The first table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. 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 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Staffordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 51 52 47
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 20 13 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 3.344% 2.281% 2.105%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.401% 2.342% 2.214%
Number of salaries quoted 13 9 9
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -28.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £41,000 £49,800
10% offered a salary of more than £59,500 £55,000 £72,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
All Job Titles
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
588 555 542
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 98.33% 97.37% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 500 476 439
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £16,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Consultant
West Midlands

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Consultant across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Staffordshire Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Staffordshire Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stoke-on-Trent - 11 £45,000 -
Stafford - 1 £42,500 -
Consultant
West Midlands

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

1 12 (38.71%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.81%) SAP
2 8 (25.81%) Cisco
3 7 (22.58%) SAP FI/CO
3 7 (22.58%) SAP CO
3 7 (22.58%) Security Management
3 7 (22.58%) SSL
3 7 (22.58%) Juniper
3 7 (22.58%) CA
3 7 (22.58%) SAP FI
3 7 (22.58%) McAfee
3 7 (22.58%) Sophos
3 7 (22.58%) DHCP
3 7 (22.58%) TCP/IP
3 7 (22.58%) DNS
3 7 (22.58%) Network Security
3 7 (22.58%) Data Protection
4 6 (19.35%) Unified Communications
4 6 (19.35%) Business Intelligence
4 6 (19.35%) ITIL
5 5 (16.13%) Internet
5 5 (16.13%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (16.13%) NHS
5 5 (16.13%) SQL Server
5 5 (16.13%) SaaS
5 5 (16.13%) Mobile App
6 4 (12.90%) Oracle
6 4 (12.90%) SQL
7 3 (9.677%) Java
7 3 (9.677%) PL/SQL

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Application Development
1 3 (9.677%) J2EE
Applications
1 3 (9.677%) MS Excel
2 2 (6.452%) MS Office
3 1 (3.226%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (22.58%) SAP FI
1 7 (22.58%) SAP FI/CO
1 7 (22.58%) SAP CO
2 1 (3.226%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 7 (22.58%) DHCP
1 7 (22.58%) TCP/IP
1 7 (22.58%) DNS
1 7 (22.58%) SSL
1 7 (22.58%) Network Security
2 6 (19.35%) Unified Communications
3 5 (16.13%) Internet
4 1 (3.226%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) SQL Server
2 3 (9.677%) SAP BW
2 3 (9.677%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (9.677%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (6.452%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (3.226%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 1 (3.226%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (9.677%) Finance
1 3 (9.677%) Manufacturing
1 3 (9.677%) Advertising
2 2 (6.452%) Automotive
3 1 (3.226%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) NHS
1 5 (16.13%) SaaS
1 5 (16.13%) Mobile App
2 3 (9.677%) e-Health
3 2 (6.452%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.226%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.677%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (22.58%) Security Management
1 7 (22.58%) Data Protection
2 6 (19.35%) ITIL
2 6 (19.35%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (16.13%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (9.677%) Service Delivery
4 3 (9.677%) Change Management
4 3 (9.677%) Customer Insight
4 3 (9.677%) Problem Management
4 3 (9.677%) Knowledge Management
5 2 (6.452%) ERP
6 1 (3.226%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (3.226%) Information Security
6 1 (3.226%) Business Analysis
6 1 (3.226%) Communications Security
6 1 (3.226%) GAP Analysis
6 1 (3.226%) Project Management
6 1 (3.226%) PRINCE2
6 1 (3.226%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) SQL
2 3 (9.677%) Java
2 3 (9.677%) PL/SQL
3 2 (6.452%) T-SQL
3 2 (6.452%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (9.677%) Degree
2 1 (3.226%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.226%) CCIE
2 1 (3.226%) CCA
2 1 (3.226%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 12 (38.71%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.81%) SAP
2 8 (25.81%) Cisco
3 7 (22.58%) McAfee
3 7 (22.58%) Sophos
3 7 (22.58%) Juniper
3 7 (22.58%) CA
4 4 (12.90%) Oracle
5 2 (6.452%) Pegasus
Staffordshire, West Midlands
This is an outstanding opportunity to work for a UK Top 10 Microsoft Gold Partner, where you will progress your career whilst working with all the latest technologies.....
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Posted: 9 May 2013
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The role requires experience in scoping, designing, deploying and optimising support and managed service solutions involving multiple vendor technologies.Responsibilities:*Attending customer conference calls and meetings to help...
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Salary: £48000 - £60000 per annum + Car+Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
The Company A award winning consultancy/systems integrator going through extended growth after continued market recognition. The Role The Managed Service Presales Consultant is responsible for providing the...
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Salary: £48000 - £60000 per annum + Car+Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 13 May 2013
Staffordshire
Senior Compliance Specialist: A genuinely exciting, newly created opportunity has arisen to join a true market leader in the Midlands. The successful applicant will be an experienced Senior...
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £70000 per annum + car allowance, bonus and benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Who?... th. fastest growing privately owned business in the UK. Recruiting great talent for ‘capital invested’ businesses across Retail, Financial Services, Gaming/Interactive & Technology. Our market is buoyant,...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £15k - 25k per year + OTE + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013