The first table below looks at the demand for MS PowerPoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the Canary Wharf region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS PowerPoint over the 3 months to 17 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 Canary Wharf 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint
Rank 50 35 49
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +14
Contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint 4 11 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 1.039% 2.973% 1.600%
As % of the Applications category 8.163% 16.42% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 9 7
Average daily rate £406 £600 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-32.29% +9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £371 £520 £358
10% offered a daily rate of more than £441 £645 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £316 £313 £300
% change year-on-year
+0.97% +4.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-20.00% -
All Applications
Canary Wharf
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
49 67 48
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 12.73% 18.11% 9.600%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 41 36
Average daily rate £364 £550 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-33.86% +10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £259 £400 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £573 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
Average hourly rate - £35.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +133.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
MS PowerPoint
London

MS PowerPoint
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 9 (64.29%) MS Excel
2 8 (57.14%) Finance
3 4 (28.57%) SharePoint
3 4 (28.57%) Banking
4 3 (21.43%) Retail
4 3 (21.43%) Information Security
4 3 (21.43%) Business Analysis
4 3 (21.43%) MS Office
4 3 (21.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
5 2 (14.29%) OpenLink
5 2 (14.29%) Endur
5 2 (14.29%) B2B
5 2 (14.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (14.29%) Legal
5 2 (14.29%) E-Learning
5 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
5 2 (14.29%) Back Office
5 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 2 (14.29%) COBIT
5 2 (14.29%) Investment Banking
5 2 (14.29%) Wealth Management
5 2 (14.29%) Data Protection
5 2 (14.29%) Demand Management
6 1 (7.143%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (7.143%) Degree
6 1 (7.143%) VBA
6 1 (7.143%) Asset Management
6 1 (7.143%) Data Analysis
6 1 (7.143%) Workflow

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 Development
1 1 (7.143%) SAP MI
Application Platforms
1 4 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (64.29%) MS Excel
2 3 (21.43%) MS Office
3 2 (14.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Endur
General
1 8 (57.14%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Banking
3 3 (21.43%) Retail
4 2 (14.29%) Investment Banking
4 2 (14.29%) Legal
4 2 (14.29%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) PMO Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Trainer
3 2 (14.29%) Business Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) PMO Manager
4 1 (7.143%) IT Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Systems Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Support Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) Security Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Data Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (7.143%) IT Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
1 2 (14.29%) E-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (21.43%) Information Security
1 3 (21.43%) Business Analysis
2 2 (14.29%) Wealth Management
2 2 (14.29%) Data Protection
2 2 (14.29%) Demand Management
2 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
2 2 (14.29%) B2B
3 1 (7.143%) Project Management
3 1 (7.143%) Identity Management
3 1 (7.143%) Security Management
3 1 (7.143%) Asset Management
3 1 (7.143%) Data Analysis
3 1 (7.143%) Systems Analysis
3 1 (7.143%) Workflow
3 1 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.143%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (7.143%) ISEB
1 1 (7.143%) ACCA
1 1 (7.143%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (14.29%) COBIT
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 2 (14.29%) OpenLink
2 1 (7.143%) SAP
2 1 (7.143%) IBM