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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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
Rank167
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads6201212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.359 %0.522 %
As % of the category below8.339 %14.36 %
Salaries quoted5421020
Average minimum salary£44,164£43,127
Average salary£48,802£47,072
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Average maximum salary£53,440£51,016
UK excluding London average salary£49,816£51,120
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads74358441
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.304 %3.632 %
Salaries quoted63407266
Average minimum salary£33,147£33,399
Average salary£36,157£36,208
% change on same period last year-0.14 %
Average maximum salary£39,167£39,017
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

The 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

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

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 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
BirminghamDown-8277£52,850+2.33 %
StaffordshireUp+373£47,078-13.72 %
WarwickshireDown-3148£38,405+3.12 %
HerefordshireDown-2243£40,183-4.38 %
CoventryDown-531£44,458+7.63 %
ShropshireDown-2720£44,800-4.84 %
WorcestershireDown-1416£47,333+15.53 %
SolihullDown-916£34,767-9.19 %
West BromwichNew entry-10£36,571-
WolverhamptonDown-17£48,000-4.63 %
StourbridgeNew entry-4£50,000-
WalsallNew entry-3£39,333-
DudleyDown-102£35,000+36.58 %
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

1509 (31.17 %)SAP
2271 (16.60 %)Finance
3258 (15.80 %)Oracle
4250 (15.31 %)Business Intelligence
5213 (13.04 %)SQL
6208 (12.74 %)SQL Server
7202 (12.37 %)Project Management
8201 (12.31 %)Windows
9163 (9.982 %)Microsoft
10162 (9.920 %)Health
11156 (9.553 %)CRM
12126 (7.716 %)UNIX
13116 (7.103 %)Pensions
14102 (6.246 %).NET
14102 (6.246 %)Datawarehouse
15101 (6.185 %)Degree
1698 (6.001 %)SAP BW
1797 (5.940 %)NHS
1896 (5.879 %)Retail
1896 (5.879 %)ERP
1994 (5.756 %)Java
2090 (5.511 %)SAP FI
2189 (5.450 %)MS Excel
2189 (5.450 %)SAP FI/CO
2189 (5.450 %)SAP CO
2276 (4.654 %)C#
2276 (4.654 %)SAP BI
2374 (4.532 %)OLAP
2374 (4.532 %)Business Development
2469 (4.225 %)Government

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1102 (6.246 %).NET
250 (3.062 %)XML
346 (2.817 %)ASP.NET
442 (2.572 %)SAP Basis
526 (1.592 %)WebSphere
624 (1.470 %)J2EE
624 (1.470 %)HTML
723 (1.408 %)SAP PI
818 (1.102 %)WebServices
915 (0.919 %)ASP
1013 (0.796 %).NET Framework
1112 (0.735 %)SAP XI
1112 (0.735 %)EDI
128 (0.490 %)Web Dynpro
137 (0.429 %)XSL
137 (0.429 %)COM
145 (0.306 %)EJB
145 (0.306 %)Middleware
145 (0.306 %)Windows SharePoint Services
153 (0.184 %)SAP CO-PA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
162 (3.797 %)NetWeaver
250 (3.062 %)MS Exchange
344 (2.694 %)SharePoint
437 (2.266 %)SharePoint Server 2007
532 (1.960 %)SAS
627 (1.653 %)IIS
726 (1.592 %)Exchange Server 2003
817 (1.041 %)Exchange Server 2000
915 (0.919 %)WebLogic
1014 (0.857 %)Exchange Server 5.5
1112 (0.735 %)Lotus Domino
1210 (0.612 %)BizTalk Server
1210 (0.612 %)SharePoint Portal Server
138 (0.490 %)Exchange Server 2007
147 (0.429 %)Lotus Notes
147 (0.429 %)WebSphere Application Server
154 (0.245 %)JBoss
154 (0.245 %)SAP EP
163 (0.184 %)Apache
163 (0.184 %)Tomcat
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
189 (5.450 %)MS Excel
243 (2.633 %)MS Office
323 (1.408 %)MS Visio
49 (0.551 %)MS Project
57 (0.429 %)InfoPath
64 (0.245 %)CATIA
73 (0.184 %)PrintSoft PReS
81 (0.061 %)CA Clarity
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
190 (5.511 %)SAP FI
289 (5.450 %)SAP CO
289 (5.450 %)SAP FI/CO
364 (3.919 %)SAP CRM
456 (3.429 %)SAP SD
539 (2.388 %)SAP MM
539 (2.388 %)SAP R/3
633 (2.021 %)Navision
731 (1.898 %)SAP Retail
830 (1.837 %)Great Plains
927 (1.653 %)SAP HR
1024 (1.470 %)Dynamics AX
1123 (1.408 %)Oracle EBS
1222 (1.347 %)Axapta
1319 (1.164 %)Dynamics NAV
1418 (1.102 %)SAP SCM
1516 (0.980 %)Dynamics CRM
1516 (0.980 %)Microsoft CRM
1516 (0.980 %)Oracle Applications
1615 (0.919 %)SAP Oil and Gas
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
158 (3.552 %)LAN
158 (3.552 %)WAN
233 (2.021 %)Firewall
331 (1.898 %)Internet
430 (1.837 %)SAN
524 (1.470 %)TCP/IP
623 (1.408 %)Network Security
720 (1.225 %)Wireless
814 (0.857 %)VoIP
912 (0.735 %)LDAP
912 (0.735 %)VPN
912 (0.735 %)MPLS
1011 (0.674 %)HTTP
1011 (0.674 %)Cisco PIX
119 (0.551 %)IP Telephony
128 (0.490 %)SSL
136 (0.367 %)Ethernet
136 (0.367 %)SDH
136 (0.367 %)Intranet
136 (0.367 %)IPCC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1208 (12.74 %)SQL Server
2102 (6.246 %)Datawarehouse
398 (6.001 %)SAP BW
476 (4.654 %)SAP BI
574 (4.532 %)OLAP
644 (2.694 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
742 (2.572 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
838 (2.327 %)DB2
936 (2.205 %)ETL
1034 (2.082 %)BusinessObjects
1131 (1.898 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1229 (1.776 %)SQL Server 2000
1327 (1.653 %)RDBMS
1426 (1.592 %)SQL Server 2005
1520 (1.225 %)Crystal Reports
1617 (1.041 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1715 (0.919 %)Oracle 10g
1715 (0.919 %)Oracle 9i
1813 (0.796 %)DecisionStream
1912 (0.735 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (0.551 %)TestDirector
24 (0.245 %)LSMW
33 (0.184 %)Oracle Forms
42 (0.122 %)Flash
42 (0.122 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.061 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.061 %)MorphX
51 (0.061 %)Rational Robot
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1271 (16.60 %)Finance
2162 (9.920 %)Health
3116 (7.103 %)Pensions
496 (5.879 %)Retail
569 (4.225 %)Government
655 (3.368 %)Manufacturing
739 (2.388 %)Back Office
739 (2.388 %)Insurance
828 (1.715 %)Education
925 (1.531 %)Automotive
925 (1.531 %)FMCG
1024 (1.470 %)Marketing
1123 (1.408 %)Billing
1221 (1.286 %)Telecoms
1317 (1.041 %)Pharmaceutical
1416 (0.980 %)Local Government
1515 (0.919 %)Advertising
169 (0.551 %)Legal
176 (0.367 %)General Ledger
176 (0.367 %)Auditing
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
197 (5.940 %)NHS
239 (2.388 %)Client/Server
325 (1.531 %)Clustering
412 (0.735 %)Thin Client
412 (0.735 %)Fat Client
511 (0.674 %)AS400
69 (0.551 %)Informatics
78 (0.490 %)Mathematics
86 (0.367 %)Statistics
86 (0.367 %)Management Information System
95 (0.306 %)HACMP
104 (0.245 %)Mainframe
104 (0.245 %)Derivative
104 (0.245 %)Energy Derivatives
104 (0.245 %)Computer Science
113 (0.184 %)IVR
122 (0.122 %)E-Learning
122 (0.122 %)Czech Language
122 (0.122 %)French Language
122 (0.122 %)Slovak Language
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1201 (12.31 %)Windows
2126 (7.716 %)UNIX
365 (3.980 %)Windows Server 2003
450 (3.062 %)Linux
542 (2.572 %)Windows 2000
640 (2.449 %)AIX
727 (1.653 %)Solaris
810 (0.612 %)Windows 2000 Server
98 (0.490 %)OS/400
98 (0.490 %)Windows XP
98 (0.490 %)zOS
107 (0.429 %)VMS
115 (0.306 %)Windows NT
115 (0.306 %)HPUX
115 (0.306 %)Windows Vista
123 (0.184 %)Windows Server 2008
132 (0.122 %)NetWare
141 (0.061 %)Tru64
141 (0.061 %)SUSE
141 (0.061 %)Red Hat Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1250 (15.31 %)Business Intelligence
2202 (12.37 %)Project Management
3156 (9.553 %)CRM
496 (5.879 %)ERP
574 (4.532 %)Business Development
660 (3.674 %)Logistics
747 (2.878 %)Migration
844 (2.694 %)Change Management
941 (2.511 %)Service Delivery
1037 (2.266 %)Data Analysis
1037 (2.266 %)Business Analysis
1037 (2.266 %)SAP Implementation
1136 (2.205 %)Data Migration
1234 (2.082 %)PRINCE2
1333 (2.021 %)Risk Management
1430 (1.837 %)Information Security
1529 (1.776 %)Time Management
1627 (1.653 %)Business Continuity
1726 (1.592 %)Disaster Recovery
1825 (1.531 %)ITIL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1213 (13.04 %)SQL
294 (5.756 %)Java
376 (4.654 %)C#
469 (4.225 %)ABAP
559 (3.613 %)VB.NET
658 (3.552 %)VB
750 (3.062 %)C++
834 (2.082 %)PL/SQL
929 (1.776 %)COBOL
1028 (1.715 %)C
1122 (1.347 %)JavaScript
1215 (0.919 %)Shell Script
1313 (0.796 %)Transact-SQL
1411 (0.674 %)MUMPS
1510 (0.612 %)Perl
169 (0.551 %)VBA
178 (0.490 %)VBScript
178 (0.490 %)VB6
187 (0.429 %)DHTML
192 (0.122 %)RPG
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1101 (6.185 %)Degree
255 (3.368 %)Microsoft Certification
346 (2.817 %)Cisco Certification
436 (2.205 %)MCSE
523 (1.408 %)CCNA
619 (1.164 %)CCNP
718 (1.102 %)MCP
817 (1.041 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
916 (0.980 %)CCIE
1015 (0.919 %)CISSP
1114 (0.857 %)CCDP
1213 (0.796 %)ACCA
1312 (0.735 %)Citrix Certification
149 (0.551 %)CIMA
149 (0.551 %)CCVP
158 (0.490 %)CCDA
158 (0.490 %)MCSA
167 (0.429 %)CCSP
167 (0.429 %)ISEB
167 (0.429 %)CCA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
148 (2.939 %)QA
218 (1.102 %)SLA
39 (0.551 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
48 (0.490 %)ISO27001
56 (0.367 %)BS7799
64 (0.245 %)MiFID
73 (0.184 %)PCI DSS
81 (0.061 %)COBIT
81 (0.061 %)ISO9000
81 (0.061 %)ISO9001
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
146 (2.817 %)Active Directory
228 (1.715 %)VMware Infrastructure
324 (1.470 %)VMware ESX
412 (0.735 %)NetBackup
57 (0.429 %)VMware Server
66 (0.367 %)Intellisync
75 (0.306 %)Oracle RAC
75 (0.306 %)Oracle RMAN
84 (0.245 %)Citrix Presentation Server
93 (0.184 %)Terminal Services
102 (0.122 %)MetaFrame
111 (0.061 %)ISA Server
111 (0.061 %)AquaLogic
111 (0.061 %)Backup Exec
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (0.429 %)MOM
17 (0.429 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (0.367 %)Tivoli
26 (0.367 %)HP Data Protector
34 (0.245 %)SCCM
34 (0.245 %)SCOM
34 (0.245 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
43 (0.184 %)Norton AntiVirus
52 (0.122 %)SCVMM
61 (0.061 %)OpenView
61 (0.061 %)MAILsweeper
61 (0.061 %)NNM
61 (0.061 %)OVOW
61 (0.061 %)BMC PATROL
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1509 (31.17 %)SAP
2258 (15.80 %)Oracle
3163 (9.982 %)Microsoft
465 (3.980 %)Cisco
560 (3.674 %)VMware
652 (3.184 %)Sage
741 (2.511 %)Cognos
840 (2.449 %)IBM
939 (2.388 %)Citrix
1034 (2.082 %)Business Objects
1127 (1.653 %)HP
1226 (1.592 %)JD Edwards
1324 (1.470 %)Pegasus
1423 (1.408 %)Remedy
1517 (1.041 %)Exchequer
1615 (0.919 %)NetApp
1615 (0.919 %)Siebel
1615 (0.919 %)Kerridge
1714 (0.857 %)Sun
1812 (0.735 %)CheckPoint