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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office 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 Office over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2421
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below24.00 %7.692 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£180-
Average daily rate£180-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£180-
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£246
% change on same period last year+1.59 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£14.83£12.00
Average hourly rate£15.33£12.83
% change on same period last year+19.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.83£13.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.68£16.32
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads2513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£185£267
Average daily rate£191£317
% change on same period last year-39.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£198£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.41 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£14.86£12.00
Average hourly rate£15.26£12.83
% change on same period last year+18.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.66£13.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.53
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
MS Office County AntrimMS Office
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 Office
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast MS Office Daily Rate 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 Belfast region.

Belfast 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 Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Belfast MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

113 (56.52 %)Windows
212 (52.17 %)Microsoft
311 (47.83 %)MS Excel
47 (30.43 %)Finance
47 (30.43 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (26.09 %)Windows XP
65 (21.74 %)Active Directory
74 (17.39 %)Lotus
74 (17.39 %)Remedy
74 (17.39 %)A+ Certification
74 (17.39 %)Lotus Notes
74 (17.39 %)MCP
74 (17.39 %)Education
74 (17.39 %)Logistics
74 (17.39 %)Statistics
83 (13.04 %)MOS
83 (13.04 %)PDA
83 (13.04 %)Asset Management
83 (13.04 %)Internet
83 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
83 (13.04 %)MCSE
92 (8.696 %)MCSA
92 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
92 (8.696 %)Windows NT
92 (8.696 %)Blackberry
92 (8.696 %)SLA
92 (8.696 %)Telecoms
92 (8.696 %)Banking
92 (8.696 %)Spreadsheet
92 (8.696 %)Problem Management

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (17.39 %)Lotus Notes
22 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (47.83 %)MS Excel
22 (8.696 %)Spreadsheet
31 (4.348 %)Photoshop
31 (4.348 %)MS Project
31 (4.348 %)Acrobat
31 (4.348 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (4.348 %)MS PowerPoint
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.348 %)Oracle Applications
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (13.04 %)Internet
21 (4.348 %)Wireless
21 (4.348 %)VoIP
21 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)MS Access
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Finance
24 (17.39 %)Education
32 (8.696 %)Banking
32 (8.696 %)Telecoms
32 (8.696 %)Investment Banking
41 (4.348 %)Billing
41 (4.348 %)Aerospace
41 (4.348 %)Government
41 (4.348 %)Publishing
41 (4.348 %)Police
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (43.48 %)Desktop Support
110 (43.48 %)Analyst
26 (26.09 %)Support Engineer
26 (26.09 %)Desktop Support Engineer
26 (26.09 %)Desktop Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Helpdesk Analyst
42 (8.696 %)PC Engineer
42 (8.696 %)PC Support
42 (8.696 %)Desktop Analyst
42 (8.696 %)Administrator
42 (8.696 %)Desktop Support Analyst
42 (8.696 %)PC Support Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Support Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Project Manager
51 (4.348 %)2nd Line Support
51 (4.348 %)Systems Administrator
51 (4.348 %)Junior
51 (4.348 %)Junior Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Data Administrator
51 (4.348 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (17.39 %)Statistics
23 (13.04 %)PDA
32 (8.696 %)Blackberry
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (56.52 %)Windows
26 (26.09 %)Windows XP
33 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
42 (8.696 %)Windows NT
42 (8.696 %)Windows Vista
51 (4.348 %)Windows Mobile
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (17.39 %)Logistics
23 (13.04 %)Asset Management
32 (8.696 %)Problem Management
41 (4.348 %)SC Cleared
41 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
41 (4.348 %)ITIL
41 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
41 (4.348 %)Project Management
41 (4.348 %)Change Management
41 (4.348 %)Document Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.348 %)VB
11 (4.348 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (30.43 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (17.39 %)A+ Certification
24 (17.39 %)MCP
33 (13.04 %)MCSE
33 (13.04 %)MOS
42 (8.696 %)MCSA
51 (4.348 %)ITIL Certification
51 (4.348 %)Network+ Certification
51 (4.348 %)Server+ Certification
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.696 %)SLA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (21.74 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.348 %)DameWare
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (52.17 %)Microsoft
24 (17.39 %)Lotus
24 (17.39 %)Remedy
31 (4.348 %)McAfee Security
31 (4.348 %)Adobe
31 (4.348 %)Avaya
31 (4.348 %)Peregrine
31 (4.348 %)Oracle
31 (4.348 %)SAP
31 (4.348 %)Cognos
31 (4.348 %)Siebel