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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Belfast 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads12
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.263 %25.00 %
Salaries quoted12
Average minimum salary£20,000£27,500
Average salary£22,500£27,500
% change on same period last year-18.18 %
Average maximum salary£25,000£27,500
UK excluding London average salary£28,799£27,828
% change on same period last year+3.48 %
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads198
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted77
Average minimum salary£21,400£36,111
Average salary£24,400£37,500
% change on same period last year-34.93 %
Average maximum salary£27,400£38,889
UK excluding London average salary£33,370£33,501
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
MS Office County AntrimMS Office
County Antrim

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

128 (87.50 %)MS Excel
218 (56.25 %)Microsoft
314 (43.75 %)Windows
411 (34.38 %)Windows 2000
411 (34.38 %)Windows XP
58 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
67 (21.88 %)SharePoint
67 (21.88 %)Peregrine
67 (21.88 %)Project Management
67 (21.88 %)SharePoint Server 2007
67 (21.88 %)Windows 2000 Server
76 (18.75 %)Degree
76 (18.75 %)Risk Management
76 (18.75 %)CheckPoint
76 (18.75 %)PRINCE
76 (18.75 %)DHCP
76 (18.75 %)DNS
76 (18.75 %).NET
76 (18.75 %)SQL Server
76 (18.75 %)MS Project
85 (15.63 %)C#
85 (15.63 %)ASP.NET
85 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
85 (15.63 %)Statistics
94 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
94 (12.50 %)Management Information System
94 (12.50 %)MCP
94 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
103 (9.375 %)RDBMS

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (18.75 %).NET
25 (15.63 %)ASP.NET
31 (3.125 %)CSS
31 (3.125 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (3.125 %)HTML
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (21.88 %)SharePoint
17 (21.88 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (3.125 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.125 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (3.125 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (87.50 %)MS Excel
26 (18.75 %)MS Project
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
26 (18.75 %)DNS
26 (18.75 %)DHCP
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (18.75 %)SQL Server
23 (9.375 %)RDBMS
31 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.125 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2005
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.375 %)Finance
22 (6.250 %)Banking
22 (6.250 %)Investment Banking
31 (3.125 %)Education
31 (3.125 %)Health
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (28.13 %)Desktop Support
19 (28.13 %)Analyst
26 (18.75 %)Project Planner
35 (15.63 %)Support Analyst
44 (12.50 %)Developer
44 (12.50 %)Desktop Engineer
44 (12.50 %)Microsoft Developer
53 (9.375 %)Senior Microsoft Developer
53 (9.375 %)Senior Developer
53 (9.375 %)Support Engineer
53 (9.375 %)Desktop Support Engineer
62 (6.250 %)Analyst Developer
62 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
62 (6.250 %)Support Technician
62 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst Developer
62 (6.250 %)Wintel Support
71 (3.125 %).NET Architect
71 (3.125 %)Sharepoint Architect
71 (3.125 %)Senior Support Analyst
71 (3.125 %)Desktop Analyst
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (15.63 %)Statistics
24 (12.50 %)Management Information System
31 (3.125 %)Handset
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (43.75 %)Windows
211 (34.38 %)Windows 2000
211 (34.38 %)Windows XP
38 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (21.88 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
61 (3.125 %)Windows NT
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (21.88 %)Project Management
26 (18.75 %)Risk Management
26 (18.75 %)PRINCE
33 (9.375 %)Information Security
42 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
51 (3.125 %)Problem Management
51 (3.125 %)SC Cleared
51 (3.125 %)Quality Management
51 (3.125 %)Service Delivery
51 (3.125 %)UML
51 (3.125 %)OO
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (15.63 %)C#
21 (3.125 %)JavaScript
21 (3.125 %)SQL
21 (3.125 %)VB.NET
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (18.75 %)Degree
25 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (12.50 %)MCP
41 (3.125 %)HND
41 (3.125 %)MCSE
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.125 %)SLA
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.250 %)Active Directory
21 (3.125 %)MetaFrame
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (56.25 %)Microsoft
27 (21.88 %)Peregrine
36 (18.75 %)CheckPoint
42 (6.250 %)HP
51 (3.125 %)Citrix