The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Functional Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Consultant
Rank 213 233 217
Rank change year-on-year
+20 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 35 18 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.491% 0.255% 0.350%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.514% 0.266% 0.366%
Number of salaries quoted 19 17 22
Average salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-23.07% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £42,500 £45,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £67,500 £62,250
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year
-15.38% +8.33%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6808 6765 6558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.48% 95.94% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5756 5975 5797
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Functional Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Functional Consultant across the North West region.

North West Functional Consultant Salary Trend

Functional Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Functional Consultant across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West Functional Consultant Salary Histogram

Functional Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Manchester +3 28 £42,500 -30.61%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title.

1 33 (44.59%) Oracle
2 32 (43.24%) Oracle EBS
3 28 (37.84%) CRM
4 18 (24.32%) Test Scripting
5 17 (22.97%) Business Development
5 17 (22.97%) SaaS
5 17 (22.97%) Service Management
5 17 (22.97%) Salesforce.com
5 17 (22.97%) Data Modelling
6 16 (21.62%) C
7 14 (18.92%) SAP
7 14 (18.92%) Finance
8 12 (16.22%) Migration
8 12 (16.22%) Oracle 8/8i
8 12 (16.22%) Data Migration
9 11 (14.86%) Oracle EBS R12
10 10 (13.51%) SAP CRM
10 10 (13.51%) ERP
11 9 (12.16%) ABAP
11 9 (12.16%) Microsoft
12 8 (10.81%) Six Sigma
12 8 (10.81%) Oracle 11i
13 7 (9.459%) Oracle Applications
13 7 (9.459%) Manufacturing
14 6 (8.108%) Oracle iRecruitment
14 6 (8.108%) PRINCE2
14 6 (8.108%) SAP SD
14 6 (8.108%) Performance Management
14 6 (8.108%) Analytics
15 5 (6.757%) Security Cleared

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (5.405%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.351%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (6.757%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 32 (43.24%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (14.86%) Oracle EBS R12
3 10 (13.51%) SAP CRM
4 8 (10.81%) Oracle 11i
5 7 (9.459%) Oracle Applications
6 6 (8.108%) SAP SD
6 6 (8.108%) Oracle iRecruitment
7 4 (5.405%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (5.405%) PeopleSoft HRMS
8 3 (4.054%) SAP WM
9 2 (2.703%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (2.703%) SAP MM
10 1 (1.351%) SAP PP
10 1 (1.351%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (1.351%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (16.22%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (1.351%) TOAD
2 1 (1.351%) Oracle Discoverer
2 1 (1.351%) Oracle 11g
2 1 (1.351%) Oracle BI EE
2 1 (1.351%) Oracle Reports
General
1 14 (18.92%) Finance
2 7 (9.459%) Manufacturing
3 4 (5.405%) Billing
4 1 (1.351%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 17 (22.97%) SaaS
2 3 (4.054%) FMCG
3 1 (1.351%) E-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (37.84%) CRM
2 18 (24.32%) Test Scripting
3 17 (22.97%) Data Modelling
3 17 (22.97%) Service Management
3 17 (22.97%) Business Development
4 12 (16.22%) Migration
4 12 (16.22%) Data Migration
5 10 (13.51%) ERP
6 8 (10.81%) Six Sigma
7 6 (8.108%) PRINCE2
7 6 (8.108%) Analytics
7 6 (8.108%) Performance Management
8 5 (6.757%) Integration Testing
8 5 (6.757%) GAP Analysis
9 4 (5.405%) Use Case
9 4 (5.405%) Data Management
9 4 (5.405%) SSADM
9 4 (5.405%) SOA
9 4 (5.405%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (5.405%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (21.62%) C
2 9 (12.16%) ABAP
3 1 (1.351%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (6.757%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.054%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.351%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 33 (44.59%) Oracle
2 17 (22.97%) Salesforce.com
3 14 (18.92%) SAP
4 9 (12.16%) Microsoft
5 4 (5.405%) PeopleSoft
6 2 (2.703%) Cognos
7 1 (1.351%) Pegasus