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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 61 50 30
Rank change year-on-year
-11 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 18 23 30
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 2.639% 3.276% 5.682%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.731% 3.453% 6.135%
Number of salaries quoted 13 21 19
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% +46.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,500 £28,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £59,000 £57,500 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
All Job Titles
Leicestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
659 666 489
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 96.63% 94.87% 92.61%
Number of salaries quoted 583 588 428
Average salary £37,500 £33,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.94% +3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £24,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Consultant
East Midlands

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire 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
Leicester -15 8 £45,000 -14.28%
Loughborough -7 3 £35,000 +6.06%
Consultant
East Midlands

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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 26 (44.83%) Finance
2 20 (34.48%) Oracle
3 19 (32.76%) Degree
4 17 (29.31%) Computer Science
4 17 (29.31%) Security Cleared
4 17 (29.31%) Identity Management
4 17 (29.31%) Biometrics
4 17 (29.31%) Smartcard
4 17 (29.31%) Enterprise Software
4 17 (29.31%) Cyber Security
5 13 (22.41%) SQL
6 12 (20.69%) Marketing
7 11 (18.97%) Windows
7 11 (18.97%) MS Excel
8 10 (17.24%) Oracle 11i
9 9 (15.52%) SQL Server
9 9 (15.52%) Product Marketing
10 8 (13.79%) Oracle EBS R12
10 8 (13.79%) Project Management
10 8 (13.79%) Active Directory
10 8 (13.79%) HTML
10 8 (13.79%) JavaScript
10 8 (13.79%) CISSP
11 7 (12.07%) Oracle Financials
11 7 (12.07%) SAP
11 7 (12.07%) Oracle EBS
12 6 (10.34%) Oracle 8/8i
13 5 (8.621%) VMware
13 5 (8.621%) XenDesktop
13 5 (8.621%) VMware Infrastructure

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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 8 (13.79%) HTML
2 2 (3.448%) SAP ALE
3 1 (1.724%) SAP BSP
3 1 (1.724%) Web Dynpro
3 1 (1.724%) SAP PI
3 1 (1.724%) COM
3 1 (1.724%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.724%) Exchange Server 2000
1 1 (1.724%) MS Exchange
1 1 (1.724%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (18.97%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (17.24%) Oracle 11i
2 8 (13.79%) Oracle EBS R12
3 7 (12.07%) Oracle Financials
3 7 (12.07%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (6.897%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (5.172%) SAP HR
6 2 (3.448%) SAP CRM
6 2 (3.448%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (3.448%) SAP PM
7 1 (1.724%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (1.724%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (1.724%) SAP SD
7 1 (1.724%) SAP MM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.448%) VPN
1 2 (3.448%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.724%) SAN
2 1 (1.724%) Unified Communications
2 1 (1.724%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (15.52%) SQL Server
2 6 (10.34%) Oracle 8/8i
3 3 (5.172%) Oracle BI EE
3 3 (5.172%) Oracle 11g
3 3 (5.172%) Oracle 10g
4 2 (3.448%) QlikView
5 1 (1.724%) MS Access
5 1 (1.724%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.724%) MorphX
General
1 26 (44.83%) Finance
2 12 (20.69%) Marketing
3 1 (1.724%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (1.724%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.724%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 17 (29.31%) Computer Science
1 17 (29.31%) Biometrics
1 17 (29.31%) Smartcard
1 17 (29.31%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (1.724%) iPhone
2 1 (1.724%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 11 (18.97%) Windows
2 3 (5.172%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (3.448%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (29.31%) Identity Management
1 17 (29.31%) Cyber Security
2 9 (15.52%) Product Marketing
3 8 (13.79%) Project Management
4 4 (6.897%) CRM
5 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (5.172%) E-business
6 2 (3.448%) Workflow
6 2 (3.448%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (3.448%) OO
6 2 (3.448%) Technical Architecture
6 2 (3.448%) Business Development
6 2 (3.448%) Time Management
6 2 (3.448%) Migration
7 1 (1.724%) Automated Testing
7 1 (1.724%) Data Management
7 1 (1.724%) Business Continuity
7 1 (1.724%) PLM
7 1 (1.724%) BCP
7 1 (1.724%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (22.41%) SQL
2 8 (13.79%) JavaScript
3 5 (8.621%) ABAP
4 2 (3.448%) SAPscript
5 1 (1.724%) Java
5 1 (1.724%) C
5 1 (1.724%) C++
Qualifications
1 19 (32.76%) Degree
2 17 (29.31%) Security Cleared
3 8 (13.79%) CISSP
4 3 (5.172%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 2 (3.448%) VCAP
5 2 (3.448%) VCDX
6 1 (1.724%) SAP Certification
6 1 (1.724%) NCDA
6 1 (1.724%) NCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.897%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (13.79%) Active Directory
2 5 (8.621%) XenDesktop
2 5 (8.621%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (8.621%) vSphere
3 3 (5.172%) XenApp
4 2 (3.448%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (3.448%) Hyper-V
5 1 (1.724%) VMware ESX
5 1 (1.724%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 1 (1.724%) NetBackup
1 1 (1.724%) Backup Exec
1 1 (1.724%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 20 (34.48%) Oracle
2 7 (12.07%) SAP
3 5 (8.621%) VMware
3 5 (8.621%) Citrix
4 3 (5.172%) Cognos
4 3 (5.172%) Cisco
4 3 (5.172%) Microsoft
4 3 (5.172%) Informatica
5 1 (1.724%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (1.724%) Siebel
5 1 (1.724%) CommVault
5 1 (1.724%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.724%) NetApp
5 1 (1.724%) HP
5 1 (1.724%) Symantec