East of England MS PowerPoint Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft PowerPoint skills within the East of England 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft PowerPoint
Location Aberdeen Alderley Edge Banbury Barking Basildon Basingstoke Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Bordon Borehamwood Bracknell Bradford Bridgend Bristol Buckinghamshire Burgess Hill Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Chatham Chertsey Cheshire Chester Chippenham City of London County Antrim Coventry Crawley Dartford Devon Docklands, London Dorking Dorset Dover East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh England Essex Farnborough Feltham Filton Gatwick Glasgow Gloucestershire Godalming Hampshire Harrogate Herefordshire Hertfordshire Highlands Home Counties Huntingdon Inverness Ipswich Kent Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool Livingston London Luton Maidenhead Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes New Malden Newbury Newport Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Paddington Peterborough Plymouth Poole Reading Rickmansworth Scotland Shropshire Slough Solihull South Coast South East South Wales South West Southampton Staffordshire Staines Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Tadworth Telford Thames Valley UK Uxbridge Wales Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Watford West Lothian West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Wigan Wilmslow Wiltshire Woking Yorkshire	3 months to 7 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	92	105
Rank change on same period last year	+13
Matching contract IT job ads	41	58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.058 %	0.059 %
As % of the category below	7.509 %	8.089 %
Daily rates quoted	19	14
Average minimum daily rate	£297	£281
Average daily rate	£321	£302
% change on same period last year	+6.05 %
Average maximum daily rate	£345	£324
UK excluding London average daily rate	£297	£260
% change on same period last year	+14.54 %
Hourly rates quoted	5	8
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.20	£19.22
Average hourly rate	£18.70	£20.69
% change on same period last year	-9.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£19.20	£22.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£17.24	£25.24
% change on same period last year	-31.71 %
Applications East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	546	717
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.776 %	0.724 %
Daily rates quoted	159	211
Average minimum daily rate	£249	£283
Average daily rate	£267	£297
% change on same period last year	-10.36 %
Average maximum daily rate	£285	£312
UK excluding London average daily rate	£294	£282
% change on same period last year	+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted	157	146
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.59	£19.63
Average hourly rate	£19.93	£20.57
% change on same period last year	-3.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£21.27	£21.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.47	£19.51
% change on same period last year	-5.36 %
MS PowerPoint England

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

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 East of England region.

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

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 East of England region.

MS PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

MS PowerPoint
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
Hertfordshire	+11	22	£300	-4.45 %
Norfolk	+3	7	£317	-9.52 %
Cambridgeshire	+11	4	£450	+80.00 %
Essex	+3	4	-	-
Suffolk	+11	2	-	-
East Anglia	-	1	-	-
Bedfordshire	+17	1	-	-

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MS PowerPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

1 50 (57.47 %) MS Excel 2 30 (34.48 %) MS Office 3 26 (29.89 %) Finance 4 25 (28.74 %) Microsoft 5 20 (22.99 %) MS Project 5 20 (22.99 %) MS Visio 6 12 (13.79 %) Project Management 6 12 (13.79 %) Windows 7 9 (10.34 %) PRINCE2 7 9 (10.34 %) SAP 8 8 (9.195 %) SharePoint 8 8 (9.195 %) Spreadsheet 9 7 (8.046 %) Office Project Server 9 7 (8.046 %) Windows 2000 10 6 (6.897 %) ClearCase

10 6 (6.897 %) Citrix 10 6 (6.897 %) IBM 10 6 (6.897 %) Mainframe 10 6 (6.897 %) ClearQuest 10 6 (6.897 %) Telecoms 10 6 (6.897 %) Project Planning 10 6 (6.897 %) IBM Mainframe 11 5 (5.747 %) SCOM 11 5 (5.747 %) Retail 11 5 (5.747 %) Service Management 11 5 (5.747 %) MVS 11 5 (5.747 %) Internet 11 5 (5.747 %) JCL 11 5 (5.747 %) SQL 12 4 (4.598 %) Novell

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development 1 3 (3.448 %) HTML 1 3 (3.448 %) .NET 1 3 (3.448 %) ASP 1 3 (3.448 %) ASP.NET 2 1 (1.149 %) ISPF	Application Platforms 1 8 (9.195 %) SharePoint 2 7 (8.046 %) Office Project Server 3 3 (3.448 %) MS Exchange 3 3 (3.448 %) Lotus Notes 4 2 (2.299 %) Exchange Server 2007 4 2 (2.299 %) GroupWise 5 1 (1.149 %) Exchange Server 5.5 5 1 (1.149 %) Office Communications Server 5 1 (1.149 %) SAS 5 1 (1.149 %) CICS
Applications 1 50 (57.47 %) MS Excel 2 30 (34.48 %) MS Office 3 20 (22.99 %) MS Project 3 20 (22.99 %) MS Visio 4 8 (9.195 %) Spreadsheet 5 1 (1.149 %) CA Clarity	Business Applications 1 1 (1.149 %) SAP MM 1 1 (1.149 %) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking 1 5 (5.747 %) Internet 2 2 (2.299 %) IPsec 2 2 (2.299 %) TCP/IP 2 2 (2.299 %) VPN 2 2 (2.299 %) SAN 3 1 (1.149 %) Intranet 3 1 (1.149 %) Symposium 3 1 (1.149 %) Wireless 3 1 (1.149 %) LAN	Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (3.448 %) SQL Server 1 3 (3.448 %) BusinessObjects 2 2 (2.299 %) dBASE 3 1 (1.149 %) Data Cleansing 3 1 (1.149 %) DB2 3 1 (1.149 %) Oracle Reports 3 1 (1.149 %) Oracle 8/8i 3 1 (1.149 %) Oracle 9i 3 1 (1.149 %) MS Access 3 1 (1.149 %) Datawarehouse 3 1 (1.149 %) Oracle 10g
Development Applications 1 6 (6.897 %) ClearCase 1 6 (6.897 %) ClearQuest 2 2 (2.299 %) FrontPage 2 2 (2.299 %) PVCS 2 2 (2.299 %) WinRunner 2 2 (2.299 %) TestDirector 2 2 (2.299 %) QuickTest Pro 2 2 (2.299 %) LoadRunner	General 1 26 (29.89 %) Finance 2 6 (6.897 %) Telecoms 3 5 (5.747 %) Retail 4 4 (4.598 %) Government 4 4 (4.598 %) Games 5 3 (3.448 %) Legal 5 3 (3.448 %) Insurance 6 2 (2.299 %) Local Government 6 2 (2.299 %) Pensions 6 2 (2.299 %) Health 6 2 (2.299 %) Education 7 1 (1.149 %) Marketing 7 1 (1.149 %) FMCG
Job Titles 1 20 (22.99 %) Analyst 2 15 (17.24 %) Administrator 3 8 (9.195 %) Support Analyst 4 7 (8.046 %) Project Analyst 4 7 (8.046 %) Project Support Analyst 5 6 (6.897 %) Coordinator 6 5 (5.747 %) Project Manager 6 5 (5.747 %) Business Analyst 7 4 (4.598 %) Architect 7 4 (4.598 %) Consultant 7 4 (4.598 %) Systems Programmer 7 4 (4.598 %) Programmer 8 3 (3.448 %) IT Support Specialist 8 3 (3.448 %) Trainer 8 3 (3.448 %) Programme Manager 8 3 (3.448 %) Support Specialist 8 3 (3.448 %) Data Analyst 8 3 (3.448 %) Project Coordinator 8 3 (3.448 %) Project Administrator 8 3 (3.448 %) Information Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 6 (6.897 %) Mainframe 1 6 (6.897 %) IBM Mainframe 2 2 (2.299 %) Statistics 3 1 (1.149 %) PMI 3 1 (1.149 %) Management Information System 3 1 (1.149 %) Replication
Operating Systems 1 12 (13.79 %) Windows 2 7 (8.046 %) Windows 2000 3 5 (5.747 %) MVS 4 3 (3.448 %) Windows Server 2003 4 3 (3.448 %) Windows XP 5 2 (2.299 %) Windows NT 6 1 (1.149 %) zOS	Processes & Methodologies 1 12 (13.79 %) Project Management 2 9 (10.34 %) PRINCE2 3 6 (6.897 %) Project Planning 4 5 (5.747 %) Service Management 5 4 (4.598 %) Programme Management 5 4 (4.598 %) Business Development 5 4 (4.598 %) Time Management 6 3 (3.448 %) Business Continuity 6 3 (3.448 %) PRINCE 6 3 (3.448 %) ERP 7 2 (2.299 %) Test Management 7 2 (2.299 %) Data Analysis 7 2 (2.299 %) Business Analysis 8 1 (1.149 %) Requirements Management 8 1 (1.149 %) Logistics 8 1 (1.149 %) Resource Management 8 1 (1.149 %) User Acceptance Testing 8 1 (1.149 %) Data Modelling 8 1 (1.149 %) RAD 8 1 (1.149 %) Six Sigma
Programming Languages 1 5 (5.747 %) SQL 1 5 (5.747 %) JCL 2 3 (3.448 %) VBScript 2 3 (3.448 %) VB.NET 3 2 (2.299 %) VBA 3 2 (2.299 %) Perl 3 2 (2.299 %) PL/SQL 4 1 (1.149 %) COBOL	Qualifications 1 4 (4.598 %) Degree 2 3 (3.448 %) Microsoft Certification 3 2 (2.299 %) ISEB 4 1 (1.149 %) OCP 4 1 (1.149 %) Oracle Certification 4 1 (1.149 %) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (1.149 %) SLA	System Software 1 4 (4.598 %) NDS 1 4 (4.598 %) Active Directory 2 2 (2.299 %) Samba 3 1 (1.149 %) Oracle RMAN 3 1 (1.149 %) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management 1 5 (5.747 %) SCOM 2 1 (1.149 %) Oracle Enterprise Manager 2 1 (1.149 %) Norton AntiVirus 2 1 (1.149 %) DameWare	Vendors 1 25 (28.74 %) Microsoft 2 9 (10.34 %) SAP 3 6 (6.897 %) IBM 3 6 (6.897 %) Citrix 4 4 (4.598 %) Novell 5 3 (3.448 %) Lotus 5 3 (3.448 %) Oracle 5 3 (3.448 %) Business Objects 6 1 (1.149 %) CA 6 1 (1.149 %) HP 6 1 (1.149 %) CheckPoint 6 1 (1.149 %) Symantec 6 1 (1.149 %) Kalido