The first table below looks at the demand for Office 365 skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Office 365 over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Applications category for the South West 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office 365
Rank 100 136 -
Rank change year-on-year
+36 -
Contract jobs citing Office 365 11 5 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.547% 0.154% -
As % of the Applications category 3.793% 1.139% -
Number of daily rates quoted 9 2 0
Average daily rate £260 £351 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.97% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £301 £350 £413
% change year-on-year
-13.92% -15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Average hourly rate - £30.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £12.50 £25.00 -
% change year-on-year
-50.00% -
All Applications
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
290 439 366
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 14.43% 13.53% 12.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 249 149
Average daily rate £325 £310 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.83% -4.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £155 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £415 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 64 69
Average hourly rate £13.50 £23.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-41.30% +15.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £11.33 £11.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £23.40 £50.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.56 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-0.38% -2.75%
Office 365
England

Office 365
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Office 365 across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

South West Office 365 Jobs Demand Trend

Office 365
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Office 365 across the South West region.

South West Office 365 Daily Rate Trend

Office 365
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Office 365 across the South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South West Office 365 Daily Rate Histogram

Office 365
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Office 365 across the South West region.

South West Office 365 Hourly Rate Trend

Office 365
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Office 365 within the South West region over the 3 months to 23 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
Devon - 8 £260 -
Somerset - 2 £399 -
Office 365
England

Office 365
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Office 365 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 Office 365.

1 11 (52.38%) MS Exchange
2 10 (47.62%) Migration
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 9 (42.86%) Active Directory
3 9 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2010
4 8 (38.10%) SharePoint 2010
4 8 (38.10%) SharePoint
5 7 (33.33%) Intranet
5 7 (33.33%) SAP R/3
5 7 (33.33%) SAP
5 7 (33.33%) UAG
5 7 (33.33%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (14.29%) ISA Server
7 2 (9.524%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (9.524%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (9.524%) Windows 7
7 2 (9.524%) vSphere
7 2 (9.524%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (9.524%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (9.524%) FalconStor
7 2 (9.524%) IaaS
7 2 (9.524%) SQL Server
7 2 (9.524%) Citrix
7 2 (9.524%) ITIL
7 2 (9.524%) PRINCE2
7 2 (9.524%) Windows
7 2 (9.524%) LAN
7 2 (9.524%) WAN
7 2 (9.524%) VMware
8 1 (4.762%) Service Management

Office 365
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Office 365 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 Office 365. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 11 (52.38%) MS Exchange
2 9 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (38.10%) SharePoint 2010
3 8 (38.10%) SharePoint
4 7 (33.33%) SharePoint 2013
5 2 (9.524%) Exchange Server 2007
Business Applications
1 7 (33.33%) SAP R/3
2 1 (4.762%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 7 (33.33%) Intranet
2 2 (9.524%) LAN
2 2 (9.524%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.524%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (4.762%) Electronics
1 1 (4.762%) Telecoms
1 1 (4.762%) Finance
1 1 (4.762%) Manufacturing
1 1 (4.762%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Project Manager
2 7 (33.33%) Analyst
3 5 (23.81%) IT Project Manager
3 5 (23.81%) Server Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) Delivery Manager
4 4 (19.05%) Server Support Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Server Analyst
4 4 (19.05%) Migration Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Exchange Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Delivery Project Manager
4 4 (19.05%) Server Support
4 4 (19.05%) Support Engineer
5 3 (14.29%) Technical Consultant
5 3 (14.29%) Consultant
5 3 (14.29%) Support Consultant
5 3 (14.29%) Migration Consultant
6 2 (9.524%) Infrastructure Manager
6 2 (9.524%) Technical Manager
6 2 (9.524%) SharePoint Project Manager
6 2 (9.524%) Infrastructure Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.524%) IaaS
2 1 (4.762%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.524%) Windows 7
1 2 (9.524%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Migration
2 2 (9.524%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (9.524%) ITIL
2 2 (9.524%) PRINCE2
3 1 (4.762%) Service Management
3 1 (4.762%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (4.762%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (4.762%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 2 (9.524%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
System Software
1 9 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 7 (33.33%) UAG
3 3 (14.29%) ISA Server
4 2 (9.524%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (9.524%) vSphere
Vendors
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 7 (33.33%) SAP
3 2 (9.524%) FalconStor
3 2 (9.524%) Citrix
3 2 (9.524%) VMware
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Posted: 30 April 2013