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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Luton 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1329
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below25.00 %21.43 %
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£239£255
% change on same period last year-6.30 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.00
Average hourly rate-£29.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.66£15.72
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Luton
Matching contract IT job ads428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£450£319
Average daily rate£500£402
% change on same period last year+24.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£485
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£290
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£18.29
Average hourly rate£17.00£21.86
% change on same period last year-22.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£25.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.61£19.47
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
MS Office LondonMS Office
London

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

16 (46.15 %)MS Excel
25 (38.46 %)LAN
25 (38.46 %)WAN
25 (38.46 %)Security Cleared
34 (30.77 %)TCP/IP
43 (23.08 %)Microsoft
43 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (23.08 %).NET
43 (23.08 %)Windows
43 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
43 (23.08 %)Data Migration
43 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
43 (23.08 %)Migration
52 (15.38 %)Telecoms
52 (15.38 %)Active Directory
52 (15.38 %)BC Cleared
52 (15.38 %)Korn
52 (15.38 %)UNIX
52 (15.38 %)ISMS
52 (15.38 %)JSP
52 (15.38 %)Servlets
52 (15.38 %)C++
52 (15.38 %)COBOL
52 (15.38 %)Java
52 (15.38 %)SQL
52 (15.38 %)VB.NET
52 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
52 (15.38 %)Oracle
52 (15.38 %)ASP
52 (15.38 %)MS Access

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
13 (23.08 %).NET
22 (15.38 %)ASP
22 (15.38 %)JSP
22 (15.38 %)Servlets
31 (7.692 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
11 (7.692 %)SharePoint
11 (7.692 %)Office Project Server
11 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (46.15 %)MS Excel
21 (7.692 %)MS Visio
21 (7.692 %)MS PowerPoint
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (38.46 %)LAN
15 (38.46 %)WAN
24 (30.77 %)TCP/IP
31 (7.692 %)MPLS
31 (7.692 %)OSPF
31 (7.692 %)BGP
31 (7.692 %)NetScreen
31 (7.692 %)Cisco PIX
31 (7.692 %)RIP
31 (7.692 %)ISDN
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (15.38 %)Oracle Reports
12 (15.38 %)MS Access
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)Oracle Forms
21 (7.692 %)ClearCase
21 (7.692 %)ClearQuest
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Finance
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (23.08 %)Support Manager
22 (15.38 %)Helpdesk Support
22 (15.38 %)Implementation Manager
22 (15.38 %)Developer
22 (15.38 %)Analyst
22 (15.38 %)Applications Developer
31 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
31 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
31 (7.692 %)Network Analyst
31 (7.692 %)Project Coordinator
31 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Security Manager
31 (7.692 %)Coordinator
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Blackberry
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)Windows
13 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (15.38 %)UNIX
22 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
31 (7.692 %)Windows XP
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)Security Cleared
23 (23.08 %)Data Migration
23 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
23 (23.08 %)Migration
32 (15.38 %)BC Cleared
32 (15.38 %)ISMS
41 (7.692 %)Business Development
41 (7.692 %)ITIL
41 (7.692 %)Project Management
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)C++
12 (15.38 %)COBOL
12 (15.38 %)Java
12 (15.38 %)SQL
12 (15.38 %)VB.NET
12 (15.38 %)Shell Script
12 (15.38 %)Korn
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)MCSE
11 (7.692 %)CCNP
11 (7.692 %)CCNA
11 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (15.38 %)Active Directory
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (15.38 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)Microsoft
22 (15.38 %)Oracle
31 (7.692 %)Cisco
31 (7.692 %)Novell
31 (7.692 %)Lotus
31 (7.692 %)CheckPoint