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The table below looks at the demand for the IT Consultant role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 IT Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank224246
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads3444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.385 %0.368 %
Salaries quoted3229
Average minimum salary£43,333£45,000
Average salary£47,697£46,914
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Average maximum salary£52,061£48,828
UK excluding London average salary£42,761£48,216
% change on same period last year-11.31 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads883211954
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.113 %5.144 %
Salaries quoted75019776
Average minimum salary£38,652£39,332
Average salary£42,100£42,797
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum salary£45,547£46,262
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
IT Consultant South EastIT Consultant
South East

IT Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire IT Consultant Demand Trend

IT Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire IT Consultant Salary Trend

IT Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire IT Consultant Salary Histogram

IT Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the Berkshire 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
SloughUp+110£30,050-48.38 %
MaidenheadNew entry-9£69,611-
BracknellNew entry-2£27,500-
ReadingUp+142£26,500-17.18 %
IT Consultant South EastIT Consultant
South East

IT Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title.

122 (33.33 %)SQL
213 (19.70 %)SQL Server
213 (19.70 %)WAN
312 (18.18 %)LAN
312 (18.18 %)Windows
411 (16.67 %)Oracle
510 (15.15 %)WebLogic
510 (15.15 %)WebSphere
69 (13.64 %)ISO27001
69 (13.64 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
69 (13.64 %)JSP
69 (13.64 %)J2EE
69 (13.64 %)CISSP
78 (12.12 %)Microsoft Certification
78 (12.12 %)Servlets
78 (12.12 %)MCSE
78 (12.12 %)Oracle 8/8i
78 (12.12 %)VMware
87 (10.61 %)CRM
96 (9.091 %)C
105 (7.576 %)SAP
105 (7.576 %)Cisco Certification
105 (7.576 %)Citrix
105 (7.576 %)Microsoft
114 (6.061 %)Network Security
114 (6.061 %)Pensions
114 (6.061 %)Document Management
114 (6.061 %)Clustering
114 (6.061 %)CCNA
114 (6.061 %)Citrix Certification

IT Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (15.15 %)WebSphere
29 (13.64 %)J2EE
29 (13.64 %)JSP
38 (12.12 %)Servlets
43 (4.545 %)SAP Basis
51 (1.515 %)Spring
51 (1.515 %)JNDI
51 (1.515 %)AJAX
51 (1.515 %)HTML
51 (1.515 %)WebServices
51 (1.515 %)XML
51 (1.515 %)JMS
51 (1.515 %)Middleware
51 (1.515 %)Hibernate
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (15.15 %)WebLogic
22 (3.030 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.515 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.515 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (1.515 %)Lotus Domino
31 (1.515 %)MQSeries
31 (1.515 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (6.061 %)MS Office
23 (4.545 %)MS Visio
23 (4.545 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (3.030 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.030 %)Oracle Financials
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (19.70 %)WAN
212 (18.18 %)LAN
34 (6.061 %)Network Security
43 (4.545 %)Internet
52 (3.030 %)Firewall
52 (3.030 %)TCP/IP
61 (1.515 %)VPN
61 (1.515 %)DNS
61 (1.515 %)HTTP
61 (1.515 %)IntruShield
61 (1.515 %)NetScreen
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (19.70 %)SQL Server
28 (12.12 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (4.545 %)RDBMS
42 (3.030 %)Crystal Reports
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.515 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
11 (1.515 %)Rational Rose
11 (1.515 %)Eclipse
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (6.061 %)Pensions
23 (4.545 %)FMCG
32 (3.030 %)Telemarketing
32 (3.030 %)Telecoms
32 (3.030 %)Finance
41 (1.515 %)Education
41 (1.515 %)Government
41 (1.515 %)Health
41 (1.515 %)Advertising
41 (1.515 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.061 %)Clustering
21 (1.515 %)CESG
21 (1.515 %)CESG CLAS
21 (1.515 %)Management Information System
21 (1.515 %)Replication
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (18.18 %)Windows
24 (6.061 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (3.030 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (3.030 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.515 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (10.61 %)CRM
24 (6.061 %)Document Management
33 (4.545 %)ITIL
33 (4.545 %)Workflow
42 (3.030 %)Security Management
42 (3.030 %)Security Cleared
42 (3.030 %)Change Management
51 (1.515 %)Information Security Management
51 (1.515 %)UML
51 (1.515 %)SOA
51 (1.515 %)BCP
51 (1.515 %)Project Management
51 (1.515 %)Penetration Testing
51 (1.515 %)Logistics
51 (1.515 %)Technical Architecture
51 (1.515 %)Business Development
51 (1.515 %)Usability Testing
51 (1.515 %)Performance Management
51 (1.515 %)ISMS
51 (1.515 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (33.33 %)SQL
26 (9.091 %)C
31 (1.515 %)Java
31 (1.515 %)JavaScript
31 (1.515 %)XPath
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (13.64 %)CISSP
28 (12.12 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (12.12 %)MCSE
35 (7.576 %)Cisco Certification
44 (6.061 %)CCNA
44 (6.061 %)Citrix Certification
44 (6.061 %)CCEA
52 (3.030 %)Degree
61 (1.515 %)CCDA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (13.64 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
19 (13.64 %)ISO27001
21 (1.515 %)BS7799
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.030 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.515 %)Legato
11 (1.515 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (1.515 %)Norton AntiVirus
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (16.67 %)Oracle
28 (12.12 %)VMware
35 (7.576 %)SAP
35 (7.576 %)Microsoft
35 (7.576 %)Citrix
43 (4.545 %)HP
43 (4.545 %)Juniper
43 (4.545 %)Cisco
52 (3.030 %)Symantec
52 (3.030 %)JD Edwards
52 (3.030 %)CheckPoint
61 (1.515 %)TIBCO
61 (1.515 %)McAfee Security
61 (1.515 %)Sophos
61 (1.515 %)Websense
61 (1.515 %)Clearswift
61 (1.515 %)Toshiba
61 (1.515 %)BT
61 (1.515 %)Mitel
61 (1.515 %)Blue Coat