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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Kent 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1936
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads2719
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.019 %
As % of the category below37.50 %30.16 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£169£250
Average daily rate£179£250
% change on same period last year-28.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£189£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£270
% change on same period last year+7.77 %
Hourly rates quoted129
Average minimum hourly rate£25.92£18.11
Average hourly rate£27.12£21.11
% change on same period last year+28.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.33£24.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£18.60
% change on same period last year-3.19 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads7263
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.063 %
Daily rates quoted216
Average minimum daily rate£191£228
Average daily rate£205£231
% change on same period last year-11.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£218£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£289
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted2219
Average minimum hourly rate£22.60£20.35
Average hourly rate£23.68£22.58
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.77£24.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.61£19.51
% change on same period last year-4.60 %
MS Excel South EastMS Excel
South East

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Kent MS Excel Daily Rate Histogram

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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Kent MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
MaidstoneNew entry-6£225-
DoverNew entry-3£113-
ChathamNew entry-2--
SandwichNew entry-2--
CanterburyUp+11--
SevenoaksUp+101£325-
MS Excel South EastMS Excel
South East

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

146 (75.41 %)Microsoft
224 (39.34 %)MS Office
323 (37.70 %)Windows
415 (24.59 %)MS PowerPoint
512 (19.67 %)UNIX
611 (18.03 %)Active Directory
611 (18.03 %)Windows Server 2003
710 (16.39 %)MS Exchange
89 (14.75 %)SQL
89 (14.75 %)NHS
89 (14.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
98 (13.11 %)VB
98 (13.11 %)XML
107 (11.48 %)GIS
107 (11.48 %)ESRI
107 (11.48 %)Service Delivery
107 (11.48 %)Finance
107 (11.48 %)AJAX
107 (11.48 %)MS Project
107 (11.48 %)ASP
107 (11.48 %)HTML
107 (11.48 %).NET
107 (11.48 %)Oracle
107 (11.48 %)Windows XP
107 (11.48 %)Windows NT
107 (11.48 %)Windows 2000
107 (11.48 %)Internet
107 (11.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
107 (11.48 %)Exchange Server 5.5
107 (11.48 %)Exchange Server 2000

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (13.11 %)XML
27 (11.48 %)AJAX
27 (11.48 %)ASP
27 (11.48 %)HTML
27 (11.48 %).NET
27 (11.48 %)ArcObjects
36 (9.836 %)WebServices
41 (1.639 %)J2EE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (16.39 %)MS Exchange
29 (14.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (11.48 %)Exchange Server 5.5
37 (11.48 %)Exchange Server 2000
46 (9.836 %)ArcIMS
52 (3.279 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (3.279 %)SAS
52 (3.279 %)GroupWise
61 (1.639 %)CMS
61 (1.639 %)Documentum
61 (1.639 %)JBoss
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (39.34 %)MS Office
215 (24.59 %)MS PowerPoint
37 (11.48 %)MS Project
43 (4.918 %)MS Visio
43 (4.918 %)Acrobat
51 (1.639 %)Spreadsheet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.557 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (11.48 %)Internet
25 (8.197 %)Intranet
34 (6.557 %)SAN
43 (4.918 %)Firewall
43 (4.918 %)VPN
52 (3.279 %)DNS
52 (3.279 %)LAN
52 (3.279 %)WAN
52 (3.279 %)Wireless
61 (1.639 %)DHCP
61 (1.639 %)HTTP
61 (1.639 %)Network Security
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (11.48 %)GIS
26 (9.836 %)MS Access
26 (9.836 %)SQL Server
34 (6.557 %)RDBMS
34 (6.557 %)BusinessObjects
43 (4.918 %)Crystal Reports
43 (4.918 %)DTS
52 (3.279 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (3.279 %)ETL
52 (3.279 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.639 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (11.48 %)Finance
26 (9.836 %)Insurance
35 (8.197 %)Health
35 (8.197 %)Publishing
35 (8.197 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (4.918 %)Banking
52 (3.279 %)Telecoms
52 (3.279 %)Legal
61 (1.639 %)Local Government
61 (1.639 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.639 %)Education
61 (1.639 %)Government
61 (1.639 %)Marketing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (22.95 %)Analyst
28 (13.11 %)Developer
28 (13.11 %)Administrator
36 (9.836 %)Support Engineer
36 (9.836 %)2nd Line Support
45 (8.197 %)Applications Developer
45 (8.197 %)Information Analyst
45 (8.197 %)GIS Developer
45 (8.197 %)Data Analyst
54 (6.557 %)NHS Information Analyst
63 (4.918 %)IT Trainer
63 (4.918 %)Consultant
63 (4.918 %)Support Analyst
63 (4.918 %)Trainer
63 (4.918 %)Support Consultant
63 (4.918 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
72 (3.279 %)Project Consultant
72 (3.279 %)3rd Line Support
72 (3.279 %)Project Manager
72 (3.279 %)Desktop Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (14.75 %)NHS
22 (3.279 %)Clustering
31 (1.639 %)French Language
31 (1.639 %)Spanish Language
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (37.70 %)Windows
212 (19.67 %)UNIX
311 (18.03 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (11.48 %)Windows XP
47 (11.48 %)Windows NT
47 (11.48 %)Windows 2000
47 (11.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (1.639 %)AIX
51 (1.639 %)Linux
51 (1.639 %)Windows Vista
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (11.48 %)Service Delivery
25 (8.197 %)Migration
25 (8.197 %)Data Migration
32 (3.279 %)Project Planning
32 (3.279 %)Project Management
32 (3.279 %)Business Intelligence
32 (3.279 %)ITIL
32 (3.279 %)PRINCE2
32 (3.279 %)Validation
41 (1.639 %)Data Analysis
41 (1.639 %)Logistics
41 (1.639 %)Supply Chain Management
41 (1.639 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (1.639 %)ERP
41 (1.639 %)CRM
41 (1.639 %)B2B
41 (1.639 %)B2C
41 (1.639 %)Web Development
41 (1.639 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (1.639 %)Resource Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (14.75 %)SQL
28 (13.11 %)VB
33 (4.918 %)C
33 (4.918 %)C#
42 (3.279 %)Transact-SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.918 %)ECDL
21 (1.639 %)MCSE
21 (1.639 %)MCSA
21 (1.639 %)CCNA
21 (1.639 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.639 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.639 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.639 %)Degree
21 (1.639 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.639 %)QA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (18.03 %)Active Directory
22 (3.279 %)ISA Server
22 (3.279 %)NDS
22 (3.279 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.639 %)Terminal Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (75.41 %)Microsoft
27 (11.48 %)ESRI
27 (11.48 %)Oracle
35 (8.197 %)HP
44 (6.557 %)Business Objects
53 (4.918 %)Citrix
53 (4.918 %)Cisco
62 (3.279 %)Novell
62 (3.279 %)Intel
62 (3.279 %)IBM
71 (1.639 %)Ariba
71 (1.639 %)Symantec