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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Derbyshire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1220
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads1823
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.025 %
As % of the category below46.15 %36.51 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£200£170
Average daily rate£250£185
% change on same period last year+35.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£275
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Hourly rates quoted45
Average minimum hourly rate£8.38£23.60
Average hourly rate£8.78£25.62
% change on same period last year-65.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.19£27.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.82£18.74
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads3963
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.069 %
Daily rates quoted311
Average minimum daily rate£117£204
Average daily rate£135£222
% change on same period last year-39.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£153£239
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£274
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Hourly rates quoted1516
Average minimum hourly rate£9.79£23.95
Average hourly rate£10.31£25.51
% change on same period last year-59.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.83£27.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.36£19.00
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
MS Excel East MidlandsMS Excel
East Midlands

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 Excel
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Derbyshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Derbyshire MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Excel across the Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DerbyUp+811£250+3.44 %
ChesterfieldDown-22--
MS Excel East MidlandsMS Excel
East Midlands

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

117 (43.59 %)Microsoft
214 (35.90 %)MS Office
39 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
48 (20.51 %)Finance
48 (20.51 %)Oracle
48 (20.51 %)SQL
56 (15.38 %)SAP
56 (15.38 %)Windows
56 (15.38 %)Manufacturing
65 (12.82 %)Risk Management
65 (12.82 %)SC Cleared
65 (12.82 %)BC Cleared
65 (12.82 %)Dynamics AX
65 (12.82 %)Project Planning
65 (12.82 %)Axapta
65 (12.82 %)SAP PS
65 (12.82 %)Project Management
65 (12.82 %)ITIL
74 (10.26 %)PRINCE2
74 (10.26 %)UNIX
74 (10.26 %)Active Directory
74 (10.26 %)Java
74 (10.26 %)MS Project
83 (7.692 %)Aerospace
83 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (7.692 %)PMI
83 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (7.692 %)Service Management
83 (7.692 %)C

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.128 %).NET
21 (2.564 %)J2EE
21 (2.564 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.564 %)CSS
21 (2.564 %)Windows SharePoint Services
21 (2.564 %)HTML
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.128 %)SharePoint
12 (5.128 %)MS Exchange
12 (5.128 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.564 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.564 %)IIS
21 (2.564 %)Apache
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (35.90 %)MS Office
24 (10.26 %)MS Project
32 (5.128 %)MS Visio
32 (5.128 %)Spreadsheet
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (12.82 %)Axapta
15 (12.82 %)SAP PS
15 (12.82 %)Dynamics AX
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.564 %)LAN
11 (2.564 %)WAN
11 (2.564 %)Wireless
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.128 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.564 %)MS Access
21 (2.564 %)Datawarehouse
21 (2.564 %)BusinessObjects
21 (2.564 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2008
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.564 %)Visual Studio
11 (2.564 %)Bugzilla
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.51 %)Finance
26 (15.38 %)Manufacturing
33 (7.692 %)Aerospace
42 (5.128 %)Government
51 (2.564 %)Health
51 (2.564 %)Automotive
51 (2.564 %)Banking
51 (2.564 %)Financial Institution
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (30.77 %)Analyst
26 (15.38 %)Project Manager
26 (15.38 %)Administrator
26 (15.38 %)Project Analyst
34 (10.26 %)Helpdesk Support
43 (7.692 %)Architect
43 (7.692 %)Project Administrator
43 (7.692 %)Senior Technical Architect
43 (7.692 %)Applications Architect
43 (7.692 %)Technical Lead
43 (7.692 %)Technical Architect
43 (7.692 %)Lead Architect
52 (5.128 %)Incident Manager
52 (5.128 %)ITIL Manager
52 (5.128 %)Business Analyst
52 (5.128 %)Senior Analyst
52 (5.128 %)Support Analyst
52 (5.128 %)Support Engineer
52 (5.128 %)Problem Manager
52 (5.128 %)Senior Business Analyst
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.692 %)PMI
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (15.38 %)Windows
24 (10.26 %)UNIX
33 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (5.128 %)Windows XP
42 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.564 %)Windows NT
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
25 (12.82 %)SC Cleared
25 (12.82 %)BC Cleared
25 (12.82 %)Project Planning
25 (12.82 %)ITIL
25 (12.82 %)Project Management
25 (12.82 %)Risk Management
34 (10.26 %)PRINCE2
43 (7.692 %)Service Management
52 (5.128 %)Change Management
52 (5.128 %)ERP
52 (5.128 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.564 %)Software Testing
61 (2.564 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (2.564 %)Release Management
61 (2.564 %)Test Scripting
61 (2.564 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.564 %)Asset Management
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (20.51 %)SQL
24 (10.26 %)Java
33 (7.692 %)C
41 (2.564 %)DHTML
41 (2.564 %)JavaScript
41 (2.564 %)Transact-SQL
41 (2.564 %)VB
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.128 %)PMP
22 (5.128 %)PMI Certification
22 (5.128 %)Degree
22 (5.128 %)MCSE
31 (2.564 %)ISEB
31 (2.564 %)MCP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (10.26 %)Active Directory
21 (2.564 %)ISA Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.564 %)Tivoli
11 (2.564 %)MOM
11 (2.564 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (2.564 %)SCOM
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (43.59 %)Microsoft
28 (20.51 %)Oracle
36 (15.38 %)SAP
42 (5.128 %)Remedy
51 (2.564 %)Business Objects
51 (2.564 %)HP
51 (2.564 %)Dell
51 (2.564 %)BMC