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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the West Lothian region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Excel over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank620
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads2828
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.012 %
As % of the category below87.50 %66.67 %
Salaries quoted2519
Average minimum salary£18,480£28,789
Average salary£21,110£30,289
% change on same period last year-30.30 %
Average maximum salary£23,740£31,789
UK excluding London average salary£33,418£33,718
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads3242
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.018 %
Salaries quoted2827
Average minimum salary£18,432£28,233
Average salary£20,682£29,800
% change on same period last year-30.59 %
Average maximum salary£22,932£31,367
UK excluding London average salary£33,351£33,467
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
MS Excel ScotlandMS Excel
Scotland

MS Excel
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian MS Excel Demand Trend

MS Excel
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MS Excel across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian MS Excel Salary Trend

MS Excel
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Excel across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Lothian MS Excel Salary Histogram

MS Excel
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MS Excel within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
LivingstonUp+728£21,110-20.50 %
MS Excel ScotlandMS Excel
Scotland

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

166 (83.54 %)Microsoft
240 (50.63 %)Pensions
336 (45.57 %)Health
429 (36.71 %).NET
527 (34.18 %)SQL Server
624 (30.38 %)C#
624 (30.38 %)Windows
721 (26.58 %)Insurance
820 (25.32 %)Microsoft Certification
820 (25.32 %)SQL Server 2005
919 (24.05 %)ASP.NET
1018 (22.78 %)XML
1018 (22.78 %)MCSD
1018 (22.78 %)SQL Server 2000
1018 (22.78 %)Finance
1117 (21.52 %)Legal
1117 (21.52 %)Government
1117 (21.52 %)XSL
1213 (16.46 %)Windows 2000
1213 (16.46 %)MS Office
1312 (15.19 %)ITIL
1312 (15.19 %)Windows XP
1410 (12.66 %)ASP.NET 2.0
156 (7.595 %)VB
156 (7.595 %)MS PowerPoint
165 (6.329 %)Windows Server 2003
174 (5.063 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
174 (5.063 %)OOD
174 (5.063 %)Lotus
174 (5.063 %)VB.NET

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (36.71 %).NET
219 (24.05 %)ASP.NET
318 (22.78 %)XML
417 (21.52 %)XSL
510 (12.66 %)ASP.NET 2.0
63 (3.797 %)WinForms
63 (3.797 %)AJAX
71 (1.266 %)WebSphere
71 (1.266 %).NET Framework
71 (1.266 %)WebServices
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.063 %)Lotus Notes
21 (1.266 %)DotNetNuke
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (16.46 %)MS Office
26 (7.595 %)MS PowerPoint
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.532 %)DNS
12 (2.532 %)SAN
21 (1.266 %)Intranet
21 (1.266 %)Internet
21 (1.266 %)Extranet
21 (1.266 %)Firewall
21 (1.266 %)Wireless
21 (1.266 %)LAN
21 (1.266 %)WAN
21 (1.266 %)VPN
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (34.18 %)SQL Server
220 (25.32 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (22.78 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.266 %)Crystal Reports
41 (1.266 %)Oracle 9i
41 (1.266 %)MS Access
41 (1.266 %)BusinessObjects
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.063 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.266 %)PVCS
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (50.63 %)Pensions
236 (45.57 %)Health
321 (26.58 %)Insurance
418 (22.78 %)Finance
517 (21.52 %)Government
517 (21.52 %)Legal
61 (1.266 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.266 %)Banking
61 (1.266 %)Retail
61 (1.266 %)Education
61 (1.266 %)Electric
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (36.71 %)Developer
212 (15.19 %)2nd Line Support
311 (13.92 %)C# Developer
311 (13.92 %)Team Leader
410 (12.66 %)Analyst
59 (11.39 %)Support Team Leader
67 (8.861 %)Graduate Developer
67 (8.861 %)Graduate .NET Developer
67 (8.861 %).NET Developer
67 (8.861 %)ASP.NET Developer
67 (8.861 %)Graduate
76 (7.595 %)Support Analyst
76 (7.595 %)1st Line Support
84 (5.063 %)Software Developer
84 (5.063 %)VB Developer
84 (5.063 %)Administrator
93 (3.797 %)Desktop Support
93 (3.797 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
93 (3.797 %)Helpdesk Team Leader
93 (3.797 %)Desktop Team Leader
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.063 %)Management Information System
22 (2.532 %)Clustering
31 (1.266 %)SCADA
31 (1.266 %)Computer Science
31 (1.266 %)EPoS
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (30.38 %)Windows
213 (16.46 %)Windows 2000
312 (15.19 %)Windows XP
45 (6.329 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (2.532 %)UNIX
61 (1.266 %)Solaris
61 (1.266 %)Linux
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (15.19 %)ITIL
24 (5.063 %)OOD
33 (3.797 %)Problem Management
42 (2.532 %)PRINCE2
42 (2.532 %)UML
51 (1.266 %)OOA/OOD
51 (1.266 %)OO
51 (1.266 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.266 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.266 %)Change Management
51 (1.266 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.266 %)Migration
51 (1.266 %)Data Management
51 (1.266 %)Incident Management
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (30.38 %)C#
26 (7.595 %)VB
34 (5.063 %)VB.NET
43 (3.797 %)SQL
43 (3.797 %)VB6
51 (1.266 %)C
51 (1.266 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.266 %)VBA
51 (1.266 %)JavaScript
51 (1.266 %)Perl
51 (1.266 %)PL/SQL
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (25.32 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (22.78 %)MCSD
34 (5.063 %)Degree
42 (2.532 %)HND
51 (1.266 %)MCSE
51 (1.266 %)ISEB
51 (1.266 %)MCDST
West Lothian IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.266 %)SLA
West Lothian IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.532 %)Active Directory
12 (2.532 %)Terminal Server
12 (2.532 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Lothian IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (5.063 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (2.532 %)SCOM
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
166 (83.54 %)Microsoft
24 (5.063 %)Lotus
33 (3.797 %)Oracle
42 (2.532 %)CommVault
42 (2.532 %)VMware
51 (1.266 %)Business Objects
51 (1.266 %)Cisco
51 (1.266 %)Remedy
51 (1.266 %)HP
51 (1.266 %)Dell
51 (1.266 %)Citrix