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This section looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank137121
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads92123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.051 %
As % of the category below1.150 %1.473 %
Salaries quoted87106
Average minimum salary£38,261£42,689
Average salary£40,978£46,132
% change on same period last year-11.17 %
Average maximum salary£43,696£49,575
UK excluding London average salary£43,102£44,115
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads80038352
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.308 %3.481 %
Salaries quoted68457254
Average minimum salary£32,827£33,784
Average salary£35,731£36,559
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum salary£38,635£39,334
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Technical Consultant EnglandTechnical Consultant
England

Technical Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Technical Consultant across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Technical Consultant Demand Trend

Technical Consultant
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Technical Consultant Salary Trend

Technical Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Consultant across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands Technical Consultant Salary Histogram

Technical Consultant
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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-4725£49,750+4.37 %
StaffordshireUp+223£38,435-29.53 %
WarwickshireUp+519£31,235-25.94 %
HerefordshireDown-513£40,917-5.93 %
WalsallNew entry-5£39,400-
West BromwichNew entry-3£37,167-
CoventryNew entry-2£62,750-
Technical Consultant EnglandTechnical Consultant
England

Technical Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title.

188 (36.07 %)Windows
285 (34.84 %)SQL Server
384 (34.43 %)SQL
474 (30.33 %)Oracle
550 (20.49 %)Health
645 (18.44 %)UNIX
742 (17.21 %)Datawarehouse
841 (16.80 %)Microsoft Certification
940 (16.39 %).NET
1039 (15.98 %)Business Intelligence
1138 (15.57 %)NHS
1138 (15.57 %)Workflow
1138 (15.57 %)Pensions
1237 (15.16 %)Finance
1336 (14.75 %)OLAP
1435 (14.34 %)VB
1435 (14.34 %)CRM
1533 (13.52 %)Java
1533 (13.52 %)Microsoft
1533 (13.52 %)Project Management
1631 (12.70 %)MCSE
1730 (12.30 %)COBOL
1829 (11.89 %)VB.NET
1928 (11.48 %)DB2
2027 (11.07 %)C++
2027 (11.07 %)PL/SQL
2027 (11.07 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
2126 (10.66 %)Windows Server 2003
2126 (10.66 %)SAP
2225 (10.25 %)XML

Technical Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (16.39 %).NET
225 (10.25 %)XML
322 (9.016 %)SAP Smart Forms
322 (9.016 %)SAP XI
411 (4.508 %)ASP.NET
510 (4.098 %)HTML
64 (1.639 %)WebServices
64 (1.639 %).NET Framework
71 (0.410 %)SAP Business Workflow
71 (0.410 %)SAP BSP
71 (0.410 %)WebSphere
71 (0.410 %)JSP
71 (0.410 %)J2EE
71 (0.410 %)XSLT
71 (0.410 %)Java RMI
71 (0.410 %)XForms
71 (0.410 %)Web Dynpro
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (10.25 %)MS Exchange
214 (5.738 %)Oracle Workflow
313 (5.328 %)SharePoint
411 (4.508 %)Exchange Server 2003
510 (4.098 %)SharePoint Server 2007
66 (2.459 %)Lotus Domino
74 (1.639 %)Lotus Notes
83 (1.230 %)Apache
83 (1.230 %)Tomcat
83 (1.230 %)IIS
91 (0.410 %)JBoss
91 (0.410 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.410 %)Exchange Server 2007
91 (0.410 %)Exchange Server 2000
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (7.787 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (6.148 %)Oracle EBS
214 (5.738 %)Oracle Financials
313 (5.328 %)Oracle 11i
410 (4.098 %)Microsoft CRM
410 (4.098 %)Dynamics CRM
52 (0.820 %)SAP CRM
61 (0.410 %)ResourceLink
61 (0.410 %)Oracle HRMS
61 (0.410 %)SAP R/3
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (6.148 %)SAN
214 (5.738 %)Firewall
39 (3.689 %)VPN
39 (3.689 %)WAN
45 (2.049 %)LAN
45 (2.049 %)MPLS
54 (1.639 %)DNS
54 (1.639 %)Internet
62 (0.820 %)TCP/IP
62 (0.820 %)IP Telephony
62 (0.820 %)Cisco PIX
71 (0.410 %)Wireless
71 (0.410 %)SDH
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
185 (34.84 %)SQL Server
242 (17.21 %)Datawarehouse
336 (14.75 %)OLAP
428 (11.48 %)DB2
527 (11.07 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
624 (9.836 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
719 (7.787 %)Oracle 9i
817 (6.967 %)Oracle Reports
916 (6.557 %)Oracle Discoverer
916 (6.557 %)SQL Server 2000
1013 (5.328 %)SQLPlus
1013 (5.328 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1110 (4.098 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
126 (2.459 %)SQL Server 2005
126 (2.459 %)Oracle 10g
134 (1.639 %)RDBMS
142 (0.820 %)Oracle 11g
151 (0.410 %)MySQL
151 (0.410 %)Cognos Impromptu
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (6.967 %)Oracle Forms
21 (0.410 %)JDeveloper
21 (0.410 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
150 (20.49 %)Health
238 (15.57 %)Pensions
337 (15.16 %)Finance
415 (6.148 %)Education
513 (5.328 %)Manufacturing
68 (3.279 %)Insurance
75 (2.049 %)Telecoms
83 (1.230 %)Retail
92 (0.820 %)Back Office
101 (0.410 %)Automotive
101 (0.410 %)Government
101 (0.410 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (15.57 %)NHS
213 (5.328 %)Data Conversion
37 (2.869 %)Thin Client
37 (2.869 %)Fat Client
45 (2.049 %)Clustering
53 (1.230 %)EPoS
62 (0.820 %)AS400
71 (0.410 %)HACMP
71 (0.410 %)Management Information System
71 (0.410 %)Firmware
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
188 (36.07 %)Windows
245 (18.44 %)UNIX
326 (10.66 %)Windows Server 2003
413 (5.328 %)AIX
512 (4.918 %)Solaris
611 (4.508 %)Windows 2000
79 (3.689 %)OS/400
79 (3.689 %)zOS
86 (2.459 %)Windows 2000 Server
95 (2.049 %)Windows Vista
95 (2.049 %)Windows XP
95 (2.049 %)HPUX
103 (1.230 %)Windows Server 2008
111 (0.410 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (15.98 %)Business Intelligence
238 (15.57 %)Workflow
335 (14.34 %)CRM
433 (13.52 %)Project Management
516 (6.557 %)PRINCE2
613 (5.328 %)Migration
613 (5.328 %)Supply Chain Management
613 (5.328 %)Business Development
711 (4.508 %)Data Migration
810 (4.098 %)User Acceptance Testing
810 (4.098 %)OO
97 (2.869 %)ITIL
105 (2.049 %)Validation
105 (2.049 %)Network Load Balancing
105 (2.049 %)Software Testing
105 (2.049 %)Data Validation
114 (1.639 %)OOP
123 (1.230 %)Service Management
123 (1.230 %)Business Continuity
123 (1.230 %)Disaster Recovery
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
184 (34.43 %)SQL
235 (14.34 %)VB
333 (13.52 %)Java
430 (12.30 %)COBOL
529 (11.89 %)VB.NET
627 (11.07 %)C++
627 (11.07 %)PL/SQL
724 (9.836 %)ABAP
822 (9.016 %)SAPscript
822 (9.016 %)C
912 (4.918 %)C#
1011 (4.508 %)JavaScript
119 (3.689 %)Perl
119 (3.689 %)Shell Script
122 (0.820 %)Korn
122 (0.820 %)Transact-SQL
122 (0.820 %)RPG
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (16.80 %)Microsoft Certification
231 (12.70 %)MCSE
323 (9.426 %)Degree
415 (6.148 %)MCP
513 (5.328 %)CCNA
513 (5.328 %)Cisco Certification
68 (3.279 %)MCSA
77 (2.869 %)Citrix Certification
85 (2.049 %)SCSA
85 (2.049 %)CCA
85 (2.049 %)MCDST
93 (1.230 %)CCDE
93 (1.230 %)CCIE
93 (1.230 %)CCNP
93 (1.230 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
93 (1.230 %)ITIL Certification
102 (0.820 %)OCP
102 (0.820 %)Oracle Certification
102 (0.820 %)CCDA
102 (0.820 %)CCDP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.820 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (10.25 %)Active Directory
211 (4.508 %)VMware Infrastructure
310 (4.098 %)NetBackup
46 (2.459 %)VMware ESX
54 (1.639 %)Oracle RMAN
54 (1.639 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.820 %)MetaFrame
71 (0.410 %)ISA Server
71 (0.410 %)Citrix Presentation Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.230 %)MOM
13 (1.230 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 (1.230 %)SCCM
13 (1.230 %)SCOM
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (30.33 %)Oracle
233 (13.52 %)Microsoft
326 (10.66 %)SAP
422 (9.016 %)VMware
519 (7.787 %)Citrix
611 (4.508 %)Cisco
78 (3.279 %)IBM
85 (2.049 %)HP
85 (2.049 %)NetApp
94 (1.639 %)VERITAS
94 (1.639 %)Lotus
94 (1.639 %)Symantec
102 (0.820 %)PlateSpin
111 (0.410 %)Savvion
111 (0.410 %)Pega
111 (0.410 %)FileNet
111 (0.410 %)Metastorm
111 (0.410 %)Intalio
111 (0.410 %)Lombardi
111 (0.410 %)TIBCO