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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft PowerPoint skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS PowerPoint over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft PowerPoint
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.167 %6.098 %
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£298£262
% change on same period last year+13.71 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£32.75
% change on same period last year-16.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.45£25.57
% change on same period last year-31.74 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads4882
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted59
Average minimum daily rate£241£269
Average daily rate£241£283
% change on same period last year-14.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£241£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£283
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Hourly rates quoted2516
Average minimum hourly rate£14.40£24.48
Average hourly rate£15.56£26.90
% change on same period last year-42.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.72£29.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.39£19.59
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
MS PowerPoint CambridgeshireMS PowerPoint
Cambridgeshire

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 PowerPoint
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Cambridge MS PowerPoint Demand Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)MS Excel
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)Active Directory
32 (50.00 %)Citrix
32 (50.00 %)SharePoint
32 (50.00 %)Windows XP
32 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
32 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (50.00 %)VPN
32 (50.00 %)GroupWise
32 (50.00 %)IPsec
32 (50.00 %)Legal
32 (50.00 %)Samba
32 (50.00 %)FrontPage
32 (50.00 %)Office Project Server
32 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server
32 (50.00 %)MS Project
41 (25.00 %)Office Communications Server
41 (25.00 %)SAN
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)SharePoint
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)GroupWise
12 (50.00 %)Office Project Server
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (25.00 %)Office Communications Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
22 (50.00 %)MS Project
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)IPsec
21 (25.00 %)SAN
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)FrontPage
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Legal
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Trainer
12 (50.00 %)Systems Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Administrator
12 (50.00 %)IT Trainer
12 (50.00 %)Windows Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Windows Systems Administrator
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Samba
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Citrix