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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the North East 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
Rank2637
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads3437
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.037 %
As % of the category below37.78 %41.57 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£356£230
Average daily rate£359£243
% change on same period last year+48.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£246£252
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
Hourly rates quoted914
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£9.73
Average hourly rate£15.90£10.26
% change on same period last year+54.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.80£10.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.43£15.00
% change on same period last year+2.91 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
North East
Matching contract IT job ads9089
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted2019
Average minimum daily rate£314£248
Average daily rate£332£255
% change on same period last year+30.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£262
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£285
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1916
Average minimum hourly rate£15.88£10.47
Average hourly rate£16.70£11.27
% change on same period last year+48.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.52£12.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.01£18.99
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
MS Office EnglandMS Office
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Tyne and WearDown-412--
DurhamNo change09£359-
TeessideNew entry-1--
MS Office EnglandMS Office
England

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

141 (57.75 %)Microsoft
233 (46.48 %)Windows
326 (36.62 %)Windows XP
424 (33.80 %)Active Directory
517 (23.94 %)MS Excel
613 (18.31 %)TCP/IP
613 (18.31 %)LAN
79 (12.68 %)Linux
79 (12.68 %)Windows 2000
79 (12.68 %)MS Project
88 (11.27 %)WAN
88 (11.27 %)MS Exchange
88 (11.27 %)SLA
97 (9.859 %)Agresso
97 (9.859 %)GIS
106 (8.451 %)AutoCAD
106 (8.451 %)Microsoft Certification
106 (8.451 %)ITIL
106 (8.451 %)SQL
115 (7.042 %)VMware
115 (7.042 %)Applix
115 (7.042 %)PVCS
115 (7.042 %)UNIX
115 (7.042 %)LDAP
115 (7.042 %)Windows NT
115 (7.042 %)Citrix
115 (7.042 %)Configuration Management
124 (5.634 %)Lotus
124 (5.634 %)SAN
124 (5.634 %)NetApp

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.225 %).NET
22 (2.817 %)XML
31 (1.408 %)XSLT
31 (1.408 %)ActiveX
31 (1.408 %)JMS
31 (1.408 %)WAP
31 (1.408 %)Hibernate
31 (1.408 %)Spring
31 (1.408 %).NET Framework
31 (1.408 %)Java EE
31 (1.408 %)J2EE
31 (1.408 %)ASP
31 (1.408 %)COM+
31 (1.408 %)EJB
31 (1.408 %)JDBC
31 (1.408 %)JSP
31 (1.408 %)Struts
31 (1.408 %)WebServices
31 (1.408 %)HTML
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (11.27 %)MS Exchange
24 (5.634 %)Documentum
33 (4.225 %)Lotus Notes
42 (2.817 %)GroupWise
42 (2.817 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (2.817 %)TPMS
42 (2.817 %)SharePoint
51 (1.408 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (1.408 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (1.408 %)Lotus Domino
51 (1.408 %)MTS
51 (1.408 %)WebLogic
51 (1.408 %)IIS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (23.94 %)MS Excel
29 (12.68 %)MS Project
36 (8.451 %)AutoCAD
43 (4.225 %)MS Visio
52 (2.817 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (1.408 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (1.408 %)Photoshop
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.817 %)Staffware
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (18.31 %)LAN
113 (18.31 %)TCP/IP
28 (11.27 %)WAN
35 (7.042 %)LDAP
44 (5.634 %)SAN
44 (5.634 %)iSCSI
53 (4.225 %)Firewall
62 (2.817 %)Internet
71 (1.408 %)Wi-Fi
71 (1.408 %)HSDPA
71 (1.408 %)Intranet
71 (1.408 %)VPN
71 (1.408 %)DNS
71 (1.408 %)ADSL
71 (1.408 %)GPRS
71 (1.408 %)GSM
71 (1.408 %)DHCP
71 (1.408 %)UMTS
71 (1.408 %)VoIP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (9.859 %)GIS
23 (4.225 %)SQL Server
31 (1.408 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.408 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.408 %)BusinessObjects
31 (1.408 %)SQL Server 7
31 (1.408 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.408 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.408 %)SQL Server Integration Services
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.042 %)PVCS
24 (5.634 %)ClearCase
31 (1.408 %)Rational Rose
31 (1.408 %)ClearQuest
31 (1.408 %)InterDev
31 (1.408 %)Ant
31 (1.408 %)JUnit
31 (1.408 %)Visual Studio
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (4.225 %)Telecoms
21 (1.408 %)Finance
21 (1.408 %)Education
21 (1.408 %)Government
21 (1.408 %)Billing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (21.13 %)Desktop Support
214 (19.72 %)Analyst
214 (19.72 %)2nd Line Support
311 (15.49 %)Support Analyst
410 (14.08 %)Support Engineer
59 (12.68 %)Desktop Engineer
66 (8.451 %)Desktop Support Engineer
75 (7.042 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
75 (7.042 %)Infrastructure Analyst
84 (5.634 %)Support Technician
84 (5.634 %)Developer
84 (5.634 %)Storage Engineer
93 (4.225 %)Desktop Analyst
93 (4.225 %)Server Engineer
93 (4.225 %)Release Manager
93 (4.225 %)Desktop Support Analyst
102 (2.817 %)Helpdesk Support
102 (2.817 %)Desktop Support Technician
102 (2.817 %)Technical Support
102 (2.817 %)Administrator
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.634 %)German Language
23 (4.225 %)NHS
32 (2.817 %)Blackberry
32 (2.817 %)AS400
32 (2.817 %)Norwegian Language
41 (1.408 %)Video Conferencing
41 (1.408 %)Client/Server
41 (1.408 %)VLE
41 (1.408 %)IPTV
41 (1.408 %)Dutch Language
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (46.48 %)Windows
226 (36.62 %)Windows XP
39 (12.68 %)Linux
39 (12.68 %)Windows 2000
45 (7.042 %)Windows NT
45 (7.042 %)UNIX
54 (5.634 %)VME
54 (5.634 %)Solaris
62 (2.817 %)NetWare
71 (1.408 %)Windows Server 2003
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.451 %)ITIL
25 (7.042 %)Configuration Management
34 (5.634 %)Release Management
42 (2.817 %)Project Management
42 (2.817 %)Business Analysis
42 (2.817 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.408 %)Project Planning
51 (1.408 %)Service Management
51 (1.408 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.408 %)Change Management
51 (1.408 %)Migration
51 (1.408 %)Unified Process
51 (1.408 %)Information Security
51 (1.408 %)Programme Management
51 (1.408 %)Document Management
51 (1.408 %)Time Management
51 (1.408 %)Performance Management
51 (1.408 %)ERD
51 (1.408 %)Data Migration
51 (1.408 %)PRINCE2
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (8.451 %)SQL
24 (5.634 %)Perl
32 (2.817 %)PL/SQL
32 (2.817 %)C#
32 (2.817 %)Java
32 (2.817 %)VB
41 (1.408 %)VC++
41 (1.408 %)C
41 (1.408 %)JavaScript
41 (1.408 %)C++
41 (1.408 %)VBScript
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (8.451 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (5.634 %)MCP
32 (2.817 %)MCSE
41 (1.408 %)CCA
41 (1.408 %)Citrix Certification
41 (1.408 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.408 %)Sun Certification
41 (1.408 %)ITIL Certification
41 (1.408 %)MOS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (11.27 %)SLA
22 (2.817 %)ISO9001
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (33.80 %)Active Directory
24 (5.634 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.408 %)Citrix Presentation Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.408 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (57.75 %)Microsoft
27 (9.859 %)Agresso
35 (7.042 %)VMware
35 (7.042 %)Applix
35 (7.042 %)Citrix
44 (5.634 %)NetApp
44 (5.634 %)Oracle
44 (5.634 %)Lotus
52 (2.817 %)ICL
52 (2.817 %)Cognos
52 (2.817 %)Cisco
52 (2.817 %)Adobe
52 (2.817 %)HP
52 (2.817 %)Novell
52 (2.817 %)iSOFT
61 (1.408 %)webMethods
61 (1.408 %)Symantec
61 (1.408 %)Remedy
61 (1.408 %)BEA
61 (1.408 %)Intel
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