MS Excel Contracts in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for MS Excel skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 20 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 West Midlands 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
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Excel
Rank 16 18 19
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +1
Contract jobs citing MS Excel 123 150 111
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 7.401% 6.664% 5.952%
As % of the Applications category 46.77% 47.17% 39.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 56 39
Average daily rate £263 £321 £245
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-18.28% +31.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £111 £189 £109
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £431 £455
UK excluding London average daily rate £319 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 31 16
Average hourly rate £11.88 £14.50 £12.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.08% +20.83%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.68 £8.50 £9.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.00 £32.50 £25.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
All Applications
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category		 263 318 281
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 15.82% 14.13% 15.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 117 104
Average daily rate £275 £320 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.06% -1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £121 £150 £123
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £440 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 61 53
Average hourly rate £13.50 £14.25 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% +9.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.89 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £32.15 £23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
MS Excel
England

MS Excel
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands MS Excel Jobs Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Midlands MS Excel Daily Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Midlands MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
Birmingham +6 37 £215 -30.92%
Coventry +5 15 £100 -60.00%
Solihull +4 12 £163 -27.77%
Warwickshire -12 11 £295 +3.05%
Worcestershire -10 10 £370 +5.71%
Shropshire +6 6 £250 -6.54%
Staffordshire 0 5 £425 +28.78%
Wolverhampton +1 3 - -
Sutton Coldfield -3 2 £310 +3.33%
Dudley +2 1 - -
Walsall - 1 - -
MS Excel
England

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 154 (62.10%) Microsoft
2 87 (35.08%) MS Office
3 75 (30.24%) Windows
4 52 (20.97%) SQL
4 52 (20.97%) Active Directory
5 47 (18.95%) Windows XP
6 43 (17.34%) SQL Server
7 40 (16.13%) .NET
8 39 (15.73%) Finance
9 36 (14.52%) Windows 7
10 29 (11.69%) MS Project
11 28 (11.29%) SharePoint
11 28 (11.29%) Project Management
12 27 (10.89%) PRINCE2
13 26 (10.48%) C#
14 24 (9.677%) ITIL
15 23 (9.274%) MS Exchange
16 22 (8.871%) Oracle
17 21 (8.468%) CRM
17 21 (8.468%) MS PowerPoint
18 20 (8.065%) Degree
18 20 (8.065%) Security Cleared
18 20 (8.065%) MS Access
18 20 (8.065%) Telecoms
19 19 (7.661%) VB
19 19 (7.661%) Dynamics CRM
20 18 (7.258%) Citrix
21 17 (6.855%) Migration
21 17 (6.855%) VMware
21 17 (6.855%) Windows Server 2008

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 40 (16.13%) .NET
2 16 (6.452%) ASP.NET
3 12 (4.839%) Web Services
4 11 (4.435%) XML
4 11 (4.435%) HTML
5 10 (4.032%) CSS
6 9 (3.629%) .NET Framework
7 7 (2.823%) jQuery
8 5 (2.016%) ASP
8 5 (2.016%) WCF
9 4 (1.613%) COM
9 4 (1.613%) XSLT
10 2 (0.806%) Flash
10 2 (0.806%) DHTML
10 2 (0.806%) ADO.NET
10 2 (0.806%) SOAP
10 2 (0.806%) Ajax
10 2 (0.806%) RESTful
10 2 (0.806%) MDX
10 2 (0.806%) Software Packaging
Application Platforms
1 28 (11.29%) SharePoint
2 23 (9.274%) MS Exchange
3 6 (2.419%) SAS
3 6 (2.419%) Lotus Notes
4 4 (1.613%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (1.210%) BizTalk Server
5 3 (1.210%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.806%) SharePoint 2010
6 2 (0.806%) CMS
7 1 (0.403%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.403%) WebSphere Process Server
7 1 (0.403%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.403%) ESB
7 1 (0.403%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.403%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.403%) Site Server
7 1 (0.403%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.403%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.403%) IIS
7 1 (0.403%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 87 (35.08%) MS Office
2 29 (11.69%) MS Project
3 21 (8.468%) MS PowerPoint
4 15 (6.048%) MS Visio
5 5 (2.016%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.806%) Office 365
6 2 (0.806%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.403%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 19 (7.661%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (3.226%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.613%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.806%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.806%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.806%) Agresso
4 2 (0.806%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.806%) CA Clarity
4 2 (0.806%) Sage 1000
5 1 (0.403%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.403%) CODA-Financials
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.242%) LAN
1 13 (5.242%) WAN
1 13 (5.242%) TCP/IP
1 13 (5.242%) DNS
2 11 (4.435%) DHCP
3 7 (2.823%) Internet
4 4 (1.613%) SAN
5 3 (1.210%) 3G
5 3 (1.210%) Firewall
5 3 (1.210%) IP Telephony
5 3 (1.210%) HTTP
5 3 (1.210%) SNMP
6 2 (0.806%) FTP
6 2 (0.806%) SMTP
6 2 (0.806%) Broadband
6 2 (0.806%) Intranet
6 2 (0.806%) Extranet
6 2 (0.806%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.403%) xDSL
7 1 (0.403%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (17.34%) SQL Server
2 20 (8.065%) MS Access
3 12 (4.839%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 11 (4.435%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (2.419%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (2.419%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (2.419%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (2.016%) SQL Server 2008
6 5 (2.016%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.613%) TOAD
8 3 (1.210%) MySQL
8 3 (1.210%) SQL Server 2005
9 2 (0.806%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.806%) GIS
9 2 (0.806%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.806%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 2 (0.806%) DTS
9 2 (0.806%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.403%) Oracle 8/8i
10 1 (0.403%) DB2
Development Applications
1 4 (1.613%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.210%) MSI
3 2 (0.806%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.403%) Appcelerator Titanium
4 1 (0.403%) Jenkins
General
1 39 (15.73%) Finance
2 20 (8.065%) Telecoms
3 6 (2.419%) Retail
4 5 (2.016%) Advertising
5 4 (1.613%) Banking
6 3 (1.210%) German Language
6 3 (1.210%) Investment Banking
6 3 (1.210%) Corporate Banking
6 3 (1.210%) Manufacturing
6 3 (1.210%) Automotive
7 2 (0.806%) Law
7 2 (0.806%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (0.806%) Marketing
7 2 (0.806%) French Language
7 2 (0.806%) Italian Language
7 2 (0.806%) Games
8 1 (0.403%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.403%) Back Office
8 1 (0.403%) Electronics
8 1 (0.403%) Legal
Job Titles
1 59 (23.79%) Analyst
2 56 (22.58%) Developer
3 15 (6.048%) 2nd Line Support
4 13 (5.242%) Business Analyst
4 13 (5.242%) Support Analyst
5 12 (4.839%) SQL Developer
6 11 (4.435%) 1st Line Support
7 10 (4.032%) Support Engineer
7 10 (4.032%) Desktop Support
8 9 (3.629%) Project Manager
8 9 (3.629%) Consultant
8 9 (3.629%) Service Analyst
9 8 (3.226%) .NET Developer
9 8 (3.226%) Project Support Officer
9 8 (3.226%) Project Officer
10 7 (2.823%) VBA Developer
10 7 (2.823%) Administrator
10 7 (2.823%) Systems Analyst
10 7 (2.823%) IT Support
11 6 (2.419%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.435%) NHS
1 11 (4.435%) Management Information System
2 6 (2.419%) Blackberry
2 6 (2.419%) Computer Science
2 6 (2.419%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.016%) iPad
4 4 (1.613%) Fat Client
4 4 (1.613%) Thin Client
4 4 (1.613%) Clustering
5 3 (1.210%) E-Learning
6 2 (0.806%) SCORM
6 2 (0.806%) VLE
6 2 (0.806%) PMI
6 2 (0.806%) Mathematics
6 2 (0.806%) Smart Meter
6 2 (0.806%) Learning Management System
6 2 (0.806%) Digital Media
6 2 (0.806%) SaaS
7 1 (0.403%) Data Integration
7 1 (0.403%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 75 (30.24%) Windows
2 47 (18.95%) Windows XP
3 36 (14.52%) Windows 7
4 17 (6.855%) Windows Server 2008
5 15 (6.048%) Windows Server 2003
6 10 (4.032%) Windows Vista
7 5 (2.016%) Windows 2000
8 4 (1.613%) Linux
9 2 (0.806%) UNIX
10 1 (0.403%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.403%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.403%) Windows NT
10 1 (0.403%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (11.29%) Project Management
2 27 (10.89%) PRINCE2
3 24 (9.677%) ITIL
4 21 (8.468%) CRM
5 17 (6.855%) Migration
6 13 (5.242%) Change Management
6 13 (5.242%) Time Management
7 12 (4.839%) Business Analysis
7 12 (4.839%) Programme Management
8 11 (4.435%) ERP
8 11 (4.435%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (3.629%) Configuration Management
9 9 (3.629%) Data Modelling
9 9 (3.629%) Data Analysis
9 9 (3.629%) Data Migration
10 8 (3.226%) User Acceptance Testing
10 8 (3.226%) ETL
11 7 (2.823%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (2.823%) Data Management
11 7 (2.823%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 52 (20.97%) SQL
2 26 (10.48%) C#
3 19 (7.661%) VB
4 16 (6.452%) VBA
4 16 (6.452%) T-SQL
5 15 (6.048%) JavaScript
6 10 (4.032%) C
7 8 (3.226%) VB.NET
8 6 (2.419%) Java
9 5 (2.016%) C++
10 3 (1.210%) PHP
11 2 (0.806%) Python
11 2 (0.806%) VB6
11 2 (0.806%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.403%) Ruby
12 1 (0.403%) Jython
12 1 (0.403%) ABAP
12 1 (0.403%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 20 (8.065%) Degree
1 20 (8.065%) Security Cleared
2 15 (6.048%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (5.645%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.823%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 5 (2.016%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.016%) MCSE
6 4 (1.613%) CCNA
7 3 (1.210%) MCITP
7 3 (1.210%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (1.210%) SAS Certification
8 2 (0.806%) PMP
8 2 (0.806%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.806%) ACCA
8 2 (0.806%) CIMA
8 2 (0.806%) HND
8 2 (0.806%) PgMP
8 2 (0.806%) APMP
9 1 (0.403%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.403%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.839%) SLA
2 4 (1.613%) QA
3 3 (1.210%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.210%) TickIT
System Software
1 52 (20.97%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.839%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.016%) XenApp
4 3 (1.210%) VMware ESX
4 3 (1.210%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.403%) VMware Server
5 1 (0.403%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.403%) vSphere
5 1 (0.403%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (3.629%) SCCM
2 5 (2.016%) DameWare
3 2 (0.806%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (0.806%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 2 (0.806%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.403%) Netcool
4 1 (0.403%) WMI
4 1 (0.403%) SCOM
4 1 (0.403%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 154 (62.10%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.871%) Oracle
3 18 (7.258%) Citrix
4 17 (6.855%) VMware
5 15 (6.048%) SAP
6 13 (5.242%) Cisco
7 6 (2.419%) HP
7 6 (2.419%) Lotus
8 5 (2.016%) Symantec
8 5 (2.016%) IBM
9 4 (1.613%) JD Edwards
10 3 (1.210%) Sage
10 3 (1.210%) Remedy
10 3 (1.210%) Adobe
10 3 (1.210%) Business Objects
10 3 (1.210%) Primavera
10 3 (1.210%) NetApp
11 2 (0.806%) Panasonic
11 2 (0.806%) EMC
11 2 (0.806%) Avaya
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