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The table below looks at the demand for the Support 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 Support Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Consultant
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank124110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads1835
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.661 %1.187 %
Salaries quoted1734
Average minimum salary£30,883£31,735
Average salary£34,677£33,191
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£38,471£34,647
UK excluding London average salary£33,430£34,872
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27232948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.566 %1.263 %
Salaries quoted24792625
Average minimum salary£31,469£31,786
Average salary£34,485£34,284
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum salary£37,501£36,782
UK excluding London average salary£38,185£39,281
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Support Consultant North WestSupport Consultant
North West

Support Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Support Consultant Demand Trend

Support Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Support Consultant Salary Trend

Support Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Consultant across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cheshire Support Consultant Salary Histogram

Support Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Consultant within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 6 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-159£36,439+11.48 %
WilmslowNew entry-1£25,000-
RuncornNew entry-1£45,000-
Support Consultant North WestSupport Consultant
North West

Support Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (53.66 %)Oracle
216 (39.02 %)Finance
314 (34.15 %)MS Excel
314 (34.15 %)Sage
413 (31.71 %)Microsoft
413 (31.71 %)Windows
413 (31.71 %)Oracle Applications
512 (29.27 %)UNIX
611 (26.83 %)MS Office
611 (26.83 %)CRM
611 (26.83 %)Oracle 11i
611 (26.83 %)Line 500
710 (24.39 %)Oracle 10gAS
710 (24.39 %)Middleware
89 (21.95 %)Oracle 9iAS
89 (21.95 %)SLA
89 (21.95 %)J2EE
89 (21.95 %)WebSphere Application Server
89 (21.95 %)WebLogic
89 (21.95 %)Apache
89 (21.95 %)Tomcat
89 (21.95 %)Oracle EBS
89 (21.95 %)BEA
89 (21.95 %)WebSphere
89 (21.95 %)Degree
98 (19.51 %)Oracle Certification
106 (14.63 %)Crystal Reports
115 (12.20 %)Line 50
115 (12.20 %)SalesLogix
115 (12.20 %)Line 100

Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (24.39 %)Middleware
29 (21.95 %)WebSphere
29 (21.95 %)J2EE
31 (2.439 %)ASP
31 (2.439 %)XML
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (24.39 %)Oracle 10gAS
29 (21.95 %)WebSphere Application Server
29 (21.95 %)WebLogic
29 (21.95 %)Apache
29 (21.95 %)Tomcat
29 (21.95 %)Oracle 9iAS
31 (2.439 %)IIS
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (34.15 %)MS Excel
211 (26.83 %)MS Office
32 (4.878 %)MS Visio
41 (2.439 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (31.71 %)Oracle Applications
211 (26.83 %)Oracle 11i
211 (26.83 %)Line 500
39 (21.95 %)Oracle EBS
45 (12.20 %)SalesLogix
45 (12.20 %)Line 50
45 (12.20 %)Line 100
53 (7.317 %)SageCRM MME
62 (4.878 %)Sage MMS
62 (4.878 %)Dynamics AX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (14.63 %)Crystal Reports
21 (2.439 %)Oracle 10g
21 (2.439 %)UniData
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.439 %)ProC
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (39.02 %)Finance
24 (9.756 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.439 %)Insurance
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.439 %)German Language
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (31.71 %)Windows
212 (29.27 %)UNIX
32 (4.878 %)AIX
32 (4.878 %)Solaris
32 (4.878 %)Windows NT
41 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.439 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (26.83 %)CRM
23 (7.317 %)Security Cleared
32 (4.878 %)ERP
32 (4.878 %)Performance Testing
32 (4.878 %)Time Management
41 (2.439 %)Systems Analysis
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (9.756 %)SQL
21 (2.439 %)VB
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (21.95 %)Degree
28 (19.51 %)Oracle Certification
31 (2.439 %)MCP
31 (2.439 %)Microsoft Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (21.95 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (53.66 %)Oracle
214 (34.15 %)Sage
313 (31.71 %)Microsoft
49 (21.95 %)BEA
52 (4.878 %)VMware
52 (4.878 %)HP
52 (4.878 %)Citrix
61 (2.439 %)Sun