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This section looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank88112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads6769
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.029 %
As % of the category below1.881 %1.255 %
Salaries quoted6245
Average minimum salary£34,452£40,022
Average salary£37,105£43,622
% change on same period last year-14.94 %
Average maximum salary£39,758£47,222
UK excluding London average salary£43,102£44,115
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads35625499
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.918 %2.292 %
Salaries quoted24773456
Average minimum salary£33,776£33,164
Average salary£37,322£35,852
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
Average maximum salary£40,868£38,539
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Technical Consultant UKTechnical Consultant
UK

Technical Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Technical Consultant Demand Trend

Technical Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Technical Consultant Salary Trend

Technical Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Consultant across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Scotland Technical Consultant Salary Histogram

Technical Consultant
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EdinburghUp+1642£35,975-13.21 %
GlasgowUp+922£40,079-11.26 %
LanarkshireNew entry-1£30,000-
AberdeenNew entry-1£30,000-
Technical Consultant UKTechnical Consultant
UK

Technical Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title.

143 (35.83 %)C++
143 (35.83 %)Symbian
239 (32.50 %)Symbian OS
337 (30.83 %)Wireless
436 (30.00 %)WLAN
436 (30.00 %)Bluetooth
436 (30.00 %)LAN
523 (19.17 %)Embedded C++
616 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
616 (13.33 %)VMware
715 (12.50 %)Telecoms
814 (11.67 %)Project Management
814 (11.67 %)MCSE
913 (10.83 %)Business Intelligence
1012 (10.00 %)Cisco
1012 (10.00 %)Finance
1111 (9.167 %)SAP BW
1111 (9.167 %)Citrix
1111 (9.167 %)SAP
1111 (9.167 %)FMCG
1210 (8.333 %)Microsoft
138 (6.667 %)Java
138 (6.667 %)Windows
147 (5.833 %)SQL Server
156 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
156 (5.000 %).NET
156 (5.000 %)J2EE
156 (5.000 %)Oracle
156 (5.000 %)C
156 (5.000 %)Active Directory

Technical Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (5.000 %).NET
16 (5.000 %)J2EE
25 (4.167 %)OpenGL
25 (4.167 %)DirectX
33 (2.500 %)Hibernate
33 (2.500 %)Spring
42 (1.667 %)JSF
42 (1.667 %)Tapestry
42 (1.667 %).NET Framework
42 (1.667 %)WebServices
51 (0.833 %)XML
51 (0.833 %)Swing
51 (0.833 %)JMS
51 (0.833 %)ASP.NET
51 (0.833 %)EJB
51 (0.833 %)JSP
51 (0.833 %)Servlets
51 (0.833 %)Struts
51 (0.833 %)HTML
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.333 %)SharePoint
22 (1.667 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.833 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (0.833 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.833 %)MS Exchange
31 (0.833 %)Lotus Notes
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.167 %)MS Excel
15 (4.167 %)Quicktime
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.833 %)Oracle EBS
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
137 (30.83 %)Wireless
236 (30.00 %)Bluetooth
236 (30.00 %)LAN
236 (30.00 %)WLAN
34 (3.333 %)Firewall
43 (2.500 %)VoIP
52 (1.667 %)Internet
61 (0.833 %)IP Telephony
61 (0.833 %)Cisco PIX
61 (0.833 %)VPN
61 (0.833 %)SAN
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (9.167 %)SAP BW
27 (5.833 %)SQL Server
34 (3.333 %)RDBMS
42 (1.667 %)SQL Server 2008
42 (1.667 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.833 %)ETL
51 (0.833 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.833 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.833 %)SQLPlus
51 (0.833 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.833 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.833 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.833 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (0.833 %)BusinessObjects
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.667 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.833 %)Eclipse
21 (0.833 %)JDeveloper
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (12.50 %)Telecoms
212 (10.00 %)Finance
311 (9.167 %)FMCG
45 (4.167 %)Multimedia
54 (3.333 %)Health
54 (3.333 %)Pensions
63 (2.500 %)Insurance
72 (1.667 %)Education
81 (0.833 %)Government
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.667 %)PKI
12 (1.667 %)Spanish Language
21 (0.833 %)HACMP
21 (0.833 %)Smartcard
21 (0.833 %)CESG
21 (0.833 %)CESG CLAS
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (32.50 %)Symbian OS
28 (6.667 %)Windows
35 (4.167 %)Linux
43 (2.500 %)UNIX
43 (2.500 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.667 %)AIX
52 (1.667 %)Solaris
61 (0.833 %)Windows 2000
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (11.67 %)Project Management
213 (10.83 %)Business Intelligence
36 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
45 (4.167 %)Problem Management
53 (2.500 %)Change Management
62 (1.667 %)Workflow
62 (1.667 %)Migration
62 (1.667 %)Technical Architecture
71 (0.833 %)Security Testing
71 (0.833 %)SC Cleared
71 (0.833 %)Security Cleared
71 (0.833 %)Information Security
71 (0.833 %)Penetration Testing
71 (0.833 %)Software Testing
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (35.83 %)C++
223 (19.17 %)Embedded C++
38 (6.667 %)Java
46 (5.000 %)C
55 (4.167 %)C#
61 (0.833 %)JavaScript
61 (0.833 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.833 %)SQL
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (11.67 %)MCSE
35 (4.167 %)MCSA
35 (4.167 %)CCNA
35 (4.167 %)Cisco Certification
44 (3.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
44 (3.333 %)Degree
51 (0.833 %)IBM AIX Certification
51 (0.833 %)CCA
51 (0.833 %)Citrix Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.833 %)SLA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (5.000 %)Active Directory
25 (4.167 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.833 %)NetBackup
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.833 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (0.833 %)SCOM
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (35.83 %)Symbian
216 (13.33 %)VMware
312 (10.00 %)Cisco
411 (9.167 %)SAP
411 (9.167 %)Citrix
510 (8.333 %)Microsoft
66 (5.000 %)Oracle
74 (3.333 %)CheckPoint
83 (2.500 %)Symantec
92 (1.667 %)IBM
101 (0.833 %)Sun
101 (0.833 %)HP
101 (0.833 %)Business Objects
101 (0.833 %)Cognos
101 (0.833 %)Novell
101 (0.833 %)Lotus