West Sussex MS Office Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the West Sussex region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Office over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Office
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Alderley Edge Aylesbury Ayr Ayrshire Barking Barnsley Basildon Basingstoke Bath Beckenham Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentwood Bridgend Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Burton-upon-Trent Bury St Edmunds Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Cardiff Chatham Chelmsford Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chichester Chippenham Cirencester City of London Cleethorpes Colchester Conwy Cornwall Corsham County Antrim Coventry Crawley Crewe Croydon Cumbria Cwmbran Dagenham Darlington Dartford Denbighshire Derby Derbyshire Devon Dewsbury Docklands, London Doncaster Dorchester Dorking Dorset Douglas Dover Dudley Dunbar Durham East Anglia East Lothian East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Eastleigh Edinburgh Ely England Epsom Essex Exeter Falkirk Fareham Farnborough Farnham Feltham Gateshead Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Great Yarmouth Greenford Grimsby Guildford Gwent Halifax Hammersmith Hampshire Harrogate Harrow Hastings Havant Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Highlands Hitchin Home Counties Hounslow Hove Huddersfield Hull Huntingdon Immingham Inverness Ipswich Isle of Man Kegworth Kendal Kent Knutsford Lancashire Lancaster Leatherhead Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Letchworth Lewes Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool Livingston Llandudno London Lowestoft Luton Lutterworth M4 Corridor Macclesfield Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Marlow Merseyside Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes New Malden Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Newton-le-Willows Norfolk North Ayrshire North East North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northallerton Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northwich Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oldham Oxford Oxfordshire Paddington Paisley Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Preston Reading Redhill Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Romford Rugby Runcorn Salford Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Sherborne Shrewsbury Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Ayrshire South East South Shields South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southend-on-Sea Southport Southwark St Albans St Asaph St Helens Stafford Staffordshire Stevenage Stockport Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Street Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surrey Swansea Swindon Tadworth Taunton Teesside Telford Thames Valley Tipton Torfaen Torpoint Trowbridge Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wakefield Wales Walsall Walton-on-Thames Warminster Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Watford Wembley West Bromwich West Lothian West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Weybridge Weymouth Wiltshire Winchester Windlesham Windsor Witham Woking Wokingham Wolverhampton Worcestershire Worthing Wymondham Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 20 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	23	25
Rank change on same period last year	+2
Matching contract IT job ads	22	26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.029 %	0.026 %
As % of the category below	33.33 %	37.68 %
Daily rates quoted	2	4
Average minimum daily rate	£230	£263
Average daily rate	£238	£269
% change on same period last year	-11.62 %
Average maximum daily rate	£245	£275
UK excluding London average daily rate	£243	£251
% change on same period last year	-3.14 %
Hourly rates quoted	13	7
Average minimum hourly rate	£20.69	£12.63
Average hourly rate	£22.08	£13.31
% change on same period last year	+65.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£23.46	£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£15.67	£15.70
% change on same period last year	-0.23 %
Applications West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads	66	69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.087 %	0.069 %
Daily rates quoted	20	9
Average minimum daily rate	£388	£273
Average daily rate	£406	£285
% change on same period last year	+42.43 %
Average maximum daily rate	£425	£298
UK excluding London average daily rate	£297	£284
% change on same period last year	+4.40 %
Hourly rates quoted	15	12
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.58	£13.50
Average hourly rate	£24.89	£14.64
% change on same period last year	+70.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.20	£15.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.61	£19.30
% change on same period last year	-3.54 %
MS Office 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 Office
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Office across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

MS Office
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Office across the West Sussex region.

MS Office
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Office across the West Sussex region.

MS Office
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

MS Office
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the West Sussex 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.

Location	Rank 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
Crawley	+1	12	£238	+18.75 %
Chichester	0	2	-	-
Worthing	+6	1	-	-

MS Office South East

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing MS Office 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 Office.

1 42 (56.76 %) Windows 2 37 (50.00 %) Microsoft 3 26 (35.14 %) Windows Server 2003 4 25 (33.78 %) MS Excel 4 25 (33.78 %) Windows XP 5 21 (28.38 %) Active Directory 6 13 (17.57 %) Windows 2000 7 11 (14.86 %) LAN 7 11 (14.86 %) Citrix 8 10 (13.51 %) WAN 9 8 (10.81 %) Novell 10 7 (9.459 %) NetWare 10 7 (9.459 %) MS PowerPoint 10 7 (9.459 %) Windows Vista 10 7 (9.459 %) Windows 2000 Server

11 6 (8.108 %) TCP/IP 11 6 (8.108 %) ITIL 11 6 (8.108 %) MS Project 11 6 (8.108 %) Internet 12 5 (6.757 %) VSS/SourceSafe 12 5 (6.757 %) C++ 12 5 (6.757 %) VC++ 12 5 (6.757 %) UML 12 5 (6.757 %) Rational Rose 12 5 (6.757 %) MS Visio 12 5 (6.757 %) MS Exchange 12 5 (6.757 %) Exchange Server 2003 12 5 (6.757 %) Banking 12 5 (6.757 %) Degree 13 4 (5.405 %) Security Cleared

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing MS Office 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 Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms 1 5 (6.757 %) MS Exchange 1 5 (6.757 %) Exchange Server 2003 2 3 (4.054 %) Lotus Notes 3 2 (2.703 %) SharePoint 4 1 (1.351 %) GroupWise 4 1 (1.351 %) SharePoint Server 2007 4 1 (1.351 %) Exchange Server 2000	Applications 1 25 (33.78 %) MS Excel 2 7 (9.459 %) MS PowerPoint 3 6 (8.108 %) MS Project 4 5 (6.757 %) MS Visio 5 3 (4.054 %) InfoPath 6 1 (1.351 %) Pro/ENGINEER 6 1 (1.351 %) CA Clarity
Business Applications 1 3 (4.054 %) SAP FI 1 3 (4.054 %) SAP FI-CA 1 3 (4.054 %) SAP IS-U 2 2 (2.703 %) VisionPLUS	Communications & Networking 1 11 (14.86 %) LAN 2 10 (13.51 %) WAN 3 6 (8.108 %) TCP/IP 3 6 (8.108 %) Internet 4 4 (5.405 %) VoIP 4 4 (5.405 %) Intranet 5 2 (2.703 %) Firewall 5 2 (2.703 %) Broadband 5 2 (2.703 %) DHCP 5 2 (2.703 %) VPN 5 2 (2.703 %) DNS 6 1 (1.351 %) SAN 6 1 (1.351 %) Wireless
Development Applications 1 5 (6.757 %) VSS/SourceSafe 1 5 (6.757 %) Rational Rose	General 1 5 (6.757 %) Banking 2 3 (4.054 %) Finance 2 3 (4.054 %) Education 2 3 (4.054 %) Legal 3 2 (2.703 %) Marketing 3 2 (2.703 %) Military 3 2 (2.703 %) Electric 4 1 (1.351 %) Front Office 4 1 (1.351 %) Telecoms 4 1 (1.351 %) Government
Job Titles 1 26 (35.14 %) Analyst 2 16 (21.62 %) Helpdesk Analyst 3 11 (14.86 %) Helpdesk Support 4 10 (13.51 %) Support Analyst 4 10 (13.51 %) Administrator 5 9 (12.16 %) Trainer 5 9 (12.16 %) 2nd Line Support 6 8 (10.81 %) Service Analyst 6 8 (10.81 %) Service Desk Analyst 6 8 (10.81 %) Desktop Support 7 7 (9.459 %) Consultant 7 7 (9.459 %) IT Trainer 8 6 (8.108 %) 1st Line Support 9 5 (6.757 %) Software Engineer 9 5 (6.757 %) Project Administrator 10 3 (4.054 %) Support Engineer 10 3 (4.054 %) IT Consultant 10 3 (4.054 %) SAP Consultant 10 3 (4.054 %) Helpdesk Support Analyst 10 3 (4.054 %) SAP FI Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 2 (2.703 %) Japanese Language 2 1 (1.351 %) HACMP 2 1 (1.351 %) Clustering 2 1 (1.351 %) Mathematics
Operating Systems 1 42 (56.76 %) Windows 2 26 (35.14 %) Windows Server 2003 3 25 (33.78 %) Windows XP 4 13 (17.57 %) Windows 2000 5 7 (9.459 %) NetWare 5 7 (9.459 %) Windows Vista 5 7 (9.459 %) Windows 2000 Server 6 4 (5.405 %) Linux 7 3 (4.054 %) UNIX 8 2 (2.703 %) Windows NT	Processes & Methodologies 1 6 (8.108 %) ITIL 2 5 (6.757 %) UML 3 4 (5.405 %) Security Cleared 3 4 (5.405 %) Service Management 4 3 (4.054 %) Project Management 4 3 (4.054 %) CAD 4 3 (4.054 %) CRM 4 3 (4.054 %) Data Modelling 4 3 (4.054 %) Data Analysis 5 2 (2.703 %) Time Management 5 2 (2.703 %) SC Cleared 5 2 (2.703 %) Software Engineering 5 2 (2.703 %) Asset Management 6 1 (1.351 %) Configuration Management 6 1 (1.351 %) PRINCE2 6 1 (1.351 %) RUP 6 1 (1.351 %) Business Intelligence 6 1 (1.351 %) Change Management 6 1 (1.351 %) Incident Management 6 1 (1.351 %) BC Cleared
Programming Languages 1 5 (6.757 %) C++ 1 5 (6.757 %) VC++ 2 2 (2.703 %) VB	Qualifications 1 5 (6.757 %) Degree 2 2 (2.703 %) MOS 2 2 (2.703 %) MCP 2 2 (2.703 %) Microsoft Certification 3 1 (1.351 %) ITIL Certification 3 1 (1.351 %) MCSE 3 1 (1.351 %) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 2 (2.703 %) SLA	System Software 1 21 (28.38 %) Active Directory 2 2 (2.703 %) Backup Exec 2 2 (2.703 %) ISA Server 3 1 (1.351 %) Novell eDirectory
Systems Management 1 2 (2.703 %) WSUS 1 2 (2.703 %) Norton AntiVirus 2 1 (1.351 %) ZENworks 2 1 (1.351 %) CiscoWorks	Vendors 1 37 (50.00 %) Microsoft 2 11 (14.86 %) Citrix 3 8 (10.81 %) Novell 4 4 (5.405 %) SAP 5 3 (4.054 %) Lotus 5 3 (4.054 %) Interwoven 5 3 (4.054 %) CA 5 3 (4.054 %) HP 6 2 (2.703 %) Mitel 6 2 (2.703 %) Apple 6 2 (2.703 %) VERITAS 6 2 (2.703 %) Symantec 7 1 (1.351 %) CommVault 7 1 (1.351 %) Cisco 7 1 (1.351 %) IBM 7 1 (1.351 %) Sun 7 1 (1.351 %) VMware 7 1 (1.351 %) LANDesk