Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Manchester 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
Rank91
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads5041333
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.436 %0.680 %
As % of the category below14.57 %23.13 %
Salaries quoted4541154
Average minimum salary£39,395£42,976
Average salary£50,041£51,797
% change on same period last year-3.39 %
Average maximum salary£60,687£60,619
UK excluding London average salary£50,429£51,023
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads34595764
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.990 %2.942 %
Salaries quoted30494963
Average minimum salary£32,911£36,019
Average salary£37,486£41,089
% change on same period last year-8.76 %
Average maximum salary£42,061£46,160
UK excluding London average salary£38,488£39,022
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester 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 Manchester 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
AltrinchamDown-825£31,522+30.05 %
SaleUp+611£46,364-
BoltonDown-37£37,857+13.57 %
StockportUp+13£20,000-31.42 %
WiganNew entry-3£57,500-
CheadleNew entry-1£38,500-
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1616 (48.24 %)SAP
2493 (38.61 %)Finance
3381 (29.84 %)Retail
4355 (27.80 %)SAP Oil and Gas
5162 (12.69 %)Business Intelligence
6147 (11.51 %)Degree
7126 (9.867 %)SAP BW
8119 (9.319 %).NET
9117 (9.162 %)Microsoft
10116 (9.084 %)Project Management
11113 (8.849 %)Oracle
12105 (8.222 %)SAP FI
13104 (8.144 %)CRM
1497 (7.596 %)SAP FI/CO
1497 (7.596 %)SAP CO
1592 (7.204 %)SQL
1683 (6.500 %)SQL Server
1777 (6.030 %)Java
1875 (5.873 %)Education
1973 (5.717 %)C#
2071 (5.560 %)MS Excel
2169 (5.403 %)Manufacturing
2169 (5.403 %)Migration
2265 (5.090 %)Windows
2265 (5.090 %)Service Management
2364 (5.012 %)J2EE
2462 (4.855 %)Logistics
2557 (4.464 %)SAP IS-U
2656 (4.385 %)Telecoms
2754 (4.229 %)SAP CRM

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1119 (9.319 %).NET
264 (5.012 %)J2EE
339 (3.054 %)XML
437 (2.897 %)WebSphere
533 (2.584 %).NET Framework
631 (2.428 %)ASP.NET
719 (1.488 %)HTML
816 (1.253 %)WebServices
816 (1.253 %)SAP Basis
914 (1.096 %)EDI
1010 (0.783 %)JSP
1010 (0.783 %)ASP
1010 (0.783 %)SAP XI
119 (0.705 %)CSS
119 (0.705 %)XSLT
125 (0.392 %)SAP MI
125 (0.392 %)EDIFACT
125 (0.392 %)AJAX
134 (0.313 %)WinForms
143 (0.235 %)NetBeans
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
151 (3.994 %)NetWeaver
238 (2.976 %)SAS
323 (1.801 %)Oracle Workflow
412 (0.940 %)BizTalk Server
59 (0.705 %)SharePoint
59 (0.705 %)MS Exchange
59 (0.705 %)IIS
67 (0.548 %)SharePoint Server 2007
76 (0.470 %)WebSphere Application Server
85 (0.392 %)Gentran
94 (0.313 %)Exchange Server 2003
94 (0.313 %)Tuxedo
94 (0.313 %)Apache
102 (0.157 %)CMS
102 (0.157 %)Exchange Server 2007
111 (0.078 %)GroupWise
111 (0.078 %)Tomcat
111 (0.078 %)WebLogic
111 (0.078 %)Oracle 9iAS
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
171 (5.560 %)MS Excel
211 (0.861 %)MS Visio
211 (0.861 %)MS Office
39 (0.705 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (0.313 %)InfoPath
53 (0.235 %)SPSS
62 (0.157 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.078 %)MS Project
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1355 (27.80 %)SAP Oil and Gas
2105 (8.222 %)SAP FI
397 (7.596 %)SAP FI/CO
397 (7.596 %)SAP CO
457 (4.464 %)SAP IS-U
554 (4.229 %)SAP CRM
647 (3.681 %)SAP SD
743 (3.367 %)SAP APO
842 (3.289 %)SAP Retail
940 (3.132 %)Oracle HRMS
1031 (2.428 %)SAP SRM
1130 (2.349 %)SAP HR
1229 (2.271 %)SAP SCM
1325 (1.958 %)Dynamics NAV
1422 (1.723 %)Oracle 11i
1422 (1.723 %)SAP PLM
1520 (1.566 %)Dynamics AX
1619 (1.488 %)Oracle Payroll
1619 (1.488 %)SAP MM
1718 (1.410 %)Oracle iRecruitment
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (2.741 %)Network Security
220 (1.566 %)LAN
220 (1.566 %)WAN
220 (1.566 %)SAN
315 (1.175 %)DNS
315 (1.175 %)DHCP
410 (0.783 %)Internet
59 (0.705 %)Broadband
68 (0.626 %)ADSL
68 (0.626 %)TCP/IP
68 (0.626 %)Cisco IPT
76 (0.470 %)3G
76 (0.470 %)Firewall
76 (0.470 %)Wireless
76 (0.470 %)2G
76 (0.470 %)Intranet
76 (0.470 %)ISDN
85 (0.392 %)HTTP
85 (0.392 %)MPLS
94 (0.313 %)DSL
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1126 (9.867 %)SAP BW
283 (6.500 %)SQL Server
346 (3.602 %)SAP BI
431 (2.428 %)Datawarehouse
530 (2.349 %)ETL
625 (1.958 %)Oracle OWB
721 (1.644 %)RDBMS
817 (1.331 %)BusinessObjects
914 (1.096 %)SQL Server 2005
1013 (1.018 %)Database Marketing
1110 (0.783 %)GIS
129 (0.705 %)SQL Server 2000
138 (0.626 %)Oracle Reports
147 (0.548 %)Oracle 8/8i
156 (0.470 %)Oracle Discoverer
165 (0.392 %)DataStage
165 (0.392 %)OLAP
165 (0.392 %)SQL Server Integration Services
165 (0.392 %)Oracle BI EE
174 (0.313 %)Oracle OLAP
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (0.626 %)Oracle Forms
27 (0.548 %)Visual Studio
34 (0.313 %)PeopleTools
42 (0.157 %)NUnit
42 (0.157 %)Subversion
51 (0.078 %)AppScan
51 (0.078 %)Oracle APEX
51 (0.078 %)ERwin
51 (0.078 %)ProC
51 (0.078 %)WebSpeed
51 (0.078 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.078 %)LoadRunner
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1493 (38.61 %)Finance
2381 (29.84 %)Retail
375 (5.873 %)Education
469 (5.403 %)Manufacturing
556 (4.385 %)Telecoms
641 (3.211 %)Pensions
738 (2.976 %)Marketing
837 (2.897 %)Automotive
932 (2.506 %)Health
932 (2.506 %)Banking
1021 (1.644 %)Government
1120 (1.566 %)Billing
1218 (1.410 %)Pharmaceutical
1316 (1.253 %)Local Government
1411 (0.861 %)Auditing
1411 (0.861 %)Construction
157 (0.548 %)Back Office
157 (0.548 %)Insurance
165 (0.392 %)Legal
174 (0.313 %)Chemicals
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (1.018 %)AS400
113 (1.018 %)iSeries
28 (0.626 %)Client/Server
36 (0.470 %)NHS
45 (0.392 %)Copywriting
54 (0.313 %)EPoS
54 (0.313 %)Chip and PIN
63 (0.235 %)Biometrics
72 (0.157 %)Psychology
72 (0.157 %)Computer Science
72 (0.157 %)French Language
72 (0.157 %)Clustering
81 (0.078 %)IVR
81 (0.078 %)CESG
81 (0.078 %)Speech Recognition
81 (0.078 %)CCTV
81 (0.078 %)Informatics
81 (0.078 %)Management Information System
81 (0.078 %)Replication
81 (0.078 %)HACMP
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
165 (5.090 %)Windows
232 (2.506 %)UNIX
317 (1.331 %)Windows Server 2003
317 (1.331 %)Linux
48 (0.626 %)Windows 2000 Server
57 (0.548 %)Windows 2000
57 (0.548 %)Windows XP
66 (0.470 %)AIX
73 (0.235 %)Solaris
73 (0.235 %)Windows Vista
73 (0.235 %)Red Hat Linux
73 (0.235 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
81 (0.078 %)Windows Server 2008
81 (0.078 %)OS/400
81 (0.078 %)NetWare
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1162 (12.69 %)Business Intelligence
2116 (9.084 %)Project Management
3104 (8.144 %)CRM
469 (5.403 %)Migration
565 (5.090 %)Service Management
662 (4.855 %)Logistics
750 (3.915 %)ITIL
849 (3.837 %)Data Migration
946 (3.602 %)SAP Implementation
1041 (3.211 %)PLM
1138 (2.976 %)SOA
1138 (2.976 %)Workflow
1236 (2.819 %)Penetration Testing
1333 (2.584 %)Change Management
1430 (2.349 %)Business Analysis
1430 (2.349 %)Security Testing
1529 (2.271 %)Business Development
1625 (1.958 %)PRINCE2
1625 (1.958 %)ERP
1721 (1.644 %)Systems Analysis
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
192 (7.204 %)SQL
277 (6.030 %)Java
373 (5.717 %)C#
452 (4.072 %)VB
525 (1.958 %)PL/SQL
624 (1.879 %)VB.NET
722 (1.723 %)C
814 (1.096 %)ABAP
910 (0.783 %)Transact-SQL
109 (0.705 %)Shell Script
118 (0.626 %)JavaScript
127 (0.548 %)C++
136 (0.470 %)Delphi
144 (0.313 %)PHP
144 (0.313 %)PeopleCode
152 (0.157 %)SAPscript
152 (0.157 %)VBA
161 (0.078 %)Progress 4GL
161 (0.078 %)X++
161 (0.078 %)Perl
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1147 (11.51 %)Degree
220 (1.566 %)Cisco Certification
319 (1.488 %)Security Cleared
418 (1.410 %)SC Cleared
418 (1.410 %)CISSP
517 (1.331 %)Microsoft Certification
614 (1.096 %)IBM Certification
614 (1.096 %)SAP Certification
614 (1.096 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
713 (1.018 %)MCSE
812 (0.940 %)Siebel Certification
911 (0.861 %)CCIE
911 (0.861 %)CCNP
107 (0.548 %)CISA
107 (0.548 %)CIMA
107 (0.548 %)PRINCE2 Certification
114 (0.313 %)ACCA
114 (0.313 %)HND
114 (0.313 %)Oracle Certification
114 (0.313 %)CCDP
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
133 (2.584 %)SLA
216 (1.253 %)ISO27001
313 (1.018 %)GAAP
313 (1.018 %)QA
313 (1.018 %)PCI DSS
47 (0.548 %)PCI QSA
56 (0.470 %)BS25999
63 (0.235 %)ISO9001
72 (0.157 %)COBIT
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (1.488 %)Active Directory
216 (1.253 %)VMware Infrastructure
313 (1.018 %)VMware ESX
44 (0.313 %)Terminal Services
52 (0.157 %)MSMQ
61 (0.078 %)ISA Server
61 (0.078 %)NetBackup
61 (0.078 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.078 %)WebInspect
61 (0.078 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
61 (0.078 %)Novell eDirectory
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.470 %)MOM
25 (0.392 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (0.392 %)Tivoli
34 (0.313 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
34 (0.313 %)Legato
34 (0.313 %)ARCserve
34 (0.313 %)SCOM
41 (0.078 %)CiscoWorks
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1616 (48.24 %)SAP
2117 (9.162 %)Microsoft
3113 (8.849 %)Oracle
440 (3.132 %)Cisco
535 (2.741 %)Cognos
630 (2.349 %)Teradata
728 (2.193 %)Informatica
826 (2.036 %)IBM
925 (1.958 %)VMware
1023 (1.801 %)Ascential
1118 (1.410 %)Siebel
1217 (1.331 %)Business Objects
1314 (1.096 %)Chordiant
1411 (0.861 %)Ab Initio
1510 (0.783 %)CheckPoint
168 (0.626 %)Symantec
168 (0.626 %)CA
168 (0.626 %)Hitachi
168 (0.626 %)Hyperion
176 (0.470 %)HP