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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office 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 Office over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank57
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads96
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.007 %
As % of the category below75.00 %42.86 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£103
Average daily rate-£106
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£110
UK excluding London average daily rate£251£242
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£15.00£14.50
% change on same period last year+3.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.69£16.35
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
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 Office West MidlandsMS Office
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 Office
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire MS Office Daily Rate Trend

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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire MS Office Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office 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+36--
KidderminsterNew entry-5--
PershoreNew entry-2--
WorcesterUp+11--
MS Office West MidlandsMS Office
West Midlands

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (87.50 %)Windows
114 (87.50 %)Windows XP
211 (68.75 %)Microsoft
310 (62.50 %)MS Excel
49 (56.25 %)Windows 2000
58 (50.00 %)NHS
65 (31.25 %)Active Directory
72 (12.50 %)MS Project
72 (12.50 %)ITIL
72 (12.50 %)LAN
72 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
72 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
81 (6.250 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
81 (6.250 %)Project Management
81 (6.250 %)Fat Client
81 (6.250 %)Finance
81 (6.250 %)Programme Management
81 (6.250 %)WAN
81 (6.250 %)DHCP
81 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
81 (6.250 %)DNS
81 (6.250 %)Cisco
81 (6.250 %)MCP
81 (6.250 %)MCSE
81 (6.250 %)Citrix
81 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (6.250 %)ITIL Certification
81 (6.250 %)Thin Client
81 (6.250 %)Windows NT

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (62.50 %)MS Excel
22 (12.50 %)MS Project
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)LAN
21 (6.250 %)WAN
21 (6.250 %)DHCP
21 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
21 (6.250 %)DNS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.250 %)Finance
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
18 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
18 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
18 (50.00 %)Desktop Engineer
18 (50.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
18 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
25 (31.25 %)Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Analyst
32 (12.50 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Project Manager
41 (6.250 %)Senior Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)IT Administrator
41 (6.250 %)Programme Office Analyst
41 (6.250 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
41 (6.250 %)PMO Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Administrator
41 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (6.250 %)Thin Client
21 (6.250 %)Fat Client
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (87.50 %)Windows
114 (87.50 %)Windows XP
29 (56.25 %)Windows 2000
32 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (6.250 %)Windows NT
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)ITIL
12 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
21 (6.250 %)Project Management
21 (6.250 %)Programme Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (6.250 %)MCP
21 (6.250 %)MCSE
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.250 %)ITIL Certification
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (31.25 %)Active Directory
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.250 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (68.75 %)Microsoft
21 (6.250 %)Citrix
21 (6.250 %)Cisco