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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Sandwich region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.692 %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£291£276
% change on same period last year+5.44 %
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£17.53£18.78
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Sandwich
Matching contract IT job ads133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.003 %
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£306£275
% change on same period last year+11.58 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£16.57£22.33
Average hourly rate£17.18£22.67
% change on same period last year-24.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.79£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.14£19.14
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
MS Excel KentMS Excel
Kent

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

Sandwich MS Excel Demand Trend

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 Sandwich region.

Sandwich MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sandwich 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.

12 (66.67 %)MS Project
12 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (33.33 %)MS Office
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)HPUX
21 (33.33 %)Solaris
21 (33.33 %)Linux
21 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
21 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sandwich 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.

Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Project
12 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (33.33 %)MS Office
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Support Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Project Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)HPUX
11 (33.33 %)Solaris
11 (33.33 %)Linux
11 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft