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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT contracts within the City of London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank182196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads413
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.875 %0.435 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£196-
Average daily rate£212-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£228-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted101
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£20.00
Average hourly rate£21.45£20.00
% change on same period last year+7.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.30£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.64£18.00
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Qualifications City of LondonQualifications
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads841690
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.708 %
Daily rates quoted390322
Average minimum daily rate£366£389
Average daily rate£393£417
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£445
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£339
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted6336
Average minimum hourly rate£23.06£18.14
Average hourly rate£24.77£19.06
% change on same period last year+29.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.47£19.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.90£25.48
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MOS LondonMOS
London

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.

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

City of London MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MOS across the City of London region.

City of London MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MOS across the City of London region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

City of London MOS Daily Rate Histogram

MOS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the City of London region.

City of London MOS Hourly Rate Trend

MOS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MOS across the City of London region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

City of London MOS Hourly Rate Histogram

MOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing MOS 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 MOS.

165 (98.48 %)Law
264 (96.97 %)Legal
358 (87.88 %)MS Office
443 (65.15 %)Document Management
537 (56.06 %)MS Excel
632 (48.48 %)Interwoven
728 (42.42 %)Hummingbird
827 (40.91 %)WorkSite
925 (37.88 %)Project Management
1022 (33.33 %)Windows
1120 (30.30 %)Active Directory
1219 (28.79 %)Windows XP
139 (13.64 %)ITIL
139 (13.64 %)Service Management
139 (13.64 %)MS PowerPoint
139 (13.64 %)Time Management
145 (7.576 %)Microsoft
154 (6.061 %)Billing
154 (6.061 %)Blackberry
162 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
162 (3.030 %)Open Text
162 (3.030 %)MCT
162 (3.030 %)Windows Vista
162 (3.030 %)Banking
171 (1.515 %)Laserform
171 (1.515 %)MCDST
171 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
171 (1.515 %)MS Exchange
171 (1.515 %)SharePoint
171 (1.515 %)Business Continuity

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing MOS 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 MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
127 (40.91 %)WorkSite
21 (1.515 %)SharePoint
21 (1.515 %)MS Exchange
Applications
158 (87.88 %)MS Office
237 (56.06 %)MS Excel
39 (13.64 %)MS PowerPoint
General
165 (98.48 %)Law
264 (96.97 %)Legal
34 (6.061 %)Billing
42 (3.030 %)Banking
Job Titles
142 (63.64 %)Trainer
142 (63.64 %)IT Trainer
215 (22.73 %)Analyst
313 (19.70 %)Support Analyst
45 (7.576 %)Desktop Support
45 (7.576 %)Helpdesk Analyst
45 (7.576 %)1st Line Support
45 (7.576 %)Helpdesk Support
54 (6.061 %)2nd Line Support
63 (4.545 %)Legal Analyst
63 (4.545 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
63 (4.545 %)Desktop Analyst
63 (4.545 %)Desktop Support Analyst
72 (3.030 %)Legal IT Trainer
81 (1.515 %)Technical Analyst
81 (1.515 %)Web Analyst
81 (1.515 %)Technical Support Analyst
81 (1.515 %)Technical Support
Miscellaneous
14 (6.061 %)Blackberry
Operating Systems
122 (33.33 %)Windows
219 (28.79 %)Windows XP
32 (3.030 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
143 (65.15 %)Document Management
225 (37.88 %)Project Management
39 (13.64 %)Service Management
39 (13.64 %)Time Management
39 (13.64 %)ITIL
41 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.515 %)Business Continuity
Qualifications
12 (3.030 %)MCT
12 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.515 %)MCDST
System Software
120 (30.30 %)Active Directory
Vendors
132 (48.48 %)Interwoven
228 (42.42 %)Hummingbird
35 (7.576 %)Microsoft
42 (3.030 %)Open Text
51 (1.515 %)Laserform
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