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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Excel skills within the West Yorkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Excel
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1017
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads624500
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.336 %0.208 %
As % of the category below57.62 %58.62 %
Salaries quoted521433
Average minimum salary£26,411£26,065
Average salary£28,479£27,863
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Average maximum salary£30,546£29,660
UK excluding London average salary£33,420£33,741
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads1083853
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.583 %0.356 %
Salaries quoted889711
Average minimum salary£26,921£25,486
Average salary£29,022£27,521
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
Average maximum salary£31,123£29,557
UK excluding London average salary£33,369£33,472
% change on same period last year-0.30 %
MS Excel YorkshireMS Excel
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire MS Excel Salary Trend

MS Excel
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Excel across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
LeedsUp+5360£29,840+3.32 %
BradfordUp+4104£26,758+11.81 %
WetherbyUp+2545£26,294-11.80 %
HalifaxUp+931£28,769-1.93 %
BatleyNew entry-23£25,591-
WakefieldDown-514£21,962-5.10 %
LiversedgeNew entry-11£30,875-
EllandNew entry-7£21,357-
HuddersfieldUp+55£20,650-38.96 %
CastlefordNew entry-2£19,500-
OtleyNew entry-1£19,000-
CleckheatonNew entry-1£30,000-
BingleyNew entry-1£20,500-
KeighleyNew entry-1£21,000-
MS Excel YorkshireMS Excel
Yorkshire

MS Excel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1846 (71.45 %)Microsoft
2385 (32.52 %)SQL Server
3378 (31.93 %)Windows
4353 (29.81 %)SQL
5350 (29.56 %).NET
6268 (22.64 %)MS Office
7266 (22.47 %)C#
8193 (16.30 %)Finance
9181 (15.29 %)Microsoft Certification
10161 (13.60 %)ASP.NET
11151 (12.75 %)Active Directory
12146 (12.33 %)VB
13131 (11.06 %)Windows Server 2003
14123 (10.39 %)Windows XP
15120 (10.14 %)SQL Server 2005
16119 (10.05 %)XML
17115 (9.713 %)ASP
18105 (8.868 %)Project Management
19104 (8.784 %)ITIL
2096 (8.108 %)Citrix
2194 (7.939 %)MCSE
2293 (7.855 %)MS Exchange
2293 (7.855 %)Pensions
2391 (7.686 %)SQL Server 2000
2490 (7.601 %)VB.NET
2584 (7.095 %)OO
2584 (7.095 %)Degree
2682 (6.926 %)Oracle
2682 (6.926 %)Health
2774 (6.250 %)Windows 2000

MS Excel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1350 (29.56 %).NET
2161 (13.60 %)ASP.NET
3119 (10.05 %)XML
4115 (9.713 %)ASP
569 (5.828 %)HTML
658 (4.899 %)WebServices
658 (4.899 %).NET Framework
749 (4.139 %)CSS
824 (2.027 %)Application Packaging
923 (1.943 %)ADO.NET
923 (1.943 %)XHTML
1021 (1.774 %)XSLT
1120 (1.689 %)AJAX
1120 (1.689 %)SOAP
1219 (1.605 %)J2EE
1219 (1.605 %)ActiveX
1315 (1.267 %)Middleware
1315 (1.267 %)ADO
1315 (1.267 %)COM+
1315 (1.267 %)JSP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
193 (7.855 %)MS Exchange
263 (5.321 %)SharePoint
348 (4.054 %)Exchange Server 2003
436 (3.041 %)IIS
533 (2.787 %)Lotus Notes
630 (2.534 %)Exchange Server 2000
726 (2.196 %)BizTalk Server
819 (1.605 %)SharePoint Server 2007
916 (1.351 %)MQSeries
1014 (1.182 %)CICS
1014 (1.182 %)Exchange Server 5.5
119 (0.760 %)CMS
119 (0.760 %)Oracle Workflow
128 (0.676 %)SAS
137 (0.591 %)Exchange Server 2007
146 (0.507 %)SharePoint Portal Server
146 (0.507 %)Content Management Server
154 (0.338 %)Live Communications Server
154 (0.338 %)WebLogic
154 (0.338 %)Lotus Domino
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1268 (22.64 %)MS Office
263 (5.321 %)MS Project
330 (2.534 %)MS Visio
421 (1.774 %)MS PowerPoint
517 (1.436 %)Photoshop
614 (1.182 %)Adobe Illustrator
78 (0.676 %)Acrobat
87 (0.591 %)PrintSoft PReS
87 (0.591 %)Spreadsheet
96 (0.507 %)InfoPath
104 (0.338 %)CA Clarity
113 (0.253 %)SPSS
122 (0.169 %)QuarkXPress
122 (0.169 %)FreeHand
122 (0.169 %)Fireworks
131 (0.084 %)FrameMaker
131 (0.084 %)Paint Shop Pro
131 (0.084 %)DeltaView
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (1.267 %)Microsoft CRM
211 (0.929 %)Oracle Financials
211 (0.929 %)Dynamics CRM
37 (0.591 %)Oracle Applications
44 (0.338 %)Oracle 11i
44 (0.338 %)Line 500
53 (0.253 %)e-Work
62 (0.169 %)Oracle iRecruitment
71 (0.084 %)Dynamics NAV
71 (0.084 %)ResourceLink
71 (0.084 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
71 (0.084 %)Navision
71 (0.084 %)Oracle EBS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
158 (4.899 %)Internet
245 (3.801 %)WAN
343 (3.632 %)Firewall
439 (3.294 %)SAN
439 (3.294 %)LAN
537 (3.125 %)TCP/IP
629 (2.449 %)VPN
716 (1.351 %)Intranet
815 (1.267 %)DNS
914 (1.182 %)VoIP
1012 (1.014 %)DHCP
1111 (0.929 %)MPLS
128 (0.676 %)Ethernet
137 (0.591 %)Network Security
146 (0.507 %)VLAN
155 (0.422 %)Cisco PIX
155 (0.422 %)PBX
164 (0.338 %)Wireless
173 (0.253 %)GSM
173 (0.253 %)ADSL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1385 (32.52 %)SQL Server
2120 (10.14 %)SQL Server 2005
391 (7.686 %)SQL Server 2000
465 (5.490 %)MS Access
541 (3.463 %)Crystal Reports
620 (1.689 %)Oracle 10g
719 (1.605 %)MySQL
818 (1.520 %)DB2
913 (1.098 %)Datawarehouse
913 (1.098 %)RDBMS
1012 (1.014 %)DTS
1111 (0.929 %)BusinessObjects
1210 (0.845 %)SQL Server Integration Services
138 (0.676 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
147 (0.591 %)Oracle 9i
156 (0.507 %)ETL
165 (0.422 %)Oracle Discoverer
165 (0.422 %)Oracle 8/8i
165 (0.422 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
165 (0.422 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
165 (5.490 %)Visual Studio
221 (1.774 %)VSS/SourceSafe
320 (1.689 %)Dreamweaver
419 (1.605 %)Flash
58 (0.676 %)LabVIEW
65 (0.422 %)Visual Studio Team System
74 (0.338 %)Oracle Forms
83 (0.253 %)Subversion
83 (0.253 %)FrontPage
92 (0.169 %)NUnit
101 (0.084 %)Synon
101 (0.084 %)Advantage 2E
101 (0.084 %)PowerBuilder
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1193 (16.30 %)Finance
293 (7.855 %)Pensions
382 (6.926 %)Health
471 (5.997 %)Marketing
556 (4.730 %)Legal
654 (4.561 %)Manufacturing
753 (4.476 %)Retail
839 (3.294 %)Law
933 (2.787 %)Insurance
1031 (2.618 %)Banking
1128 (2.365 %)Education
1223 (1.943 %)Telecoms
1318 (1.520 %)Investment Banking
1416 (1.351 %)Electronics
159 (0.760 %)Government
159 (0.760 %)Auditing
168 (0.676 %)Front Office
168 (0.676 %)Back Office
175 (0.422 %)Billing
184 (0.338 %)Advertising
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1328 (27.70 %)Developer
2231 (19.51 %)Analyst
393 (7.855 %).NET Developer
486 (7.264 %)Consultant
581 (6.841 %)C# Developer
660 (5.068 %)Software Developer
758 (4.899 %)Web Developer
854 (4.561 %)Support Analyst
948 (4.054 %)Team Leader
1046 (3.885 %)Programmer
1143 (3.632 %)Support Engineer
1242 (3.547 %)Systems Developer
1339 (3.294 %)1st Line Support
1438 (3.209 %)Technical Support
1438 (3.209 %)Graduate
1536 (3.041 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1536 (3.041 %)Data Analyst
1635 (2.956 %)Helpdesk Support
1635 (2.956 %)Architect
1731 (2.618 %)Junior
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (2.618 %)N-Tier
227 (2.280 %)Mainframe
323 (1.943 %)Clustering
420 (1.689 %)Computer Science
517 (1.436 %)Data Conversion
615 (1.267 %)Derivative
615 (1.267 %)Equities
615 (1.267 %)Blackberry
615 (1.267 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
713 (1.098 %)Client/Server
812 (1.014 %)Management Information System
910 (0.845 %)Mathematics
109 (0.760 %)Replication
109 (0.760 %)Fat Client
109 (0.760 %)Thin Client
116 (0.507 %)NHS
124 (0.338 %)EPoS
124 (0.338 %)PDA
133 (0.253 %)NPfIT
133 (0.253 %)Multithreading
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1378 (31.93 %)Windows
2131 (11.06 %)Windows Server 2003
3123 (10.39 %)Windows XP
474 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
548 (4.054 %)Windows Vista
639 (3.294 %)Windows 2000 Server
727 (2.280 %)UNIX
821 (1.774 %)Linux
914 (1.182 %)MVS
1011 (0.929 %)Windows NT
118 (0.676 %)Solaris
123 (0.253 %)Windows Server 2008
132 (0.169 %)Red Hat Linux
141 (0.084 %)Mac OS X
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1105 (8.868 %)Project Management
2104 (8.784 %)ITIL
384 (7.095 %)OO
461 (5.152 %)Time Management
558 (4.899 %)CRM
655 (4.645 %)PRINCE2
742 (3.547 %)ERP
836 (3.041 %)Migration
934 (2.872 %)UML
1030 (2.534 %)Web Development
1128 (2.365 %)Unit Testing
1128 (2.365 %)Data Migration
1224 (2.027 %)Scrum
1321 (1.774 %)Agile Software Development
1321 (1.774 %)Workflow
1418 (1.520 %)Risk Management
1517 (1.436 %)Service Delivery
1517 (1.436 %)Business Intelligence
1517 (1.436 %)Data Management
1517 (1.436 %)ERD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1353 (29.81 %)SQL
2266 (22.47 %)C#
3146 (12.33 %)VB
490 (7.601 %)VB.NET
563 (5.321 %)JavaScript
648 (4.054 %)VB6
742 (3.547 %)C++
839 (3.294 %)VBA
933 (2.787 %)C
1031 (2.618 %)Java
1031 (2.618 %)Transact-SQL
1125 (2.111 %)VBScript
1221 (1.774 %)PHP
1314 (1.182 %)COBOL
1412 (1.014 %)PL/SQL
1412 (1.014 %)ActionScript
157 (0.591 %)Delphi
166 (0.507 %)VC++
174 (0.338 %)DHTML
174 (0.338 %)XPath
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1181 (15.29 %)Microsoft Certification
294 (7.939 %)MCSE
384 (7.095 %)Degree
441 (3.463 %)MCP
535 (2.956 %)Cisco Certification
629 (2.449 %)CCNA
720 (1.689 %)MCSD
720 (1.689 %)MCSA
818 (1.520 %)CCNP
818 (1.520 %)CISSP
917 (1.436 %)Citrix Certification
1013 (1.098 %)MCAD
1013 (1.098 %)MCDST
1111 (0.929 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1111 (0.929 %)CCEA
129 (0.760 %)CCA
138 (0.676 %)HND
147 (0.591 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
156 (0.507 %)CISM
156 (0.507 %)MOS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
148 (4.054 %)SLA
213 (1.098 %)ISO27001
213 (1.098 %)COBIT
38 (0.676 %)QA
42 (0.169 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1151 (12.75 %)Active Directory
245 (3.801 %)VMware Infrastructure
324 (2.027 %)VMware ESX
417 (1.436 %)Terminal Services
512 (1.014 %)Backup Exec
66 (0.507 %)ISA Server
75 (0.422 %)NetBackup
82 (0.169 %)Terminal Server
82 (0.169 %)Citrix Presentation Server
91 (0.084 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
91 (0.084 %)MSMQ
91 (0.084 %)MetaFrame
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (1.014 %)ARCserve
29 (0.760 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
34 (0.338 %)OpenView
43 (0.253 %)Norton AntiVirus
52 (0.169 %)SCOM
61 (0.084 %)MOM
61 (0.084 %)DameWare
61 (0.084 %)SCCM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1846 (71.45 %)Microsoft
296 (8.108 %)Citrix
382 (6.926 %)Oracle
459 (4.983 %)VMware
547 (3.970 %)Cisco
633 (2.787 %)Lotus
730 (2.534 %)Cognos
816 (1.351 %)SAP
816 (1.351 %)Primavera
914 (1.182 %)Epicor
1013 (1.098 %)TIBCO
1013 (1.098 %)Symantec
1111 (0.929 %)Business Objects
1210 (0.845 %)LANDesk
139 (0.760 %)VERITAS
148 (0.676 %)Sage
157 (0.591 %)IBM
157 (0.591 %)HP
166 (0.507 %)Sybase
166 (0.507 %)Novell