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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Oxfordshire 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 Excel over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1522
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads4928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.030 %
As % of the category below59.76 %43.75 %
Daily rates quoted132
Average minimum daily rate£312£200
Average daily rate£373£220
% change on same period last year+69.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£281£272
% change on same period last year+3.27 %
Hourly rates quoted1812
Average minimum hourly rate£18.53£12.94
Average hourly rate£21.66£14.33
% change on same period last year+51.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.79£15.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.78£17.44
% change on same period last year+1.97 %
Applications OxfordshireApplications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads8264
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted164
Average minimum daily rate£309£217
Average daily rate£361£238
% change on same period last year+51.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£281
% change on same period last year+6.87 %
Hourly rates quoted3022
Average minimum hourly rate£16.26£12.23
Average hourly rate£18.50£13.57
% change on same period last year+36.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.73£14.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.92£19.17
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
MS Excel South EastMS Excel
South East

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 Excel
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Oxfordshire MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oxfordshire MS Excel Daily Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oxfordshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing MS Excel within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
OxfordUp+928£407-
AbingdonNew entry-6£160-
BicesterDown-72--
WitneyNew entry-1--
BanburyNew entry-1--
MS Excel South EastMS Excel
South East

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MS Excel 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 Excel.

156 (60.87 %)Microsoft
227 (29.35 %)Windows
316 (17.39 %)Active Directory
415 (16.30 %)Windows XP
415 (16.30 %)MS Exchange
513 (14.13 %)CRM
513 (14.13 %)Microsoft CRM
513 (14.13 %).NET
612 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
711 (11.96 %)C#
711 (11.96 %)MS Office
711 (11.96 %)MS Visio
711 (11.96 %)Microsoft Certification
89 (9.783 %)Exchange Server 2003
89 (9.783 %)LAN
89 (9.783 %)WAN
89 (9.783 %)MCSE
98 (8.696 %)SQL
98 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
98 (8.696 %)Internet
98 (8.696 %)Service Delivery
107 (7.609 %)MS Project
116 (6.522 %)C
116 (6.522 %)UML
116 (6.522 %)XML
116 (6.522 %)MCP
116 (6.522 %)NHS
116 (6.522 %)IBM
116 (6.522 %)Use Case
116 (6.522 %)Time Management

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MS Excel 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 Excel. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
113 (14.13 %).NET
26 (6.522 %)XML
32 (2.174 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.087 %)CSS
41 (1.087 %)STL
41 (1.087 %)WebServices
41 (1.087 %)JMS
41 (1.087 %)OpenGL
41 (1.087 %)DirectX
41 (1.087 %)Middleware
41 (1.087 %)WebSphere
41 (1.087 %)HTML
Application Platforms
115 (16.30 %)MS Exchange
29 (9.783 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.087 %)ESB
31 (1.087 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.087 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (1.087 %)CMS
31 (1.087 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.087 %)SharePoint
Applications
111 (11.96 %)MS Office
111 (11.96 %)MS Visio
27 (7.609 %)MS Project
33 (3.261 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (2.174 %)Photoshop
42 (2.174 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (2.174 %)InDesign
42 (2.174 %)Acrobat
51 (1.087 %)AutoCAD
Business Applications
113 (14.13 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (2.174 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (1.087 %)Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
19 (9.783 %)LAN
19 (9.783 %)WAN
28 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
28 (8.696 %)Internet
34 (4.348 %)DNS
43 (3.261 %)VPN
52 (2.174 %)SAN
52 (2.174 %)DHCP
52 (2.174 %)VoIP
52 (2.174 %)ADSL
61 (1.087 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (5.435 %)SQL Server
24 (4.348 %)DB2
24 (4.348 %)Crystal Reports
24 (4.348 %)BusinessObjects
24 (4.348 %)DB2 UDB
31 (1.087 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.087 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.087 %)MS Access
Development Applications
11 (1.087 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.087 %)RequisitePro
General
15 (5.435 %)Health
15 (5.435 %)Finance
15 (5.435 %)Education
24 (4.348 %)Government
24 (4.348 %)Local Government
32 (2.174 %)Graphic Design
32 (2.174 %)Publishing
41 (1.087 %)3D Graphics
41 (1.087 %)Retail
Job Titles
136 (39.13 %)Analyst
213 (14.13 %)Support Analyst
311 (11.96 %)Consultant
311 (11.96 %)Support Engineer
311 (11.96 %)Business Analyst
311 (11.96 %)CRM Consultant
311 (11.96 %)Microsoft Consultant
48 (8.696 %)Network Support
48 (8.696 %)Desktop Support
48 (8.696 %)Desktop Engineer
57 (7.609 %)2nd Line Support
57 (7.609 %)Administrator
66 (6.522 %)Information Analyst
66 (6.522 %)NHS Information Analyst
75 (5.435 %)Network Administrator
75 (5.435 %)Data Analyst
84 (4.348 %)Desktop Support Analyst
84 (4.348 %)Desktop Support Engineer
84 (4.348 %)3rd Line Support
84 (4.348 %)Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
16 (6.522 %)NHS
22 (2.174 %)Blackberry
22 (2.174 %)Clustering
31 (1.087 %)Data Conversion
31 (1.087 %)AS400
31 (1.087 %)Replication
Operating Systems
127 (29.35 %)Windows
215 (16.30 %)Windows XP
312 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
45 (5.435 %)Windows NT
45 (5.435 %)Linux
53 (3.261 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (1.087 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
113 (14.13 %)CRM
28 (8.696 %)Service Delivery
36 (6.522 %)UML
36 (6.522 %)Time Management
36 (6.522 %)Use Case
45 (5.435 %)Migration
45 (5.435 %)Data Management
45 (5.435 %)Data Analysis
54 (4.348 %)Data Migration
54 (4.348 %)Resource Management
63 (3.261 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.174 %)ITIL
72 (2.174 %)Regression Testing
72 (2.174 %)Project Management
72 (2.174 %)Risk Management
72 (2.174 %)Integration Testing
72 (2.174 %)Business Analysis
72 (2.174 %)Project Planning
72 (2.174 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (1.087 %)Stress Testing
Programming Languages
111 (11.96 %)C#
28 (8.696 %)SQL
36 (6.522 %)C
41 (1.087 %)Transact-SQL
41 (1.087 %)VB.NET
41 (1.087 %)C++
41 (1.087 %)Java
41 (1.087 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
111 (11.96 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (9.783 %)MCSE
36 (6.522 %)MCP
44 (4.348 %)MCSA
53 (3.261 %)CCNA
53 (3.261 %)Cisco Certification
61 (1.087 %)MCSD
61 (1.087 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.261 %)SLA
22 (2.174 %)QA
System Software
116 (17.39 %)Active Directory
23 (3.261 %)ISA Server
23 (3.261 %)VMware ESX
32 (2.174 %)Terminal Services
32 (2.174 %)Backup Exec
41 (1.087 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
12 (2.174 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (2.174 %)WSUS
Vendors
156 (60.87 %)Microsoft
26 (6.522 %)IBM
34 (4.348 %)Oracle
34 (4.348 %)Business Objects
34 (4.348 %)Citrix
43 (3.261 %)VMware
52 (2.174 %)Symantec
52 (2.174 %)Adobe
52 (2.174 %)HP
61 (1.087 %)Dell
61 (1.087 %)VERITAS
61 (1.087 %)Cisco
61 (1.087 %)Remedy
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