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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Consultant role in IT jobs within the South West 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 Applications Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank242220
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching permanent IT job ads1427
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.134 %0.262 %
Salaries quoted1427
Average minimum salary£25,643£40,704
Average salary£27,071£41,463
% change on same period last year-34.70 %
Average maximum salary£28,500£42,222
UK excluding London average salary£44,393£45,280
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1048010319
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.642 %4.301 %
Salaries quoted90508852
Average minimum salary£31,912£32,045
Average salary£35,015£35,048
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum salary£38,117£38,051
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Applications Consultant EnglandApplications Consultant
England

Applications Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South West Applications Consultant Demand Trend

Applications Consultant
Salary Trend

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

South West Applications Consultant Salary Trend

Applications Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

South West Applications Consultant Salary Histogram

Applications Consultant
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Consultant within the South West 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
WiltshireDown-97£31,429-33.60 %
SomersetNew entry-6£21,750-
GloucestershireNew entry-1£28,500-
Applications Consultant EnglandApplications Consultant
England

Applications Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

132 (65.31 %)Microsoft
227 (55.10 %)Windows
325 (51.02 %)TCP/IP
423 (46.94 %)SQL Server
520 (40.82 %)SQL
619 (38.78 %)Legal
619 (38.78 %)Speech Recognition
718 (36.73 %)VPN
718 (36.73 %)LAN
718 (36.73 %)WAN
718 (36.73 %)Software Testing
812 (24.49 %)Finance
812 (24.49 %)Sage
98 (16.33 %)Crystal Reports
107 (14.29 %)Windows NT
107 (14.29 %)Windows XP
107 (14.29 %)Pegasus
116 (12.24 %)Kerridge
116 (12.24 %)iSOFT
116 (12.24 %)Windows Server 2003
116 (12.24 %)ITIL
116 (12.24 %)Oracle
116 (12.24 %)Local Government
116 (12.24 %)Government
124 (8.163 %)PRINCE2
124 (8.163 %)Microsoft Certification
124 (8.163 %)Business Analysis
133 (6.122 %)VB6
133 (6.122 %)Oracle Applications
133 (6.122 %)Oracle EBS

Applications Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.122 %)HTML
13 (6.122 %).NET
13 (6.122 %)ASP
13 (6.122 %)XML
13 (6.122 %)XSLT
22 (4.082 %)WebServices
31 (2.041 %)J2EE
31 (2.041 %)Middleware
31 (2.041 %)WebSphere
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.122 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.041 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (2.041 %)IIS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.122 %)MS Excel
22 (4.082 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.122 %)Oracle EBS
13 (6.122 %)Oracle Applications
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (51.02 %)TCP/IP
218 (36.73 %)VPN
218 (36.73 %)LAN
218 (36.73 %)WAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (46.94 %)SQL Server
28 (16.33 %)Crystal Reports
33 (6.122 %)BusinessObjects
33 (6.122 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (6.122 %)EDRMS
33 (6.122 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.041 %)DB2
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (38.78 %)Legal
212 (24.49 %)Finance
36 (12.24 %)Local Government
36 (12.24 %)Government
41 (2.041 %)Pensions
41 (2.041 %)Auditing
41 (2.041 %)Chemicals
41 (2.041 %)Education
41 (2.041 %)Manufacturing
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (38.78 %)Speech Recognition
21 (2.041 %)Data Conversion
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (55.10 %)Windows
27 (14.29 %)Windows NT
27 (14.29 %)Windows XP
36 (12.24 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.082 %)UNIX
51 (2.041 %)Linux
51 (2.041 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (36.73 %)Software Testing
26 (12.24 %)ITIL
34 (8.163 %)PRINCE2
34 (8.163 %)Business Analysis
43 (6.122 %)CRM
43 (6.122 %)Requirements Analysis
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (40.82 %)SQL
23 (6.122 %)VB
23 (6.122 %)VB.NET
23 (6.122 %)VBA
23 (6.122 %)VB6
23 (6.122 %)JavaScript
31 (2.041 %)Java
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.163 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.041 %)Degree
21 (2.041 %)MCT
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.041 %)ISO9001
11 (2.041 %)TickIT
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (65.31 %)Microsoft
212 (24.49 %)Sage
37 (14.29 %)Pegasus
46 (12.24 %)Oracle
46 (12.24 %)iSOFT
46 (12.24 %)Kerridge
53 (6.122 %)Lagan
53 (6.122 %)Civica
53 (6.122 %)Business Objects
61 (2.041 %)IBM