The first table below looks at the demand for MS Office skills in IT jobs advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Office over the 3 months to 22 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 Applications category for the Dorset region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office
Rank 26 44 35
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -9
Permanent jobs citing MS Office 41 13 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 6.602% 2.610% 4.608%
As % of the Applications category 40.59% 22.03% 35.53%
Number of salaries quoted 33 10 27
Average salary £22,500 £31,250 £29,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-28.00% +7.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £17,000 £21,800 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £36,600 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £29,500 £29,500
% change year-on-year
+1.69% -
All Applications
Dorset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
101 59 76
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 16.26% 11.85% 12.97%
Number of salaries quoted 86 52 72
Average salary £26,000 £32,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-20.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £18,000 £22,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £38,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £33,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+1.49% -1.47%
MS Office
South West

MS Office
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MS Office across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Dorset MS Office Jobs Demand Trend

MS Office
Salary Trend

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

Dorset MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth +4 15 £22,500 -28.00%
Weymouth - 6 £22,500 -
Poole +12 3 £27,500 -26.66%
MS Office
South West

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

1 52 (82.54%) Microsoft
2 42 (66.67%) Windows
3 24 (38.10%) MS Excel
3 24 (38.10%) MS Exchange
4 20 (31.75%) LAN
4 20 (31.75%) VMware
5 18 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2003
5 18 (28.57%) Windows XP
5 18 (28.57%) Active Directory
6 16 (25.40%) Windows Server 2003
6 16 (25.40%) Windows Server 2008
7 15 (23.81%) TCP/IP
7 15 (23.81%) Firewall
8 14 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (20.63%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 13 (20.63%) MCSE
9 13 (20.63%) Windows 7
10 11 (17.46%) SAN
10 11 (17.46%) ITIL
11 10 (15.87%) Java
11 10 (15.87%) SQL
11 10 (15.87%) MCSA
11 10 (15.87%) WAN
11 10 (15.87%) Service Delivery
11 10 (15.87%) MCITP
11 10 (15.87%) Security Cleared
11 10 (15.87%) VMware Infrastructure
12 9 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
13 8 (12.70%) Windows Vista
13 8 (12.70%) SharePoint

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
1 2 (3.175%) .NET
1 2 (3.175%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 24 (38.10%) MS Exchange
2 18 (28.57%) Exchange Server 2003
3 13 (20.63%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 9 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (12.70%) SharePoint
6 6 (9.524%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (3.175%) PegaRULES
8 1 (1.587%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 24 (38.10%) MS Excel
2 7 (11.11%) MS PowerPoint
3 6 (9.524%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.175%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 20 (31.75%) LAN
2 15 (23.81%) TCP/IP
2 15 (23.81%) Firewall
3 11 (17.46%) SAN
4 10 (15.87%) WAN
5 7 (11.11%) VPN
5 7 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (9.524%) DHCP
6 6 (9.524%) DNS
7 5 (7.937%) Intranet
8 4 (6.349%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (4.762%) Extranet
9 3 (4.762%) MPLS
10 1 (1.587%) PABX
10 1 (1.587%) ATM
10 1 (1.587%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.937%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (11.11%) Finance
2 5 (7.937%) Banking
2 5 (7.937%) Electronics
3 3 (4.762%) Marketing
3 3 (4.762%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.587%) Financial Institution
4 1 (1.587%) Military
Job Titles
1 18 (28.57%) Analyst
2 12 (19.05%) Support Technician
3 7 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (9.524%) Service Desk Analyst
4 6 (9.524%) 2nd Line Support Technician
5 5 (7.937%) Support Analyst
6 4 (6.349%) Service Analyst
6 4 (6.349%) Software Architect
6 4 (6.349%) Systems Support
6 4 (6.349%) Chief Architect
6 4 (6.349%) Infrastructure Manager
6 4 (6.349%) Architect
6 4 (6.349%) 1st Line Support
6 4 (6.349%) Chief Software Architect
6 4 (6.349%) IT Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (4.762%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
7 3 (4.762%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
7 3 (4.762%) 3rd Line Support
7 3 (4.762%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 3 (4.762%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.349%) Blackberry
1 4 (6.349%) CCTV
2 3 (4.762%) Mathematics
2 3 (4.762%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.587%) iPad
3 1 (1.587%) iPhone
3 1 (1.587%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (1.587%) Physics
3 1 (1.587%) Human Factors
Operating Systems
1 42 (66.67%) Windows
2 18 (28.57%) Windows XP
3 16 (25.40%) Windows Server 2003
3 16 (25.40%) Windows Server 2008
4 13 (20.63%) Windows 7
5 8 (12.70%) Windows Vista
6 6 (9.524%) Linux
7 4 (6.349%) Windows 2000
8 2 (3.175%) UNIX
9 1 (1.587%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (17.46%) ITIL
2 10 (15.87%) Service Delivery
3 6 (9.524%) Scrum
3 6 (9.524%) UML
3 6 (9.524%) OO
4 5 (7.937%) Problem Management
4 5 (7.937%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (7.937%) Project Management
4 5 (7.937%) Software Engineering
4 5 (7.937%) Validation
5 4 (6.349%) Risk Management
5 4 (6.349%) Disaster Recovery
5 4 (6.349%) ITIL V3
6 3 (4.762%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (4.762%) Business Development
6 3 (4.762%) Service Management
7 2 (3.175%) ITSM
7 2 (3.175%) Resource Management
7 2 (3.175%) Six Sigma
7 2 (3.175%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 10 (15.87%) Java
1 10 (15.87%) SQL
2 6 (9.524%) C++
3 3 (4.762%) PowerShell
3 3 (4.762%) VBScript
4 2 (3.175%) C
Qualifications
1 14 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (20.63%) MCSE
3 10 (15.87%) MCSA
3 10 (15.87%) MCITP
3 10 (15.87%) Security Cleared
4 7 (11.11%) MCP
4 7 (11.11%) Degree
5 2 (3.175%) APMP
5 2 (3.175%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 2 (3.175%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 1 (1.587%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.587%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.175%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.587%) QA
System Software
1 18 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 10 (15.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (9.524%) Terminal Services
3 6 (9.524%) Hyper-V
4 4 (6.349%) vSphere
4 4 (6.349%) BlackBerry Internet Service
Systems Management
1 2 (3.175%) Backup Exec
1 2 (3.175%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (1.587%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 52 (82.54%) Microsoft
2 20 (31.75%) VMware
3 7 (11.11%) Citrix
4 6 (9.524%) Sage
5 5 (7.937%) Cisco
6 4 (6.349%) Apple
6 4 (6.349%) HP
7 3 (4.762%) EMC
7 3 (4.762%) Avaya
8 2 (3.175%) JD Edwards
8 2 (3.175%) Symantec
8 2 (3.175%) SAP
8 2 (3.175%) Pega
9 1 (1.587%) McAfee
Bournemouth, Dorset
IT Support Assistant - Urgent - Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Dorset - Windows 7, Active Directory, MS Office - £14,000 - £17,000. A Windows, Server, Exchange, VMware IT Support Assistant is required...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £14000 - £17000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Dorset
This is an exciting opportunity for an IT Manager to manage a small team of technical staff ensuring that IT service delivery is to a high standard... - Strong...
NES Global Talent
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
The ideal candidate will have: - Line Management experience within a small team - Extensive understanding of MS Office Support - IT hardware and Software troubleshooting - Full clean driving licence and...
Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
Salary: From £19,578 to £25,623 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013