West Yorkshire MS Office Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the West 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 Office over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Office
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Alderley Edge Audenshaw Aylesbury Ayr Ayrshire Bacup Banbury Barking Barnsley Basildon Basingstoke Bath Beckenham Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Bishop's Stortford Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentwood Bridgend Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Burnley Burton-upon-Trent Bury St Edmunds Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Cardiff Chatham Chelmsford Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chichester Chippenham City of London Colchester Cornwall Corsham County Antrim Coventry Crawley Crewe Croydon Cumbria Cwmbran Dagenham Darlington Dartford Denbighshire Derby Derbyshire Devon Dewsbury Docklands, London Doncaster Dorking Dorset Douglas Dover Dudley Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Eastleigh Edinburgh Ely England Epsom Essex Exeter Fareham Farnborough Feltham Gateshead Gatwick Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Greenford Grimsby Guildford Gwent Hackney Halifax Hammersmith Hampshire Harrogate Hastings Havant Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Highlands Hitchin Home Counties Hounslow Hove Huddersfield Hull Huntingdon Immingham Inverness Ipswich Isle of Man Kendal Kent Knutsford Lancashire Lancaster Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Letchworth Lewes Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Loughborough Luton Lutterworth Macclesfield Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Marlow Merseyside Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Motherwell New Malden Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Newton-le-Willows Norfolk North Ayrshire North East North Lanarkshire North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northallerton Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oldham Oxford Oxfordshire Paddington Paisley Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Preston Reading Redcar Redhill Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Romford Rotherham Rugby Runcorn Salford Salisbury Scarborough 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 Staines 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 Wallington Walsall Walton-on-Thames Ware Warminster Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Watford Welwyn Garden City West Bromwich West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Weybridge Weymouth Wilmslow Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Witham Woking Wolverhampton Worcestershire Worthing Wymondham Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 24 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	21	26
Rank change on same period last year	+5
Matching contract IT job ads	116	91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.154 %	0.092 %
As % of the category below	39.86 %	36.99 %
Daily rates quoted	26	9
Average minimum daily rate	£217	£204
Average daily rate	£229	£224
% change on same period last year	+2.26 %
Average maximum daily rate	£242	£245
UK excluding London average daily rate	£250	£251
% change on same period last year	-0.53 %
Hourly rates quoted	23	20
Average minimum hourly rate	£14.83	£14.36
Average hourly rate	£15.97	£15.31
% change on same period last year	+4.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£17.12	£16.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£15.47	£15.00
% change on same period last year	+3.18 %
Applications West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads	291	246
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.387 %	0.249 %
Daily rates quoted	75	41
Average minimum daily rate	£255	£232
Average daily rate	£271	£252
% change on same period last year	+7.42 %
Average maximum daily rate	£286	£272
UK excluding London average daily rate	£299	£284
% change on same period last year	+5.35 %
Hourly rates quoted	44	36
Average minimum hourly rate	£16.14	£20.24
Average hourly rate	£17.33	£21.21
% change on same period last year	-18.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£18.52	£22.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.03	£18.93
% change on same period last year	-4.76 %
MS Office 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 Office
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Office across the West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

MS Office
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

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 Yorkshire region.

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Office across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

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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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
Leeds	+7	79	£235	-7.69 %
Wakefield	+5	7	£85	-
Bradford	+2	6	-	-
Huddersfield	-4	4	-	-
Halifax	-13	2	-	-
Dewsbury	-2	1	-	-

MS Office Yorkshire

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1 102 (43.40 %) Windows 2 101 (42.98 %) Microsoft 3 79 (33.62 %) MS Excel 4 68 (28.94 %) Windows XP 5 63 (26.81 %) Active Directory 6 37 (15.74 %) NHS 7 33 (14.04 %) Windows 2000 8 30 (12.77 %) Health 9 27 (11.49 %) MS Exchange 10 22 (9.362 %) TCP/IP 11 20 (8.511 %) MS Project 11 20 (8.511 %) Microsoft Certification 12 18 (7.660 %) Project Management 12 18 (7.660 %) ITIL 12 18 (7.660 %) Finance

13 17 (7.234 %) SQL 14 16 (6.809 %) PRINCE2 15 14 (5.957 %) Exchange Server 2000 16 13 (5.532 %) Exchange Server 2003 16 13 (5.532 %) MS PowerPoint 16 13 (5.532 %) MS Visio 16 13 (5.532 %) SharePoint 17 12 (5.106 %) Lotus Notes 17 12 (5.106 %) MCP 17 12 (5.106 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 17 12 (5.106 %) Lotus 18 11 (4.681 %) MS Access 18 11 (4.681 %) VPN 19 10 (4.255 %) .NET 19 10 (4.255 %) Citrix

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 Development 1 10 (4.255 %) .NET 2 3 (1.277 %) XML 3 2 (0.851 %) ASP.NET 4 1 (0.426 %) Middleware 4 1 (0.426 %) Application Packaging	Application Platforms 1 27 (11.49 %) MS Exchange 2 14 (5.957 %) Exchange Server 2000 3 13 (5.532 %) Exchange Server 2003 3 13 (5.532 %) SharePoint 4 12 (5.106 %) Lotus Notes 5 6 (2.553 %) SharePoint Server 2007 6 4 (1.702 %) GroupWise 7 2 (0.851 %) Office Project Server 8 1 (0.426 %) Exchange Server 2007 8 1 (0.426 %) WebLogic 8 1 (0.426 %) Lotus Domino 8 1 (0.426 %) Apache 8 1 (0.426 %) Tomcat
Applications 1 79 (33.62 %) MS Excel 2 20 (8.511 %) MS Project 3 13 (5.532 %) MS Visio 3 13 (5.532 %) MS PowerPoint 4 1 (0.426 %) Spreadsheet 4 1 (0.426 %) AutoCAD	Business Applications 1 1 (0.426 %) assyst
Communications & Networking 1 22 (9.362 %) TCP/IP 2 11 (4.681 %) VPN 3 8 (3.404 %) Internet 4 7 (2.979 %) Broadband 4 7 (2.979 %) LAN 5 6 (2.553 %) WAN 6 3 (1.277 %) VoIP 7 2 (0.851 %) DNS 7 2 (0.851 %) DHCP 7 2 (0.851 %) LDAP 8 1 (0.426 %) ATM 8 1 (0.426 %) PBX 8 1 (0.426 %) SMS 8 1 (0.426 %) SAN 8 1 (0.426 %) Intranet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 11 (4.681 %) MS Access 2 9 (3.830 %) SQL Server 3 3 (1.277 %) Crystal Reports 3 3 (1.277 %) SQL Server 2000 3 3 (1.277 %) EDRMS 3 3 (1.277 %) SQL Server 2005 4 2 (0.851 %) Reference Data 4 2 (0.851 %) BusinessObjects 4 2 (0.851 %) SQL Server 7 4 2 (0.851 %) GIS 4 2 (0.851 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 5 1 (0.426 %) Oracle 8/8i 5 1 (0.426 %) TOAD
Development Applications 1 7 (2.979 %) Flash 2 1 (0.426 %) ClearCase 2 1 (0.426 %) Dreamweaver 2 1 (0.426 %) ClearQuest	General 1 30 (12.77 %) Health 2 18 (7.660 %) Finance 3 7 (2.979 %) Government 4 3 (1.277 %) Construction 4 3 (1.277 %) Education 4 3 (1.277 %) Publishing 5 2 (0.851 %) Pharmaceutical 6 1 (0.426 %) Financial Institution 6 1 (0.426 %) Telecoms 6 1 (0.426 %) Insurance 6 1 (0.426 %) Marketing 6 1 (0.426 %) Legal
Job Titles 1 78 (33.19 %) Analyst 2 30 (12.77 %) Desktop Support 3 23 (9.787 %) Support Analyst 4 22 (9.362 %) Developer 5 18 (7.660 %) Service Analyst 6 17 (7.234 %) Support Engineer 6 17 (7.234 %) Service Desk Analyst 7 14 (5.957 %) Desktop Analyst 8 13 (5.532 %) Helpdesk Analyst 9 12 (5.106 %) 2nd Line Support 10 11 (4.681 %) 1st Line Support 10 11 (4.681 %) Desktop Support Analyst 11 10 (4.255 %) Helpdesk Support 12 9 (3.830 %) Desktop Engineer 12 9 (3.830 %) Rollout Engineer 13 8 (3.404 %) 3rd Line Support 13 8 (3.404 %) Business Analyst 14 7 (2.979 %) Technical Support 14 7 (2.979 %) Desktop Support Engineer 14 7 (2.979 %) Data Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 37 (15.74 %) NHS 2 7 (2.979 %) E-Learning 2 7 (2.979 %) SCORM 3 6 (2.553 %) AS400 4 5 (2.128 %) PDA 5 4 (1.702 %) NPfIT 6 3 (1.277 %) Data Protection Act 6 3 (1.277 %) Freedom of Information Act 6 3 (1.277 %) Blackberry 6 3 (1.277 %) Freedom of Information 7 2 (0.851 %) Informatics 7 2 (0.851 %) Management Information System 7 2 (0.851 %) Video Conferencing 8 1 (0.426 %) Replication 8 1 (0.426 %) Smartcard 8 1 (0.426 %) Client/Server 8 1 (0.426 %) N-Tier 8 1 (0.426 %) Computer Science 8 1 (0.426 %) PACS
Operating Systems 1 102 (43.40 %) Windows 2 68 (28.94 %) Windows XP 3 33 (14.04 %) Windows 2000 4 9 (3.830 %) Windows NT 4 9 (3.830 %) Windows Server 2003 5 6 (2.553 %) Windows Mobile 6 4 (1.702 %) NetWare 7 1 (0.426 %) HPUX 7 1 (0.426 %) Solaris 7 1 (0.426 %) Linux 7 1 (0.426 %) Windows Vista 7 1 (0.426 %) SUSE 7 1 (0.426 %) UNIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 18 (7.660 %) ITIL 1 18 (7.660 %) Project Management 2 16 (6.809 %) PRINCE2 3 9 (3.830 %) PRINCE 4 7 (2.979 %) Service Management 5 6 (2.553 %) Migration 5 6 (2.553 %) Data Analysis 6 5 (2.128 %) Business Analysis 7 4 (1.702 %) Data Migration 7 4 (1.702 %) Data Protection 7 4 (1.702 %) Quality Management 8 3 (1.277 %) Change Management 9 2 (0.851 %) ITSM 9 2 (0.851 %) Risk Management 9 2 (0.851 %) Workflow 9 2 (0.851 %) Validation 9 2 (0.851 %) Data Validation 9 2 (0.851 %) Statistical Analysis 9 2 (0.851 %) Use Case 9 2 (0.851 %) Programme Management
Programming Languages 1 17 (7.234 %) SQL 2 6 (2.553 %) VBA 3 5 (2.128 %) C# 4 3 (1.277 %) PHP 4 3 (1.277 %) C 5 2 (0.851 %) VB.NET 6 1 (0.426 %) VBScript 6 1 (0.426 %) PL/SQL 6 1 (0.426 %) Perl 6 1 (0.426 %) Shell Script	Qualifications 1 20 (8.511 %) Microsoft Certification 2 12 (5.106 %) MCP 3 8 (3.404 %) MCSE 4 7 (2.979 %) Degree 5 5 (2.128 %) ITIL Certification 6 4 (1.702 %) Network+ Certification 7 3 (1.277 %) MCDST 8 2 (0.851 %) Cisco Certification 8 2 (0.851 %) Novell Certification 8 2 (0.851 %) MCSA 8 2 (0.851 %) CCNA 9 1 (0.426 %) ISEB 9 1 (0.426 %) HNC 9 1 (0.426 %) CNA 9 1 (0.426 %) CNE 9 1 (0.426 %) PRINCE2 Certification 9 1 (0.426 %) A+ Certification 9 1 (0.426 %) ECDL
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 5 (2.128 %) BS15000 2 3 (1.277 %) QA 2 3 (1.277 %) SLA	System Software 1 63 (26.81 %) Active Directory 2 6 (2.553 %) VMware ESX 2 6 (2.553 %) VMware Infrastructure 3 5 (2.128 %) Terminal Services 4 3 (1.277 %) Novell eDirectory 5 1 (0.426 %) Backup Exec 5 1 (0.426 %) Oracle RAC
Systems Management 1 12 (5.106 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 2 10 (4.255 %) Norton AntiVirus 3 3 (1.277 %) ZENworks 4 1 (0.426 %) OpenView 4 1 (0.426 %) ARCserve	Vendors 1 101 (42.98 %) Microsoft 2 12 (5.106 %) Lotus 3 10 (4.255 %) Citrix 4 9 (3.830 %) HP 4 9 (3.830 %) Symantec 5 7 (2.979 %) IBM 5 7 (2.979 %) Dell 5 7 (2.979 %) Novell 6 6 (2.553 %) VMware 7 4 (1.702 %) Remedy 8 3 (1.277 %) Compaq 8 3 (1.277 %) Oracle 8 3 (1.277 %) Cognos 9 2 (0.851 %) Business Objects 9 2 (0.851 %) SAP 9 2 (0.851 %) Intel 9 2 (0.851 %) Wyse 9 2 (0.851 %) JD Edwards 9 2 (0.851 %) Altiris 9 2 (0.851 %) Capita