The first table below looks at the demand for MS Excel skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Excel 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 Cheshire 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
Microsoft Office Excel
Rank 30 24 30
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +6
Contract jobs citing MS Excel 33 47 44
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 4.558% 5.882% 4.541%
As % of the Applications category 50.77% 55.95% 37.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 20 23
Average daily rate £278 £331 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.07% -8.62%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £173 £165 £233
10% offered a daily rate of more than £433 £475 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 3
Average hourly rate £26.30 £30.00 £9.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-12.35% +233.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.33 £30.00 £8.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.26 £30.00 £11.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £15.25
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -1.63%
All Applications
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
65 84 117
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 8.978% 10.51% 12.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 39 68
Average daily rate £300 £313 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.00% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £221 £114 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £487 £425 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 7
Average hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £10.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% +200.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.09 £30.00 £8.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £30.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.12%
MS Excel
North West

MS Excel
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Warrington +1 8 - -
Crewe +6 6 £275 -21.42%
Knutsford -6 4 £226 -
Chester -12 2 £123 -72.77%
Macclesfield -3 1 £275 +56.02%
MS Excel
North West

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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 76 (67.26%) Microsoft
2 55 (48.67%) Windows
3 35 (30.97%) MS Office
4 29 (25.66%) Security Cleared
5 28 (24.78%) SC Cleared
6 27 (23.89%) ITIL
6 27 (23.89%) Active Directory
7 26 (23.01%) MS Project
8 23 (20.35%) MS PowerPoint
9 22 (19.47%) Finance
9 22 (19.47%) SAP
10 21 (18.58%) ISO 9000
11 20 (17.70%) Citrix
11 20 (17.70%) Incident Management
11 20 (17.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 19 (16.81%) SLA
12 19 (16.81%) SQL
13 18 (15.93%) SharePoint
13 18 (15.93%) MS Visio
13 18 (15.93%) MS Exchange
14 17 (15.04%) Windows XP
14 17 (15.04%) Project Management
14 17 (15.04%) Windows 7
15 16 (14.16%) Migration
16 14 (12.39%) Statistics
17 13 (11.50%) DV Cleared
17 13 (11.50%) VPN
17 13 (11.50%) HP
17 13 (11.50%) Windows NT
17 13 (11.50%) C

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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 9 (7.965%) .NET
2 8 (7.080%) Application Packaging
3 7 (6.195%) HTML
4 6 (5.310%) ASP.NET
4 6 (5.310%) Software Packaging
5 5 (4.425%) .NET Framework
5 5 (4.425%) CSS
6 3 (2.655%) Java EE
6 3 (2.655%) WebSphere
6 3 (2.655%) Windows SharePoint Services
6 3 (2.655%) SAP PI
6 3 (2.655%) WCF
6 3 (2.655%) WPF
6 3 (2.655%) XML
7 1 (0.885%) Middleware
7 1 (0.885%) ODBC
7 1 (0.885%) Web Services
7 1 (0.885%) COM
Application Platforms
1 18 (15.93%) SharePoint
1 18 (15.93%) MS Exchange
2 10 (8.850%) Lotus Notes
3 5 (4.425%) LiveLink
3 5 (4.425%) CMS
4 4 (3.540%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (1.770%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (1.770%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (0.885%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.885%) eRoom
6 1 (0.885%) Documentum
Applications
1 35 (30.97%) MS Office
2 26 (23.01%) MS Project
3 23 (20.35%) MS PowerPoint
4 18 (15.93%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.885%) Office 365
5 1 (0.885%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.885%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (2.655%) SAP GRC
1 3 (2.655%) Maximo
2 1 (0.885%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.885%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.885%) SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
1 13 (11.50%) VPN
2 5 (4.425%) Intranet
3 2 (1.770%) LAN
3 2 (1.770%) WAN
3 2 (1.770%) Internet
4 1 (0.885%) IMAP
4 1 (0.885%) Firewall
4 1 (0.885%) SMTP
4 1 (0.885%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (11.50%) SQL Server
2 6 (5.310%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (3.540%) MS Access
3 4 (3.540%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (2.655%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (0.885%) Oracle OLAP
5 1 (0.885%) SQL Server 2000
5 1 (0.885%) EDMS
5 1 (0.885%) OLAP
5 1 (0.885%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.885%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 7 (6.195%) MSI
2 6 (5.310%) Visual Studio
2 6 (5.310%) InstallShield
2 6 (5.310%) AdminStudio
2 6 (5.310%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (5.310%) Wise Package Studio
3 4 (3.540%) JIRA
General
1 22 (19.47%) Finance
2 8 (7.080%) Telecoms
2 8 (7.080%) Banking
3 4 (3.540%) Retail
4 1 (0.885%) French Language
4 1 (0.885%) German Language
4 1 (0.885%) Italian Language
4 1 (0.885%) Portuguese Language
4 1 (0.885%) Spanish Language
4 1 (0.885%) Corporate Banking
4 1 (0.885%) Law
4 1 (0.885%) Legal
4 1 (0.885%) Local Government
4 1 (0.885%) Billing
4 1 (0.885%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (0.885%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 46 (40.71%) Analyst
2 13 (11.50%) Help Desk Support
2 13 (11.50%) Support Analyst
3 11 (9.735%) IT Support
4 10 (8.850%) Help Desk Analyst
5 8 (7.080%) Data Analyst
6 7 (6.195%) Project Manager
7 6 (5.310%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 6 (5.310%) Applications Packager
7 6 (5.310%) Consultant
7 6 (5.310%) Coordinator
7 6 (5.310%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 5 (4.425%) Configuration Analyst
8 5 (4.425%) Project Coordinator
8 5 (4.425%) Content Editor
8 5 (4.425%) 3rd Line Support
9 4 (3.540%) Service Analyst
9 4 (3.540%) Process Consultant
9 4 (3.540%) SAP Consultant
9 4 (3.540%) Software Packager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.39%) Statistics
2 6 (5.310%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.425%) Digital Media
3 5 (4.425%) CMDB
4 3 (2.655%) Smartcard
5 2 (1.770%) Thin Client
5 2 (1.770%) FMCG
5 2 (1.770%) Fat Client
6 1 (0.885%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.885%) NHS
6 1 (0.885%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 55 (48.67%) Windows
2 17 (15.04%) Windows XP
2 17 (15.04%) Windows 7
3 13 (11.50%) Windows NT
4 7 (6.195%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (4.425%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (3.540%) UNIX
7 3 (2.655%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.885%) Linux
8 1 (0.885%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (23.89%) ITIL
2 20 (17.70%) Incident Management
3 17 (15.04%) Project Management
4 16 (14.16%) Migration
5 8 (7.080%) PRINCE2
6 7 (6.195%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (6.195%) Service Management
7 6 (5.310%) Problem Management
8 5 (4.425%) Project Planning
8 5 (4.425%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (4.425%) Data Migration
8 5 (4.425%) Logistics
8 5 (4.425%) Configuration Management
8 5 (4.425%) ETL
9 3 (2.655%) ITIL V3
9 3 (2.655%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (2.655%) Feature Driven Development
9 3 (2.655%) Agile Software Development
9 3 (2.655%) Scrum
9 3 (2.655%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.81%) SQL
2 13 (11.50%) C
3 5 (4.425%) JavaScript
4 4 (3.540%) C#
5 3 (2.655%) Java
6 2 (1.770%) VBScript
6 2 (1.770%) VB
7 1 (0.885%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.885%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (25.66%) Security Cleared
2 28 (24.78%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.50%) DV Cleared
4 10 (8.850%) MCP
4 10 (8.850%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (7.080%) MCITP
6 7 (6.195%) MCDST
6 7 (6.195%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (6.195%) MCSE
7 6 (5.310%) Degree
8 5 (4.425%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (1.770%) ISEB
9 2 (1.770%) PMP
9 2 (1.770%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.770%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.885%) GIAC
10 1 (0.885%) MCTS
10 1 (0.885%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.885%) CISA
10 1 (0.885%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (18.58%) ISO 9000
2 20 (17.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (16.81%) SLA
4 7 (6.195%) BS25999
5 5 (4.425%) QA
System Software
1 27 (23.89%) Active Directory
2 7 (6.195%) Microsoft App-V
3 6 (5.310%) XenApp
4 3 (2.655%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.770%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.770%) Forefront TMG
5 2 (1.770%) UAG
6 1 (0.885%) vSphere
6 1 (0.885%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.885%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 10 (8.850%) OpenView
2 7 (6.195%) ServiceCenter
3 4 (3.540%) DameWare
3 4 (3.540%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 4 (3.540%) SCCM
3 4 (3.540%) WSUS
4 2 (1.770%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.885%) Oracle Identity Manager
5 1 (0.885%) AppDNA
5 1 (0.885%) Tivoli
5 1 (0.885%) Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
1 76 (67.26%) Microsoft
2 22 (19.47%) SAP
3 20 (17.70%) Citrix
4 13 (11.50%) HP
5 10 (8.850%) Lotus
6 8 (7.080%) Remedy
7 6 (5.310%) Oracle
8 4 (3.540%) VMware
9 3 (2.655%) Ariba
9 3 (2.655%) IBM
10 1 (0.885%) BMC
10 1 (0.885%) BT
10 1 (0.885%) Business Objects
10 1 (0.885%) Adobe
10 1 (0.885%) Cisco