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This section looks at the demand for the Microsoft Consultant role in IT jobs within the Midlands 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6552
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads940
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.932 %2.151 %
Salaries quoted75
Average minimum salary£48,571£23,000
Average salary£52,857£34,500
% change on same period last year+53.20 %
Average maximum salary£57,143£46,000
UK excluding London average salary£47,212£46,581
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads9661860
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.520 %0.775 %
Salaries quoted7081458
Average minimum salary£43,560£41,711
Average salary£49,626£48,475
% change on same period last year+2.37 %
Average maximum salary£55,692£55,239
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Microsoft Consultant EnglandMicrosoft Consultant
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Microsoft Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Microsoft Consultant Demand Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Midlands Microsoft Consultant Salary Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Midlands Microsoft Consultant Salary Histogram

Microsoft Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title.

134 (100.00 %)Microsoft
221 (61.76 %)MS Excel
315 (44.12 %)CRM
315 (44.12 %)Dynamics CRM
412 (35.29 %)MCSE
412 (35.29 %)Microsoft Certification
412 (35.29 %)Middleware
511 (32.35 %)VMware
610 (29.41 %)Finance
610 (29.41 %)VMware Infrastructure
79 (26.47 %)Citrix
88 (23.53 %)CCA
88 (23.53 %)Citrix Certification
88 (23.53 %)Active Directory
88 (23.53 %)Construction
96 (17.65 %)MOM
96 (17.65 %)SQL
96 (17.65 %)SQL Server
96 (17.65 %)SharePoint
105 (14.71 %)CCNA
105 (14.71 %)Cisco
105 (14.71 %)Windows
105 (14.71 %)CCEA
105 (14.71 %)Cisco Certification
105 (14.71 %)Retail
105 (14.71 %)Local Government
105 (14.71 %)Government
114 (11.76 %)Manufacturing
114 (11.76 %)Dynamics AX
114 (11.76 %)MS Exchange

Microsoft Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (35.29 %)Middleware
21 (2.941 %)Windows SharePoint Services
21 (2.941 %).NET
21 (2.941 %)ASP.NET
Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (17.65 %)SharePoint
24 (11.76 %)MS Exchange
24 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
33 (8.824 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (5.882 %)Office Communications Server
42 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (2.941 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (61.76 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (44.12 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (11.76 %)Dynamics AX
33 (8.824 %)Axapta
42 (5.882 %)SoftGrid
Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (17.65 %)SQL Server
22 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
22 (5.882 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
22 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (5.882 %)SQL Server Integration Services
22 (5.882 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (29.41 %)Finance
28 (23.53 %)Construction
35 (14.71 %)Government
35 (14.71 %)Retail
35 (14.71 %)Local Government
44 (11.76 %)Manufacturing
53 (8.824 %)Pensions
53 (8.824 %)Insurance
53 (8.824 %)Health
53 (8.824 %)Legal
Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.824 %)Thin Client
13 (8.824 %)Fat Client
22 (5.882 %)Clustering
31 (2.941 %)N-Tier
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (14.71 %)Windows
23 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
32 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2008
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (44.12 %)CRM
22 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
22 (5.882 %)Business Desktop Deployment
31 (2.941 %)Migration
Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (17.65 %)SQL
21 (2.941 %)Transact-SQL
21 (2.941 %)C#
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (35.29 %)MCSE
112 (35.29 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (23.53 %)CCA
28 (23.53 %)Citrix Certification
35 (14.71 %)CCEA
35 (14.71 %)Cisco Certification
35 (14.71 %)CCNA
43 (8.824 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (29.41 %)VMware Infrastructure
28 (23.53 %)Active Directory
Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (17.65 %)MOM
24 (11.76 %)SCOM
32 (5.882 %)SCVMM
32 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (5.882 %)SCCM
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (100.00 %)Microsoft
211 (32.35 %)VMware
39 (26.47 %)Citrix
45 (14.71 %)Cisco
52 (5.882 %)IBM
52 (5.882 %)Business Objects
52 (5.882 %)Cognos
61 (2.941 %)Intel