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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Birmingham 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank112
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads273621
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.260 %
As % of the category below11.63 %22.44 %
Salaries quoted224538
Average minimum salary£49,313£48,860
Average salary£54,792£53,680
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
Average maximum salary£60,272£58,499
UK excluding London average salary£49,192£51,429
% change on same period last year-4.34 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads23482767
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.299 %1.160 %
Salaries quoted20592379
Average minimum salary£35,720£36,580
Average salary£39,221£40,120
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Average maximum salary£42,723£43,659
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Consultant West MidlandsConsultant
West Midlands

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Birmingham Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1361 (40.74 %)SAP
2163 (18.40 %)Business Intelligence
3148 (16.70 %)Finance
4122 (13.77 %)CRM
596 (10.84 %)Oracle
686 (9.707 %)Microsoft
778 (8.804 %)Project Management
778 (8.804 %)Business Development
877 (8.691 %)Degree
974 (8.352 %)SAP BW
1072 (8.126 %)ABAP
1164 (7.223 %)Pensions
1262 (6.998 %)SAP FI/CO
1262 (6.998 %)SAP CO
1262 (6.998 %)SAP FI
1262 (6.998 %)SQL
1361 (6.885 %)SAS
1459 (6.659 %)MS Excel
1555 (6.208 %)SAP BI
1654 (6.095 %)Health
1752 (5.869 %)ERP
1850 (5.643 %)Retail
1949 (5.530 %)Logistics
2046 (5.192 %)SAP Basis
2046 (5.192 %)SAP R/3
2144 (4.966 %)Windows
2144 (4.966 %)XML
2242 (4.740 %)SQL Server
2242 (4.740 %)Workflow
2340 (4.515 %)SAP CRM

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
146 (5.192 %)SAP Basis
244 (4.966 %)XML
327 (3.047 %)SAP XI
426 (2.935 %).NET
519 (2.144 %)ASP.NET
616 (1.806 %)HTML
715 (1.693 %)SAP Smart Forms
715 (1.693 %)WebSphere
813 (1.467 %)J2EE
911 (1.242 %)Web Dynpro
106 (0.677 %)Middleware
106 (0.677 %)SAP Business Workflow
115 (0.564 %)WebServices
124 (0.451 %)WDK
124 (0.451 %)SAP PI
133 (0.339 %)SAP ALE
133 (0.339 %)Windows SharePoint Services
133 (0.339 %)JSF
133 (0.339 %)BAPI
133 (0.339 %)JSP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (6.885 %)SAS
236 (4.063 %)NetWeaver
329 (3.273 %)SharePoint
426 (2.935 %)SharePoint Server 2007
521 (2.370 %)MS Exchange
616 (1.806 %)Oracle Workflow
710 (1.129 %)Documentum
87 (0.790 %)Exchange Server 2003
96 (0.677 %)WebLogic
105 (0.564 %)Exchange Server 2007
114 (0.451 %)SAP EP
114 (0.451 %)IIS
122 (0.226 %)Apache
122 (0.226 %)BizTalk Server
122 (0.226 %)iPlanet
122 (0.226 %)SharePoint Portal Server
131 (0.113 %)Office Project Server
131 (0.113 %)Exchange Server 2000
131 (0.113 %)SAP Web AS
131 (0.113 %)Tomcat
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (6.659 %)MS Excel
217 (1.919 %)MS Office
312 (1.354 %)MS Visio
44 (0.451 %)CATIA
53 (0.339 %)MS Project
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
162 (6.998 %)SAP FI
162 (6.998 %)SAP FI/CO
162 (6.998 %)SAP CO
246 (5.192 %)SAP R/3
340 (4.515 %)SAP CRM
430 (3.386 %)Oracle EBS
523 (2.596 %)SAP Retail
622 (2.483 %)Oracle 11i
719 (2.144 %)SAP HR
719 (2.144 %)Oracle Financials
818 (2.032 %)SAP Payroll
917 (1.919 %)SAP MM
1016 (1.806 %)SAP SD
1016 (1.806 %)Microsoft CRM
1016 (1.806 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1113 (1.467 %)Dynamics AX
1113 (1.467 %)Line 500
1212 (1.354 %)SAP SCM
1212 (1.354 %)Oracle Applications
1311 (1.242 %)Great Plains
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (2.709 %)Internet
214 (1.580 %)Firewall
214 (1.580 %)WAN
312 (1.354 %)LAN
312 (1.354 %)TCP/IP
312 (1.354 %)SAN
411 (1.242 %)HTTP
59 (1.016 %)VPN
59 (1.016 %)VoIP
59 (1.016 %)MPLS
67 (0.790 %)Wireless
67 (0.790 %)SSL
76 (0.677 %)DEFINITY
76 (0.677 %)LDAP
76 (0.677 %)IPCC
85 (0.564 %)IP Telephony
85 (0.564 %)Network Security
85 (0.564 %)SDH
85 (0.564 %)Intranet
94 (0.451 %)Ethernet
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (8.352 %)SAP BW
255 (6.208 %)SAP BI
342 (4.740 %)SQL Server
436 (4.063 %)ETL
533 (3.725 %)Datawarehouse
625 (2.822 %)BusinessObjects
718 (2.032 %)OLAP
817 (1.919 %)SQL Server 2000
915 (1.693 %)Oracle 8/8i
915 (1.693 %)Oracle 9i
1014 (1.580 %)Oracle Reports
1113 (1.467 %)SQLPlus
1113 (1.467 %)Oracle Discoverer
1212 (1.354 %)DB2
1212 (1.354 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1310 (1.129 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
146 (0.677 %)SQL Server 2005
146 (0.677 %)Data Cleansing
146 (0.677 %)Crystal Reports
154 (0.451 %)Cognos Powerplay
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (1.580 %)Oracle Forms
210 (1.129 %)TestDirector
33 (0.339 %)LSMW
41 (0.113 %)MorphX
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1148 (16.70 %)Finance
264 (7.223 %)Pensions
354 (6.095 %)Health
450 (5.643 %)Retail
535 (3.950 %)Government
629 (3.273 %)Manufacturing
724 (2.709 %)Education
823 (2.596 %)FMCG
922 (2.483 %)Insurance
1017 (1.919 %)Billing
1114 (1.580 %)Telecoms
1213 (1.467 %)Pharmaceutical
1311 (1.242 %)Local Government
147 (0.790 %)Advertising
156 (0.677 %)General Ledger
156 (0.677 %)Banking
164 (0.451 %)Home Office
164 (0.451 %)Legal
164 (0.451 %)Marketing
173 (0.339 %)Aerospace
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (4.176 %)Client/Server
213 (1.467 %)Data Conversion
36 (0.677 %)NHS
36 (0.677 %)IVR
36 (0.677 %)Informatics
45 (0.564 %)Clustering
54 (0.451 %)Mainframe
54 (0.451 %)Derivative
54 (0.451 %)Energy Derivatives
63 (0.339 %)Czech Language
72 (0.226 %)Slovak Language
72 (0.226 %)Management Information System
72 (0.226 %)Mathematics
72 (0.226 %)PMI
81 (0.113 %)EPoS
81 (0.113 %)N-Tier
81 (0.113 %)HACMP
81 (0.113 %)Biometrics
81 (0.113 %)Blackberry
81 (0.113 %)Physics
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (4.966 %)Windows
240 (4.515 %)UNIX
323 (2.596 %)AIX
420 (2.257 %)Windows Server 2003
518 (2.032 %)Linux
611 (1.242 %)Solaris
611 (1.242 %)Windows 2000 Server
78 (0.903 %)Windows XP
78 (0.903 %)Windows 2000
84 (0.451 %)HPUX
84 (0.451 %)Windows Vista
93 (0.339 %)Windows Server 2008
93 (0.339 %)Windows NT
102 (0.226 %)SUSE
102 (0.226 %)Red Hat Linux
102 (0.226 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1163 (18.40 %)Business Intelligence
2122 (13.77 %)CRM
378 (8.804 %)Project Management
378 (8.804 %)Business Development
452 (5.869 %)ERP
549 (5.530 %)Logistics
642 (4.740 %)Workflow
732 (3.612 %)Migration
830 (3.386 %)Disaster Recovery
929 (3.273 %)Business Continuity
1027 (3.047 %)SAP Implementation
1027 (3.047 %)Data Migration
1124 (2.709 %)Data Analysis
1221 (2.370 %)Service Delivery
1318 (2.032 %)Data Management
1415 (1.693 %)ITIL
1514 (1.580 %)PRINCE2
1514 (1.580 %)Supply Chain Management
1613 (1.467 %)Business Analysis
1613 (1.467 %)Security Cleared
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
172 (8.126 %)ABAP
262 (6.998 %)SQL
336 (4.063 %)Java
430 (3.386 %)C#
515 (1.693 %)SAPscript
614 (1.580 %)PL/SQL
711 (1.242 %)JavaScript
711 (1.242 %)VB.NET
88 (0.903 %)VB
97 (0.790 %)C
97 (0.790 %)C++
97 (0.790 %)VBA
106 (0.677 %)VB6
115 (0.564 %)Shell Script
121 (0.113 %)X++
121 (0.113 %)Perl
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
177 (8.691 %)Degree
232 (3.612 %)Microsoft Certification
318 (2.032 %)Cisco Certification
417 (1.919 %)MCSE
511 (1.242 %)MCP
511 (1.242 %)CCIE
511 (1.242 %)CCNP
69 (1.016 %)CCDP
69 (1.016 %)SAP Certification
78 (0.903 %)CCVP
78 (0.903 %)CCNA
87 (0.790 %)Citrix Certification
96 (0.677 %)ITIL Certification
105 (0.564 %)ACCA
105 (0.564 %)SCSA
105 (0.564 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
105 (0.564 %)MCSA
114 (0.451 %)CISSP
114 (0.451 %)CCA
114 (0.451 %)MCDST
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (1.354 %)QA
25 (0.564 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (0.339 %)COBIT
33 (0.339 %)ISO9000
33 (0.339 %)SLA
33 (0.339 %)BS7799
42 (0.226 %)MiFID
42 (0.226 %)ISO27001
51 (0.113 %)ISO9001
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (1.919 %)Active Directory
216 (1.806 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (0.677 %)Intellisync
36 (0.677 %)VMware ESX
43 (0.339 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (0.226 %)NetBackup
61 (0.113 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.113 %)Terminal Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.677 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (0.564 %)MOM
33 (0.339 %)Tivoli
33 (0.339 %)ZENworks
33 (0.339 %)BMC Marimba
33 (0.339 %)SCOM
33 (0.339 %)HP Data Protector
42 (0.226 %)SCCM
51 (0.113 %)BMC PATROL
51 (0.113 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (0.113 %)Legato
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1361 (40.74 %)SAP
296 (10.84 %)Oracle
386 (9.707 %)Microsoft
429 (3.273 %)Sage
525 (2.822 %)Business Objects
624 (2.709 %)Cisco
721 (2.370 %)Cognos
818 (2.032 %)VMware
915 (1.693 %)Citrix
1014 (1.580 %)HP
1113 (1.467 %)Exchequer
1212 (1.354 %)Pegasus
1310 (1.129 %)JD Edwards
149 (1.016 %)IBM
158 (0.903 %)Informatica
158 (0.903 %)Baan
158 (0.903 %)NetApp
158 (0.903 %)Kalido
158 (0.903 %)Ab Initio
167 (0.790 %)Teradata