Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Slough 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2827
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads6566
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.029 %
As % of the category below36.31 %37.08 %
Salaries quoted6358
Average minimum salary£27,032£29,507
Average salary£29,993£31,382
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Average maximum salary£32,954£33,257
UK excluding London average salary£29,418£28,003
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Slough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Slough
Matching permanent IT job ads179178
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted165148
Average minimum salary£32,461£31,351
Average salary£36,334£33,408
% change on same period last year+8.75 %
Average maximum salary£40,206£35,465
UK excluding London average salary£33,661£33,695
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
MS Office BerkshireMS Office
Berkshire

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Slough region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Slough MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

166 (50.00 %)MS Excel
265 (49.24 %)Microsoft
360 (45.45 %)Windows
437 (28.03 %)MS PowerPoint
533 (25.00 %)SQL
533 (25.00 %)Banking
626 (19.70 %)SQL Server
722 (16.67 %).NET
722 (16.67 %)Windows XP
722 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
820 (15.15 %)C#
820 (15.15 %)ASP.NET
820 (15.15 %)XML
919 (14.39 %)XSLT
919 (14.39 %)ADO.NET
919 (14.39 %)HTML
919 (14.39 %)JavaScript
919 (14.39 %)VB
919 (14.39 %)WinForms
919 (14.39 %)NUnit
919 (14.39 %)Automated Testing
919 (14.39 %).NET Framework
1018 (13.64 %)Document Management
1018 (13.64 %)VBA
1018 (13.64 %)WAN
1117 (12.88 %)SAS
1117 (12.88 %)Agile Software Development
1117 (12.88 %)Investment Banking
1216 (12.12 %)Statistics
1216 (12.12 %)Operations Research

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (16.67 %).NET
220 (15.15 %)ASP.NET
220 (15.15 %)XML
319 (14.39 %)XSLT
319 (14.39 %)ADO.NET
319 (14.39 %)HTML
319 (14.39 %)WinForms
319 (14.39 %).NET Framework
44 (3.030 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (0.758 %)SOAP
51 (0.758 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Slough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (12.88 %)SAS
213 (9.848 %)MS Exchange
37 (5.303 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (3.030 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (1.515 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (0.758 %)SharePoint
61 (0.758 %)IIS
61 (0.758 %)SharePoint Portal Server
61 (0.758 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Slough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
166 (50.00 %)MS Excel
237 (28.03 %)MS PowerPoint
316 (12.12 %)SPSS
45 (3.788 %)MS Visio
51 (0.758 %)MS Project
51 (0.758 %)InfoPath
Slough IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (3.788 %)GoldMine
Slough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (13.64 %)WAN
214 (10.61 %)LAN
214 (10.61 %)TCP/IP
37 (5.303 %)VPN
37 (5.303 %)Internet
44 (3.030 %)VoIP
53 (2.273 %)UMTS
53 (2.273 %)Broadband
53 (2.273 %)GPRS
53 (2.273 %)GSM
53 (2.273 %)Firewall
53 (2.273 %)Wireless
53 (2.273 %)Network Security
62 (1.515 %)VDSL
62 (1.515 %)Frame Relay
62 (1.515 %)MPLS
62 (1.515 %)OSPF
62 (1.515 %)DSLAM
62 (1.515 %)BGP
62 (1.515 %)ADSL
Slough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (19.70 %)SQL Server
216 (12.12 %)Base SAS
37 (5.303 %)RDBMS
46 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (3.788 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (2.273 %)MySQL
72 (1.515 %)SQL Server Integration Services
72 (1.515 %)Oracle Reports
72 (1.515 %)MS Access
72 (1.515 %)Oracle 9i
72 (1.515 %)Datawarehouse
72 (1.515 %)DTS
72 (1.515 %)ETL
72 (1.515 %)TOAD
72 (1.515 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.758 %)Reference Data
Slough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (14.39 %)NUnit
22 (1.515 %)Oracle Forms
Slough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (25.00 %)Banking
217 (12.88 %)Investment Banking
35 (3.788 %)Education
44 (3.030 %)Pensions
44 (3.030 %)Health
53 (2.273 %)Telecoms
53 (2.273 %)Telemarketing
53 (2.273 %)Marketing
62 (1.515 %)Electronics
62 (1.515 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.515 %)Finance
62 (1.515 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.758 %)Government
71 (0.758 %)Back Office
71 (0.758 %)Retail
71 (0.758 %)Billing
Slough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (25.76 %)Analyst
221 (15.91 %)Developer
317 (12.88 %)Risk Analyst
416 (12.12 %)Credit Risk Analyst
416 (12.12 %)Credit Analyst
416 (12.12 %)SAS Analyst
514 (10.61 %).NET Developer
613 (9.848 %)Data Analyst
613 (9.848 %)Support Engineer
712 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
811 (8.333 %)SAS Data Analyst
99 (6.818 %)Trainer
99 (6.818 %)Support Analyst
99 (6.818 %)Helpdesk Support
108 (6.061 %)Helpdesk Engineer
108 (6.061 %)Consultant
117 (5.303 %)Desktop Engineer
126 (4.545 %)ASP.NET Developer
126 (4.545 %)Desktop Support Engineer
135 (3.788 %)C# Developer
Slough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (12.12 %)Statistics
116 (12.12 %)Mathematics
116 (12.12 %)Credit Risk
27 (5.303 %)Computer Science
33 (2.273 %)Blackberry
33 (2.273 %)German Language
42 (1.515 %)NHS
51 (0.758 %)Client/Server
51 (0.758 %)Handset
Slough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
160 (45.45 %)Windows
222 (16.67 %)Windows XP
222 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
48 (6.061 %)Windows Vista
57 (5.303 %)Windows 2000
63 (2.273 %)UNIX
Slough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (14.39 %)Automated Testing
218 (13.64 %)Document Management
317 (12.88 %)Agile Software Development
416 (12.12 %)Operations Research
56 (4.545 %)ITIL
65 (3.788 %)Workflow
65 (3.788 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (1.515 %)Data Analysis
72 (1.515 %)Web Development
72 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
72 (1.515 %)Service Management
72 (1.515 %)Validation
72 (1.515 %)CRM
81 (0.758 %)SSADM
81 (0.758 %)Migration
81 (0.758 %)Change Management
81 (0.758 %)Risk Management
81 (0.758 %)SC Cleared
81 (0.758 %)Time Management
81 (0.758 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
Slough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (25.00 %)SQL
220 (15.15 %)C#
319 (14.39 %)JavaScript
319 (14.39 %)VB
418 (13.64 %)VBA
55 (3.788 %)C
62 (1.515 %)PL/SQL
71 (0.758 %)Transact-SQL
Slough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (12.12 %)Degree
212 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (6.061 %)MCP
47 (5.303 %)A+ Certification
47 (5.303 %)Network+ Certification
47 (5.303 %)MCDST
51 (0.758 %)MCSE
51 (0.758 %)MCAD
51 (0.758 %)MCSD
51 (0.758 %)MCITP
51 (0.758 %)MCTS
Slough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.515 %)SLA
Slough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (10.61 %)Active Directory
24 (3.030 %)MetaFrame
Slough IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.758 %)MIMEsweeper
11 (0.758 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Slough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
165 (49.24 %)Microsoft
210 (7.576 %)Cisco
37 (5.303 %)Oracle
46 (4.545 %)Citrix
55 (3.788 %)Avaya
64 (3.030 %)HP
64 (3.030 %)Compaq
64 (3.030 %)Intel
73 (2.273 %)iSOFT
82 (1.515 %)Lucent
82 (1.515 %)Alcatel
82 (1.515 %)Hitachi
82 (1.515 %)Business Objects
82 (1.515 %)SAP
91 (0.758 %)Chordiant
91 (0.758 %)Siebel
91 (0.758 %)Remedy