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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Thames Valley 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3851
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.012 %
As % of the category below15.00 %22.64 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£100
Average daily rate-£105
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£110
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£274
% change on same period last year+5.83 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.88£17.80
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads2053
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted49
Average minimum daily rate£181£167
Average daily rate£202£180
% change on same period last year+12.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£223£192
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£285
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£20.60£35.00
Average hourly rate£23.70£37.00
% change on same period last year-35.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.80£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.01£18.99
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
MS Excel South EastMS Excel
South East

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 Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

17 (50.00 %)Microsoft
25 (35.71 %)Windows 2000
34 (28.57 %)XML
34 (28.57 %)Windows
34 (28.57 %)Windows NT
34 (28.57 %)Windows XP
34 (28.57 %)MS Office
34 (28.57 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
34 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
43 (21.43 %)CRM
43 (21.43 %)Test Scripting
43 (21.43 %)ASP.NET
43 (21.43 %)WebServices
43 (21.43 %).NET
43 (21.43 %)Oracle
43 (21.43 %)C#
43 (21.43 %)VB.NET
43 (21.43 %)Microsoft CRM
43 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (14.29 %)Change Management
52 (14.29 %)SQL
52 (14.29 %)MS Access
61 (7.143 %)MS Visio
61 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
61 (7.143 %)UML
61 (7.143 %)VBA
61 (7.143 %)MS Project
61 (7.143 %)Finance
61 (7.143 %)CMS

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (28.57 %)XML
23 (21.43 %).NET
23 (21.43 %)ASP.NET
23 (21.43 %)WebServices
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)Content Management Server
11 (7.143 %)CMS
11 (7.143 %)Live Communications Server
11 (7.143 %)Office Communications Server
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (28.57 %)MS Office
21 (7.143 %)MS Visio
21 (7.143 %)MS Project
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft CRM
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)MS Access
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.143 %)Finance
11 (7.143 %)Billing
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Developer
23 (21.43 %)Analyst
23 (21.43 %)Test Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Access Developer
31 (7.143 %)Junior Tester
31 (7.143 %)Software Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
31 (7.143 %)1st Line Support
31 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support
31 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Tester
31 (7.143 %)Desktop Support
31 (7.143 %)Junior
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows 2000
24 (28.57 %)Windows NT
24 (28.57 %)Windows XP
24 (28.57 %)Windows
33 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)User Acceptance Testing
14 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
14 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
23 (21.43 %)Test Scripting
23 (21.43 %)CRM
32 (14.29 %)Change Management
41 (7.143 %)Use Case
41 (7.143 %)Project Management
41 (7.143 %)Quality Management
41 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
41 (7.143 %)UML
41 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)C#
13 (21.43 %)VB.NET
22 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (7.143 %)VBA
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (21.43 %)Oracle
31 (7.143 %)Dell
31 (7.143 %)Thunderhead
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