The first table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Northampton region. 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 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 Northampton region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 51 49 52
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 5 3 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northampton 1.272% 0.659% 2.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.351% 0.676% 2.146%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 10
Average salary £23,500 £43,750 £43,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-46.28% -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
All Job Titles
Northampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
370 444 466
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northampton 94.15% 97.58% 97.49%
Number of salaries quoted 323 420 433
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £22,400 £24,750
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £43,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Consultant
Northamptonshire

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northampton Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Northampton Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Northampton Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

1 9 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (41.67%) .NET
2 5 (41.67%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (33.33%) MS Excel
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 3 (25.00%) SQL
4 3 (25.00%) Cisco
5 2 (16.67%) Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 2 (16.67%) Cisco IPCC
5 2 (16.67%) CCVP
5 2 (16.67%) VB6
5 2 (16.67%) Fat Client
5 2 (16.67%) Cisco UCCX
5 2 (16.67%) C#
5 2 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (16.67%) Thin Client
5 2 (16.67%) Project Management
5 2 (16.67%) VB
5 2 (16.67%) OOA/OOD
5 2 (16.67%) OO
5 2 (16.67%) SQL Server
5 2 (16.67%) CCIE
5 2 (16.67%) CCNP
5 2 (16.67%) CCNA
5 2 (16.67%) N-Tier
6 1 (8.333%) Data Modelling
6 1 (8.333%) WAN
6 1 (8.333%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (8.333%) HP

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

Application Development
1 5 (41.67%) .NET
Applications
1 4 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 1 (8.333%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (8.333%) SAP PS
1 1 (8.333%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.333%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (8.333%) MorphX
General
1 9 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (8.333%) Manufacturing
2 1 (8.333%) Advertising
2 1 (8.333%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (16.67%) N-Tier
2 2 (16.67%) Thin Client
2 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (16.67%) Fat Client
3 1 (8.333%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (16.67%) OOA/OOD
1 2 (16.67%) OO
1 2 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (8.333%) Change Management
2 1 (8.333%) Workflow
2 1 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (8.333%) Logistics
2 1 (8.333%) Business Development
2 1 (8.333%) Data Modelling
2 1 (8.333%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) SQL
2 2 (16.67%) VB
2 2 (16.67%) VB6
2 2 (16.67%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) CCIE
1 2 (16.67%) CCNP
1 2 (16.67%) CCNA
1 2 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (16.67%) CCVP
1 2 (16.67%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Cisco IPCC
1 2 (16.67%) Cisco UCCX
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (8.333%) HP
3 1 (8.333%) Twitter
3 1 (8.333%) Business Objects
3 1 (8.333%) SAP
Northampton, Northamptonshire
A well established software house that delivers enterprise web and desktop solutions to a range of corporate end clients is actively seeking two hands on technical consultants (could...
ISL
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
certifications are desirable - Financial services experience would be an advantage but not essential , as is consulting experience, but any backgrounds will be considered - Experience working on mobile apps...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + excellent banking bonus + flexible
Posted: 16 May 2013