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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank88
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below30.00 %100.00 %
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£291£276
% change on same period last year+5.44 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£15.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.53£18.78
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£240-
Average daily rate£308-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£275
% change on same period last year+11.58 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£15.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.14£19.14
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
MS Excel WalesMS Excel
Wales

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 North Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

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 North Wales region.

North Wales MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DenbighshireNew entry-1--
FlintshireNo change01--
MS Excel WalesMS Excel
Wales

MS Excel
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

12 (33.33 %)MS Office
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft
12 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
21 (16.67 %)C
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (16.67 %)Citrix
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (16.67 %)SAN
21 (16.67 %)Sage
21 (16.67 %)Windows
21 (16.67 %)MCSE
21 (16.67 %)MS Access
21 (16.67 %)SharePoint
21 (16.67 %)ERP
21 (16.67 %)Windows XP
21 (16.67 %)MS Exchange

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)SharePoint
11 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SAN
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
11 (16.67 %)MS Access
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Administrator
21 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (16.67 %)Service Desk Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
21 (16.67 %)IT Administrator
21 (16.67 %)XP Rollout Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Rollout Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Senior Server Engineer
21 (16.67 %)SharePoint Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Senior Desktop Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Procurement Administrator
21 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Service Analyst
21 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows XP
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)ERP
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)C
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Citrix
21 (16.67 %)Sage
21 (16.67 %)Oracle