The first table below looks at the demand for MS PowerPoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS PowerPoint over the 3 months to 20 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 Cambridgeshire 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint
Rank 49 64 47
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -17
Contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint 4 2 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.738% 0.292% 0.587%
As % of the Applications category 5.714% 3.279% 3.704%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Average daily rate £225 - £288
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £314 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.94% +4.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
Average hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.57% +27.27%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-20.00% -
All Applications
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
70 61 81
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 12.92% 8.918% 15.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 25 25
Average daily rate £250 £300 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% +3.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £95 £213 £209
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £530 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 4 30
Average hourly rate £22.45 £12.75 £13.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+76.07% -7.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.15 £10.94 £10.19
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.40 £35.00 £31.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
MS PowerPoint
East of England

MS PowerPoint
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Trend

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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Cambridge - 4 £225 -
MS PowerPoint
East of England

MS PowerPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 5 (71.43%) MS Excel
2 4 (57.14%) MS Office
2 4 (57.14%) Graphic Design
3 3 (42.86%) Marketing
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
4 2 (28.57%) Adobe
4 2 (28.57%) Photoshop
4 2 (28.57%) CAD
4 2 (28.57%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (28.57%) Photography
4 2 (28.57%) Publishing
4 2 (28.57%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (28.57%) InDesign
4 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Mobile Marketing
5 1 (14.29%) MOS
5 1 (14.29%) Local Government
5 1 (14.29%) Web Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Google
5 1 (14.29%) Matrix Management
5 1 (14.29%) Google Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) MS Access
5 1 (14.29%) MS Project
5 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
5 1 (14.29%) Windows

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (14.29%) GroupWise
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) MS Excel
2 4 (57.14%) MS Office
3 2 (28.57%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (28.57%) InDesign
3 2 (28.57%) Photoshop
4 1 (14.29%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) MS Access
General
1 3 (42.86%) Marketing
2 2 (28.57%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (28.57%) Publishing
3 1 (14.29%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Author
1 2 (28.57%) Technical Author
1 2 (28.57%) Analyst
1 2 (28.57%) Graphic Designer
1 2 (28.57%) Instructional Designer
1 2 (28.57%) Designer
2 1 (14.29%) Trainer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Data Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) IT Trainer
2 1 (14.29%) Project Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Project Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Graphic Design
2 2 (28.57%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) CAD
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) Web Analytics
2 1 (14.29%) Matrix Management
2 1 (14.29%) Analytics
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) MOS
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Adobe
3 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
3 1 (14.29%) Google