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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited MS Office over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.015 %
As % of the category below16.67 %36.84 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£256£253
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
Hourly rates quoted410
Average minimum hourly rate£16.48£9.55
Average hourly rate£17.10£10.46
% change on same period last year+63.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.73£11.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.18£15.02
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Applications OxfordApplications
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads4838
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted142
Average minimum daily rate£327£233
Average daily rate£385£258
% change on same period last year+49.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£443£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£281
% change on same period last year+6.87 %
Hourly rates quoted2013
Average minimum hourly rate£17.30£11.56
Average hourly rate£19.71£12.93
% change on same period last year+52.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.13£14.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.92£19.17
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
MS Office OxfordshireMS Office
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oxford MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

112 (70.59 %)Windows
27 (41.18 %)Microsoft
36 (35.29 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (35.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
45 (29.41 %)Active Directory
45 (29.41 %)SQL Server
45 (29.41 %)MS Excel
45 (29.41 %)SharePoint
54 (23.53 %)Windows XP
54 (23.53 %)MS Exchange
54 (23.53 %)MCSA
62 (11.76 %)PDA
62 (11.76 %)BC Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
62 (11.76 %)VPN
71 (5.882 %)Backup Exec
71 (5.882 %)Dell
71 (5.882 %)Citrix
71 (5.882 %)Lotus
71 (5.882 %)DNS
71 (5.882 %)Eclipse
71 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
71 (5.882 %)MS Visio
71 (5.882 %)SQL
71 (5.882 %)XML
71 (5.882 %)ITIL
71 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
71 (5.882 %)Lotus Notes
71 (5.882 %)MCSE
71 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Application Development
11 (5.882 %)XML
Application Platforms
15 (29.41 %)SharePoint
24 (23.53 %)MS Exchange
31 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.882 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
15 (29.41 %)MS Excel
21 (5.882 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)VPN
21 (5.882 %)DNS
21 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
11 (5.882 %)Eclipse
Job Titles
19 (52.94 %)Analyst
19 (52.94 %)Support Analyst
24 (23.53 %)Support Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Support Specialist
32 (11.76 %)2nd Line Support
32 (11.76 %)Desktop Support
32 (11.76 %)Desktop Support Analyst
32 (11.76 %)Desktop Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Data Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Junior Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Junior Support Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Technical Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Junior
41 (5.882 %)Technical Support
41 (5.882 %)Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (5.882 %)3rd Line Support
41 (5.882 %)Trainer
Miscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)PDA
21 (5.882 %)Data Conversion
Operating Systems
112 (70.59 %)Windows
24 (23.53 %)Windows XP
31 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
12 (11.76 %)BC Cleared
12 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.882 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
11 (5.882 %)SQL
Qualifications
16 (35.29 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (23.53 %)MCSA
31 (5.882 %)MCSE
System Software
15 (29.41 %)Active Directory
21 (5.882 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
16 (35.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
17 (41.18 %)Microsoft
21 (5.882 %)Dell
21 (5.882 %)Citrix
21 (5.882 %)Lotus
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