The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Consultant
Rank 38 - 37
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Consultant 7 0 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 2.029% - 0.766%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.128% - 0.803%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
Average salary £42,500 - £46,250
90% offered a salary of more than £37,600 - £43,250
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 - £49,250
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -5.40%
All Job Titles
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
329 395 249
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 95.36% 92.72% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 236 299 207
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £52,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Consultant
Scotland

Software Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Consultant across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Software Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Software Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Aberdeen Software Consultant Salary Trend

Software Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Consultant across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Aberdeen Software Consultant Salary Histogram

Software Consultant
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Software 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 Software Consultant in their job title.

1 9 (90.00%) .NET
2 5 (50.00%) C++
2 5 (50.00%) Java
2 5 (50.00%) Project Management
3 4 (40.00%) SQL Server
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) Assembly Language
3 4 (40.00%) VB
3 4 (40.00%) VB.NET
3 4 (40.00%) C
3 4 (40.00%) C#
3 4 (40.00%) MATLAB
3 4 (40.00%) Degree
3 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 4 (40.00%) Android
3 4 (40.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (10.00%) Middleware
4 1 (10.00%) Oracle
4 1 (10.00%) Workflow
4 1 (10.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) Signal Processing
4 1 (10.00%) Video Processing
4 1 (10.00%) Software Architecture

Software Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Software 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 Software Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (90.00%) .NET
2 1 (10.00%) Middleware
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (40.00%) SQL Server
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Android
1 4 (40.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Project Management
2 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) Workflow
3 1 (10.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Signal Processing
3 1 (10.00%) Video Processing
3 1 (10.00%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) C++
1 5 (50.00%) Java
2 4 (40.00%) Assembly Language
2 4 (40.00%) VB
2 4 (40.00%) VB.NET
2 4 (40.00%) C
2 4 (40.00%) C#
2 4 (40.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle