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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Leicester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3838
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads2727
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.011 %
As % of the category below23.28 %20.61 %
Salaries quoted2723
Average minimum salary£20,667£22,913
Average salary£22,981£25,065
% change on same period last year-8.31 %
Average maximum salary£25,296£27,217
UK excluding London average salary£28,282£28,029
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Leicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Leicester
Matching permanent IT job ads116131
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.055 %
Salaries quoted11590
Average minimum salary£25,376£22,786
Average salary£28,575£24,588
% change on same period last year+16.21 %
Average maximum salary£31,775£26,389
UK excluding London average salary£33,329£33,452
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
MS Office LeicestershireMS Office
Leicestershire

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leicester MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

136 (54.55 %)Windows
234 (51.52 %)Microsoft
331 (46.97 %)MS Excel
430 (45.45 %)Active Directory
522 (33.33 %)LAN
522 (33.33 %)Windows XP
619 (28.79 %)Windows Server 2003
718 (27.27 %)WAN
815 (22.73 %)TCP/IP
815 (22.73 %)Windows 2000 Server
914 (21.21 %)MS Exchange
1012 (18.18 %)SAP
1110 (15.15 %)Retail
1110 (15.15 %)Exchange Server 2003
1110 (15.15 %)Windows Vista
1110 (15.15 %)ITIL
1110 (15.15 %)SLA
129 (13.64 %)Publishing
138 (12.12 %)Microsoft Certification
138 (12.12 %)MS Project
147 (10.61 %)Windows 2000
147 (10.61 %)MCSE
156 (9.091 %)Java
156 (9.091 %)EPoS
156 (9.091 %)Terminal Services
165 (7.576 %)Project Management
165 (7.576 %)Document Management
165 (7.576 %)Crystal Reports
165 (7.576 %)Time Management
165 (7.576 %)User Acceptance Testing

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

Leicester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.515 %)HTML
11 (1.515 %).NET
Leicester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (21.21 %)MS Exchange
210 (15.15 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (4.545 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.515 %)IIS
Leicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (46.97 %)MS Excel
28 (12.12 %)MS Project
33 (4.545 %)MS Visio
33 (4.545 %)MS PowerPoint
Leicester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.030 %)SAP Business One
12 (3.030 %)Remedy AR System
Leicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (33.33 %)LAN
218 (27.27 %)WAN
315 (22.73 %)TCP/IP
44 (6.061 %)Internet
44 (6.061 %)Wireless
53 (4.545 %)FTP
62 (3.030 %)DNS
62 (3.030 %)DHCP
71 (1.515 %)VPN
71 (1.515 %)SAN
Leicester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (7.576 %)Crystal Reports
23 (4.545 %)SQL Server
32 (3.030 %)RDBMS
41 (1.515 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.515 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (1.515 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.515 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (1.515 %)DB2
41 (1.515 %)DTS
Leicester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.515 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.515 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (1.515 %)Synon
Leicester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (15.15 %)Retail
29 (13.64 %)Publishing
33 (4.545 %)Pensions
42 (3.030 %)Marketing
42 (3.030 %)Auditing
42 (3.030 %)Insurance
51 (1.515 %)FMCG
Leicester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (51.52 %)Analyst
211 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
211 (16.67 %)IT Support Engineer
310 (15.15 %)Helpdesk Analyst
310 (15.15 %)Support Analyst
49 (13.64 %)Service Analyst
49 (13.64 %)Helpdesk Support
58 (12.12 %)Service Desk Analyst
58 (12.12 %)1st Line Support
64 (6.061 %)Project Manager
64 (6.061 %)IT Support Analyst
72 (3.030 %)Implementation Consultant
72 (3.030 %)Administrator
72 (3.030 %)Applications Support Analyst
72 (3.030 %)Project Coordinator
72 (3.030 %)IT Business Analyst
72 (3.030 %)IT Graduate
72 (3.030 %)ERP Consultant
72 (3.030 %)Business Analyst
72 (3.030 %)Graduate
Leicester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (9.091 %)EPoS
24 (6.061 %)AS400
24 (6.061 %)VLE
33 (4.545 %)Client/Server
42 (3.030 %)Thin Client
42 (3.030 %)Mathematics
42 (3.030 %)Fat Client
51 (1.515 %)PMI
Leicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (54.55 %)Windows
222 (33.33 %)Windows XP
319 (28.79 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (22.73 %)Windows 2000 Server
510 (15.15 %)Windows Vista
67 (10.61 %)Windows 2000
73 (4.545 %)OS/400
82 (3.030 %)Windows NT
82 (3.030 %)AIX
82 (3.030 %)UNIX
Leicester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (15.15 %)ITIL
25 (7.576 %)Project Management
25 (7.576 %)Document Management
25 (7.576 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (7.576 %)Time Management
34 (6.061 %)PRINCE2
43 (4.545 %)Project Planning
43 (4.545 %)Systems Analysis
52 (3.030 %)E-Commerce
52 (3.030 %)ERP
61 (1.515 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.515 %)Problem Management
61 (1.515 %)System Testing
61 (1.515 %)UML
61 (1.515 %)OOP
61 (1.515 %)OOA/OOD
61 (1.515 %)OO
61 (1.515 %)Change Management
61 (1.515 %)PDM
61 (1.515 %)Programme Management
Leicester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (9.091 %)Java
24 (6.061 %)SQL
32 (3.030 %)RPG
32 (3.030 %)C
32 (3.030 %)COBOL
41 (1.515 %)Transact-SQL
Leicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (12.12 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (10.61 %)MCSE
33 (4.545 %)MCP
33 (4.545 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (4.545 %)ITIL Certification
42 (3.030 %)Degree
51 (1.515 %)MCSA
51 (1.515 %)MCDBA
51 (1.515 %)PMI Certification
51 (1.515 %)MCTS
Leicester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (15.15 %)SLA
Leicester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (45.45 %)Active Directory
26 (9.091 %)Terminal Services
33 (4.545 %)Backup Exec
Leicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (51.52 %)Microsoft
212 (18.18 %)SAP
34 (6.061 %)IBM
43 (4.545 %)Lotus
43 (4.545 %)Altiris
43 (4.545 %)Cisco
43 (4.545 %)HP
52 (3.030 %)Citrix
52 (3.030 %)Siebel
52 (3.030 %)Sage
52 (3.030 %)Remedy
52 (3.030 %)Micro Focus
52 (3.030 %)Exchequer
61 (1.515 %)JD Edwards
61 (1.515 %)Oracle
61 (1.515 %)JDA