Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank99
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads7201438
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.620 %0.734 %
As % of the category below12.49 %14.01 %
Salaries quoted6391167
Average minimum salary£43,723£44,049
Average salary£48,115£48,470
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Average maximum salary£52,507£52,891
UK excluding London average salary£50,560£51,026
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads576610267
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.964 %5.243 %
Salaries quoted47938392
Average minimum salary£38,827£37,991
Average salary£42,190£41,638
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Average maximum salary£45,553£45,284
UK excluding London average salary£38,504£39,019
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Consultant across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Berkshire Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-4165£46,383-5.93 %
SloughDown-1462£50,482+13.02 %
BracknellUp+438£41,000-5.05 %
NewburyUp+1538£49,485+7.19 %
MaidenheadUp+337£41,591-18.04 %
AscotDown-114£38,500-21.19 %
WindsorDown-138£56,071+38.57 %
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title.

1374 (19.22 %)Microsoft
2348 (17.88 %)Oracle
3325 (16.70 %)SAP
4281 (14.44 %)Finance
5265 (13.62 %)VMware
6257 (13.21 %)SQL
7256 (13.16 %)Windows
8220 (11.31 %)VMware Infrastructure
9215 (11.05 %)SQL Server
10206 (10.59 %)Java
11200 (10.28 %)Cisco
12193 (9.918 %)MS Excel
13190 (9.764 %)Microsoft Certification
14183 (9.404 %)Citrix
15182 (9.353 %).NET
16174 (8.941 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17167 (8.582 %)MCSE
18140 (7.194 %)C
19137 (7.040 %)UNIX
20133 (6.835 %)Active Directory
21132 (6.783 %)J2EE
22123 (6.321 %)Business Intelligence
22123 (6.321 %)Telecoms
23120 (6.166 %)Citrix Certification
24116 (5.961 %)Degree
25115 (5.910 %)HP
25115 (5.910 %)Pharmaceutical
26112 (5.755 %)SAP FI
27111 (5.704 %)SAP FI/CO
27111 (5.704 %)SAP CO

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1182 (9.353 %).NET
2132 (6.783 %)J2EE
3104 (5.344 %)XML
4100 (5.139 %)HTML
558 (2.980 %)WebServices
657 (2.929 %)WebSphere
755 (2.826 %)ASP.NET
822 (1.131 %)SOAP
921 (1.079 %)JSP
1020 (1.028 %)Middleware
1118 (0.925 %)JMS
1118 (0.925 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1216 (0.822 %)XSLT
1314 (0.719 %)ASP
1413 (0.668 %)Servlets
1512 (0.617 %).NET Framework
1611 (0.565 %)Spring
1611 (0.565 %)AJAX
1611 (0.565 %)COM
1710 (0.514 %)XSL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
162 (3.186 %)WebLogic
255 (2.826 %)IIS
342 (2.158 %)MS Exchange
440 (2.055 %)SharePoint
539 (2.004 %)SAS
633 (1.696 %)JBoss
728 (1.439 %)SharePoint Server 2007
824 (1.233 %)Tomcat
923 (1.182 %)Apache
1018 (0.925 %)Exchange Server 2007
1115 (0.771 %)WebSphere Application Server
1212 (0.617 %)NetWeaver
1212 (0.617 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1311 (0.565 %)CMS
1311 (0.565 %)Lotus Domino
1410 (0.514 %)BizTalk Server
159 (0.462 %)Lotus Notes
159 (0.462 %)CICS
168 (0.411 %)GroupWise
177 (0.360 %)Documentum
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1193 (9.918 %)MS Excel
236 (1.850 %)MS Office
330 (1.542 %)MS Visio
411 (0.565 %)InfoPath
59 (0.462 %)SPSS
63 (0.154 %)Vensim
72 (0.103 %)MS Project
72 (0.103 %)CA Clarity
72 (0.103 %)MS PowerPoint
81 (0.051 %)CPLEX
81 (0.051 %)CATIA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1112 (5.755 %)SAP FI
2111 (5.704 %)SAP CO
2111 (5.704 %)SAP FI/CO
366 (3.392 %)SAP MM
446 (2.364 %)SAP SD
523 (1.182 %)Navision
621 (1.079 %)SAP PP
621 (1.079 %)Dynamics NAV
716 (0.822 %)SAP WM
812 (0.617 %)Oracle EBS
812 (0.617 %)SAP CRM
911 (0.565 %)Oracle Financials
911 (0.565 %)Microsoft CRM
1010 (0.514 %)Oracle Applications
1010 (0.514 %)Summit
1010 (0.514 %)SAP QM
119 (0.462 %)SAP Oil and Gas
119 (0.462 %)SAP HR
119 (0.462 %)SAP R/3
119 (0.462 %)SAP SCM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1102 (5.242 %)WAN
281 (4.162 %)LAN
281 (4.162 %)Firewall
372 (3.700 %)SAN
467 (3.443 %)MPLS
561 (3.135 %)Internet
561 (3.135 %)VoIP
659 (3.032 %)VPN
740 (2.055 %)SSL
836 (1.850 %)Wireless
928 (1.439 %)TCP/IP
1027 (1.387 %)IPCC
1027 (1.387 %)Cisco PIX
1124 (1.233 %)DNS
1222 (1.131 %)IP Telephony
1320 (1.028 %)Network Security
1320 (1.028 %)PBX
1419 (0.976 %)DHCP
1419 (0.976 %)DSL
1518 (0.925 %)Ethernet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1215 (11.05 %)SQL Server
281 (4.162 %)Datawarehouse
281 (4.162 %)RDBMS
370 (3.597 %)BusinessObjects
445 (2.312 %)SQL Server Integration Services
541 (2.107 %)Oracle 8/8i
633 (1.696 %)DB2
732 (1.644 %)ETL
830 (1.542 %)DTS
928 (1.439 %)SAP BW
928 (1.439 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1027 (1.387 %)SQL Server 2005
1121 (1.079 %)Oracle 10g
1220 (1.028 %)DecisionStream
1317 (0.874 %)OLAP
1416 (0.822 %)Oracle 9i
1416 (0.822 %)SQL Server 2000
1515 (0.771 %)Oracle Reports
1611 (0.565 %)SAP BI
1611 (0.565 %)Database Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (0.462 %)Visual Studio Team System
28 (0.411 %)ClearCase
28 (0.411 %)ClearQuest
37 (0.360 %)Ant
45 (0.257 %)Visual Studio
45 (0.257 %)Eclipse
54 (0.206 %)Subversion
54 (0.206 %)JIRA
63 (0.154 %)Oracle Forms
72 (0.103 %)TestDirector
72 (0.103 %)LoadRunner
72 (0.103 %)QALoad
72 (0.103 %)MorphX
81 (0.051 %)LSMW
81 (0.051 %)Dreamweaver
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1281 (14.44 %)Finance
2123 (6.321 %)Telecoms
3115 (5.910 %)Pharmaceutical
494 (4.830 %)FMCG
584 (4.317 %)Manufacturing
674 (3.803 %)Retail
767 (3.443 %)Health
862 (3.186 %)Marketing
959 (3.032 %)Pensions
1051 (2.621 %)Government
1147 (2.415 %)Education
1229 (1.490 %)Insurance
1326 (1.336 %)Banking
1415 (0.771 %)Billing
1514 (0.719 %)Construction
1611 (0.565 %)Local Government
1710 (0.514 %)Advertising
188 (0.411 %)Automotive
197 (0.360 %)Electronics
197 (0.360 %)Investment Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
154 (2.775 %)Computer Science
241 (2.107 %)German Language
329 (1.490 %)Mainframe
428 (1.439 %)French Language
526 (1.336 %)Fat Client
526 (1.336 %)Thin Client
621 (1.079 %)Spanish Language
718 (0.925 %)Clustering
816 (0.822 %)IVR
914 (0.719 %)Data Integration
1013 (0.668 %)Replication
1110 (0.514 %)Client/Server
129 (0.462 %)CESG
129 (0.462 %)AS400
129 (0.462 %)Mathematics
129 (0.462 %)iSeries
138 (0.411 %)Credit Risk
138 (0.411 %)Statistics
138 (0.411 %)Blackberry
147 (0.360 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1256 (13.16 %)Windows
2137 (7.040 %)UNIX
393 (4.779 %)Windows Server 2003
462 (3.186 %)Linux
541 (2.107 %)Windows 2000
632 (1.644 %)Solaris
710 (0.514 %)Windows 2000 Server
710 (0.514 %)Windows XP
89 (0.462 %)Windows Vista
89 (0.462 %)OS/390
98 (0.411 %)Windows NT
98 (0.411 %)HPUX
106 (0.308 %)Windows CE
106 (0.308 %)Windows Mobile
106 (0.308 %)Windows Server 2008
114 (0.206 %)AIX
123 (0.154 %)VMS
131 (0.051 %)OpenVMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1123 (6.321 %)Business Intelligence
2110 (5.653 %)Project Management
382 (4.214 %)CRM
475 (3.854 %)ITIL
557 (2.929 %)Change Management
655 (2.826 %)ERP
754 (2.775 %)Performance Management
851 (2.621 %)Logistics
948 (2.467 %)Migration
1046 (2.364 %)Business Development
1140 (2.055 %)Workflow
1237 (1.901 %)Service Management
1336 (1.850 %)Business Analysis
1435 (1.799 %)Web Development
1534 (1.747 %)Data Management
1633 (1.696 %)E-business
1633 (1.696 %)ITSM
1732 (1.644 %)Configuration Management
1827 (1.387 %)EAI
1926 (1.336 %)SOA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1257 (13.21 %)SQL
2206 (10.59 %)Java
3140 (7.194 %)C
4102 (5.242 %)JavaScript
594 (4.830 %)PL/SQL
647 (2.415 %)C#
737 (1.901 %)C++
835 (1.799 %)Transact-SQL
934 (1.747 %)VB
1029 (1.490 %)ABAP
1127 (1.387 %)VBScript
1223 (1.182 %)Perl
1314 (0.719 %)COBOL
1412 (0.617 %)VB.NET
1510 (0.514 %)VBA
168 (0.411 %)VC++
168 (0.411 %)SAS Macro
176 (0.308 %)PHP
185 (0.257 %)SAPscript
185 (0.257 %)Shell Script
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1190 (9.764 %)Microsoft Certification
2174 (8.941 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3167 (8.582 %)MCSE
4120 (6.166 %)Citrix Certification
5116 (5.961 %)Degree
6107 (5.498 %)Cisco Certification
789 (4.573 %)CCA
864 (3.289 %)CCEA
960 (3.083 %)CCNP
1057 (2.929 %)CCVP
1153 (2.724 %)CISSP
1252 (2.672 %)Security Cleared
1344 (2.261 %)CCNA
1438 (1.953 %)CCIE
1530 (1.542 %)MCTS
1625 (1.285 %)HP ASE
1723 (1.182 %)CCDP
1816 (0.822 %)MCP
1913 (0.668 %)HP MASE
1913 (0.668 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (1.285 %)ISO27001
215 (0.771 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
215 (0.771 %)QA
314 (0.719 %)BS7799
411 (0.565 %)SLA
58 (0.411 %)Basel II
64 (0.206 %)COBIT
72 (0.103 %)PCI DSS
81 (0.051 %)PCI QSA
81 (0.051 %)HIPAA
81 (0.051 %)HMG Infosec
81 (0.051 %)CESG Infosec
81 (0.051 %)BS25999
81 (0.051 %)ISO17799
81 (0.051 %)GxP
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1220 (11.31 %)VMware Infrastructure
2133 (6.835 %)Active Directory
362 (3.186 %)VMware ESX
424 (1.233 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
514 (0.719 %)Xen
611 (0.565 %)ISA Server
76 (0.308 %)Terminal Services
76 (0.308 %)NetBackup
76 (0.308 %)AquaLogic
76 (0.308 %)Oracle RAC
76 (0.308 %)Hyper-V
76 (0.308 %)Citrix Presentation Server
84 (0.206 %)Oracle RMAN
93 (0.154 %)MetaFrame
101 (0.051 %)Backup Exec
101 (0.051 %)VMware Workstation
101 (0.051 %)Squid
101 (0.051 %)Novell eDirectory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (1.233 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
216 (0.822 %)MOM
216 (0.822 %)Tivoli
315 (0.771 %)ServiceCenter
412 (0.617 %)AssetCenter
511 (0.565 %)NNM
610 (0.514 %)SCCM
77 (0.360 %)OpenView
86 (0.308 %)SCOM
95 (0.257 %)MAILsweeper
95 (0.257 %)Unicenter
95 (0.257 %)Legato
95 (0.257 %)EMC NetWorker
95 (0.257 %)TIBCO Hawk
104 (0.206 %)BMC PATROL
104 (0.206 %)Tivoli Monitoring
104 (0.206 %)Data Guard
113 (0.154 %)HP Data Protector
113 (0.154 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
113 (0.154 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1374 (19.22 %)Microsoft
2348 (17.88 %)Oracle
3325 (16.70 %)SAP
4265 (13.62 %)VMware
5200 (10.28 %)Cisco
6183 (9.404 %)Citrix
7115 (5.910 %)HP
883 (4.265 %)IBM
972 (3.700 %)Juniper
1070 (3.597 %)Business Objects
1156 (2.878 %)CheckPoint
1254 (2.775 %)Cognos
1347 (2.415 %)PlateSpin
1440 (2.055 %)Altiris
1440 (2.055 %)Sun
1532 (1.644 %)Sybase
1627 (1.387 %)NetApp
1725 (1.285 %)EMC
1824 (1.233 %)TIBCO
1923 (1.182 %)Symantec