Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office skills within the Wigan 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1817
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads84
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below21.62 %17.39 %
Salaries quoted44
Average minimum salary£22,750£22,500
Average salary£23,875£22,500
% change on same period last year+6.11 %
Average maximum salary£25,000£22,500
UK excluding London average salary£29,129£28,110
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Wigan IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads3723
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted3323
Average minimum salary£26,795£26,476
Average salary£30,885£28,652
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
Average maximum salary£34,974£30,828
UK excluding London average salary£33,685£33,725
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
MS Office ManchesterMS Office
Manchester

MS Office
Demand Trend

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

Wigan 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 Wigan region.

Wigan MS Office Salary Trend

MS Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Office across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Wigan MS Office Salary Histogram

MS Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

19 (60.00 %)MS Excel
26 (40.00 %)Microsoft
35 (33.33 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (26.67 %)Degree
44 (26.67 %)Finance
44 (26.67 %)QA
44 (26.67 %)ERP
44 (26.67 %)JD Edwards
44 (26.67 %)Windows
44 (26.67 %)SAP
44 (26.67 %)ITIL
53 (20.00 %)C
53 (20.00 %)C++
53 (20.00 %)Java
53 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
53 (20.00 %)ISO9001
53 (20.00 %)Project Management
53 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
53 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
53 (20.00 %)System Testing
53 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
62 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
62 (13.33 %)Terminal Services
62 (13.33 %)Lotus
62 (13.33 %)Windows XP
62 (13.33 %)Active Directory
62 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
62 (13.33 %)VPN
62 (13.33 %)Cisco
71 (6.667 %)UML

MS Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

Wigan IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)EDI
Wigan IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
Wigan IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (60.00 %)MS Excel
25 (33.33 %)MS PowerPoint
Wigan IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
12 (13.33 %)VPN
Wigan IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Finance
23 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (6.667 %)Banking
31 (6.667 %)Education
31 (6.667 %)Health
31 (6.667 %)Back Office
Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Analyst
24 (26.67 %)2nd Line Support
33 (20.00 %)Consultant
33 (20.00 %)Tester
33 (20.00 %)Implementation Consultant
33 (20.00 %)Test Consultant
33 (20.00 %)Desktop Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Business Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Helpdesk Support
51 (6.667 %)Service Desk Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
51 (6.667 %)1st Line Support
51 (6.667 %)Service Analyst
51 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Wigan IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)Windows
23 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (13.33 %)Windows XP
41 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)ITIL
14 (26.67 %)ERP
23 (20.00 %)Project Management
23 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
23 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (20.00 %)System Testing
31 (6.667 %)Business Development
31 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
31 (6.667 %)UML
Wigan IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (20.00 %)C
13 (20.00 %)C++
13 (20.00 %)Java
21 (6.667 %)SQL
Wigan IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (26.67 %)Degree
21 (6.667 %)GNVQ
21 (6.667 %)HNC
21 (6.667 %)HND
Wigan IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (26.67 %)QA
23 (20.00 %)ISO9001
Wigan IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (13.33 %)Active Directory
12 (13.33 %)Terminal Services
21 (6.667 %)Backup Exec
Wigan IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)DameWare
Wigan IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Microsoft
24 (26.67 %)SAP
24 (26.67 %)JD Edwards
32 (13.33 %)Lotus
32 (13.33 %)Cisco
41 (6.667 %)VERITAS
41 (6.667 %)Baan
41 (6.667 %)Remedy
41 (6.667 %)Mitel
41 (6.667 %)PeopleSoft