The first table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Consultant
Rank 642 614 561
Rank change year-on-year
-28 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Consultant 205 249 311
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.202% 0.219% 0.269%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.214% 0.231% 0.285%
Number of salaries quoted 196 224 263
Average salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £35,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £65,000 £60,800
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95965 107840 108961
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.79% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 80782 93186 92537
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Microsoft Consultant
UK

Microsoft Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Microsoft Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the England region.

England Microsoft Consultant Salary Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England Microsoft Consultant Salary Histogram

Microsoft Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant within the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +36 101 £55,000 +18.91%
South East -17 45 £55,000 -
West Midlands -19 19 £50,000 -
East of England - 10 £47,500 -
Yorkshire -23 8 £45,000 -
North West -27 8 £42,500 -5.55%
Midlands +19 7 £50,000 +11.11%
East Midlands -10 7 £52,500 +5.00%
South West -5 1 £60,000 +71.42%
North East - 1 £52,500 -
Microsoft Consultant
UK

Microsoft Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title.

1 448 (94.92%) Microsoft
2 252 (53.39%) MS Excel
3 157 (33.26%) SQL Server
4 137 (29.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 135 (28.60%) Windows
6 123 (26.06%) SharePoint
6 123 (26.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 116 (24.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 115 (24.36%) .NET
9 113 (23.94%) Business Intelligence
10 106 (22.46%) Active Directory
11 104 (22.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 99 (20.97%) C#
13 91 (19.28%) CRM
14 90 (19.07%) SCCM
15 89 (18.86%) Lync
16 84 (17.80%) SQL Server 2008
16 84 (17.80%) Dynamics CRM
17 83 (17.58%) MS Exchange
18 82 (17.37%) SQL
19 80 (16.95%) MCITP
20 79 (16.74%) Data Warehouse
21 78 (16.53%) SCOM
22 77 (16.31%) Windows Server 2008
23 76 (16.10%) Advertising
24 74 (15.68%) Finance
25 72 (15.25%) Hyper-V
26 69 (14.62%) Exchange Server 2010
27 53 (11.23%) Office Communications Server
28 49 (10.38%) SQL Server 2005

Microsoft Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 115 (24.36%) .NET
2 27 (5.720%) ASP.NET
3 24 (5.085%) COM
4 18 (3.814%) REST
4 18 (3.814%) Web Services
5 17 (3.602%) SOAP
6 14 (2.966%) AppFabric
6 14 (2.966%) Middleware
7 11 (2.331%) MDX
8 8 (1.695%) Silverlight
8 8 (1.695%) WCF
9 5 (1.059%) .NET Framework
9 5 (1.059%) jQuery
10 4 (0.847%) Application Packaging
10 4 (0.847%) CSS
10 4 (0.847%) HTML
11 3 (0.636%) ASP.NET MVC
11 3 (0.636%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 1 (0.212%) XML
12 1 (0.212%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 123 (26.06%) SharePoint
2 89 (18.86%) Lync
3 83 (17.58%) MS Exchange
4 69 (14.62%) Exchange Server 2010
5 53 (11.23%) Office Communications Server
6 38 (8.051%) SharePoint 2010
7 29 (6.144%) BizTalk Server
8 28 (5.932%) Windows Azure
9 26 (5.508%) Exchange Server 2007
10 24 (5.085%) Exchange Server 2003
11 13 (2.754%) Exchange Server 2013
12 12 (2.542%) SharePoint Server
13 8 (1.695%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
14 7 (1.483%) IIS
14 7 (1.483%) Exchange Server 2000
15 6 (1.271%) SharePoint 2013
15 6 (1.271%) Lotus Notes
15 6 (1.271%) Lotus Domino
16 4 (0.847%) Exchange Server 5.5
17 1 (0.212%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 252 (53.39%) MS Excel
2 47 (9.958%) Office 365
3 22 (4.661%) MS Office
4 8 (1.695%) MS Project
5 3 (0.636%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.212%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 84 (17.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 45 (9.534%) Dynamics NAV
3 40 (8.475%) Dynamics AX
4 11 (2.331%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.847%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.424%) Pegasus Opera
6 2 (0.424%) PeopleSoft Financials
Communications & Networking
1 45 (9.534%) Unified Communications
2 26 (5.508%) Firewall
3 24 (5.085%) TCP/IP
4 18 (3.814%) DNS
5 16 (3.390%) SAN
6 15 (3.178%) VoIP
7 12 (2.542%) Cisco ASA
7 12 (2.542%) DHCP
8 11 (2.331%) SMTP
8 11 (2.331%) NAS
9 10 (2.119%) Ethernet
9 10 (2.119%) Internet
10 8 (1.695%) VPN
11 7 (1.483%) SSL
12 6 (1.271%) POP3
12 6 (1.271%) LDAP
13 4 (0.847%) HTTP
14 3 (0.636%) WLAN
14 3 (0.636%) LAN
14 3 (0.636%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 157 (33.26%) SQL Server
2 123 (26.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 116 (24.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 104 (22.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 84 (17.80%) SQL Server 2008
6 79 (16.74%) Data Warehouse
7 49 (10.38%) SQL Server 2005
8 32 (6.780%) OLAP
9 24 (5.085%) SQL Server 2012
10 19 (4.025%) PerformancePoint
11 13 (2.754%) RDBMS
12 6 (1.271%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.847%) Data Mining
14 2 (0.424%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 2 (0.424%) SQL Server 2000
15 1 (0.212%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 5 (1.059%) MorphX
2 1 (0.212%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.212%) ERwin
2 1 (0.212%) CruiseControl
2 1 (0.212%) MSBuild
2 1 (0.212%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.212%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 76 (16.10%) Advertising
2 74 (15.68%) Finance
3 17 (3.602%) Telecoms
3 17 (3.602%) Manufacturing
4 10 (2.119%) Banking
5 8 (1.695%) German Language
6 7 (1.483%) Retail
7 5 (1.059%) Marketing
8 3 (0.636%) Retail Banking
8 3 (0.636%) Games
8 3 (0.636%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 12 (2.542%) Blackberry
2 10 (2.119%) Handset
3 8 (1.695%) PKI
4 7 (1.483%) NHS
5 6 (1.271%) Clustering
5 6 (1.271%) E-Learning
6 5 (1.059%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.059%) Data Integration
7 4 (0.847%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.636%) iPhone
8 3 (0.636%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.636%) Online Games
8 3 (0.636%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.212%) N-Tier
9 1 (0.212%) Web 2.0
9 1 (0.212%) iPad
9 1 (0.212%) HP StorageWorks
9 1 (0.212%) Computer Science
9 1 (0.212%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 135 (28.60%) Windows
2 77 (16.31%) Windows Server 2008
3 31 (6.568%) Windows Server 2003
4 23 (4.873%) Windows 7
5 22 (4.661%) Windows Server 2012
6 16 (3.390%) Windows XP
7 11 (2.331%) Solaris
7 11 (2.331%) UNIX
7 11 (2.331%) OpenVMS
8 10 (2.119%) Windows 8
9 4 (0.847%) Windows 2000
9 4 (0.847%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (23.94%) Business Intelligence
2 91 (19.28%) CRM
3 41 (8.686%) ETL
3 41 (8.686%) Migration
4 30 (6.356%) Project Management
5 28 (5.932%) Service Delivery
6 22 (4.661%) ERP
7 18 (3.814%) Enterprise Architecture
7 18 (3.814%) Information Management
8 17 (3.602%) Data Modelling
9 16 (3.390%) Project Planning
10 15 (3.178%) Business Development
10 15 (3.178%) Stakeholder Management
10 15 (3.178%) Change Management
10 15 (3.178%) RUP
10 15 (3.178%) Kimball Methodology
11 14 (2.966%) Waterfall
11 14 (2.966%) Dimensional Modelling
11 14 (2.966%) Scrum
12 13 (2.754%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 99 (20.97%) C#
2 82 (17.37%) SQL
3 21 (4.449%) T-SQL
3 21 (4.449%) C
4 12 (2.542%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.331%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.636%) Scala
7 2 (0.424%) Java
Qualifications
1 137 (29.03%) Microsoft Certification
2 80 (16.95%) MCITP
3 46 (9.746%) Degree
3 46 (9.746%) MCSE
4 29 (6.144%) MCTS
5 23 (4.873%) MCP
6 21 (4.449%) MCSD
7 20 (4.237%) MCDBA
8 14 (2.966%) Microsoft Certified Master
9 13 (2.754%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (2.331%) MCSA
11 10 (2.119%) CCNA
11 10 (2.119%) CCA
11 10 (2.119%) Citrix Certification
11 10 (2.119%) CCEA
12 9 (1.907%) CCEE
12 9 (1.907%) CCAA
12 9 (1.907%) CCIA
13 5 (1.059%) VTSP
14 3 (0.636%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.542%) ISO 9001
2 6 (1.271%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.059%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (1.059%) COBIT
3 5 (1.059%) QA
4 4 (0.847%) SLA
System Software
1 106 (22.46%) Active Directory
2 72 (15.25%) Hyper-V
3 35 (7.415%) VMware Infrastructure
4 29 (6.144%) XenDesktop
5 26 (5.508%) UAG
6 23 (4.873%) XenApp
7 18 (3.814%) Microsoft App-V
8 17 (3.602%) XenServer
9 13 (2.754%) Forefront TMG
10 11 (2.331%) vSphere
11 5 (1.059%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.212%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.212%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.212%) VMware ESX
12 1 (0.212%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 90 (19.07%) SCCM
2 78 (16.53%) SCOM
3 37 (7.839%) SCVMM
4 7 (1.483%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 7 (1.483%) WSUS
5 6 (1.271%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 6 (1.271%) Tivoli
5 6 (1.271%) Norton AntiVirus
5 6 (1.271%) MAILsweeper
6 3 (0.636%) Opalis
7 2 (0.424%) AppDNA
8 1 (0.212%) MIIS
8 1 (0.212%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 448 (94.92%) Microsoft
2 47 (9.958%) VMware
3 44 (9.322%) Citrix
4 30 (6.356%) Cisco
5 27 (5.720%) Hitachi
6 14 (2.966%) HP
7 12 (2.542%) CheckPoint
8 11 (2.331%) SAP
9 8 (1.695%) Oracle
10 7 (1.483%) Symantec
11 6 (1.271%) Lotus
11 6 (1.271%) Sage
11 6 (1.271%) NetApp
11 6 (1.271%) McAfee
12 5 (1.059%) Novell
12 5 (1.059%) Polycom
13 3 (0.636%) IBM
13 3 (0.636%) Dell
13 3 (0.636%) Juniper
13 3 (0.636%) Blue Coat
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Proteus Europe
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Posted: 16 May 2013
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Circle Recruitment
Salary: £37000 - £47000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Berkshire
Lync, Architect, Presales, post sales, Consultant, Microsoft, Design, HLD, LLD, TDA, implementation, Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft, MCM, MCITP, MCSE, MCTS, MCSM... As this is primarily a Lync focussed...
Woodrow Mercer Recruitment
Salary: From £60,000 to £80,000 per annum + Car + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Lync, Architect, Presales, post sales, Consultant, Microsoft, Design, HLD, LLD, TDA, implementation, Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft, MCM, MCITP, MCSE, MCTS, MCSM... As this is primarily a Lync focussed...
Woodrow Mercer Recruitment
Salary: From £60,000 to £80,000 per annum + Car + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
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Posted: 15 May 2013
London
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Salary: £45000 - £55,000 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Central London / West End
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Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35,000 - 55,000
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Are you a strong MS Dynamics AX Consultant?... We work in placing Dynamics AX, NAV, CRM and GP Professionals into Microsoft Partners and Dynamics End Users globally. We...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: NZ$100000 - NZ$125000 per annum + Excellent Benefit Package
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
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Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £52840.16 - £66050.20 per annum + Excellent Benefit Package
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Austin Fraser
Salary: £45000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + pension , health, life
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
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Salary: £60000 - £75000 per annum + Bonus / Benefits
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London
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Posted: 16 May 2013
London
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Posted: 14 May 2013
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Posted: 16 May 2013