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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.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads11691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.154 %0.092 %
As % of the category below39.86 %36.99 %
Daily rates quoted269
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 quoted2320
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 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads291246
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.387 %0.249 %
Daily rates quoted7541
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 quoted4436
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 YorkshireMS 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.

West Yorkshire MS Office Demand Trend

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.

West Yorkshire MS Office Daily Rate Trend

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.

West Yorkshire MS Office Daily Rate Histogram

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.

West Yorkshire MS Office Hourly Rate Trend

MS Office
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.

West Yorkshire MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

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 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.

LocationRank 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
LeedsUp+779£235-7.69 %
WakefieldUp+57£85-
BradfordUp+26--
HuddersfieldDown-44--
HalifaxDown-132--
DewsburyDown-21--
MS Office YorkshireMS 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.

1102 (43.40 %)Windows
2101 (42.98 %)Microsoft
379 (33.62 %)MS Excel
468 (28.94 %)Windows XP
563 (26.81 %)Active Directory
637 (15.74 %)NHS
733 (14.04 %)Windows 2000
830 (12.77 %)Health
927 (11.49 %)MS Exchange
1022 (9.362 %)TCP/IP
1120 (8.511 %)MS Project
1120 (8.511 %)Microsoft Certification
1218 (7.660 %)Project Management
1218 (7.660 %)ITIL
1218 (7.660 %)Finance
1317 (7.234 %)SQL
1416 (6.809 %)PRINCE2
1514 (5.957 %)Exchange Server 2000
1613 (5.532 %)Exchange Server 2003
1613 (5.532 %)MS PowerPoint
1613 (5.532 %)MS Visio
1613 (5.532 %)SharePoint
1712 (5.106 %)Lotus Notes
1712 (5.106 %)MCP
1712 (5.106 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1712 (5.106 %)Lotus
1811 (4.681 %)MS Access
1811 (4.681 %)VPN
1910 (4.255 %).NET
1910 (4.255 %)Citrix

MS Office
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.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (4.255 %).NET
23 (1.277 %)XML
32 (0.851 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.426 %)Middleware
41 (0.426 %)Application Packaging
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (11.49 %)MS Exchange
214 (5.957 %)Exchange Server 2000
313 (5.532 %)Exchange Server 2003
313 (5.532 %)SharePoint
412 (5.106 %)Lotus Notes
56 (2.553 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (1.702 %)GroupWise
72 (0.851 %)Office Project Server
81 (0.426 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.426 %)WebLogic
81 (0.426 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.426 %)Apache
81 (0.426 %)Tomcat
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
179 (33.62 %)MS Excel
220 (8.511 %)MS Project
313 (5.532 %)MS Visio
313 (5.532 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.426 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.426 %)AutoCAD
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.426 %)assyst
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (9.362 %)TCP/IP
211 (4.681 %)VPN
38 (3.404 %)Internet
47 (2.979 %)Broadband
47 (2.979 %)LAN
56 (2.553 %)WAN
63 (1.277 %)VoIP
72 (0.851 %)DNS
72 (0.851 %)DHCP
72 (0.851 %)LDAP
81 (0.426 %)ATM
81 (0.426 %)PBX
81 (0.426 %)SMS
81 (0.426 %)SAN
81 (0.426 %)Intranet
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (4.681 %)MS Access
29 (3.830 %)SQL Server
33 (1.277 %)Crystal Reports
33 (1.277 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (1.277 %)EDRMS
33 (1.277 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (0.851 %)Reference Data
42 (0.851 %)BusinessObjects
42 (0.851 %)SQL Server 7
42 (0.851 %)GIS
42 (0.851 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.426 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.426 %)TOAD
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (2.979 %)Flash
21 (0.426 %)ClearCase
21 (0.426 %)Dreamweaver
21 (0.426 %)ClearQuest
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (12.77 %)Health
218 (7.660 %)Finance
37 (2.979 %)Government
43 (1.277 %)Construction
43 (1.277 %)Education
43 (1.277 %)Publishing
52 (0.851 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.426 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.426 %)Telecoms
61 (0.426 %)Insurance
61 (0.426 %)Marketing
61 (0.426 %)Legal
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
178 (33.19 %)Analyst
230 (12.77 %)Desktop Support
323 (9.787 %)Support Analyst
422 (9.362 %)Developer
518 (7.660 %)Service Analyst
617 (7.234 %)Support Engineer
617 (7.234 %)Service Desk Analyst
714 (5.957 %)Desktop Analyst
813 (5.532 %)Helpdesk Analyst
912 (5.106 %)2nd Line Support
1011 (4.681 %)1st Line Support
1011 (4.681 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1110 (4.255 %)Helpdesk Support
129 (3.830 %)Desktop Engineer
129 (3.830 %)Rollout Engineer
138 (3.404 %)3rd Line Support
138 (3.404 %)Business Analyst
147 (2.979 %)Technical Support
147 (2.979 %)Desktop Support Engineer
147 (2.979 %)Data Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (15.74 %)NHS
27 (2.979 %)E-Learning
27 (2.979 %)SCORM
36 (2.553 %)AS400
45 (2.128 %)PDA
54 (1.702 %)NPfIT
63 (1.277 %)Data Protection Act
63 (1.277 %)Freedom of Information Act
63 (1.277 %)Blackberry
63 (1.277 %)Freedom of Information
72 (0.851 %)Informatics
72 (0.851 %)Management Information System
72 (0.851 %)Video Conferencing
81 (0.426 %)Replication
81 (0.426 %)Smartcard
81 (0.426 %)Client/Server
81 (0.426 %)N-Tier
81 (0.426 %)Computer Science
81 (0.426 %)PACS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1102 (43.40 %)Windows
268 (28.94 %)Windows XP
333 (14.04 %)Windows 2000
49 (3.830 %)Windows NT
49 (3.830 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (2.553 %)Windows Mobile
64 (1.702 %)NetWare
71 (0.426 %)HPUX
71 (0.426 %)Solaris
71 (0.426 %)Linux
71 (0.426 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.426 %)SUSE
71 (0.426 %)UNIX
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (7.660 %)ITIL
118 (7.660 %)Project Management
216 (6.809 %)PRINCE2
39 (3.830 %)PRINCE
47 (2.979 %)Service Management
56 (2.553 %)Migration
56 (2.553 %)Data Analysis
65 (2.128 %)Business Analysis
74 (1.702 %)Data Migration
74 (1.702 %)Data Protection
74 (1.702 %)Quality Management
83 (1.277 %)Change Management
92 (0.851 %)ITSM
92 (0.851 %)Risk Management
92 (0.851 %)Workflow
92 (0.851 %)Validation
92 (0.851 %)Data Validation
92 (0.851 %)Statistical Analysis
92 (0.851 %)Use Case
92 (0.851 %)Programme Management
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (7.234 %)SQL
26 (2.553 %)VBA
35 (2.128 %)C#
43 (1.277 %)PHP
43 (1.277 %)C
52 (0.851 %)VB.NET
61 (0.426 %)VBScript
61 (0.426 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.426 %)Perl
61 (0.426 %)Shell Script
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (8.511 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (5.106 %)MCP
38 (3.404 %)MCSE
47 (2.979 %)Degree
55 (2.128 %)ITIL Certification
64 (1.702 %)Network+ Certification
73 (1.277 %)MCDST
82 (0.851 %)Cisco Certification
82 (0.851 %)Novell Certification
82 (0.851 %)MCSA
82 (0.851 %)CCNA
91 (0.426 %)ISEB
91 (0.426 %)HNC
91 (0.426 %)CNA
91 (0.426 %)CNE
91 (0.426 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (0.426 %)A+ Certification
91 (0.426 %)ECDL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.128 %)BS15000
23 (1.277 %)QA
23 (1.277 %)SLA
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
163 (26.81 %)Active Directory
26 (2.553 %)VMware ESX
26 (2.553 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (2.128 %)Terminal Services
43 (1.277 %)Novell eDirectory
51 (0.426 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.426 %)Oracle RAC
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (5.106 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
210 (4.255 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (1.277 %)ZENworks
41 (0.426 %)OpenView
41 (0.426 %)ARCserve
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1101 (42.98 %)Microsoft
212 (5.106 %)Lotus
310 (4.255 %)Citrix
49 (3.830 %)HP
49 (3.830 %)Symantec
57 (2.979 %)IBM
57 (2.979 %)Dell
57 (2.979 %)Novell
66 (2.553 %)VMware
74 (1.702 %)Remedy
83 (1.277 %)Compaq
83 (1.277 %)Oracle
83 (1.277 %)Cognos
92 (0.851 %)Business Objects
92 (0.851 %)SAP
92 (0.851 %)Intel
92 (0.851 %)Wyse
92 (0.851 %)JD Edwards
92 (0.851 %)Altiris
92 (0.851 %)Capita
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