The first table below looks at the demand for Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet over the 3 months to 24 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 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Spreadsheets
Rank 48 51 43
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -8
Contract jobs citing Spreadsheet 2 13 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 0.388% 1.555% 1.084%
As % of the Applications category 2.564% 9.155% 8.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 2
Average daily rate £98 £250 £131
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-61.00% +90.47%
UK excluding London average daily rate £220 £300 £288
% change year-on-year
-26.66% +4.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £13.00 £13.64
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -4.69%
All Applications
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
78 142 87
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 15.12% 16.99% 13.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 92 41
Average daily rate £325 £275 £263
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.18% +4.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £120 £120
10% offered a daily rate of more than £445 £390 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 16 10
Average hourly rate £14.50 £23.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-36.95% +84.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.30 £15.80 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £37.50 £15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.12%
Spreadsheet
South West

Spreadsheet
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Spreadsheet Daily Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Spreadsheet Hourly Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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 5 (55.56%) MS Excel
2 4 (44.44%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (33.33%) SQL
3 3 (33.33%) QA
3 3 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Change Control
4 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 2 (22.22%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Banking
4 2 (22.22%) Finance
5 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
5 1 (11.11%) VBA
5 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Validation
5 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Data Validation
5 1 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement

Spreadsheet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Applications
1 5 (55.56%) MS Excel
2 1 (11.11%) MS PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
3 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (22.22%) Banking
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Developer
2 3 (33.33%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) SQL Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Administrator
4 1 (11.11%) Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Project Administrator
4 1 (11.11%) Project Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Access Developer
4 1 (11.11%) VBA Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Excel Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Excel VBA Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
1 3 (33.33%) Unit Testing
1 3 (33.33%) Change Control
2 2 (22.22%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Data Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) VBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
Bristol, South West
Update and maintain the group databases and spreadsheets both supply and technical... * Input customer discrepancy reports (DR) on to the master spreadsheet. * Assist in the preparation of reports...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Job Title: Exhibition Logistics and Travel Co-ordinator (Maternity Cover) Location: Yate, Bristol... * Arrange the bookings of transport required for exhibition materials to be shipped/air- freighted/road...
Bluetownonline
Rate: 23000 Per Annum
Posted: 20 May 2013