Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Highlands 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
Rank46
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below100.00 %44.44 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£293
Average daily rate-£294
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£247
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.58£16.32
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Highlands
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£292
Average daily rate-£293
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£294
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.06
Average hourly rate-£15.31
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.56
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 Highlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the Highlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
InvernessUp+24--
MS Office ScotlandMS Office
Scotland

MS Office
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
24 (80.00 %)MS Excel
24 (80.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (80.00 %)Change Management
24 (80.00 %)Finance
24 (80.00 %)Financial Modelling
33 (60.00 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (60.00 %)Benchmarking
41 (20.00 %)ACCA
41 (20.00 %)Cognos
41 (20.00 %)Active Directory
41 (20.00 %)Service Management
41 (20.00 %)CIMA
41 (20.00 %)Windows

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
23 (60.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Finance
23 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Senior Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Financial Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Senior Financial Analyst
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Change Management
14 (80.00 %)Financial Modelling
23 (60.00 %)Benchmarking
31 (20.00 %)Service Management
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ACCA
11 (20.00 %)CIMA
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (80.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)Cognos