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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Glasgow 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads2549
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.053 %
As % of the category below40.98 %46.67 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£280£220
Average daily rate£295£246
% change on same period last year+20.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£247
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted1613
Average minimum hourly rate£12.59£12.09
Average hourly rate£12.90£12.78
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.21£13.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.58£16.32
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads61105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.113 %
Daily rates quoted2316
Average minimum daily rate£301£251
Average daily rate£319£276
% change on same period last year+15.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£302
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted1817
Average minimum hourly rate£12.57£16.46
Average hourly rate£12.99£17.57
% change on same period last year-26.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.41£18.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.56
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
MS Office ScotlandMS Office
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Glasgow MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

121 (50.00 %)Active Directory
218 (42.86 %)ITIL
314 (33.33 %)Service Management
413 (30.95 %)Microsoft
511 (26.19 %)Change Management
511 (26.19 %)Windows
69 (21.43 %)MS Excel
77 (16.67 %)Cisco
86 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
95 (11.90 %)SQL Server
104 (9.524 %)SharePoint
104 (9.524 %)Windows XP
104 (9.524 %)ITIL Certification
104 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
104 (9.524 %)Intranet
104 (9.524 %)Finance
113 (7.143 %)Health
113 (7.143 %)Process Management
113 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
113 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (7.143 %)Lotus
113 (7.143 %)Lotus Notes
113 (7.143 %)MCP
113 (7.143 %)SQL
113 (7.143 %)MCDST
113 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
113 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
122 (4.762 %)Taxonomies
122 (4.762 %)Office Project Server
122 (4.762 %).NET

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.762 %).NET
21 (2.381 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.381 %)WebServices
21 (2.381 %).NET Framework
21 (2.381 %)WF
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (9.524 %)SharePoint
23 (7.143 %)Lotus Notes
23 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (4.762 %)Office Project Server
41 (2.381 %)IIS
41 (2.381 %)Office Communications Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (21.43 %)MS Excel
22 (4.762 %)RoboHelp
22 (4.762 %)FrameMaker
31 (2.381 %)MS Project
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.524 %)Intranet
22 (4.762 %)Internet
31 (2.381 %)ISDN
31 (2.381 %)LAN
31 (2.381 %)PSTN
31 (2.381 %)WAN
31 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.381 %)Symposium
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.90 %)SQL Server
24 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
51 (2.381 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (2.381 %)PerformancePoint
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.524 %)Finance
23 (7.143 %)Health
32 (4.762 %)Education
41 (2.381 %)Law
41 (2.381 %)Retail
41 (2.381 %)Pensions
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (50.00 %)Analyst
212 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
38 (19.05 %)1st Line Support
38 (19.05 %)Service Analyst
43 (7.143 %)Service Desk Analyst
43 (7.143 %)Consultant
43 (7.143 %)Developer
43 (7.143 %)SharePoint Consultant
52 (4.762 %)Desktop Support Engineer
52 (4.762 %)1st Line Support Analyst
52 (4.762 %)Field Engineer
52 (4.762 %)Senior Support Analyst
52 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
52 (4.762 %)Author
52 (4.762 %)Technical Author
52 (4.762 %)Desktop Support
52 (4.762 %)IT Support Analyst
52 (4.762 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (4.762 %)Senior Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Migration Engineer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.762 %)Taxonomies
12 (4.762 %)NHS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (26.19 %)Windows
24 (9.524 %)Windows XP
33 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.381 %)NetWare
41 (2.381 %)Windows 2000
41 (2.381 %)Windows 2000 Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (42.86 %)ITIL
214 (33.33 %)Service Management
311 (26.19 %)Change Management
46 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
53 (7.143 %)Process Management
62 (4.762 %)ERP
62 (4.762 %)Migration
71 (2.381 %)Workflow
71 (2.381 %)Project Management
71 (2.381 %)PRINCE
71 (2.381 %)Business Analysis
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (7.143 %)SQL
22 (4.762 %)C#
31 (2.381 %)JavaScript
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.524 %)ITIL Certification
23 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (7.143 %)MCP
23 (7.143 %)MCDST
32 (4.762 %)MCSE
41 (2.381 %)HND
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.381 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (2.381 %)GAAP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (30.95 %)Microsoft
27 (16.67 %)Cisco
33 (7.143 %)Lotus
42 (4.762 %)Business Objects
51 (2.381 %)Sage
51 (2.381 %)Novell