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The table below looks at the demand for the Support 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 Support Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank148168
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads2523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.604 %0.399 %
Salaries quoted2116
Average minimum salary£24,932£30,313
Average salary£25,500£31,781
% change on same period last year-19.76 %
Average maximum salary£26,068£33,250
UK excluding London average salary£36,379£34,484
% change on same period last year+5.49 %
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 %
Support Consultant YorkshireSupport Consultant
Yorkshire

Support Consultant
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Support Consultant Demand Trend

Support Consultant
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Support Consultant Salary Trend

Support Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Support Consultant Salary Histogram

Support Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support 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
LeedsUp+2316£26,154-18.17 %
BradfordNew entry-6£25,667-
KeighleyNew entry-4£22,000-
Support Consultant YorkshireSupport Consultant
Yorkshire

Support Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

129 (60.42 %)Windows
129 (60.42 %)Microsoft
220 (41.67 %)Active Directory
318 (37.50 %)Remedy
415 (31.25 %)SQL
415 (31.25 %)MS Excel
512 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
611 (22.92 %)Novell
611 (22.92 %)NetWare
611 (22.92 %)NDS
710 (20.83 %)Windows Server 2003
89 (18.75 %)LAN
89 (18.75 %)WAN
98 (16.67 %)MCSE
98 (16.67 %)SQL Server
98 (16.67 %)Citrix
107 (14.58 %)Retail
107 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
107 (14.58 %)MS Exchange
107 (14.58 %)PowerBuilder
107 (14.58 %)Sybase
107 (14.58 %)ERP
107 (14.58 %)Windows XP
116 (12.50 %)CRM
116 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
116 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
116 (12.50 %)VMware
125 (10.42 %)SQL Server 2005
125 (10.42 %)MS Office
125 (10.42 %)TCP/IP

Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (14.58 %)MS Exchange
17 (14.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (8.333 %)IIS
24 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
31 (2.083 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (2.083 %)Exchange Server 2007
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (31.25 %)MS Excel
25 (10.42 %)MS Office
31 (2.083 %)MS Project
31 (2.083 %)MS Visio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (10.42 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (4.167 %)SAP HR
22 (4.167 %)SAP Payroll
31 (2.083 %)Dynamics CRM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (18.75 %)LAN
19 (18.75 %)WAN
25 (10.42 %)TCP/IP
34 (8.333 %)VPN
42 (4.167 %)SAN
42 (4.167 %)Internet
42 (4.167 %)Firewall
51 (2.083 %)DHCP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (16.67 %)SQL Server
25 (10.42 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (10.42 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (14.58 %)PowerBuilder
21 (2.083 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (14.58 %)Retail
23 (6.250 %)Pensions
23 (6.250 %)Education
23 (6.250 %)Health
31 (2.083 %)Government
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.250 %)Replication
21 (2.083 %)Video Conferencing
21 (2.083 %)Client/Server
21 (2.083 %)Blackberry
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (60.42 %)Windows
211 (22.92 %)NetWare
310 (20.83 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (14.58 %)Windows XP
56 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
56 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
62 (4.167 %)UNIX
71 (2.083 %)Windows NT
71 (2.083 %)AIX
71 (2.083 %)Solaris
71 (2.083 %)Linux
71 (2.083 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (14.58 %)ERP
26 (12.50 %)CRM
33 (6.250 %)BCP
33 (6.250 %)Business Continuity
42 (4.167 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.083 %)ITIL
51 (2.083 %)Incident Management
51 (2.083 %)Technical Architecture
51 (2.083 %)Change Management
51 (2.083 %)E-Commerce
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (31.25 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (16.67 %)MCSE
34 (8.333 %)CCA
34 (8.333 %)Citrix Certification
34 (8.333 %)Degree
43 (6.250 %)HND
52 (4.167 %)MCP
52 (4.167 %)CCEA
61 (2.083 %)SAP Certification
61 (2.083 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
61 (2.083 %)MCSA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.083 %)ISO9001
11 (2.083 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (41.67 %)Active Directory
211 (22.92 %)NDS
34 (8.333 %)Backup Exec
34 (8.333 %)Terminal Services
42 (4.167 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (2.083 %)VMware ESX
51 (2.083 %)NetBackup
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (60.42 %)Microsoft
218 (37.50 %)Remedy
311 (22.92 %)Novell
48 (16.67 %)Citrix
57 (14.58 %)Sybase
66 (12.50 %)VMware
74 (8.333 %)Lotus
74 (8.333 %)Symantec
82 (4.167 %)SAP
82 (4.167 %)Cisco
82 (4.167 %)Sun
82 (4.167 %)VERITAS
91 (2.083 %)WatchGuard
91 (2.083 %)HP
91 (2.083 %)EMC
91 (2.083 %)IBM
91 (2.083 %)Sophos
91 (2.083 %)CommVault
91 (2.083 %)NetApp
91 (2.083 %)StorageTek