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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Consultant role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank610589
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads300472
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.203 %
As % of the category below0.193 %0.218 %
Salaries quoted251435
Average minimum salary£40,619£36,442
Average salary£44,385£40,575
% change on same period last year+9.39 %
Average maximum salary£48,152£44,709
UK excluding London average salary£36,269£38,067
% change on same period last year-4.72 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads155435216039
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.98 %92.97 %
Salaries quoted129673172751
Average minimum salary£39,078£40,596
Average salary£42,746£44,398
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£46,414£48,200
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %

Software Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Software Consultant Demand Trend

Software Consultant
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Consultant within the UK.

Software Consultant Salary Trend

Software Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Consultant over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Software Consultant Salary Histogram

Software Consultant
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Consultant within the UK 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
EnglandDown-3288£44,348+9.90 %
LondonUp+39131£56,921+24.63 %
South EastDown-2241£36,591-0.52 %
LutonNew entry-37£40,529-
City of LondonDown-733£74,375+78.31 %
North WestUp+2733£33,968-18.93 %
South WestUp+3326£34,180-8.62 %
ManchesterUp+4123£35,261+19.52 %
West MidlandsUp+321£33,111-7.13 %
YorkshireUp+2219£41,477+31.39 %
West YorkshireUp+2116£43,184+56.22 %
BerkshireUp+913£36,385+7.96 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1212£34,357-8.46 %
East of EnglandDown-1311£36,364-5.46 %
BristolDown-910£38,000+16.03 %
BirminghamUp+1410£31,833-16.59 %
WiltshireNew entry-8£32,000-
ScotlandUp+148£48,500+29.91 %
TrowbridgeNew entry-8£32,000-
HampshireUp+67£33,500+33.99 %
EdinburghUp+327£50,000+11.11 %
Milton KeynesDown-156£35,000-4.34 %
CheltenhamNew entry-5£30,300-
FarnboroughNew entry-5£33,400-
CheshireDown-15£30,400-13.14 %
LeedsUp+255£41,600+73.33 %
CoventryDown-125£44,500+28.65 %
GloucestershireDown-75£30,300+1.00 %
CambridgeshireDown-35£39,600+2.92 %
East MidlandsUp+44£22,250-29.66 %

Software Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Consultant in their job title.

1209 (28.17 %)Finance
2141 (19.00 %)SQL
3129 (17.39 %)Degree
4117 (15.77 %)Java
5112 (15.09 %)Windows
6107 (14.42 %)C
6107 (14.42 %)Project Management
7104 (14.02 %)Oracle
895 (12.80 %)SQL Server
992 (12.40 %)C#
1091 (12.26 %).NET
1188 (11.86 %)UNIX
1273 (9.838 %)C++
1360 (8.086 %)Pensions
1456 (7.547 %)Education
1554 (7.278 %)Microsoft
1651 (6.873 %)Banking
1750 (6.739 %)VB
1848 (6.469 %)Asset Management
1944 (5.930 %)Government
2043 (5.795 %)Workflow
2142 (5.660 %)ERP
2142 (5.660 %)QA
2238 (5.121 %)Systems Analysis
2238 (5.121 %)Embedded C++
2238 (5.121 %)SAP
2238 (5.121 %)Linux
2238 (5.121 %)Migration
2337 (4.987 %)J2EE
2337 (4.987 %)PL/SQL

Software Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
191 (12.26 %).NET
237 (4.987 %)J2EE
336 (4.852 %)XML
430 (4.043 %)Middleware
523 (3.100 %)ASP.NET
619 (2.561 %)WebServices
717 (2.291 %)ASP
813 (1.752 %)HTML
911 (1.482 %)WebSphere
1010 (1.348 %)CSS
1010 (1.348 %)XSL
118 (1.078 %)Struts
118 (1.078 %)JDBC
118 (1.078 %)Spring
118 (1.078 %)JSF
126 (0.809 %)SOAP
126 (0.809 %)XSLT
135 (0.674 %)XHTML
135 (0.674 %)JSP
135 (0.674 %)Hibernate
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (1.482 %)IIS
28 (1.078 %)JBoss
37 (0.943 %)WebLogic
37 (0.943 %)ESB
46 (0.809 %)BizTalk Server
55 (0.674 %)MS Exchange
64 (0.539 %)Oracle 9iAS
64 (0.539 %)Lotus Notes
64 (0.539 %)Apache
73 (0.404 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (0.270 %)CMS
82 (0.270 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (0.270 %)SharePoint
82 (0.270 %)Documentum
82 (0.270 %)SAS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (4.717 %)MS Excel
217 (2.291 %)MS Office
34 (0.539 %)CATIA
34 (0.539 %)SPSS
43 (0.404 %)MS Visio
52 (0.270 %)MATLAB
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (2.291 %)Great Plains
215 (2.022 %)Navision
215 (2.022 %)Pegasus Opera
310 (1.348 %)Temenos T24
49 (1.213 %)Misys Equation
49 (1.213 %)Misys Midas
49 (1.213 %)Temenos Globus
49 (1.213 %)FLEXCUBE
57 (0.943 %)Dynamics NAV
66 (0.809 %)Dynamics CRM
66 (0.809 %)SAP Business One
75 (0.674 %)Oracle Financials
83 (0.404 %)Axapta
83 (0.404 %)SalesLogix
83 (0.404 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
83 (0.404 %)Sage MMS
83 (0.404 %)GoldMine
92 (0.270 %)Line 100
92 (0.270 %)CODA Dream
92 (0.270 %)Oracle Applications
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (2.291 %)DVB
216 (2.156 %)Wireless
313 (1.752 %)Bluetooth
313 (1.752 %)LAN
313 (1.752 %)WLAN
46 (0.809 %)X.500
46 (0.809 %)LDAP
55 (0.674 %)Internet
55 (0.674 %)TCP/IP
64 (0.539 %)Kerberos
73 (0.404 %)VPN
81 (0.135 %)SAN
81 (0.135 %)3GPP
81 (0.135 %)UMTS
81 (0.135 %)GSM
81 (0.135 %)RFID
81 (0.135 %)WiMAX
81 (0.135 %)LTE
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
195 (12.80 %)SQL Server
232 (4.313 %)GIS
314 (1.887 %)MySQL
412 (1.617 %)RDBMS
510 (1.348 %)OLAP
67 (0.943 %)Crystal Reports
76 (0.809 %)Oracle Reports
76 (0.809 %)BusinessObjects
76 (0.809 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (0.674 %)Oracle OLAP
85 (0.674 %)Data Cleansing
85 (0.674 %)Oracle 10g
94 (0.539 %)Datawarehouse
94 (0.539 %)Oracle 9i
103 (0.404 %)SQL Server 2000
112 (0.270 %)Data Mining
112 (0.270 %)DB2
112 (0.270 %)SQL Server Integration Services
121 (0.135 %)PostgreSQL
121 (0.135 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (0.674 %)Oracle Forms
24 (0.539 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (0.404 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.270 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
42 (0.270 %)PowerBuilder
42 (0.270 %)TestDirector
51 (0.135 %)CruiseControl
51 (0.135 %)Rational Rose
51 (0.135 %)Oracle Developer 2000
51 (0.135 %)JUnit
51 (0.135 %)Flash
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1209 (28.17 %)Finance
260 (8.086 %)Pensions
356 (7.547 %)Education
451 (6.873 %)Banking
544 (5.930 %)Government
631 (4.178 %)Health
730 (4.043 %)Retail
828 (3.774 %)Construction
927 (3.639 %)Local Government
1022 (2.965 %)Front Office
1022 (2.965 %)Back Office
1116 (2.156 %)Marketing
1214 (1.887 %)Telecoms
1214 (1.887 %)Financial Institution
1312 (1.617 %)Legal
1410 (1.348 %)Insurance
159 (1.213 %)Retail Banking
168 (1.078 %)Investment Banking
177 (0.943 %)Manufacturing
186 (0.809 %)Aerospace
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
135 (4.717 %)Mathematics
231 (4.178 %)Derivative
327 (3.639 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
422 (2.965 %)DTV
422 (2.965 %)Management Information System
517 (2.291 %)Client/Server
517 (2.291 %)IPTV
616 (2.156 %)Computer Science
616 (2.156 %)NHS
616 (2.156 %)STB
715 (2.022 %)Equities
814 (1.887 %)MPEG
814 (1.887 %)Device Driver
99 (1.213 %)Mainframe
99 (1.213 %)Statistics
107 (0.943 %)Physics
107 (0.943 %)French Language
107 (0.943 %)Data Conversion
107 (0.943 %)N-Tier
107 (0.943 %)Credit Derivative
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1112 (15.09 %)Windows
288 (11.86 %)UNIX
338 (5.121 %)Linux
420 (2.695 %)Embedded Linux
420 (2.695 %)Windows NT
517 (2.291 %)Nucleus RTOS
517 (2.291 %)VxWorks
613 (1.752 %)Symbian OS
712 (1.617 %)Windows Server 2003
712 (1.617 %)Windows XP
810 (1.348 %)AIX
810 (1.348 %)Windows 2000
99 (1.213 %)Solaris
107 (0.943 %)VMS
114 (0.539 %)HPUX
122 (0.270 %)NetWare
122 (0.270 %)Windows 2000 Server
131 (0.135 %)MVS
131 (0.135 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1107 (14.42 %)Project Management
248 (6.469 %)Asset Management
343 (5.795 %)Workflow
442 (5.660 %)ERP
538 (5.121 %)Migration
538 (5.121 %)Systems Analysis
636 (4.852 %)Data Migration
730 (4.043 %)Business Analysis
829 (3.908 %)Software Engineering
829 (3.908 %)OO
928 (3.774 %)Requirements Analysis
1026 (3.504 %)CRM
1026 (3.504 %)Business Intelligence
1121 (2.830 %)ITIL
1218 (2.426 %)Security Cleared
1315 (2.022 %)Software Testing
1414 (1.887 %)Risk Management
1512 (1.617 %)Web Development
1611 (1.482 %)E-Commerce
1710 (1.348 %)SOA
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1141 (19.00 %)SQL
2117 (15.77 %)Java
3107 (14.42 %)C
492 (12.40 %)C#
573 (9.838 %)C++
650 (6.739 %)VB
738 (5.121 %)Embedded C++
837 (4.987 %)PL/SQL
930 (4.043 %)VB.NET
1025 (3.369 %)Embedded C
1119 (2.561 %)JavaScript
1211 (1.482 %)Ada
138 (1.078 %)Transact-SQL
138 (1.078 %)VBScript
147 (0.943 %)PHP
156 (0.809 %)VBA
165 (0.674 %)VB6
174 (0.539 %)Python
183 (0.404 %)COBOL
183 (0.404 %)Shell Script
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1129 (17.39 %)Degree
210 (1.348 %)ACCA
39 (1.213 %)CIMA
44 (0.539 %)ISEB
44 (0.539 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (0.404 %)PhD
62 (0.270 %)MCSE
71 (0.135 %)ISTQB
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (5.660 %)QA
28 (1.078 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
37 (0.943 %)IAS 39
46 (0.809 %)SLA
51 (0.135 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.404 %)NDS
22 (0.270 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (1.213 %)NNM
21 (0.135 %)Unicenter
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1104 (14.02 %)Oracle
254 (7.278 %)Microsoft
338 (5.121 %)SAP
426 (3.504 %)Sage
519 (2.561 %)Pegasus
614 (1.887 %)Symbian
713 (1.752 %)Novell
812 (1.617 %)Kerridge
812 (1.617 %)Misys
812 (1.617 %)IBM
812 (1.617 %)HP
911 (1.482 %)SunGard
1010 (1.348 %)Siebel
1010 (1.348 %)Agresso
119 (1.213 %)Capita
119 (1.213 %)PeopleSoft
119 (1.213 %)Sun
127 (0.943 %)Sybase
127 (0.943 %)Exchequer
127 (0.943 %)Citrix