The first table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. 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 17 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 36 42 33
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 68 64 69
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 7.710% 5.207% 6.227%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.009% 5.396% 6.584%
Number of salaries quoted 65 40 39
Average salary £45,000 £42,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.50% +5.62%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,200 £20,800 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £71,500 £57,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
All Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
849 1186 1048
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 96.26% 96.50% 94.58%
Number of salaries quoted 757 1008 908
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Consultant
South West

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Cheltenham +7 24 £45,000 +5.88%
Gloucester +7 24 £46,000 -8.00%
Stroud +10 1 £35,000 -28.20%
Cirencester +2 1 £32,000 -44.34%
Consultant
South West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

1 57 (43.51%) Security Cleared
2 45 (34.35%) DV Cleared
3 40 (30.53%) UNIX
3 40 (30.53%) Linux
3 40 (30.53%) Shell Script
4 38 (29.01%) Microsoft
5 31 (23.66%) Firewall
6 28 (21.37%) Internet
6 28 (21.37%) C#
7 26 (19.85%) DNS
8 24 (18.32%) ISEB
8 24 (18.32%) Cisco
8 24 (18.32%) C++
8 24 (18.32%) Java
8 24 (18.32%) User Acceptance Testing
9 21 (16.03%) JavaScript
10 20 (15.27%) LDAP
10 20 (15.27%) Juniper
10 20 (15.27%) ISA Server
10 20 (15.27%) SMTP
10 20 (15.27%) HTTP
10 20 (15.27%) Load Balancing
10 20 (15.27%) Squid
11 18 (13.74%) Citrix
11 18 (13.74%) NetApp
12 17 (12.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 17 (12.98%) SaaS
13 16 (12.21%) Windows
13 16 (12.21%) Perl
13 16 (12.21%) Clustering

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Application Development
1 11 (8.397%) .NET
2 5 (3.817%) HTML
3 4 (3.053%) CSS
4 1 (0.763%) Web Services
4 1 (0.763%) XML
Application Platforms
1 11 (8.397%) MS Exchange
2 2 (1.527%) ArcGIS
2 2 (1.527%) IIS
3 1 (0.763%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 6 (4.580%) MS Office
1 6 (4.580%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (5.344%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.527%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 31 (23.66%) Firewall
2 28 (21.37%) Internet
3 26 (19.85%) DNS
4 20 (15.27%) LDAP
4 20 (15.27%) SMTP
4 20 (15.27%) HTTP
5 14 (10.69%) LAN
5 14 (10.69%) WAN
5 14 (10.69%) SAN
6 12 (9.160%) TCP/IP
7 10 (7.634%) SNMP
8 6 (4.580%) VPN
8 6 (4.580%) DHCP
9 2 (1.527%) NetScaler
10 1 (0.763%) Cisco Nexus
10 1 (0.763%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.870%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.527%) GIS
3 1 (0.763%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.763%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (0.763%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 14 (10.69%) LoadRunner
General
1 10 (7.634%) Military
2 8 (6.107%) Advertising
3 5 (3.817%) Finance
4 3 (2.290%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.527%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 17 (12.98%) SaaS
2 16 (12.21%) Clustering
3 9 (6.870%) RMADS
4 8 (6.107%) PKI
5 4 (3.053%) E-Learning
6 2 (1.527%) Tandem
6 2 (1.527%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.527%) iPad
7 1 (0.763%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.763%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 40 (30.53%) UNIX
1 40 (30.53%) Linux
2 16 (12.21%) Windows
3 10 (7.634%) HPUX
3 10 (7.634%) Solaris
4 3 (2.290%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (18.32%) User Acceptance Testing
2 20 (15.27%) Load Balancing
3 14 (10.69%) Performance Testing
3 14 (10.69%) ITIL
3 14 (10.69%) Penetration Testing
4 13 (9.924%) Project Management
4 13 (9.924%) Information Assurance
5 12 (9.160%) Information Security
6 11 (8.397%) Risk Management
7 10 (7.634%) Software Engineering
8 9 (6.870%) Risk Assessment
8 9 (6.870%) Time Management
8 9 (6.870%) ISMS
8 9 (6.870%) Service Management
8 9 (6.870%) Information Security Management
8 9 (6.870%) Security Management
9 8 (6.107%) Business Continuity
9 8 (6.107%) Security Architecture
9 8 (6.107%) Risk Analysis
10 7 (5.344%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 40 (30.53%) Shell Script
2 28 (21.37%) C#
3 24 (18.32%) C++
3 24 (18.32%) Java
4 21 (16.03%) JavaScript
5 16 (12.21%) Perl
6 12 (9.160%) Python
7 10 (7.634%) VB
7 10 (7.634%) Bash shell
8 7 (5.344%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (43.51%) Security Cleared
2 45 (34.35%) DV Cleared
3 24 (18.32%) ISEB
4 11 (8.397%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (7.634%) MCSA
5 10 (7.634%) CCNA
5 10 (7.634%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (7.634%) Degree
6 9 (6.870%) SC Cleared
7 5 (3.817%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (3.053%) NCDA
8 4 (3.053%) NCIE
9 3 (2.290%) CISA
9 3 (2.290%) CISM
9 3 (2.290%) CISSP
10 1 (0.763%) MCSE
10 1 (0.763%) CCA
10 1 (0.763%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (12.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (6.107%) HMG Infosec
2 8 (6.107%) BS7799
System Software
1 20 (15.27%) ISA Server
1 20 (15.27%) Squid
2 10 (7.634%) Active Directory
2 10 (7.634%) qmail
2 10 (7.634%) Postfix
2 10 (7.634%) Sendmail
3 6 (4.580%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.290%) XenDesktop
4 3 (2.290%) XenApp
5 2 (1.527%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.763%) VMware ESX
6 1 (0.763%) XenServer
6 1 (0.763%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (7.634%) Zenoss
2 1 (0.763%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 1 (0.763%) NetBackup
2 1 (0.763%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 38 (29.01%) Microsoft
2 24 (18.32%) Cisco
3 20 (15.27%) Juniper
4 18 (13.74%) Citrix
4 18 (13.74%) NetApp
5 12 (9.160%) HP
6 9 (6.870%) VMware
7 5 (3.817%) Dell
8 2 (1.527%) Cognos
8 2 (1.527%) ESRI
8 2 (1.527%) Apple
9 1 (0.763%) Symantec
9 1 (0.763%) Oracle
9 1 (0.763%) CommVault
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Infrastructure Consultant will require the following skills/experience: -Extensive knowledge of Infrastructure components - Cloud Computing, Networking and Server technologies. -Strong Citrix, VMWare and Virtualisation knowledge -Knowledge of...
Sanderson
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits (Including car)
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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Commercial Group
Salary: From £45,000 to £54,000 per annum
Posted: 29 April 2013
Gloucestershire
The Role: My client is a rapidly expanding bespoke E-Learning company and currently requires an experienced E-Learning Consultant/Project Manager to join their busy Professional Services...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £35000.00 - £36000.00 per annum + bonus
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
You will also have exposure in at least one of the following areas - - Testing Lifecycle (unit, integration, system and user acceptance testing) - Linux/UNIX administration, Shell Scripting, Exposure...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: up to 46k + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Leading IT Consultancy require a Security Cleared (SC or DV level) individual who will be part of the Technical Delivery Team that designs, creates, customises and implements ESRI...
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Salary: 36k - 46k
Posted: 15 May 2013
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