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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Merseyside 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3844
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads3533
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.014 %
As % of the category below19.89 %26.83 %
Salaries quoted2829
Average minimum salary£22,661£24,828
Average salary£23,848£26,069
% change on same period last year-8.51 %
Average maximum salary£25,036£27,310
UK excluding London average salary£28,710£27,729
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads176123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.053 %
Salaries quoted156111
Average minimum salary£27,676£27,750
Average salary£30,063£29,641
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum salary£32,449£31,532
UK excluding London average salary£33,353£33,449
% change on same period last year-0.28 %
MS Office North WestMS Office
North West

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 7 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
LiverpoolUp+228£25,136-1.27 %
WirralNew entry-1£17,000-
MS Office North WestMS Office
North West

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

150 (54.35 %)MS Excel
249 (53.26 %)Windows
340 (43.48 %)Microsoft
429 (31.52 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (25.00 %)Active Directory
622 (23.91 %)Windows XP
719 (20.65 %)SQL
816 (17.39 %)TCP/IP
914 (15.22 %)ITIL
914 (15.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
1013 (14.13 %)Windows 2000
1013 (14.13 %)MS Exchange
1111 (11.96 %)Windows Vista
1210 (10.87 %)WAN
1210 (10.87 %)Citrix
1210 (10.87 %)Cisco
139 (9.783 %)Wireless
139 (9.783 %)SQL Server
148 (8.696 %)Lotus Notes
148 (8.696 %)Lotus
148 (8.696 %)DNS
148 (8.696 %)VMware
157 (7.609 %)Project Management
157 (7.609 %)VPN
157 (7.609 %)LAN
157 (7.609 %)IIS
157 (7.609 %)Degree
166 (6.522 %)MS PowerPoint
166 (6.522 %)Exchange Server 2003
166 (6.522 %)MS Project

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (5.435 %).NET
15 (5.435 %)XML
23 (3.261 %)HTML
32 (2.174 %)ASP
41 (1.087 %)CSS
41 (1.087 %)XHTML
41 (1.087 %).NET Framework
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (14.13 %)MS Exchange
28 (8.696 %)Lotus Notes
37 (7.609 %)IIS
46 (6.522 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (3.261 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (3.261 %)SharePoint
61 (1.087 %)GroupWise
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
150 (54.35 %)MS Excel
26 (6.522 %)MS Project
26 (6.522 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (4.348 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (17.39 %)TCP/IP
210 (10.87 %)WAN
39 (9.783 %)Wireless
48 (8.696 %)DNS
57 (7.609 %)VPN
57 (7.609 %)LAN
66 (6.522 %)Firewall
75 (5.435 %)VoIP
75 (5.435 %)DHCP
83 (3.261 %)Intranet
92 (2.174 %)Internet
92 (2.174 %)DEFINITY
92 (2.174 %)SAN
92 (2.174 %)Cisco ICM
92 (2.174 %)FTP
92 (2.174 %)WLAN
92 (2.174 %)Broadband
101 (1.087 %)LDAP
101 (1.087 %)Network Security
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (9.783 %)SQL Server
22 (2.174 %)Crystal Reports
22 (2.174 %)MS Access
22 (2.174 %)ETL
22 (2.174 %)TOAD
22 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (2.174 %)Data Cleansing
22 (2.174 %)MySQL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.261 %)QuickTest Pro
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (6.522 %)Finance
25 (5.435 %)Insurance
34 (4.348 %)Pensions
34 (4.348 %)Education
43 (3.261 %)Legal
52 (2.174 %)Banking
52 (2.174 %)Investment Banking
52 (2.174 %)Telecoms
61 (1.087 %)Government
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (30.43 %)Analyst
210 (10.87 %)Service Analyst
38 (8.696 %)Service Desk Analyst
47 (7.609 %)Network Support
47 (7.609 %)Network Technician
47 (7.609 %)Junior
56 (6.522 %)Administrator
56 (6.522 %)Desktop Support
65 (5.435 %)Service Manager
65 (5.435 %)Project Manager
65 (5.435 %)Tester
65 (5.435 %)Support Analyst
65 (5.435 %)Network Administrator
74 (4.348 %)IT Trainer
74 (4.348 %)Helpdesk Support
74 (4.348 %)Senior Network Technician
74 (4.348 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
74 (4.348 %)Junior Test Analyst
74 (4.348 %)Junior Analyst
74 (4.348 %)Test Analyst
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.261 %)Management Information System
22 (2.174 %)Clustering
22 (2.174 %)Dutch Language
22 (2.174 %)French Language
22 (2.174 %)Blackberry
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
149 (53.26 %)Windows
229 (31.52 %)Windows Server 2003
322 (23.91 %)Windows XP
414 (15.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
513 (14.13 %)Windows 2000
611 (11.96 %)Windows Vista
76 (6.522 %)Linux
83 (3.261 %)Mac OS X
92 (2.174 %)NetWare
101 (1.087 %)Windows NT
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (15.22 %)ITIL
27 (7.609 %)Project Management
35 (5.435 %)PRINCE2
44 (4.348 %)Change Management
44 (4.348 %)BCP
53 (3.261 %)Service Delivery
53 (3.261 %)Migration
62 (2.174 %)Business Continuity
62 (2.174 %)Asset Management
62 (2.174 %)Data Management
62 (2.174 %)Automated Testing
62 (2.174 %)Service Management
62 (2.174 %)Incident Management
62 (2.174 %)System Testing
62 (2.174 %)Time Management
62 (2.174 %)SC Cleared
62 (2.174 %)Security Cleared
62 (2.174 %)V-Model
71 (1.087 %)Performance Management
71 (1.087 %)User Acceptance Testing
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (20.65 %)SQL
24 (4.348 %)VB
33 (3.261 %)C
42 (2.174 %)PL/SQL
42 (2.174 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.087 %)VBA
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.609 %)Degree
25 (5.435 %)ITIL Certification
25 (5.435 %)MCSE
25 (5.435 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (3.261 %)A+ Certification
33 (3.261 %)MCSA
33 (3.261 %)ECDL
41 (1.087 %)MCP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.435 %)SLA
24 (4.348 %)COBIT
24 (4.348 %)ISO/IEC 20000
33 (3.261 %)QA
42 (2.174 %)BS25999
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (25.00 %)Active Directory
24 (4.348 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (2.174 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.087 %)Novell eDirectory
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.174 %)WSUS
21 (1.087 %)BMC PATROL
21 (1.087 %)ZENworks
21 (1.087 %)Norton AntiVirus
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (43.48 %)Microsoft
210 (10.87 %)Cisco
210 (10.87 %)Citrix
38 (8.696 %)Lotus
38 (8.696 %)VMware
45 (5.435 %)Oracle
54 (4.348 %)WatchGuard
62 (2.174 %)Altiris
62 (2.174 %)Visualfiles
62 (2.174 %)Sage
62 (2.174 %)HP
62 (2.174 %)Avaya
62 (2.174 %)NetApp
62 (2.174 %)Novell
71 (1.087 %)BMC
71 (1.087 %)Symantec
71 (1.087 %)SurfControl