Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs across the UK 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1613
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads1326023996
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled8.555 %10.74 %
As % of the category below9.524 %11.59 %
Salaries quoted1088218761
Average minimum salary£46,627£46,805
Average salary£52,200£52,497
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum salary£57,774£58,188
UK excluding London average salary£50,324£50,926
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads139223207020
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.82 %92.67 %
Salaries quoted117417166402
Average minimum salary£38,842£40,055
Average salary£42,514£43,889
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Average maximum salary£46,187£47,724
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK.

Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 within the UK.

Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 21 November 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
EnglandDown-111965£51,565+0.32 %
LondonDown-14881£55,571+0.30 %
South EastDown-13119£49,736+1.33 %
City of LondonUp+4998£57,604+7.13 %
BerkshireDown-3968£49,669+2.55 %
North WestDown-8920£49,544-0.45 %
West MidlandsDown-6707£49,941+0.66 %
SurreyDown-2706£48,420-4.80 %
ManchesterDown-8632£50,256-4.83 %
East of EnglandDown-6549£42,965-2.40 %
South WestDown-8501£42,087-5.61 %
HampshireDown-6367£46,351-0.08 %
YorkshireDown-12338£42,006-2.67 %
BirminghamDown-9337£52,268-4.39 %
BuckinghamshireUp+4308£49,702+14.59 %
East MidlandsDown-6275£47,672+12.34 %
HertfordshireUp+2265£45,955+0.03 %
ScotlandDown-5247£46,229+2.42 %
West YorkshireDown-10246£39,526-3.09 %
MidlandsNo change0245£56,078+6.50 %
ReadingDown-2234£47,965-2.62 %
OxfordshireDown-5180£45,426+8.74 %
BristolDown-13161£42,165+4.18 %
CambridgeshireDown-14160£40,091-2.94 %
GloucestershireNo change0148£41,207-6.60 %
LeedsDown-13139£39,646-7.75 %
Milton KeynesUp+6133£47,754+16.75 %
CheshireDown-8125£42,178+14.37 %
NottinghamshireUp+2117£48,220+18.95 %
SloughDown-7116£48,255-5.21 %

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

17186 (24.29 %)SAP
26761 (22.85 %)Finance
34249 (14.36 %)Oracle
43951 (13.36 %)Microsoft
53155 (10.66 %)SQL
63033 (10.25 %)Business Intelligence
72866 (9.688 %)Windows
82688 (9.086 %)SQL Server
92641 (8.927 %)Project Management
102636 (8.911 %)Degree
112160 (7.301 %)CRM
122158 (7.295 %)Java
132135 (7.217 %)Retail
142006 (6.781 %).NET
151968 (6.652 %)MS Excel
161759 (5.946 %)UNIX
171533 (5.182 %)ERP
181476 (4.989 %)Banking
191421 (4.803 %)VMware
201388 (4.692 %)Cisco
211299 (4.391 %)Microsoft Certification
221292 (4.367 %)SAP FI
231281 (4.330 %)Datawarehouse
241280 (4.327 %)Government
251276 (4.313 %)SAP CO
261263 (4.269 %)SAP FI/CO
271192 (4.029 %)Telecoms
281098 (3.712 %)Health
291086 (3.671 %)XML
301058 (3.576 %)C#

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12006 (6.781 %).NET
21086 (3.671 %)XML
3952 (3.218 %)J2EE
4819 (2.768 %)HTML
5664 (2.245 %)ASP.NET
6634 (2.143 %)WebSphere
7428 (1.447 %)WebServices
8329 (1.112 %)Middleware
9279 (0.943 %)SAP Basis
10271 (0.916 %)ASP
11228 (0.771 %)CSS
12204 (0.690 %)JSP
13177 (0.598 %)SAP XI
14152 (0.514 %)EDI
15150 (0.507 %).NET Framework
16146 (0.494 %)Windows SharePoint Services
17132 (0.446 %)AJAX
17132 (0.446 %)XSL
18103 (0.348 %)XSLT
1997 (0.328 %)SAP ALE
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1904 (3.056 %)SharePoint
2825 (2.789 %)SAS
3693 (2.343 %)MS Exchange
4503 (1.700 %)NetWeaver
5499 (1.687 %)IIS
6466 (1.575 %)SharePoint Server 2007
7377 (1.274 %)Exchange Server 2003
8351 (1.186 %)BizTalk Server
9291 (0.984 %)WebLogic
10270 (0.913 %)Apache
11199 (0.673 %)Tomcat
12196 (0.663 %)Exchange Server 2007
13157 (0.531 %)SharePoint Portal Server
13157 (0.531 %)JBoss
14155 (0.524 %)CMS
15149 (0.504 %)WebSphere Application Server
16118 (0.399 %)Exchange Server 2000
17107 (0.362 %)Documentum
1897 (0.328 %)Oracle Workflow
1965 (0.220 %)Lotus Domino
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11968 (6.652 %)MS Excel
2532 (1.798 %)MS Office
3413 (1.396 %)MS Visio
4129 (0.436 %)MS Project
5123 (0.416 %)SPSS
694 (0.318 %)InfoPath
787 (0.294 %)MS PowerPoint
863 (0.213 %)CA Clarity
943 (0.145 %)Spreadsheet
1027 (0.091 %)Photoshop
1121 (0.071 %)PrintSoft PReS
1218 (0.061 %)Windchill
1313 (0.044 %)Fireworks
149 (0.030 %)Maya
149 (0.030 %)Adobe Illustrator
149 (0.030 %)InDesign
158 (0.027 %)MATLAB
167 (0.024 %)Acrobat
176 (0.020 %)ImageReady
176 (0.020 %)Pro/ENGINEER
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11292 (4.367 %)SAP FI
21276 (4.313 %)SAP CO
31263 (4.269 %)SAP FI/CO
4873 (2.951 %)SAP HR
5709 (2.397 %)SAP SD
6467 (1.579 %)SAP Oil and Gas
7460 (1.555 %)SAP MM
8457 (1.545 %)SAP CRM
9432 (1.460 %)Dynamics CRM
10424 (1.433 %)Navision
11394 (1.332 %)Oracle EBS
12392 (1.325 %)SAP Payroll
13359 (1.214 %)Oracle Financials
14339 (1.146 %)SAP Retail
15334 (1.129 %)Microsoft CRM
16317 (1.072 %)Oracle Applications
17276 (0.933 %)Dynamics AX
18271 (0.916 %)Dynamics NAV
19235 (0.794 %)Great Plains
20222 (0.750 %)Axapta
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1872 (2.948 %)SAN
2857 (2.897 %)Firewall
3783 (2.647 %)WAN
4752 (2.542 %)LAN
5610 (2.062 %)Internet
6548 (1.852 %)TCP/IP
7435 (1.470 %)VPN
8361 (1.220 %)VoIP
9325 (1.099 %)Network Security
10293 (0.990 %)Wireless
11272 (0.919 %)Cisco PIX
12249 (0.842 %)MPLS
13239 (0.808 %)DNS
14178 (0.602 %)IP Telephony
15172 (0.581 %)LDAP
16156 (0.527 %)DHCP
17147 (0.497 %)SSL
17147 (0.497 %)NetScreen
18130 (0.439 %)IPCC
19105 (0.355 %)BGP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12688 (9.086 %)SQL Server
21281 (4.330 %)Datawarehouse
3926 (3.130 %)BusinessObjects
4924 (3.123 %)SAP BW
5870 (2.941 %)ETL
6582 (1.967 %)SQL Server 2005
7461 (1.558 %)RDBMS
8440 (1.487 %)OLAP
9410 (1.386 %)SQL Server Integration Services
10387 (1.308 %)SAP BI
11383 (1.295 %)DB2
12329 (1.112 %)SQL Server 2000
13308 (1.041 %)Oracle 8/8i
14307 (1.038 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
15304 (1.028 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
16271 (0.916 %)Oracle Reports
17212 (0.717 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
18203 (0.686 %)DTS
19192 (0.649 %)Hyperion Essbase
20185 (0.625 %)Oracle 10g
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1178 (0.602 %)Oracle Forms
2140 (0.473 %)Visual Studio
371 (0.240 %)LoadRunner
467 (0.226 %)Flash
563 (0.213 %)TestDirector
658 (0.196 %)QuickTest Pro
750 (0.169 %)LSMW
841 (0.139 %)Eclipse
937 (0.125 %)ProC
1035 (0.118 %)Ant
1134 (0.115 %)ClearCase
1227 (0.091 %)MorphX
1326 (0.088 %)NUnit
1425 (0.085 %)ClearQuest
1521 (0.071 %)Dreamweaver
1618 (0.061 %)PeopleTools
1618 (0.061 %)MSI
1717 (0.057 %)WinRunner
1717 (0.057 %)ERwin
1815 (0.051 %)QALoad
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16761 (22.85 %)Finance
22135 (7.217 %)Retail
31476 (4.989 %)Banking
41280 (4.327 %)Government
51192 (4.029 %)Telecoms
61098 (3.712 %)Health
71030 (3.482 %)Pensions
81000 (3.380 %)Marketing
9892 (3.015 %)Manufacturing
10756 (2.556 %)Insurance
11739 (2.498 %)Education
12522 (1.765 %)Back Office
13441 (1.491 %)FMCG
14361 (1.220 %)Pharmaceutical
15328 (1.109 %)Front Office
16325 (1.099 %)Financial Institution
17300 (1.014 %)Billing
18283 (0.957 %)Legal
19275 (0.930 %)Investment Banking
20193 (0.652 %)Local Government
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1442 (1.494 %)Management Information System
2377 (1.274 %)Derivative
3300 (1.014 %)Computer Science
4294 (0.994 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
5250 (0.845 %)French Language
6224 (0.757 %)Data Integration
7223 (0.754 %)Clustering
8197 (0.666 %)NHS
9190 (0.642 %)German Language
10179 (0.605 %)Client/Server
11154 (0.521 %)Mathematics
12150 (0.507 %)Equities
13141 (0.477 %)Biometrics
14126 (0.426 %)CESG
15117 (0.395 %)Mainframe
16116 (0.392 %)Fixed Income
17110 (0.372 %)PKI
1897 (0.328 %)Spanish Language
1996 (0.325 %)HACMP
2085 (0.287 %)Thin Client
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12866 (9.688 %)Windows
21759 (5.946 %)UNIX
31027 (3.472 %)Windows Server 2003
4840 (2.839 %)Linux
5451 (1.525 %)Solaris
6395 (1.335 %)AIX
7327 (1.105 %)Windows 2000
8274 (0.926 %)Windows XP
9251 (0.848 %)Windows 2000 Server
10175 (0.592 %)Windows Vista
11121 (0.409 %)HPUX
12111 (0.375 %)Windows NT
13110 (0.372 %)Windows Server 2008
1473 (0.247 %)Red Hat Linux
1536 (0.122 %)NetWare
1632 (0.108 %)VMS
1632 (0.108 %)Symbian OS
1725 (0.085 %)Embedded Linux
1725 (0.085 %)Mac OS X
1823 (0.078 %)Tru64
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13033 (10.25 %)Business Intelligence
22641 (8.927 %)Project Management
32160 (7.301 %)CRM
41533 (5.182 %)ERP
5953 (3.221 %)Business Analysis
6930 (3.144 %)Migration
7893 (3.019 %)Business Development
8888 (3.002 %)Security Cleared
9853 (2.883 %)ITIL
10847 (2.863 %)Risk Management
11759 (2.566 %)Change Management
12673 (2.275 %)Information Security
13644 (2.177 %)Logistics
14591 (1.998 %)PRINCE2
15565 (1.910 %)Data Migration
16515 (1.741 %)Service Management
17506 (1.710 %)Workflow
18502 (1.697 %)Asset Management
19465 (1.572 %)SAP Implementation
20447 (1.511 %)Performance Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13155 (10.66 %)SQL
22158 (7.295 %)Java
31058 (3.576 %)C#
4894 (3.022 %)C
5684 (2.312 %)ABAP
6625 (2.113 %)C++
7561 (1.896 %)VB
8549 (1.856 %)JavaScript
9482 (1.629 %)PL/SQL
10324 (1.095 %)VB.NET
11223 (0.754 %)Perl
12219 (0.740 %)Transact-SQL
13217 (0.734 %)VBA
14179 (0.605 %)Shell Script
15148 (0.500 %)PHP
16128 (0.433 %)VBScript
1772 (0.243 %)Delphi
1858 (0.196 %)Korn
1953 (0.179 %)SAPscript
2052 (0.176 %)X++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12636 (8.911 %)Degree
21299 (4.391 %)Microsoft Certification
3999 (3.377 %)MCSE
4985 (3.330 %)Cisco Certification
5730 (2.468 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6533 (1.802 %)CISSP
7443 (1.497 %)Citrix Certification
8403 (1.362 %)CCNA
9401 (1.356 %)CCIE
10389 (1.315 %)CCNP
11254 (0.859 %)CCA
12235 (0.794 %)CCVP
13220 (0.744 %)CCEA
14205 (0.693 %)CISM
15190 (0.642 %)CCDP
16176 (0.595 %)CIMA
17173 (0.585 %)ACCA
18168 (0.568 %)SAP Certification
19163 (0.551 %)MCP
20159 (0.537 %)ISEB
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1424 (1.433 %)QA
2397 (1.342 %)ISO27001
3300 (1.014 %)SLA
4203 (0.686 %)PCI DSS
5163 (0.551 %)BS7799
6126 (0.426 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
777 (0.260 %)COBIT
859 (0.199 %)PCI QSA
958 (0.196 %)ISO17799
1046 (0.155 %)ISO9001
1046 (0.155 %)Basel II
1141 (0.139 %)JSP 440
1227 (0.091 %)IAS 39
1326 (0.088 %)HMG Infosec
1423 (0.078 %)MiFID
1423 (0.078 %)WCAG
1521 (0.071 %)GAAP
1620 (0.068 %)BS25999
1716 (0.054 %)TickIT
1814 (0.047 %)WAI
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11047 (3.539 %)Active Directory
2919 (3.107 %)VMware Infrastructure
3310 (1.048 %)VMware ESX
4176 (0.595 %)ISA Server
5170 (0.575 %)NetBackup
6114 (0.385 %)Citrix Presentation Server
7109 (0.368 %)Backup Exec
882 (0.277 %)Xen
979 (0.267 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
1072 (0.243 %)Terminal Services
1147 (0.159 %)Oracle RAC
1242 (0.142 %)VMware Server
1332 (0.108 %)VMware Workstation
1429 (0.098 %)NFS
1527 (0.091 %)AquaLogic
1625 (0.085 %)Terminal Server
1723 (0.078 %)Oracle RMAN
1819 (0.064 %)MetaFrame
1917 (0.057 %)NDS
2013 (0.044 %)ProxySG
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
1151 (0.510 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
2139 (0.470 %)MOM
3132 (0.446 %)Tivoli
4125 (0.423 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
591 (0.308 %)SCCM
682 (0.277 %)Legato
773 (0.247 %)SCOM
864 (0.216 %)OpenView
944 (0.149 %)EMC NetWorker
1036 (0.122 %)ARCserve
1134 (0.115 %)Norton AntiVirus
1228 (0.095 %)CiscoWorks
1326 (0.088 %)NNM
1425 (0.085 %)BMC PATROL
1521 (0.071 %)Netcool
1521 (0.071 %)ServiceCenter
1521 (0.071 %)HP Data Protector
1619 (0.064 %)AutoSys
1716 (0.054 %)CONTROL-M
1716 (0.054 %)Unicenter
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17186 (24.29 %)SAP
24249 (14.36 %)Oracle
33951 (13.36 %)Microsoft
41421 (4.803 %)VMware
51388 (4.692 %)Cisco
6950 (3.211 %)Cognos
7926 (3.130 %)Business Objects
8917 (3.100 %)Citrix
9862 (2.914 %)HP
10851 (2.877 %)IBM
11641 (2.167 %)Hyperion
12391 (1.322 %)Siebel
13384 (1.298 %)EMC
14372 (1.257 %)NetApp
15368 (1.244 %)Informatica
16364 (1.230 %)CheckPoint
17314 (1.061 %)Juniper
18296 (1.001 %)Sage
19251 (0.848 %)Sun
20250 (0.845 %)VERITAS