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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Bristol 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5843
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads8898
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.041 %
As % of the category below19.86 %29.34 %
Salaries quoted7696
Average minimum salary£26,610£23,589
Average salary£28,610£25,482
% change on same period last year+12.27 %
Average maximum salary£30,610£27,375
UK excluding London average salary£28,376£27,895
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads443334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.245 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted401317
Average minimum salary£28,315£26,660
Average salary£31,480£29,109
% change on same period last year+8.14 %
Average maximum salary£34,644£31,558
UK excluding London average salary£33,308£33,351
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
MS Office South WestMS Office
South West

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bristol MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the Bristol region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AvonmouthNew entry-2£24,250-
MS Office South WestMS Office
South West

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

186 (51.81 %)Windows
275 (45.18 %)Microsoft
364 (38.55 %)MS Excel
444 (26.51 %)Windows XP
542 (25.30 %)Windows Server 2003
635 (21.08 %)SQL Server
732 (19.28 %)C
831 (18.67 %)Visual Studio
928 (16.87 %)Windows 2000
1027 (16.27 %)SQL
1027 (16.27 %)Internet
1126 (15.66 %).NET
1223 (13.86 %)MS Exchange
1223 (13.86 %)MS PowerPoint
1321 (12.65 %)Degree
1321 (12.65 %)MS Access
1420 (12.05 %)HTML
1519 (11.45 %)VBA
1519 (11.45 %)ASP.NET
1519 (11.45 %)Intranet
1519 (11.45 %)Active Directory
1618 (10.84 %)JavaScript
1618 (10.84 %)ASP
1716 (9.639 %)Pensions
1716 (9.639 %)Finance
1815 (9.036 %)VBScript
1914 (8.434 %)XML
1914 (8.434 %)LAN
1914 (8.434 %)TCP/IP
1914 (8.434 %)Project Management

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (15.66 %).NET
220 (12.05 %)HTML
319 (11.45 %)ASP.NET
418 (10.84 %)ASP
514 (8.434 %)XML
61 (0.602 %).NET Framework
61 (0.602 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (13.86 %)MS Exchange
210 (6.024 %)Lotus Notes
38 (4.819 %)SharePoint
38 (4.819 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (3.614 %)Office Communications Server
55 (3.012 %)SharePoint Server 2007
55 (3.012 %)Exchange Server 2007
55 (3.012 %)IIS
64 (2.410 %)Apache
64 (2.410 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
64 (2.410 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.602 %)GroupWise
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
164 (38.55 %)MS Excel
223 (13.86 %)MS PowerPoint
36 (3.614 %)MS Project
44 (2.410 %)MS Visio
51 (0.602 %)Acrobat
51 (0.602 %)DeltaView
51 (0.602 %)Spreadsheet
Bristol IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.410 %)ResourceLink
21 (0.602 %)Pegasus Opera
21 (0.602 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.602 %)assyst
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (16.27 %)Internet
219 (11.45 %)Intranet
314 (8.434 %)LAN
314 (8.434 %)TCP/IP
411 (6.627 %)WAN
510 (6.024 %)DNS
69 (5.422 %)VPN
77 (4.217 %)DHCP
85 (3.012 %)Wireless
94 (2.410 %)Network Security
94 (2.410 %)ADSL
94 (2.410 %)Firewall
102 (1.205 %)SAN
111 (0.602 %)Ethernet
111 (0.602 %)IP Telephony
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (21.08 %)SQL Server
221 (12.65 %)MS Access
36 (3.614 %)Cognos Impromptu
36 (3.614 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (3.614 %)InterBase
45 (3.012 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (2.410 %)MySQL
54 (2.410 %)Datawarehouse
54 (2.410 %)DB2
54 (2.410 %)ETL
63 (1.807 %)DTS
63 (1.807 %)RDBMS
72 (1.205 %)BusinessObjects
72 (1.205 %)OLAP
81 (0.602 %)Crystal Enterprise
81 (0.602 %)GIS
81 (0.602 %)Database Marketing
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (18.67 %)Visual Studio
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (9.639 %)Finance
116 (9.639 %)Pensions
29 (5.422 %)Health
29 (5.422 %)Education
38 (4.819 %)Law
46 (3.614 %)Insurance
55 (3.012 %)Construction
64 (2.410 %)Government
64 (2.410 %)Legal
64 (2.410 %)Auditing
72 (1.205 %)Retail
72 (1.205 %)Back Office
72 (1.205 %)Telecoms
81 (0.602 %)Front Office
81 (0.602 %)Electric
81 (0.602 %)Marketing
81 (0.602 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.602 %)Graphic Design
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (29.52 %)Analyst
226 (15.66 %)Developer
316 (9.639 %)Support Analyst
415 (9.036 %).NET Developer
415 (9.036 %)ASP Developer
514 (8.434 %)ASP.NET Developer
514 (8.434 %)Web Developer
613 (7.831 %)Desktop Support
613 (7.831 %)Systems Engineer
613 (7.831 %).NET Web Developer
711 (6.627 %)Support Engineer
89 (5.422 %)Senior Analyst
89 (5.422 %)Administrator
97 (4.217 %)Helpdesk Analyst
97 (4.217 %)IT Manager
106 (3.614 %)1st Line Support
106 (3.614 %)Support Technician
106 (3.614 %)Service Analyst
106 (3.614 %)IT Support Analyst
106 (3.614 %)Service Desk Analyst
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (7.831 %)Remote Sensing
25 (3.012 %)Blackberry
32 (1.205 %)Management Information System
32 (1.205 %)PDA
32 (1.205 %)Video Conferencing
32 (1.205 %)Data Integration
41 (0.602 %)EPoS
41 (0.602 %)Physics
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
186 (51.81 %)Windows
244 (26.51 %)Windows XP
342 (25.30 %)Windows Server 2003
428 (16.87 %)Windows 2000
513 (7.831 %)Linux
67 (4.217 %)Windows Vista
67 (4.217 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (3.012 %)Windows NT
83 (1.807 %)UNIX
92 (1.205 %)Windows Server 2008
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (8.434 %)Project Management
212 (7.229 %)PRINCE2
310 (6.024 %)ITIL
49 (5.422 %)Business Analysis
56 (3.614 %)Resource Management
65 (3.012 %)Document Management
65 (3.012 %)Service Management
65 (3.012 %)Risk Management
74 (2.410 %)Workflow
74 (2.410 %)Practice Management
74 (2.410 %)Validation
74 (2.410 %)CMMI
74 (2.410 %)Programme Management
74 (2.410 %)Problem Management
74 (2.410 %)Project Planning
83 (1.807 %)Data Management
83 (1.807 %)Supplier Management
83 (1.807 %)Knowledge Management
83 (1.807 %)Change Management
83 (1.807 %)UML
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (19.28 %)C
227 (16.27 %)SQL
319 (11.45 %)VBA
418 (10.84 %)JavaScript
515 (9.036 %)VBScript
613 (7.831 %)C++
74 (2.410 %)VB
74 (2.410 %)PHP
74 (2.410 %)C#
82 (1.205 %)VB.NET
91 (0.602 %)Transact-SQL
91 (0.602 %)PL/SQL
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (12.65 %)Degree
211 (6.627 %)Microsoft Certification
37 (4.217 %)MCP
45 (3.012 %)MCSE
54 (2.410 %)MCT
63 (1.807 %)ISEB
72 (1.205 %)HP APS
81 (0.602 %)NVQ Level 3
81 (0.602 %)MCSA
81 (0.602 %)HND
81 (0.602 %)MOS
81 (0.602 %)MCDST
81 (0.602 %)MCTS
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.012 %)SLA
23 (1.807 %)QA
Bristol IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (11.45 %)Active Directory
22 (1.205 %)Terminal Server
22 (1.205 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.602 %)ISA Server
31 (0.602 %)MetaFrame
Bristol IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (3.614 %)SCCM
23 (1.807 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (1.205 %)OpenView Configuration Management
32 (1.205 %)DameWare
32 (1.205 %)SCOM
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (45.18 %)Microsoft
212 (7.229 %)Oracle
212 (7.229 %)Citrix
310 (6.024 %)Lotus
47 (4.217 %)VMware
55 (3.012 %)HP
64 (2.410 %)Symantec
64 (2.410 %)Metastorm
73 (1.807 %)Ab Initio
73 (1.807 %)Apple
73 (1.807 %)Cognos
82 (1.205 %)Cisco
82 (1.205 %)Business Objects
82 (1.205 %)SAP
82 (1.205 %)Sun
82 (1.205 %)Interwoven
91 (0.602 %)Novell
91 (0.602 %)Pegasus
91 (0.602 %)Sage
91 (0.602 %)Dell