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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Preston 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4417
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads925
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.088 %6.562 %
Salaries quoted325
Average minimum salary£38,333£27,140
Average salary£39,167£31,700
% change on same period last year+23.55 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£36,260
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads431381
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.249 %0.164 %
Salaries quoted387331
Average minimum salary£27,652£27,809
Average salary£30,051£29,737
% change on same period last year+1.05 %
Average maximum salary£32,450£31,665
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant LancashireConsultant
Lancashire

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Preston region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Preston Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

15 (26.32 %)Business Development
15 (26.32 %)Microsoft
24 (21.05 %)Intranet
24 (21.05 %)Datawarehouse
33 (15.79 %)Windows XP
33 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
33 (15.79 %)Oracle
33 (15.79 %)Windows
33 (15.79 %)MS Office
33 (15.79 %)Symantec
33 (15.79 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (15.79 %)VERITAS
33 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (10.53 %)UNIX
42 (10.53 %)Data Migration
42 (10.53 %)Business Analysis
42 (10.53 %)SAP QM
42 (10.53 %)Finance
42 (10.53 %)Manufacturing
42 (10.53 %)Migration
42 (10.53 %)Avaya
42 (10.53 %)VoIP
42 (10.53 %)Business Intelligence
42 (10.53 %)Blackberry
42 (10.53 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
42 (10.53 %)SAP
42 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
51 (5.263 %)ETL
51 (5.263 %)Flash

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %)HTML
11 (5.263 %).NET
11 (5.263 %)CSS
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
13 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (10.53 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.79 %)MS Office
21 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Preston IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (10.53 %)SAP QM
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (21.05 %)Intranet
22 (10.53 %)VoIP
31 (5.263 %)Wireless
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (21.05 %)Datawarehouse
21 (5.263 %)ETL
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (5.263 %)Data Mart
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)Flash
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Finance
12 (10.53 %)Manufacturing
21 (5.263 %)Marketing
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)Blackberry
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.79 %)Windows
13 (15.79 %)Windows XP
13 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (10.53 %)UNIX
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)Business Development
22 (10.53 %)Data Migration
22 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
22 (10.53 %)Business Intelligence
22 (10.53 %)Migration
22 (10.53 %)Business Analysis
31 (5.263 %)Pay per click
31 (5.263 %)Web Development
31 (5.263 %)Project Management
31 (5.263 %)SEO
31 (5.263 %)Search Engine Marketing
31 (5.263 %)Test Scripting
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.263 %)C
11 (5.263 %)Java
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Degree
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.263 %)Active Directory
Preston IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.79 %)Norton AntiVirus
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (26.32 %)Microsoft
23 (15.79 %)Oracle
23 (15.79 %)VERITAS
23 (15.79 %)Symantec
32 (10.53 %)SAP
32 (10.53 %)Avaya
41 (5.263 %)Hyperion