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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Exeter 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1211
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads716
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.017 %
As % of the category below53.85 %88.89 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£240
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£11.63£12.57
Average hourly rate£12.63£13.64
% change on same period last year-7.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.63£14.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.61£16.31
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Exeter
Matching contract IT job ads1318
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£200£300
Average daily rate£218£300
% change on same period last year-27.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£235£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£274
% change on same period last year+11.10 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£13.30£12.92
Average hourly rate£14.80£13.50
% change on same period last year+9.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.30£14.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.08£19.23
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
MS Office DevonMS Office
Devon

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

Exeter 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 Exeter region.

Exeter MS Office Daily Rate Trend

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 Exeter region.

Exeter 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 Exeter region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Exeter MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter 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.

111 (61.11 %)Microsoft
210 (55.56 %)Windows
38 (44.44 %)Windows XP
47 (38.89 %)MS Excel
53 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (16.67 %)SLA
53 (16.67 %)Active Directory
53 (16.67 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
53 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
62 (11.11 %)Health
62 (11.11 %)NHS
62 (11.11 %)Adobe
62 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
62 (11.11 %)COM
62 (11.11 %)ITIL
71 (5.556 %)UML
71 (5.556 %)MCSE
71 (5.556 %)VPN
71 (5.556 %)Dreamweaver
71 (5.556 %)MS Visio
71 (5.556 %)HTML
71 (5.556 %)SQL
71 (5.556 %)VB.NET
71 (5.556 %).NET
71 (5.556 %)SQL Server
71 (5.556 %)Photoshop
71 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
71 (5.556 %)MS Project
71 (5.556 %)Remedy

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter 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.

Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.11 %)COM
21 (5.556 %)HTML
21 (5.556 %).NET
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (38.89 %)MS Excel
23 (16.67 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (5.556 %)MS Visio
31 (5.556 %)Acrobat
31 (5.556 %)Photoshop
31 (5.556 %)MS Project
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.556 %)VPN
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.556 %)SQL Server
11 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.556 %)Dreamweaver
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Health
21 (5.556 %)Publishing
21 (5.556 %)Back Office
21 (5.556 %)Construction
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support
32 (11.11 %)Technical Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Desktop Support
32 (11.11 %)Developer
32 (11.11 %)Customer Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support
41 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Web Developer
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (5.556 %)IT Administrator
41 (5.556 %)Requirements Analyst
41 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Administrator
41 (5.556 %).NET Developer
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (5.556 %)VB.NET Developer
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.11 %)NHS
21 (5.556 %)Blackberry
21 (5.556 %)NPfIT
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (55.56 %)Windows
28 (44.44 %)Windows XP
33 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
13 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
22 (11.11 %)ITIL
31 (5.556 %)UML
31 (5.556 %)Project Management
31 (5.556 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (5.556 %)Web Development
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)SQL
11 (5.556 %)VB.NET
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)MCSE
11 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (5.556 %)Degree
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (16.67 %)SLA
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (61.11 %)Microsoft
22 (11.11 %)Adobe
31 (5.556 %)Citrix
31 (5.556 %)Remedy
31 (5.556 %)Hummingbird