The first table below looks at the demand for MOS in IT contracts advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 24 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 Oxfordshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing MOS 2 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 0.439% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.342% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £425 - -
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 - £12.50 £11.00
% change year-on-year
- +13.63%
All Qualifications
Oxfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
149 106 119
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 32.68% 17.12% 25.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 30 53
Average daily rate £340 £320 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £215 £172
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £475 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 26 15
Average hourly rate £15.00 £24.75 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-39.39% +70.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.70 £16.76 £12.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.50 £30.00 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
MOS
South East

MOS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MOS 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 MOS.

1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Business Transformation

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MOS 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 MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Business Transformation
Oxfordshire
Business change, change management, business transformation... You MUST have business analysis experience, on mortgage projects... Very strong stakeholder management experience, first-rate verbal & written communication skills, strong business...
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013