The first table below looks at the demand for Office Communications Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Office Communications Server 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 Application Platforms category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS)
Rank 199 162 143
Rank change year-on-year
-37 -19
Permanent jobs citing Office Communications Server 4 19 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.080% 0.421% 0.710%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.407% 2.414% 3.657%
Number of salaries quoted 4 19 28
Average salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.34% +4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £44,750 £32,500 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,250 £77,500 £62,550
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -
All Application Platforms
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
983 787 793
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 19.62% 17.43% 19.41%
Number of salaries quoted 844 681 723
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £61,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
Office Communications Server
England

Office Communications Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Office Communications Server across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

West Midlands Office Communications Server Jobs Demand Trend

Office Communications Server
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Office Communications Server across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Office Communications Server Salary Trend

Office Communications Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Office Communications Server across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Midlands Office Communications Server Salary Histogram

Office Communications Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Office Communications Server within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham -22 3 £60,000 +4.34%
Shropshire -2 1 £50,000 -35.48%
Office Communications Server
England

Office Communications Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Office Communications Server 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 Office Communications Server.

1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (80.00%) MS Exchange
2 8 (80.00%) Lync
3 7 (70.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 7 (70.00%) Windows
4 6 (60.00%) MS Excel
4 6 (60.00%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (50.00%) MCITP
5 5 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (50.00%) Active Directory
6 4 (40.00%) MCSE
6 4 (40.00%) SQL
6 4 (40.00%) SCCM
6 4 (40.00%) SCOM
6 4 (40.00%) Office 365
7 3 (30.00%) Unified Communications
7 3 (30.00%) MCTS
7 3 (30.00%) SharePoint 2010
7 3 (30.00%) Migration
7 3 (30.00%) Identity Management
7 3 (30.00%) SharePoint
7 3 (30.00%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (20.00%) Cisco
8 2 (20.00%) Advertising
8 2 (20.00%) MS Office
8 2 (20.00%) ITIL
8 2 (20.00%) SCVMM
9 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
9 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared

Office Communications Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Office Communications Server 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 Office Communications Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (10.00%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 8 (80.00%) MS Exchange
1 8 (80.00%) Lync
2 6 (60.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (30.00%) SharePoint 2010
3 3 (30.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (30.00%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2000
4 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (10.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 6 (60.00%) MS Excel
2 4 (40.00%) Office 365
3 2 (20.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) Unified Communications
2 1 (10.00%) DHCP
2 1 (10.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (10.00%) DNS
2 1 (10.00%) Firewall
2 1 (10.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2008
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2000
General
1 2 (20.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Consultant
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Support Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Technical Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Server Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) IT Administrator
4 1 (10.00%) Pre Sales Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Microsoft Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Wintel Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) 3rd Line Server Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) SCCM Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (10.00%) Systems Administrator
4 1 (10.00%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (10.00%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 7 (70.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 7 (70.00%) Windows
2 1 (10.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (10.00%) Linux
2 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Migration
1 3 (30.00%) Identity Management
2 2 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) MCITP
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (40.00%) MCSE
3 3 (30.00%) MCTS
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) VCP5
4 1 (10.00%) MCSA
System Software
1 5 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (10.00%) XenApp
2 1 (10.00%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 4 (40.00%) SCCM
1 4 (40.00%) SCOM
2 2 (20.00%) SCVMM
3 1 (10.00%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Cisco
3 1 (10.00%) Altiris
3 1 (10.00%) VMware
3 1 (10.00%) EMC
3 1 (10.00%) Citrix
3 1 (10.00%) Veritas
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Proven recent experience of Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 - 2010 and Microsoft Server 2008 *Experienced within the administration, build and troubleshooting of Microsoft solutions. *Current Microsoft accreditation - MCITP, MCTS,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £58000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... Windows 7... Microsoft Methodology - MOF and MSA. TOGAF... Key Words: Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 / 2008, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM,...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £65K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... VmWare. Citrix. Windows 7 and Windows 8 Deployment... TOGAF... Key Words: App-V, Lync, 365, Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 /...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £60K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013