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This section looks at the demand for the IT Consultant role in IT jobs within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Consultant
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank235105
Rank change on same period last yearDown-130
Matching permanent IT job ads38230
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.094 %
As % of the category below0.341 %1.801 %
Salaries quoted31195
Average minimum salary£33,632£45,615
Average salary£35,465£54,700
% change on same period last year-35.16 %
Average maximum salary£37,297£63,785
UK excluding London average salary£40,538£49,375
% change on same period last year-17.89 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1114812772
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.885 %5.230 %
Salaries quoted940710740
Average minimum salary£32,555£34,146
Average salary£36,431£37,829
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,307£41,512
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
IT Consultant EnglandIT Consultant
England

IT Consultant
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West IT Consultant Salary Trend

IT Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Consultant across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West IT Consultant Salary Histogram

IT Consultant
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CheshireUp+821£35,353+12.82 %
ManchesterDown-11413£46,375-17.50 %
LancashireNew entry-3£20,833-
IT Consultant EnglandIT Consultant
England

IT Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

124 (28.57 %)Technical Architecture
222 (26.19 %)SAN
320 (23.81 %)ITIL
417 (20.24 %)Risk Management
516 (19.05 %)FMCG
516 (19.05 %)BS7799
614 (16.67 %)Information Security
614 (16.67 %)Penetration Testing
712 (14.29 %)Risk Assessment
712 (14.29 %)Benchmarking
712 (14.29 %)Microsoft
811 (13.10 %)CISSP
910 (11.90 %)Degree
910 (11.90 %)Data Protection
910 (11.90 %)Windows
108 (9.524 %)Health
117 (8.333 %)Time Management
117 (8.333 %)Risk Analysis
117 (8.333 %)MS Excel
126 (7.143 %)SQL
126 (7.143 %).NET
126 (7.143 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
126 (7.143 %)Data Protection Act
126 (7.143 %)Data Analysis
126 (7.143 %)Systems Analysis
126 (7.143 %)Business Analysis
135 (5.952 %)Finance
135 (5.952 %)Business Development
135 (5.952 %)Exchange Server 2003
135 (5.952 %)Citrix

IT Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (7.143 %).NET
24 (4.762 %)J2EE
24 (4.762 %)ASP
24 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
32 (2.381 %)JSP
32 (2.381 %)WebServices
32 (2.381 %)XML
32 (2.381 %)AJAX
32 (2.381 %).NET Framework
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (5.952 %)MS Exchange
15 (5.952 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (2.381 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
32 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.333 %)MS Excel
22 (2.381 %)MS Visio
31 (1.190 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (26.19 %)SAN
23 (3.571 %)Intranet
23 (3.571 %)WAN
32 (2.381 %)IKE
32 (2.381 %)ADSL
32 (2.381 %)VoIP
32 (2.381 %)Internet
32 (2.381 %)MPLS
41 (1.190 %)NetScreen
41 (1.190 %)Firewall
41 (1.190 %)Wireless
41 (1.190 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (1.190 %)Cisco PIX
41 (1.190 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.190 %)SSL
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.762 %)RDBMS
22 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (2.381 %)SQL Server
22 (2.381 %)MS Access
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.381 %)NUnit
12 (2.381 %)Subversion
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (19.05 %)FMCG
28 (9.524 %)Health
35 (5.952 %)Finance
43 (3.571 %)Education
52 (2.381 %)Government
52 (2.381 %)Telecoms
52 (2.381 %)Banking
61 (1.190 %)Local Government
61 (1.190 %)Pensions
61 (1.190 %)Auditing
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (7.143 %)Data Protection Act
22 (2.381 %)Blackberry
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (11.90 %)Windows
25 (5.952 %)UNIX
33 (3.571 %)Windows XP
42 (2.381 %)Windows 2000
42 (2.381 %)Windows NT
51 (1.190 %)Solaris
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (28.57 %)Technical Architecture
220 (23.81 %)ITIL
317 (20.24 %)Risk Management
414 (16.67 %)Information Security
414 (16.67 %)Penetration Testing
512 (14.29 %)Benchmarking
512 (14.29 %)Risk Assessment
610 (11.90 %)Data Protection
77 (8.333 %)Risk Analysis
77 (8.333 %)Time Management
86 (7.143 %)Data Analysis
86 (7.143 %)Systems Analysis
86 (7.143 %)Business Analysis
95 (5.952 %)Business Development
103 (3.571 %)Service Management
103 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
103 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
112 (2.381 %)OO
112 (2.381 %)SOA
112 (2.381 %)Supplier Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (7.143 %)SQL
24 (4.762 %)PL/SQL
32 (2.381 %)VB.NET
32 (2.381 %)VBA
32 (2.381 %)C#
41 (1.190 %)C
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (13.10 %)CISSP
210 (11.90 %)Degree
32 (2.381 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (2.381 %)MCSE
32 (2.381 %)MCSA
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (19.05 %)BS7799
26 (7.143 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (4.762 %)Active Directory
22 (2.381 %)MetaFrame
22 (2.381 %)ISA Server
22 (2.381 %)Citrix Presentation Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.571 %)Norton AntiVirus
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (14.29 %)Microsoft
25 (5.952 %)Citrix
34 (4.762 %)Cisco
43 (3.571 %)VERITAS
43 (3.571 %)Symantec
52 (2.381 %)Avaya
61 (1.190 %)Juniper
61 (1.190 %)Nokia
61 (1.190 %)Remedy
61 (1.190 %)CheckPoint
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