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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in IT jobs within the West Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank227222
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads14
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.059 %0.224 %
Salaries quoted13
Average minimum salary£29,000£21,667
Average salary£29,000£22,500
% change on same period last year+28.88 %
Average maximum salary£29,000£23,333
UK excluding London average salary£27,341£24,739
% change on same period last year+10.51 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads16871786
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.929 %0.757 %
Salaries quoted14651555
Average minimum salary£31,872£34,670
Average salary£34,752£37,337
% change on same period last year-6.92 %
Average maximum salary£37,632£40,004
UK excluding London average salary£37,950£38,568
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
MOS EnglandMOS
England

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MOS across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands MOS Salary Trend

MOS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MOS within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
SolihullNew entry-1£29,000-
MOS EnglandMOS
England

MOS
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MOS 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 MOS.

12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)ISDN
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)DPNSS
12 (50.00 %)MGCP
12 (50.00 %)RTP
12 (50.00 %)Q.931
12 (50.00 %)QSIG
12 (50.00 %)H.323
12 (50.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (25.00 %)MCDST
21 (25.00 %)SS7
21 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (25.00 %)PBX
21 (25.00 %)PSTN
21 (25.00 %)VoIP
21 (25.00 %)SAP
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)MCP
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)MCSE
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)MS Exchange

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MOS 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 MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)ISDN
12 (50.00 %)DPNSS
12 (50.00 %)MGCP
12 (50.00 %)RTP
12 (50.00 %)Q.931
12 (50.00 %)QSIG
12 (50.00 %)H.323
12 (50.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (25.00 %)SS7
21 (25.00 %)PBX
21 (25.00 %)PSTN
21 (25.00 %)VoIP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Voice Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Trainer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)IT Trainer
21 (25.00 %)IT Support Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows XP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCP
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (25.00 %)MCDST
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)SAP