The first table below looks at the demand for MS PowerPoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS PowerPoint over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category for the Edinburgh region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint
Rank 47 44 33
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -11
Contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint 9 21 38
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 1.111% 1.899% 2.838%
As % of the Applications category 16.98% 14.09% 22.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 14 25
Average daily rate £361 £291 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.77% -10.38%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £200 £190
10% offered a daily rate of more than £396 £350 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £316 £313 £300
% change year-on-year
+0.97% +4.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £12.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-20.00% -
All Applications
Edinburgh
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
53 149 169
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 6.543% 13.47% 12.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 82 88
Average daily rate £306 £310 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.20% -4.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £119 £200 £187
10% offered a daily rate of more than £396 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 11
Average hourly rate £20.00 £13.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+48.14% -3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.88 £12.08 £9.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.40 £24.00 £15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
MS PowerPoint
Scotland

MS PowerPoint
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Edinburgh MS PowerPoint Jobs Demand Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Edinburgh MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Histogram

MS PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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 13 (72.22%) Finance
2 12 (66.67%) MS Office
3 11 (61.11%) MS Project
4 10 (55.56%) MS Excel
5 8 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (33.33%) Banking
6 6 (33.33%) Retail
7 5 (27.78%) Microsoft
8 3 (16.67%) Project Management
8 3 (16.67%) Change Management
8 3 (16.67%) Degree
8 3 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (16.67%) Change Control
9 2 (11.11%) Investment Management
9 2 (11.11%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (11.11%) Project Planning
9 2 (11.11%) Logistics
9 2 (11.11%) Asset Management
9 2 (11.11%) Programme Management
9 2 (11.11%) TestDirector
9 2 (11.11%) MS Visio
10 1 (5.556%) ISO 9001
10 1 (5.556%) ITIL
10 1 (5.556%) PMI
10 1 (5.556%) PMI Certification
10 1 (5.556%) Front Office
10 1 (5.556%) Validation
10 1 (5.556%) Migration
10 1 (5.556%) Investment Banking
10 1 (5.556%) Business Analysis

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Applications
1 12 (66.67%) MS Office
2 11 (61.11%) MS Project
3 10 (55.56%) MS Excel
4 2 (11.11%) MS Visio
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) TestDirector
General
1 13 (72.22%) Finance
2 6 (33.33%) Banking
2 6 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (5.556%) Investment Banking
3 1 (5.556%) Retail Banking
3 1 (5.556%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) Project Manager
2 2 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (5.556%) Project Support Officer
3 1 (5.556%) Business Project Manager
3 1 (5.556%) Business Manager
3 1 (5.556%) Project Officer
3 1 (5.556%) Deployment Project Manager
3 1 (5.556%) PMO Analyst
3 1 (5.556%) Test Leader
3 1 (5.556%) Programme Support Officer
3 1 (5.556%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.556%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (16.67%) Project Management
2 3 (16.67%) Change Management
2 3 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (16.67%) Change Control
3 2 (11.11%) Project Planning
3 2 (11.11%) Investment Management
3 2 (11.11%) Programme Management
3 2 (11.11%) Asset Management
3 2 (11.11%) Logistics
4 1 (5.556%) Business Analysis
4 1 (5.556%) Supplier Management
4 1 (5.556%) Validation
4 1 (5.556%) Migration
4 1 (5.556%) BDD
4 1 (5.556%) Project Governance
4 1 (5.556%) Fund Management
4 1 (5.556%) Business Transformation
4 1 (5.556%) Software Deployment
4 1 (5.556%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (5.556%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.556%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.556%) Cadis