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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Bridgend 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£289£275
% change on same period last year+5.13 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£12.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.78£18.85
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Bridgend
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£274
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£9.32
Average hourly rate£12.00£10.45
% change on same period last year+14.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£11.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.28£19.15
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
MS Excel South WalesMS Excel
South Wales

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 Bridgend region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Bridgend MS Excel Demand 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 Bridgend region.

Bridgend MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bridgend 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.

14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)NHS
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (50.00 %)GroupWise
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (50.00 %)NDS
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Health
22 (50.00 %)Migration
22 (50.00 %)PACS
22 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (25.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)Programme Management
31 (25.00 %)ECDL
31 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (25.00 %)Finance

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bridgend 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.

Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)GroupWise
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (25.00 %)MS Office
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
12 (50.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Technical Lead
21 (25.00 %)Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Technical Specialist
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)NHS
12 (50.00 %)PACS
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)Programme Management
21 (25.00 %)Change Management
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ECDL
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)NDS
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft