Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office 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 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
Rank1523
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads2812
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.005 %
As % of the category below50.00 %44.44 %
Salaries quoted2712
Average minimum salary£25,130£35,417
Average salary£26,806£36,042
% change on same period last year-25.62 %
Average maximum salary£28,481£36,667
UK excluding London average salary£29,056£28,098
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
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 Office BedfordshireMS Office
Bedfordshire

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Bedford MS Office Demand Trend

MS Office
Salary Trend

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

Bedford MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

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

Bedford MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

132 (82.05 %)Microsoft
228 (71.79 %)Windows
323 (58.97 %)Pensions
419 (48.72 %)Exchange Server 2003
419 (48.72 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (48.72 %)MS Excel
419 (48.72 %)MS Exchange
515 (38.46 %)Microsoft Certification
613 (33.33 %)VMware
712 (30.77 %)SharePoint
810 (25.64 %)MCP
98 (20.51 %)Lotus Notes
98 (20.51 %)Lotus
98 (20.51 %)Citrix
98 (20.51 %)Blackberry
98 (20.51 %)AS400
107 (17.95 %)VB
116 (15.38 %)SQL Server
116 (15.38 %)Active Directory
116 (15.38 %)Internet
116 (15.38 %)Windows XP
116 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2005
116 (15.38 %)SharePoint Server 2007
125 (12.82 %)Windows Vista
125 (12.82 %)VMware Infrastructure
125 (12.82 %)Windows 2000 Server
125 (12.82 %)MS PowerPoint
125 (12.82 %)SSL
125 (12.82 %)IIS
125 (12.82 %)VBScript

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.26 %)ASP
22 (5.128 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.128 %)WebServices
22 (5.128 %).NET
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (48.72 %)MS Exchange
119 (48.72 %)Exchange Server 2003
212 (30.77 %)SharePoint
38 (20.51 %)Lotus Notes
46 (15.38 %)SharePoint Server 2007
55 (12.82 %)IIS
64 (10.26 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (5.128 %)CMS
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (48.72 %)MS Excel
25 (12.82 %)MS PowerPoint
Bedford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.564 %)Oracle Applications
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (15.38 %)Internet
25 (12.82 %)SSL
32 (5.128 %)VPN
41 (2.564 %)DNS
41 (2.564 %)Firewall
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (15.38 %)SQL Server
16 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (58.97 %)Pensions
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (48.72 %)Analyst
211 (28.21 %)Helpdesk Analyst
38 (20.51 %)Desktop Support
47 (17.95 %)Support Analyst
55 (12.82 %)IT Support Analyst
64 (10.26 %)Coordinator
73 (7.692 %)Network Analyst
82 (5.128 %)2nd Line Support
82 (5.128 %)Developer
82 (5.128 %)Systems Engineer
82 (5.128 %)C# Developer
82 (5.128 %)Helpdesk Support
82 (5.128 %)Integration Analyst
82 (5.128 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
82 (5.128 %)Senior Analyst
91 (2.564 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
91 (2.564 %)Technical Analyst
91 (2.564 %)Project Coordinator
91 (2.564 %)Senior Support Analyst
91 (2.564 %)Junior Developer
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (20.51 %)Blackberry
18 (20.51 %)AS400
21 (2.564 %)Physics
21 (2.564 %)Management Information System
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (71.79 %)Windows
219 (48.72 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (15.38 %)Windows XP
45 (12.82 %)Windows Vista
45 (12.82 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (2.564 %)Linux
51 (2.564 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.564 %)Windows NT
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.692 %)Project Management
21 (2.564 %)Workflow
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (17.95 %)VB
25 (12.82 %)VBScript
34 (10.26 %)VBA
43 (7.692 %)C#
43 (7.692 %)SQL
52 (5.128 %)VB.NET
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (38.46 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (25.64 %)MCP
32 (5.128 %)MCSA
41 (2.564 %)MCSE
41 (2.564 %)Degree
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (15.38 %)Active Directory
25 (12.82 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (5.128 %)Backup Exec
41 (2.564 %)VMware ESX
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (82.05 %)Microsoft
213 (33.33 %)VMware
38 (20.51 %)Citrix
38 (20.51 %)Lotus
44 (10.26 %)Symantec
53 (7.692 %)Altiris
61 (2.564 %)Oracle
61 (2.564 %)Cisco
61 (2.564 %)CheckPoint