The first table below looks at the demand for Spreadsheet skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Spreadsheet over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Spreadsheets
Rank 108 119 121
Rank change year-on-year
+11 +2
Contract jobs citing Spreadsheet 13 19 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.541% 0.603% 0.463%
As % of the Applications category 3.571% 4.524% 3.196%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 12 3
Average daily rate £160 £275 £206
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-41.81% +33.49%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £133 £275 £201
10% offered a daily rate of more than £481 £435 £241
UK excluding London average daily rate £215 £300 £288
% change year-on-year
-28.33% +4.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
Average hourly rate £14.00 £11.50 £35.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+21.73% -67.37%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £13.00 £13.64
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -4.69%
All Applications
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
364 420 438
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 15.16% 13.33% 14.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 175 141
Average daily rate £325 £350 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £140 £200 £130
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 39 57
Average hourly rate £32.50 £14.50 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+124.13% -9.37%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.96 £10.00 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £20.00 £31.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.56 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-0.38% -2.75%
Spreadsheet
South East

Spreadsheet
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Spreadsheet across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Berkshire Spreadsheet Jobs Demand Trend

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Spreadsheet across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Spreadsheet Daily Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Spreadsheet across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Berkshire Spreadsheet Daily Rate Histogram

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Spreadsheet across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Spreadsheet Hourly Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Spreadsheet within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Slough -11 2 £133 -70.55%
Bracknell -13 2 - -
Windsor - 2 £480 -
Reading +8 1 - -
Wokingham - 1 £160 -
Spreadsheet
South East

Spreadsheet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet.

1 12 (48.00%) Telecoms
2 9 (36.00%) Finance
3 8 (32.00%) Project Management
4 7 (28.00%) MS Excel
5 6 (24.00%) MS Office
6 4 (16.00%) ATM
7 3 (12.00%) VBA
7 3 (12.00%) PRINCE2
7 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
8 2 (8.000%) Document Management
8 2 (8.000%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (8.000%) Degree
8 2 (8.000%) LLU
8 2 (8.000%) Primavera
8 2 (8.000%) Endur
8 2 (8.000%) Microsoft
8 2 (8.000%) Validation
8 2 (8.000%) Service Delivery
9 1 (4.000%) Change Management
9 1 (4.000%) Disaster Recovery
9 1 (4.000%) Risk Management
9 1 (4.000%) CMS
9 1 (4.000%) Games
9 1 (4.000%) Business Continuity
9 1 (4.000%) Process Management
9 1 (4.000%) CIMA
9 1 (4.000%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (4.000%) Intranet
9 1 (4.000%) Extranet
9 1 (4.000%) OpenLink

Spreadsheet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (4.000%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.000%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (28.00%) MS Excel
2 6 (24.00%) MS Office
3 1 (4.000%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (8.000%) Endur
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.00%) ATM
2 2 (8.000%) LLU
3 1 (4.000%) Intranet
3 1 (4.000%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.000%) MS Access
General
1 12 (48.00%) Telecoms
2 9 (36.00%) Finance
3 1 (4.000%) Games
3 1 (4.000%) Czech Language
3 1 (4.000%) German Language
3 1 (4.000%) Spanish Language
3 1 (4.000%) Banking
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Administrator
2 6 (24.00%) Coordinator
2 6 (24.00%) Project Administrator
3 4 (16.00%) Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Project Coordinator
5 2 (8.000%) Agile Project Manager
5 2 (8.000%) Data Administrator
5 2 (8.000%) Project Manager
5 2 (8.000%) Business Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Report Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Tester
6 1 (4.000%) Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Project Planner
6 1 (4.000%) Database Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Database Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Developer Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Technical Administrator
6 1 (4.000%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.000%) Data Extraction
1 1 (4.000%) Statistics
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (32.00%) Project Management
2 3 (12.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (8.000%) Document Management
3 2 (8.000%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (8.000%) Validation
3 2 (8.000%) Service Delivery
4 1 (4.000%) Change Management
4 1 (4.000%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (4.000%) Risk Management
4 1 (4.000%) Business Continuity
4 1 (4.000%) Process Management
4 1 (4.000%) E-Commerce
4 1 (4.000%) Release Management
4 1 (4.000%) Test Scripting
4 1 (4.000%) System Testing
4 1 (4.000%) Data Management
4 1 (4.000%) Content Management
4 1 (4.000%) Logistics
4 1 (4.000%) Project Planning
4 1 (4.000%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) VBA
2 1 (4.000%) C
2 1 (4.000%) SQL
2 1 (4.000%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (8.000%) Degree
2 1 (4.000%) CIMA
2 1 (4.000%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (4.000%) ACCA
Vendors
1 2 (8.000%) Primavera
1 2 (8.000%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.000%) OpenLink