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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3325
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads154208
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.089 %
As % of the category below5.772 %6.954 %
Salaries quoted139181
Average minimum salary£36,376£33,918
Average salary£40,197£36,628
% change on same period last year+9.74 %
Average maximum salary£44,018£39,337
UK excluding London average salary£49,820£51,152
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26682991
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.557 %1.282 %
Salaries quoted24312674
Average minimum salary£31,356£31,622
Average salary£34,331£34,174
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Average maximum salary£37,306£36,726
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
WarringtonDown-333£43,874+22.22 %
ChesterDown-627£40,069+15.96 %
KnutsfordDown-1711£45,250+18.55 %
RuncornDown-129£42,389-20.50 %
NorthwichDown-54£32,500+8.33 %
MacclesfieldDown-194£25,875+8.94 %
WinsfordNew entry-2£40,000-
WilmslowDown-31£25,000-50.00 %
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

189 (24.45 %)Finance
264 (17.58 %)Oracle
363 (17.31 %)Degree
461 (16.76 %)Microsoft
553 (14.56 %)SQL
651 (14.01 %)MS Excel
744 (12.09 %)Project Management
843 (11.81 %)ITIL
942 (11.54 %)Middleware
1036 (9.890 %)SLA
1132 (8.791 %)SAP
1229 (7.967 %).NET
1229 (7.967 %)UNIX
1229 (7.967 %)Windows
1328 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
1328 (7.692 %)Service Management
1427 (7.418 %)Service Delivery
1427 (7.418 %)CRM
1427 (7.418 %)Business Intelligence
1526 (7.143 %)SAS
1624 (6.593 %)WebSphere
1723 (6.319 %)Risk Management
1723 (6.319 %)AIX
1821 (5.769 %)Logistics
1920 (5.495 %)SQL Server
1920 (5.495 %)Manufacturing
2019 (5.220 %)DB2
2019 (5.220 %)Marketing
2019 (5.220 %)WBIMB
2118 (4.945 %)Datawarehouse

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (11.54 %)Middleware
229 (7.967 %).NET
324 (6.593 %)WebSphere
419 (5.220 %)WBIMB
517 (4.670 %)J2EE
615 (4.121 %)ASP.NET
77 (1.923 %)XML
85 (1.374 %)XSLT
85 (1.374 %)BAPI
85 (1.374 %)SAP ALE
94 (1.099 %)SAP XI
94 (1.099 %)SAP Basis
94 (1.099 %)ASP
101 (0.275 %)JSP
101 (0.275 %)EntireX
101 (0.275 %)SAP Smart Forms
101 (0.275 %)HTML
101 (0.275 %)Adobe Flex
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (7.143 %)SAS
215 (4.121 %)Oracle 10gAS
215 (4.121 %)WebSphere Application Server
314 (3.846 %)WebLogic
314 (3.846 %)Apache
314 (3.846 %)Tomcat
314 (3.846 %)Oracle 9iAS
49 (2.473 %)NetWeaver
58 (2.198 %)SharePoint
66 (1.648 %)SharePoint Server 2007
66 (1.648 %)CMS
75 (1.374 %)BizTalk Server
75 (1.374 %)Commerce Server
84 (1.099 %)Lotus Notes
84 (1.099 %)Lotus Domino
93 (0.824 %)MTS
101 (0.275 %)IIS
101 (0.275 %)WebSphere MQ
101 (0.275 %)Oracle Workflow
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
151 (14.01 %)MS Excel
216 (4.396 %)MS Office
310 (2.747 %)MS Visio
41 (0.275 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.275 %)MS Project
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
128 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
214 (3.846 %)Oracle EBS
312 (3.297 %)Line 500
410 (2.747 %)Oracle Financials
59 (2.473 %)Oracle 11i
66 (1.648 %)Line 100
66 (1.648 %)SalesLogix
66 (1.648 %)Line 50
75 (1.374 %)Navision
84 (1.099 %)SAP FI
84 (1.099 %)Oracle SCM
84 (1.099 %)SageCRM MME
93 (0.824 %)Sage MMS
93 (0.824 %)SAP Business One
93 (0.824 %)Dynamics CRM
93 (0.824 %)Dynamics AX
93 (0.824 %)Oracle Manufacturing
93 (0.824 %)SAP Retail
93 (0.824 %)Microsoft CRM
102 (0.549 %)SAP SD
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (2.747 %)Internet
28 (2.198 %)SAN
37 (1.923 %)Firewall
46 (1.648 %)Intranet
46 (1.648 %)RFID
55 (1.374 %)WAN
64 (1.099 %)Extranet
73 (0.824 %)MPLS
82 (0.549 %)LAN
82 (0.549 %)VoIP
91 (0.275 %)Ethernet
91 (0.275 %)RIP
91 (0.275 %)VPN
91 (0.275 %)OSPF
91 (0.275 %)Wireless
91 (0.275 %)IPCC
91 (0.275 %)Network Security
91 (0.275 %)Wireless Security
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (5.495 %)SQL Server
219 (5.220 %)DB2
318 (4.945 %)Datawarehouse
411 (3.022 %)ETL
510 (2.747 %)SQL Server 2000
510 (2.747 %)SQL Server 2005
69 (2.473 %)SAP BW
78 (2.198 %)Crystal Reports
87 (1.923 %)Data Mining
96 (1.648 %)BusinessObjects
96 (1.648 %)Text Mining
96 (1.648 %)Data Cleansing
105 (1.374 %)Oracle 8/8i
114 (1.099 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
123 (0.824 %)RDBMS
123 (0.824 %)Oracle 10g
132 (0.549 %)Oracle 9i
132 (0.549 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
141 (0.275 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
141 (0.275 %)Base SAS
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (2.473 %)ProC
25 (1.374 %)QALoad
25 (1.374 %)LoadRunner
25 (1.374 %)PeopleTools
32 (0.549 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.275 %)Ant
41 (0.275 %)LSMW
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
189 (24.45 %)Finance
220 (5.495 %)Manufacturing
319 (5.220 %)Marketing
417 (4.670 %)Health
516 (4.396 %)Pensions
516 (4.396 %)FMCG
612 (3.297 %)Retail
612 (3.297 %)Multimedia
77 (1.923 %)Education
85 (1.374 %)Telecoms
94 (1.099 %)Government
94 (1.099 %)Banking
103 (0.824 %)Legal
111 (0.275 %)Automotive
111 (0.275 %)Construction
111 (0.275 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.275 %)Back Office
111 (0.275 %)Telemarketing
111 (0.275 %)Online Banking
111 (0.275 %)Billing
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (1.923 %)Data Protection Act
24 (1.099 %)AS400
24 (1.099 %)N-Tier
24 (1.099 %)Data Integration
33 (0.824 %)Mainframe
42 (0.549 %)CMDB
42 (0.549 %)Mathematics
51 (0.275 %)Ergonomics
51 (0.275 %)Computer Science
51 (0.275 %)German Language
51 (0.275 %)Replication
51 (0.275 %)Tandem
51 (0.275 %)Statistics
51 (0.275 %)Video Conferencing
51 (0.275 %)NHS
51 (0.275 %)W3C
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (7.967 %)UNIX
129 (7.967 %)Windows
223 (6.319 %)AIX
33 (0.824 %)Solaris
33 (0.824 %)OS/400
42 (0.549 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (0.549 %)Windows NT
51 (0.275 %)Windows XP
51 (0.275 %)VMS
51 (0.275 %)Linux
51 (0.275 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.275 %)HPUX
51 (0.275 %)SUSE
51 (0.275 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.275 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (0.275 %)MVS
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (12.09 %)Project Management
243 (11.81 %)ITIL
328 (7.692 %)Service Management
427 (7.418 %)Business Intelligence
427 (7.418 %)CRM
427 (7.418 %)Service Delivery
523 (6.319 %)Risk Management
621 (5.769 %)Logistics
718 (4.945 %)ERP
815 (4.121 %)Security Cleared
914 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
914 (3.846 %)Business Development
914 (3.846 %)Information Security
1013 (3.571 %)Risk Assessment
1013 (3.571 %)Penetration Testing
1013 (3.571 %)Change Management
1013 (3.571 %)Benchmarking
1112 (3.297 %)Business Analysis
1210 (2.747 %)Data Protection
1210 (2.747 %)PRINCE2
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (14.56 %)SQL
215 (4.121 %)Java
314 (3.846 %)VB.NET
413 (3.571 %)C#
510 (2.747 %)ABAP
510 (2.747 %)VB
65 (1.374 %)Transact-SQL
65 (1.374 %)C
65 (1.374 %)PL/SQL
74 (1.099 %)JavaScript
74 (1.099 %)LotusScript
74 (1.099 %)SAPscript
81 (0.275 %)Shell Script
81 (0.275 %)C++
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
163 (17.31 %)Degree
212 (3.297 %)Oracle Certification
212 (3.297 %)CISSP
36 (1.648 %)Cisco Certification
45 (1.374 %)CCDP
45 (1.374 %)CCNP
54 (1.099 %)CCNA
54 (1.099 %)CCDA
62 (0.549 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (0.549 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
71 (0.275 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.275 %)CCVP
71 (0.275 %)CCA
71 (0.275 %)Citrix Certification
71 (0.275 %)MCP
71 (0.275 %)CCIE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
136 (9.890 %)SLA
216 (4.396 %)BS7799
38 (2.198 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
38 (2.198 %)QA
41 (0.275 %)ISO9001
41 (0.275 %)ISO27001
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (1.374 %)Active Directory
22 (0.549 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.275 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.549 %)OpenView
12 (0.549 %)Tivoli
12 (0.549 %)OMEGAMON
12 (0.549 %)ServiceCenter
12 (0.549 %)AssetCenter
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (17.58 %)Oracle
261 (16.76 %)Microsoft
332 (8.791 %)SAP
416 (4.396 %)Sage
510 (2.747 %)VMware
69 (2.473 %)IBM
69 (2.473 %)HP
69 (2.473 %)Citrix
69 (2.473 %)BEA
77 (1.923 %)Cisco
86 (1.648 %)Business Objects
86 (1.648 %)PeopleSoft
95 (1.374 %)DataFlux
104 (1.099 %)iSOFT
104 (1.099 %)Lotus
104 (1.099 %)Cognos
113 (0.824 %)Sun
113 (0.824 %)Remedy
113 (0.824 %)Ab Initio
122 (0.549 %)Peregrine