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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Leicester 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank148
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.019 %
As % of the category below85.71 %47.50 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£113-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£125-
UK excluding London average daily rate£288£270
% change on same period last year+6.78 %
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£16.90£19.44
% change on same period last year-13.09 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads740
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£100£225
Average daily rate£113£258
% change on same period last year-56.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£125£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£280
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.04
Average hourly rate-£11.04
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.53£19.52
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
MS Excel LeicestershireMS Excel
Leicestershire

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester 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 Leicester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester 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.

110 (100.00 %)Microsoft
26 (60.00 %)MS Office
35 (50.00 %)Windows
35 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
35 (50.00 %)Windows NT
35 (50.00 %)Windows XP
35 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (50.00 %)Back Office
35 (50.00 %)Finance
41 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
41 (10.00 %)Retail-J
41 (10.00 %)System Testing
41 (10.00 %)Spreadsheet
41 (10.00 %)Retail
41 (10.00 %)Wireless
41 (10.00 %)Lotus
41 (10.00 %)Java
41 (10.00 %)MS Project
41 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester 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.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (60.00 %)MS Office
25 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (10.00 %)Spreadsheet
31 (10.00 %)MS Project
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)Retail-J
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Wireless
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Back Office
15 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (10.00 %)Retail
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Support
15 (50.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (10.00 %)Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Project Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Technician
21 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Engineer
21 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support Technician
21 (10.00 %)Trainer
21 (10.00 %)Tester
21 (10.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (10.00 %)Support Technician
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Windows
15 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
15 (50.00 %)Windows NT
15 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)System Testing
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Java
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)Lotus