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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Milton Keynes 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2020
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads6765
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.066 %
As % of the category below55.83 %44.83 %
Daily rates quoted610
Average minimum daily rate£133£164
Average daily rate£140£170
% change on same period last year-17.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£147£176
UK excluding London average daily rate£246£252
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
Hourly rates quoted2721
Average minimum hourly rate£16.21£12.17
Average hourly rate£16.96£13.47
% change on same period last year+25.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.71£14.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.43£15.00
% change on same period last year+2.91 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads120145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.160 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted2225
Average minimum daily rate£248£238
Average daily rate£271£259
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£285
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted4133
Average minimum hourly rate£16.59£16.89
Average hourly rate£17.44£18.21
% change on same period last year-4.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.28£19.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.01£18.99
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
MS Office BuckinghamshireMS Office
Buckinghamshire

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes MS Office Daily Rate Trend

MS Office
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Milton Keynes MS Office Daily Rate Histogram

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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Milton Keynes MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

189 (74.79 %)Windows
252 (43.70 %)Microsoft
348 (40.34 %)Windows XP
431 (26.05 %)Government
431 (26.05 %)MS Excel
431 (26.05 %)SC Cleared
431 (26.05 %)Security Cleared
523 (19.33 %)Finance
620 (16.81 %)Windows NT
620 (16.81 %)Internet
719 (15.97 %)MS Exchange
818 (15.13 %)HTML
915 (12.61 %)ASP
915 (12.61 %)XML
1014 (11.76 %)SQL
1014 (11.76 %)VB
1113 (10.92 %).NET
1113 (10.92 %)Active Directory
1212 (10.08 %)VB6
1212 (10.08 %)VB.NET
1311 (9.244 %)French Language
1410 (8.403 %)SQL Server
158 (6.723 %)Oracle
167 (5.882 %)Legal
167 (5.882 %)ITIL
167 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
167 (5.882 %)Citrix
167 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
176 (5.042 %)Intranet
176 (5.042 %)Novell

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (15.13 %)HTML
215 (12.61 %)ASP
215 (12.61 %)XML
313 (10.92 %).NET
45 (4.202 %)J2EE
54 (3.361 %)CSS
54 (3.361 %)JSP
54 (3.361 %)WebSphere
62 (1.681 %).NET Framework
71 (0.840 %)XSL
71 (0.840 %)WinForms
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (15.97 %)MS Exchange
26 (5.042 %)Lotus Notes
35 (4.202 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.840 %)SharePoint
41 (0.840 %)Exchange Server 2000
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (26.05 %)MS Excel
26 (5.042 %)MS Project
34 (3.361 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (2.521 %)MS Visio
52 (1.681 %)ImageReady
52 (1.681 %)Photoshop
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.681 %)Oracle ERP
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (16.81 %)Internet
26 (5.042 %)Intranet
26 (5.042 %)LAN
26 (5.042 %)WAN
26 (5.042 %)TCP/IP
33 (2.521 %)GPRS
33 (2.521 %)Wireless
42 (1.681 %)DNS
51 (0.840 %)LDAP
51 (0.840 %)ATM
51 (0.840 %)FTP
51 (0.840 %)HTTP
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (8.403 %)SQL Server
25 (4.202 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (2.521 %)SQL Server 7
41 (0.840 %)Oracle 8/8i
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.840 %)Ant
11 (0.840 %)ClearCase
11 (0.840 %)Eclipse
11 (0.840 %)Dreamweaver
11 (0.840 %)ClearQuest
11 (0.840 %)JMeter
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (26.05 %)Government
223 (19.33 %)Finance
37 (5.882 %)Legal
43 (2.521 %)Banking
43 (2.521 %)Health
52 (1.681 %)Retail
52 (1.681 %)Marketing
52 (1.681 %)Auditing
61 (0.840 %)Financial Institution
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (57.14 %)Analyst
241 (34.45 %)Helpdesk Analyst
325 (21.01 %)Service Analyst
325 (21.01 %)Service Desk Analyst
420 (16.81 %)Helpdesk Support
518 (15.13 %)Support Analyst
617 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
715 (12.61 %)Developer
813 (10.92 %)Applications Developer
98 (6.723 %)Support Engineer
98 (6.723 %)Team Leader
106 (5.042 %)1st Line Support
115 (4.202 %)2nd Line Support
124 (3.361 %)Administrator
124 (3.361 %)Project Administrator
124 (3.361 %)Problem Analyst
133 (2.521 %)Desktop Support
142 (1.681 %)Technical Support
142 (1.681 %)Lead Developer
142 (1.681 %)Project Support Officer
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (9.244 %)French Language
25 (4.202 %)German Language
25 (4.202 %)AS400
34 (3.361 %)Italian Language
34 (3.361 %)Spanish Language
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
189 (74.79 %)Windows
248 (40.34 %)Windows XP
320 (16.81 %)Windows NT
45 (4.202 %)NetWare
52 (1.681 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.840 %)Linux
61 (0.840 %)Windows Vista
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (26.05 %)SC Cleared
131 (26.05 %)Security Cleared
27 (5.882 %)ITIL
27 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
27 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
36 (5.042 %)SSADM
45 (4.202 %)Project Management
45 (4.202 %)Requirements Analysis
54 (3.361 %)Project Planning
54 (3.361 %)Problem Management
63 (2.521 %)Content Management
63 (2.521 %)Business Analysis
63 (2.521 %)Incident Management
63 (2.521 %)RAD
63 (2.521 %)DSDM
72 (1.681 %)ERP
72 (1.681 %)Agile Software Development
72 (1.681 %)PRINCE
81 (0.840 %)Configuration Management
81 (0.840 %)CMMI
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (11.76 %)SQL
114 (11.76 %)VB
212 (10.08 %)VB.NET
212 (10.08 %)VB6
34 (3.361 %)Java
34 (3.361 %)PHP
41 (0.840 %)C++
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.361 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (2.521 %)A+ Certification
23 (2.521 %)MCDST
32 (1.681 %)MCSE
32 (1.681 %)CNA
32 (1.681 %)Novell Certification
41 (0.840 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.840 %)Degree
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.840 %)SLA
11 (0.840 %)QA
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (10.92 %)Active Directory
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.840 %)DameWare
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (43.70 %)Microsoft
28 (6.723 %)Oracle
37 (5.882 %)Citrix
46 (5.042 %)Novell
46 (5.042 %)Lotus
55 (4.202 %)JD Edwards
64 (3.361 %)FatWire
73 (2.521 %)Adobe
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