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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Worcestershire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank78
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads75
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.005 %
As % of the category below58.33 %35.71 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£75
Average daily rate£350£83
% change on same period last year+324.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£90
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£275
% change on same period last year+5.52 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£16.36£10.67
Average hourly rate£16.82£12.50
% change on same period last year+34.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.27£14.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.63£18.85
% change on same period last year-6.51 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads1214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£300£110
Average daily rate£350£114
% change on same period last year+207.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£118
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£274
% change on same period last year+11.57 %
Hourly rates quoted65
Average minimum hourly rate£15.71£11.25
Average hourly rate£15.95£13.00
% change on same period last year+22.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.19£14.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.16£19.16
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
MS Excel West MidlandsMS Excel
West Midlands

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
RedditchUp+35--
KidderminsterNew entry-5--
WorcesterUp+32£350+324.24 %
MS Excel West MidlandsMS Excel
West Midlands

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

115 (83.33 %)Microsoft
210 (55.56 %)MS Office
210 (55.56 %)Windows
39 (50.00 %)Windows XP
48 (44.44 %)NHS
48 (44.44 %)Windows 2000
54 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (22.22 %)Retail
54 (22.22 %)ASP
54 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
54 (22.22 %)CSS
54 (22.22 %)XML
54 (22.22 %)C#
54 (22.22 %)HTML
54 (22.22 %)JavaScript
54 (22.22 %)SQL
54 (22.22 %)Transact-SQL
54 (22.22 %)VB
54 (22.22 %).NET
54 (22.22 %)SQL Server
54 (22.22 %)Intranet
54 (22.22 %)Internet
54 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (11.11 %)Finance
62 (11.11 %)MS Project
62 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
71 (5.556 %)Resource Management
71 (5.556 %)Time Management
71 (5.556 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (5.556 %)Content Management

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (22.22 %)HTML
14 (22.22 %).NET
14 (22.22 %)ASP
14 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
14 (22.22 %)CSS
14 (22.22 %)XML
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (55.56 %)MS Office
22 (11.11 %)MS Project
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)Intranet
14 (22.22 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (22.22 %)SQL Server
14 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.556 %)MS Access
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (22.22 %)Retail
22 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (5.556 %)Health
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
28 (44.44 %)Desktop Support
28 (44.44 %)Desktop Support Engineer
28 (44.44 %)Desktop Engineer
28 (44.44 %)Support Engineer
28 (44.44 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
34 (22.22 %).NET Developer
43 (16.67 %)Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Programme Office Analyst
61 (5.556 %)E-Commerce Manager
61 (5.556 %)PMO Analyst
61 (5.556 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.556 %)IT Administrator
61 (5.556 %)E-Commerce Project Manager
61 (5.556 %)Helpdesk Support
61 (5.556 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.556 %)Project Manager
61 (5.556 %)Developer
61 (5.556 %)C# Developer
61 (5.556 %)Administrator
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (44.44 %)NHS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (55.56 %)Windows
29 (50.00 %)Windows XP
38 (44.44 %)Windows 2000
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
21 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
21 (5.556 %)Project Management
21 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (5.556 %)Programme Management
21 (5.556 %)Content Management
21 (5.556 %)Data Analysis
21 (5.556 %)Resource Management
21 (5.556 %)Time Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (22.22 %)C#
14 (22.22 %)JavaScript
14 (22.22 %)SQL
14 (22.22 %)Transact-SQL
14 (22.22 %)VB
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (83.33 %)Microsoft