The first table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands 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 24 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 21 17 13
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 428 433 458
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 8.512% 9.500% 10.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.874% 9.913% 11.47%
Number of salaries quoted 331 356 376
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
90% offered a salary of more than £38,000 £32,050 £34,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4823 4368 3992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.92% 95.83% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3997 3832 3397
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Consultant
England

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Birmingham 0 252 £55,000 +10.00%
Coventry -10 42 £48,500 -3.00%
Solihull +15 39 £42,500 +41.66%
Warwickshire +11 24 £45,000 +11.94%
Staffordshire +10 21 £45,000 -
Worcestershire +4 8 £45,000 +12.50%
Shropshire +5 7 £32,500 -7.14%
West Bromwich - 7 £40,000 -
Wolverhampton +3 3 £45,000 +25.87%
Consultant
England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 274 (31.28%) Finance
2 235 (26.83%) Microsoft
3 220 (25.11%) SAP
4 181 (20.66%) Retail
5 174 (19.86%) Windows
6 140 (15.98%) Business Intelligence
7 135 (15.41%) SQL
8 130 (14.84%) Oracle
9 121 (13.81%) SQL Server
10 115 (13.13%) Cisco
11 109 (12.44%) Manufacturing
11 109 (12.44%) Security Cleared
12 108 (12.33%) MS Excel
13 104 (11.87%) CRM
14 102 (11.64%) Citrix
15 101 (11.53%) Telecoms
16 100 (11.42%) VMware
17 90 (10.27%) Oracle EBS
18 86 (9.817%) Oracle EBS R12
19 85 (9.703%) Active Directory
20 84 (9.589%) Fujitsu
21 80 (9.132%) VMware Infrastructure
22 78 (8.904%) Windows Server 2008
22 78 (8.904%) SharePoint
23 77 (8.790%) Time Management
24 76 (8.676%) ABAP
25 69 (7.877%) Microsoft Certification
26 68 (7.763%) Publishing
26 68 (7.763%) Project Management
27 67 (7.648%) HP

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 37 (4.224%) .NET
2 30 (3.425%) HTML
3 19 (2.169%) SAP Basis
4 18 (2.055%) EDI
5 16 (1.826%) CGI
6 15 (1.712%) XML
7 12 (1.370%) SAP ALE
8 11 (1.256%) Web Services
9 10 (1.142%) COM
10 9 (1.027%) Application Packaging
10 9 (1.027%) J2EE
11 8 (0.913%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.913%) BAPI
12 6 (0.685%) OLE DB
12 6 (0.685%) ODBC
12 6 (0.685%) SAP PI
13 5 (0.571%) WebSphere
13 5 (0.571%) CSS
14 4 (0.457%) Middleware
14 4 (0.457%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 78 (8.904%) SharePoint
2 64 (7.306%) MS Exchange
3 45 (5.137%) Lync
4 39 (4.452%) Exchange Server 2010
5 31 (3.539%) Exchange Server 2007
6 23 (2.626%) IIS
6 23 (2.626%) SAS
7 16 (1.826%) NetWeaver
7 16 (1.826%) SharePoint 2010
8 14 (1.598%) Exchange Server 2013
9 10 (1.142%) Windows Azure
10 9 (1.027%) Tomcat
11 6 (0.685%) SharePoint Server
11 6 (0.685%) Exchange Server 2000
12 5 (0.571%) Office Communications Server
13 3 (0.342%) SharePoint 2013
13 3 (0.342%) Exchange Server 2003
13 3 (0.342%) Lotus Notes
13 3 (0.342%) Lotus Domino
14 2 (0.228%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 108 (12.33%) MS Excel
2 22 (2.511%) MS Office
3 16 (1.826%) Office 365
4 8 (0.913%) SPSS
5 4 (0.457%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.457%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (0.457%) PowerPivot
6 3 (0.342%) MS Project
7 1 (0.114%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 90 (10.27%) Oracle EBS
2 86 (9.817%) Oracle EBS R12
3 66 (7.534%) Oracle Financials
4 57 (6.507%) Hyperion Planning
5 34 (3.881%) SAP FI/CO
5 34 (3.881%) SAP CO
5 34 (3.881%) SAP FI
6 31 (3.539%) SAP BPC
7 29 (3.311%) Dynamics NAV
8 26 (2.968%) Dynamics CRM
9 24 (2.740%) SAP SD
10 22 (2.511%) SAP Business One
11 21 (2.397%) SAP MM
12 20 (2.283%) Dynamics AX
12 20 (2.283%) SAP WM
12 20 (2.283%) SAP LE
13 15 (1.712%) SAP FSCM
14 14 (1.598%) SAP CRM
14 14 (1.598%) SAP HR
15 12 (1.370%) SAP PP
Communications & Networking
1 43 (4.909%) Firewall
2 39 (4.452%) Unified Communications
3 36 (4.110%) SAN
4 28 (3.196%) Internet
5 27 (3.082%) DNS
6 26 (2.968%) Network Security
7 25 (2.854%) LAN
8 23 (2.626%) WAN
9 22 (2.511%) Cisco Nexus
10 21 (2.397%) TCP/IP
11 19 (2.169%) NetScaler
12 17 (1.941%) Wireless
13 16 (1.826%) VPN
14 14 (1.598%) DHCP
15 10 (1.142%) SSL
16 9 (1.027%) NAS
17 7 (0.799%) VoIP
18 5 (0.571%) IP Telephony
18 5 (0.571%) PBX
19 4 (0.457%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (13.81%) SQL Server
2 57 (6.507%) Essbase
3 54 (6.164%) Oracle BI EE
4 51 (5.822%) BusinessObjects
5 49 (5.594%) SAP BW
6 37 (4.224%) Oracle 11g
7 34 (3.881%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 24 (2.740%) SAP BI
9 23 (2.626%) SQL Server 2008
10 21 (2.397%) SAP HANA
11 20 (2.283%) Xcelsius
12 19 (2.169%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
12 19 (2.169%) SQL Server 2005
13 17 (1.941%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 13 (1.484%) QlikView
15 10 (1.142%) DB2
15 10 (1.142%) Data Warehouse
16 8 (0.913%) TOAD
16 8 (0.913%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 8 (0.913%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (1.826%) MSI
2 7 (0.799%) MorphX
3 6 (0.685%) LSMW
4 3 (0.342%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.228%) Selenium
6 1 (0.114%) NWDS
6 1 (0.114%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.114%) Introscope
General
1 274 (31.28%) Finance
2 181 (20.66%) Retail
3 109 (12.44%) Manufacturing
4 101 (11.53%) Telecoms
5 68 (7.763%) Publishing
6 41 (4.680%) Advertising
7 19 (2.169%) Local Government
8 18 (2.055%) General Ledger
9 16 (1.826%) Marketing
10 15 (1.712%) Back Office
11 14 (1.598%) Billing
11 14 (1.598%) Automotive
12 12 (1.370%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.256%) Legal
14 10 (1.142%) Banking
15 8 (0.913%) Electronics
16 6 (0.685%) German Language
17 4 (0.457%) French Language
18 2 (0.228%) Investment Banking
18 2 (0.228%) Corporate Banking
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.279%) SaaS
2 25 (2.854%) Clustering
3 16 (1.826%) Chip and PIN
4 15 (1.712%) iPhone
5 14 (1.598%) Management Information System
6 13 (1.484%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (1.484%) Blackberry
7 12 (1.370%) Mobile App
8 11 (1.256%) Enterprise Storage
9 9 (1.027%) Computer Science
10 8 (0.913%) NHS
10 8 (0.913%) Human Factors
11 7 (0.799%) E-Learning
11 7 (0.799%) Neural Network
11 7 (0.799%) Biometrics
11 7 (0.799%) Smartcard
12 5 (0.571%) CESG
12 5 (0.571%) CESG CLAS
12 5 (0.571%) IVR
13 4 (0.457%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 174 (19.86%) Windows
2 78 (8.904%) Windows Server 2008
3 48 (5.479%) UNIX
4 41 (4.680%) Windows Server 2003
5 31 (3.539%) Linux
5 31 (3.539%) Windows 7
6 25 (2.854%) Solaris
7 20 (2.283%) OpenVMS
8 12 (1.370%) Windows XP
8 12 (1.370%) Windows Phone
8 12 (1.370%) Windows 8
9 6 (0.685%) Windows Vista
10 5 (0.571%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.571%) AIX
11 4 (0.457%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.457%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.342%) Windows 2000 Server
13 2 (0.228%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (15.98%) Business Intelligence
2 104 (11.87%) CRM
3 77 (8.790%) Time Management
4 68 (7.763%) Project Management
5 64 (7.306%) ERP
6 51 (5.822%) Business Development
7 49 (5.594%) Data Modelling
8 48 (5.479%) Service Delivery
9 41 (4.680%) Migration
10 40 (4.566%) Logistics
11 34 (3.881%) ETL
12 29 (3.311%) ITIL
13 28 (3.196%) Business Analysis
14 25 (2.854%) Data Protection
15 23 (2.626%) Analytics
16 22 (2.511%) Stakeholder Management
16 22 (2.511%) Load Balancing
17 20 (2.283%) Change Control
18 19 (2.169%) User Acceptance Testing
19 18 (2.055%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (15.41%) SQL
2 76 (8.676%) ABAP
3 27 (3.082%) C#
4 22 (2.511%) Java
5 15 (1.712%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.027%) Perl
6 9 (1.027%) PHP
7 8 (0.913%) VB
7 8 (0.913%) Python
8 7 (0.799%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.799%) X++
8 7 (0.799%) PL/SQL
8 7 (0.799%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.571%) C
10 4 (0.457%) VBA
10 4 (0.457%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.457%) VBScript
11 3 (0.342%) C++
12 2 (0.228%) SAPscript
12 2 (0.228%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 109 (12.44%) Security Cleared
2 69 (7.877%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (7.534%) MCITP
4 43 (4.909%) MCSE
5 40 (4.566%) Cisco Certification
6 34 (3.881%) Degree
7 33 (3.767%) Citrix Certification
8 31 (3.539%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 29 (3.311%) CCEE
10 28 (3.196%) SC Cleared
11 26 (2.968%) CCIE
11 26 (2.968%) CCIA
12 23 (2.626%) CCNP
13 20 (2.283%) MCTS
13 20 (2.283%) ACCA
13 20 (2.283%) CIMA
14 19 (2.169%) CCA
15 15 (1.712%) CCEA
16 14 (1.598%) CCAA
17 12 (1.370%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (2.283%) SLA
2 17 (1.941%) PCI DSS
3 8 (0.913%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (0.799%) Data Quality
5 6 (0.685%) QA
6 1 (0.114%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 85 (9.703%) Active Directory
2 80 (9.132%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (6.164%) Hyper-V
4 53 (6.050%) XenApp
5 49 (5.594%) XenDesktop
6 38 (4.338%) vSphere
7 32 (3.653%) Microsoft App-V
8 29 (3.311%) XenServer
9 23 (2.626%) VMware ESX
10 20 (2.283%) VMware ESXi
11 10 (1.142%) Xen
12 3 (0.342%) UAG
12 3 (0.342%) Forefront TMG
13 2 (0.228%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.228%) ISA Server
13 2 (0.228%) SRDF
14 1 (0.114%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
14 1 (0.114%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 44 (5.023%) SCCM
2 36 (4.110%) SCOM
3 24 (2.740%) SCVMM
4 21 (2.397%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 11 (1.256%) Backup Exec
6 7 (0.799%) Cisco UCCX
6 7 (0.799%) Tivoli
6 7 (0.799%) Norton AntiVirus
6 7 (0.799%) ARCserve
6 7 (0.799%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 6 (0.685%) WSUS
7 6 (0.685%) Cisco UCCE
8 5 (0.571%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
8 5 (0.571%) Cisco CUCM
8 5 (0.571%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.342%) Zenoss
9 3 (0.342%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.228%) EMC TimeFinder
10 2 (0.228%) HP Quality Center
11 1 (0.114%) CA Wily
Vendors
1 235 (26.83%) Microsoft
2 220 (25.11%) SAP
3 130 (14.84%) Oracle
4 115 (13.13%) Cisco
5 102 (11.64%) Citrix
6 100 (11.42%) VMware
7 84 (9.589%) Fujitsu
8 67 (7.648%) HP
9 57 (6.507%) Hyperion
10 55 (6.279%) Business Objects
11 40 (4.566%) NetApp
12 29 (3.311%) Juniper
13 26 (2.968%) IBM
14 25 (2.854%) EMC
15 23 (2.626%) Avaya
16 21 (2.397%) CheckPoint
17 19 (2.169%) Dell
18 18 (2.055%) Salesforce.com
19 17 (1.941%) Dialogic
19 17 (1.941%) Nortel
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
ERP sales consultancy experience... -Project/resource management experience... Keywords: Microsoft Dynamics Navision/ ERP/ Dynamics NAV/ SAP/ JDEdwards / Sage / Pegasus / Dynamics Axapta / NAV 2009 / MS Dynamics NAV/ Dynamics Navision/...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £90,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
My client is experiencing huge growth with Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM. Role: Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Navision Consultant £50k - £55k+ travel expenses + healthcare + pension... You should have experience...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You will have excellent communication skills and very strong knowledge of SAP BusinessObjects... Strong knowledge of; DATA SERVICES DATA INTEGRATOR, DATA QUALITY, SQL SERVER ETL, DESIGNER (UNIVERSE DEVELOPMENT),...
Oxbridge Answers
Salary: 60-70,000
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
A Business Intelligence consultant is required to join the consultancy team of my West Midlands based client.
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 15 May 2013
Henley-In-Arden, West Midlands (County)
To be considered you must have: A good practical knowledge of RedPrairie WMS Discrete; Basic Knowledge of Unix and/or Linux; In-depth knowledge of warehouse management systems;...
REPL
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum plus car allowance and benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The blend of theoretical and the practical exercises will help you prepare for your future role as a consultant with expertise in Supply Chain Management and on our...
Monarch Recruitment
Salary: £25000 to £30000 per annum - Excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
The Oracle Financials Functional Consultant will be required to act as the subject matter expert, being heavily involved with business processes improvements of the Oracle EBS Financials business...
Sanderson
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Technical expertise with Microsoft System Center products: SMS 2003, SCCM 2007, SCCM 2007 R2, SCCM 2012. *Knowledge of the following Versions of MOM/SCOM: MOM 2005, SCOM 2007,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £58000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The Role: A leading Microsoft Dynamics Gold Partner is seeking a skilled Dynamics CRM Consultant with excellent client facing skills... This is an excellent opportunity to be a...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Responsibilities: Manage the Dynamics CRM system... Essential Skills: 2+ years Dynamics CRM support experience... Dynamics CRM 4.0/2011. Beneficial Skills: Dynamics CRM certified. SQL Server experience... Dynamics...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Proven recent experience of Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 - 2010 and Microsoft Server 2008 *Experienced within the administration, build and troubleshooting of Microsoft solutions. *Current Microsoft accreditation - MCITP, MCTS,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £58000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
With MS SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, ETL or Cube development experience , the successful Business Intelligence Consultant/ Developer, with a background within SQL Server development will enjoy the benefits of...
Ridgian
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senior stakeholder management. Data modelling and data architecture design / implementation. Designing and Implementing Analytics solutions... Project management and business development... This is a unique opportunity for any consultant...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £30,000 to £60,000 per annum plus attractive benefits and extensi
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The Role: A leading Microsoft Dynamics Gold Partner is seeking a skilled Dynamics NAV Consultant with excellent client facing skills... Key Requirements: -5 years Microsoft Dynamics NAV experience.
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
C/AL, Cside knowledge... SQL Server experience... Dynamics CRM experience. Degree educated... Keywords: Dynamics Navision / Dynamics NAV / NAV 09 / C/AL/ ERP/ NAV 2013 / Microsoft Dynamics / Birmingham / Midlands /...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Candidates will possess a significant number of the following key technology skills and certifications: Microsoft Hyper-V - Certified to MCSE, MCITP Level. Microsoft App-V, SCVMM, SCCM, SCOM,...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £45,000 to £75,000 per annum (dep on exp), bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
West Midlands
A highly successful global Managed Services and IT solutions Provider with a solid reputation seeks a high-calibre Software and Virtualisation Pre-sales Consultant for a home based...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP55 to GBP65 per annum + Benefits: plus car allowance, bonus and benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
West Midlands (County)
Experience of end to end Oracle EBS implementation / upgrade projects. * In-depth knowledge and experience of the Oracle SCM suite including some of Order Management (OM) Inventory (INV),...
Citrus Global Ltd
Salary: Package to £75,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands (County)
Core skills: *SQL Server 2005 / 2008 including Reporting Services (SSRS) - installation and administration. *Microsoft Clustering technologies, Load Balancing & Windows Administration including Windows Active Directory, Group Policies, Domains... 2)...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Core skills:*SQL Server 2005 / 2008 including Reporting Services (SSRS) - installation and administration.*Microsoft Clustering technologies, Load Balancing & Windows Administration including Windows Active Directory, Group Policies, Domains.*IIS*...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Core skills:*SQL Server 2005 / 2008 including Reporting Services (SSRS) - installation and administration.*Microsoft Clustering technologies, Load Balancing & Windows Administration including Windows Active Directory, Group Policies, Domains.*IIS*...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Midlands
We deal with both Microsoft Partners & End Users throughout the UK and Europe and we have never had more live requirements & Navision jobs for Microsoft Dynamics professionals. By...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Posted: 30 April 2013
United Kingdom, UK Wide, London, Birmingham,...
Oracle Discoverer... Data Warehouse design and ETL principles... - Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio... - Experience of complimentary OBI products such as Endeca, Hyperion, Essbase, Oracle OLAP, Simba... - Working...
NBS Recruitment
Salary: £40,000 - £70,000 per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
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
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
The Solihull office has been the leading regional retail office for the past 5 years and are looking to grow across both Permanent and Contract markets.
Experis IT
Posted: 22 May 2013