Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Software Consultant role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 3 September 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Software Consultant
Location
3 months to
3 Sep 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank572506603
Rank change year-on-year
Down-66Up+97
Matching permanent IT job ads235157341
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.218 %0.229 %0.190 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.233 %0.243 %0.203 %
Salaries quoted197148283
Average salary£37,500£32,500£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.38 %-13.33 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£24,200£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£57,000£50,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£32,500£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.690 %-7.140 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
10084264640168279
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK93.41 %94.16 %93.90 %
Salaries quoted8327953238139012
Average salary£42,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.250 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£65,000£67,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

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 3 September 2010 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 3 September 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-65231£37,500+15.38 %
LondonDown-7292£45,000+13.92 %
YorkshireDown-2544£32,500-35.00 %
East of EnglandDown-3933£43,750+34.61 %
South YorkshireUp+930£23,500-27.69 %
SheffieldUp+530£23,500-27.69 %
South EastDown-7428£47,500+35.71 %
City of LondonDown-5625£62,500+55.27 %
West YorkshireDown-4114£50,000-
DunstableDown-513£32,500+8.33 %
BradfordDown-813£50,000-
BedfordshireDown-1513£32,500+4.00 %
BerkshireDown-2513£35,000-12.50 %
ManchesterDown-3613£28,000-
North WestDown-5213£28,000-
CambridgeshireDown-1911£45,000-2.70 %
CambridgeDown-2111£45,000-2.70 %
West MidlandsDown-119£35,000-36.36 %
East MidlandsDown-419£30,000-33.33 %
WarwickUp+107£35,000-36.36 %
WarwickshireDown-37£35,000-36.36 %
HampshireDown-56£43,250+46.61 %
HertfordshireDown-316£62,000+65.33 %
SurreyDown-586£52,500+75.00 %
WindsorNew entry-6£35,000-
DerbyshireNew entry-6£30,000-
ChesterfieldNew entry-5£30,000-
NottinghamshireDown-203£32,500-27.77 %
NottinghamDown-213£32,500-27.77 %
BasingstokeNew entry-3£39,000-

Software Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 September 2010, 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.

1123 (28.41 %)Degree
2111 (25.64 %)C
3103 (23.79 %)SQL
499 (22.86 %)Project Management
596 (22.17 %)SQL Server
694 (21.71 %)Java
779 (18.24 %)Windows
779 (18.24 %)Finance
878 (18.01 %)C++
976 (17.55 %)Microsoft
1066 (15.24 %)Oracle
1160 (13.86 %)XML
1251 (11.78 %)ERP
1350 (11.55 %)Linux
1350 (11.55 %).NET
1447 (10.85 %)Asset Management
1544 (10.16 %)CRM
1643 (9.931 %)MS Excel
1742 (9.700 %)Embedded C
1839 (9.007 %)Embedded C++
1839 (9.007 %)UNIX
1839 (9.007 %)Government
1839 (9.007 %)Computer Science
1935 (8.083 %)C#
1935 (8.083 %)JavaScript
2033 (7.621 %)GIS
2033 (7.621 %)Local Government
2131 (7.159 %)HTML
2227 (6.236 %)Software Engineering
2325 (5.774 %)Health

Software Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 September 2010, 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 Development CategoryApplication Development
160 (13.86 %)XML
250 (11.55 %).NET
331 (7.159 %)HTML
424 (5.543 %)J2EE
518 (4.157 %)ASP.NET
615 (3.464 %)CSS
713 (3.002 %)WebSphere
811 (2.540 %)ASP
811 (2.540 %)JSP
910 (2.309 %)Web Services
109 (2.079 %)XSLT
118 (1.848 %).NET Framework
118 (1.848 %)XSL
118 (1.848 %)Servlets
125 (1.155 %)JDBC
134 (0.924 %)AJAX
134 (0.924 %)XML Messaging
143 (0.693 %)Software Packaging
152 (0.462 %)Java EE
152 (0.462 %)GWT
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
19 (2.079 %)IIS
28 (1.848 %)WebLogic
28 (1.848 %)Tomcat
37 (1.617 %)Apache
46 (1.386 %)SharePoint
52 (0.462 %)Alfresco
52 (0.462 %)SAS
61 (0.231 %)MQSeries
61 (0.231 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.231 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
143 (9.931 %)MS Excel
210 (2.309 %)FrameMaker
38 (1.848 %)MS Office
44 (0.924 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.693 %)MS Visio
62 (0.462 %)MS Project
71 (0.231 %)MATLAB
71 (0.231 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
114 (3.233 %)Sage MMS
211 (2.540 %)Navision
310 (2.309 %)SageBI
47 (1.617 %)Dynamics CRM
56 (1.386 %)SAP R/3
65 (1.155 %)Oracle Financials
65 (1.155 %)PeopleSoft Financials
65 (1.155 %)Great Plains
74 (0.924 %)Line 100
83 (0.693 %)Pegasus Opera
92 (0.462 %)Pivotal CRM
101 (0.231 %)LongView
101 (0.231 %)BusinessWorks
101 (0.231 %)SAP HR
101 (0.231 %)Maximo
101 (0.231 %)SAP Payroll
101 (0.231 %)SunGard Stream Clearvision
101 (0.231 %)Investran
101 (0.231 %)CODA Dream
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
115 (3.464 %)DVB
210 (2.309 %)DNS
210 (2.309 %)DHCP
210 (2.309 %)FTP
38 (1.848 %)Internet
44 (0.924 %)LDAP
44 (0.924 %)Wireless
53 (0.693 %)HTTP
62 (0.462 %)Bluetooth
62 (0.462 %)GPRS
62 (0.462 %)Wi-Fi
71 (0.231 %)X.500
71 (0.231 %)3G
71 (0.231 %)LAN
71 (0.231 %)WAN
71 (0.231 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.231 %)ADSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
196 (22.17 %)SQL Server
233 (7.621 %)GIS
314 (3.233 %)MySQL
412 (2.771 %)RDBMS
59 (2.079 %)Crystal Reports
59 (2.079 %)Data Warehouse (DWH)
59 (2.079 %)ETL
67 (1.617 %)OLAP
75 (1.155 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (0.924 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (0.924 %)Oracle Reports
93 (0.693 %)SQL Server 2000
93 (0.693 %)PostgreSQL
93 (0.693 %)Oracle 10g
93 (0.693 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (0.462 %)SQL Server 2008
102 (0.462 %)Oracle 11g
102 (0.462 %)SQL Server Integration Services
102 (0.462 %)DTS
102 (0.462 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
13 (0.693 %)Eclipse
22 (0.462 %)Team Foundation Server
22 (0.462 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.231 %)LabVIEW
31 (0.231 %)JUnit
31 (0.231 %)WinRunner
31 (0.231 %)TestDirector
31 (0.231 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.231 %)Git (software)
31 (0.231 %)Subversion
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
179 (18.24 %)Finance
239 (9.007 %)Government
333 (7.621 %)Local Government
425 (5.774 %)Health
519 (4.388 %)Banking
618 (4.157 %)Pensions
618 (4.157 %)Home Office
717 (3.926 %)Pharmaceutical
816 (3.695 %)Marketing
914 (3.233 %)Education
1011 (2.540 %)Telecoms
1110 (2.309 %)Insurance
1110 (2.309 %)Electric
129 (2.079 %)Manufacturing
129 (2.079 %)Front Office
136 (1.386 %)Investment Banking
145 (1.155 %)Chemicals
145 (1.155 %)General Ledger
154 (0.924 %)Construction
154 (0.924 %)Law
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
139 (9.007 %)Computer Science
218 (4.157 %)French Language
315 (3.464 %)DTV
315 (3.464 %)IPTV
412 (2.771 %)PDA
511 (2.540 %)German Language
610 (2.309 %)Dutch Language
78 (1.848 %)Mathematics
87 (1.617 %)Client/Server
96 (1.386 %)Clustering
105 (1.155 %)Physics
105 (1.155 %)Life Science
114 (0.924 %)Informatics
114 (0.924 %)Biology
114 (0.924 %)Proteomics
123 (0.693 %)Management Information System
123 (0.693 %)Hedge funds
123 (0.693 %)Credit Risk
123 (0.693 %)Market Risk
123 (0.693 %)Data Protection Act
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
179 (18.24 %)Windows
250 (11.55 %)Linux
339 (9.007 %)UNIX
417 (3.926 %)VxWorks
515 (3.464 %)Nucleus RTOS
515 (3.464 %)Embedded Linux
610 (2.309 %)LynxOS
76 (1.386 %)Solaris
85 (1.155 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (1.155 %)Windows 2000
85 (1.155 %)zOS
94 (0.924 %)Windows XP
94 (0.924 %)Windows NT
102 (0.462 %)Windows Server 2008
111 (0.231 %)SUSE
111 (0.231 %)Debian
111 (0.231 %)AIX
111 (0.231 %)HPUX
111 (0.231 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (0.231 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
199 (22.86 %)Project Management
251 (11.78 %)ERP
347 (10.85 %)Asset Management
444 (10.16 %)CRM
527 (6.236 %)Software Engineering
624 (5.543 %)OO
720 (4.619 %)Web Development
720 (4.619 %)Business Analysis
816 (3.695 %)Software Architecture
816 (3.695 %)PRINCE2
915 (3.464 %)ITIL
915 (3.464 %)Software Testing
1013 (3.002 %)Business Intelligence
1013 (3.002 %)Agile Software Development
1112 (2.771 %)Integration Testing
1112 (2.771 %)Product Management
1211 (2.540 %)Capacity Planning
1211 (2.540 %)Performance Testing
1310 (2.309 %)Time Management
1310 (2.309 %)Incident Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1111 (25.64 %)C
2103 (23.79 %)SQL
394 (21.71 %)Java
478 (18.01 %)C++
542 (9.700 %)Embedded C
639 (9.007 %)Embedded C++
735 (8.083 %)C#
735 (8.083 %)JavaScript
820 (4.619 %)Perl
915 (3.464 %)VB
1012 (2.771 %)T-SQL
1110 (2.309 %)Ada
128 (1.848 %)VBScript
128 (1.848 %)PHP
128 (1.848 %)PL/SQL
135 (1.155 %)COBOL
135 (1.155 %)VBA
144 (0.924 %)Python
144 (0.924 %)Shell Script
152 (0.462 %)Ruby
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1123 (28.41 %)Degree
221 (4.850 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (2.309 %)MCDST
310 (2.309 %)MCDBA
49 (2.079 %)MCSE
54 (0.924 %)PRINCE2 Certification
54 (0.924 %)PhD
62 (0.462 %)Security Cleared
62 (0.462 %)PMP
62 (0.462 %)PMI Certification
62 (0.462 %)HND
71 (0.231 %)ACCA
71 (0.231 %)CIMA
71 (0.231 %)MCP
71 (0.231 %)ISEB
71 (0.231 %)SCTS
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (3.002 %)QA
210 (2.309 %)IEC 61508
210 (2.309 %)SLA
33 (0.693 %)Basel II
41 (0.231 %)SNOMED CT
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (1.617 %)Active Directory
23 (0.693 %)MetaFrame
23 (0.693 %)Hyper-V
31 (0.231 %)Terminal Server
31 (0.231 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.231 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
16 (1.386 %)NetBackup
24 (0.924 %)SCCM
24 (0.924 %)SCOM
33 (0.693 %)WSUS
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
176 (17.55 %)Microsoft
266 (15.24 %)Oracle
323 (5.312 %)Sage
421 (4.850 %)SAP
511 (2.540 %)IBM
610 (2.309 %)Green Hills
610 (2.309 %)Wind River
610 (2.309 %)Citrix
78 (1.848 %)Yardi
78 (1.848 %)Adobe
78 (1.848 %)Pegasus
78 (1.848 %)Sybase
78 (1.848 %)PeopleSoft
87 (1.617 %)Agresso
87 (1.617 %)Symantec
96 (1.386 %)Sun
96 (1.386 %)CommVault
105 (1.155 %)Lawson
105 (1.155 %)Epicor
114 (0.924 %)Siebel