The first table below looks at the demand for MS Excel skills in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Excel 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 Buckinghamshire 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
Microsoft Office Excel
Rank 13 18 19
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +1
Contract jobs citing MS Excel 76 76 78
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 9.371% 7.700% 7.176%
As % of the Applications category 54.68% 45.51% 46.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 32 20
Average daily rate £250 £210 £160
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.04% +31.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £161 £160 £100
10% offered a daily rate of more than £378 £300 £378
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £300 £305
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -1.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 13 19
Average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.57 £10.20 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £15.00 £16.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -3.22%
All Applications
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
139 167 168
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 17.14% 16.92% 15.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 64 53
Average daily rate £260 £215 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.93% -33.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £135 £160 £100
10% offered a daily rate of more than £369 £388 £455
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 31 44
Average hourly rate £13.75 £14.75 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.77% -7.81%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.88 £11.02 £10.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £17.00 £26.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.56 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-0.38% -2.75%
MS Excel
South East

MS Excel
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire MS Excel Jobs Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Buckinghamshire MS Excel Daily Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the Buckinghamshire 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
Milton Keynes +10 62 £238 +18.15%
Aylesbury - 2 £425 -
MS Excel
South East

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

1 90 (60.81%) Microsoft
2 43 (29.05%) MS Office
2 43 (29.05%) Windows
3 37 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 35 (23.65%) Active Directory
5 33 (22.30%) MS PowerPoint
6 31 (20.95%) Oracle
7 30 (20.27%) SharePoint
8 27 (18.24%) Finance
9 25 (16.89%) SC Cleared
10 23 (15.54%) MS Project
10 23 (15.54%) MS Access
11 22 (14.86%) SQL Server
12 19 (12.84%) Remedy
12 19 (12.84%) DV Cleared
13 18 (12.16%) Data Analysis
13 18 (12.16%) Windows Server 2008
14 17 (11.49%) ITIL
14 17 (11.49%) PRINCE2
15 16 (10.81%) SQL
15 16 (10.81%) Citrix
16 15 (10.14%) VBA
17 14 (9.459%) Project Management
17 14 (9.459%) Windows Server 2003
18 13 (8.784%) MS Exchange
18 13 (8.784%) VMware
18 13 (8.784%) VMware Infrastructure
19 12 (8.108%) Management Information System
19 12 (8.108%) Windows 7
20 11 (7.432%) Windows XP

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Application Development
1 8 (5.405%) .NET
2 5 (3.378%) XML
2 5 (3.378%) HTML
2 5 (3.378%) CSS
3 4 (2.703%) Ajax
3 4 (2.703%) jQuery
4 3 (2.027%) JSON
5 2 (1.351%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.676%) COM
6 1 (0.676%) Web Services
6 1 (0.676%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.676%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 30 (20.27%) SharePoint
2 13 (8.784%) MS Exchange
3 9 (6.081%) Exchange Server 2003
4 5 (3.378%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (3.378%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 4 (2.703%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (2.027%) SharePoint 2010
7 2 (1.351%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (1.351%) IIS
7 2 (1.351%) Lync
8 1 (0.676%) CMS
8 1 (0.676%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 43 (29.05%) MS Office
2 33 (22.30%) MS PowerPoint
3 23 (15.54%) MS Project
4 10 (6.757%) MS Visio
5 9 (6.081%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.676%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.676%) SAP HR
1 1 (0.676%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.405%) SAN
2 6 (4.054%) WAN
2 6 (4.054%) TCP/IP
2 6 (4.054%) DNS
3 5 (3.378%) DHCP
3 5 (3.378%) LAN
3 5 (3.378%) Firewall
4 3 (2.027%) Internet
5 2 (1.351%) NAS
6 1 (0.676%) VoIP
6 1 (0.676%) ADSL
6 1 (0.676%) Broadband
6 1 (0.676%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.676%) MPLS
6 1 (0.676%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (15.54%) MS Access
2 22 (14.86%) SQL Server
3 8 (5.405%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (4.054%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (4.054%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (2.703%) Oracle Discoverer
6 3 (2.027%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (2.027%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.676%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.676%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.676%) OLTP
7 1 (0.676%) SQL Server 2000
7 1 (0.676%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 2 (1.351%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.676%) MSI
2 1 (0.676%) AdminStudio
2 1 (0.676%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 1 (0.676%) Visual Studio Team System
2 1 (0.676%) LabVIEW
General
1 27 (18.24%) Finance
2 3 (2.027%) Banking
3 2 (1.351%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (0.676%) Spanish Language
4 1 (0.676%) Billing
4 1 (0.676%) Legal
Job Titles
1 67 (45.27%) Analyst
2 15 (10.14%) Data Analyst
3 14 (9.459%) Administrator
4 12 (8.108%) Service Desk Analyst
4 12 (8.108%) Service Analyst
4 12 (8.108%) Developer
5 8 (5.405%) Project Officer
5 8 (5.405%) Project Support Officer
6 7 (4.730%) Project Administrator
7 6 (4.054%) .NET Developer
7 6 (4.054%) Coordinator
7 6 (4.054%) Business Analyst
7 6 (4.054%) Support Assistant
8 5 (3.378%) Project Support Assistant
8 5 (3.378%) Project Manager
9 4 (2.703%) Report Analyst
9 4 (2.703%) C# Developer
9 4 (2.703%) Project Coordinator
9 4 (2.703%) IT Administrator
9 4 (2.703%) Integration Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.108%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.378%) Blackberry
3 4 (2.703%) Clustering
3 4 (2.703%) Mathematics
4 3 (2.027%) NHS
4 3 (2.027%) Informatics
4 3 (2.027%) Web 2.0
5 2 (1.351%) Statistics
5 2 (1.351%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.676%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.676%) PMI
6 1 (0.676%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.676%) Life Science
6 1 (0.676%) PDA
6 1 (0.676%) Taxonomies
6 1 (0.676%) e-Health
6 1 (0.676%) IVR
6 1 (0.676%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 43 (29.05%) Windows
2 18 (12.16%) Windows Server 2008
3 14 (9.459%) Windows Server 2003
4 12 (8.108%) Windows 7
5 11 (7.432%) Windows XP
6 6 (4.054%) Windows Vista
7 4 (2.703%) UNIX
7 4 (2.703%) Linux
7 4 (2.703%) Windows 2000
7 4 (2.703%) Windows NT
8 3 (2.027%) Windows 2000 Server
9 1 (0.676%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.676%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (12.16%) Data Analysis
2 17 (11.49%) ITIL
2 17 (11.49%) PRINCE2
3 14 (9.459%) Project Management
4 11 (7.432%) Content Management
5 10 (6.757%) Service Delivery
6 8 (5.405%) Validation
7 6 (4.054%) Service Management
8 5 (3.378%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (3.378%) Change Management
8 5 (3.378%) Project Planning
8 5 (3.378%) Business Development
9 4 (2.703%) Incident Management
9 4 (2.703%) Strategic Planning
9 4 (2.703%) Integration Testing
9 4 (2.703%) Test Scripting
9 4 (2.703%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (2.703%) Configuration Management
9 4 (2.703%) E-business
9 4 (2.703%) Performance Improvement
Programming Languages
1 16 (10.81%) SQL
2 15 (10.14%) VBA
3 6 (4.054%) C#
4 5 (3.378%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.351%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.676%) PHP
6 1 (0.676%) C++
6 1 (0.676%) VB
6 1 (0.676%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.676%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.676%) VB6
Qualifications
1 37 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 25 (16.89%) SC Cleared
3 19 (12.84%) DV Cleared
4 10 (6.757%) Degree
4 10 (6.757%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (5.405%) MCSE
6 5 (3.378%) MCP
7 1 (0.676%) MCAD
7 1 (0.676%) CCNA
7 1 (0.676%) Citrix Certification
7 1 (0.676%) CISSP
7 1 (0.676%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.676%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.676%) PMP
7 1 (0.676%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.676%) CIPD
7 1 (0.676%) MCPD
7 1 (0.676%) MCITP
7 1 (0.676%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.054%) QA
2 4 (2.703%) SLA
3 1 (0.676%) GCP
System Software
1 35 (23.65%) Active Directory
2 13 (8.784%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.054%) VMware ESX
4 4 (2.703%) vSphere
5 3 (2.027%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.351%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (1.351%) Terminal Services
6 2 (1.351%) ISA Server
6 2 (1.351%) XenApp
7 1 (0.676%) Forefront TMG
7 1 (0.676%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.676%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 5 (3.378%) SCOM
2 4 (2.703%) Backup Exec
3 2 (1.351%) BladeLogic
3 2 (1.351%) SCCM
3 2 (1.351%) OpenView
4 1 (0.676%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
4 1 (0.676%) AppDNA
4 1 (0.676%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 1 (0.676%) Unicenter
4 1 (0.676%) SCVMM
4 1 (0.676%) Opalis
4 1 (0.676%) OVSD
Vendors
1 90 (60.81%) Microsoft
2 31 (20.95%) Oracle
3 19 (12.84%) Remedy
4 16 (10.81%) Citrix
5 13 (8.784%) VMware
6 8 (5.405%) HP
7 4 (2.703%) Business Objects
7 4 (2.703%) Intel
8 3 (2.027%) Jaspersoft
8 3 (2.027%) Primavera
8 3 (2.027%) Dundas
9 2 (1.351%) Minitab
9 2 (1.351%) NetApp
9 2 (1.351%) Compaq
9 2 (1.351%) Cisco
9 2 (1.351%) Cognos
10 1 (0.676%) F5
10 1 (0.676%) SAP
10 1 (0.676%) Symantec
10 1 (0.676%) CA
Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley
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