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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the York 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1420
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads1022
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.022 %
As % of the category below33.33 %68.75 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£150£344
Average daily rate£165£354
% change on same period last year-53.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£180£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£267
% change on same period last year+8.65 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00£11.50
Average hourly rate£11.25£14.50
% change on same period last year-22.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.50£17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.96£18.47
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
York
Matching contract IT job ads3032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted48
Average minimum daily rate£196£323
Average daily rate£228£334
% change on same period last year-31.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£284
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£12.43£14.33
Average hourly rate£13.36£16.08
% change on same period last year-16.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.29£17.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.62£19.30
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
MS Excel North YorkshireMS Excel
North 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 Excel
Demand Trend

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

York 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 York region.

York 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 York region.

York 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 York region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

York MS Excel Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

110 (71.43 %)MS Office
110 (71.43 %)Windows
29 (64.29 %)Active Directory
37 (50.00 %)Windows XP
44 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (21.43 %)TCP/IP
53 (21.43 %)Microsoft
62 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
62 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
71 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (7.143 %)SQL
71 (7.143 %)MOM
71 (7.143 %)HP
71 (7.143 %)Dell
71 (7.143 %)NHS
71 (7.143 %)MS Access
71 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
71 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
71 (7.143 %)WSUS
71 (7.143 %)BC Cleared
71 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
71 (7.143 %)NetBackup

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (71.43 %)MS Office
22 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
York IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (21.43 %)TCP/IP
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)MS Access
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (28.57 %)Analyst
23 (21.43 %)Support Engineer
32 (14.29 %)IT Support Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
32 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support Technician
41 (7.143 %)Consultant
41 (7.143 %)Systems Support
41 (7.143 %)Support Technician
41 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Junior
41 (7.143 %)Graduate
41 (7.143 %)XP Rollout Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (7.143 %)IT Graduate
41 (7.143 %)Trainee
41 (7.143 %)Junior Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Junior Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support
41 (7.143 %)Desktop Support Engineer
York IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)NHS
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (71.43 %)Windows
27 (50.00 %)Windows XP
34 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
51 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)BC Cleared
11 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)SQL
York IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (64.29 %)Active Directory
21 (7.143 %)NetBackup
York IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)MOM
11 (7.143 %)WSUS
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft
21 (7.143 %)HP
21 (7.143 %)Dell