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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries 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
Rank1226
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.004 %
As % of the category below57.14 %33.33 %
Salaries quoted319
Average minimum salary£28,032£28,556
Average salary£30,581£30,778
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Average maximum salary£33,129£33,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,144£33,353
% change on same period last year+2.37 %
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads5627
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted5527
Average minimum salary£27,719£28,732
Average salary£30,113£30,463
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum salary£32,507£32,195
UK excluding London average salary£33,693£33,735
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
MS Excel BedfordshireMS Excel
Bedfordshire

MS Excel
Demand Trend

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

Bedford MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Bedford region.

Bedford MS Excel Salary Trend

MS Excel
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Excel across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford MS Excel Salary Histogram

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MS Excel.

149 (76.56 %)Windows
235 (54.69 %)Microsoft
328 (43.75 %)SQL
424 (37.50 %)Oracle
521 (32.81 %)SQL Server
620 (31.25 %)Microsoft Certification
620 (31.25 %)Windows Server 2003
719 (29.69 %)MS Office
818 (28.13 %)MS Exchange
818 (28.13 %)Exchange Server 2003
915 (23.44 %)VMware
1014 (21.88 %)IIS
1112 (18.75 %)WebServices
1112 (18.75 %)Pensions
1211 (17.19 %)UNIX
1310 (15.63 %)MCP
149 (14.06 %)Internet
158 (12.50 %).NET
158 (12.50 %)QA
167 (10.94 %)SharePoint
176 (9.375 %)Configuration Management
176 (9.375 %)C#
185 (7.813 %)PL/SQL
185 (7.813 %)MCSE
185 (7.813 %)Finance
185 (7.813 %)Windows 2000 Server
185 (7.813 %)MS PowerPoint
194 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
194 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
194 (6.250 %)Linux

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MS Excel. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (18.75 %)WebServices
28 (12.50 %).NET
34 (6.250 %)Middleware
43 (4.688 %)HTML
43 (4.688 %)ASP.NET
52 (3.125 %)CSS
61 (1.563 %)SOAP
61 (1.563 %)XML
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (28.13 %)MS Exchange
118 (28.13 %)Exchange Server 2003
214 (21.88 %)IIS
37 (10.94 %)SharePoint
44 (6.250 %)BizTalk Server
52 (3.125 %)CMS
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (29.69 %)MS Office
25 (7.813 %)MS PowerPoint
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (14.06 %)Internet
23 (4.688 %)SAN
32 (3.125 %)TCP/IP
32 (3.125 %)VPN
41 (1.563 %)DNS
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (32.81 %)SQL Server
24 (6.250 %)SQLPlus
24 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.563 %)MySQL
41 (1.563 %)MS Access
41 (1.563 %)DTS
41 (1.563 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (1.563 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (18.75 %)Pensions
25 (7.813 %)Finance
32 (3.125 %)Electric
41 (1.563 %)Back Office
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (32.81 %)Analyst
211 (17.19 %)Helpdesk Analyst
211 (17.19 %)Administrator
310 (15.63 %)Systems Administrator
49 (14.06 %)Server Support
49 (14.06 %)Support Analyst
57 (10.94 %)Team Leader
66 (9.375 %)Developer
75 (7.813 %)Senior Systems Administrator
84 (6.250 %)Technical Manager
84 (6.250 %)Server Analyst
84 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
84 (6.250 %)QA Manager
84 (6.250 %)Configuration Manager
84 (6.250 %)Release Manager
84 (6.250 %)IT Support Analyst
93 (4.688 %)C++ Software Engineer
93 (4.688 %)Junior Developer
93 (4.688 %)Junior
93 (4.688 %)Software Manager
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.688 %)Data Protection Act
22 (3.125 %)Mathematics
22 (3.125 %)Computer Science
31 (1.563 %)Physics
31 (1.563 %)Client/Server
31 (1.563 %)Management Information System
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
149 (76.56 %)Windows
220 (31.25 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (17.19 %)UNIX
45 (7.813 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (6.250 %)Linux
61 (1.563 %)Windows 2000
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (9.375 %)Configuration Management
24 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
33 (4.688 %)Data Protection
42 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
42 (3.125 %)Project Management
51 (1.563 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.563 %)ITIL
51 (1.563 %)OOP
51 (1.563 %)OO
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (43.75 %)SQL
26 (9.375 %)C#
35 (7.813 %)PL/SQL
43 (4.688 %)VB
43 (4.688 %)C++
52 (3.125 %)JavaScript
52 (3.125 %)VB.NET
52 (3.125 %)C
61 (1.563 %)PHP
61 (1.563 %)Java
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (31.25 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (15.63 %)MCP
35 (7.813 %)MCSE
43 (4.688 %)Degree
52 (3.125 %)MCSA
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (12.50 %)QA
23 (4.688 %)ISO27001
31 (1.563 %)SLA
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.125 %)Backup Exec
12 (3.125 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (1.563 %)Active Directory
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.688 %)SCOM
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (54.69 %)Microsoft
224 (37.50 %)Oracle
315 (23.44 %)VMware
44 (6.250 %)SAP
44 (6.250 %)Citrix
44 (6.250 %)Symantec
53 (4.688 %)Altiris