The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior 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 Senior Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Consultant
Rank 183 142 143
Rank change year-on-year
-41 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Consultant 21 44 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.426% 0.975% 0.709%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.444% 1.015% 0.739%
Number of salaries quoted 10 35 29
Average salary £45,000 £60,000 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.00% +39.53%
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4729 4333 3922
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.88% 95.99% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3944 3788 3354
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £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%
Senior Consultant
England

Senior Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Consultant across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Senior Consultant Salary Trend

Senior Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Consultant across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Midlands Senior Consultant Salary Histogram

Senior Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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 -32 13 £55,000 -
Coventry -7 7 £41,250 -31.25%
Worcestershire +7 4 £45,000 -
Warwickshire +7 1 £45,000 -35.71%
Wolverhampton - 1 £45,000 -
Staffordshire - 1 £60,000 -
Senior Consultant
England

Senior Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior 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 Senior Consultant in their job title.

1 13 (30.95%) VMware
2 12 (28.57%) Citrix
2 12 (28.57%) Cisco
2 12 (28.57%) vSphere
3 11 (26.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (23.81%) XenDesktop
4 10 (23.81%) XenApp
4 10 (23.81%) SQL
5 9 (21.43%) NetApp
5 9 (21.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 8 (19.05%) Windows
6 8 (19.05%) Windows Server 2008
7 7 (16.67%) XenServer
7 7 (16.67%) MS Exchange
7 7 (16.67%) HP
8 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
9 5 (11.90%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (11.90%) MCSE
9 5 (11.90%) Citrix Certification
9 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (11.90%) MCTS
9 5 (11.90%) MCITP
9 5 (11.90%) VMware ESX
9 5 (11.90%) NCIE
9 5 (11.90%) CCEE
9 5 (11.90%) Business Development
9 5 (11.90%) CCIA
10 4 (9.524%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
10 4 (9.524%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (9.524%) Project Planning

Senior Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior 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 Senior Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (9.524%) .NET
2 3 (7.143%) ASP.NET
2 3 (7.143%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (4.762%) SAP XI
4 1 (2.381%) SAP PI
4 1 (2.381%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 7 (16.67%) MS Exchange
2 4 (9.524%) Exchange Server 2000
3 3 (7.143%) Lync
4 2 (4.762%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (4.762%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (4.762%) Office Communications Server
4 2 (4.762%) SAP Portal
4 2 (4.762%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (9.524%) MS Excel
2 2 (4.762%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (4.762%) Office 365
3 1 (2.381%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (4.762%) SAP GRC
2 1 (2.381%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (2.381%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (2.381%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.381%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (2.381%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.381%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.524%) SAN
1 4 (9.524%) Unified Communications
1 4 (9.524%) Cisco Nexus
2 3 (7.143%) TCP/IP
2 3 (7.143%) Firewall
2 3 (7.143%) Network Security
2 3 (7.143%) LAN
2 3 (7.143%) WAN
2 3 (7.143%) Ethernet
3 1 (2.381%) HTTP
3 1 (2.381%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.524%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.762%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (4.762%) QlikView
3 1 (2.381%) SAS Enterprise Guide
General
1 4 (9.524%) Aerospace
1 4 (9.524%) Automotive
1 4 (9.524%) Electronics
2 3 (7.143%) Advertising
3 1 (2.381%) Marketing
3 1 (2.381%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.381%) Finance
3 1 (2.381%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.524%) Management Information System
1 4 (9.524%) Human Factors
2 3 (7.143%) Credit Risk
2 3 (7.143%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.381%) FMCG
3 1 (2.381%) e-Health
Operating Systems
1 8 (19.05%) Windows
1 8 (19.05%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (2.381%) Windows 7
2 1 (2.381%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (11.90%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.90%) Business Development
2 4 (9.524%) Project Planning
2 4 (9.524%) Service Delivery
2 4 (9.524%) Data Management
3 3 (7.143%) MVC
3 3 (7.143%) ITIL
3 3 (7.143%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (7.143%) TDD
3 3 (7.143%) Capacity Planning
4 2 (4.762%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (4.762%) Time Management
4 2 (4.762%) Performance Management
4 2 (4.762%) Data Protection
4 2 (4.762%) SAP Security
4 2 (4.762%) Technical Architecture
4 2 (4.762%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (4.762%) CRM
4 2 (4.762%) Project Management
4 2 (4.762%) Practice Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (23.81%) SQL
2 4 (9.524%) C#
3 1 (2.381%) Java
3 1 (2.381%) C
3 1 (2.381%) ActionScript
3 1 (2.381%) VBA
3 1 (2.381%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 9 (21.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 5 (11.90%) MCTS
2 5 (11.90%) MCITP
2 5 (11.90%) MCSE
2 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (11.90%) Citrix Certification
2 5 (11.90%) NCIE
2 5 (11.90%) CCEE
2 5 (11.90%) CCIA
3 4 (9.524%) NCDA
3 4 (9.524%) CCEA
4 3 (7.143%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (7.143%) CCAA
4 3 (7.143%) VCAP
5 2 (4.762%) CCA
5 2 (4.762%) VCDX
5 2 (4.762%) CCIE
5 2 (4.762%) Degree
5 2 (4.762%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.762%) HP AIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.762%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (28.57%) vSphere
2 11 (26.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (23.81%) XenApp
3 10 (23.81%) XenDesktop
4 7 (16.67%) XenServer
5 5 (11.90%) VMware ESX
6 4 (9.524%) Microsoft App-V
6 4 (9.524%) Active Directory
6 4 (9.524%) Hyper-V
7 1 (2.381%) Terminal Services
7 1 (2.381%) Forefront TMG
7 1 (2.381%) UAG
Systems Management
1 4 (9.524%) NetBackup
1 4 (9.524%) Backup Exec
1 4 (9.524%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 3 (7.143%) SCCM
2 3 (7.143%) SCOM
2 3 (7.143%) SCVMM
3 1 (2.381%) Netcool
Vendors
1 13 (30.95%) VMware
2 12 (28.57%) Citrix
2 12 (28.57%) Cisco
3 9 (21.43%) NetApp
4 7 (16.67%) HP
5 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 4 (9.524%) Business Objects
6 4 (9.524%) SAP
6 4 (9.524%) CommVault
6 4 (9.524%) Symantec
7 2 (4.762%) EMC
7 2 (4.762%) Avaya
7 2 (4.762%) Genesys
7 2 (4.762%) AppSense
7 2 (4.762%) NorthgateArinso
7 2 (4.762%) Cognos
8 1 (2.381%) IBM
8 1 (2.381%) Oracle
8 1 (2.381%) Dell
8 1 (2.381%) Veeam
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Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Car + Bonus (£80K OTE)
Posted: 17 May 2013
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My Birmingham based client is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence consultant to join their team to design and deliver solutions to meet client needs.It is essential that...
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Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 15 May 2013
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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: 15 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,...
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Salary: £45000 - £58000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013