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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Chester 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
Rank4134
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads2738
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.016 %
As % of the category below6.027 %5.947 %
Salaries quoted2629
Average minimum salary£37,065£32,069
Average salary£40,069£34,552
% change on same period last year+15.96 %
Average maximum salary£43,073£37,034
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads448639
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.259 %0.275 %
Salaries quoted421583
Average minimum salary£30,299£30,340
Average salary£33,002£33,135
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Average maximum salary£35,704£35,931
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant CheshireConsultant
Cheshire

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Chester Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

127 (43.55 %)Finance
216 (25.81 %)SAS
315 (24.19 %)ITIL
315 (24.19 %)Risk Management
315 (24.19 %)BS7799
315 (24.19 %)FMCG
412 (19.35 %)Penetration Testing
412 (19.35 %)Benchmarking
412 (19.35 %)Risk Assessment
412 (19.35 %)Information Security
412 (19.35 %)Oracle
511 (17.74 %)CISSP
511 (17.74 %)CRM
610 (16.13 %)Data Protection
610 (16.13 %)Internet
610 (16.13 %)Oracle Certification
610 (16.13 %)SQL
610 (16.13 %)Oracle Applications
79 (14.52 %)Degree
88 (12.90 %)Marketing
88 (12.90 %)Risk Analysis
88 (12.90 %)Multimedia
88 (12.90 %)Business Intelligence
97 (11.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
97 (11.29 %)Manufacturing
97 (11.29 %)Data Analysis
97 (11.29 %)Data Protection Act
106 (9.677 %)Business Analysis
106 (9.677 %)Project Management
106 (9.677 %)ProC

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (9.677 %).NET
24 (6.452 %)ASP.NET
Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (25.81 %)SAS
21 (1.613 %)NetWeaver
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (6.452 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (16.13 %)Oracle Applications
24 (6.452 %)Oracle 11i
24 (6.452 %)Navision
24 (6.452 %)Oracle EBS
24 (6.452 %)Oracle SCM
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (16.13 %)Internet
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (9.677 %)SQL Server
24 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (4.839 %)Datawarehouse
42 (3.226 %)ETL
42 (3.226 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
42 (3.226 %)SAP BW
51 (1.613 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.613 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.613 %)BusinessObjects
Chester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (9.677 %)ProC
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (43.55 %)Finance
215 (24.19 %)FMCG
38 (12.90 %)Marketing
38 (12.90 %)Multimedia
47 (11.29 %)Manufacturing
54 (6.452 %)Retail
61 (1.613 %)Automotive
61 (1.613 %)Pensions
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (11.29 %)Data Protection Act
22 (3.226 %)Mainframe
31 (1.613 %)Statistics
31 (1.613 %)Mathematics
31 (1.613 %)Computer Science
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.226 %)UNIX
12 (3.226 %)Windows
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (24.19 %)ITIL
115 (24.19 %)Risk Management
212 (19.35 %)Risk Assessment
212 (19.35 %)Information Security
212 (19.35 %)Benchmarking
212 (19.35 %)Penetration Testing
311 (17.74 %)CRM
410 (16.13 %)Data Protection
58 (12.90 %)Risk Analysis
58 (12.90 %)Business Intelligence
67 (11.29 %)Data Analysis
76 (9.677 %)Project Management
76 (9.677 %)Business Analysis
85 (8.065 %)Statistical Analysis
85 (8.065 %)Systems Analysis
85 (8.065 %)SC Cleared
85 (8.065 %)Security Cleared
92 (3.226 %)Business Development
92 (3.226 %)Requirements Analysis
92 (3.226 %)Stakeholder Management
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (16.13 %)SQL
26 (9.677 %)C#
31 (1.613 %)C++
31 (1.613 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.613 %)VB
31 (1.613 %)VB.NET
31 (1.613 %)C
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (17.74 %)CISSP
210 (16.13 %)Oracle Certification
39 (14.52 %)Degree
Chester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (24.19 %)BS7799
27 (11.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
32 (3.226 %)QA
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (19.35 %)Oracle
24 (6.452 %)Microsoft
33 (4.839 %)SAP
41 (1.613 %)Hyperion
41 (1.613 %)Business Objects