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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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
Rank5632
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads3263
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.027 %
As % of the category below2.878 %5.303 %
Salaries quoted2254
Average minimum salary£30,217£33,255
Average salary£31,652£37,500
% change on same period last year-15.59 %
Average maximum salary£33,087£41,745
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads11121188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.644 %0.511 %
Salaries quoted926956
Average minimum salary£27,868£28,546
Average salary£30,541£30,643
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Average maximum salary£33,215£32,739
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 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
PrestonDown-279£39,167+23.55 %
BlackburnDown-93£36,500+82.49 %
LancasterUp+72£30,000-40.00 %
BlackpoolDown-31£35,000-19.54 %
ChorleyNew entry-1--
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (30.77 %)SAP
214 (21.54 %)Microsoft
312 (18.46 %)TCP/IP
312 (18.46 %)Internet
49 (13.85 %)Manufacturing
58 (12.31 %)FTP
58 (12.31 %)ADSL
58 (12.31 %)ISDN
58 (12.31 %)Windows
67 (10.77 %)MS Office
67 (10.77 %)MS Excel
67 (10.77 %)E-Commerce
67 (10.77 %)Windows XP
67 (10.77 %)Business Intelligence
76 (9.231 %)Finance
76 (9.231 %)Oracle
76 (9.231 %)SQL Server
85 (7.692 %).NET
85 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
85 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
85 (7.692 %)CCNA
85 (7.692 %)SAP BI
85 (7.692 %)Symantec
85 (7.692 %)Project Management
85 (7.692 %)Business Development
94 (6.154 %)Windows Vista
94 (6.154 %)SAP QM
94 (6.154 %)Pensions
94 (6.154 %)Intranet
94 (6.154 %)DSL

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (7.692 %).NET
23 (4.615 %)HTML
23 (4.615 %)XML
32 (3.077 %)WebServices
32 (3.077 %)ASP
41 (1.538 %)CSS
41 (1.538 %)J2EE
41 (1.538 %)SAP Basis
41 (1.538 %)WebSphere
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.615 %)MS Exchange
13 (4.615 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (3.077 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (1.538 %)CMS
31 (1.538 %)WebSphere Application Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.77 %)MS Office
17 (10.77 %)MS Excel
22 (3.077 %)MS Visio
22 (3.077 %)MS Project
Lancashire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.154 %)SAP QM
23 (4.615 %)SAP MM
32 (3.077 %)SAP PP
32 (3.077 %)SAP WM
32 (3.077 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (3.077 %)SAP CO
32 (3.077 %)SAP SD
32 (3.077 %)SAP FI
41 (1.538 %)Oracle Financials
41 (1.538 %)SAP R/3
41 (1.538 %)SAP SCM
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (18.46 %)Internet
112 (18.46 %)TCP/IP
28 (12.31 %)FTP
28 (12.31 %)ADSL
28 (12.31 %)ISDN
34 (6.154 %)DSL
34 (6.154 %)DNS
34 (6.154 %)Intranet
42 (3.077 %)Network Security
42 (3.077 %)Firewall
42 (3.077 %)VoIP
51 (1.538 %)Broadband
51 (1.538 %)Wireless
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (9.231 %)SQL Server
25 (7.692 %)SAP BI
34 (6.154 %)Datawarehouse
43 (4.615 %)SAP BW
52 (3.077 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (3.077 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (1.538 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (1.538 %)Data Mart
61 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (1.538 %)ETL
61 (1.538 %)DB2
61 (1.538 %)OLAP
61 (1.538 %)Crystal Reports
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.615 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.538 %)Flash
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (13.85 %)Manufacturing
26 (9.231 %)Finance
34 (6.154 %)Pensions
42 (3.077 %)Insurance
42 (3.077 %)Multimedia
51 (1.538 %)Billing
51 (1.538 %)Banking
51 (1.538 %)Education
51 (1.538 %)Government
51 (1.538 %)Health
51 (1.538 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.538 %)Marketing
51 (1.538 %)FMCG
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.077 %)Blackberry
12 (3.077 %)Statistics
21 (1.538 %)Computer Science
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (12.31 %)Windows
27 (10.77 %)Windows XP
34 (6.154 %)Mac OS X
34 (6.154 %)Linux
34 (6.154 %)Windows Vista
43 (4.615 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (3.077 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (10.77 %)E-Commerce
17 (10.77 %)Business Intelligence
25 (7.692 %)Project Management
25 (7.692 %)Business Development
33 (4.615 %)Migration
33 (4.615 %)Logistics
33 (4.615 %)Data Migration
42 (3.077 %)Validation
42 (3.077 %)Web Development
42 (3.077 %)Automated Testing
42 (3.077 %)Business Analysis
42 (3.077 %)Software Testing
42 (3.077 %)ITIL
42 (3.077 %)Data Modelling
51 (1.538 %)ERP
51 (1.538 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.538 %)SEO
51 (1.538 %)PRINCE
51 (1.538 %)Pay per click
51 (1.538 %)Technical Architecture
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (4.615 %)Java
13 (4.615 %)SQL
22 (3.077 %)VB
22 (3.077 %)ABAP
22 (3.077 %)C#
31 (1.538 %)C
31 (1.538 %)JavaScript
31 (1.538 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.538 %)Transact-SQL
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (7.692 %)CCNA
15 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
15 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (6.154 %)MCP
32 (3.077 %)Degree
41 (1.538 %)MCSE
41 (1.538 %)CCNP
41 (1.538 %)SAP Certification
41 (1.538 %)Sun Certification
41 (1.538 %)IBM Certification
41 (1.538 %)ACCA
41 (1.538 %)CIMA
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.615 %)QA
21 (1.538 %)ISO9001
21 (1.538 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.538 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.615 %)Norton AntiVirus
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (30.77 %)SAP
214 (21.54 %)Microsoft
36 (9.231 %)Oracle
45 (7.692 %)Symantec
53 (4.615 %)VERITAS
62 (3.077 %)CheckPoint
62 (3.077 %)Websense
62 (3.077 %)Sourcefire
62 (3.077 %)Crossbeam
62 (3.077 %)Nokia
62 (3.077 %)Avaya
71 (1.538 %)Hyperion
71 (1.538 %)Citrix
71 (1.538 %)IBM