The first table below looks at the demand for MS Excel skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 21 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 South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Excel
Rank 10 19 37
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +18
Permanent jobs citing MS Excel 138 96 49
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 13.08% 9.846% 5.499%
As % of the Applications category 75.00% 59.63% 56.32%
Number of salaries quoted 130 77 49
Average salary £32,500 £36,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.72% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £23,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,600 £48,500 £39,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Applications
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
184 161 87
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 17.44% 16.51% 9.764%
Number of salaries quoted 173 141 85
Average salary £31,000 £33,500 £28,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.46% +17.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £21,000 £22,100
10% offered a salary of more than £48,650 £35,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £33,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year
+1.49% -
MS Excel
Wales

MS Excel
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales MS Excel Jobs Demand Trend

MS Excel
Salary Trend

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

South Wales MS Excel Salary Trend

MS Excel
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Excel across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South Wales MS Excel Salary Histogram

MS Excel
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cardiff +6 91 £39,250 +6.08%
Bridgend - 12 £21,500 -
Caerphilly -2 10 £53,750 -
Newport -8 9 £28,950 -20.68%
Torfaen -3 2 £28,000 +33.33%
Monmouthshire - 1 £26,000 -
MS Excel
Wales

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing MS Excel 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 Excel.

1 178 (79.11%) Microsoft
2 128 (56.89%) SQL Server
3 89 (39.56%) .NET
4 84 (37.33%) C#
5 67 (29.78%) Windows
6 63 (28.00%) SQL
7 61 (27.11%) .NET Framework
8 59 (26.22%) ASP.NET
9 54 (24.00%) Visual Studio
10 52 (23.11%) Active Directory
11 49 (21.78%) Finance
12 48 (21.33%) SharePoint
13 45 (20.00%) ITIL
13 45 (20.00%) OO
14 44 (19.56%) Windows Server 2008
15 40 (17.78%) MS Exchange
16 37 (16.44%) IIS
16 37 (16.44%) VMware
17 34 (15.11%) Scrum
18 32 (14.22%) Exchange Server 2007
19 30 (13.33%) Windows Server 2003
20 29 (12.89%) Cisco
20 29 (12.89%) SAN
21 28 (12.44%) MS Office
22 27 (12.00%) CRM
23 26 (11.56%) Advertising
23 26 (11.56%) SQL Server 2005
23 26 (11.56%) Dynamics CRM
23 26 (11.56%) ASP.NET MVC
24 25 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing MS Excel 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 Excel. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 89 (39.56%) .NET
2 61 (27.11%) .NET Framework
3 59 (26.22%) ASP.NET
4 26 (11.56%) ASP.NET MVC
5 21 (9.333%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
6 20 (8.889%) WCF
7 16 (7.111%) XML
8 15 (6.667%) ASP.NET MVC 3
8 15 (6.667%) CSS
9 12 (5.333%) Razor View Engine
10 11 (4.889%) HTML
11 9 (4.000%) Castle Windsor
12 8 (3.556%) jQuery
13 7 (3.111%) MDX
14 5 (2.222%) Web Services
14 5 (2.222%) XHTML
15 4 (1.778%) WinForms
15 4 (1.778%) Flash
16 3 (1.333%) HTML5
16 3 (1.333%) COM
Application Platforms
1 48 (21.33%) SharePoint
2 40 (17.78%) MS Exchange
3 37 (16.44%) IIS
4 32 (14.22%) Exchange Server 2007
5 24 (10.67%) Exchange Server 2010
6 22 (9.778%) BizTalk Server
7 18 (8.000%) Exchange Server 2003
8 14 (6.222%) CMS
8 14 (6.222%) Apache
8 14 (6.222%) Sitecore CMS
9 9 (4.000%) Lync
9 9 (4.000%) SharePoint Server
10 5 (2.222%) Windows Azure
10 5 (2.222%) SAS
11 4 (1.778%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.889%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.889%) Office Communications Server
12 2 (0.889%) Umbraco
13 1 (0.444%) Apache Solr
13 1 (0.444%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 28 (12.44%) MS Office
2 15 (6.667%) MS Project
3 11 (4.889%) Office 365
4 1 (0.444%) PowerPivot
4 1 (0.444%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (11.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.889%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.444%) SalesLogix
3 1 (0.444%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 29 (12.89%) SAN
2 25 (11.11%) DNS
3 19 (8.444%) Firewall
4 17 (7.556%) VoIP
5 15 (6.667%) TCP/IP
5 15 (6.667%) VPN
6 12 (5.333%) Internet
6 12 (5.333%) WAN
7 10 (4.444%) DHCP
7 10 (4.444%) Unified Communications
8 8 (3.556%) BGP
8 8 (3.556%) EIGRP
8 8 (3.556%) LAN
8 8 (3.556%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (3.111%) HSRP
9 7 (3.111%) VRRP
10 6 (2.667%) Frame Relay
10 6 (2.667%) MPLS
10 6 (2.667%) OSPF
10 6 (2.667%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (56.89%) SQL Server
2 26 (11.56%) SQL Server 2005
3 22 (9.778%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 22 (9.778%) MySQL
4 19 (8.444%) SQL Server 2008
5 17 (7.556%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (4.889%) SQL Server 2000
7 9 (4.000%) SQL Server 2012
7 9 (4.000%) MS Access
8 8 (3.556%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (3.111%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 6 (2.667%) OLAP
11 5 (2.222%) Oracle 8/8i
11 5 (2.222%) SQL Server 7
12 1 (0.444%) PerformancePoint
12 1 (0.444%) QlikView
12 1 (0.444%) DB2
12 1 (0.444%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.444%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 54 (24.00%) Visual Studio
2 17 (7.556%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (4.000%) ReSharper
4 5 (2.222%) Visual Studio Team System
5 2 (0.889%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.444%) MorphX
General
1 49 (21.78%) Finance
2 26 (11.56%) Advertising
3 15 (6.667%) Legal
4 11 (4.889%) Retail
5 5 (2.222%) Welsh Language
6 4 (1.778%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.333%) Telecoms
8 2 (0.889%) Games
9 1 (0.444%) Local Government
9 1 (0.444%) Banking
Job Titles
1 91 (40.44%) Developer
2 62 (27.56%) .NET Developer
3 34 (15.11%) Analyst
4 17 (7.556%) BizTalk Developer
4 17 (7.556%) Administrator
5 16 (7.111%) Support Engineer
6 14 (6.222%) DBA
6 14 (6.222%) Microsoft Developer
6 14 (6.222%) Infrastructure Specialist
7 13 (5.778%) Lead .NET Developer
7 13 (5.778%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 13 (5.778%) Lead Developer
8 10 (4.444%) Support Analyst
9 9 (4.000%) Applications Support
10 8 (3.556%) Data Centre Engineer
11 7 (3.111%) Senior DBA
12 6 (2.667%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 6 (2.667%) Applications Support Analyst
12 6 (2.667%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 5 (2.222%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.889%) SaaS
2 7 (3.111%) N-Tier
2 7 (3.111%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.667%) Blog
4 5 (2.222%) Telematics
4 5 (2.222%) Blackberry
4 5 (2.222%) Clustering
5 4 (1.778%) Open Source
5 4 (1.778%) EqualLogic
6 3 (1.333%) Replication
7 2 (0.889%) EPoS
7 2 (0.889%) iPhone
7 2 (0.889%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.444%) HP StorageWorks
8 1 (0.444%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.444%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.444%) Human Factors
8 1 (0.444%) Computer Science
8 1 (0.444%) PDA
8 1 (0.444%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 67 (29.78%) Windows
2 44 (19.56%) Windows Server 2008
3 30 (13.33%) Windows Server 2003
4 18 (8.000%) Windows 2000
5 16 (7.111%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (6.667%) UNIX
7 14 (6.222%) Windows 7
8 13 (5.778%) Windows 8
9 5 (2.222%) Linux
10 4 (1.778%) Android
11 2 (0.889%) VxWorks
12 1 (0.444%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.444%) Windows Mobile
12 1 (0.444%) Windows Phone
12 1 (0.444%) Windows Phone 8
12 1 (0.444%) Windows NT
12 1 (0.444%) Solaris
12 1 (0.444%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (20.00%) ITIL
1 45 (20.00%) OO
2 34 (15.11%) Scrum
3 27 (12.00%) CRM
4 22 (9.778%) TDD
4 22 (9.778%) MVC
5 19 (8.444%) Incident Management
6 14 (6.222%) Agile Software Development
7 13 (5.778%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (4.444%) Unit Testing
8 10 (4.444%) Continuous Integration
9 9 (4.000%) Content Management
10 7 (3.111%) Network Design
11 6 (2.667%) Programme Management
11 6 (2.667%) ETL
11 6 (2.667%) Kimball Methodology
11 6 (2.667%) Communications Security
11 6 (2.667%) Network Management
12 5 (2.222%) ITIL V3
12 5 (2.222%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 84 (37.33%) C#
2 63 (28.00%) SQL
3 13 (5.778%) JavaScript
3 13 (5.778%) T-SQL
4 12 (5.333%) VBA
5 11 (4.889%) VB
6 6 (2.667%) VB.NET
7 5 (2.222%) Java
7 5 (2.222%) VB6
8 4 (1.778%) ActionScript
9 3 (1.333%) C
9 3 (1.333%) C++
10 2 (0.889%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.889%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.444%) X++
11 1 (0.444%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 25 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (6.667%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (5.333%) MCITP
4 11 (4.889%) Degree
5 9 (4.000%) SC Cleared
5 9 (4.000%) Security Cleared
6 8 (3.556%) CCNP
7 7 (3.111%) CCNA
8 6 (2.667%) MCDBA
9 5 (2.222%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.778%) MCSE
11 3 (1.333%) SAP Certification
11 3 (1.333%) ISEB
12 2 (0.889%) CCIE
12 2 (0.889%) MCSA
13 1 (0.444%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.444%) A+ Certification
13 1 (0.444%) Dell Certification
13 1 (0.444%) Oracle Certification
13 1 (0.444%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.000%) SLA
2 7 (3.111%) QA
3 6 (2.667%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.889%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.889%) HIPAA
System Software
1 52 (23.11%) Active Directory
2 13 (5.778%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (4.000%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.778%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (1.333%) VMware ESX
6 2 (0.889%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.889%) ISA Server
6 2 (0.889%) XenApp
6 2 (0.889%) vSphere
7 1 (0.444%) vCloud
7 1 (0.444%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.444%) XenServer
7 1 (0.444%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.444%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.444%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 11 (4.889%) Windows Intune
2 3 (1.333%) Norton AntiVirus
2 3 (1.333%) NetBackup
2 3 (1.333%) Backup Exec
3 2 (0.889%) WSUS
3 2 (0.889%) SCCM
3 2 (0.889%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.444%) SCOM
4 1 (0.444%) HP Data Protector
4 1 (0.444%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 178 (79.11%) Microsoft
2 37 (16.44%) VMware
3 29 (12.89%) Cisco
4 17 (7.556%) Sitecore
5 15 (6.667%) HP
6 11 (4.889%) Oracle
7 9 (4.000%) Dell
8 7 (3.111%) Sun
9 6 (2.667%) Juniper
10 5 (2.222%) Red Gate
10 5 (2.222%) Citrix
11 4 (1.778%) Remedy
11 4 (1.778%) Barracuda Networks
12 3 (1.333%) SAP
12 3 (1.333%) Symantec
13 2 (0.889%) BT
13 2 (0.889%) Veritas
13 2 (0.889%) Wind River
14 1 (0.444%) Business Objects
14 1 (0.444%) Red Hat
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: 1st Line, Helpdesk, Technical, Support, Analyst, Windows 7, Windows, XP, Windows Vista, MS-Office 2010, MS-Outlook... With 1-2 years 1st Line Helpdesk Support experience...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £18K + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Waterton (Bridgend, S. Wales)
Wales) The role of the Senior Research Assistant (VB.Net and C#): Under line management, supervision and guidance, you will contribute to research and consultancy activity within the...
Coventry University
Salary: £30,426 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
We work for a wide range of companies from Blue Chip clients, such as Thomas Cook and Manchester United to local SME businesses, specialising in creating software solutions...
VSI-thinking
Salary: From £20,000 to £28,000 per annum Includes Pension
Posted: 10 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
There is an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Test analyst to join a successful software house based in Cardiff-This role will be ideal for someone who...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
To be successful you must have the the following skills: - At least 4 years experience within QA/Testing - Experience working within an Agile Scrum environment - Experience working on...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
IIS 7.x deployment and operations. Active Directory administration and troubleshooting. Microsoft SQL 2008 deployment / admin / troubleshooting experience. Working knowledge of TCP / IP / DNS / VPN / Firewalls / Load Balancers.
Vizolution
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
Desirable experience/qualities: - SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2012 - SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) - SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) - Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) - Experience of other Database...
Sanderson
Salary: £28000 - £34000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
RCN, Cardiff - Gate Office
Design and development of new systems and services for the RCN.Requirements of the Infrastructure Architect:You will ideally be a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist with excellent VMware...
Royal College of Nursing
Salary: £34,590 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013