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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Norwich 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2425
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.002 %
As % of the category below31.25 %11.11 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£240
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted90
Average minimum hourly rate£21.27-
Average hourly rate£22.43-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.59-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.61£16.31
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Norwich
Matching contract IT job ads3218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted118
Average minimum daily rate£382£246
Average daily rate£395£268
% change on same period last year+47.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£274
% change on same period last year+11.10 %
Hourly rates quoted120
Average minimum hourly rate£23.30-
Average hourly rate£24.26-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.22-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.08£19.23
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
MS Office NorfolkMS Office
Norfolk

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

Norwich 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 Norwich region.

Norwich 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 Norwich region.

Norwich 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 Norwich region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Norwich MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norwich 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.

122 (73.33 %)Windows
220 (66.67 %)Windows XP
319 (63.33 %)Microsoft
418 (60.00 %)Windows 2000
514 (46.67 %)Windows Server 2003
613 (43.33 %)Cisco
710 (33.33 %)Network Design
710 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
89 (30.00 %)Cisco PIX
89 (30.00 %)Video Conferencing
89 (30.00 %)Service Delivery
89 (30.00 %)Firewall
89 (30.00 %)Novell
89 (30.00 %)ITIL
89 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
89 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
98 (26.67 %)Active Directory
107 (23.33 %)MS Excel
116 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
125 (16.67 %)ZENworks
134 (13.33 %)VPN
134 (13.33 %)CTC Cleared
134 (13.33 %)Government
143 (10.00 %)Remedy
152 (6.667 %)BPR
152 (6.667 %)Lotus
152 (6.667 %)Six Sigma
152 (6.667 %)Symantec
152 (6.667 %)SLA
152 (6.667 %)MS Project

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norwich 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.

Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (6.667 %)Lotus Notes
31 (3.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (23.33 %)MS Excel
22 (6.667 %)MS Visio
22 (6.667 %)MS Project
31 (3.333 %)Spreadsheet
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
19 (30.00 %)Firewall
19 (30.00 %)Cisco PIX
24 (13.33 %)VPN
31 (3.333 %)SAN
31 (3.333 %)IP Telephony
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.33 %)Government
22 (6.667 %)Insurance
22 (6.667 %)Finance
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (26.67 %)Desktop Support
25 (16.67 %)Analyst
25 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support
34 (13.33 %)Field Engineer
34 (13.33 %)Support Analyst
34 (13.33 %)Field Service Engineer
43 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
52 (6.667 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (6.667 %)Desktop Support Analyst
52 (6.667 %)Desktop Analyst
52 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
52 (6.667 %)Trainer
61 (3.333 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Business Manager
61 (3.333 %)Service Desk Analyst
61 (3.333 %)Hardware Engineer
61 (3.333 %)IT Support Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Installations Engineer
61 (3.333 %)IT Administrator
61 (3.333 %)Service Analyst
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (30.00 %)Video Conferencing
21 (3.333 %)NHS
21 (3.333 %)Management Information System
21 (3.333 %)Clustering
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (73.33 %)Windows
220 (66.67 %)Windows XP
318 (60.00 %)Windows 2000
414 (46.67 %)Windows Server 2003
510 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (33.33 %)Network Design
29 (30.00 %)ITIL
29 (30.00 %)Service Delivery
36 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
44 (13.33 %)CTC Cleared
52 (6.667 %)Time Management
52 (6.667 %)TQM
52 (6.667 %)Data Management
52 (6.667 %)Six Sigma
52 (6.667 %)BPR
61 (3.333 %)PRINCE2
61 (3.333 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (3.333 %)SC Cleared
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.333 %)ITIL Certification
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.667 %)SLA
12 (6.667 %)EFQM
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (26.67 %)Active Directory
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (16.67 %)ZENworks
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (63.33 %)Microsoft
213 (43.33 %)Cisco
39 (30.00 %)Novell
43 (10.00 %)Remedy
52 (6.667 %)Minitab
52 (6.667 %)Symantec
52 (6.667 %)Lotus
61 (3.333 %)CheckPoint
61 (3.333 %)HP
61 (3.333 %)NetApp