The first table below looks at the demand for MOS in IT jobs advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS 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 Qualifications for the Northamptonshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing MOS 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire - - -
As % of the Qualifications category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £32,500 £25,250
% change year-on-year
+7.69% +28.71%
All Qualifications
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
141 282 266
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 21.36% 36.34% 33.63%
Number of salaries quoted 126 259 249
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £26,200
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £40,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
MOS
East Midlands

MOS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MOS across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Northamptonshire MOS Jobs Demand Trend

MOS
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire MOS Salary Trend

MOS
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) MCP
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) Law
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Support
1 1 (50.00%) Service Desk Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Service Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) 2nd Line Support
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) MCP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft