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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT jobs within the London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank484556
Rank change on same period last yearUp+72
Matching permanent IT job ads135141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.061 %
As % of the category below1.002 %0.703 %
Salaries quoted112105
Average minimum salary£31,420£30,333
Average salary£33,277£32,569
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Average maximum salary£35,133£34,805
UK excluding London average salary£27,621£25,549
% change on same period last year+8.11 %
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1346720062
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled7.796 %8.633 %
Salaries quoted1162915960
Average minimum salary£42,036£43,572
Average salary£46,012£47,664
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum salary£49,988£51,757
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MOS EnglandMOS
England

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MOS across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

London MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MOS across the London region.

London MOS Salary Trend

MOS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MOS across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London MOS Salary Histogram

MOS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MOS within the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
City of LondonUp+3281£31,908-1.22 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-15£33,875-
MOS EnglandMOS
England

MOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing MOS 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 MOS.

1263 (78.51 %)MS Office
2233 (69.55 %)Law
3204 (60.90 %)Legal
4134 (40.00 %)MS Excel
5125 (37.31 %)Windows
6111 (33.13 %)Microsoft
783 (24.78 %)Windows XP
879 (23.58 %)Document Management
975 (22.39 %)Interwoven
1067 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
1166 (19.70 %)E-Learning
1264 (19.10 %)Hummingbird
1358 (17.31 %)ITIL
1455 (16.42 %)MCP
1544 (13.13 %)Banking
1642 (12.54 %)Blackberry
1736 (10.75 %)Active Directory
1835 (10.45 %)SLA
1928 (8.358 %)Investment Banking
2026 (7.761 %)Practice Management
2125 (7.463 %)DeltaView
2224 (7.164 %)Remedy
2323 (6.866 %)SharePoint
2323 (6.866 %)MS Project
2422 (6.567 %)CRM
2422 (6.567 %)MS PowerPoint
2422 (6.567 %)Finance
2520 (5.970 %)Documentum
2520 (5.970 %)Billing
2615 (4.478 %)Intranet

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing MOS 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 MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (6.866 %)SharePoint
220 (5.970 %)Documentum
38 (2.388 %)WorkSite
46 (1.791 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (1.791 %)MS Exchange
55 (1.493 %)Lotus Notes
63 (0.896 %)SharePoint Server 2007
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1263 (78.51 %)MS Office
2134 (40.00 %)MS Excel
325 (7.463 %)DeltaView
423 (6.866 %)MS Project
522 (6.567 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (1.194 %)MS Visio
73 (0.896 %)Acrobat
73 (0.896 %)Adobe Captivate
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (4.478 %)Intranet
213 (3.881 %)VPN
310 (2.985 %)Wireless
47 (2.090 %)VoIP
47 (2.090 %)Internet
53 (0.896 %)3G
53 (0.896 %)Firewall
53 (0.896 %)WAN
53 (0.896 %)TCP/IP
53 (0.896 %)DNS
53 (0.896 %)LAN
61 (0.299 %)SAN
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.299 %)SQL Server
11 (0.299 %)Datawarehouse
11 (0.299 %)Database Marketing
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1233 (69.55 %)Law
2204 (60.90 %)Legal
344 (13.13 %)Banking
428 (8.358 %)Investment Banking
522 (6.567 %)Finance
620 (5.970 %)Billing
79 (2.687 %)Insurance
85 (1.493 %)Marketing
94 (1.194 %)Auditing
94 (1.194 %)Education
103 (0.896 %)Telecoms
112 (0.597 %)Health
121 (0.299 %)Construction
121 (0.299 %)Retail
121 (0.299 %)Pensions
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1197 (58.81 %)Trainer
2193 (57.61 %)IT Trainer
355 (16.42 %)Analyst
436 (10.75 %)Support Engineer
436 (10.75 %)Helpdesk Support
531 (9.254 %)1st Line Support
629 (8.657 %)Support Analyst
728 (8.358 %)Helpdesk Engineer
826 (7.761 %)Technical Support
925 (7.463 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1024 (7.164 %)Technical Engineer
1024 (7.164 %)Technical Support Engineer
1123 (6.866 %)1st Line Support Engineer
1221 (6.269 %)Consultant
1319 (5.672 %)IT Consultant
1418 (5.373 %)Desktop Support
1418 (5.373 %)Legal IT Trainer
1512 (3.582 %)Senior Consultant
168 (2.388 %)Service Analyst
168 (2.388 %)Desktop Engineer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
166 (19.70 %)E-Learning
242 (12.54 %)Blackberry
38 (2.388 %)Podcast
41 (0.299 %)Firmware
41 (0.299 %)PDA
41 (0.299 %)Statistics
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1125 (37.31 %)Windows
283 (24.78 %)Windows XP
313 (3.881 %)Windows 2000
412 (3.582 %)Windows Server 2003
59 (2.687 %)Windows Vista
66 (1.791 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.299 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.299 %)SUSE
71 (0.299 %)Linux
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
179 (23.58 %)Document Management
258 (17.31 %)ITIL
326 (7.761 %)Practice Management
422 (6.567 %)CRM
59 (2.687 %)Project Management
67 (2.090 %)Service Management
76 (1.791 %)PRINCE2
85 (1.493 %)Time Management
85 (1.493 %)GAP Analysis
94 (1.194 %)Change Management
103 (0.896 %)Web Design
103 (0.896 %)Asset Management
112 (0.597 %)Wealth Management
112 (0.597 %)Business Continuity
121 (0.299 %)CAD
121 (0.299 %)Investment Management
121 (0.299 %)Data Protection
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (0.299 %)C
11 (0.299 %)SQL
11 (0.299 %)VBA
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
167 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
255 (16.42 %)MCP
314 (4.179 %)MCSE
413 (3.881 %)MCDST
57 (2.090 %)Degree
64 (1.194 %)MCT
64 (1.194 %)A+ Certification
73 (0.896 %)ITIL Certification
73 (0.896 %)MCSA
81 (0.299 %)CIPD
81 (0.299 %)ECDL
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
135 (10.45 %)SLA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (10.75 %)Active Directory
25 (1.493 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1111 (33.13 %)Microsoft
275 (22.39 %)Interwoven
364 (19.10 %)Hummingbird
424 (7.164 %)Remedy
514 (4.179 %)Citrix
613 (3.881 %)Open Text
79 (2.687 %)Cisco
85 (1.493 %)Lotus
85 (1.493 %)VMware
85 (1.493 %)Reuters
85 (1.493 %)Bloomberg
93 (0.896 %)Adobe
93 (0.896 %)Fidessa
101 (0.299 %)HP
101 (0.299 %)Red Hat