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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the West Midlands 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5141
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads319374
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.156 %
As % of the category below25.89 %32.27 %
Salaries quoted271323
Average minimum salary£25,143£24,744
Average salary£26,719£26,486
% change on same period last year+0.87 %
Average maximum salary£28,294£28,229
UK excluding London average salary£28,240£28,075
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads12321159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.663 %0.483 %
Salaries quoted10321028
Average minimum salary£28,214£27,822
Average salary£30,616£30,002
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Average maximum salary£33,019£32,183
UK excluding London average salary£33,351£33,467
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
MS Office EnglandMS Office
England

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MS Office within the West Midlands 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
BirminghamDown-4107£26,977+1.73 %
WarwickshireUp+1457£23,065-8.21 %
HerefordshireDown-1651£27,838+4.64 %
ShropshireDown-727£31,635+1.88 %
StaffordshireDown-1416£20,873-12.50 %
WorcestershireDown-2015£21,038-22.59 %
CoventryDown-2914£33,042+6.63 %
SolihullUp+412£24,400+20.12 %
WalsallNo change09£27,000+3.34 %
DudleyDown-172£28,500+41.90 %
MS Office EnglandMS Office
England

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1396 (57.14 %)Microsoft
2347 (50.07 %)Windows
3280 (40.40 %)MS Excel
4185 (26.70 %)Active Directory
5167 (24.10 %)Windows XP
6140 (20.20 %)SQL
7105 (15.15 %)Windows Server 2003
896 (13.85 %)Microsoft Certification
985 (12.27 %)MS Exchange
1084 (12.12 %)Linux
1178 (11.26 %)ITIL
1277 (11.11 %)UNIX
1375 (10.82 %)MCP
1375 (10.82 %)Pensions
1473 (10.53 %)SQL Server
1570 (10.10 %)TCP/IP
1667 (9.668 %)Java
1766 (9.524 %)Citrix
1864 (9.235 %)MCSE
1961 (8.802 %)Windows 2000
2060 (8.658 %)Oracle
2060 (8.658 %)LAN
2158 (8.369 %).NET
2158 (8.369 %)Windows 2000 Server
2255 (7.937 %)Degree
2354 (7.792 %)Finance
2354 (7.792 %)Lotus
2453 (7.648 %)Project Management
2546 (6.638 %)WAN
2645 (6.494 %)SharePoint

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
158 (8.369 %).NET
241 (5.916 %)XML
331 (4.473 %)HTML
427 (3.896 %)ASP
524 (3.463 %)ASP.NET
618 (2.597 %)J2EE
716 (2.309 %)WebSphere
814 (2.020 %)XHTML
913 (1.876 %)XSLT
1010 (1.443 %)Windows SharePoint Services
119 (1.299 %)JSP
127 (1.010 %)WebServices
127 (1.010 %)CSS
135 (0.722 %)XSL
143 (0.433 %)WF
143 (0.433 %)LAMP
152 (0.289 %)SAP XI
152 (0.289 %)WinForms
152 (0.289 %)SAP ALE
152 (0.289 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
185 (12.27 %)MS Exchange
245 (6.494 %)SharePoint
340 (5.772 %)Lotus Notes
437 (5.339 %)Exchange Server 2003
515 (2.165 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
515 (2.165 %)Lotus Domino
515 (2.165 %)SharePoint Server 2007
613 (1.876 %)Office Project Server
613 (1.876 %)WebSphere Application Server
712 (1.732 %)Apache
811 (1.587 %)Exchange Server 2007
99 (1.299 %)CMS
99 (1.299 %)Oracle Application Server
99 (1.299 %)Exchange Server 2000
107 (1.010 %)IIS
116 (0.866 %)SAS
116 (0.866 %)Exchange Server 5.5
122 (0.289 %)Oracle Workflow
122 (0.289 %)Oracle 10gAS
122 (0.289 %)ColdFusion
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1280 (40.40 %)MS Excel
243 (6.205 %)MS Project
326 (3.752 %)MS Visio
411 (1.587 %)MS PowerPoint
56 (0.866 %)SPSS
65 (0.722 %)InfoPath
65 (0.722 %)Spreadsheet
74 (0.577 %)Acrobat
82 (0.289 %)FreeHand
82 (0.289 %)Fireworks
82 (0.289 %)Photoshop
82 (0.289 %)MATLAB
82 (0.289 %)Simulink
82 (0.289 %)DeltaView
91 (0.144 %)AutoCAD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (1.299 %)Movex
26 (0.866 %)SAP HR
34 (0.577 %)SAP Business One
43 (0.433 %)SMARTEAM
52 (0.289 %)Summit
52 (0.289 %)SAP MM
61 (0.144 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.144 %)SAP R/3
61 (0.144 %)Dynamics NAV
61 (0.144 %)Dynamics CRM
61 (0.144 %)SAP ERP
61 (0.144 %)Line 100
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
170 (10.10 %)TCP/IP
260 (8.658 %)LAN
346 (6.638 %)WAN
441 (5.916 %)Internet
529 (4.185 %)VPN
628 (4.040 %)Firewall
721 (3.030 %)DNS
815 (2.165 %)DHCP
913 (1.876 %)LDAP
1010 (1.443 %)Intranet
118 (1.154 %)SAN
118 (1.154 %)TETRA
127 (1.010 %)Ethernet
134 (0.577 %)Cisco IOS
134 (0.577 %)DDNS
143 (0.433 %)Wireless
152 (0.289 %)Wi-Fi
152 (0.289 %)Network Security
152 (0.289 %)Broadband
152 (0.289 %)GPRS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
173 (10.53 %)SQL Server
217 (2.453 %)DB2
315 (2.165 %)MS Access
413 (1.876 %)RDBMS
512 (1.732 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
611 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2005
710 (1.443 %)Oracle 8/8i
89 (1.299 %)Crystal Reports
98 (1.154 %)SQL Server 2000
107 (1.010 %)Data Mining
115 (0.722 %)Oracle Reports
124 (0.577 %)Cognos Powerplay
124 (0.577 %)Cognos Impromptu
133 (0.433 %)MySQL
133 (0.433 %)SAP BW
142 (0.289 %)ReportNet
142 (0.289 %)Oracle 10g
151 (0.144 %)BusinessObjects
151 (0.144 %)DecisionStream
151 (0.144 %)TOAD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (1.443 %)Visual Studio
110 (1.443 %)Oracle Forms
110 (1.443 %)TestDirector
29 (1.299 %)LoadRunner
36 (0.866 %)QuickTest Pro
45 (0.722 %)WinRunner
53 (0.433 %)Dreamweaver
53 (0.433 %)Flash
53 (0.433 %)PVCS
62 (0.289 %)JDeveloper
62 (0.289 %)FrontPage
62 (0.289 %)Oracle Designer 10g
71 (0.144 %)Visual Studio Team System
71 (0.144 %)RequisitePro
71 (0.144 %)Ant
71 (0.144 %)Rational Rose
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
175 (10.82 %)Pensions
254 (7.792 %)Finance
342 (6.061 %)Insurance
437 (5.339 %)Health
520 (2.886 %)Retail
614 (2.020 %)Government
713 (1.876 %)Marketing
812 (1.732 %)Telecoms
911 (1.587 %)Education
108 (1.154 %)Law
117 (1.010 %)Police
126 (0.866 %)Automotive
134 (0.577 %)Back Office
134 (0.577 %)Manufacturing
143 (0.433 %)Construction
143 (0.433 %)Local Government
152 (0.289 %)Animation
152 (0.289 %)Electric
152 (0.289 %)Publishing
161 (0.144 %)Advertising
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1234 (33.77 %)Analyst
2104 (15.01 %)Support Analyst
356 (8.081 %)Support Engineer
454 (7.792 %)Developer
546 (6.638 %)Helpdesk Analyst
641 (5.916 %)Consultant
738 (5.483 %)Service Analyst
738 (5.483 %)IT Support Analyst
837 (5.339 %)Service Desk Analyst
934 (4.906 %)IT Support Engineer
1033 (4.762 %)Administrator
1131 (4.473 %)Helpdesk Support
1229 (4.185 %)Project Manager
1328 (4.040 %)2nd Line Support
1426 (3.752 %)1st Line Support
1520 (2.886 %)Desktop Support
1616 (2.309 %).NET Developer
1715 (2.165 %)Trainer
1715 (2.165 %)Business Analyst
1715 (2.165 %)Technical Support
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (5.339 %)Blackberry
223 (3.319 %)EPoS
315 (2.165 %)AS400
413 (1.876 %)Chip and PIN
511 (1.587 %)Mathematics
511 (1.587 %)Czech Language
69 (1.299 %)NHS
78 (1.154 %)Management Information System
87 (1.010 %)SCADA
96 (0.866 %)Client/Server
104 (0.577 %)PMI
104 (0.577 %)Clustering
113 (0.433 %)PDA
113 (0.433 %)Statistics
113 (0.433 %)Computer Science
113 (0.433 %)CMDB
122 (0.289 %)Fat Client
122 (0.289 %)W3C
122 (0.289 %)Thin Client
131 (0.144 %)Physics
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1347 (50.07 %)Windows
2167 (24.10 %)Windows XP
3105 (15.15 %)Windows Server 2003
484 (12.12 %)Linux
577 (11.11 %)UNIX
661 (8.802 %)Windows 2000
758 (8.369 %)Windows 2000 Server
819 (2.742 %)Windows Vista
918 (2.597 %)Windows NT
1010 (1.443 %)Red Hat Linux
113 (0.433 %)Debian
113 (0.433 %)Mac OS X
122 (0.289 %)AIX
122 (0.289 %)Windows Mobile
122 (0.289 %)Windows Server 2008
131 (0.144 %)i5/OS
131 (0.144 %)Mac OS X Server
131 (0.144 %)Windows CE
131 (0.144 %)Palm OS
131 (0.144 %)VMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
178 (11.26 %)ITIL
253 (7.648 %)Project Management
335 (5.051 %)PRINCE2
430 (4.329 %)Security Cleared
522 (3.175 %)ERP
619 (2.742 %)Change Management
718 (2.597 %)Business Intelligence
817 (2.453 %)Test Management
913 (1.876 %)Logistics
913 (1.876 %)Incident Management
1011 (1.587 %)RAD
1011 (1.587 %)Configuration Management
1011 (1.587 %)Service Delivery
1011 (1.587 %)SC Cleared
1110 (1.443 %)OOA/OOD
1110 (1.443 %)Requirements Management
1110 (1.443 %)Software Testing
129 (1.299 %)Data Analysis
129 (1.299 %)Workflow
129 (1.299 %)CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1140 (20.20 %)SQL
267 (9.668 %)Java
340 (5.772 %)C++
434 (4.906 %)VB.NET
530 (4.329 %)VB
622 (3.175 %)C
721 (3.030 %)PL/SQL
820 (2.886 %)COBOL
918 (2.597 %)C#
1016 (2.309 %)VBA
1113 (1.876 %)VBScript
128 (1.154 %)FoxPro (VFP)
136 (0.866 %)JavaScript
144 (0.577 %)Transact-SQL
153 (0.433 %)Smalltalk
162 (0.289 %)PHP
162 (0.289 %)DHTML
171 (0.144 %)Pascal
171 (0.144 %)VB6
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
196 (13.85 %)Microsoft Certification
275 (10.82 %)MCP
364 (9.235 %)MCSE
455 (7.937 %)Degree
526 (3.752 %)MCSA
613 (1.876 %)ISEB
78 (1.154 %)A+ Certification
87 (1.010 %)Network+ Certification
87 (1.010 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
87 (1.010 %)MCDST
94 (0.577 %)HND
103 (0.433 %)CCA
103 (0.433 %)Citrix Certification
103 (0.433 %)Cisco Certification
103 (0.433 %)PMI Certification
103 (0.433 %)CCNA
112 (0.289 %)MOS
112 (0.289 %)MCT
121 (0.144 %)PRINCE2 Certification
121 (0.144 %)ACCA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (4.473 %)SLA
24 (0.577 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (0.577 %)QA
32 (0.289 %)ISO9001
32 (0.289 %)WAI
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1185 (26.70 %)Active Directory
230 (4.329 %)Backup Exec
318 (2.597 %)Citrix Presentation Server
410 (1.443 %)VMware Infrastructure
57 (1.010 %)MetaFrame
57 (1.010 %)Terminal Services
63 (0.433 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.144 %)Terminal Server
71 (0.144 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (1.443 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (0.433 %)ARCserve
23 (0.433 %)SCCM
32 (0.289 %)SCOM
32 (0.289 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
32 (0.289 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.144 %)MAILsweeper
41 (0.144 %)DameWare
41 (0.144 %)WSUS
41 (0.144 %)BMC Marimba
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1396 (57.14 %)Microsoft
266 (9.524 %)Citrix
360 (8.658 %)Oracle
454 (7.792 %)Lotus
534 (4.906 %)Remedy
534 (4.906 %)SAP
534 (4.906 %)Cisco
631 (4.473 %)IBM
723 (3.319 %)VERITAS
822 (3.175 %)HP
822 (3.175 %)VMware
914 (2.020 %)Capita
1012 (1.732 %)Dell
1111 (1.587 %)Cognos
1111 (1.587 %)3Com
1210 (1.443 %)Infragistics
1210 (1.443 %)Red Hat
139 (1.299 %)Symantec
148 (1.154 %)JD Edwards
157 (1.010 %)Novell