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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office 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 Office over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank913
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads2133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.036 %
As % of the category below53.85 %52.38 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£75£270
Average daily rate£78£270
% change on same period last year-71.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£80£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£243
% change on same period last year+3.80 %
Hourly rates quoted1211
Average minimum hourly rate£10.21£23.55
Average hourly rate£10.60£24.64
% change on same period last year-56.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00£25.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.82£16.36
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
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 Office East MidlandsMS Office
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 Office
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire MS Office Demand Trend

MS Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire MS Office Daily Rate Trend

MS Office
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Derbyshire MS Office Daily Rate Histogram

MS Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Derbyshire MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office 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+118£78-71.29 %
ChesterfieldNew entry-2--
MS Office East MidlandsMS Office
East Midlands

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing MS Office 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 Office.

125 (58.14 %)Microsoft
217 (39.53 %)Windows
316 (37.21 %)Finance
414 (32.56 %)MS Excel
513 (30.23 %)Windows Server 2003
612 (27.91 %)Oracle
711 (25.58 %)Windows XP
89 (20.93 %)SQL Server
98 (18.60 %)Internet
98 (18.60 %)Financial Institution
107 (16.28 %)C#
107 (16.28 %).NET
107 (16.28 %)SharePoint
116 (13.95 %)RDBMS
116 (13.95 %)SAP
116 (13.95 %)ADO.NET
116 (13.95 %)SQL
116 (13.95 %)Back Office
125 (11.63 %)Risk Management
125 (11.63 %)Project Planning
125 (11.63 %)Security Cleared
125 (11.63 %)Project Management
125 (11.63 %)SAP PS
125 (11.63 %)Active Directory
125 (11.63 %)Windows 2000
134 (9.302 %)PRINCE2
134 (9.302 %)MS Exchange
134 (9.302 %)ASP.NET
134 (9.302 %)Microsoft Certification
143 (6.977 %)Lotus Notes

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing MS Office 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 Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (16.28 %).NET
26 (13.95 %)ADO.NET
34 (9.302 %)ASP.NET
42 (4.651 %)WinForms
42 (4.651 %)WCF
42 (4.651 %)WPF
51 (2.326 %)WebServices
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (16.28 %)SharePoint
24 (9.302 %)MS Exchange
33 (6.977 %)Lotus Notes
42 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (2.326 %)Live Communications Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (32.56 %)MS Excel
22 (4.651 %)MS Visio
31 (2.326 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (2.326 %)Spreadsheet
31 (2.326 %)MS Project
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (11.63 %)SAP PS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (18.60 %)Internet
22 (4.651 %)LAN
22 (4.651 %)WAN
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (20.93 %)SQL Server
26 (13.95 %)RDBMS
32 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (4.651 %)Oracle Reports
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.326 %)Visual Studio
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (37.21 %)Finance
28 (18.60 %)Financial Institution
36 (13.95 %)Back Office
42 (4.651 %)Aerospace
42 (4.651 %)Government
42 (4.651 %)Manufacturing
51 (2.326 %)Banking
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (37.21 %)Analyst
28 (18.60 %)Support Analyst
37 (16.28 %)Helpdesk Analyst
37 (16.28 %)1st Line Support
46 (13.95 %)Software Engineer
46 (13.95 %)Project Analyst
46 (13.95 %)1st Line Support Analyst
55 (11.63 %)Support Engineer
63 (6.977 %)Administrator
72 (4.651 %)Rollout Engineer
72 (4.651 %)Helpdesk Support
81 (2.326 %)Technical Analyst
81 (2.326 %)VB Developer
81 (2.326 %)Project Administrator
81 (2.326 %)Team Leader
81 (2.326 %)Project Support Officer
81 (2.326 %)Hardware Engineer
81 (2.326 %)Support Manager
81 (2.326 %)IT Support Manager
81 (2.326 %)Project Support Analyst
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.651 %)PMI
21 (2.326 %)Blackberry
21 (2.326 %)AS400
21 (2.326 %)German Language
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (39.53 %)Windows
213 (30.23 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (25.58 %)Windows XP
45 (11.63 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.326 %)Windows Mobile
51 (2.326 %)Windows Vista
51 (2.326 %)Windows 2000 Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (11.63 %)Project Management
15 (11.63 %)Risk Management
15 (11.63 %)Project Planning
15 (11.63 %)Security Cleared
24 (9.302 %)PRINCE2
32 (4.651 %)BC Cleared
41 (2.326 %)ITIL
41 (2.326 %)CAD
41 (2.326 %)Configuration Management
41 (2.326 %)Service Management
41 (2.326 %)Problem Management
41 (2.326 %)SC Cleared
41 (2.326 %)Software Engineering
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (16.28 %)C#
26 (13.95 %)SQL
31 (2.326 %)VB
31 (2.326 %)VB.NET
31 (2.326 %)VB6
31 (2.326 %)C++
31 (2.326 %)C
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.302 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (4.651 %)PMP
22 (4.651 %)PMI Certification
22 (4.651 %)MCP
22 (4.651 %)MCSE
31 (2.326 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (11.63 %)Active Directory
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.326 %)MOM
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (58.14 %)Microsoft
212 (27.91 %)Oracle
36 (13.95 %)SAP
43 (6.977 %)Lotus
52 (4.651 %)Remedy
61 (2.326 %)HP
61 (2.326 %)Dell