The first table below looks at the demand for Office Communications Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Office Communications Server over the 3 months to 24 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 Application Platforms category for the Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS)
Rank 115 88 70
Rank change year-on-year
-27 -18
Permanent jobs citing Office Communications Server 3 12 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 0.176% 0.810% 1.563%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.800% 4.082% 6.774%
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 21
Average salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.34% +4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £34,250 £50,000
10% offered a salary of more than £66,000 £71,250 £61,500
UK excluding London average salary £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+15.00% -
All Application Platforms
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
375 294 310
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 22.06% 19.84% 23.07%
Number of salaries quoted 316 256 284
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -8.53%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,500 £25,625
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -
Office Communications Server
West Midlands

Office Communications Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Office Communications Server across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Birmingham Office Communications Server Jobs Demand Trend

Office Communications Server
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Office Communications Server across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Office Communications Server Salary Trend

Office Communications Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Office Communications Server across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Birmingham Office Communications Server Salary Histogram

Office Communications Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Office Communications Server 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 Office Communications Server.

1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) Windows
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (83.33%) MCITP
2 5 (83.33%) MS Exchange
2 5 (83.33%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (83.33%) Lync
2 5 (83.33%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (66.67%) Office 365
3 4 (66.67%) MCSE
4 3 (50.00%) SQL
4 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
4 3 (50.00%) MS Excel
4 3 (50.00%) Identity Management
4 3 (50.00%) Migration
4 3 (50.00%) MCTS
4 3 (50.00%) SCCM
4 3 (50.00%) SCOM
4 3 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (33.33%) SCVMM
5 2 (33.33%) ITIL
6 1 (16.67%) MS Office
6 1 (16.67%) MCSA
6 1 (16.67%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (16.67%) Unified Communications
6 1 (16.67%) Windows 7
6 1 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2000
6 1 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
6 1 (16.67%) Application Packaging

Office Communications Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Office Communications Server 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 Office Communications Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (16.67%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 5 (83.33%) MS Exchange
1 5 (83.33%) Lync
1 5 (83.33%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2000
3 1 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Office 365
2 3 (50.00%) MS Excel
3 1 (16.67%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Unified Communications
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Consultant
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Consultant
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Technical Consultant
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Consultant
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Pre Sales Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Senior Microsoft Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) SCCM Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Wintel Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
1 5 (83.33%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (16.67%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Identity Management
1 3 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (83.33%) MCITP
2 4 (66.67%) MCSE
3 3 (50.00%) MCTS
4 1 (16.67%) MCSA
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) SCCM
1 3 (50.00%) SCOM
2 2 (33.33%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Proven recent experience of Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 - 2010 and Microsoft Server 2008 *Experienced within the administration, build and troubleshooting of Microsoft solutions. *Current Microsoft accreditation - MCITP, MCTS,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £58000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... Windows 7... Microsoft Methodology - MOF and MSA. TOGAF... Key Words: Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 / 2008, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM,...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £65K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013