The first table below looks at the demand for MS PowerPoint skills in IT contracts advertised for the Surrey region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS PowerPoint over the 3 months to 21 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 Surrey 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint
Rank 56 79 67
Rank change year-on-year
+23 -12
Contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint 24 18 36
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 2.065% 1.109% 1.975%
As % of the Applications category 13.48% 11.18% 13.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 6 19
Average daily rate £300 £225 £355
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% -36.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £113 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £448 £393 £585
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £314 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.94% +4.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
Average hourly rate £18.75 £23.00 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.47% +64.28%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £17.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-20.00% -
All Applications
Surrey
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
178 161 259
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 15.32% 9.920% 14.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 80 121
Average daily rate £275 £300 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.33% -7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £128 £150 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £430 £425 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 30 32
Average hourly rate £15.50 £17.50 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.42% +16.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.85 £10.52 £10.59
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.95 £27.20 £24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.56 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-0.38% -2.75%
MS PowerPoint
South East

MS PowerPoint
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Surrey MS PowerPoint Jobs Demand Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Surrey region.

Surrey MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Surrey MS PowerPoint Daily Rate Histogram

MS PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS PowerPoint across the Surrey region.

Surrey MS PowerPoint Hourly Rate Trend

MS PowerPoint
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS PowerPoint within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 21 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
Guildford - 10 £150 -
Staines 0 4 - -
Sunbury-on-Thames +5 3 £350 -9.09%
Camberley -1 2 - -
Redhill - 1 £450 -
MS PowerPoint
South East

MS PowerPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing MS PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint.

1 31 (53.45%) MS Excel
2 28 (48.28%) Microsoft
3 26 (44.83%) SharePoint
3 26 (44.83%) MS Office
4 19 (32.76%) Finance
5 14 (24.14%) Oracle
6 13 (22.41%) .NET
7 12 (20.69%) SQL Server
7 12 (20.69%) Content Management
7 12 (20.69%) Information Management
7 12 (20.69%) Document Management
7 12 (20.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (20.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (20.69%) Load Balancing
8 11 (18.97%) IIS
8 11 (18.97%) Project Management
8 11 (18.97%) Management Information System
9 10 (17.24%) Intranet
9 10 (17.24%) Photoshop
9 10 (17.24%) HTML
10 9 (15.52%) Internet
11 8 (13.79%) PRINCE2
12 7 (12.07%) Mobile App
12 7 (12.07%) Adobe Illustrator
12 7 (12.07%) MS Visio
12 7 (12.07%) Dreamweaver
13 6 (10.34%) CSS
14 5 (8.621%) Oracle Reports
15 4 (6.897%) MS Project
15 4 (6.897%) Financial Institution

MS PowerPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing MS PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (22.41%) .NET
2 10 (17.24%) HTML
3 6 (10.34%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 26 (44.83%) SharePoint
2 11 (18.97%) IIS
3 3 (5.172%) CMS
Applications
1 31 (53.45%) MS Excel
2 26 (44.83%) MS Office
3 10 (17.24%) Photoshop
4 7 (12.07%) Adobe Illustrator
4 7 (12.07%) MS Visio
5 4 (6.897%) MS Project
6 2 (3.448%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (1.724%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 1 (1.724%) Cognos Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.724%) Google Analytics
1 1 (1.724%) SAP HCM
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.24%) Intranet
2 9 (15.52%) Internet
3 2 (3.448%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (20.69%) SQL Server
1 12 (20.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 12 (20.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (8.621%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.724%) IBM InfoSphere
3 1 (1.724%) Xcelsius
3 1 (1.724%) QlikView
3 1 (1.724%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.724%) TOAD
3 1 (1.724%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (12.07%) Dreamweaver
General
1 19 (32.76%) Finance
2 4 (6.897%) Financial Institution
3 3 (5.172%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (3.448%) Law
4 2 (3.448%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (29.31%) Analyst
2 15 (25.86%) Administrator
3 11 (18.97%) SharePoint Administrator
4 8 (13.79%) Project Manager
4 8 (13.79%) Web Designer
4 8 (13.79%) Designer
5 7 (12.07%) Coordinator
6 6 (10.34%) MI Analyst
7 4 (6.897%) Project Coordinator
7 4 (6.897%) Information Manager
7 4 (6.897%) Storage Systems Administrator
8 3 (5.172%) PMO Analyst
8 3 (5.172%) Business Analyst
8 3 (5.172%) Data Analyst
9 2 (3.448%) Junior
9 2 (3.448%) Financial Analyst
9 2 (3.448%) Digital Project Manager
10 1 (1.724%) Data Centre Project Manager
10 1 (1.724%) Project Support Coordinator
10 1 (1.724%) Project Officer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.97%) Management Information System
2 7 (12.07%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.724%) Learning Management System
3 1 (1.724%) Mathematics
3 1 (1.724%) Computer Science
3 1 (1.724%) IVR
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (20.69%) Content Management
1 12 (20.69%) Information Management
1 12 (20.69%) Document Management
1 12 (20.69%) Load Balancing
2 11 (18.97%) Project Management
3 8 (13.79%) PRINCE2
4 4 (6.897%) Business Analysis
5 3 (5.172%) Project Planning
5 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (5.172%) Programme Management
6 2 (3.448%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (3.448%) Data Modelling
6 2 (3.448%) Migration
6 2 (3.448%) Change Management
6 2 (3.448%) Risk Management
6 2 (3.448%) Data Analysis
6 2 (3.448%) Logistics
6 2 (3.448%) Financial Analysis
6 2 (3.448%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (3.448%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.448%) SQL
2 1 (1.724%) VB
2 1 (1.724%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (5.172%) SC Cleared
1 3 (5.172%) Security Cleared
2 2 (3.448%) Degree
3 1 (1.724%) ISEB
3 1 (1.724%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.172%) QA
Vendors
1 28 (48.28%) Microsoft
2 14 (24.14%) Oracle
3 2 (3.448%) Planview
4 1 (1.724%) Google
4 1 (1.724%) Business Objects
4 1 (1.724%) SAP
4 1 (1.724%) IBM
4 1 (1.724%) Cognos