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The table below looks at the demand for the IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Consultant
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank14694
Rank change on same period last yearDown-52
Matching permanent IT job ads24137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.059 %
As % of the category below0.555 %2.112 %
Salaries quoted22122
Average minimum salary£25,273£49,828
Average salary£28,773£59,381
% change on same period last year-51.54 %
Average maximum salary£32,273£68,934
UK excluding London average salary£43,039£48,610
% change on same period last year-11.46 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads43256488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.524 %2.781 %
Salaries quoted37515476
Average minimum salary£33,818£37,101
Average salary£38,880£41,973
% change on same period last year-7.37 %
Average maximum salary£43,942£46,846
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
IT Consultant North WestIT Consultant
North West

IT Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing IT Consultant across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester IT Consultant Demand Trend

IT Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Manchester IT Consultant Salary Trend

IT Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Consultant across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Manchester IT Consultant Salary Histogram

IT Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 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
StockportNew entry-2£25,500-
SaleNew entry-1£50,000-
BoltonNew entry-1£40,500-
IT Consultant North WestIT Consultant
North West

IT Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title.

18 (21.05 %)SAN
18 (21.05 %)Technical Architecture
25 (13.16 %)Project Management
34 (10.53 %)Microsoft
43 (7.895 %)Cisco
43 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (7.895 %)PRINCE2
43 (7.895 %)UNIX
43 (7.895 %)ITIL
43 (7.895 %)MCSE
43 (7.895 %)SQL
43 (7.895 %).NET
43 (7.895 %)Finance
43 (7.895 %)Education
43 (7.895 %).NET Framework
52 (5.263 %)Degree
52 (5.263 %)Business Development
52 (5.263 %)AJAX
52 (5.263 %)Government
52 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (5.263 %)Sage
52 (5.263 %)TDD
52 (5.263 %)NUnit
52 (5.263 %)Subversion
52 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (5.263 %)IT Governance
52 (5.263 %)SQL Server
52 (5.263 %)ASP.NET
52 (5.263 %)WebServices
52 (5.263 %)XML

IT Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.895 %).NET
13 (7.895 %).NET Framework
22 (5.263 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.263 %)WebServices
22 (5.263 %)XML
22 (5.263 %)AJAX
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.632 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2007
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.263 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)MS Visio
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (21.05 %)SAN
22 (5.263 %)IKE
31 (2.632 %)ADSL
31 (2.632 %)WAN
31 (2.632 %)Internet
31 (2.632 %)MPLS
31 (2.632 %)Cisco PIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.263 %)SQL Server
12 (5.263 %)MS Access
12 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.263 %)NUnit
12 (5.263 %)Subversion
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (7.895 %)Education
13 (7.895 %)Finance
22 (5.263 %)Government
31 (2.632 %)Advertising
31 (2.632 %)Insurance
31 (2.632 %)Local Government
31 (2.632 %)Pensions
31 (2.632 %)Marketing
31 (2.632 %)Construction
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (7.895 %)UNIX
21 (2.632 %)Windows
21 (2.632 %)Linux
21 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.632 %)Windows 2000 Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.05 %)Technical Architecture
25 (13.16 %)Project Management
33 (7.895 %)ITIL
33 (7.895 %)PRINCE2
42 (5.263 %)OO
42 (5.263 %)ERP
42 (5.263 %)SOA
42 (5.263 %)TDD
42 (5.263 %)IT Governance
42 (5.263 %)Business Development
51 (2.632 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.632 %)Service Management
51 (2.632 %)Business Continuity
51 (2.632 %)B2B
51 (2.632 %)B2C
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (7.895 %)SQL
22 (5.263 %)C#
22 (5.263 %)VBA
31 (2.632 %)PHP
31 (2.632 %)VB
31 (2.632 %)VB.NET
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.895 %)MCSE
13 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.263 %)Degree
31 (2.632 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (2.632 %)MCSA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Active Directory
11 (2.632 %)MetaFrame
11 (2.632 %)ISA Server
11 (2.632 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (10.53 %)Microsoft
23 (7.895 %)Cisco
32 (5.263 %)Sage
32 (5.263 %)Sun
41 (2.632 %)Citrix