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The table below looks at the demand for the Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank203229
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads3740
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.373 %0.356 %
Salaries quoted3731
Average minimum salary£39,390£43,774
Average salary£44,354£48,871
% change on same period last year-9.24 %
Average maximum salary£49,317£53,968
UK excluding London average salary£51,075£52,283
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads990811232
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.736 %4.833 %
Salaries quoted86839642
Average minimum salary£32,190£32,988
Average salary£35,218£35,855
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Average maximum salary£38,246£38,722
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Business Consultant EnglandBusiness Consultant
England

Business Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South West Business Consultant Demand Trend

Business Consultant
Salary Trend

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

South West Business Consultant Salary Trend

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

South West Business Consultant Salary Histogram

Business Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
GloucestershireDown-514£39,750-0.62 %
BristolDown-212£50,958+11.99 %
WiltshireUp+139£43,300-16.19 %
SomersetDown-261£50,000+14.94 %
Business Consultant EnglandBusiness Consultant
England

Business Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title.

128 (32.56 %)Finance
224 (27.91 %)Marketing
322 (25.58 %)Business Intelligence
420 (23.26 %)Oracle
516 (18.60 %)Business Objects
516 (18.60 %)BusinessObjects
615 (17.44 %)SQL Server
714 (16.28 %)Crystal Reports
714 (16.28 %)Degree
813 (15.12 %)SAS
912 (13.95 %)Data Mining
912 (13.95 %)C
912 (13.95 %)Database Marketing
1011 (12.79 %)Business Analysis
1110 (11.63 %)Project Management
129 (10.47 %)Government
129 (10.47 %)SAP
129 (10.47 %)Datawarehouse
138 (9.302 %)Service Delivery
147 (8.140 %)Statistics
147 (8.140 %)Security Cleared
156 (6.977 %)Pensions
156 (6.977 %)E-business
156 (6.977 %)SQL
165 (5.814 %)MS Visio
165 (5.814 %)Change Management
165 (5.814 %)Business Development
165 (5.814 %)Direct Marketing
165 (5.814 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
174 (4.651 %)Performance Management

Business Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.488 %)FpML
22 (2.326 %)HTML
22 (2.326 %)JSP
31 (1.163 %)WebSphere
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (15.12 %)SAS
21 (1.163 %)WebLogic
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.814 %)MS Visio
21 (1.163 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (3.488 %)SAP Business One
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (18.60 %)BusinessObjects
215 (17.44 %)SQL Server
314 (16.28 %)Crystal Reports
412 (13.95 %)Data Mining
412 (13.95 %)Database Marketing
59 (10.47 %)Datawarehouse
65 (5.814 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
73 (3.488 %)RDBMS
73 (3.488 %)SAP BW
82 (2.326 %)ETL
82 (2.326 %)Oracle 9i
82 (2.326 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
91 (1.163 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (1.163 %)Star Schema
91 (1.163 %)BusinessObjects XI
91 (1.163 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (1.163 %)SQL Server Integration Services
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (32.56 %)Finance
224 (27.91 %)Marketing
39 (10.47 %)Government
46 (6.977 %)Pensions
54 (4.651 %)Banking
63 (3.488 %)Insurance
63 (3.488 %)Local Government
72 (2.326 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.163 %)Back Office
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.140 %)Statistics
22 (2.326 %)Clustering
31 (1.163 %)Equities
31 (1.163 %)Derivative
31 (1.163 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (3.488 %)UNIX
21 (1.163 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (25.58 %)Business Intelligence
211 (12.79 %)Business Analysis
310 (11.63 %)Project Management
48 (9.302 %)Service Delivery
57 (8.140 %)Security Cleared
66 (6.977 %)E-business
75 (5.814 %)Business Development
75 (5.814 %)Direct Marketing
75 (5.814 %)Change Management
84 (4.651 %)Performance Management
84 (4.651 %)Six Sigma
93 (3.488 %)Data Modelling
93 (3.488 %)BPR
102 (2.326 %)Data Migration
102 (2.326 %)ERP
102 (2.326 %)Service Management
102 (2.326 %)Lean Six Sigma
102 (2.326 %)Risk Management
102 (2.326 %)Migration
111 (1.163 %)Business Continuity
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (13.95 %)C
26 (6.977 %)SQL
33 (3.488 %)ABAP
33 (3.488 %)Java
41 (1.163 %)PL/SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (16.28 %)Degree
21 (1.163 %)MCTS
21 (1.163 %)MCITP
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (23.26 %)Oracle
216 (18.60 %)Business Objects
39 (10.47 %)SAP
44 (4.651 %)Capita
53 (3.488 %)Sybase
62 (2.326 %)JD Edwards
62 (2.326 %)Teradata
62 (2.326 %)Cognos
71 (1.163 %)MicroStrategy