The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MS Access skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Access over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Microsoft Access
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank455388360
Rank change year-on-year
Down-67Down-28
Matching permanent IT job ads499638486
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.414 %0.520 %0.509 %
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category1.389 %1.773 %1.824 %
Number of salaries quoted446497425
Average salary£35,000£32,500£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,000£22,500£21,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£50,000£46,600
UK excluding London average salary£30,000£30,750£29,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43 %+6.03 %
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryAll Database & Business Intelligence
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
359343599326642
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK29.80 %29.35 %27.90 %
Number of salaries quoted317633129922952
Average salary£42,500£42,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+6.25 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£29,500£28,860£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,500£35,000
% change year-on-year
-+7.14 %

MS Access
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MS Access within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

MS Access Demand Trend

MS Access
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MS Access within the UK.

MS Access Salary Trend

MS Access
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Access over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

MS Access Salary Histogram

MS Access
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MS Access within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-69476£35,000+7.69 %
LondonDown-39193£50,000+19.76 %
South EastDown-69119£32,500+3.17 %
City of LondonDown-1859£52,000+9.47 %
East of EnglandUp+1056£30,000-14.28 %
West MidlandsDown-2439£32,500+8.33 %
SurreyDown-430£30,000+11.11 %
South WestDown-2230£30,750+12.84 %
KentUp+3621£30,000-4.76 %
HertfordshireUp+1920£40,000+28.00 %
West SussexNo change020£27,500+4.76 %
EssexDown-718£35,000-2.77 %
East MidlandsUp+817£28,000+3.70 %
DevonUp+1714£27,500-5.98 %
BirminghamDown-1914£24,000-20.00 %
LeicestershireUp+213£28,000-15.98 %
LeicesterDown-413£28,000-15.98 %
HampshireDown-2613£39,250+30.83 %
SuffolkUp+612£27,000-22.85 %
WiltshireDown-1112£33,250+41.48 %
ScotlandUp+611£31,500-30.00 %
GatwickDown-411£37,500+7.14 %
North WestDown-3711£28,500-9.52 %
StaffordshireUp+310£42,500+30.76 %
BuckinghamshireDown-110£38,500-18.94 %
Milton KeynesUp+107£42,500+112.50 %
WorcestershireDown-97£32,500+18.18 %
ExeterDown-107£23,500-24.80 %
OxfordshireDown-297£32,500+1.56 %
BerkshireDown-337£32,500+8.33 %

MS Access
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing MS Access 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 Access.

1636 (63.92 %)MS Excel
2586 (58.89 %)SQL
3552 (55.48 %)SQL Server
4422 (42.41 %)Microsoft
5326 (32.76 %).NET
6262 (26.33 %)VBA
7224 (22.51 %)C#
8221 (22.21 %)Finance
9210 (21.11 %)ASP.NET
10181 (18.19 %)VB
11176 (17.69 %)Degree
12164 (16.48 %)Oracle
12164 (16.48 %)MS Office
13160 (16.08 %)Windows
14147 (14.77 %)Crystal Reports
15144 (14.47 %)Business Intelligence
16135 (13.57 %)HTML
17127 (12.76 %)T-SQL
18125 (12.56 %)SQL Server 2005
19124 (12.46 %)SQL Server 2008
20122 (12.26 %)XML
21115 (11.56 %)SQL Server Integration Services
22108 (10.85 %)VB.NET
22108 (10.85 %)JavaScript
2399 (9.950 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2490 (9.045 %)Data Analysis
2589 (8.945 %)Data Warehouse
2678 (7.839 %)SharePoint
2776 (7.638 %)ASP
2875 (7.538 %)CSS

MS Access
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing MS Access 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 Access. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1326 (32.76 %).NET
2210 (21.11 %)ASP.NET
3135 (13.57 %)HTML
4122 (12.26 %)XML
576 (7.638 %)ASP
675 (7.538 %)CSS
770 (7.035 %).NET Framework
856 (5.628 %)Web Services
934 (3.417 %)Ajax
1033 (3.317 %)WCF
1132 (3.216 %)XSLT
1229 (2.915 %)WPF
1327 (2.714 %)jQuery
1423 (2.312 %)DHTML
1520 (2.010 %)ADO.NET
1520 (2.010 %)EDI
1520 (2.010 %)LINQ
1618 (1.809 %)WinForms
1716 (1.608 %)ODBC
1716 (1.608 %)Visualforce
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
178 (7.839 %)SharePoint
250 (5.025 %)IIS
337 (3.719 %)SAS
423 (2.312 %)MS Exchange
518 (1.809 %)SharePoint 2010
613 (1.307 %)Commerce Server
77 (0.704 %)Lotus Domino
77 (0.704 %)SharePoint Server
86 (0.603 %)Lotus Notes
94 (0.402 %)Apache
94 (0.402 %)BizTalk Server
94 (0.402 %)WebSphere MQ
94 (0.402 %)Exchange Server 2003
103 (0.302 %)WebSphere Process Server
103 (0.302 %)FileNet
103 (0.302 %)Lync
112 (0.201 %)Exchange Server 2010
112 (0.201 %)CMS
112 (0.201 %)Oracle Workflow
112 (0.201 %)WebSphere Application Server
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1636 (63.92 %)MS Excel
2164 (16.48 %)MS Office
366 (6.633 %)MS PowerPoint
445 (4.523 %)MS Visio
445 (4.523 %)Spreadsheet
531 (3.116 %)MS Project
620 (2.010 %)SPSS
714 (1.407 %)Photoshop
86 (0.603 %)FastStats
94 (0.402 %)MATLAB
103 (0.302 %)InfoPath
112 (0.201 %)PowerPivot
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
120 (2.010 %)Cognos Planning
215 (1.508 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
312 (1.206 %)Dynamics CRM
410 (1.005 %)CODA-Financials
58 (0.804 %)Google Analytics
67 (0.704 %)Dynamics AX
76 (0.603 %)SalesLogix
76 (0.603 %)WebTrends
85 (0.503 %)Oracle 11i
94 (0.402 %)SAP ERP
103 (0.302 %)FRx
103 (0.302 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
103 (0.302 %)Dynamics NAV
112 (0.201 %)Pivotal CRM
112 (0.201 %)HFM
112 (0.201 %)Dynamics GP
112 (0.201 %)Oracle EBS
112 (0.201 %)Hyperion Planning
121 (0.101 %)Oracle EBS R12
121 (0.101 %)Sage 200
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
136 (3.618 %)SAN
225 (2.513 %)Intranet
225 (2.513 %)Internet
315 (1.508 %)TCP/IP
410 (1.005 %)FTP
410 (1.005 %)NAS
58 (0.804 %)HTTP
58 (0.804 %)WAN
66 (0.603 %)VPN
75 (0.503 %)LAN
75 (0.503 %)Firewall
75 (0.503 %)Wireless
84 (0.402 %)DHCP
84 (0.402 %)DNS
93 (0.302 %)MPLS
93 (0.302 %)Extranet
93 (0.302 %)Cisco ASA
102 (0.201 %)SSL
102 (0.201 %)SMTP
111 (0.101 %)UMTS
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1552 (55.48 %)SQL Server
2147 (14.77 %)Crystal Reports
3125 (12.56 %)SQL Server 2005
4124 (12.46 %)SQL Server 2008
5115 (11.56 %)SQL Server Integration Services
699 (9.950 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
789 (8.945 %)Data Warehouse
851 (5.126 %)ETL
940 (4.020 %)SQL Server 2000
1037 (3.719 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1131 (3.116 %)MySQL
1230 (3.015 %)Oracle Reports
1230 (3.015 %)Data Mining
1321 (2.111 %)Oracle 8/8i
1420 (2.010 %)OLAP
1516 (1.608 %)Oracle 10g
1613 (1.307 %)DTS
1613 (1.307 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1711 (1.106 %)QlikView
1711 (1.106 %)Oracle 11g
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
158 (5.829 %)Visual Studio
223 (2.312 %)Eclipse
314 (1.407 %)Subversion
413 (1.307 %)VSS/SourceSafe
413 (1.307 %)Team Foundation Server
59 (0.905 %)NUnit
68 (0.804 %)Oracle APEX
76 (0.603 %)Visual Studio Team System
76 (0.603 %)MSBuild
81 (0.101 %)MSTest
81 (0.101 %)Selenium
81 (0.101 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.101 %)TestDirector
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1221 (22.21 %)Finance
252 (5.226 %)Marketing
336 (3.618 %)Manufacturing
431 (3.116 %)Legal
530 (3.015 %)Banking
530 (3.015 %)Retail
625 (2.513 %)Telecoms
721 (2.111 %)Law
818 (1.809 %)Back Office
915 (1.508 %)Aerospace
1011 (1.106 %)Front Office
1011 (1.106 %)Billing
119 (0.905 %)Investment Banking
119 (0.905 %)Automotive
119 (0.905 %)Publishing
119 (0.905 %)Military
119 (0.905 %)Spanish Language
127 (0.704 %)Financial Institution
136 (0.603 %)Electronics
145 (0.503 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1419 (42.11 %)Developer
2410 (41.21 %)Analyst
3118 (11.86 %)Data Analyst
498 (9.849 %)Business Analyst
569 (6.935 %).NET Developer
660 (6.030 %)Support Analyst
748 (4.824 %)C# Developer
844 (4.422 %)Analyst Developer
941 (4.121 %)Systems Analyst
1038 (3.819 %)Consultant
1135 (3.518 %)SQL Developer
1233 (3.317 %)Applications Developer
1233 (3.317 %)Programmer
1330 (3.015 %)Systems Support
1330 (3.015 %)C# .NET Developer
1428 (2.814 %)Applications Support
1527 (2.714 %)Microsoft Developer
1626 (2.613 %)Excel Developer
1725 (2.513 %)VBA Developer
1725 (2.513 %)Analyst Programmer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
138 (3.819 %)Statistics
235 (3.518 %)Management Information System
333 (3.317 %)Computer Science
426 (2.613 %)Client/Server
524 (2.412 %)iSeries
623 (2.312 %)AS400
623 (2.312 %)Mathematics
721 (2.111 %)Data Extraction
818 (1.809 %)FMCG
914 (1.407 %)Replication
1013 (1.307 %)EPoS
1111 (1.106 %)NHS
129 (0.905 %)Data Conversion
129 (0.905 %)Market Risk
138 (0.804 %)Data Protection Act
147 (0.704 %)Credit Risk
155 (0.503 %)SCADA
155 (0.503 %)Clustering
164 (0.402 %)Fixed Income
164 (0.402 %)Data Integration
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1160 (16.08 %)Windows
269 (6.935 %)Linux
361 (6.131 %)UNIX
435 (3.518 %)Windows Server 2008
526 (2.613 %)Windows Server 2003
623 (2.312 %)Solaris
722 (2.211 %)AIX
820 (2.010 %)Windows XP
919 (1.910 %)Windows 7
1016 (1.608 %)HPUX
113 (0.302 %)OS/400
122 (0.201 %)Windows Vista
122 (0.201 %)Windows 2000 Server
131 (0.101 %)Windows Mobile
131 (0.101 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1144 (14.47 %)Business Intelligence
290 (9.045 %)Data Analysis
372 (7.236 %)Project Management
466 (6.633 %)ERP
564 (6.432 %)CRM
661 (6.131 %)Data Modelling
759 (5.930 %)Workflow
857 (5.729 %)Migration
948 (4.824 %)Web Development
1045 (4.523 %)OO
1142 (4.221 %)E-Commerce
1142 (4.221 %)Logistics
1241 (4.121 %)Data Management
1337 (3.719 %)Time Management
1435 (3.518 %)Data Migration
1534 (3.417 %)Systems Analysis
1633 (3.317 %)Continuous Improvement
1732 (3.216 %)Business Analysis
1828 (2.814 %)Document Management
1828 (2.814 %)System Testing
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1586 (58.89 %)SQL
2262 (26.33 %)VBA
3224 (22.51 %)C#
4181 (18.19 %)VB
5127 (12.76 %)T-SQL
6108 (10.85 %)VB.NET
6108 (10.85 %)JavaScript
743 (4.322 %)PL/SQL
832 (3.216 %)VB6
930 (3.015 %)Java
1028 (2.814 %)VBScript
1119 (1.910 %)C
1119 (1.910 %)PHP
1216 (1.608 %)Apex Code
1314 (1.407 %)Perl
1314 (1.407 %)Python
1411 (1.106 %)C++
1510 (1.005 %)XPath
169 (0.905 %)Shell Script
176 (0.603 %)Delphi
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1176 (17.69 %)Degree
228 (2.814 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (1.307 %)MCTS
411 (1.106 %)MCSE
510 (1.005 %)MCP
68 (0.804 %)Security Cleared
77 (0.704 %)MCPD
86 (0.603 %)EnCE
95 (0.503 %)MOS
104 (0.402 %)SC Cleared
104 (0.402 %)CIMA
113 (0.302 %)ACCA
113 (0.302 %)OCA
113 (0.302 %)Oracle Certification
113 (0.302 %)MCSD
122 (0.201 %)ISEB
122 (0.201 %)MCSA
122 (0.201 %)MCDBA
122 (0.201 %)PMI Certification
122 (0.201 %)PCI QSA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (2.915 %)QA
219 (1.910 %)SLA
38 (0.804 %)ISO 9001
46 (0.603 %)Data Quality
52 (0.201 %)Solvency II
52 (0.201 %)HL7
52 (0.201 %)PCI DSS
52 (0.201 %)COBIT
52 (0.201 %)ISO/IEC 27001
52 (0.201 %)ISO 14001
61 (0.101 %)BS7666
61 (0.101 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
61 (0.101 %)WAI
61 (0.101 %)IEC 61508
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
136 (3.618 %)Active Directory
225 (2.513 %)VMware ESX
38 (0.804 %)Oracle RAC
38 (0.804 %)Hyper-V
47 (0.704 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (0.302 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
62 (0.201 %)Oracle RMAN
71 (0.101 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.101 %)VMware Workstation
71 (0.101 %)Terminal Server
71 (0.101 %)XenApp
71 (0.101 %)XenServer
71 (0.101 %)XenDesktop
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
113 (1.307 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
210 (1.005 %)Tivoli
38 (0.804 %)Data Guard
44 (0.402 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
51 (0.101 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (0.101 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.101 %)HP Quality Center
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1422 (42.41 %)Microsoft
2164 (16.48 %)Oracle
363 (6.332 %)Cognos
460 (6.030 %)Business Objects
538 (3.819 %)SAP
627 (2.714 %)Citrix
719 (1.910 %)Informatica
818 (1.809 %)BMC
818 (1.809 %)Salesforce.com
917 (1.709 %)CODA
1015 (1.508 %)Trillium
1114 (1.407 %)VMware
1114 (1.407 %)Cadis
1212 (1.206 %)Sage
1212 (1.206 %)IBM
1311 (1.106 %)Sun
1410 (1.005 %)Cisco
1410 (1.005 %)Google
159 (0.905 %)Lotus
167 (0.704 %)Omniture