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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the High Wycombe region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank95
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads289
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.009 %
As % of the category below58.33 %45.00 %
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£279£276
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Hourly rates quoted222
Average minimum hourly rate£13.18£14.00
Average hourly rate£14.68£14.00
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.18£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.85£17.72
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Applications High WycombeApplications
High Wycombe
Matching contract IT job ads4820
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£120£175
Average daily rate£140£175
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£160£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£283
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Hourly rates quoted316
Average minimum hourly rate£13.50£11.29
Average hourly rate£14.93£11.96
% change on same period last year+24.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.36£12.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.91£19.06
% change on same period last year-6.04 %
MS Excel BuckinghamshireMS Excel
Buckinghamshire

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

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the High Wycombe region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

High Wycombe MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the High Wycombe 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.

131 (88.57 %)Windows
227 (77.14 %)Windows 2000
326 (74.29 %)Microsoft
415 (42.86 %)MS Office
511 (31.43 %)French Language
511 (31.43 %)German Language
610 (28.57 %)Dutch Language
76 (17.14 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
76 (17.14 %)Dell
76 (17.14 %)MS Exchange
76 (17.14 %)Exchange Server 5.5
85 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
93 (8.571 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (8.571 %)ITIL
93 (8.571 %)MCP
102 (5.714 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
102 (5.714 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (5.714 %)Business Intelligence
102 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (5.714 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
102 (5.714 %)Oracle 8/8i
102 (5.714 %)ERP
102 (5.714 %)Active Directory
102 (5.714 %)SQL
102 (5.714 %)Oracle
102 (5.714 %)SQL Server
102 (5.714 %)Remedy
111 (2.857 %)Government
111 (2.857 %)Validation
111 (2.857 %)Stakeholder Management

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the High Wycombe 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.

Application Platforms
16 (17.14 %)MS Exchange
16 (17.14 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
115 (42.86 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (5.714 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
12 (5.714 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
11 (2.857 %)ARTiSAN
General
15 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (2.857 %)Government
Job Titles
122 (62.86 %)Analyst
217 (48.57 %)Helpdesk Analyst
37 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
37 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Support
43 (8.571 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
52 (5.714 %)1st Line Support
52 (5.714 %)2nd Line Support
61 (2.857 %)Report Analyst
61 (2.857 %)Data Analyst
61 (2.857 %)Service Desk Analyst
61 (2.857 %)Support Engineer
61 (2.857 %)Service Analyst
61 (2.857 %)Project Manager
61 (2.857 %)Helpdesk Advisor
61 (2.857 %)Integration Engineer
Miscellaneous
111 (31.43 %)French Language
111 (31.43 %)German Language
210 (28.57 %)Dutch Language
Operating Systems
131 (88.57 %)Windows
227 (77.14 %)Windows 2000
31 (2.857 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
13 (8.571 %)ITIL
22 (5.714 %)Business Intelligence
22 (5.714 %)ERP
31 (2.857 %)Validation
31 (2.857 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
31 (2.857 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.857 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.857 %)Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
12 (5.714 %)SQL
Qualifications
13 (8.571 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (8.571 %)MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)QA
System Software
12 (5.714 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
16 (17.14 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
126 (74.29 %)Microsoft
26 (17.14 %)Dell
32 (5.714 %)Oracle
32 (5.714 %)Remedy
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