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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Middlesex 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1916
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads4229
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.029 %
As % of the category below34.71 %27.62 %
Daily rates quoted76
Average minimum daily rate£316£220
Average daily rate£333£220
% change on same period last year+51.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£271
% change on same period last year+5.91 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£18.33
Average hourly rate£18.25£18.67
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.50£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.86£19.46
% change on same period last year-13.38 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads121105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.171 %0.106 %
Daily rates quoted2823
Average minimum daily rate£272£228
Average daily rate£286£230
% change on same period last year+23.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£280
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£21.30£24.80
Average hourly rate£23.10£25.60
% change on same period last year-9.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.90£26.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.55£19.44
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

139 (50.00 %)Microsoft
230 (38.46 %)MS PowerPoint
320 (25.64 %)MS Project
419 (24.36 %)MS Office
515 (19.23 %)MS Visio
613 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
613 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
712 (15.38 %)Windows
712 (15.38 %)Project Management
811 (14.10 %)PRINCE
910 (12.82 %)ITIL
109 (11.54 %)PRINCE2
118 (10.26 %)Government
127 (8.974 %)Finance
127 (8.974 %)Service Management
127 (8.974 %)Programme Management
127 (8.974 %)PMI
136 (7.692 %)Active Directory
136 (7.692 %)SharePoint
136 (7.692 %)Oracle
136 (7.692 %)SQL
136 (7.692 %)Change Management
136 (7.692 %)Migration
145 (6.410 %)SAP
145 (6.410 %)Internet
154 (5.128 %)Remedy
154 (5.128 %)ITIL Certification
154 (5.128 %)BMC
154 (5.128 %)Windows Server 2003
154 (5.128 %)NHS

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.846 %)J2EE
22 (2.564 %)SOAP
22 (2.564 %)WebServices
22 (2.564 %)XML
22 (2.564 %)XSLT
22 (2.564 %)WSDL
22 (2.564 %)WinForms
22 (2.564 %).NET
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (7.692 %)SharePoint
24 (5.128 %)Office Project Server
33 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
42 (2.564 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (1.282 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (1.282 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (1.282 %)IIS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (38.46 %)MS PowerPoint
220 (25.64 %)MS Project
319 (24.36 %)MS Office
415 (19.23 %)MS Visio
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (5.128 %)Remedy ITSM
22 (2.564 %)SAP IS-U
31 (1.282 %)SAP FI-AR
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.410 %)Internet
21 (1.282 %)LAN
21 (1.282 %)WAN
21 (1.282 %)VPN
21 (1.282 %)Intranet
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.846 %)SQL Server
13 (3.846 %)Crystal Reports
13 (3.846 %)Oracle 9i
13 (3.846 %)Oracle 10g
13 (3.846 %)BusinessObjects
22 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.282 %)SAP BW
31 (1.282 %)MS Access
31 (1.282 %)Datawarehouse
31 (1.282 %)RDBMS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.26 %)Government
27 (8.974 %)Finance
33 (3.846 %)Education
33 (3.846 %)Manufacturing
33 (3.846 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (2.564 %)Publishing
42 (2.564 %)Legal
51 (1.282 %)Home Office
51 (1.282 %)Retail
51 (1.282 %)Insurance
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (38.46 %)Analyst
29 (11.54 %)Business Analyst
36 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
45 (6.410 %)Project Manager
54 (5.128 %)Support Engineer
54 (5.128 %)Data Analyst
54 (5.128 %)PMO Analyst
63 (3.846 %)Administrator
63 (3.846 %)Report Analyst
63 (3.846 %)Account Manager
72 (2.564 %)3rd Line Support
72 (2.564 %)Desktop Support
72 (2.564 %)Developer
72 (2.564 %)Project Planner
72 (2.564 %)Project Analyst
72 (2.564 %)C# Developer
72 (2.564 %)Desktop Support Engineer
72 (2.564 %)Desktop Engineer
72 (2.564 %)Performance Analyst
72 (2.564 %)MI Analyst
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.974 %)PMI
24 (5.128 %)NHS
32 (2.564 %)Management Information System
41 (1.282 %)Clustering
41 (1.282 %)Statistics
41 (1.282 %)Mathematics
41 (1.282 %)Biotechnology
41 (1.282 %)CMDB
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (15.38 %)Windows
24 (5.128 %)Linux
24 (5.128 %)Windows NT
24 (5.128 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (5.128 %)UNIX
33 (3.846 %)Windows XP
41 (1.282 %)Windows 2000 Server
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
113 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
212 (15.38 %)Project Management
311 (14.10 %)PRINCE
410 (12.82 %)ITIL
59 (11.54 %)PRINCE2
67 (8.974 %)Service Management
67 (8.974 %)Programme Management
76 (7.692 %)Migration
76 (7.692 %)Change Management
84 (5.128 %)ITSM
84 (5.128 %)ERP
84 (5.128 %)Data Protection
93 (3.846 %)Performance Management
102 (2.564 %)Project Planning
102 (2.564 %)Agile Software Development
102 (2.564 %)Logistics
102 (2.564 %)Business Intelligence
102 (2.564 %)OOP
102 (2.564 %)OO
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (7.692 %)SQL
23 (3.846 %)C++
23 (3.846 %)PL/SQL
32 (2.564 %)C#
41 (1.282 %)C
41 (1.282 %)VB
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (5.128 %)ITIL Certification
14 (5.128 %)Degree
23 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (2.564 %)HP APS
41 (1.282 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (1.282 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.282 %)MCSE
41 (1.282 %)PhD
41 (1.282 %)ISEB
41 (1.282 %)PMP
41 (1.282 %)PMI Certification
41 (1.282 %)ISEB Practitioner
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.564 %)SLA
21 (1.282 %)ISO27001
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (7.692 %)Active Directory
21 (1.282 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.282 %)OpenView
11 (1.282 %)BMC Performance Manager
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (50.00 %)Microsoft
26 (7.692 %)Oracle
35 (6.410 %)SAP
44 (5.128 %)BMC
44 (5.128 %)Remedy
53 (3.846 %)Primavera
53 (3.846 %)Business Objects
53 (3.846 %)HP
62 (2.564 %)Compaq
62 (2.564 %)Dell
62 (2.564 %)IBM
62 (2.564 %)VMware
62 (2.564 %)Novell
62 (2.564 %)Sun
71 (1.282 %)ARDENTIA
71 (1.282 %)Citrix