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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Northamptonshire 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
Rank2519
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads1414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.014 %
As % of the category below24.14 %26.42 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£300£325
Average daily rate£350£325
% change on same period last year+7.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£246£252
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
Hourly rates quoted54
Average minimum hourly rate£11.80£11.25
Average hourly rate£12.20£11.63
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.60£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.43£15.00
% change on same period last year+2.91 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads5853
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted1418
Average minimum daily rate£376£308
Average daily rate£410£346
% change on same period last year+18.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£285
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1913
Average minimum hourly rate£15.55£18.83
Average hourly rate£16.36£19.86
% change on same period last year-17.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.16£20.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.01£18.99
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
MS Office East MidlandsMS Office
East Midlands

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire MS Office Daily Rate Trend

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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire 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
NorthamptonDown-511£350+16.66 %
MS Office East MidlandsMS Office
East Midlands

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (44.23 %)Microsoft
221 (40.38 %)Windows
315 (28.85 %)MS Excel
413 (25.00 %)Active Directory
512 (23.08 %)Windows 2000
611 (21.15 %)Project Management
611 (21.15 %)Stakeholder Management
710 (19.23 %)MS Exchange
88 (15.38 %)Finance
88 (15.38 %)Government
88 (15.38 %)Local Government
88 (15.38 %)MS PowerPoint
97 (13.46 %)BPR
106 (11.54 %)MS Project
106 (11.54 %)Windows XP
115 (9.615 %)Exchange Server 2003
124 (7.692 %)Summit
124 (7.692 %)Banking
124 (7.692 %)Data Management
124 (7.692 %)Management Information System
124 (7.692 %)Information Management
124 (7.692 %)MCSE
124 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
133 (5.769 %)NHS
133 (5.769 %)SAP R/3
133 (5.769 %)SLA
133 (5.769 %)SAN
133 (5.769 %)TCP/IP
133 (5.769 %)SAP
133 (5.769 %)ITIL

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (19.23 %)MS Exchange
25 (9.615 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (5.769 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.923 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.923 %)SharePoint
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (28.85 %)MS Excel
28 (15.38 %)MS PowerPoint
36 (11.54 %)MS Project
42 (3.846 %)Open Workbench
42 (3.846 %)CA Clarity
42 (3.846 %)Spreadsheet
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (7.692 %)Summit
23 (5.769 %)SAP R/3
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.769 %)TCP/IP
13 (5.769 %)SAN
22 (3.846 %)Firewall
31 (1.923 %)GSM
31 (1.923 %)Intranet
31 (1.923 %)Internet
31 (1.923 %)3G
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.923 %)MS Access
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (15.38 %)Finance
18 (15.38 %)Government
18 (15.38 %)Local Government
24 (7.692 %)Banking
33 (5.769 %)Retail
33 (5.769 %)Automotive
42 (3.846 %)Telecoms
42 (3.846 %)Health
42 (3.846 %)Retail Banking
51 (1.923 %)Law
51 (1.923 %)Financial Institution
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (40.38 %)Analyst
210 (19.23 %)Support Analyst
38 (15.38 %)Project Manager
38 (15.38 %)Helpdesk Analyst
46 (11.54 %)2nd Line Support
55 (9.615 %)Helpdesk Support
64 (7.692 %)Service Analyst
64 (7.692 %)Service Desk Analyst
64 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
64 (7.692 %)1st Line Support
73 (5.769 %)Business Analyst
73 (5.769 %)Technical Analyst
73 (5.769 %)Helpdesk Technician
82 (3.846 %)Project Planner
82 (3.846 %)Implementation Manager
82 (3.846 %)Support Engineer
82 (3.846 %)Administrator
91 (1.923 %)Process Analyst
91 (1.923 %)Senior Analyst
91 (1.923 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.692 %)Management Information System
23 (5.769 %)NHS
32 (3.846 %)NPfIT
41 (1.923 %)Blackberry
41 (1.923 %)Mainframe
41 (1.923 %)Clustering
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (40.38 %)Windows
212 (23.08 %)Windows 2000
36 (11.54 %)Windows XP
43 (5.769 %)Windows NT
51 (1.923 %)Windows Server 2003
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (21.15 %)Project Management
111 (21.15 %)Stakeholder Management
27 (13.46 %)BPR
34 (7.692 %)Data Management
34 (7.692 %)Information Management
43 (5.769 %)ITIL
43 (5.769 %)PRINCE2
52 (3.846 %)PRINCE
52 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
52 (3.846 %)Incident Management
52 (3.846 %)Project Planning
52 (3.846 %)Performance Management
52 (3.846 %)Data Protection
52 (3.846 %)Migration
61 (1.923 %)Risk Analysis
61 (1.923 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.923 %)Network Planning
61 (1.923 %)Programme Management
61 (1.923 %)Service Management
61 (1.923 %)Workflow
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.846 %)C
12 (3.846 %)SQL
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.692 %)MCSE
14 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.769 %)MCP
31 (1.923 %)HNC
31 (1.923 %)MCSA
31 (1.923 %)CNA
31 (1.923 %)Novell Certification
31 (1.923 %)ITIL Certification
31 (1.923 %)Degree
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.769 %)SLA
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (1.923 %)ISA Server
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.923 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (1.923 %)MOM
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (44.23 %)Microsoft
23 (5.769 %)SAP
31 (1.923 %)Cisco
31 (1.923 %)IBM
31 (1.923 %)HP
31 (1.923 %)Dell
31 (1.923 %)Citrix
31 (1.923 %)Nokia
31 (1.923 %)CheckPoint
31 (1.923 %)VMware
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