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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3945
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads120130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.058 %
As % of the category below27.65 %24.44 %
Salaries quoted107118
Average minimum salary£30,294£25,208
Average salary£33,035£28,052
% change on same period last year+17.76 %
Average maximum salary£35,775£30,896
UK excluding London average salary£29,129£28,110
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads434532
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.290 %0.237 %
Salaries quoted375476
Average minimum salary£31,579£29,112
Average salary£34,525£31,649
% change on same period last year+9.08 %
Average maximum salary£37,471£34,186
UK excluding London average salary£33,685£33,725
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
MS Office South EastMS Office
South East

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordDown-342£33,500+20.72 %
WitneyUp+615£26,179+3.77 %
AbingdonUp+1512£33,562+0.48 %
BanburyNo change08£30,252+16.55 %
WallingfordUp+125£20,200-13.42 %
BicesterUp+22--
KidlingtonNew entry-1£25,000-
ThameNew entry-1£40,500-
MS Office South EastMS Office
South East

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1155 (65.68 %)Microsoft
2121 (51.27 %)Windows
3118 (50.00 %)MS Excel
467 (28.39 %)SharePoint
560 (25.42 %)SharePoint Server 2007
658 (24.58 %)Windows Server 2003
756 (23.73 %)SQL
852 (22.03 %).NET
951 (21.61 %)SQL Server
1041 (17.37 %)Windows XP
1138 (16.10 %)Retail
1236 (15.25 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1334 (14.41 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1334 (14.41 %)Project Management
1432 (13.56 %)ERP
1528 (11.86 %)MS Exchange
1528 (11.86 %)C#
1528 (11.86 %)ASP.NET
1626 (11.02 %)Content Management Server
1626 (11.02 %)Content Management
1720 (8.475 %)Dynamics NAV
1720 (8.475 %)Degree
1720 (8.475 %)XML
1720 (8.475 %)Windows 2000
1819 (8.051 %)InfoPath
1819 (8.051 %)MCTS
1918 (7.627 %)SQL Server 2005
1918 (7.627 %)Finance
1918 (7.627 %)Active Directory
2017 (7.203 %)HTML

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
152 (22.03 %).NET
234 (14.41 %)Windows SharePoint Services
328 (11.86 %)ASP.NET
420 (8.475 %)XML
517 (7.203 %)HTML
611 (4.661 %)AJAX
611 (4.661 %)Silverlight
79 (3.814 %)ASP
86 (2.542 %).NET Remoting
94 (1.695 %)WebServices
103 (1.271 %)CSS
103 (1.271 %)SOAP
111 (0.424 %)XSL
111 (0.424 %).NET Framework
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
167 (28.39 %)SharePoint
260 (25.42 %)SharePoint Server 2007
336 (15.25 %)SharePoint Portal Server
428 (11.86 %)MS Exchange
526 (11.02 %)Content Management Server
69 (3.814 %)Exchange Server 2003
75 (2.119 %)BizTalk Server
75 (2.119 %)GroupWise
83 (1.271 %)ColdFusion
83 (1.271 %)Live Communications Server
92 (0.847 %)Exchange Server 2000
92 (0.847 %)Lotus Notes
92 (0.847 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
92 (0.847 %)CMS
92 (0.847 %)TPMS
101 (0.424 %)IIS
101 (0.424 %)Commerce Server
101 (0.424 %)Commerce Server 2007
101 (0.424 %)Exchange Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1118 (50.00 %)MS Excel
219 (8.051 %)InfoPath
316 (6.780 %)MS Project
410 (4.237 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (1.271 %)MS Visio
61 (0.424 %)AutoCAD
61 (0.424 %)Spreadsheet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (8.475 %)Dynamics NAV
26 (2.542 %)Navision
35 (2.119 %)Microsoft CRM
35 (2.119 %)SAP ERP
41 (0.424 %)SAP Business One
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (6.356 %)Internet
210 (4.237 %)LAN
36 (2.542 %)TCP/IP
45 (2.119 %)DNS
45 (2.119 %)Wireless
54 (1.695 %)VPN
54 (1.695 %)WAN
54 (1.695 %)DHCP
63 (1.271 %)Intranet
72 (0.847 %)ADSL
72 (0.847 %)3G
72 (0.847 %)DSL
72 (0.847 %)Firewall
81 (0.424 %)VoIP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (21.61 %)SQL Server
218 (7.627 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (4.661 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
46 (2.542 %)MS Access
55 (2.119 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (1.695 %)Crystal Reports
73 (1.271 %)MySQL
82 (0.847 %)IDMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (5.085 %)Visual Studio
26 (2.542 %)Visual Studio Team System
31 (0.424 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.424 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.424 %)ProC
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (16.10 %)Retail
218 (7.627 %)Finance
314 (5.932 %)Education
412 (5.085 %)Games
412 (5.085 %)Online Games
59 (3.814 %)Marketing
67 (2.966 %)Advertising
76 (2.542 %)Publishing
76 (2.542 %)Pensions
85 (2.119 %)Health
85 (2.119 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.847 %)Electric
92 (0.847 %)Government
92 (0.847 %)Banking
92 (0.847 %)Investment Banking
101 (0.424 %)Telemarketing
101 (0.424 %)Electronics
101 (0.424 %)Automotive
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
171 (30.08 %)Analyst
261 (25.85 %)Consultant
352 (22.03 %)Support Analyst
446 (19.49 %)Developer
544 (18.64 %)SharePoint Consultant
637 (15.68 %)Helpdesk Analyst
721 (8.898 %)Helpdesk Support
817 (7.203 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
916 (6.780 %)Project Manager
1015 (6.356 %)IT Support Analyst
1111 (4.661 %)C# Developer
1111 (4.661 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1210 (4.237 %)SharePoint Developer
139 (3.814 %)1st Line Support
147 (2.966 %)Business Developer
156 (2.542 %)Data Analyst
156 (2.542 %)Navision Developer
156 (2.542 %)Support Engineer
156 (2.542 %)Administrator
156 (2.542 %)Junior
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (2.542 %)Blackberry
22 (0.847 %)iDTV
22 (0.847 %)NHS
31 (0.424 %)EPoS
31 (0.424 %)Management Information System
31 (0.424 %)Handset
31 (0.424 %)PDA
31 (0.424 %)Photography
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1121 (51.27 %)Windows
258 (24.58 %)Windows Server 2003
341 (17.37 %)Windows XP
420 (8.475 %)Windows 2000
510 (4.237 %)Linux
66 (2.542 %)Windows Vista
75 (2.119 %)Mac OS X
84 (1.695 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (1.695 %)UNIX
84 (1.695 %)Windows NT
92 (0.847 %)Solaris
92 (0.847 %)VME
101 (0.424 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.424 %)NetWare
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (14.41 %)Project Management
232 (13.56 %)ERP
326 (11.02 %)Content Management
414 (5.932 %)PRINCE2
513 (5.508 %)ITIL
68 (3.390 %)CRM
68 (3.390 %)Migration
77 (2.966 %)Time Management
86 (2.542 %)Security Cleared
95 (2.119 %)Data Migration
95 (2.119 %)Software Testing
95 (2.119 %)Data Management
104 (1.695 %)Data Analysis
104 (1.695 %)Web Development
104 (1.695 %)Agile Software Development
104 (1.695 %)Business Intelligence
113 (1.271 %)Service Management
113 (1.271 %)Technical Architecture
113 (1.271 %)Enterprise Architecture
113 (1.271 %)SC Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (23.73 %)SQL
228 (11.86 %)C#
311 (4.661 %)Java
47 (2.966 %)JavaScript
56 (2.542 %)PHP
56 (2.542 %)VB.NET
65 (2.119 %)VB
65 (2.119 %)C
65 (2.119 %)VB6
72 (0.847 %)COBOL
72 (0.847 %)Delphi
81 (0.424 %)VBA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (8.475 %)Degree
219 (8.051 %)MCTS
312 (5.085 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (4.661 %)MCPD
510 (4.237 %)MCP
69 (3.814 %)PRINCE2 Certification
77 (2.966 %)MCSE
82 (0.847 %)HNC
91 (0.424 %)MCDBA
91 (0.424 %)CCNA
91 (0.424 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.424 %)MCAD
91 (0.424 %)MCSD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.271 %)ISO9001
13 (1.271 %)QA
22 (0.847 %)SLA
31 (0.424 %)HL7
31 (0.424 %)ISO9000
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (7.627 %)Active Directory
26 (2.542 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
35 (2.119 %)VMware Infrastructure
44 (1.695 %)Backup Exec
52 (0.847 %)Terminal Services
61 (0.424 %)ISA Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.424 %)Norton AntiVirus
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1155 (65.68 %)Microsoft
211 (4.661 %)SAP
39 (3.814 %)Novell
47 (2.966 %)Citrix
56 (2.542 %)Oracle
65 (2.119 %)Cisco
65 (2.119 %)VMware
73 (1.271 %)Infragistics
73 (1.271 %)HP
82 (0.847 %)Dell
82 (0.847 %)Lotus
82 (0.847 %)Sophos
82 (0.847 %)Toshiba
91 (0.424 %)Symantec
91 (0.424 %)VERITAS
91 (0.424 %)Adobe
91 (0.424 %)Sybase
91 (0.424 %)Cognos