Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft Consultant role in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Consultant
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank111154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads1313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.539 %0.297 %
Salaries quoted513
Average minimum salary£31,000£42,857
Average salary£39,500£50,238
% change on same period last year-21.37 %
Average maximum salary£48,000£57,619
UK excluding London average salary£50,787£50,620
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads24124380
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.077 %2.237 %
Salaries quoted18662957
Average minimum salary£34,902£33,707
Average salary£38,258£36,655
% change on same period last year+4.37 %
Average maximum salary£41,614£39,603
UK excluding London average salary£38,504£39,019
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Microsoft Consultant UKMicrosoft Consultant
UK

Microsoft Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Microsoft Consultant Demand Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Microsoft Consultant Salary Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Scotland Microsoft Consultant Salary Histogram

Microsoft Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AberdeenNew entry-12£40,000-
West LothianUp+71£37,500+7.14 %
Microsoft Consultant UKMicrosoft Consultant
UK

Microsoft Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title.

117 (100.00 %)Microsoft
216 (94.12 %)MS Excel
313 (76.47 %)Dynamics AX
412 (70.59 %)Axapta
58 (47.06 %)X++
58 (47.06 %)MorphX
66 (35.29 %)CRM
66 (35.29 %)SQL Server
75 (29.41 %)Finance
75 (29.41 %)Banking
75 (29.41 %)General Ledger
75 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (29.41 %)Dynamics CRM
84 (23.53 %)Business Analysis
84 (23.53 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
84 (23.53 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
84 (23.53 %)SQL Server Integration Services
92 (11.76 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
92 (11.76 %).NET
101 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
101 (5.882 %)Active Directory
101 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
101 (5.882 %)Navision
101 (5.882 %)NCR
101 (5.882 %)BizTalk Server
101 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
101 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
101 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
101 (5.882 %)XML
101 (5.882 %)XSLT

Microsoft Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %).NET
21 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
21 (5.882 %)XML
21 (5.882 %)XSLT
21 (5.882 %)Application Packaging
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)SharePoint
11 (5.882 %)BizTalk Server
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (94.12 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (76.47 %)Dynamics AX
212 (70.59 %)Axapta
35 (29.41 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (5.882 %)Navision
41 (5.882 %)Dynamics NAV
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (35.29 %)SQL Server
25 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (23.53 %)SQL Server Integration Services
34 (23.53 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
34 (23.53 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (47.06 %)MorphX
21 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (29.41 %)Finance
15 (29.41 %)Banking
15 (29.41 %)General Ledger
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (35.29 %)CRM
24 (23.53 %)Business Analysis
31 (5.882 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
31 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
31 (5.882 %)Migration
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (47.06 %)X++
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)MCSE
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.76 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (5.882 %)SCOM
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (5.882 %)NCR