The first table below looks at the demand for MOS in IT contracts advertised for the South East 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 South East 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 222 237 250
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +13
Contract jobs citing MOS 2 2 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.026% 0.020% 0.029%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.102% 0.091% 0.135%
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 1 3
Average hourly rate - £12.50 £11.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +13.63%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £12.50 £11.00
% change year-on-year
- +13.63%
All Qualifications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1952 2186 2219
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 25.04% 21.55% 21.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 950 977 912
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £200 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £485 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 134 203
Average hourly rate £21.88 £22.00 £23.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.56% -6.38%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £11.05
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
MOS
England

MOS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East MOS Daily Rate Trend

MOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East MOS Hourly Rate Trend

MOS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MOS within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Oxfordshire - 2 £425 -
MOS
England

MOS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 South East 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