The first table below looks at the demand for MS PowerPoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS PowerPoint over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Bristol 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint
Rank 35 56 37
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -19
Contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint 13 12 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 2.574% 1.367% 2.597%
As % of the Applications category 16.05% 8.955% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 10
Average daily rate £325 £314 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.54% +39.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £285 £303 £158
10% offered a daily rate of more than £407 £317 £333
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.17% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
Average hourly rate - £35.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +133.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £17.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-11.42% -30.00%
All Applications
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
81 134 99
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 16.04% 15.26% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 76 50
Average daily rate £320 £268 £263
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.62% +1.90%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £160 £110 £115
10% offered a daily rate of more than £396 £388 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £304 £313
% change year-on-year
+2.88% -2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 22 12
Average hourly rate £15.50 £23.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-32.60% +84.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.40 £13.80 £10.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.27 £35.00 £20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -6.25%
MS PowerPoint
South West

MS PowerPoint
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bristol MS PowerPoint Jobs Demand Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Bristol MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Histogram

MS PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing MS PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint.

1 12 (48.00%) MS Excel
2 11 (44.00%) MS Office
3 9 (36.00%) Finance
4 8 (32.00%) MS Project
4 8 (32.00%) Retail
5 7 (28.00%) Banking
5 7 (28.00%) MS Visio
6 4 (16.00%) Project Management
7 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
7 3 (12.00%) Change Management
7 3 (12.00%) Data Modelling
7 3 (12.00%) MS Access
7 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
7 3 (12.00%) Wholesale Banking
7 3 (12.00%) Retail Banking
8 2 (8.000%) QlikView
8 2 (8.000%) Use Case
8 2 (8.000%) Telecoms
8 2 (8.000%) E-Procurement
8 2 (8.000%) Programme Management
8 2 (8.000%) SQL
8 2 (8.000%) Oracle
8 2 (8.000%) BPR
8 2 (8.000%) Change Control
9 1 (4.000%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (4.000%) MATLAB
9 1 (4.000%) PMP
9 1 (4.000%) PMI Certification
9 1 (4.000%) Intranet
9 1 (4.000%) Back Office

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing MS PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (48.00%) MS Excel
2 11 (44.00%) MS Office
3 8 (32.00%) MS Project
4 7 (28.00%) MS Visio
5 1 (4.000%) Windchill
5 1 (4.000%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (4.000%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.000%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.00%) MS Access
2 2 (8.000%) QlikView
3 1 (4.000%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (4.000%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.000%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (4.000%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (4.000%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (4.000%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 9 (36.00%) Finance
2 8 (32.00%) Retail
3 7 (28.00%) Banking
4 3 (12.00%) Wholesale Banking
4 3 (12.00%) Retail Banking
5 2 (8.000%) Telecoms
6 1 (4.000%) Back Office
6 1 (4.000%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Analyst
2 5 (20.00%) PMO Analyst
3 2 (8.000%) Business Analyst
4 1 (4.000%) Project Planner
4 1 (4.000%) Architect
4 1 (4.000%) Project Manager
4 1 (4.000%) PMO Manager
4 1 (4.000%) PMO Assistant
4 1 (4.000%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (4.000%) Senior Manager
4 1 (4.000%) Administrator
4 1 (4.000%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (4.000%) Data Analyst
4 1 (4.000%) Project Administrator
4 1 (4.000%) Project Engineer
4 1 (4.000%) Business Architect
4 1 (4.000%) Programme Planner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.000%) Statistics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (16.00%) Project Management
2 3 (12.00%) Change Management
2 3 (12.00%) Data Modelling
3 2 (8.000%) E-Procurement
3 2 (8.000%) Programme Management
3 2 (8.000%) Use Case
3 2 (8.000%) BPR
3 2 (8.000%) Change Control
4 1 (4.000%) Time Management
4 1 (4.000%) Process Improvement
4 1 (4.000%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (4.000%) Logistics
4 1 (4.000%) SysML
4 1 (4.000%) Requirements Management
4 1 (4.000%) Project Planning
4 1 (4.000%) Resource Management
4 1 (4.000%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (4.000%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (4.000%) ETL
4 1 (4.000%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.000%) SQL
2 1 (4.000%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (4.000%) PMP
1 1 (4.000%) PMI Certification
1 1 (4.000%) Degree
1 1 (4.000%) SC Cleared
1 1 (4.000%) Security Cleared
1 1 (4.000%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.000%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.000%) Oracle
3 1 (4.000%) Cognos
3 1 (4.000%) Tableau