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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Access skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Access over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Access
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank9493
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads3753
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.054 %
As % of the category below4.474 %5.248 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£239£388
Average daily rate£251£413
% change on same period last year-39.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£303
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
Hourly rates quoted1114
Average minimum hourly rate£21.36£18.64
Average hourly rate£21.77£19.34
% change on same period last year+12.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.18£20.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.60£19.57
% change on same period last year+10.36 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8271010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.169 %1.022 %
Daily rates quoted155162
Average minimum daily rate£294£324
Average daily rate£304£339
% change on same period last year-10.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted10099
Average minimum hourly rate£26.86£26.79
Average hourly rate£28.93£29.06
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.01£31.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.90£31.89
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
MS Access EnglandMS Access
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 Access
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Access across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

North West MS Access Demand Trend

MS Access
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West MS Access Daily Rate Trend

MS Access
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Access across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North West MS Access Daily Rate Histogram

MS Access
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West MS Access Hourly Rate Trend

MS Access
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Access across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North West MS Access Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Access
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Access within the North West 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
LancashireUp+68£175-
CumbriaNew entry-7£275-
CheshireUp+126£155-63.52 %
ManchesterDown-234--
MerseysideUp+14£350-
MS Access EnglandMS Access
England

MS Access
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MS Access 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 Access.

127 (40.91 %)MS Excel
225 (37.88 %)SQL
321 (31.82 %)SQL Server
415 (22.73 %)Oracle
514 (21.21 %)NHS
613 (19.70 %)Security Cleared
712 (18.18 %)Microsoft
712 (18.18 %).NET
712 (18.18 %)Government
89 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
89 (13.64 %)Datawarehouse
98 (12.12 %)XML
98 (12.12 %)Finance
107 (10.61 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (10.61 %)Aerospace
116 (9.091 %)VB.NET
116 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
125 (7.576 %)VB
125 (7.576 %)Crystal Reports
125 (7.576 %)Business Objects
125 (7.576 %)BusinessObjects
134 (6.061 %)Data Modelling
134 (6.061 %)Business Intelligence
134 (6.061 %)VBA
134 (6.061 %)Transact-SQL
134 (6.061 %)C#
134 (6.061 %)WebServices
134 (6.061 %)UML
134 (6.061 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
143 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development

MS Access
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MS Access 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 Access. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (18.18 %).NET
29 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
38 (12.12 %)XML
44 (6.061 %)WebServices
52 (3.030 %)MDX
52 (3.030 %)CSS
52 (3.030 %)SOAP
52 (3.030 %)HTML
52 (3.030 %)ASP
61 (1.515 %)ADO
61 (1.515 %)ODBC
61 (1.515 %)XHTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.030 %)SharePoint
21 (1.515 %)Oracle BPEL
21 (1.515 %)SharePoint Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
127 (40.91 %)MS Excel
23 (4.545 %)MS Office
23 (4.545 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (3.030 %)MS Project
41 (1.515 %)SPSS
41 (1.515 %)Spreadsheet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.545 %)GSM
13 (4.545 %)UMTS
13 (4.545 %)3G
13 (4.545 %)2G
21 (1.515 %)Intranet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (31.82 %)SQL Server
29 (13.64 %)Datawarehouse
37 (10.61 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (7.576 %)Crystal Reports
45 (7.576 %)BusinessObjects
54 (6.061 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (3.030 %)GIS
62 (3.030 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (3.030 %)Oracle Reports
62 (3.030 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (3.030 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.030 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (18.18 %)Government
28 (12.12 %)Finance
37 (10.61 %)Aerospace
43 (4.545 %)Telecoms
52 (3.030 %)Health
52 (3.030 %)Pensions
61 (1.515 %)Retail
61 (1.515 %)Insurance
61 (1.515 %)Back Office
61 (1.515 %)Education
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (36.36 %)Analyst
216 (24.24 %)Developer
39 (13.64 %)Data Analyst
48 (12.12 %)Information Analyst
57 (10.61 %)Project Engineer
57 (10.61 %).NET Developer
57 (10.61 %)Support Engineer
64 (6.061 %)Business Analyst
64 (6.061 %)Systems Engineer
64 (6.061 %)C# Developer
64 (6.061 %)Systems Developer
64 (6.061 %)Performance Analyst
64 (6.061 %)Access Developer
73 (4.545 %)Principal Systems Engineer
73 (4.545 %)Principal Engineer
73 (4.545 %)Senior Information Analyst
73 (4.545 %)ASP.NET Developer
73 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
73 (4.545 %)VB.NET Developer
73 (4.545 %)DBA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (21.21 %)NHS
23 (4.545 %)Smartcard
23 (4.545 %)NPfIT
23 (4.545 %)Statistics
32 (3.030 %)Data Extraction
32 (3.030 %)Management Information System
41 (1.515 %)Data Protection Act
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.545 %)UNIX
22 (3.030 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (19.70 %)Security Cleared
26 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
34 (6.061 %)UML
34 (6.061 %)Data Modelling
34 (6.061 %)Business Intelligence
43 (4.545 %)Project Management
43 (4.545 %)Migration
43 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
43 (4.545 %)Software Engineering
43 (4.545 %)Data Mapping
43 (4.545 %)Data Migration
52 (3.030 %)Data Analysis
52 (3.030 %)Performance Management
61 (1.515 %)Data Architecture
61 (1.515 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.515 %)Data Protection
61 (1.515 %)Statistical Analysis
61 (1.515 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (1.515 %)Web Development
61 (1.515 %)Asset Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (37.88 %)SQL
26 (9.091 %)VB.NET
35 (7.576 %)VB
44 (6.061 %)VBA
44 (6.061 %)Transact-SQL
44 (6.061 %)C#
53 (4.545 %)Java
53 (4.545 %)PHP
62 (3.030 %)JavaScript
62 (3.030 %)VB6
71 (1.515 %)FoxPro (VFP)
71 (1.515 %)DHTML
71 (1.515 %)PL/SQL
71 (1.515 %)VBScript
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.515 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.515 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (22.73 %)Oracle
212 (18.18 %)Microsoft
35 (7.576 %)Business Objects
42 (3.030 %)Mapinfo
42 (3.030 %)ProClarity
42 (3.030 %)Cognos
51 (1.515 %)SAP
51 (1.515 %)Nortel
51 (1.515 %)Ericsson
51 (1.515 %)Nokia