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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT contracts within the London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank384458
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching contract IT job ads3824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.024 %
As % of the category below1.172 %0.556 %
Daily rates quoted152
Average minimum daily rate£192£240
Average daily rate£202£245
% change on same period last year-17.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£212£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£220£425
% change on same period last year-48.12 %
Hourly rates quoted18
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£19.50
Average hourly rate£21.75£21.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.50£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.70£17.00
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
London
Matching contract IT job ads32434314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.370 %4.316 %
Daily rates quoted13651591
Average minimum daily rate£370£384
Average daily rate£392£406
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£331
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Hourly rates quoted212219
Average minimum hourly rate£24.50£23.56
Average hourly rate£26.02£25.17
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.54£26.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.67£25.72
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
MOS EnglandMOS
England

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.

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

London MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

London MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MOS across the London region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

London MOS Daily Rate Histogram

MOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London MOS Hourly Rate Trend

MOS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MOS within the London region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
City of LondonNew entry-29£226-
MOS EnglandMOS
England

MOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing MOS 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 MOS.

170 (89.74 %)Law
269 (88.46 %)MS Office
368 (87.18 %)Legal
444 (56.41 %)MS Excel
542 (53.85 %)Document Management
634 (43.59 %)Interwoven
730 (38.46 %)Windows
829 (37.18 %)WorkSite
928 (35.90 %)Hummingbird
1026 (33.33 %)Project Management
1125 (32.05 %)Windows XP
1221 (26.92 %)Active Directory
1311 (14.10 %)ITIL
1311 (14.10 %)MS PowerPoint
1410 (12.82 %)Time Management
1410 (12.82 %)Service Management
156 (7.692 %)MS Visio
156 (7.692 %)ECDL
156 (7.692 %)NHS
156 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
164 (5.128 %)Billing
164 (5.128 %)Blackberry
164 (5.128 %)Microsoft
164 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
172 (2.564 %)Banking
172 (2.564 %)Windows Vista
172 (2.564 %)Practice Management
172 (2.564 %)E-Learning
172 (2.564 %)DeltaView
172 (2.564 %)SharePoint

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing MOS 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 MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (37.18 %)WorkSite
22 (2.564 %)SharePoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
169 (88.46 %)MS Office
244 (56.41 %)MS Excel
311 (14.10 %)MS PowerPoint
46 (7.692 %)MS Visio
52 (2.564 %)DeltaView
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.282 %)Intranet
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
170 (89.74 %)Law
268 (87.18 %)Legal
34 (5.128 %)Billing
42 (2.564 %)Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (69.23 %)Trainer
250 (64.10 %)IT Trainer
316 (20.51 %)Analyst
414 (17.95 %)Support Analyst
55 (6.410 %)Helpdesk Analyst
55 (6.410 %)1st Line Support
55 (6.410 %)Helpdesk Support
64 (5.128 %)Desktop Support
73 (3.846 %)Legal Analyst
73 (3.846 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
82 (2.564 %)Legal IT Trainer
82 (2.564 %)Desktop Analyst
82 (2.564 %)1st Line Support Analyst
82 (2.564 %)Desktop Support Analyst
82 (2.564 %)2nd Line Support
91 (1.282 %)Technical Support
91 (1.282 %)Web Analyst
91 (1.282 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (7.692 %)NHS
24 (5.128 %)Blackberry
32 (2.564 %)E-Learning
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (38.46 %)Windows
225 (32.05 %)Windows XP
36 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
52 (2.564 %)Windows Vista
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (53.85 %)Document Management
226 (33.33 %)Project Management
311 (14.10 %)ITIL
410 (12.82 %)Time Management
410 (12.82 %)Service Management
52 (2.564 %)Practice Management
61 (1.282 %)Business Continuity
61 (1.282 %)Project Planning
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (7.692 %)ECDL
21 (1.282 %)MCDST
21 (1.282 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (26.92 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (43.59 %)Interwoven
228 (35.90 %)Hummingbird
34 (5.128 %)Microsoft
41 (1.282 %)Open Text
41 (1.282 %)Laserform