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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the South West 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2727
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads199290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.286 %
As % of the category below35.04 %37.08 %
Daily rates quoted3340
Average minimum daily rate£278£233
Average daily rate£298£249
% change on same period last year+19.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£266
UK excluding London average daily rate£240£255
% change on same period last year-5.97 %
Hourly rates quoted7189
Average minimum hourly rate£15.03£17.56
Average hourly rate£16.31£18.81
% change on same period last year-13.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.59£20.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.68£15.70
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads568782
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.768 %0.771 %
Daily rates quoted168156
Average minimum daily rate£321£281
Average daily rate£342£297
% change on same period last year+15.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted114162
Average minimum hourly rate£19.08£20.18
Average hourly rate£20.40£21.76
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.71£23.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.59£19.58
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
MS Office EnglandMS Office
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.

MS Office
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Office across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West MS Office Daily Rate Trend

MS Office
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West MS Office Daily Rate Histogram

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 South West region.

South West MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WiltshireDown-455£337+8.99 %
BristolDown-248£224+10.64 %
SomersetUp+525--
GloucestershireDown-1423£425+206.30 %
DorsetDown-121£243+0.56 %
DevonDown-121£313+32.97 %
CornwallNew entry-2--
MS Office EnglandMS Office
England

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1167 (41.44 %)Windows
2155 (38.46 %)Microsoft
3141 (34.99 %)MS Excel
487 (21.59 %)Windows XP
580 (19.85 %)Finance
657 (14.14 %)Lotus Notes
657 (14.14 %)Lotus
754 (13.40 %)Oracle
754 (13.40 %)Project Management
853 (13.15 %)Windows Server 2003
950 (12.41 %)Active Directory
1047 (11.66 %)MS Project
1142 (10.42 %)Windows 2000
1142 (10.42 %)Security Cleared
1241 (10.17 %)TCP/IP
1339 (9.677 %)MS PowerPoint
1437 (9.181 %)PRINCE2
1536 (8.933 %)Citrix
1632 (7.940 %)LAN
1632 (7.940 %)WAN
1632 (7.940 %)SQL
1731 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
1826 (6.452 %)InterBase
1826 (6.452 %)Government
1826 (6.452 %)Cognos Impromptu
1923 (5.707 %)SharePoint
2022 (5.459 %)UNIX
2121 (5.211 %)MS Visio
2219 (4.715 %)Pensions
2318 (4.467 %)ITIL

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (2.481 %).NET
27 (1.737 %)ASP.NET
34 (0.993 %)ASP
34 (0.993 %)WinForms
43 (0.744 %)Windows SharePoint Services
43 (0.744 %)Middleware
43 (0.744 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (0.496 %)Jini
61 (0.248 %)WebSphere
61 (0.248 %).NET Framework
61 (0.248 %)HTML
61 (0.248 %)ADO.NET
61 (0.248 %)COM
61 (0.248 %)JSP
61 (0.248 %)WebServices
61 (0.248 %)XML
61 (0.248 %)XSLT
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
157 (14.14 %)Lotus Notes
223 (5.707 %)SharePoint
314 (3.474 %)MS Exchange
314 (3.474 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (1.737 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (1.241 %)GroupWise
62 (0.496 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (0.496 %)ArcGIS
62 (0.496 %)CMS
62 (0.496 %)WebLogic
62 (0.496 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (0.496 %)Documentum
62 (0.496 %)Lotus Domino
62 (0.496 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (0.496 %)Office Communications Server
71 (0.248 %)Apache
71 (0.248 %)Tomcat
71 (0.248 %)WebSphere MQ
71 (0.248 %)WebSphere Application Server
71 (0.248 %)IIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1141 (34.99 %)MS Excel
247 (11.66 %)MS Project
339 (9.677 %)MS PowerPoint
421 (5.211 %)MS Visio
56 (1.489 %)CA Clarity
56 (1.489 %)Spreadsheet
63 (0.744 %)Acrobat
72 (0.496 %)ArcView
72 (0.496 %)Open Workbench
81 (0.248 %)NASTRAN
81 (0.248 %)RoboHelp
81 (0.248 %)AutoCAD
81 (0.248 %)MATLAB
81 (0.248 %)DeltaView
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (2.730 %)Summit
210 (2.481 %)assyst
32 (0.496 %)Oracle HRMS
41 (0.248 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.248 %)SAP ERP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
141 (10.17 %)TCP/IP
232 (7.940 %)LAN
232 (7.940 %)WAN
37 (1.737 %)SAN
37 (1.737 %)Intranet
37 (1.737 %)Firewall
46 (1.489 %)DNS
55 (1.241 %)VPN
55 (1.241 %)DHCP
63 (0.744 %)VLAN
72 (0.496 %)VoIP
72 (0.496 %)GPRS
72 (0.496 %)GSM
72 (0.496 %)FTP
72 (0.496 %)Internet
81 (0.248 %)DSL
81 (0.248 %)ISDN
81 (0.248 %)PBX
81 (0.248 %)ADSL
81 (0.248 %)Ethernet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (6.452 %)Cognos Impromptu
126 (6.452 %)InterBase
211 (2.730 %)SQL Server
36 (1.489 %)MS Access
36 (1.489 %)GIS
43 (0.744 %)ETL
43 (0.744 %)Crystal Reports
43 (0.744 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.744 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (0.496 %)Oracle Discoverer
52 (0.496 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.496 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.496 %)DataStage
52 (0.496 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.248 %)EDRMS
61 (0.248 %)Star Schema
61 (0.248 %)DTS
61 (0.248 %)Data Mining
61 (0.248 %)Informix
61 (0.248 %)Oracle Reports
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.248 %)Dreamweaver
11 (0.248 %)TestDirector
11 (0.248 %)GoLive
11 (0.248 %)FrontPage
11 (0.248 %)Oracle APEX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
180 (19.85 %)Finance
226 (6.452 %)Government
319 (4.715 %)Pensions
417 (4.218 %)Insurance
511 (2.730 %)Banking
511 (2.730 %)Telecoms
69 (2.233 %)Health
76 (1.489 %)Military
76 (1.489 %)Avionics
85 (1.241 %)Aerospace
94 (0.993 %)Education
94 (0.993 %)Law
94 (0.993 %)Multimedia
103 (0.744 %)Investment Banking
103 (0.744 %)Marketing
103 (0.744 %)Auditing
112 (0.496 %)Retail
112 (0.496 %)Legal
112 (0.496 %)Manufacturing
112 (0.496 %)Electric
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1126 (31.27 %)Analyst
236 (8.933 %)1st Line Support
332 (7.940 %)Project Manager
431 (7.692 %)Consultant
431 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
527 (6.700 %)2nd Line Support
625 (6.203 %)Support Engineer
724 (5.955 %)Helpdesk Analyst
823 (5.707 %)Administrator
922 (5.459 %)Business Analyst
1018 (4.467 %)Desktop Support
1018 (4.467 %)PMO Consultant
1116 (3.970 %)Developer
1215 (3.722 %)Desktop Engineer
1311 (2.730 %)Service Analyst
1311 (2.730 %)Desktop Support Engineer
1311 (2.730 %)Helpdesk Support
1410 (2.481 %)Service Desk Analyst
1410 (2.481 %)Support Technician
159 (2.233 %)Technical Support
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (1.737 %)Blackberry
25 (1.241 %)NHS
34 (0.993 %)Mathematics
43 (0.744 %)E-Learning
52 (0.496 %)Mainframe
61 (0.248 %)NPfIT
61 (0.248 %)W3C
61 (0.248 %)SecurID
61 (0.248 %)Data Protection Act
61 (0.248 %)Italian Language
61 (0.248 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1167 (41.44 %)Windows
287 (21.59 %)Windows XP
353 (13.15 %)Windows Server 2003
442 (10.42 %)Windows 2000
522 (5.459 %)UNIX
615 (3.722 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (0.744 %)Windows Vista
73 (0.744 %)Windows NT
73 (0.744 %)VMS
82 (0.496 %)NetWare
82 (0.496 %)Linux
91 (0.248 %)Solaris
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
154 (13.40 %)Project Management
242 (10.42 %)Security Cleared
337 (9.181 %)PRINCE2
431 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
518 (4.467 %)ITIL
616 (3.970 %)Migration
711 (2.730 %)Change Management
810 (2.481 %)Business Analysis
810 (2.481 %)Project Planning
98 (1.985 %)Data Analysis
98 (1.985 %)Benchmarking
107 (1.737 %)ERP
116 (1.489 %)Service Management
116 (1.489 %)Programme Management
116 (1.489 %)Technical Architecture
116 (1.489 %)User Acceptance Testing
116 (1.489 %)Data Migration
125 (1.241 %)PRINCE
125 (1.241 %)Asset Management
125 (1.241 %)Data Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (7.940 %)SQL
210 (2.481 %)VB
39 (2.233 %)VBA
48 (1.985 %)C
55 (1.241 %)VB.NET
55 (1.241 %)PL/SQL
64 (0.993 %)Fortran
64 (0.993 %)VB6
64 (0.993 %)C++
72 (0.496 %)Perl
81 (0.248 %)C#
81 (0.248 %)ABAP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (3.970 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (3.474 %)MCSE
38 (1.985 %)MCP
46 (1.489 %)MCSA
46 (1.489 %)PRINCE2 Certification
46 (1.489 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
54 (0.993 %)MCDST
54 (0.993 %)Degree
62 (0.496 %)Cisco Certification
62 (0.496 %)CCNA
62 (0.496 %)ECDL
62 (0.496 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.248 %)PMP
71 (0.248 %)PMI Certification
71 (0.248 %)CCNP
71 (0.248 %)Postgraduate
71 (0.248 %)ACCA
71 (0.248 %)CIMA
71 (0.248 %)ISEB
71 (0.248 %)Citrix Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.481 %)SLA
23 (0.744 %)QA
31 (0.248 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (12.41 %)Active Directory
26 (1.489 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.496 %)NDS
41 (0.248 %)VMware Infrastructure
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.744 %)MOM
13 (0.744 %)SCCM
13 (0.744 %)SCOM
22 (0.496 %)BMC PATROL
31 (0.248 %)DameWare
31 (0.248 %)OVSD
31 (0.248 %)OpenView
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1155 (38.46 %)Microsoft
257 (14.14 %)Lotus
354 (13.40 %)Oracle
436 (8.933 %)Citrix
511 (2.730 %)HP
511 (2.730 %)SAP
610 (2.481 %)Remedy
78 (1.985 %)Novell
87 (1.737 %)PeopleSoft
96 (1.489 %)Dell
104 (0.993 %)Adobe
104 (0.993 %)VERITAS
104 (0.993 %)Cisco
113 (0.744 %)ANSYS
113 (0.744 %)ESRI
113 (0.744 %)Sun
113 (0.744 %)Avaya
113 (0.744 %)Juniper
122 (0.496 %)BMC
122 (0.496 %)Intel