Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the South East 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1211
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads29685155
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.985 %2.300 %
As % of the category below10.67 %12.25 %
Salaries quoted24414185
Average minimum salary£44,702£44,138
Average salary£49,539£49,011
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Average maximum salary£54,376£53,884
UK excluding London average salary£50,436£50,847
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2782142095
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.61 %18.78 %
Salaries quoted2349534416
Average minimum salary£37,092£36,569
Average salary£40,363£40,004
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
Average maximum salary£43,634£43,440
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BerkshireDown-2904£49,517+2.61 %
SurreyDown-2693£47,858-6.55 %
HampshireDown-4344£46,304+0.04 %
BuckinghamshireNo change0289£50,324+14.34 %
OxfordshireDown-5160£45,277+9.81 %
MiddlesexUp+1107£49,515-1.90 %
KentUp+267£40,236+2.64 %
Thames ValleyDown-156£54,267-2.61 %
West SussexDown-2653£41,135+6.90 %
Home CountiesDown-230£50,324-6.82 %
East SussexUp+922£40,423+4.79 %
M4 CorridorDown-115£60,500-6.11 %
SussexUp+37£49,167-7.07 %
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

11385 (20.78 %)SAP
21239 (18.59 %)Microsoft
3972 (14.58 %)Finance
4963 (14.45 %)Oracle
5828 (12.42 %)Windows
6758 (11.37 %)SQL
7691 (10.37 %)Business Intelligence
8675 (10.13 %)SQL Server
9631 (9.466 %)MS Excel
10575 (8.626 %)VMware
11547 (8.206 %)Java
12538 (8.071 %).NET
13520 (7.801 %)Project Management
14508 (7.621 %)Microsoft Certification
15504 (7.561 %)Degree
16502 (7.531 %)Cisco
17482 (7.231 %)UNIX
18439 (6.586 %)CRM
19422 (6.331 %)MCSE
20418 (6.271 %)VMware Infrastructure
21378 (5.671 %)Active Directory
22353 (5.296 %)Citrix
23347 (5.206 %)Retail
24342 (5.131 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
25325 (4.875 %)XML
26314 (4.710 %)Cisco Certification
27303 (4.545 %)HTML
28301 (4.515 %)SAP FI
29300 (4.500 %)SAP FI/CO
29300 (4.500 %)SAP CO

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1538 (8.071 %).NET
2325 (4.875 %)XML
3303 (4.545 %)HTML
4225 (3.375 %)J2EE
5184 (2.760 %)ASP.NET
6173 (2.595 %)WebSphere
7134 (2.010 %)WebServices
872 (1.080 %)ASP
968 (1.020 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1063 (0.945 %)Middleware
1161 (0.915 %)SAP Basis
1260 (0.900 %)JSP
1352 (0.780 %)CSS
1448 (0.720 %)AJAX
1547 (0.705 %)EDI
1637 (0.555 %)SAP XI
1736 (0.540 %)XSL
1834 (0.510 %)SOAP
1834 (0.510 %)Web Dynpro
1931 (0.465 %)Hibernate
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1247 (3.705 %)SharePoint
2220 (3.300 %)MS Exchange
3144 (2.160 %)SharePoint Server 2007
4138 (2.070 %)SAS
5132 (1.980 %)NetWeaver
6123 (1.845 %)IIS
799 (1.485 %)WebLogic
895 (1.425 %)Exchange Server 2003
985 (1.275 %)Exchange Server 2007
1069 (1.035 %)BizTalk Server
1168 (1.020 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1262 (0.930 %)JBoss
1355 (0.825 %)Apache
1442 (0.630 %)Tomcat
1535 (0.525 %)Exchange Server 2000
1633 (0.495 %)CMS
1728 (0.420 %)Content Management Server
1728 (0.420 %)Documentum
1826 (0.390 %)SAP Web AS
1923 (0.345 %)Lotus Domino
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1631 (9.466 %)MS Excel
2156 (2.340 %)MS Office
3108 (1.620 %)MS Visio
437 (0.555 %)InfoPath
523 (0.345 %)SPSS
615 (0.225 %)MS PowerPoint
714 (0.210 %)MS Project
813 (0.195 %)Windchill
912 (0.180 %)Spreadsheet
1011 (0.165 %)Photoshop
117 (0.105 %)Fireworks
117 (0.105 %)CA Clarity
126 (0.090 %)InDesign
135 (0.075 %)Adobe Illustrator
135 (0.075 %)Acrobat
143 (0.045 %)QuarkXPress
143 (0.045 %)ImageReady
143 (0.045 %)Vensim
152 (0.030 %)S-PLUS
161 (0.015 %)FrameMaker
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1301 (4.515 %)SAP FI
2300 (4.500 %)SAP FI/CO
2300 (4.500 %)SAP CO
3163 (2.445 %)SAP MM
4141 (2.115 %)SAP SD
5112 (1.680 %)Navision
5112 (1.680 %)Dynamics CRM
6109 (1.635 %)Dynamics NAV
7108 (1.620 %)SAP HR
8102 (1.530 %)Microsoft CRM
980 (1.200 %)SAP Payroll
1076 (1.140 %)SAP CRM
1158 (0.870 %)Oracle EBS
1256 (0.840 %)SAP R/3
1351 (0.765 %)SAP WM
1446 (0.690 %)SAP PP
1545 (0.675 %)Oracle Applications
1641 (0.615 %)Dynamics AX
1740 (0.600 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
1836 (0.540 %)GoldMine
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1259 (3.885 %)Firewall
2245 (3.675 %)SAN
3233 (3.495 %)WAN
4219 (3.285 %)LAN
5177 (2.655 %)Internet
6128 (1.920 %)VoIP
7116 (1.740 %)VPN
8108 (1.620 %)TCP/IP
989 (1.335 %)MPLS
1083 (1.245 %)Wireless
1174 (1.110 %)Cisco PIX
1272 (1.080 %)Network Security
1366 (0.990 %)LDAP
1465 (0.975 %)DNS
1558 (0.870 %)IPCC
1656 (0.840 %)NetScreen
1746 (0.690 %)SSL
1844 (0.660 %)PBX
1941 (0.615 %)IP Telephony
2038 (0.570 %)Ethernet
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1675 (10.13 %)SQL Server
2293 (4.395 %)Datawarehouse
3243 (3.645 %)BusinessObjects
4164 (2.460 %)RDBMS
5160 (2.400 %)SAP BW
6141 (2.115 %)SQL Server 2005
7120 (1.800 %)SQL Server Integration Services
8116 (1.740 %)ETL
9114 (1.710 %)OLAP
1099 (1.485 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1185 (1.275 %)DB2
1280 (1.200 %)SQL Server 2000
1378 (1.170 %)Oracle 10g
1474 (1.110 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1573 (1.095 %)DTS
1671 (1.065 %)Oracle 8/8i
1757 (0.855 %)SAP BI
1855 (0.825 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1942 (0.630 %)Oracle 9i
2041 (0.615 %)MOLAP
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (0.420 %)Oracle Forms
215 (0.225 %)Flash
215 (0.225 %)Visual Studio
215 (0.225 %)MorphX
312 (0.180 %)Ant
410 (0.150 %)ClearCase
410 (0.150 %)Eclipse
410 (0.150 %)Dreamweaver
410 (0.150 %)ClearQuest
410 (0.150 %)LSMW
59 (0.135 %)Visual Studio Team System
67 (0.105 %)Subversion
76 (0.090 %)TestDirector
76 (0.090 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
85 (0.075 %)QuickTest Pro
85 (0.075 %)NUnit
94 (0.060 %)MSI
94 (0.060 %)WebSpeed
94 (0.060 %)JIRA
94 (0.060 %)PeopleTools
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1972 (14.58 %)Finance
2347 (5.206 %)Retail
3257 (3.855 %)Government
4248 (3.720 %)Telecoms
5232 (3.480 %)Manufacturing
6230 (3.450 %)Pensions
7206 (3.090 %)Health
7206 (3.090 %)Marketing
8190 (2.850 %)FMCG
9167 (2.505 %)Pharmaceutical
10149 (2.235 %)Education
11133 (1.995 %)Insurance
12111 (1.665 %)Banking
1367 (1.005 %)Legal
1442 (0.630 %)Financial Institution
1539 (0.585 %)Billing
1637 (0.555 %)General Ledger
1734 (0.510 %)Advertising
1830 (0.450 %)Local Government
1924 (0.360 %)Electronics
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1107 (1.605 %)Computer Science
284 (1.260 %)French Language
381 (1.215 %)German Language
479 (1.185 %)Management Information System
562 (0.930 %)Mainframe
661 (0.915 %)Data Integration
759 (0.885 %)Mathematics
759 (0.885 %)CESG
858 (0.870 %)Clustering
954 (0.810 %)Statistics
1052 (0.780 %)Spanish Language
1141 (0.615 %)PKI
1235 (0.525 %)Client/Server
1333 (0.495 %)CESG CLAS
1431 (0.465 %)Thin Client
1431 (0.465 %)Fat Client
1527 (0.405 %)IVR
1624 (0.360 %)Blackberry
1721 (0.315 %)NHS
1721 (0.315 %)Physics
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1828 (12.42 %)Windows
2482 (7.231 %)UNIX
3283 (4.245 %)Windows Server 2003
4260 (3.900 %)Linux
5137 (2.055 %)Solaris
695 (1.425 %)Windows 2000
773 (1.095 %)AIX
851 (0.765 %)Windows Vista
949 (0.735 %)Windows XP
1043 (0.645 %)Windows 2000 Server
1137 (0.555 %)Red Hat Linux
1236 (0.540 %)Windows Server 2008
1335 (0.525 %)HPUX
1415 (0.225 %)Windows NT
1415 (0.225 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1511 (0.165 %)Mac OS X
1610 (0.150 %)OS/390
1610 (0.150 %)Tru64
178 (0.120 %)Windows CE
178 (0.120 %)VMS
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1691 (10.37 %)Business Intelligence
2520 (7.801 %)Project Management
3439 (6.586 %)CRM
4292 (4.380 %)ERP
5246 (3.690 %)ITIL
6240 (3.600 %)Security Cleared
7202 (3.030 %)Business Analysis
8173 (2.595 %)Change Management
9158 (2.370 %)Business Development
10153 (2.295 %)Performance Management
11139 (2.085 %)Migration
12137 (2.055 %)Logistics
13122 (1.830 %)Service Management
14118 (1.770 %)Information Security
15107 (1.605 %)Workflow
16101 (1.515 %)SOA
1798 (1.470 %)SAP Implementation
1896 (1.440 %)Risk Management
1992 (1.380 %)SC Cleared
2085 (1.275 %)Data Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1758 (11.37 %)SQL
2547 (8.206 %)Java
3244 (3.660 %)C
4241 (3.615 %)C#
5210 (3.150 %)JavaScript
6196 (2.940 %)PL/SQL
7194 (2.910 %)ABAP
8141 (2.115 %)C++
9105 (1.575 %)VB
1078 (1.170 %)Perl
1170 (1.050 %)VB.NET
1266 (0.990 %)Transact-SQL
1348 (0.720 %)VBScript
1438 (0.570 %)PHP
1533 (0.495 %)Shell Script
1621 (0.315 %)X++
1719 (0.285 %)VBA
1719 (0.285 %)VC++
1817 (0.255 %)COBOL
1916 (0.240 %)SAS Macro
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1508 (7.621 %)Microsoft Certification
2504 (7.561 %)Degree
3422 (6.331 %)MCSE
4342 (5.131 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5314 (4.710 %)Cisco Certification
6193 (2.895 %)Citrix Certification
7132 (1.980 %)CCA
7132 (1.980 %)CCNA
8116 (1.740 %)CISSP
9114 (1.710 %)CCEA
10111 (1.665 %)CCNP
11107 (1.605 %)CCIE
11107 (1.605 %)CCVP
1254 (0.810 %)MCTS
1352 (0.780 %)CCDP
1443 (0.645 %)HP ASE
1542 (0.630 %)CCSE
1640 (0.600 %)MCP
1739 (0.585 %)ITIL Certification
1833 (0.495 %)CISA
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
185 (1.275 %)ISO27001
241 (0.615 %)SLA
241 (0.615 %)BS7799
339 (0.585 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
434 (0.510 %)QA
526 (0.390 %)JSP 440
619 (0.285 %)PCI DSS
619 (0.285 %)COBIT
619 (0.285 %)ISO17799
714 (0.210 %)ISO9001
810 (0.150 %)Basel II
98 (0.120 %)21 CFR Part 11
98 (0.120 %)HMG Infosec
107 (0.105 %)GLP
107 (0.105 %)ISO14001
115 (0.075 %)HL7
124 (0.060 %)CESG Infosec
133 (0.045 %)COSO
142 (0.030 %)HIPAA
142 (0.030 %)BS25999
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1418 (6.271 %)VMware Infrastructure
2378 (5.671 %)Active Directory
3108 (1.620 %)VMware ESX
451 (0.765 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
536 (0.540 %)ISA Server
633 (0.495 %)Xen
732 (0.480 %)NetBackup
831 (0.465 %)Backup Exec
925 (0.375 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1021 (0.315 %)Terminal Services
1115 (0.225 %)Terminal Server
1210 (0.150 %)AquaLogic
138 (0.120 %)Oracle RAC
147 (0.105 %)NFS
156 (0.090 %)Oracle RMAN
165 (0.075 %)MetaFrame
174 (0.060 %)VMware Workstation
174 (0.060 %)ProxySG
182 (0.030 %)Squid
191 (0.015 %)MSMQ
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
165 (0.975 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
250 (0.750 %)Tivoli
338 (0.570 %)SCCM
434 (0.510 %)MOM
525 (0.375 %)Legato
624 (0.360 %)Norton AntiVirus
723 (0.345 %)EMC NetWorker
817 (0.255 %)ServiceCenter
916 (0.240 %)OpenView
1014 (0.210 %)SCOM
1113 (0.195 %)AssetCenter
1113 (0.195 %)BMC PATROL
1212 (0.180 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
1212 (0.180 %)NNM
1310 (0.150 %)Unicenter
149 (0.135 %)Tivoli Monitoring
158 (0.120 %)CiscoWorks
158 (0.120 %)Netcool
167 (0.105 %)HP Data Protector
176 (0.090 %)Windows Storage Server
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11385 (20.78 %)SAP
21239 (18.59 %)Microsoft
3963 (14.45 %)Oracle
4575 (8.626 %)VMware
5502 (7.531 %)Cisco
6353 (5.296 %)Citrix
7289 (4.335 %)HP
8270 (4.050 %)IBM
9254 (3.810 %)Cognos
10243 (3.645 %)Business Objects
11177 (2.655 %)EMC
12138 (2.070 %)CheckPoint
13107 (1.605 %)Juniper
14100 (1.500 %)Hyperion
1592 (1.380 %)Sun
1690 (1.350 %)NetApp
1782 (1.230 %)Siebel
1869 (1.035 %)McAfee Security
1964 (0.960 %)Sybase
1964 (0.960 %)Informatica