The first table below looks at the demand for MS Office skills in IT jobs advertised for the Portsmouth region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Office over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Applications category for the Portsmouth region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office
Rank 36 27 34
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +7
Permanent jobs citing MS Office 3 11 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Portsmouth 1.395% 5.446% 2.871%
As % of the Applications category 8.333% 28.95% 20.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3 11 6
Average salary £52,500 £25,000 £18,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+110.00% +36.98%
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £29,500 £29,500
% change year-on-year
+1.69% -
All Applications
Portsmouth
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
36 38 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Portsmouth 16.74% 18.81% 13.88%
Number of salaries quoted 32 34 28
Average salary £37,500 £42,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,400 £23,550 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £43,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £34,731 £33,500 £33,750
% change year-on-year
+3.67% -0.74%
MS Office
Hampshire

MS Office
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MS Office across the Portsmouth region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Portsmouth MS Office Jobs Demand Trend

MS Office
Salary Trend

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

Portsmouth MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Portsmouth MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) HP
2 2 (33.33%) ISEB
2 2 (33.33%) TestDirector
2 2 (33.33%) C#
2 2 (33.33%) C++
2 2 (33.33%) Delphi
2 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 2 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (33.33%) Windows
2 2 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 2 (33.33%) ISTQB
2 2 (33.33%) Requirements Management
2 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
2 2 (33.33%) Multithreading
2 2 (33.33%) Manual Testing
2 2 (33.33%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Google Apps
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Google
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Google Apps
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) TestDirector
General
1 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Systems Tester
1 2 (33.33%) Tester
2 1 (16.67%) 1st Line Support
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Change Management
1 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
1 2 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 2 (33.33%) Requirements Management
1 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
1 2 (33.33%) Multithreading
1 2 (33.33%) Manual Testing
1 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C#
1 2 (33.33%) C++
1 2 (33.33%) Delphi
1 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ISEB
1 2 (33.33%) ISTQB
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) HP
3 1 (16.67%) Google
Portsmouth, South East
Essential skills and experience: Windows Server 2008 Exchange 2007/2010 SBS 2011 Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007/2010 Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services and Group Policy SMTP,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £23000.00 per annum + MS Qualifications + Overtime
Posted: 24 May 2013
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Essential skills and experience: - Windows Server 2008 - Exchange 2007/2010 - SBS 2011 - Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007/2010 - Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services and Group Policy - SMTP,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £23000.00 per annum + MS Qualifications + Overtime
Posted: 24 May 2013