The first table below looks at the demand for MOS in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Rank - 129 125
Contract jobs citing MOS 0 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West - 0.031% 0.033%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.149% 0.218%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £250 -
% change year-on-year
+70.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £24.90 £16.75 £11.00
% change year-on-year
+48.65% +52.27%
All Qualifications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
461 669 458
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 19.58% 21.06% 15.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 334 199
Average daily rate £350 £370 £266
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.40% +39.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £189 £225 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £515 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 26 42
Average hourly rate £22.50 £20.00 £22.73
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% -12.01%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.66 £14.00 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £30.25 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
MOS
England

MOS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

North West MOS Jobs Demand Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MOS across the North West region.

North West MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the North West region.

North West MOS Hourly Rate Trend