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The table below looks at the demand for Spreadsheets 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 Spreadsheet over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Spreadsheets
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank111136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads2321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.021 %
As % of the category below4.137 %2.901 %
Daily rates quoted78
Average minimum daily rate£129£276
Average daily rate£139£287
% change on same period last year-51.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£148£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£227£268
% change on same period last year-15.24 %
Hourly rates quoted106
Average minimum hourly rate£13.04£21.67
Average hourly rate£15.19£22.83
% change on same period last year-33.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.34£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.99£15.50
% change on same period last year-16.17 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads556724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.783 %0.732 %
Daily rates quoted164217
Average minimum daily rate£250£281
Average daily rate£268£295
% change on same period last year-8.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£280
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted160145
Average minimum hourly rate£19.19£19.61
Average hourly rate£20.50£20.55
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.80£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.53£19.52
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Spreadsheet EnglandSpreadsheet
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.

Spreadsheet
Demand Trend

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

East of England Spreadsheet Demand Trend

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Spreadsheet across the East of England region.

East of England Spreadsheet Daily Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Spreadsheet across the East of England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

East of England Spreadsheet Daily Rate Histogram

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Spreadsheet across the East of England region.

East of England Spreadsheet Hourly Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Spreadsheet across the East of England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

East of England Spreadsheet Hourly Rate Histogram

Spreadsheet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Spreadsheet within the East of England region over the 3 months to 10 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.

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
HertfordshireUp+1911£139-46.88 %
EssexUp+1510--
NorfolkNew entry-1--
SuffolkUp+131--
Spreadsheet EnglandSpreadsheet
England

Spreadsheet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet.

119 (45.24 %)MS Excel
210 (23.81 %)Microsoft
39 (21.43 %)MS Project
48 (19.05 %)MS Office
48 (19.05 %)Finance
48 (19.05 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (11.90 %)Internet
64 (9.524 %)MS Access
64 (9.524 %)HTML
64 (9.524 %)Migration
64 (9.524 %)Data Analysis
73 (7.143 %)Marketing
73 (7.143 %)CMS
73 (7.143 %)Publishing
73 (7.143 %)Telecoms
73 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
73 (7.143 %)Content Management
82 (4.762 %)Danish Language
82 (4.762 %)Italian Language
82 (4.762 %)Polish Language
82 (4.762 %)Portuguese Language
82 (4.762 %)MetaFrame
82 (4.762 %)NHS
82 (4.762 %)SQL
82 (4.762 %)VBA
82 (4.762 %)Windows
82 (4.762 %)SAP
82 (4.762 %)Management Information System
82 (4.762 %)Project Planning
91 (2.381 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Spreadsheet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (9.524 %)HTML
21 (2.381 %)CSS
21 (2.381 %)XHTML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (7.143 %)CMS
21 (2.381 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.381 %)SharePoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (45.24 %)MS Excel
29 (21.43 %)MS Project
38 (19.05 %)MS Office
38 (19.05 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (2.381 %)CA Clarity
41 (2.381 %)Photoshop
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.381 %)Oracle General Ledger
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (11.90 %)Internet
21 (2.381 %)Broadband
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (9.524 %)MS Access
21 (2.381 %)RDBMS
21 (2.381 %)MySQL
21 (2.381 %)Crystal Reports
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.381 %)Dreamweaver
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (19.05 %)Finance
23 (7.143 %)Telecoms
23 (7.143 %)Publishing
23 (7.143 %)Marketing
31 (2.381 %)Auditing
31 (2.381 %)Financial Institution
31 (2.381 %)Automotive
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (23.81 %)Analyst
27 (16.67 %)Administrator
34 (9.524 %)Data Analyst
34 (9.524 %)Developer
43 (7.143 %)Web Content Editor
43 (7.143 %)Content Editor
43 (7.143 %)Coordinator
43 (7.143 %)Web Editor
52 (4.762 %)Project Analyst
52 (4.762 %)Access Developer
52 (4.762 %)Project Administrator
52 (4.762 %)Financial Analyst
52 (4.762 %)Procurement Officer
52 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Information Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Junior
61 (2.381 %)Web Developer
61 (2.381 %)DBA
61 (2.381 %)IT Administrator
61 (2.381 %)Project Support Analyst
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.762 %)Management Information System
12 (4.762 %)Danish Language
12 (4.762 %)Italian Language
12 (4.762 %)Polish Language
12 (4.762 %)Portuguese Language
12 (4.762 %)NHS
21 (2.381 %)Mainframe
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.762 %)Windows
21 (2.381 %)Linux
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (9.524 %)Migration
14 (9.524 %)Data Analysis
23 (7.143 %)Content Management
23 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
32 (4.762 %)Project Planning
41 (2.381 %)Project Management
41 (2.381 %)GAP Analysis
41 (2.381 %)Workflow
41 (2.381 %)Validation
41 (2.381 %)Business Analysis
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.762 %)SQL
12 (4.762 %)VBA
21 (2.381 %)VB
21 (2.381 %)C
21 (2.381 %)JavaScript
21 (2.381 %)PHP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.381 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.762 %)MetaFrame
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (23.81 %)Microsoft
22 (4.762 %)SAP
31 (2.381 %)Oracle
31 (2.381 %)Tridion
31 (2.381 %)CheckPoint