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

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3620
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads83133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.057 %
As % of the category below6.194 %8.779 %
Salaries quoted80117
Average minimum salary£41,663£35,534
Average salary£47,600£39,632
% change on same period last year+20.10 %
Average maximum salary£53,538£43,731
UK excluding London average salary£49,820£51,152
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads13401515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.782 %0.649 %
Salaries quoted11941361
Average minimum salary£32,488£31,287
Average salary£35,594£34,489
% change on same period last year+3.20 %
Average maximum salary£38,699£37,691
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Consultant OxfordshireConsultant
Oxfordshire

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Oxford Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Oxford Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

171 (39.89 %)Microsoft
265 (36.52 %)MS Excel
351 (28.65 %)SQL Server
450 (28.09 %).NET
545 (25.28 %)SharePoint
644 (24.72 %)Windows
743 (24.16 %)C#
837 (20.79 %)SQL
936 (20.22 %)Microsoft Certification
1035 (19.66 %)CRM
1129 (16.29 %)Business Intelligence
1227 (15.17 %)Microsoft CRM
1227 (15.17 %)Windows Server 2003
1325 (14.04 %)SQL Server 2005
1424 (13.48 %)Active Directory
1424 (13.48 %)ERP
1523 (12.92 %)ASP.NET
1523 (12.92 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1621 (11.80 %)BizTalk Server
1621 (11.80 %)MS Office
1621 (11.80 %)Finance
1720 (11.24 %)ASP
1720 (11.24 %)MS Exchange
1720 (11.24 %)Navision
1819 (10.67 %)Marketing
1918 (10.11 %)Dynamics CRM
1918 (10.11 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1918 (10.11 %)VB.NET
2017 (9.551 %)Degree
2116 (8.989 %)Exchange Server 2000

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
150 (28.09 %).NET
223 (12.92 %)ASP.NET
320 (11.24 %)ASP
414 (7.865 %)CSS
512 (6.742 %)HTML
67 (3.933 %)Windows SharePoint Services
76 (3.371 %)XHTML
85 (2.809 %)J2EE
93 (1.685 %)WebSphere
102 (1.124 %)XML
111 (0.562 %)XSLT
111 (0.562 %)WSH
111 (0.562 %)Web Dynpro
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
145 (25.28 %)SharePoint
223 (12.92 %)SharePoint Server 2007
321 (11.80 %)BizTalk Server
420 (11.24 %)MS Exchange
516 (8.989 %)Exchange Server 2000
516 (8.989 %)Exchange Server 2003
68 (4.494 %)ColdFusion
77 (3.933 %)SharePoint Portal Server
85 (2.809 %)IIS
93 (1.685 %)Tomcat
93 (1.685 %)Commerce Server
93 (1.685 %)Content Management Server
101 (0.562 %)Commerce Server 2007
101 (0.562 %)WebLogic
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (36.52 %)MS Excel
221 (11.80 %)MS Office
37 (3.933 %)MS Visio
46 (3.371 %)InfoPath
Oxford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
127 (15.17 %)Microsoft CRM
220 (11.24 %)Navision
318 (10.11 %)Dynamics CRM
414 (7.865 %)Dynamics NAV
512 (6.742 %)Axapta
67 (3.933 %)Dynamics AX
76 (3.371 %)Great Plains
82 (1.124 %)JDE OneWorld
82 (1.124 %)Retail-J
91 (0.562 %)Line 500
91 (0.562 %)Sage 1000
91 (0.562 %)SAP SD
91 (0.562 %)SAP MM
91 (0.562 %)SAP WM
91 (0.562 %)Teamcenter
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (7.865 %)LAN
29 (5.056 %)WAN
34 (2.247 %)Wireless
34 (2.247 %)IP Telephony
34 (2.247 %)SAN
42 (1.124 %)Firewall
51 (0.562 %)OSPF
51 (0.562 %)NetScreen
51 (0.562 %)VLAN
51 (0.562 %)Network Security
51 (0.562 %)TCP/IP
51 (0.562 %)VPN
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (28.65 %)SQL Server
225 (14.04 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (10.11 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
416 (8.989 %)DTS
416 (8.989 %)ETL
510 (5.618 %)BusinessObjects
68 (4.494 %)SQL Server 2000
68 (4.494 %)NovaView
68 (4.494 %)SQL Server Integration Services
68 (4.494 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
68 (4.494 %)Datawarehouse
68 (4.494 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (1.124 %)OLAP
72 (1.124 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.562 %)MS Access
81 (0.562 %)GIS
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (3.371 %)MorphX
25 (2.809 %)Visual Studio
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (11.80 %)Finance
219 (10.67 %)Marketing
313 (7.303 %)Retail
48 (4.494 %)Financial Institution
57 (3.933 %)Telecoms
65 (2.809 %)Manufacturing
74 (2.247 %)Health
83 (1.685 %)Automotive
83 (1.685 %)Government
91 (0.562 %)Billing
91 (0.562 %)Local Government
91 (0.562 %)Pensions
91 (0.562 %)Construction
91 (0.562 %)Education
91 (0.562 %)Law
91 (0.562 %)Aerospace
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (5.056 %)N-Tier
25 (2.809 %)Mathematics
33 (1.685 %)CLARiiON
42 (1.124 %)Client/Server
42 (1.124 %)EPoS
51 (0.562 %)Handset
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (24.72 %)Windows
227 (15.17 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (8.427 %)Windows 2000 Server
414 (7.865 %)Linux
55 (2.809 %)Windows Vista
55 (2.809 %)UNIX
63 (1.685 %)Windows XP
63 (1.685 %)Solaris
71 (0.562 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.562 %)Mac OS X
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (19.66 %)CRM
229 (16.29 %)Business Intelligence
324 (13.48 %)ERP
413 (7.303 %)Network Design
512 (6.742 %)Project Management
611 (6.180 %)Workflow
79 (5.056 %)Content Management
88 (4.494 %)Business Analysis
88 (4.494 %)Technical Architecture
88 (4.494 %)E-Commerce
95 (2.809 %)Migration
95 (2.809 %)Document Management
95 (2.809 %)Data Migration
104 (2.247 %)PRINCE2
104 (2.247 %)Web Development
104 (2.247 %)Security Testing
113 (1.685 %)Business Development
122 (1.124 %)Performance Management
122 (1.124 %)Incident Management
122 (1.124 %)Requirements Analysis
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (24.16 %)C#
237 (20.79 %)SQL
318 (10.11 %)VB.NET
414 (7.865 %)JavaScript
59 (5.056 %)Java
68 (4.494 %)PHP
77 (3.933 %)X++
85 (2.809 %)Transact-SQL
85 (2.809 %)C++
94 (2.247 %)C
101 (0.562 %)VBScript
101 (0.562 %)ABAP
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (20.22 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (9.551 %)Degree
314 (7.865 %)MCTS
314 (7.865 %)MCSE
412 (6.742 %)ACCA
511 (6.180 %)MCP
68 (4.494 %)MCAD
68 (4.494 %)MCSD
68 (4.494 %)MCSA
76 (3.371 %)MCDBA
76 (3.371 %)CIMA
82 (1.124 %)CISA
82 (1.124 %)CCNP
82 (1.124 %)CCNA
82 (1.124 %)CISSP
82 (1.124 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.562 %)HND
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.562 %)QA
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (13.48 %)Active Directory
26 (3.371 %)ISA Server
26 (3.371 %)NetBackup
32 (1.124 %)Backup Exec
32 (1.124 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.562 %)Terminal Server
41 (0.562 %)Terminal Services
Oxford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (3.371 %)Legato
16 (3.371 %)Tivoli
16 (3.371 %)EMC NetWorker
22 (1.124 %)Norton AntiVirus
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (39.89 %)Microsoft
216 (8.989 %)ProClarity
315 (8.427 %)Symantec
414 (7.865 %)SAP
510 (5.618 %)Business Objects
510 (5.618 %)Siebel
68 (4.494 %)Cognos
68 (4.494 %)EMC
68 (4.494 %)Informatica
68 (4.494 %)Ab Initio
77 (3.933 %)VERITAS
86 (3.371 %)IBM
86 (3.371 %)CommVault
95 (2.809 %)Oracle
95 (2.809 %)Cisco
103 (1.685 %)Citrix
103 (1.685 %)BT
112 (1.124 %)Sophos
112 (1.124 %)JD Edwards
112 (1.124 %)Dell