Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MS Office skills in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Office over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category for the London region.

 Microsoft Office
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank686244
Rank change year-on-year
Down-6Down-18
Matching permanent IT job ads119510243345
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London3.070 %3.225 %3.967 %
As % of the Applications category27.46 %25.67 %31.78 %
Salaries quoted10288382763
Average salary£33,500£30,000£31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.66 %-4.760 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,500£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,750£50,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£26,000£25,000£26,000
% change year-on-year
+4.000 %-3.840 %
London IT Job Market, Applications CategoryAll Applications
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
4352398910525
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London11.18 %12.56 %12.48 %
Salaries quoted360033408795
Average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£24,000£23,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£62,500£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,000£30,000£30,000
MS Office EnglandMS Office
England

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the London region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of LondonDown-8365£36,000+10.76 %
Docklands, LondonUp+925£31,250+35.86 %
CroydonUp+818£26,000-13.33 %
BromleyDown-410£25,000+26.58 %
HammersmithUp+89£50,000+117.39 %
BeckenhamUp+17£25,000-3.84 %
UxbridgeDown-166£28,500-24.00 %
BrentfordNew entry-6£35,000-
FelthamDown-64£35,000+16.66 %
TwickenhamNew entry-3£27,500-
Canary WharfUp+42£45,000-
LutonDown-162£26,500-23.18 %
HarrowNew entry-2£26,000-
RomfordDown-11--
WestminsterDown-41£20,000-7.51 %
HillingdonNew entry-1£33,000-
PaddingtonNew entry-1£37,000-
MordenNew entry-1£16,000-
BarnetNew entry-1£20,000-
MS Office EnglandMS Office
England

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the London 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.

11021 (51.10 %)MS Excel
2998 (49.95 %)Windows
3942 (47.15 %)Microsoft
4548 (27.43 %)Finance
5543 (27.18 %)Windows XP
6468 (23.42 %)Active Directory
7388 (19.42 %)SQL
8312 (15.62 %)Windows Server 2003
9298 (14.91 %)SQL Server
10268 (13.41 %).NET
11252 (12.61 %)MS Exchange
12249 (12.46 %)Microsoft Certification
13237 (11.86 %)MS PowerPoint
14233 (11.66 %)Blackberry
15230 (11.51 %)SharePoint
16229 (11.46 %)Degree
17213 (10.66 %)ITIL
17213 (10.66 %)Banking
18197 (9.860 %)TCP/IP
19181 (9.059 %)C#
20176 (8.809 %)Oracle
21172 (8.609 %)Project Management
22153 (7.658 %)Law
23152 (7.608 %)Citrix
24150 (7.508 %)Windows Vista
25142 (7.107 %)MS Visio
26137 (6.857 %)ASP.NET
27133 (6.657 %)MCSE
28123 (6.156 %)Windows 2000
29121 (6.056 %)VBA

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1268 (13.41 %).NET
2137 (6.857 %)ASP.NET
384 (4.204 %)HTML
479 (3.954 %)XML
564 (3.203 %)Web Services
655 (2.753 %)Windows SharePoint Services
752 (2.603 %)CSS
839 (1.952 %).NET Framework
930 (1.502 %)Spring
1022 (1.101 %)XHTML
1121 (1.051 %)Flash
1220 (1.001 %)WinForms
1319 (0.951 %)Hibernate
1319 (0.951 %)AJAX
1319 (0.951 %)WPF
1418 (0.901 %)Silverlight
1418 (0.901 %)WebSphere
1515 (0.751 %)FIX Protocol
1515 (0.751 %)jQuery
1614 (0.701 %)CAML
London IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1252 (12.61 %)MS Exchange
2230 (11.51 %)SharePoint
3115 (5.756 %)Exchange Server 2003
494 (4.705 %)SharePoint Server 2007
593 (4.655 %)Exchange Server 2007
675 (3.754 %)IIS
774 (3.704 %)Lotus Notes
858 (2.903 %)CMS
956 (2.803 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
1029 (1.451 %)EPiServer
1029 (1.451 %)Immediacy CMS
1128 (1.401 %)Exchange Server 2000
1128 (1.401 %)GroupWise
1226 (1.301 %)SAS
1323 (1.151 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1422 (1.101 %)WebLogic
1422 (1.101 %)Sitecore CMS
1518 (0.901 %)LiveLink
1518 (0.901 %)WorkSite
1612 (0.601 %)Lotus Domino
London IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
11021 (51.10 %)MS Excel
2237 (11.86 %)MS PowerPoint
3142 (7.107 %)MS Visio
497 (4.855 %)MS Project
536 (1.802 %)InfoPath
626 (1.301 %)Photoshop
718 (0.901 %)Acrobat
817 (0.851 %)SPSS
914 (0.701 %)QuarkXPress
1010 (0.501 %)Adobe Illustrator
119 (0.450 %)Spreadsheet
127 (0.350 %)RoboHelp
136 (0.300 %)Fireworks
136 (0.300 %)DeltaView
145 (0.250 %)MATLAB
145 (0.250 %)ImageReady
145 (0.250 %)FastStats
145 (0.250 %)PrintSoft PReS
154 (0.200 %)FrameMaker
162 (0.100 %)Shockwave
London IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
123 (1.151 %)Dynamics CRM
220 (1.001 %)Microsoft CRM
314 (0.701 %)Hyperion Enterprise
314 (0.701 %)RMDS
411 (0.551 %)Singl.eView
59 (0.450 %)Pivotal CRM
68 (0.400 %)Cerner Millennium
75 (0.250 %)Dynamics AX
75 (0.250 %)SAP R/3
84 (0.200 %)WebTrends
84 (0.200 %)Academy Housing
84 (0.200 %)arcHouse
84 (0.200 %)Google Analytics
93 (0.150 %)3000 Xtra
93 (0.150 %)Applix TM1
93 (0.150 %)SAP SD
93 (0.150 %)Great Plains
102 (0.100 %)SAP FI
102 (0.100 %)Oracle EBS
102 (0.100 %)SAP CO
London IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1197 (9.860 %)TCP/IP
295 (4.755 %)LAN
394 (4.705 %)VPN
488 (4.404 %)Internet
488 (4.404 %)Firewall
570 (3.504 %)WAN
659 (2.953 %)DNS
741 (2.052 %)Intranet
837 (1.852 %)SAN
935 (1.752 %)VoIP
1034 (1.702 %)DHCP
1126 (1.301 %)Wireless
1126 (1.301 %)NAS
1220 (1.001 %)FTP
1318 (0.901 %)Wi-Fi
1416 (0.801 %)Ethernet
1513 (0.651 %)PBX
1611 (0.551 %)Extranet
1611 (0.551 %)IP Telephony
1710 (0.501 %)SSL
London IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1298 (14.91 %)SQL Server
291 (4.555 %)SQL Server 2005
353 (2.653 %)BusinessObjects
448 (2.402 %)Datawarehouse
547 (2.352 %)SQL Server 2000
639 (1.952 %)SQL Server 2008
736 (1.802 %)Crystal Reports
834 (1.702 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
927 (1.351 %)SQL Server Integration Services
927 (1.351 %)MySQL
927 (1.351 %)ETL
1022 (1.101 %)MS Access
1120 (1.001 %)OLAP
1219 (0.951 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1219 (0.951 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1318 (0.901 %)Essbase
1417 (0.851 %)Star Schema
1417 (0.851 %)Oracle OLAP
1515 (0.751 %)Oracle 8/8i
1613 (0.651 %)PerformancePoint
London IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
153 (2.653 %)Visual Studio
223 (1.151 %)Subversion
322 (1.101 %)QuickTest Pro
417 (0.851 %)WinRunner
417 (0.851 %)NUnit
516 (0.801 %)Dreamweaver
69 (0.450 %)LoadRunner
76 (0.300 %)TestDirector
76 (0.300 %)Ant
76 (0.300 %)JUnit
85 (0.250 %)Oracle Forms
85 (0.250 %)PowerBuilder
94 (0.200 %)ERwin
94 (0.200 %)PVCS
94 (0.200 %)Team Foundation Server
94 (0.200 %)FrontPage
94 (0.200 %)JIRA
103 (0.150 %)Oracle APEX
103 (0.150 %)Visual Studio Tools for Office
103 (0.150 %)VSS/SourceSafe
London IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1548 (27.43 %)Finance
2213 (10.66 %)Banking
3153 (7.658 %)Law
4104 (5.205 %)Investment Banking
598 (4.905 %)Legal
694 (4.705 %)Marketing
788 (4.404 %)Telecoms
887 (4.354 %)Insurance
964 (3.203 %)Front Office
1060 (3.003 %)Retail
1151 (2.553 %)Back Office
1151 (2.553 %)Health
1234 (1.702 %)Education
1332 (1.602 %)Advertising
1428 (1.401 %)Pensions
1526 (1.301 %)Publishing
1623 (1.151 %)Financial Institution
1722 (1.101 %)Billing
1820 (1.001 %)Social Media
1917 (0.851 %)Government
London IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1737 (36.89 %)Analyst
2295 (14.76 %)Support Analyst
3214 (10.71 %)Developer
4190 (9.510 %)Desktop Support
5142 (7.107 %)Support Engineer
6123 (6.156 %)Helpdesk Analyst
7102 (5.105 %)Business Analyst
899 (4.955 %)IT Support
996 (4.805 %)Helpdesk Support
1089 (4.454 %)Administrator
1184 (4.204 %)Desktop Analyst
1277 (3.854 %)Architect
1376 (3.804 %)Desktop Engineer
1474 (3.704 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1571 (3.554 %)Trainer
1571 (3.554 %)Consultant
1670 (3.504 %)2nd Line Support
1769 (3.453 %)Service Analyst
1769 (3.453 %)Desktop Support Engineer
1861 (3.053 %).NET Developer
London IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1233 (11.66 %)Blackberry
252 (2.603 %)Computer Science
343 (2.152 %)Client/Server
442 (2.102 %)German Language
536 (1.802 %)Management Information System
632 (1.602 %)PDA
731 (1.552 %)French Language
827 (1.351 %)Data Integration
926 (1.301 %)Video Conferencing
1021 (1.051 %)Mathematics
1120 (1.001 %)Derivative
1218 (0.901 %)Fixed Income
1315 (0.751 %)E-Learning
1414 (0.701 %)Equities
1414 (0.701 %)NHS
1513 (0.651 %)Physics
1612 (0.601 %)Chemistry
1612 (0.601 %)Statistics
1612 (0.601 %)Credit Derivative
1612 (0.601 %)Clustering
London IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1998 (49.95 %)Windows
2543 (27.18 %)Windows XP
3312 (15.62 %)Windows Server 2003
4150 (7.508 %)Windows Vista
5123 (6.156 %)Windows 2000
692 (4.605 %)Linux
776 (3.804 %)Windows Server 2008
872 (3.604 %)Windows 2000 Server
962 (3.103 %)UNIX
1045 (2.252 %)Windows 7
1144 (2.202 %)Mac OS X
1224 (1.201 %)Mac OS
1319 (0.951 %)NetWare
1418 (0.901 %)Windows NT
1516 (0.801 %)Windows Mobile
1615 (0.751 %)Red Hat Linux
1712 (0.601 %)Windows CE
189 (0.450 %)SUSE
198 (0.400 %)Solaris
204 (0.200 %)AIX
London IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1213 (10.66 %)ITIL
2172 (8.609 %)Project Management
3111 (5.556 %)CRM
481 (4.054 %)PRINCE2
562 (3.103 %)Document Management
659 (2.953 %)Content Management
758 (2.903 %)Service Delivery
758 (2.903 %)Business Analysis
857 (2.853 %)OO
956 (2.803 %)Business Intelligence
1050 (2.503 %)Data Management
1145 (2.252 %)Change Management
1243 (2.152 %)E-Commerce
1243 (2.152 %)Workflow
1341 (2.052 %)UML
1439 (1.952 %)Data Modelling
1537 (1.852 %)Data Analysis
1636 (1.802 %)Service Management
1735 (1.752 %)Performance Management
1834 (1.702 %)Migration
London IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1388 (19.42 %)SQL
2181 (9.059 %)C#
3121 (6.056 %)VBA
4105 (5.255 %)VB.NET
594 (4.705 %)VB
663 (3.153 %)PL/SQL
745 (2.252 %)Java
745 (2.252 %)JavaScript
839 (1.952 %)T-SQL
929 (1.451 %)C
1026 (1.301 %)C++
1124 (1.201 %)Perl
1217 (0.851 %)PHP
1313 (0.651 %)VBScript
149 (0.450 %)Bash shell
158 (0.400 %)PowerShell
167 (0.350 %)ActionScript
176 (0.300 %)PHP5
176 (0.300 %)PHP4
185 (0.250 %)VB6
London IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1249 (12.46 %)Microsoft Certification
2229 (11.46 %)Degree
3133 (6.657 %)MCSE
4100 (5.005 %)MCP
551 (2.553 %)MOS
634 (1.702 %)MCSA
727 (1.351 %)CCNA
727 (1.351 %)Cisco Certification
823 (1.151 %)MCT
922 (1.101 %)ITIL Certification
1021 (1.051 %)PMI Certification
1119 (0.951 %)PMP
1119 (0.951 %)Security Cleared
1215 (0.751 %)MCSD
1314 (0.701 %)ISEB
1314 (0.701 %)MCITP
1314 (0.701 %)MCPD
1412 (0.601 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1511 (0.551 %)MCAD
1511 (0.551 %)MCTS
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
145 (2.252 %)SLA
232 (1.602 %)QA
312 (0.601 %)ISO9000
43 (0.150 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
London IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1468 (23.42 %)Active Directory
237 (1.852 %)VMware Infrastructure
313 (0.651 %)Terminal Services
411 (0.551 %)VMware ESX
411 (0.551 %)Terminal Server
411 (0.551 %)Hyper-V
59 (0.450 %)vSphere
68 (0.400 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
76 (0.300 %)Citrix Presentation Server
76 (0.300 %)ISA Server
85 (0.250 %)VMware Workstation
94 (0.200 %)MSMQ
94 (0.200 %)XenApp
103 (0.150 %)VMware Server
103 (0.150 %)Xen
112 (0.100 %)MetaFrame
121 (0.050 %)OpenSSO
London IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
130 (1.502 %)Backup Exec
219 (0.951 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
318 (0.901 %)Norton AntiVirus
411 (0.551 %)SCCM
59 (0.450 %)WSUS
59 (0.450 %)CONTROL-M
68 (0.400 %)HP Quality Center
77 (0.350 %)McAfee ePO
77 (0.350 %)NetBackup
86 (0.300 %)SCOM
86 (0.300 %)DameWare
95 (0.250 %)MOM
104 (0.200 %)EMC NetWorker
104 (0.200 %)ARCserve
113 (0.150 %)ZENworks
113 (0.150 %)OpenView
113 (0.150 %)ServiceCenter
121 (0.050 %)MAILsweeper
121 (0.050 %)Tivoli
121 (0.050 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
London IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1942 (47.15 %)Microsoft
2176 (8.809 %)Oracle
3152 (7.608 %)Citrix
484 (4.204 %)Cisco
484 (4.204 %)Bloomberg
583 (4.154 %)Reuters
679 (3.954 %)Lotus
765 (3.253 %)Adobe
765 (3.253 %)VMware
862 (3.103 %)Remedy
961 (3.053 %)HP
1058 (2.903 %)Apple
1153 (2.653 %)Business Objects
1247 (2.352 %)Sybase
1247 (2.352 %)Symantec
1342 (2.102 %)Cognos
1438 (1.902 %)Hyperion
1537 (1.852 %)Interwoven
1635 (1.752 %)Altiris
1729 (1.451 %)Ektron