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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire 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
Rank4128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads176249
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.107 %
As % of the category below4.970 %6.432 %
Salaries quoted160236
Average minimum salary£37,021£38,609
Average salary£39,386£41,917
% change on same period last year-6.03 %
Average maximum salary£41,750£45,225
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads35413871
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.050 %1.666 %
Salaries quoted30393214
Average minimum salary£32,602£33,092
Average salary£35,676£36,091
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Average maximum salary£38,750£39,089
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 Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire 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
CambridgeDown-2183£39,013-5.08 %
PeterboroughUp+1954£27,301-21.24 %
HuntingdonDown-103£60,000-
ElyNew entry-2--
St NeotsNew entry-1£39,500-
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 Cambridgeshire 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.

164 (16.37 %)Java
164 (16.37 %)Windows
263 (16.11 %)SQL Server
357 (14.58 %)Microsoft
357 (14.58 %)Degree
448 (12.28 %)SQL
547 (12.02 %)Oracle
547 (12.02 %)SAP
547 (12.02 %)Finance
645 (11.51 %)Windows Server 2003
744 (11.25 %)UNIX
843 (11.00 %)C
843 (11.00 %)C#
942 (10.74 %)C++
1037 (9.463 %)Firewall
1136 (9.207 %)CISSP
1234 (8.696 %)VB
1332 (8.184 %)Project Management
1332 (8.184 %)Pensions
1430 (7.673 %)Microsoft Certification
1430 (7.673 %)Solaris
1430 (7.673 %)MCSE
1528 (7.161 %)MS Excel
1627 (6.905 %)Manufacturing
1724 (6.138 %)ISO27001
1823 (5.882 %)PCI DSS
1823 (5.882 %)CISM
1823 (5.882 %)Clustering
1823 (5.882 %)Apache
1823 (5.882 %)AIX

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (3.581 %)HTML
213 (3.325 %).NET
311 (2.813 %)ASP
46 (1.535 %)J2EE
55 (1.279 %)SAP XI
64 (1.023 %)SAP ALE
73 (0.767 %)ArcObjects
73 (0.767 %)WebServices
73 (0.767 %)XML
73 (0.767 %)ODBC
73 (0.767 %)BAPI
81 (0.256 %)Middleware
81 (0.256 %)Web Dynpro
81 (0.256 %)SAP Smart Forms
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (5.882 %)Apache
222 (5.627 %)JBoss
321 (5.371 %)Tomcat
415 (3.836 %)NetWeaver
512 (3.069 %)MS Exchange
512 (3.069 %)Exchange Server 2003
611 (2.813 %)IIS
78 (2.046 %)Documentum
86 (1.535 %)Office Communications Server
95 (1.279 %)SharePoint
103 (0.767 %)Exchange Server 2007
103 (0.767 %)ArcSDE
112 (0.512 %)Lotus Notes
121 (0.256 %)CICS
121 (0.256 %)BizTalk Server
121 (0.256 %)Oracle Workflow
121 (0.256 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (7.161 %)MS Excel
22 (0.512 %)CATIA
22 (0.512 %)Pro/ENGINEER
31 (0.256 %)MS Visio
31 (0.256 %)MATLAB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (3.069 %)SAP R/3
211 (2.813 %)SAP SD
39 (2.302 %)Pegasus Opera
48 (2.046 %)Oracle HRMS
57 (1.790 %)SAP QM
57 (1.790 %)Navision
57 (1.790 %)Dynamics NAV
57 (1.790 %)ResourceLink
65 (1.279 %)Dynamics GP
65 (1.279 %)Oracle iRecruitment
65 (1.279 %)SAP WM
65 (1.279 %)Oracle Payroll
74 (1.023 %)SAP Business One
74 (1.023 %)SAP LE
83 (0.767 %)SAP MM
83 (0.767 %)Oracle 11i
92 (0.512 %)Great Plains
92 (0.512 %)Sage MMS
101 (0.256 %)SAP IS-U
101 (0.256 %)Dynamics CRM
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
137 (9.463 %)Firewall
220 (5.115 %)Internet
316 (4.092 %)TCP/IP
414 (3.581 %)FTP
511 (2.813 %)LAN
69 (2.302 %)WAN
69 (2.302 %)VLAN
77 (1.790 %)Wireless
86 (1.535 %)3G
94 (1.023 %)2G
103 (0.767 %)Intranet
112 (0.512 %)MPLS
112 (0.512 %)BGP
112 (0.512 %)ADSL
112 (0.512 %)ATM
112 (0.512 %)GSM
112 (0.512 %)VPN
121 (0.256 %)Bluetooth
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
163 (16.11 %)SQL Server
213 (3.325 %)SQL Server 2000
213 (3.325 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (3.069 %)Oracle 8/8i
49 (2.302 %)Crystal Reports
58 (2.046 %)GIS
65 (1.279 %)Datawarehouse
74 (1.023 %)Cognos Impromptu
74 (1.023 %)RDBMS
83 (0.767 %)PostgreSQL
83 (0.767 %)ETL
92 (0.512 %)MS Access
92 (0.512 %)SAP BW
101 (0.256 %)ROLAP
101 (0.256 %)DB2
101 (0.256 %)MOLAP
101 (0.256 %)Oracle Discoverer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
147 (12.02 %)Finance
232 (8.184 %)Pensions
327 (6.905 %)Manufacturing
418 (4.604 %)Education
513 (3.325 %)Electronics
612 (3.069 %)Telecoms
612 (3.069 %)Retail
711 (2.813 %)Health
711 (2.813 %)Auditing
810 (2.558 %)Multimedia
99 (2.302 %)Marketing
108 (2.046 %)Insurance
117 (1.790 %)Pharmaceutical
117 (1.790 %)Government
126 (1.535 %)Local Government
132 (0.512 %)Automotive
141 (0.256 %)Front Office
141 (0.256 %)Back Office
141 (0.256 %)Law
141 (0.256 %)Publishing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (5.882 %)Clustering
213 (3.325 %)VHDL
213 (3.325 %)Verilog
213 (3.325 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
213 (3.325 %)Physics
311 (2.813 %)Management Information System
44 (1.023 %)Computer Science
44 (1.023 %)Mathematics
53 (0.767 %)Chemistry
61 (0.256 %)Biology
61 (0.256 %)IBM Mainframe
61 (0.256 %)Data Conversion
61 (0.256 %)Data Integration
61 (0.256 %)NHS
61 (0.256 %)Blackberry
61 (0.256 %)Mainframe
61 (0.256 %)VSAM
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
164 (16.37 %)Windows
245 (11.51 %)Windows Server 2003
344 (11.25 %)UNIX
430 (7.673 %)Solaris
523 (5.882 %)AIX
622 (5.627 %)Linux
76 (1.535 %)Windows 2000
76 (1.535 %)Windows Mobile
83 (0.767 %)Windows XP
83 (0.767 %)Symbian OS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (8.184 %)Project Management
222 (5.627 %)Information Security
314 (3.581 %)ERP
413 (3.325 %)PRINCE2
413 (3.325 %)Logistics
413 (3.325 %)EDA
512 (3.069 %)Systems Analysis
611 (2.813 %)ITIL
710 (2.558 %)Document Management
710 (2.558 %)Risk Assessment
89 (2.302 %)Business Analysis
89 (2.302 %)GAP Analysis
89 (2.302 %)CRM
97 (1.790 %)Data Protection
106 (1.535 %)Risk Management
106 (1.535 %)Change Management
106 (1.535 %)Data Management
106 (1.535 %)Penetration Testing
115 (1.279 %)Business Development
115 (1.279 %)Migration
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (16.37 %)Java
248 (12.28 %)SQL
343 (11.00 %)C
343 (11.00 %)C#
442 (10.74 %)C++
534 (8.696 %)VB
614 (3.581 %)Assembly Language
614 (3.581 %)Perl
713 (3.325 %)JavaScript
811 (2.813 %)ABAP
811 (2.813 %)VBScript
811 (2.813 %)Delphi
96 (1.535 %)PL/SQL
103 (0.767 %)Embedded C++
111 (0.256 %)SAPscript
111 (0.256 %)JCL
111 (0.256 %)VB.NET
111 (0.256 %)COBOL
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
157 (14.58 %)Degree
236 (9.207 %)CISSP
330 (7.673 %)MCSE
330 (7.673 %)Microsoft Certification
423 (5.882 %)CISM
513 (3.325 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
612 (3.069 %)Cisco Certification
74 (1.023 %)PhD
83 (0.767 %)CCA
83 (0.767 %)Citrix Certification
83 (0.767 %)CCEA
92 (0.512 %)CCNP
92 (0.512 %)CCDP
92 (0.512 %)ISEB
92 (0.512 %)ISTQB
92 (0.512 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.256 %)MCP
101 (0.256 %)SAP Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (6.138 %)ISO27001
223 (5.882 %)PCI DSS
311 (2.813 %)PCI QSA
46 (1.535 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
55 (1.279 %)QA
64 (1.023 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (5.371 %)ISA Server
217 (4.348 %)Active Directory
315 (3.836 %)VMware Infrastructure
410 (2.558 %)Xen
410 (2.558 %)Terminal Services
59 (2.302 %)Backup Exec
68 (2.046 %)VMware ESX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.535 %)MOM
16 (1.535 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
157 (14.58 %)Microsoft
247 (12.02 %)Oracle
247 (12.02 %)SAP
323 (5.882 %)Citrix
422 (5.627 %)Cisco
521 (5.371 %)VMware
69 (2.302 %)VERITAS
69 (2.302 %)Pegasus
78 (2.046 %)ESRI
87 (1.790 %)Sophos
96 (1.535 %)Sage
105 (1.279 %)Mapinfo
105 (1.279 %)Autodesk
105 (1.279 %)Exchequer
114 (1.023 %)EMC
114 (1.023 %)IBM
114 (1.023 %)Cognos
123 (0.767 %)Symbian
123 (0.767 %)Agresso
123 (0.767 %)Novell