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

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2224
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads2714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.014 %
As % of the category below41.54 %45.16 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£110£195
Average daily rate£110£195
% change on same period last year-43.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£110£195
UK excluding London average daily rate£242£236
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Hourly rates quoted197
Average minimum hourly rate£15.31£16.60
Average hourly rate£16.49£18.24
% change on same period last year-9.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.68£19.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.55£15.85
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads6531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.031 %
Daily rates quoted139
Average minimum daily rate£283£201
Average daily rate£298£216
% change on same period last year+37.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£232
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£280
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Hourly rates quoted2110
Average minimum hourly rate£16.65£14.44
Average hourly rate£17.94£16.58
% change on same period last year+8.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.22£18.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.55£19.44
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
MS Office East of EnglandMS Office
East of 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.

MS Office
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Office across the Norfolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

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

Norfolk MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
NorwichDown-615£110-43.58 %
Great YarmouthNew entry-3--
King's LynnNew entry-1--
MS Office East of EnglandMS Office
East of England

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

135 (71.43 %)Windows
230 (61.22 %)Windows XP
327 (55.10 %)Microsoft
425 (51.02 %)Windows 2000
518 (36.73 %)Windows Server 2003
617 (34.69 %)Active Directory
714 (28.57 %)Cisco
813 (26.53 %)MS Exchange
912 (24.49 %)MS Excel
1011 (22.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
1110 (20.41 %)Network Design
1110 (20.41 %)ITIL
129 (18.37 %)Service Delivery
129 (18.37 %)Firewall
129 (18.37 %)TCP/IP
129 (18.37 %)Novell
129 (18.37 %)Cisco PIX
129 (18.37 %)Video Conferencing
136 (12.24 %)Government
136 (12.24 %)Security Cleared
145 (10.20 %)ZENworks
145 (10.20 %)VPN
154 (8.163 %)Telecoms
154 (8.163 %)CTC Cleared
163 (6.122 %)Electronics
163 (6.122 %)Remedy
163 (6.122 %)WAN
163 (6.122 %)HP
172 (4.082 %)Citrix
172 (4.082 %)Lotus

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.041 %)HTML
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (26.53 %)MS Exchange
22 (4.082 %)Lotus Notes
22 (4.082 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.041 %)CMS
31 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 5.5
31 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 2000
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (24.49 %)MS Excel
22 (4.082 %)MS Visio
22 (4.082 %)MS Project
31 (2.041 %)Photoshop
31 (2.041 %)Fireworks
31 (2.041 %)Spreadsheet
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (18.37 %)TCP/IP
19 (18.37 %)Firewall
19 (18.37 %)Cisco PIX
25 (10.20 %)VPN
33 (6.122 %)WAN
42 (4.082 %)LAN
51 (2.041 %)SAN
51 (2.041 %)IP Telephony
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.041 %)SQL Server
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.041 %)Flash
11 (2.041 %)Dreamweaver
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (12.24 %)Government
24 (8.163 %)Telecoms
33 (6.122 %)Electronics
42 (4.082 %)Insurance
42 (4.082 %)Finance
51 (2.041 %)Multimedia
51 (2.041 %)Graphic Design
51 (2.041 %)Video Editing
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (20.41 %)Desktop Support
27 (14.29 %)Support Engineer
36 (12.24 %)2nd Line Support
36 (12.24 %)Analyst
45 (10.20 %)Support Analyst
45 (10.20 %)Desktop Engineer
54 (8.163 %)Technical Support
54 (8.163 %)Field Service Engineer
54 (8.163 %)Field Engineer
62 (4.082 %)3rd Line Support
62 (4.082 %)Desktop Analyst
62 (4.082 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
62 (4.082 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
62 (4.082 %)Trainer
62 (4.082 %)Desktop Support Analyst
62 (4.082 %)Desktop Support Engineer
62 (4.082 %)IT Support Engineer
71 (2.041 %)Installations Engineer
71 (2.041 %)IT Administrator
71 (2.041 %)Network Support
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (18.37 %)Video Conferencing
22 (4.082 %)Clustering
31 (2.041 %)Fat Client
31 (2.041 %)Client/Server
31 (2.041 %)NHS
31 (2.041 %)Thin Client
31 (2.041 %)Blackberry
31 (2.041 %)Management Information System
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (71.43 %)Windows
230 (61.22 %)Windows XP
325 (51.02 %)Windows 2000
418 (36.73 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (22.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.041 %)Windows NT
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.41 %)ITIL
110 (20.41 %)Network Design
29 (18.37 %)Service Delivery
36 (12.24 %)Security Cleared
44 (8.163 %)CTC Cleared
52 (4.082 %)Time Management
52 (4.082 %)TQM
52 (4.082 %)Data Management
52 (4.082 %)Six Sigma
52 (4.082 %)BPR
61 (2.041 %)PRINCE2
61 (2.041 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (2.041 %)SC Cleared
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.041 %)JavaScript
11 (2.041 %)ActionScript
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.082 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.041 %)MCP
21 (2.041 %)MCSE
21 (2.041 %)CCNA
21 (2.041 %)Cisco Certification
21 (2.041 %)Microsoft Certification
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.082 %)SLA
12 (4.082 %)EFQM
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (34.69 %)Active Directory
21 (2.041 %)Terminal Services
21 (2.041 %)VMware Infrastructure
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (10.20 %)ZENworks
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (55.10 %)Microsoft
214 (28.57 %)Cisco
39 (18.37 %)Novell
43 (6.122 %)HP
43 (6.122 %)Remedy
52 (4.082 %)Minitab
52 (4.082 %)Citrix
52 (4.082 %)Lotus
52 (4.082 %)Symantec
61 (2.041 %)CheckPoint
61 (2.041 %)NetApp
61 (2.041 %)Dell
61 (2.041 %)Kaspersky
61 (2.041 %)VMware