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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads6897
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.042 %
As % of the category below7.432 %11.95 %
Salaries quoted5287
Average minimum salary£38,635£34,977
Average salary£41,442£38,672
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Average maximum salary£44,250£42,368
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads915812
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.530 %0.349 %
Salaries quoted745728
Average minimum salary£34,814£33,849
Average salary£37,527£36,874
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,241£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
East of England

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BedfordDown-398£29,563-14.99 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
East of England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

163 (34.43 %)Windows
260 (32.79 %)Oracle
348 (26.23 %)Finance
442 (22.95 %)SQL Server
442 (22.95 %)IIS
538 (20.77 %)SQL
538 (20.77 %)SAP
635 (19.13 %)Government
635 (19.13 %)Health
725 (13.66 %)Logistics
824 (13.11 %).NET
923 (12.57 %)Legal
923 (12.57 %)Marketing
923 (12.57 %)Business Development
1016 (8.743 %)TCP/IP
1114 (7.650 %)MS Excel
1213 (7.104 %)Microsoft
1213 (7.104 %)Project Management
1311 (6.011 %)Business Intelligence
1311 (6.011 %)C#
1410 (5.464 %)Windows Server 2003
1410 (5.464 %)Degree
159 (4.918 %)Fat Client
159 (4.918 %)Asset Management
159 (4.918 %)SAP SD
159 (4.918 %)PL/SQL
159 (4.918 %)WebServices
159 (4.918 %)Thin Client
168 (4.372 %)SLA
168 (4.372 %)VoIP

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (13.11 %).NET
29 (4.918 %)WebServices
37 (3.825 %)XML
37 (3.825 %)Middleware
46 (3.279 %)HTML
46 (3.279 %)Windows SharePoint Services
54 (2.186 %)SAP Basis
61 (0.546 %)ASP.NET
61 (0.546 %)SOAP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (22.95 %)IIS
27 (3.825 %)BizTalk Server
36 (3.279 %)SharePoint Server 2007
36 (3.279 %)SharePoint
42 (1.093 %)NetWeaver
51 (0.546 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.546 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (0.546 %)Office Communications Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (7.650 %)MS Excel
27 (3.825 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (4.918 %)SAP SD
28 (4.372 %)SAP FI
28 (4.372 %)Oracle Financials
28 (4.372 %)SAP FI/CO
28 (4.372 %)SAP CO
37 (3.825 %)Oracle 11i
37 (3.825 %)Oracle EBS
44 (2.186 %)SAP PS
52 (1.093 %)SAP MM
61 (0.546 %)Pegasus Opera
61 (0.546 %)SAP WM
61 (0.546 %)Oracle Applications
61 (0.546 %)SAP ERP
61 (0.546 %)SAP FI-CA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (8.743 %)TCP/IP
28 (4.372 %)GSM
28 (4.372 %)VoIP
33 (1.639 %)LAN
33 (1.639 %)SAN
42 (1.093 %)WAN
42 (1.093 %)Firewall
51 (0.546 %)VLAN
51 (0.546 %)DHCP
51 (0.546 %)MGCP
51 (0.546 %)H.323
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (22.95 %)SQL Server
28 (4.372 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (3.825 %)ROLAP
37 (3.825 %)TOAD
37 (3.825 %)MOLAP
37 (3.825 %)Oracle Discoverer
46 (3.279 %)RDBMS
46 (3.279 %)Oracle 9i
46 (3.279 %)Oracle 10g
55 (2.732 %)OLAP
55 (2.732 %)Data Cleansing
64 (2.186 %)SAP BW
72 (1.093 %)SAP BI
72 (1.093 %)MySQL
72 (1.093 %)GIS
81 (0.546 %)Oracle OLAP
81 (0.546 %)FileMaker
81 (0.546 %)Datawarehouse
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
148 (26.23 %)Finance
235 (19.13 %)Government
235 (19.13 %)Health
323 (12.57 %)Legal
323 (12.57 %)Marketing
48 (4.372 %)Telecoms
48 (4.372 %)Manufacturing
57 (3.825 %)Local Government
57 (3.825 %)Construction
57 (3.825 %)Education
64 (2.186 %)Pensions
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (4.918 %)Thin Client
19 (4.918 %)Fat Client
24 (2.186 %)AS400
32 (1.093 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.546 %)Handset
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (34.43 %)Windows
210 (5.464 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (4.372 %)UNIX
46 (3.279 %)Windows 2000
52 (1.093 %)Linux
52 (1.093 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.546 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.546 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.546 %)Windows XP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (13.66 %)Logistics
223 (12.57 %)Business Development
313 (7.104 %)Project Management
411 (6.011 %)Business Intelligence
59 (4.918 %)Asset Management
68 (4.372 %)Document Management
68 (4.372 %)Service Management
68 (4.372 %)ITIL
76 (3.279 %)CRM
76 (3.279 %)GAP Analysis
76 (3.279 %)Workflow
76 (3.279 %)Migration
85 (2.732 %)Data Migration
85 (2.732 %)Security Cleared
94 (2.186 %)Data Protection
94 (2.186 %)WFM
94 (2.186 %)ERP
103 (1.639 %)Information Security
103 (1.639 %)SAP Implementation
112 (1.093 %)Risk Analysis
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (20.77 %)SQL
211 (6.011 %)C#
39 (4.918 %)PL/SQL
45 (2.732 %)JavaScript
54 (2.186 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.093 %)Python
62 (1.093 %)C
62 (1.093 %)C++
62 (1.093 %)Java
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (5.464 %)Degree
24 (2.186 %)CCNP
24 (2.186 %)Cisco Certification
33 (1.639 %)GIAC
33 (1.639 %)CCNA
33 (1.639 %)Citrix Certification
33 (1.639 %)CISSP
41 (0.546 %)CCVP
41 (0.546 %)SAP Certification
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (4.372 %)SLA
27 (3.825 %)QA
33 (1.639 %)PCI DSS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.546 %)Active Directory
11 (0.546 %)ISA Server
11 (0.546 %)VMware ESX
11 (0.546 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.546 %)MOM
11 (0.546 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (32.79 %)Oracle
238 (20.77 %)SAP
313 (7.104 %)Microsoft
47 (3.825 %)Cognos
47 (3.825 %)Hyperion
56 (3.279 %)Citrix
65 (2.732 %)Cisco
74 (2.186 %)IBM
83 (1.639 %)Genesys
83 (1.639 %)VMware
92 (1.093 %)Sybase
101 (0.546 %)Intel
101 (0.546 %)Capita
101 (0.546 %)LANDesk
101 (0.546 %)Pegasus