 %)Risk Management
31 (2.941 %)Document Management
31 (2.941 %)PRINCE2
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (47.06 %)SQL
21 (2.941 %)Transact-SQL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.824 %)MCSE
13 (8.824 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (8.824 %)MOS
22 (5.882 %)MCSA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.882 %)SLA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (17.65 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (32.35 %)Microsoft
25 (14.71 %)Citrix
25 (14.71 %)VMware
31 (2.941 %)Peregrine
31 (2.941 %)Remedy
31 (2.941 %)EMC
31 (2.941 %)Oracle
31 (2.941 %)Business Objects
31 (2.941 %)Cognos