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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Cambridge 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
Rank6460
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads8670
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.029 %
As % of the category below21.50 %17.90 %
Salaries quoted7052
Average minimum salary£28,214£26,596
Average salary£30,393£28,428
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Average maximum salary£32,571£30,260
UK excluding London average salary£28,376£27,895
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads400391
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.221 %0.164 %
Salaries quoted331327
Average minimum salary£33,170£32,465
Average salary£35,626£34,494
% change on same period last year+3.27 %
Average maximum salary£38,081£36,524
UK excluding London average salary£33,308£33,351
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
MS Office CambridgeshireMS Office
Cambridgeshire

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1157 (67.97 %)Windows
2142 (61.47 %)Microsoft
376 (32.90 %)MS Excel
466 (28.57 %)Active Directory
560 (25.97 %)Finance
659 (25.54 %)SQL
747 (20.35 %)Citrix
846 (19.91 %)Windows XP
945 (19.48 %)Windows Server 2003
1043 (18.61 %)SQL Server
1140 (17.32 %)Project Management
1232 (13.85 %)Windows 2000
1331 (13.42 %)UML
1430 (12.99 %)RUP
1528 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2005
1626 (11.26 %)Microsoft Certification
1722 (9.524 %).NET
1821 (9.091 %)MCP
1920 (8.658 %)C#
2018 (7.792 %)MS Project
2117 (7.359 %)Pharmaceutical
2117 (7.359 %)Windows 2000 Server
2216 (6.926 %)Scrum
2216 (6.926 %)VBA
2315 (6.494 %)VB
2315 (6.494 %)RDBMS
2315 (6.494 %)E-Commerce
2315 (6.494 %)SQL Server 2008
2315 (6.494 %)WPF
2315 (6.494 %)Multithreading

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (9.524 %).NET
215 (6.494 %)WPF
34 (1.732 %)Silverlight
34 (1.732 %)HTML
43 (1.299 %)MFC
51 (0.433 %)ASP.NET
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (5.628 %)MS Exchange
29 (3.896 %)IIS
36 (2.597 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (2.165 %)JBoss
54 (1.732 %)Lotus Notes
63 (1.299 %)SharePoint
63 (1.299 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (0.866 %)Apache
81 (0.433 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
81 (0.433 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
176 (32.90 %)MS Excel
218 (7.792 %)MS Project
311 (4.762 %)MS Visio
48 (3.463 %)Acrobat
48 (3.463 %)Spreadsheet
56 (2.597 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.433 %)RoboHelp
Cambridge IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.732 %)Summit
22 (0.866 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.433 %)Navision
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (6.061 %)TCP/IP
213 (5.628 %)LAN
312 (5.195 %)Internet
411 (4.762 %)WAN
411 (4.762 %)DNS
510 (4.329 %)Network Security
67 (3.030 %)IP Telephony
67 (3.030 %)Intranet
76 (2.597 %)VPN
76 (2.597 %)VoIP
76 (2.597 %)Firewall
84 (1.732 %)DHCP
92 (0.866 %)FTP
92 (0.866 %)Wireless
92 (0.866 %)GSM
92 (0.866 %)TETRA
101 (0.433 %)2G
101 (0.433 %)3G
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (18.61 %)SQL Server
228 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (6.494 %)SQL Server 2008
315 (6.494 %)RDBMS
414 (6.061 %)Crystal Reports
59 (3.896 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (0.866 %)MS Access
71 (0.433 %)MySQL
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (4.762 %)ClearQuest
21 (0.433 %)Visual Studio
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (25.97 %)Finance
217 (7.359 %)Pharmaceutical
313 (5.628 %)Retail
412 (5.195 %)Health
511 (4.762 %)Publishing
65 (2.165 %)Telecoms
74 (1.732 %)Manufacturing
74 (1.732 %)Education
74 (1.732 %)Pensions
83 (1.299 %)Insurance
83 (1.299 %)Government
92 (0.866 %)Electronics
92 (0.866 %)Military
101 (0.433 %)Games
101 (0.433 %)Law
101 (0.433 %)Legal
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1106 (45.89 %)Analyst
253 (22.94 %)Support Analyst
331 (13.42 %)Business Analyst
426 (11.26 %)Applications Support
525 (10.82 %)Support Engineer
525 (10.82 %)Technical Support
624 (10.39 %)Helpdesk Support
720 (8.658 %)Technical Analyst
720 (8.658 %)Technical Support Analyst
819 (8.225 %)Helpdesk Analyst
918 (7.792 %)1st Line Support
1017 (7.359 %)Support Technician
1017 (7.359 %)2nd Line Support
1115 (6.494 %)Service Analyst
1115 (6.494 %)Service Desk Analyst
1212 (5.195 %)Project Manager
139 (3.896 %)Applications Support Analyst
148 (3.463 %)Test Engineer
148 (3.463 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
148 (3.463 %)Service Manager
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (6.494 %)Multithreading
212 (5.195 %)Statistics
39 (3.896 %)Management Information System
46 (2.597 %)Client/Server
54 (1.732 %)ASTM
61 (0.433 %)Handset
61 (0.433 %)Blackberry
61 (0.433 %)Data Protection Act
61 (0.433 %)Mathematics
61 (0.433 %)German Language
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1157 (67.97 %)Windows
246 (19.91 %)Windows XP
345 (19.48 %)Windows Server 2003
432 (13.85 %)Windows 2000
517 (7.359 %)Windows 2000 Server
615 (6.494 %)Windows Vista
710 (4.329 %)Linux
86 (2.597 %)Debian
93 (1.299 %)UNIX
101 (0.433 %)Solaris
101 (0.433 %)Ubuntu
101 (0.433 %)Windows Mobile
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (17.32 %)Project Management
231 (13.42 %)UML
330 (12.99 %)RUP
416 (6.926 %)Scrum
515 (6.494 %)E-Commerce
611 (4.762 %)ITIL
78 (3.463 %)Test Scripting
86 (2.597 %)Resource Management
95 (2.165 %)PRINCE2
104 (1.732 %)Time Management
113 (1.299 %)CRM
122 (0.866 %)Service Delivery
122 (0.866 %)Performance Management
122 (0.866 %)Information Security
122 (0.866 %)PDM
122 (0.866 %)Content Management
122 (0.866 %)Configuration Management
131 (0.433 %)User Acceptance Testing
131 (0.433 %)Logistics
131 (0.433 %)Business Analysis
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
159 (25.54 %)SQL
220 (8.658 %)C#
316 (6.926 %)VBA
415 (6.494 %)VB
513 (5.628 %)C
67 (3.030 %)PL/SQL
76 (2.597 %)Java
83 (1.299 %)C++
91 (0.433 %)JavaScript
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (11.26 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (9.091 %)MCP
39 (3.896 %)MCSE
47 (3.030 %)Degree
54 (1.732 %)A+ Certification
61 (0.433 %)SCSA
61 (0.433 %)CIPD
61 (0.433 %)RHCE
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.165 %)SLA
15 (2.165 %)ISO27001
22 (0.866 %)ISO9001
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
166 (28.57 %)Active Directory
21 (0.433 %)VMware ESX
21 (0.433 %)VMware Server
21 (0.433 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (3.463 %)MOM
22 (0.866 %)WSUS
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1142 (61.47 %)Microsoft
247 (20.35 %)Citrix
311 (4.762 %)Perforce
48 (3.463 %)Adobe
57 (3.030 %)Cognos
57 (3.030 %)Sage
66 (2.597 %)VMware
66 (2.597 %)Cisco
75 (2.165 %)HP
75 (2.165 %)Dell
75 (2.165 %)Lotus
84 (1.732 %)Sun
91 (0.433 %)Novell