Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the London 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1915
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads34257647
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.960 %3.903 %
As % of the category below8.710 %9.952 %
Salaries quoted28315922
Average minimum salary£49,725£49,424
Average salary£55,326£56,056
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
Average maximum salary£60,927£62,688
UK excluding London average salary£50,429£51,023
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching permanent IT job ads3932276836
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled33.99 %39.21 %
Salaries quoted3270860810
Average minimum salary£44,823£45,771
Average salary£48,991£50,313
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Average maximum salary£53,159£54,855
UK excluding London average salary£38,488£39,022
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the London region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 8 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
City of LondonUp+6719£56,599+4.96 %
LutonUp+2840£46,725-10.61 %
Docklands, LondonUp+4823£53,429-2.85 %
UxbridgeUp+321£44,050-5.12 %
HammersmithUp+2010£53,500+7.64 %
Canary WharfUp+48£60,000+11.40 %
CroydonDown-18£36,750-24.22 %
HounslowUp+36£25,500-
WimbledonUp+145£52,500+14.13 %
ClaphamUp+85£50,000+28.20 %
HarrowUp+94£39,500-0.18 %
BromleyDown-34£26,000-27.57 %
South CroydonUp+43£45,000-8.47 %
SurbitonNew entry-3£33,333-
BarnetUp+42£27,500-
BrentfordUp+32£50,000-9.09 %
EalingNo change02--
PaddingtonNew entry-1--
FelthamDown-151--
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the London 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.

12626 (29.45 %)Finance
21617 (18.13 %)SAP
31230 (13.79 %)Oracle
4947 (10.62 %)Microsoft
5946 (10.61 %)Project Management
6921 (10.33 %)Degree
7918 (10.29 %)Business Intelligence
8901 (10.10 %)SQL
9854 (9.576 %)Banking
10794 (8.903 %)Windows
11777 (8.713 %)SQL Server
12714 (8.006 %)Java
13622 (6.975 %)Retail
14605 (6.784 %).NET
15586 (6.571 %)UNIX
16558 (6.257 %)CRM
17487 (5.461 %)MS Excel
18466 (5.225 %)Datawarehouse
19447 (5.012 %)Government
19447 (5.012 %)Risk Management
20414 (4.642 %)Telecoms
21408 (4.575 %)ETL
22397 (4.452 %)Business Analysis
23379 (4.250 %)Insurance
24377 (4.227 %)Marketing
25368 (4.126 %)BusinessObjects
25368 (4.126 %)Business Objects
26365 (4.093 %)XML
27349 (3.913 %)Hyperion
28346 (3.880 %)Cognos

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1605 (6.784 %).NET
2365 (4.093 %)XML
3288 (3.229 %)J2EE
4235 (2.635 %)HTML
5208 (2.332 %)ASP.NET
6188 (2.108 %)WebSphere
7147 (1.648 %)WebServices
893 (1.043 %)SAP Basis
987 (0.976 %)EDI
1080 (0.897 %)CSS
1080 (0.897 %)ASP
1174 (0.830 %)JSP
1269 (0.774 %)Middleware
1361 (0.684 %)SAP ALE
1452 (0.583 %)XSL
1551 (0.572 %)AJAX
1650 (0.561 %)Spring
1742 (0.471 %)SAP XI
1837 (0.415 %).NET Framework
1936 (0.404 %)EJB
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1252 (2.826 %)SAS
2248 (2.781 %)SharePoint
3201 (2.254 %)MS Exchange
4124 (1.390 %)Exchange Server 2003
5123 (1.379 %)IIS
6121 (1.357 %)WebLogic
7115 (1.290 %)SharePoint Server 2007
8111 (1.245 %)NetWeaver
9110 (1.233 %)Apache
1095 (1.065 %)BizTalk Server
1182 (0.919 %)Tomcat
1266 (0.740 %)WebSphere Application Server
1350 (0.561 %)Exchange Server 2007
1446 (0.516 %)CMS
1536 (0.404 %)Oracle Application Server
1633 (0.370 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1731 (0.348 %)Oracle Workflow
1829 (0.325 %)ColdFusion
1925 (0.280 %)Documentum
2021 (0.235 %)Exchange Server 2000
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1487 (5.461 %)MS Excel
2116 (1.301 %)MS Visio
385 (0.953 %)MS Office
457 (0.639 %)SPSS
548 (0.538 %)MS Project
624 (0.269 %)CA Clarity
723 (0.258 %)MS PowerPoint
820 (0.224 %)Spreadsheet
914 (0.157 %)InfoPath
109 (0.101 %)Photoshop
109 (0.101 %)PrintSoft PReS
115 (0.056 %)Fireworks
122 (0.022 %)Maya
122 (0.022 %)Adobe Illustrator
122 (0.022 %)InDesign
122 (0.022 %)ImageReady
122 (0.022 %)Quicktime
131 (0.011 %)Pro/ENGINEER
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1340 (3.813 %)SAP FI
2335 (3.756 %)SAP CO
3334 (3.745 %)SAP FI/CO
4226 (2.534 %)SAP HR
5200 (2.243 %)SAP SD
6128 (1.435 %)SAP Payroll
7120 (1.346 %)Oracle Financials
8115 (1.290 %)Hyperion Planning
9112 (1.256 %)Oracle Applications
10108 (1.211 %)HFM
11100 (1.121 %)SAP Retail
1297 (1.088 %)SAP CRM
1382 (0.919 %)Dynamics CRM
1478 (0.875 %)Oracle EBS
1572 (0.807 %)SAP MM
1665 (0.729 %)Endur
1762 (0.695 %)Temenos Globus
1860 (0.673 %)Cognos Planning
1959 (0.662 %)Microsoft CRM
2058 (0.650 %)Summit
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1265 (2.972 %)Firewall
2235 (2.635 %)WAN
3196 (2.198 %)TCP/IP
4192 (2.153 %)LAN
5175 (1.962 %)SAN
6147 (1.648 %)Internet
7144 (1.615 %)VPN
8111 (1.245 %)Network Security
9110 (1.233 %)MPLS
10102 (1.144 %)Cisco PIX
1186 (0.964 %)VoIP
1285 (0.953 %)SSL
1375 (0.841 %)DNS
1463 (0.706 %)BGP
1561 (0.684 %)Wireless
1657 (0.639 %)LDAP
1751 (0.572 %)NetScreen
1849 (0.549 %)IP Telephony
1945 (0.505 %)DHCP
2039 (0.437 %)OSPF
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1777 (8.713 %)SQL Server
2466 (5.225 %)Datawarehouse
3408 (4.575 %)ETL
4368 (4.126 %)BusinessObjects
5186 (2.086 %)SAP BW
6176 (1.974 %)SQL Server 2005
7169 (1.895 %)OLAP
8136 (1.525 %)RDBMS
9125 (1.402 %)SQL Server Integration Services
10108 (1.211 %)Hyperion Essbase
11100 (1.121 %)Oracle 8/8i
1297 (1.088 %)SAP BI
1395 (1.065 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1490 (1.009 %)DB2
1587 (0.976 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1680 (0.897 %)DataStage
1770 (0.785 %)SQL Server 2000
1869 (0.774 %)DTS
1958 (0.650 %)BODI
2057 (0.639 %)Data Cleansing
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
145 (0.505 %)Visual Studio
243 (0.482 %)TestDirector
336 (0.404 %)LoadRunner
429 (0.325 %)LSMW
528 (0.314 %)QuickTest Pro
621 (0.235 %)Ant
719 (0.213 %)ClearCase
817 (0.191 %)MSI
913 (0.146 %)Eclipse
913 (0.146 %)Oracle Forms
1012 (0.135 %)ClearQuest
1110 (0.112 %)ERwin
129 (0.101 %)InstallShield
129 (0.101 %)FitNesse
138 (0.090 %)Selenium
147 (0.078 %)ProC
147 (0.078 %)NUnit
155 (0.056 %)Introscope
164 (0.045 %)JMeter
164 (0.045 %)Dreamweaver
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12626 (29.45 %)Finance
2854 (9.576 %)Banking
3622 (6.975 %)Retail
4447 (5.012 %)Government
5414 (4.642 %)Telecoms
6379 (4.250 %)Insurance
7377 (4.227 %)Marketing
8332 (3.723 %)Health
9293 (3.285 %)Back Office
10261 (2.927 %)Pensions
11250 (2.803 %)Front Office
12241 (2.702 %)Education
13215 (2.411 %)Investment Banking
14197 (2.209 %)Financial Institution
15134 (1.503 %)Manufacturing
16108 (1.211 %)Retail Banking
1798 (1.099 %)Billing
1877 (0.863 %)Legal
1959 (0.662 %)Pharmaceutical
1959 (0.662 %)FMCG
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1264 (2.960 %)Derivative
2219 (2.456 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
3186 (2.086 %)Management Information System
4123 (1.379 %)Equities
5102 (1.144 %)Data Integration
691 (1.020 %)French Language
784 (0.942 %)Computer Science
880 (0.897 %)Fixed Income
979 (0.886 %)Biometrics
1061 (0.684 %)German Language
1158 (0.650 %)Client/Server
1252 (0.583 %)Clustering
1349 (0.549 %)Credit Risk
1447 (0.527 %)Data Conversion
1544 (0.493 %)Web 2.0
1643 (0.482 %)NHS
1737 (0.415 %)Mathematics
1833 (0.370 %)E-Learning
1930 (0.336 %)Mainframe
2029 (0.325 %)Informatics
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1794 (8.903 %)Windows
2586 (6.571 %)UNIX
3295 (3.308 %)Windows Server 2003
4196 (2.198 %)Linux
5112 (1.256 %)Windows XP
692 (1.032 %)Windows 2000 Server
784 (0.942 %)Windows 2000
882 (0.919 %)Solaris
969 (0.774 %)Windows NT
1058 (0.650 %)Windows Vista
1145 (0.505 %)AIX
1237 (0.415 %)Windows Server 2008
1324 (0.269 %)HPUX
1416 (0.179 %)Red Hat Linux
158 (0.090 %)Mac OS X
166 (0.067 %)zOS
175 (0.056 %)NetWare
184 (0.045 %)OS/400
184 (0.045 %)Windows Mobile
184 (0.045 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1946 (10.61 %)Project Management
2918 (10.29 %)Business Intelligence
3558 (6.257 %)CRM
4447 (5.012 %)Risk Management
5397 (4.452 %)Business Analysis
6333 (3.734 %)ERP
7292 (3.274 %)Business Development
8254 (2.848 %)Migration
9252 (2.826 %)PRINCE2
10232 (2.601 %)ITIL
10232 (2.601 %)Asset Management
11231 (2.590 %)Information Security
12229 (2.568 %)Change Management
13182 (2.041 %)Data Modelling
14164 (1.839 %)Performance Management
14164 (1.839 %)Data Migration
15162 (1.817 %)E-Commerce
16161 (1.805 %)Service Management
17160 (1.794 %)Investment Management
18157 (1.760 %)Workflow
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1901 (10.10 %)SQL
2714 (8.006 %)Java
3328 (3.678 %)C#
4281 (3.151 %)C
5228 (2.557 %)C++
6189 (2.119 %)ABAP
7151 (1.693 %)VB
8122 (1.368 %)JavaScript
9112 (1.256 %)VBA
10103 (1.155 %)PL/SQL
11100 (1.121 %)Perl
1289 (0.998 %)Shell Script
1379 (0.886 %)PHP
1473 (0.819 %)VB.NET
1549 (0.549 %)Transact-SQL
1634 (0.381 %)Delphi
1731 (0.348 %)Korn
1825 (0.280 %)SAPscript
1924 (0.269 %)VBScript
2019 (0.213 %)SAS Macro
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1921 (10.33 %)Degree
2272 (3.050 %)Microsoft Certification
3262 (2.938 %)Cisco Certification
4213 (2.388 %)Security Cleared
5188 (2.108 %)MCSE
6138 (1.547 %)CCNP
7135 (1.514 %)CISSP
8127 (1.424 %)CCIE
9125 (1.402 %)Citrix Certification
10123 (1.379 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11106 (1.189 %)CCNA
1290 (1.009 %)SC Cleared
1380 (0.897 %)CCDP
1473 (0.819 %)ACCA
1571 (0.796 %)ITIL Certification
1670 (0.785 %)CCEA
1765 (0.729 %)CIMA
1864 (0.718 %)ISEB
1953 (0.594 %)CCA
2047 (0.527 %)SAP Certification
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1156 (1.749 %)QA
2105 (1.177 %)ISO27001
3102 (1.144 %)SLA
475 (0.841 %)PCI DSS
552 (0.583 %)BS7799
639 (0.437 %)PCI QSA
729 (0.325 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
729 (0.325 %)ISO17799
729 (0.325 %)COBIT
825 (0.280 %)Basel II
918 (0.202 %)WCAG
1017 (0.191 %)MiFID
1115 (0.168 %)IAS 39
1213 (0.146 %)WAI
138 (0.090 %)ISO9001
146 (0.067 %)HMG Infosec
155 (0.056 %)ISO9000
163 (0.034 %)BS25999
172 (0.022 %)GCP
172 (0.022 %)HIPAA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1287 (3.218 %)Active Directory
2186 (2.086 %)VMware Infrastructure
359 (0.662 %)Citrix Presentation Server
458 (0.650 %)ISA Server
537 (0.415 %)NetBackup
537 (0.415 %)Backup Exec
635 (0.392 %)Oracle RAC
731 (0.348 %)VMware Server
828 (0.314 %)VMware Workstation
923 (0.258 %)VMware ESX
1017 (0.191 %)Xen
1116 (0.179 %)Hyper-V
1214 (0.157 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
1313 (0.146 %)Oracle RMAN
1411 (0.123 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
1411 (0.123 %)AquaLogic
159 (0.101 %)NFS
166 (0.067 %)Terminal Services
166 (0.067 %)Snort
174 (0.045 %)MSMQ
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
146 (0.516 %)MOM
236 (0.404 %)OpenView
236 (0.404 %)SCOM
329 (0.325 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
428 (0.314 %)SCCM
527 (0.303 %)Tivoli
623 (0.258 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
719 (0.213 %)AutoSys
814 (0.157 %)CiscoWorks
814 (0.157 %)Data Guard
912 (0.135 %)CONTROL-M
1011 (0.123 %)Netcool
1011 (0.123 %)EMC NetWorker
1011 (0.123 %)NNM
119 (0.101 %)Nagios
128 (0.090 %)BMC PATROL
128 (0.090 %)Legato
137 (0.078 %)MAILsweeper
137 (0.078 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
146 (0.067 %)ServiceCenter
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11617 (18.13 %)SAP
21230 (13.79 %)Oracle
3947 (10.62 %)Microsoft
4368 (4.126 %)Business Objects
5349 (3.913 %)Hyperion
6346 (3.880 %)Cognos
7345 (3.869 %)Cisco
8265 (2.972 %)VMware
9217 (2.433 %)HP
10214 (2.400 %)Citrix
11181 (2.030 %)Siebel
12170 (1.906 %)Informatica
13147 (1.648 %)IBM
14129 (1.447 %)Juniper
15112 (1.256 %)CheckPoint
1699 (1.110 %)Ab Initio
1797 (1.088 %)EMC
1888 (0.987 %)Sybase
1983 (0.931 %)SunGard
2080 (0.897 %)NetApp