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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Consultant role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 Software Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank156179
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads1712
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.411 %0.208 %
Salaries quoted179
Average minimum salary£32,794£29,818
Average salary£41,088£31,818
% change on same period last year+29.13 %
Average maximum salary£49,382£33,818
UK excluding London average salary£35,833£39,671
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Consultant YorkshireSoftware Consultant
Yorkshire

Software Consultant
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Software Consultant Demand Trend

Software Consultant
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Software Consultant Salary Trend

Software Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Consultant across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Software Consultant Salary Histogram

Software Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Consultant within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BradfordDown-64£45,000+57.89 %
LeedsUp+213£27,000-8.73 %
Software Consultant YorkshireSoftware Consultant
Yorkshire

Software Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Software 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 Software Consultant in their job title.

127 (81.82 %)C
127 (81.82 %)C++
127 (81.82 %)Linux
226 (78.79 %)DTV
325 (75.76 %)Embedded C
325 (75.76 %)Embedded C++
424 (72.73 %)Embedded Linux
521 (63.64 %)IPTV
521 (63.64 %)Nucleus RTOS
521 (63.64 %)DVB
521 (63.64 %)VxWorks
618 (54.55 %)STB
717 (51.52 %)Software Engineering
717 (51.52 %)Device Driver
717 (51.52 %)Middleware
717 (51.52 %)MPEG
89 (27.27 %)Java
96 (18.18 %)OOP
105 (15.15 %)OO
105 (15.15 %)UML
105 (15.15 %)OOD
114 (12.12 %)Oracle
123 (9.091 %)NDS
123 (9.091 %)OpenTV
123 (9.091 %)Telecoms
123 (9.091 %)Finance
132 (6.061 %)Oracle Applications
132 (6.061 %)Oracle Financials
132 (6.061 %)MS Excel
132 (6.061 %)SQL

Software Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Software 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 Software Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (51.52 %)Middleware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.061 %)MS Excel
21 (3.030 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.061 %)Oracle Financials
12 (6.061 %)Oracle Applications
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (63.64 %)DVB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.030 %)MySQL
11 (3.030 %)SQL Server
11 (3.030 %)RDBMS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.091 %)Telecoms
13 (9.091 %)Finance
21 (3.030 %)Health
21 (3.030 %)Pharmaceutical
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (78.79 %)DTV
221 (63.64 %)IPTV
318 (54.55 %)STB
417 (51.52 %)Device Driver
417 (51.52 %)MPEG
51 (3.030 %)NHS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (81.82 %)Linux
224 (72.73 %)Embedded Linux
321 (63.64 %)VxWorks
321 (63.64 %)Nucleus RTOS
41 (3.030 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (51.52 %)Software Engineering
26 (18.18 %)OOP
35 (15.15 %)OO
35 (15.15 %)OOD
35 (15.15 %)UML
42 (6.061 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (3.030 %)Data Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (81.82 %)C
127 (81.82 %)C++
225 (75.76 %)Embedded C
225 (75.76 %)Embedded C++
39 (27.27 %)Java
42 (6.061 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (9.091 %)NDS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (12.12 %)Oracle
23 (9.091 %)OpenTV