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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6056
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads1334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.015 %
As % of the category below2.016 %3.613 %
Salaries quoted1333
Average minimum salary£43,385£37,118
Average salary£47,692£39,368
% change on same period last year+21.14 %
Average maximum salary£52,000£41,618
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads645941
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.373 %0.405 %
Salaries quoted561769
Average minimum salary£32,843£35,692
Average salary£35,621£39,797
% change on same period last year-10.49 %
Average maximum salary£38,400£43,901
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
East of England

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
IpswichUp+310£51,000+14.97 %
Bury St EdmundsUp+71£20,000-45.45 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
East of England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

118 (28.13 %)C#
217 (26.56 %)Java
217 (26.56 %)Microsoft
316 (25.00 %)Degree
414 (21.88 %).NET
513 (20.31 %)Oracle
610 (15.63 %)Telecoms
610 (15.63 %)Marketing
610 (15.63 %)SQL Server
610 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
79 (14.06 %)N-Tier
79 (14.06 %)ASP.NET
79 (14.06 %)XML
79 (14.06 %)MCP
79 (14.06 %)MCSD
79 (14.06 %)J2EE
88 (12.50 %)ITIL
88 (12.50 %)ERP
88 (12.50 %)Service Management
88 (12.50 %)Finance
88 (12.50 %)Project Management
97 (10.94 %)VoIP
97 (10.94 %)MS Excel
97 (10.94 %)C++
106 (9.375 %)Banking
106 (9.375 %)CMDB
115 (7.813 %)Dynamics NAV
115 (7.813 %)Insurance
115 (7.813 %)PRINCE2
115 (7.813 %)PRINCE2 Certification

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (21.88 %).NET
29 (14.06 %)J2EE
29 (14.06 %)ASP.NET
29 (14.06 %)XML
34 (6.250 %)WebSphere
41 (1.563 %)Middleware
41 (1.563 %)ATL
41 (1.563 %)STL
41 (1.563 %)MFC
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.94 %)MS Excel
24 (6.250 %)MS Project
32 (3.125 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (7.813 %)Dynamics NAV
23 (4.688 %)Great Plains
23 (4.688 %)Pegasus Opera
23 (4.688 %)Movex
32 (3.125 %)Navision
32 (3.125 %)Dynamics CRM
32 (3.125 %)SAP Business One
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (10.94 %)VoIP
25 (7.813 %)SAN
33 (4.688 %)Internet
42 (3.125 %)DPNSS
42 (3.125 %)SS7
42 (3.125 %)H.323
51 (1.563 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.563 %)LDAP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (15.63 %)SQL Server
21 (1.563 %)OLAP
21 (1.563 %)DTS
21 (1.563 %)Data Mining
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.563 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
21 (1.563 %)MySQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (15.63 %)Telecoms
110 (15.63 %)Marketing
28 (12.50 %)Finance
36 (9.375 %)Banking
45 (7.813 %)Insurance
52 (3.125 %)Pensions
61 (1.563 %)Education
61 (1.563 %)Electronics
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (14.06 %)N-Tier
26 (9.375 %)CMDB
31 (1.563 %)MPEG
31 (1.563 %)DTV
31 (1.563 %)IPTV
31 (1.563 %)Data Protection Act
31 (1.563 %)Robotics
31 (1.563 %)Mathematics
31 (1.563 %)Physics
31 (1.563 %)Computer Science
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (6.250 %)Windows
22 (3.125 %)Linux
31 (1.563 %)Windows XP
31 (1.563 %)Embedded Linux
31 (1.563 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (1.563 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (12.50 %)ITIL
18 (12.50 %)ERP
18 (12.50 %)Project Management
18 (12.50 %)Service Management
25 (7.813 %)PRINCE2
34 (6.250 %)Service Delivery
34 (6.250 %)CRM
42 (3.125 %)OOD
42 (3.125 %)UML
51 (1.563 %)Data Modelling
51 (1.563 %)Content Management
51 (1.563 %)Data Analysis
51 (1.563 %)Business Development
51 (1.563 %)Data Protection
51 (1.563 %)Business Intelligence
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (28.13 %)C#
217 (26.56 %)Java
37 (10.94 %)C++
44 (6.250 %)SQL
44 (6.250 %)C
53 (4.688 %)PL/SQL
62 (3.125 %)VC++
71 (1.563 %)Embedded C
71 (1.563 %)Embedded C++
71 (1.563 %)VB.NET
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (25.00 %)Degree
210 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (14.06 %)MCP
39 (14.06 %)MCSD
45 (7.813 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (1.563 %)MCSE
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (26.56 %)Microsoft
213 (20.31 %)Oracle
35 (7.813 %)NetApp
35 (7.813 %)Sage
43 (4.688 %)Exchequer
43 (4.688 %)Agresso
43 (4.688 %)Pegasus
52 (3.125 %)Lawson
52 (3.125 %)SAP
52 (3.125 %)Cisco
52 (3.125 %)IBM
52 (3.125 %)HP
52 (3.125 %)EMC
52 (3.125 %)Nortel
52 (3.125 %)Avaya
52 (3.125 %)Epicor
52 (3.125 %)NetSuite
52 (3.125 %)Infor
61 (1.563 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.563 %)Novell