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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT contracts within the Reading region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank66-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.709 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£195£425
% change on same period last year-54.03 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.44-
% change on same period last year-
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads117118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.166 %0.119 %
Daily rates quoted4649
Average minimum daily rate£377£321
Average daily rate£394£344
% change on same period last year+14.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Hourly rates quoted1219
Average minimum hourly rate£31.12£23.93
Average hourly rate£32.81£24.97
% change on same period last year+31.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.49£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.45£25.82
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
MOS BerkshireMOS
Berkshire

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.

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MOS across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Reading MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading MOS Hourly Rate Trend

MOS
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

14 (66.67 %)MS Office
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)ITIL
23 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (33.33 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)MS Excel
32 (33.33 %)LAN
32 (33.33 %)WAN
32 (33.33 %)SLA
32 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
32 (33.33 %)Law
41 (16.67 %)VBA
41 (16.67 %)MCDST
41 (16.67 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Active Directory
41 (16.67 %)HP
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)MCSE

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Office
22 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
12 (33.33 %)WAN
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Law
21 (16.67 %)Finance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Support Technician
12 (33.33 %)IT Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Applications Support Consultant
21 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Applications Support
21 (16.67 %)Applications Consultant
21 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support
21 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support
21 (16.67 %)Support Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)ITIL
22 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)VBA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (33.33 %)MCP
31 (16.67 %)MCDST
31 (16.67 %)MCSE
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (33.33 %)SLA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)HP