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

 Solution Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank609616
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads301425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.183 %
As % of the category below0.194 %0.197 %
Salaries quoted241347
Average minimum salary£52,322£48,798
Average salary£58,025£53,113
% change on same period last year+9.24 %
Average maximum salary£63,727£57,427
UK excluding London average salary£56,245£52,220
% change on same period last year+7.70 %
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 %

Solutions Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Solutions Consultant Demand Trend

Solutions Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Solutions Consultant Salary Trend

Solutions Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

Solutions Consultant Salary Histogram

Solutions 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 Solutions 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
EnglandUp+26290£57,786+7.86 %
LondonUp+20125£60,533+11.67 %
South EastUp+5090£53,854-0.21 %
BerkshireUp+4144£57,532+10.04 %
North WestUp+1227£73,571+36.97 %
ManchesterUp+2824£75,000+38.31 %
HampshireUp+1315£52,250+39.33 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2414£58,750+5.09 %
City of LondonDown-1314£64,643+15.43 %
BirminghamDown-213£45,188-21.28 %
West MidlandsUp+113£45,188-20.54 %
South WestUp+2612£48,773+7.10 %
SloughNew entry-12£42,679-
FelthamNew entry-11£54,182-
BristolDown-610£49,833+7.80 %
ReadingUp+207£55,625+26.54 %
Milton KeynesDown-56£56,667+5.91 %
MarlowUp+105£65,000+13.04 %
MaidenheadNew entry-5£63,250-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-4£52,500-
Canary WharfNew entry-4£52,500-
North EastNew entry-4£41,000-
SurreyUp+264£33,200-33.59 %
ScotlandUp+214£57,500+18.55 %
East of EnglandUp+223£53,333-
EdinburghUp+283£57,500-15.44 %
BasingstokeDown-83£55,667+39.16 %
LiverpoolNew entry-3£60,000-
MerseysideNew entry-3£60,000-
WinchesterNew entry-2£72,000-

Solutions Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1143 (19.40 %)Microsoft
2127 (17.23 %)Finance
3117 (15.88 %)Windows
494 (12.75 %)Degree
589 (12.08 %)Project Management
688 (11.94 %)SQL Server
787 (11.80 %).NET
885 (11.53 %)Cisco
975 (10.18 %)CRM
1063 (8.548 %)Telecoms
1162 (8.412 %)SAP
1261 (8.277 %)Active Directory
1261 (8.277 %)LAN
1261 (8.277 %)Business Intelligence
1355 (7.463 %)Business Development
1454 (7.327 %)Marketing
1553 (7.191 %)IIS
1553 (7.191 %)Java
1650 (6.784 %)MS Excel
1749 (6.649 %)XML
1848 (6.513 %)UNIX
1848 (6.513 %)SharePoint
1848 (6.513 %)WAN
1848 (6.513 %)Business Analysis
1946 (6.242 %)ERP
2044 (5.970 %)Service Management
2044 (5.970 %)Microsoft Certification
2141 (5.563 %)Oracle
2240 (5.427 %)SAN
2240 (5.427 %)Technical Architecture

Solutions Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
187 (11.80 %).NET
249 (6.649 %)XML
325 (3.392 %)SOAP
424 (3.256 %)JMS
523 (3.121 %)J2EE
523 (3.121 %)Middleware
622 (2.985 %)ASP
720 (2.714 %)ASP.NET
818 (2.442 %)HTML
917 (2.307 %)WebServices
1015 (2.035 %)WebSphere
1112 (1.628 %)CORBA
128 (1.085 %)XSLT
128 (1.085 %).NET Framework
128 (1.085 %)WinForms
137 (0.950 %)EDI
137 (0.950 %)JSP
137 (0.950 %)COM+
146 (0.814 %)Struts
155 (0.678 %)SAP XI
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
153 (7.191 %)IIS
248 (6.513 %)SharePoint
330 (4.071 %)BizTalk Server
424 (3.256 %)SharePoint Server 2007
519 (2.578 %)SAS
615 (2.035 %)MS Exchange
714 (1.900 %)Apache
813 (1.764 %)WebLogic
911 (1.493 %)JBoss
911 (1.493 %)Office Communications Server
107 (0.950 %)MQSeries
107 (0.950 %)ColdFusion
116 (0.814 %)MTS
125 (0.678 %)NetWeaver
125 (0.678 %)Rendezvous
134 (0.543 %)Tomcat
143 (0.407 %)Oracle Workflow
152 (0.271 %)Documentum
152 (0.271 %)SharePoint Portal Server
161 (0.136 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
150 (6.784 %)MS Excel
217 (2.307 %)MS Office
316 (2.171 %)MS Project
48 (1.085 %)InfoPath
57 (0.950 %)MS Visio
65 (0.678 %)SPSS
73 (0.407 %)Spreadsheet
82 (0.271 %)CA Clarity
82 (0.271 %)Quicktime
91 (0.136 %)S-PLUS
91 (0.136 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
126 (3.528 %)Dynamics AX
216 (2.171 %)Dynamics CRM
216 (2.171 %)Microsoft CRM
216 (2.171 %)Axapta
313 (1.764 %)SAP IS-U
412 (1.628 %)Remedy ITSM
412 (1.628 %)SAP CRM
510 (1.357 %)SAP R/3
69 (1.221 %)assyst
77 (0.950 %)SAP Retail
84 (0.543 %)SalesLogix
84 (0.543 %)Pivotal CRM
93 (0.407 %)SAP MM
102 (0.271 %)WebTrends
102 (0.271 %)PeopleSoft Financials
102 (0.271 %)Summit
111 (0.136 %)SAP CO
111 (0.136 %)SAP FI/CO
111 (0.136 %)Dynamics NAV
111 (0.136 %)Singl.eView
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
161 (8.277 %)LAN
248 (6.513 %)WAN
340 (5.427 %)SAN
432 (4.342 %)Firewall
531 (4.206 %)VPN
626 (3.528 %)VoIP
626 (3.528 %)TCP/IP
720 (2.714 %)Wireless
818 (2.442 %)Cisco IPT
915 (2.035 %)Internet
1014 (1.900 %)PBX
1014 (1.900 %)IP Telephony
1014 (1.900 %)NetScreen
1014 (1.900 %)Network Security
1112 (1.628 %)Cisco PIX
1112 (1.628 %)Cisco ASA
1112 (1.628 %)DNS
1211 (1.493 %)iSCSI
1310 (1.357 %)HTTP
149 (1.221 %)Ethernet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
188 (11.94 %)SQL Server
226 (3.528 %)RDBMS
323 (3.121 %)Datawarehouse
414 (1.900 %)SAP BI
511 (1.493 %)SAP BW
610 (1.357 %)Data Mining
76 (0.814 %)ETL
76 (0.814 %)BusinessObjects
85 (0.678 %)Oracle 8/8i
93 (0.407 %)SQL Server 2005
93 (0.407 %)Database Marketing
93 (0.407 %)OLAP
102 (0.271 %)DB2
111 (0.136 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (1.221 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.407 %)WebLogic Workshop
32 (0.271 %)Flash
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1127 (17.23 %)Finance
263 (8.548 %)Telecoms
354 (7.327 %)Marketing
439 (5.292 %)Health
537 (5.020 %)Pensions
633 (4.478 %)Retail
728 (3.799 %)Banking
823 (3.121 %)Insurance
920 (2.714 %)Billing
1017 (2.307 %)Government
1113 (1.764 %)Manufacturing
1212 (1.628 %)Education
137 (0.950 %)Legal
146 (0.814 %)Construction
146 (0.814 %)Multimedia
155 (0.678 %)Back Office
164 (0.543 %)FMCG
173 (0.407 %)Financial Institution
182 (0.271 %)Pharmaceutical
182 (0.271 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (2.442 %)IVR
210 (1.357 %)Equities
210 (1.357 %)Derivative
39 (1.221 %)Fixed Income
39 (1.221 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
48 (1.085 %)Informatics
48 (1.085 %)French Language
48 (1.085 %)German Language
57 (0.950 %)NHS
65 (0.678 %)Mainframe
74 (0.543 %)Thin Client
74 (0.543 %)Clustering
74 (0.543 %)Spanish Language
74 (0.543 %)Fat Client
83 (0.407 %)Statistics
83 (0.407 %)Data Integration
92 (0.271 %)Credit Risk
92 (0.271 %)Streaming Video
92 (0.271 %)Replication
92 (0.271 %)IPTV
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1117 (15.88 %)Windows
248 (6.513 %)UNIX
315 (2.035 %)Linux
414 (1.900 %)Windows Server 2003
510 (1.357 %)Windows 2000
67 (0.950 %)Windows NT
76 (0.814 %)Windows Server 2008
82 (0.271 %)Solaris
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
189 (12.08 %)Project Management
275 (10.18 %)CRM
361 (8.277 %)Business Intelligence
455 (7.463 %)Business Development
548 (6.513 %)Business Analysis
646 (6.242 %)ERP
744 (5.970 %)Service Management
840 (5.427 %)Technical Architecture
937 (5.020 %)ITIL
1036 (4.885 %)ITSM
1134 (4.613 %)SOA
1134 (4.613 %)Project Planning
1232 (4.342 %)Service Delivery
1326 (3.528 %)PRINCE2
1424 (3.256 %)Network Design
1520 (2.714 %)EAI
1616 (2.171 %)OOD
1713 (1.764 %)Customer Intelligence
1812 (1.628 %)SAP Implementation
1812 (1.628 %)User Acceptance Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (7.191 %)Java
237 (5.020 %)SQL
331 (4.206 %)C#
421 (2.849 %)VB
514 (1.900 %)C
514 (1.900 %)PHP
611 (1.493 %)JavaScript
79 (1.221 %)C++
79 (1.221 %)VB.NET
85 (0.678 %)ABAP
93 (0.407 %)XQuery
101 (0.136 %)Ruby
101 (0.136 %)COBOL
101 (0.136 %)Perl
101 (0.136 %)VBScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
194 (12.75 %)Degree
244 (5.970 %)Microsoft Certification
332 (4.342 %)Cisco Certification
419 (2.578 %)MCSE
518 (2.442 %)MCSD
613 (1.764 %)CCSP
613 (1.764 %)CCVP
712 (1.628 %)Citrix Certification
811 (1.493 %)Novell Certification
99 (1.221 %)CCNP
108 (1.085 %)CCNA
108 (1.085 %)ISEB
108 (1.085 %)ITIL Certification
116 (0.814 %)CCA
116 (0.814 %)CCIE
116 (0.814 %)CNE
125 (0.678 %)MCTS
125 (0.678 %)HP APS
134 (0.543 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
134 (0.543 %)MCP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (0.950 %)COBIT
23 (0.407 %)MiFID
32 (0.271 %)ISO/IEC 20000
41 (0.136 %)ISO17799
41 (0.136 %)ISO27001
41 (0.136 %)HMG Infosec
41 (0.136 %)JSP 440
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
161 (8.277 %)Active Directory
218 (2.442 %)VMware Infrastructure
311 (1.493 %)NetBackup
43 (0.407 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.136 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (1.357 %)MOM
27 (0.950 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
35 (0.678 %)Tivoli
43 (0.407 %)SCOM
52 (0.271 %)EMC NetWorker
61 (0.136 %)SCCM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1143 (19.40 %)Microsoft
285 (11.53 %)Cisco
362 (8.412 %)SAP
441 (5.563 %)Oracle
537 (5.020 %)IBM
636 (4.885 %)HP
732 (4.342 %)Citrix
830 (4.071 %)Nortel
929 (3.935 %)VMware
1022 (2.985 %)PeopleSoft
1118 (2.442 %)CheckPoint
1216 (2.171 %)Baan
1216 (2.171 %)Juniper
1216 (2.171 %)NetApp
1314 (1.900 %)CA
1314 (1.900 %)Ericsson
1314 (1.900 %)Symantec
1413 (1.764 %)Sun
1512 (1.628 %)Genesys
1512 (1.628 %)Novell