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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank51
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads8291615
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.453 %0.678 %
As % of the category below17.68 %24.86 %
Salaries quoted7481395
Average minimum salary£40,242£44,981
Average salary£49,182£53,850
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Average maximum salary£58,122£62,720
UK excluding London average salary£49,180£51,397
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads46886496
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.560 %2.728 %
Salaries quoted39935552
Average minimum salary£33,380£36,527
Average salary£38,229£41,178
% change on same period last year-7.16 %
Average maximum salary£43,077£45,829
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
StockportNew entry-22£30,227-
SaleDown-110£50,000+122.22 %
OldhamDown-169£18,000-43.33 %
AltrinchamDown-147£23,500-8.73 %
BoltonDown-115£46,625+72.68 %
WiganNew entry-5£56,875-
RochdaleDown-72£21,000-54.59 %
CheadleDown-21£30,000+27.65 %
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1823 (44.87 %)SAP
2617 (33.64 %)Finance
3429 (23.39 %)Retail
4376 (20.50 %)SAP Oil and Gas
5249 (13.58 %)Business Intelligence
6209 (11.40 %)SAP BW
7195 (10.63 %)Degree
8190 (10.36 %)Microsoft
9189 (10.31 %)Oracle
10167 (9.106 %).NET
11166 (9.051 %)Project Management
12156 (8.506 %)CRM
13154 (8.397 %)SQL Server
14115 (6.270 %)SAP FI
15108 (5.889 %)SAP FI/CO
15108 (5.889 %)SAP CO
16106 (5.780 %)SQL
1797 (5.289 %)MS Excel
1797 (5.289 %)Education
1896 (5.234 %)Manufacturing
1988 (4.798 %)Business Development
2087 (4.744 %)Pensions
2087 (4.744 %)Cognos
2185 (4.635 %)Informatica
2284 (4.580 %)J2EE
2383 (4.526 %)ETL
2481 (4.417 %)Datawarehouse
2577 (4.198 %)Windows
2676 (4.144 %)Migration
2774 (4.035 %)Cisco

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1167 (9.106 %).NET
284 (4.580 %)J2EE
359 (3.217 %)WebSphere
438 (2.072 %)ASP.NET
536 (1.963 %)WebServices
536 (1.963 %)XML
631 (1.690 %)SAP XI
730 (1.636 %).NET Framework
827 (1.472 %)CSS
924 (1.309 %)HTML
1019 (1.036 %)ASP
1110 (0.545 %)SAP Basis
129 (0.491 %)EDI
136 (0.327 %)AJAX
145 (0.273 %)WinForms
145 (0.273 %)Middleware
145 (0.273 %)EDIFACT
153 (0.164 %)NetBeans
153 (0.164 %)BAPI
153 (0.164 %)WebWork
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
171 (3.871 %)SAS
244 (2.399 %)SharePoint
343 (2.345 %)NetWeaver
421 (1.145 %)BizTalk Server
519 (1.036 %)IIS
617 (0.927 %)MS Exchange
711 (0.600 %)WebSphere Application Server
810 (0.545 %)SharePoint Server 2007
99 (0.491 %)Exchange Server 2003
108 (0.436 %)Lotus Notes
117 (0.382 %)Oracle Workflow
125 (0.273 %)Gentran
125 (0.273 %)Exchange Server 2007
125 (0.273 %)CMS
133 (0.164 %)Tomcat
142 (0.109 %)Tuxedo
142 (0.109 %)Lotus Domino
142 (0.109 %)Exchange Server 2000
151 (0.055 %)Office Communications Server
151 (0.055 %)Documentum
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
197 (5.289 %)MS Excel
224 (1.309 %)MS Visio
316 (0.872 %)MS Office
411 (0.600 %)SPSS
54 (0.218 %)InfoPath
61 (0.055 %)MS PowerPoint
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1376 (20.50 %)SAP Oil and Gas
2115 (6.270 %)SAP FI
3108 (5.889 %)SAP CO
3108 (5.889 %)SAP FI/CO
469 (3.762 %)SAP CRM
556 (3.053 %)SAP IS-U
644 (2.399 %)Dynamics AX
644 (2.399 %)Axapta
644 (2.399 %)Navision
644 (2.399 %)SAP SD
737 (2.017 %)Dynamics NAV
836 (1.963 %)Oracle EBS
935 (1.908 %)Oracle Financials
935 (1.908 %)SAP R/3
1032 (1.745 %)SAP SRM
1131 (1.690 %)SAP Retail
1230 (1.636 %)SAP HR
1324 (1.309 %)Dynamics CRM
1421 (1.145 %)Oracle Payroll
1520 (1.091 %)Oracle HRMS
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
149 (2.672 %)Network Security
241 (2.236 %)SAN
338 (2.072 %)Internet
431 (1.690 %)WAN
528 (1.527 %)MPLS
627 (1.472 %)VoIP
724 (1.309 %)CTI
823 (1.254 %)IP Telephony
921 (1.145 %)FTP
1016 (0.872 %)TCP/IP
1113 (0.709 %)ADSL
1212 (0.654 %)DHCP
1212 (0.654 %)DNS
1212 (0.654 %)Wireless
1311 (0.600 %)TELNET
1311 (0.600 %)Broadband
1311 (0.600 %)SSH
1311 (0.600 %)SNMP
1410 (0.545 %)ISDN
1410 (0.545 %)VPN
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1209 (11.40 %)SAP BW
2154 (8.397 %)SQL Server
383 (4.526 %)ETL
481 (4.417 %)Datawarehouse
560 (3.272 %)BusinessObjects
650 (2.726 %)Oracle OWB
737 (2.017 %)SAP BI
827 (1.472 %)OLAP
926 (1.418 %)DataStage
1019 (1.036 %)SQL Server 2005
1118 (0.981 %)SQL Server 2000
1215 (0.818 %)Data Mining
1215 (0.818 %)Oracle OLAP
1215 (0.818 %)Text Mining
1313 (0.709 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1411 (0.600 %)Oracle Discoverer
1411 (0.600 %)RDBMS
1510 (0.545 %)Oracle BI EE
1510 (0.545 %)Data Cleansing
168 (0.436 %)Database Marketing
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (0.491 %)Visual Studio
25 (0.273 %)LoadRunner
25 (0.273 %)Subversion
34 (0.218 %)WinRunner
34 (0.218 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (0.164 %)PeopleTools
43 (0.164 %)Flash
52 (0.109 %)NUnit
61 (0.055 %)ProC
61 (0.055 %)Oracle Forms
61 (0.055 %)AppScan
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1617 (33.64 %)Finance
2429 (23.39 %)Retail
397 (5.289 %)Education
496 (5.234 %)Manufacturing
587 (4.744 %)Pensions
670 (3.817 %)Health
761 (3.326 %)Telecoms
858 (3.162 %)Marketing
938 (2.072 %)Banking
1037 (2.017 %)Automotive
1131 (1.690 %)Government
1229 (1.581 %)Billing
1323 (1.254 %)Insurance
1421 (1.145 %)Legal
1512 (0.654 %)Pharmaceutical
167 (0.382 %)Back Office
167 (0.382 %)Online Banking
176 (0.327 %)FMCG
185 (0.273 %)Local Government
194 (0.218 %)Law
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (1.145 %)Client/Server
121 (1.145 %)French Language
219 (1.036 %)German Language
219 (1.036 %)Italian Language
314 (0.763 %)Data Conversion
412 (0.654 %)IVR
510 (0.545 %)NHS
510 (0.545 %)Data Integration
67 (0.382 %)SecurID
67 (0.382 %)PKI
76 (0.327 %)Mathematics
76 (0.327 %)Cryptography
85 (0.273 %)Computer Science
85 (0.273 %)Blackberry
85 (0.273 %)Management Information System
94 (0.218 %)Informatics
103 (0.164 %)LIMS
103 (0.164 %)Mainframe
112 (0.109 %)Clustering
112 (0.109 %)HACMP
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
177 (4.198 %)Windows
257 (3.108 %)UNIX
319 (1.036 %)Solaris
418 (0.981 %)Windows Server 2003
515 (0.818 %)Windows XP
614 (0.763 %)Windows Vista
710 (0.545 %)AIX
88 (0.436 %)Linux
88 (0.436 %)Windows 2000
97 (0.382 %)Windows 2000 Server
104 (0.218 %)NetWare
113 (0.164 %)HPUX
113 (0.164 %)Windows NT
121 (0.055 %)Red Hat Linux
121 (0.055 %)Windows Server 2008
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1249 (13.58 %)Business Intelligence
2166 (9.051 %)Project Management
3156 (8.506 %)CRM
488 (4.798 %)Business Development
576 (4.144 %)Migration
669 (3.762 %)Logistics
755 (2.999 %)Workflow
755 (2.999 %)SOA
854 (2.944 %)ERP
952 (2.835 %)Penetration Testing
952 (2.835 %)Data Migration
1049 (2.672 %)Business Analysis
1147 (2.563 %)Service Management
1245 (2.454 %)Security Testing
1337 (2.017 %)PLM
1436 (1.963 %)Change Management
1535 (1.908 %)Disaster Recovery
1535 (1.908 %)Data Management
1633 (1.799 %)ITIL
1731 (1.690 %)Business Continuity
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1106 (5.780 %)SQL
272 (3.926 %)C#
354 (2.944 %)Java
452 (2.835 %)C
549 (2.672 %)VB
629 (1.581 %)ABAP
719 (1.036 %)VB.NET
814 (0.763 %)PL/SQL
97 (0.382 %)VBA
97 (0.382 %)JavaScript
106 (0.327 %)Perl
106 (0.327 %)Python
115 (0.273 %)Delphi
124 (0.218 %)Transact-SQL
133 (0.164 %)C++
142 (0.109 %)PHP
142 (0.109 %)PeopleCode
151 (0.055 %)Shell Script
151 (0.055 %)COBOL
151 (0.055 %)SAPscript
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1195 (10.63 %)Degree
238 (2.072 %)CISSP
238 (2.072 %)Cisco Certification
331 (1.690 %)Microsoft Certification
421 (1.145 %)MCSE
421 (1.145 %)CCIE
421 (1.145 %)CISA
517 (0.927 %)CISM
517 (0.927 %)CIMA
614 (0.763 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
614 (0.763 %)ACCA
713 (0.709 %)SAP Certification
713 (0.709 %)CCNA
811 (0.600 %)PRINCE2 Certification
99 (0.491 %)HND
108 (0.436 %)CCNP
108 (0.436 %)CCDP
116 (0.327 %)Citrix Certification
125 (0.273 %)ISEB
125 (0.273 %)CCA
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (1.581 %)QA
221 (1.145 %)ISO27001
320 (1.091 %)SLA
419 (1.036 %)BS25999
419 (1.036 %)PCI DSS
515 (0.818 %)GAAP
62 (0.109 %)BS7799
62 (0.109 %)ISO9000
71 (0.055 %)ISO17799
71 (0.055 %)COBIT
71 (0.055 %)CESG Infosec
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
134 (1.854 %)Active Directory
218 (0.981 %)VMware Infrastructure
314 (0.763 %)VMware ESX
47 (0.382 %)Xen
53 (0.164 %)Terminal Services
62 (0.109 %)ISA Server
62 (0.109 %)MetaFrame
62 (0.109 %)MSMQ
62 (0.109 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.055 %)Novell eDirectory
71 (0.055 %)NetBackup
71 (0.055 %)WebInspect
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (0.600 %)Netcool
25 (0.273 %)Tivoli
34 (0.218 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
43 (0.164 %)ZENworks
51 (0.055 %)OpenView
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1823 (44.87 %)SAP
2190 (10.36 %)Microsoft
3189 (10.31 %)Oracle
487 (4.744 %)Cognos
585 (4.635 %)Informatica
674 (4.035 %)Cisco
767 (3.653 %)Teradata
860 (3.272 %)Business Objects
958 (3.162 %)Ascential
1030 (1.636 %)VMware
1129 (1.581 %)Ab Initio
1221 (1.145 %)Hyperion
1319 (1.036 %)PeopleSoft
1418 (0.981 %)Baan
1516 (0.872 %)Sybase
1516 (0.872 %)Avaya
1615 (0.818 %)Siebel
1615 (0.818 %)Chordiant
1714 (0.763 %)Citrix
1714 (0.763 %)Genesys