Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Runcorn 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank42
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below33.33 %50.00 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£220-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£262£264
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
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£15.85£16.19
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Runcorn
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£220-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£285
% change on same period last year+9.84 %
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£19.72£18.49
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
MS Office CheshireMS Office
Cheshire

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

Runcorn 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 Runcorn region.

Runcorn 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 Runcorn region.

Runcorn MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Runcorn 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.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)MS Project
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint
21 (50.00 %)MS Visio
21 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
21 (50.00 %)Adobe
21 (50.00 %)Acrobat
21 (50.00 %)Intranet
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Multimedia

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Runcorn 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.

Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Project
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Visio
21 (50.00 %)Acrobat
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Intranet
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Multimedia
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Trainer
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Trainer
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
Runcorn IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Adobe