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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the South Yorkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2417
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.017 %
As % of the category below43.64 %35.42 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£215£206
Average daily rate£225£209
% change on same period last year+7.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£235£213
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£267
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Hourly rates quoted140
Average minimum hourly rate£13.73-
Average hourly rate£14.59-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.45-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.97£18.47
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads5548
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.048 %
Daily rates quoted94
Average minimum daily rate£210£171
Average daily rate£230£176
% change on same period last year+31.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£251£181
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£284
% change on same period last year+4.40 %
Hourly rates quoted2416
Average minimum hourly rate£11.79£12.52
Average hourly rate£12.58£13.22
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.36£13.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.61£19.30
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
MS Excel YorkshireMS Excel
Yorkshire

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

South Yorkshire MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Excel across the South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire MS Excel Daily Rate 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Yorkshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SheffieldDown-315£200-4.53 %
RotherhamNew entry-3--
BarnsleyNew entry-2--
MS Excel YorkshireMS Excel
Yorkshire

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

128 (48.28 %)Microsoft
226 (44.83 %)Windows
325 (43.10 %)MS Office
418 (31.03 %)Active Directory
513 (22.41 %)Windows XP
612 (20.69 %)Windows Server 2003
710 (17.24 %)MS Exchange
89 (15.52 %)SQL
89 (15.52 %)Microsoft Certification
98 (13.79 %)SQL Server
98 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
98 (13.79 %)MCSE
98 (13.79 %)Windows 2000 Server
107 (12.07 %)HP
107 (12.07 %)NHS
116 (10.34 %)OpenView
125 (8.621 %)Remedy
125 (8.621 %)Project Management
125 (8.621 %)Exchange Server 2000
125 (8.621 %)Windows Vista
134 (6.897 %)Degree
134 (6.897 %)Migration
134 (6.897 %)MOM
134 (6.897 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
134 (6.897 %)MS Access
134 (6.897 %)SharePoint
134 (6.897 %)ITIL
143 (5.172 %)MS Project
143 (5.172 %).NET
143 (5.172 %)Linux

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.172 %).NET
13 (5.172 %)Middleware
21 (1.724 %)ASP
21 (1.724 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.724 %)WebServices
21 (1.724 %)XML
21 (1.724 %)WinForms
21 (1.724 %)AJAX
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (17.24 %)MS Exchange
25 (8.621 %)Exchange Server 2000
34 (6.897 %)SharePoint
43 (5.172 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (3.448 %)GroupWise
52 (3.448 %)Lotus Notes
52 (3.448 %)Lotus Domino
61 (1.724 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (43.10 %)MS Office
23 (5.172 %)MS Project
32 (3.448 %)Spreadsheet
41 (1.724 %)MS Visio
41 (1.724 %)MS PowerPoint
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.724 %)Axapta
11 (1.724 %)Movex
11 (1.724 %)Dynamics AX
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.172 %)SAN
21 (1.724 %)Intranet
21 (1.724 %)Firewall
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (13.79 %)SQL Server
24 (6.897 %)MS Access
32 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.724 %)BusinessObjects
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.724 %)Visual Studio
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.172 %)Back Office
22 (3.448 %)Finance
22 (3.448 %)Education
22 (3.448 %)Health
31 (1.724 %)Law
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (15.52 %)Analyst
25 (8.621 %)Developer
25 (8.621 %)2nd Line Support
25 (8.621 %)Administrator
25 (8.621 %)Support Engineer
25 (8.621 %)Information Analyst
33 (5.172 %)Programme Manager
33 (5.172 %)1st Line Support
33 (5.172 %)Support Technician
33 (5.172 %)Support Analyst
33 (5.172 %)Junior
42 (3.448 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
42 (3.448 %)2nd Line Support Technician
42 (3.448 %)Systems Administrator
42 (3.448 %)Technical Support
42 (3.448 %)Field Engineer
42 (3.448 %)Service Manager
42 (3.448 %)Data Analyst
42 (3.448 %)Technical Services Manager
42 (3.448 %)Technical Manager
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.07 %)NHS
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (44.83 %)Windows
213 (22.41 %)Windows XP
312 (20.69 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
48 (13.79 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (8.621 %)Windows Vista
63 (5.172 %)Linux
72 (3.448 %)Red Hat Linux
81 (1.724 %)Windows NT
81 (1.724 %)NetWare
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.621 %)Project Management
24 (6.897 %)Migration
24 (6.897 %)ITIL
33 (5.172 %)Time Management
42 (3.448 %)Data Migration
42 (3.448 %)SC Cleared
42 (3.448 %)Security Cleared
42 (3.448 %)Service Delivery
42 (3.448 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (3.448 %)Programme Management
51 (1.724 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.724 %)SSADM
51 (1.724 %)ERP
51 (1.724 %)OOD
51 (1.724 %)PRINCE
51 (1.724 %)Document Management
51 (1.724 %)Incident Management
51 (1.724 %)Project Planning
51 (1.724 %)Change Management
51 (1.724 %)Resource Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (15.52 %)SQL
22 (3.448 %)C#
31 (1.724 %)VB
31 (1.724 %)VB.NET
31 (1.724 %)VB6
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (15.52 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (13.79 %)MCSE
34 (6.897 %)Degree
41 (1.724 %)MCP
41 (1.724 %)MCSA
41 (1.724 %)CNE
41 (1.724 %)Novell Certification
41 (1.724 %)PMP
41 (1.724 %)PMI Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.724 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (31.03 %)Active Directory
23 (5.172 %)ISA Server
32 (3.448 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (3.448 %)VMware ESX
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (10.34 %)OpenView
24 (6.897 %)MOM
24 (6.897 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (5.172 %)SCOM
41 (1.724 %)ZENworks
41 (1.724 %)ARCserve
41 (1.724 %)Legato
41 (1.724 %)RepliStor
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (48.28 %)Microsoft
27 (12.07 %)HP
35 (8.621 %)Remedy
43 (5.172 %)Novell
52 (3.448 %)VMware
52 (3.448 %)Lotus
52 (3.448 %)Red Hat
52 (3.448 %)Intel
52 (3.448 %)SAP
61 (1.724 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.724 %)Business Objects
61 (1.724 %)Oracle
61 (1.724 %)Citrix
61 (1.724 %)Baan
61 (1.724 %)JD Edwards
61 (1.724 %)Lawson
61 (1.724 %)Compaq
61 (1.724 %)Fujitsu