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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Oxford 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7053
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads3157
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.024 %
As % of the category below12.45 %19.66 %
Salaries quoted2755
Average minimum salary£31,259£24,245
Average salary£35,370£25,809
% change on same period last year+37.04 %
Average maximum salary£39,481£27,373
UK excluding London average salary£28,376£27,895
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads249290
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.138 %0.122 %
Salaries quoted223226
Average minimum salary£31,416£27,579
Average salary£35,078£30,293
% change on same period last year+15.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,740£33,006
UK excluding London average salary£33,308£33,351
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
MS Office OxfordshireMS Office
Oxfordshire

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Oxford MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

152 (65.82 %)Microsoft
241 (51.90 %)MS Excel
241 (51.90 %)Windows
321 (26.58 %)Microsoft Certification
419 (24.05 %)SQL Server
518 (22.78 %)CRM
617 (21.52 %)SQL
716 (20.25 %)Active Directory
815 (18.99 %)TCP/IP
815 (18.99 %)Windows Server 2003
913 (16.46 %)Windows XP
913 (16.46 %).NET
1012 (15.19 %)ITIL
1012 (15.19 %)MCP
1012 (15.19 %)MS Exchange
1012 (15.19 %)SharePoint
1012 (15.19 %)Marketing
1111 (13.92 %)ASP.NET
1111 (13.92 %)C#
1111 (13.92 %)Finance
1210 (12.66 %)VMware
1210 (12.66 %)HTML
1210 (12.66 %)JavaScript
1210 (12.66 %)PHP
1210 (12.66 %)ASP
1210 (12.66 %)Windows 2000
1210 (12.66 %)SQL Server 2005
1210 (12.66 %)SharePoint Server 2007
139 (11.39 %)Degree
139 (11.39 %)Technical Architecture

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (16.46 %).NET
211 (13.92 %)ASP.NET
310 (12.66 %)ASP
310 (12.66 %)HTML
49 (11.39 %)CSS
57 (8.861 %)XML
65 (6.329 %)Windows SharePoint Services
72 (2.532 %)WebSphere
81 (1.266 %).NET Framework
81 (1.266 %)XSL
81 (1.266 %)COM+
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (15.19 %)SharePoint
112 (15.19 %)MS Exchange
210 (12.66 %)SharePoint Server 2007
39 (11.39 %)ColdFusion
45 (6.329 %)BizTalk Server
45 (6.329 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (6.329 %)SharePoint Portal Server
52 (2.532 %)IIS
52 (2.532 %)Lotus Notes
52 (2.532 %)Tomcat
61 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2007
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (51.90 %)MS Excel
25 (6.329 %)InfoPath
33 (3.797 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.266 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (1.266 %)InDesign
41 (1.266 %)Photoshop
41 (1.266 %)MS Project
Oxford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (6.329 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (2.532 %)Retail-J
31 (1.266 %)SAP Business One
31 (1.266 %)Oracle Financials
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (18.99 %)TCP/IP
28 (10.13 %)WAN
28 (10.13 %)LAN
34 (5.063 %)VoIP
34 (5.063 %)VPN
43 (3.797 %)DNS
43 (3.797 %)Internet
52 (2.532 %)DSL
52 (2.532 %)Firewall
52 (2.532 %)Wireless
52 (2.532 %)ADSL
52 (2.532 %)SAN
52 (2.532 %)DHCP
52 (2.532 %)Ethernet
52 (2.532 %)SNMP
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (24.05 %)SQL Server
210 (12.66 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (6.329 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (3.797 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.266 %)MySQL
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (7.595 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.266 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.266 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.266 %)LabVIEW
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (15.19 %)Marketing
211 (13.92 %)Finance
35 (6.329 %)Manufacturing
35 (6.329 %)Pensions
44 (5.063 %)Health
53 (3.797 %)Electronics
62 (2.532 %)Retail
62 (2.532 %)Education
71 (1.266 %)Electric
71 (1.266 %)Law
71 (1.266 %)Legal
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (26.58 %)Consultant
220 (25.32 %)Analyst
318 (22.78 %)Support Analyst
410 (12.66 %)Support Engineer
59 (11.39 %)Sales Consultant
59 (11.39 %)Presales Consultant
68 (10.13 %)Helpdesk Analyst
77 (8.861 %)Helpdesk Support
77 (8.861 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
77 (8.861 %)Helpdesk Engineer
86 (7.595 %)IT Support Engineer
86 (7.595 %)Administrator
95 (6.329 %)IT Support Analyst
95 (6.329 %)CRM Consultant
95 (6.329 %)SharePoint Consultant
104 (5.063 %)Systems Support Engineer
104 (5.063 %)Systems Engineer
104 (5.063 %)Systems Support
113 (3.797 %)Technical Support
113 (3.797 %)Applications Support
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.329 %)Blackberry
24 (5.063 %)Spanish Language
32 (2.532 %)Credit Risk
32 (2.532 %)EPoS
41 (1.266 %)Thin Client
41 (1.266 %)Management Information System
41 (1.266 %)PDA
41 (1.266 %)Fat Client
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
141 (51.90 %)Windows
215 (18.99 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (16.46 %)Windows XP
410 (12.66 %)Windows 2000
59 (11.39 %)Mac OS X
64 (5.063 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (3.797 %)Windows Vista
73 (3.797 %)Linux
82 (2.532 %)UNIX
82 (2.532 %)Solaris
91 (1.266 %)Windows NT
91 (1.266 %)Windows Mobile
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (22.78 %)CRM
212 (15.19 %)ITIL
39 (11.39 %)ERP
39 (11.39 %)Project Management
39 (11.39 %)Technical Architecture
45 (6.329 %)Migration
45 (6.329 %)Data Migration
53 (3.797 %)Time Management
62 (2.532 %)Incident Management
62 (2.532 %)Business Development
62 (2.532 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (2.532 %)Business Intelligence
62 (2.532 %)PRINCE
71 (1.266 %)Six Sigma
71 (1.266 %)Risk Management
71 (1.266 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.266 %)Resource Management
71 (1.266 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.266 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.266 %)Project Planning
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (21.52 %)SQL
211 (13.92 %)C#
310 (12.66 %)JavaScript
310 (12.66 %)PHP
43 (3.797 %)Java
52 (2.532 %)VB
61 (1.266 %)VBA
61 (1.266 %)C
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (26.58 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (15.19 %)MCP
39 (11.39 %)Degree
46 (7.595 %)CCNA
46 (7.595 %)Cisco Certification
46 (7.595 %)MCTS
55 (6.329 %)MCSE
55 (6.329 %)MOS
63 (3.797 %)HNC
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (8.861 %)SLA
24 (5.063 %)QA
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (20.25 %)Active Directory
24 (5.063 %)VMware ESX
24 (5.063 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (3.797 %)Backup Exec
33 (3.797 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.266 %)ISA Server
Oxford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.797 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.266 %)BMC PATROL
21 (1.266 %)ARCserve
21 (1.266 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (1.266 %)WSUS
21 (1.266 %)MOM
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (65.82 %)Microsoft
210 (12.66 %)VMware
39 (11.39 %)Oracle
47 (8.861 %)Cisco
47 (8.861 %)Apple
55 (6.329 %)Citrix
64 (5.063 %)Sybase
73 (3.797 %)Novell
73 (3.797 %)VERITAS
73 (3.797 %)HP
82 (2.532 %)Lotus
82 (2.532 %)Adobe
91 (1.266 %)SAP
91 (1.266 %)Quark
91 (1.266 %)Symantec