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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT contracts within the North East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£350£425
% change on same period last year-17.64 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.64£18.00
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North East
Matching contract IT job ads8591
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.092 %
Daily rates quoted2821
Average minimum daily rate£341£256
Average daily rate£354£273
% change on same period last year+29.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£22.09£14.22
Average hourly rate£22.62£14.72
% change on same period last year+53.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.15£15.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

13 (75.00 %)Nortel
13 (75.00 %)Service Management
13 (75.00 %)Network Design
22 (50.00 %)BT
22 (50.00 %)Migration
22 (50.00 %)TOGAF
22 (50.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)VoIP
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)Windows

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)VoIP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Architect
12 (50.00 %)Solutions Architect
21 (25.00 %)Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Service Management
13 (75.00 %)Network Design
22 (50.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)Migration
22 (50.00 %)TOGAF
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Nortel
22 (50.00 %)BT
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
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