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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Guildford region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank823
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.010 %
As % of the category below50.00 %18.18 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£289£273
% change on same period last year+5.85 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£8.33
Average hourly rate£20.25£9.17
% change on same period last year+120.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.03£18.78
% change on same period last year-3.98 %
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Guildford
Matching contract IT job ads2455
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted514
Average minimum daily rate£260£344
Average daily rate£270£349
% change on same period last year-22.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted222
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£10.38
Average hourly rate£18.67£11.49
% change on same period last year+62.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.67£12.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.59£19.58
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
MS Excel SurreyMS Excel
Surrey

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 Excel
Demand Trend

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

Guildford MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Excel across the Guildford region.

Guildford MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Guildford region.

Guildford MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford region citing MS Excel 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 Excel.

116 (59.26 %)MS Office
213 (48.15 %)Windows
38 (29.63 %)Microsoft
38 (29.63 %)Windows XP
47 (25.93 %)Windows 2000
55 (18.52 %)SAP
64 (14.81 %)SQL Server
64 (14.81 %)Active Directory
64 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (14.81 %)Spreadsheet
73 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (11.11 %)Project Management
73 (11.11 %)C#
73 (11.11 %).NET
73 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
82 (7.407 %)DNS
82 (7.407 %)MCSE
82 (7.407 %)VB
82 (7.407 %)SQL
82 (7.407 %)Degree
82 (7.407 %)Insurance
82 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (3.704 %)BT
91 (3.704 %)Telecoms
91 (3.704 %)Bugzilla
91 (3.704 %)Handset
91 (3.704 %)Scrum
91 (3.704 %)VMware
91 (3.704 %)NetBackup
91 (3.704 %)Backup Exec

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford region citing MS Excel 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 Excel. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (11.11 %).NET
21 (3.704 %)ASP.NET
21 (3.704 %)CSS
21 (3.704 %)WebServices
21 (3.704 %)XSLT
21 (3.704 %)EDI
21 (3.704 %)WCF
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.704 %)SharePoint
11 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (59.26 %)MS Office
24 (14.81 %)Spreadsheet
31 (3.704 %)MS Project
31 (3.704 %)MS PowerPoint
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
22 (7.407 %)DNS
31 (3.704 %)Cisco PIX
31 (3.704 %)LAN
31 (3.704 %)VoIP
31 (3.704 %)Ethernet
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (14.81 %)SQL Server
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.704 %)Adabas
31 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2000
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)Visual Studio
11 (3.704 %)MSI
11 (3.704 %)InstallShield
11 (3.704 %)Bugzilla
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.407 %)Insurance
21 (3.704 %)Telecoms
21 (3.704 %)Retail
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (33.33 %)Analyst
28 (29.63 %)Desktop Support
37 (25.93 %)Helpdesk Analyst
37 (25.93 %)Helpdesk Support
46 (22.22 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
46 (22.22 %)Desktop Support Analyst
46 (22.22 %)Desktop Analyst
46 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
53 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
62 (7.407 %)3rd Line Support
62 (7.407 %)Developer
62 (7.407 %)Administrator
62 (7.407 %)C# Developer
62 (7.407 %)Project Administrator
71 (3.704 %)Desktop Engineer
71 (3.704 %)Field Support Engineer
71 (3.704 %)Project Coordinator
71 (3.704 %)IT Trainer
71 (3.704 %).NET Developer
71 (3.704 %)Senior C# Developer
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)N-Tier
11 (3.704 %)PMI
11 (3.704 %)Blackberry
11 (3.704 %)Mainframe
11 (3.704 %)Handset
11 (3.704 %)CCTV
11 (3.704 %)Computer Science
11 (3.704 %)IBM Mainframe
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (48.15 %)Windows
28 (29.63 %)Windows XP
37 (25.93 %)Windows 2000
43 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (3.704 %)Scrum
21 (3.704 %)Agile Software Development
21 (3.704 %)TDD
21 (3.704 %)Software Engineering
21 (3.704 %)Systems Analysis
21 (3.704 %)Project Planning
21 (3.704 %)Web Development
21 (3.704 %)Unit Testing
21 (3.704 %)Test Scripting
21 (3.704 %)ITIL
21 (3.704 %)OO
21 (3.704 %)DSDM
21 (3.704 %)SOA
21 (3.704 %)PRINCE
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (11.11 %)C#
22 (7.407 %)VB
22 (7.407 %)SQL
31 (3.704 %)VBScript
31 (3.704 %)NATURAL
31 (3.704 %)JCL
31 (3.704 %)VB6
31 (3.704 %)C++
31 (3.704 %)Delphi
31 (3.704 %)JavaScript
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (7.407 %)Degree
22 (7.407 %)MCSE
31 (3.704 %)MCT
31 (3.704 %)CCNA
31 (3.704 %)Cisco Certification
31 (3.704 %)MCP
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.704 %)QA
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (14.81 %)Active Directory
21 (3.704 %)Terminal Server
21 (3.704 %)NetBackup
21 (3.704 %)Backup Exec
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.704 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (3.704 %)Norton AntiVirus
11 (3.704 %)Windows Storage Server
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (29.63 %)Microsoft
25 (18.52 %)SAP
31 (3.704 %)Cisco
31 (3.704 %)IBM
31 (3.704 %)VERITAS
31 (3.704 %)Symantec
31 (3.704 %)Remedy
31 (3.704 %)BT
31 (3.704 %)VMware
31 (3.704 %)Planview
31 (3.704 %)Tandberg