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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft PowerPoint skills within the Chester 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft PowerPoint
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.263 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£280£130
Average daily rate£280£140
% change on same period last year+100.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£265
% change on same period last year+3.79 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.00
Average hourly rate-£13.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.27£19.88
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads3822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted84
Average minimum daily rate£235£167
Average daily rate£235£171
% change on same period last year+37.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£235£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£274
% change on same period last year+11.57 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£19.23£22.38
Average hourly rate£20.19£22.63
% change on same period last year-10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.15£22.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.16£19.16
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
MS PowerPoint CheshireMS PowerPoint
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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 %)MS Visio
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)MS Project
32 (50.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Forms
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
32 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
32 (50.00 %)MS Excel
32 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
32 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (50.00 %)PMI
32 (50.00 %)PRINCE
32 (50.00 %)Project Management
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
32 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
32 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (50.00 %)Oracle
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Applications
32 (50.00 %)Banking
32 (50.00 %)Project Planning
32 (50.00 %)Matrix Management
41 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
41 (25.00 %)Change Management
41 (25.00 %)Finance
41 (25.00 %)Client/Server
41 (25.00 %)Oracle 8/8i

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (100.00 %)MS Visio
23 (75.00 %)MS Project
32 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Applications
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (25.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Forms
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Developer
21 (25.00 %)Change Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)PMI
21 (25.00 %)Client/Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
12 (50.00 %)Project Planning
12 (50.00 %)Matrix Management
21 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)Change Management
21 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (50.00 %)SQL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Oracle