The first table below looks at the demand for MS Excel skills in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category for the Yorkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Excel
Rank 23 17 17
Rank change year-on-year
-6 0
Contract jobs citing MS Excel 123 155 114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 6.450% 6.786% 6.390%
As % of the Applications category 49.80% 52.19% 57.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 71 34
Average daily rate £325 £338 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.70% -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £160 £169
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £413 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £319 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 22 14
Average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £10.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +42.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.48 £11.08 £7.95
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £32.00 £18.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
All Applications
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
247 297 200
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 12.95% 13.00% 11.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 134 64
Average daily rate £318 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.30% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £160 £188
10% offered a daily rate of more than £412 £420 £443
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 50 34
Average hourly rate £12.88 £12.88 £11.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +11.95%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.48 £10.31 £7.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.00 £26.00 £19.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.56 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-0.38% -2.75%
MS Excel
England

MS Excel
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Yorkshire MS Excel Jobs Demand Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Excel across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire MS Excel Daily Rate Trend

MS Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Yorkshire MS Excel Daily Rate Histogram

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Excel across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire MS Excel Hourly Rate Trend

MS Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Yorkshire -8 77 £310 -15.06%
South Yorkshire +2 31 £330 -6.71%
North Yorkshire 0 11 £425 +70.00%
MS Excel
England

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

1 192 (62.34%) Microsoft
2 106 (34.42%) MS Office
2 106 (34.42%) Windows
3 62 (20.13%) SQL Server
4 59 (19.16%) Active Directory
5 52 (16.88%) SQL
6 48 (15.58%) Finance
7 46 (14.94%) Project Management
8 43 (13.96%) Windows 7
9 42 (13.64%) .NET
10 41 (13.31%) Windows Server 2003
11 37 (12.01%) MS Project
12 36 (11.69%) MS PowerPoint
13 34 (11.04%) Windows Server 2008
14 32 (10.39%) MS Exchange
15 31 (10.06%) Stakeholder Management
16 30 (9.740%) Windows XP
16 30 (9.740%) Banking
17 29 (9.416%) SQL Server 2008
18 28 (9.091%) SharePoint
19 27 (8.766%) Oracle
20 26 (8.442%) PRINCE2
20 26 (8.442%) Citrix
20 26 (8.442%) Microsoft Certification
21 24 (7.792%) Retail
22 23 (7.468%) Business Intelligence
22 23 (7.468%) Data Warehouse
22 23 (7.468%) VMware
23 20 (6.494%) ITIL
23 20 (6.494%) NHS

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Application Development
1 42 (13.64%) .NET
2 18 (5.844%) ASP.NET
3 13 (4.221%) HTML
4 8 (2.597%) XML
4 8 (2.597%) COM
5 7 (2.273%) WinForms
6 6 (1.948%) MDX
7 5 (1.623%) CSS
7 5 (1.623%) ASP
8 4 (1.299%) WCF
8 4 (1.299%) WPF
8 4 (1.299%) Application Packaging
9 3 (0.974%) jQuery
9 3 (0.974%) Silverlight
9 3 (0.974%) Ajax
9 3 (0.974%) SOAP
10 2 (0.649%) Web Services
10 2 (0.649%) XSLT
10 2 (0.649%) LINQ
10 2 (0.649%) ASP.NET MVC
Application Platforms
1 32 (10.39%) MS Exchange
2 28 (9.091%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.597%) Lotus Notes
3 8 (2.597%) SAS
4 7 (2.273%) Exchange Server 2007
4 7 (2.273%) IIS
5 6 (1.948%) Exchange Server 2003
6 5 (1.623%) SharePoint 2010
7 4 (1.299%) BizTalk Server
8 3 (0.974%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.974%) StreamWeaver
9 1 (0.325%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.325%) Lync
9 1 (0.325%) Exchange Server 5.5
9 1 (0.325%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.325%) DotNetNuke
9 1 (0.325%) WorkSite
9 1 (0.325%) CMS
9 1 (0.325%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 106 (34.42%) MS Office
2 37 (12.01%) MS Project
3 36 (11.69%) MS PowerPoint
4 19 (6.169%) MS Visio
5 8 (2.597%) SPSS
6 6 (1.948%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.325%) PowerPivot
Business Applications
1 12 (3.896%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.649%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.571%) SAN
2 9 (2.922%) LAN
3 8 (2.597%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.273%) DNS
5 6 (1.948%) GPRS
6 5 (1.623%) Internet
7 4 (1.299%) Intranet
7 4 (1.299%) WAN
8 3 (0.974%) Firewall
9 2 (0.649%) DHCP
9 2 (0.649%) VPN
10 1 (0.325%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.325%) Cisco IPT
10 1 (0.325%) Network Security
10 1 (0.325%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.325%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.325%) Wireless
10 1 (0.325%) SSL
10 1 (0.325%) HTTP
10 1 (0.325%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (20.13%) SQL Server
2 29 (9.416%) SQL Server 2008
3 23 (7.468%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (5.195%) SQL Server 2005
5 13 (4.221%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (3.571%) Oracle 8/8i
7 10 (3.247%) Oracle 10g
7 10 (3.247%) Oracle 9i
7 10 (3.247%) Oracle 11g
8 9 (2.922%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (2.273%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (2.273%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (2.273%) MS Access
10 5 (1.623%) OLAP
11 4 (1.299%) Oracle BI EE
12 3 (0.974%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 2 (0.649%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.649%) DB2
13 2 (0.649%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.649%) GIS
Development Applications
1 10 (3.247%) Visual Studio
2 4 (1.299%) JIRA
3 3 (0.974%) ClearCase
4 2 (0.649%) ERwin
4 2 (0.649%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 2 (0.649%) Subversion
5 1 (0.325%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.325%) LSMW
General
1 48 (15.58%) Finance
2 30 (9.740%) Banking
3 24 (7.792%) Retail
4 17 (5.519%) Telecoms
5 12 (3.896%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.273%) Advertising
6 7 (2.273%) Legal
7 6 (1.948%) Retail Banking
8 5 (1.623%) Law
9 4 (1.299%) Multimedia
10 2 (0.649%) Marketing
11 1 (0.325%) Private Banking
11 1 (0.325%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.325%) Military
11 1 (0.325%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.325%) Electronics
11 1 (0.325%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.325%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 88 (28.57%) Analyst
2 38 (12.34%) Developer
3 21 (6.818%) Project Manager
3 21 (6.818%) Technical Support
4 18 (5.844%) Administrator
5 17 (5.519%) Service Analyst
5 17 (5.519%) 1st Line Support
5 17 (5.519%) Support Engineer
5 17 (5.519%) Service Desk Analyst
6 16 (5.195%) Business Analyst
7 14 (4.545%) Architect
7 14 (4.545%) 2nd Line Support
8 13 (4.221%) PMO Analyst
9 10 (3.247%) Technical Analyst
9 10 (3.247%) .NET Developer
10 8 (2.597%) Data Analyst
10 8 (2.597%) Server Engineer
10 8 (2.597%) Support Analyst
10 8 (2.597%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (2.597%) Business Developer
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.494%) NHS
2 8 (2.597%) Blackberry
2 8 (2.597%) Management Information System
3 5 (1.623%) E-Learning
4 4 (1.299%) Reference Data
4 4 (1.299%) SaaS
5 3 (0.974%) PaaS
5 3 (0.974%) IaaS
5 3 (0.974%) Data Integration
5 3 (0.974%) Statistics
5 3 (0.974%) Informatics
5 3 (0.974%) Computer Science
6 2 (0.649%) Mainframe
6 2 (0.649%) Handset
6 2 (0.649%) Clustering
6 2 (0.649%) CESG
6 2 (0.649%) Data Conversion
6 2 (0.649%) Smart Meter
6 2 (0.649%) Visualisation
7 1 (0.325%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 106 (34.42%) Windows
2 43 (13.96%) Windows 7
3 41 (13.31%) Windows Server 2003
4 34 (11.04%) Windows Server 2008
5 30 (9.740%) Windows XP
6 9 (2.922%) Windows 2000
7 8 (2.597%) UNIX
7 8 (2.597%) Linux
8 5 (1.623%) Windows NT
9 1 (0.325%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.325%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.325%) Windows 2000 Server
9 1 (0.325%) CentOS
9 1 (0.325%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.325%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.325%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (14.94%) Project Management
2 31 (10.06%) Stakeholder Management
3 26 (8.442%) PRINCE2
4 23 (7.468%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (6.494%) ITIL
6 19 (6.169%) CRM
6 19 (6.169%) Migration
7 18 (5.844%) Data Modelling
8 14 (4.545%) ETL
8 14 (4.545%) Change Management
9 12 (3.896%) Data Analysis
9 12 (3.896%) Project Planning
10 10 (3.247%) Software Deployment
10 10 (3.247%) Incident Management
11 9 (2.922%) User Acceptance Testing
11 9 (2.922%) Agile Software Development
11 9 (2.922%) Data Management
12 8 (2.597%) PRINCE
12 8 (2.597%) E-Commerce
13 7 (2.273%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 52 (16.88%) SQL
2 19 (6.169%) C#
3 11 (3.571%) VB.NET
4 9 (2.922%) T-SQL
4 9 (2.922%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.597%) PowerShell
6 7 (2.273%) VBScript
6 7 (2.273%) VBA
7 5 (1.623%) VB
8 4 (1.299%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.649%) C
9 2 (0.649%) Java
10 1 (0.325%) VB6
10 1 (0.325%) Perl
10 1 (0.325%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (8.442%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (6.494%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.870%) MCSE
4 12 (3.896%) Degree
5 11 (3.571%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.922%) ISEB
7 8 (2.597%) MCP
8 5 (1.623%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (0.974%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.974%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.649%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.649%) CISSP
10 2 (0.649%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.649%) MCDST
10 2 (0.649%) MCTS
10 2 (0.649%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.649%) APMP
11 1 (0.325%) MOS
11 1 (0.325%) MCITP
11 1 (0.325%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.519%) SLA
2 6 (1.948%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.623%) QA
4 2 (0.649%) Basel II
System Software
1 59 (19.16%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.221%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.597%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.948%) XenApp
5 4 (1.299%) Terminal Services
5 4 (1.299%) vSphere
6 3 (0.974%) UAG
6 3 (0.974%) Xen
6 3 (0.974%) VMware ESX
7 2 (0.649%) Terminal Server
7 2 (0.649%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (4.545%) SCCM
2 6 (1.948%) HP Quality Center
3 4 (1.299%) Unicenter
3 4 (1.299%) SCOM
4 3 (0.974%) Opalis
4 3 (0.974%) WSUS
5 2 (0.649%) Tivoli
5 2 (0.649%) SolarWinds Orion
6 1 (0.325%) MOM
Vendors
1 192 (62.34%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.766%) Oracle
3 26 (8.442%) Citrix
4 23 (7.468%) VMware
5 19 (6.169%) Remedy
6 10 (3.247%) SAP
7 9 (2.922%) Informatica
7 9 (2.922%) Cisco
7 9 (2.922%) Symantec
8 8 (2.597%) Lotus
9 6 (1.948%) CA
9 6 (1.948%) Siebel
10 4 (1.299%) Salesforce.com
10 4 (1.299%) Genesys
10 4 (1.299%) Business Objects
10 4 (1.299%) NetSuite
11 3 (0.974%) Google
11 3 (0.974%) Perforce
11 3 (0.974%) Teradata
11 3 (0.974%) NetApp
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