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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT contracts within the South East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank239292
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads93
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.576 %0.161 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£425
Average daily rate£350£425
% change on same period last year-17.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£425
% change on same period last year-17.64 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.50-
Average hourly rate£18.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.64£18.00
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads15621869
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.082 %1.891 %
Daily rates quoted418418
Average minimum daily rate£335£328
Average daily rate£354£342
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted241281
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£24.16
Average hourly rate£25.15£25.53
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.63£26.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MOS EnglandMOS
England

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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region.

South East MOS Hourly Rate Trend

MOS
Contract Locations

This section 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 25 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
BerkshireUp+418£350-
SurreyDown-11--
MOS EnglandMOS
England

MOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

18 (66.67 %)MS Office
26 (50.00 %)Microsoft
35 (41.67 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (33.33 %)SLA
44 (33.33 %)MS Excel
44 (33.33 %)MCP
53 (25.00 %)ITIL
53 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
53 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
53 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
62 (16.67 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (16.67 %)InfoPath
62 (16.67 %)Law
62 (16.67 %)SharePoint
62 (16.67 %)LAN
62 (16.67 %)WAN
71 (8.333 %)Active Directory
71 (8.333 %)HP
71 (8.333 %)Windows
71 (8.333 %)OOP
71 (8.333 %)OO
71 (8.333 %)MCSE
71 (8.333 %)WebServices
71 (8.333 %)XML
71 (8.333 %)C#
71 (8.333 %)VBA
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server
71 (8.333 %)Service Management
71 (8.333 %)Finance
71 (8.333 %)Migration

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)WebServices
11 (8.333 %)XML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)SharePoint
21 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (66.67 %)MS Office
24 (33.33 %)MS Excel
32 (16.67 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (16.67 %)InfoPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)LAN
12 (16.67 %)WAN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Law
21 (8.333 %)Finance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Consultant
22 (16.67 %)Support Technician
22 (16.67 %)IT Trainer
22 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Support
22 (16.67 %)Trainer
22 (16.67 %)Technical Support
22 (16.67 %)1st Line Support
22 (16.67 %)IT Support Technician
22 (16.67 %)Training Consultant
22 (16.67 %)IT Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Microsoft Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Applications Support Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Applications Support
31 (8.333 %)Applications Consultant
31 (8.333 %)3rd Line Support
31 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
31 (8.333 %)Support Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)Windows
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)ITIL
13 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
13 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (8.333 %)Migration
21 (8.333 %)Performance Management
21 (8.333 %)Data Migration
21 (8.333 %)OOP
21 (8.333 %)OO
21 (8.333 %)Service Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)C#
11 (8.333 %)VBA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (41.67 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (33.33 %)MCP
31 (8.333 %)MCSE
31 (8.333 %)MCDST
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (33.33 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)HP
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