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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Consultant role in IT jobs within the 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Consultant
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank197214
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads2939
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.405 %0.382 %
Salaries quoted2523
Average minimum salary£25,365£27,708
Average salary£26,000£29,250
% change on same period last year-11.11 %
Average maximum salary£26,635£30,792
UK excluding London average salary£36,310£34,647
% change on same period last year+4.80 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads715210213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.629 %4.554 %
Salaries quoted61448387
Average minimum salary£31,455£30,910
Average salary£33,883£33,385
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Average maximum salary£36,311£35,860
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Support Consultant EnglandSupport Consultant
England

Support Consultant
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Support Consultant Salary Trend

Support Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Consultant across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
West YorkshireUp+826£25,348-16.48 %
North YorkshireUp+82£35,750+50.52 %
South YorkshireUp+131£21,500-
Support Consultant EnglandSupport Consultant
England

Support Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

139 (58.21 %)Microsoft
236 (53.73 %)Windows
322 (32.84 %)MS Excel
419 (28.36 %)Active Directory
518 (26.87 %)SQL
617 (25.37 %)Microsoft Certification
716 (23.88 %)Remedy
815 (22.39 %)CRM
913 (19.40 %)SQL Server
1012 (17.91 %)MCSE
1012 (17.91 %)Citrix
1111 (16.42 %)MS Exchange
1111 (16.42 %)Exchange Server 2003
1210 (14.93 %)VMware
1210 (14.93 %)Windows Server 2003
139 (13.43 %)Novell
139 (13.43 %)Windows XP
139 (13.43 %)LAN
139 (13.43 %)WAN
139 (13.43 %)NetWare
139 (13.43 %)NDS
148 (11.94 %)Retail
157 (10.45 %)ERP
157 (10.45 %)Sybase
157 (10.45 %)CCA
157 (10.45 %)Citrix Certification
157 (10.45 %)PowerBuilder
157 (10.45 %)Windows Vista
166 (8.955 %)VERITAS
166 (8.955 %)Windows 2000

Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (16.42 %)MS Exchange
111 (16.42 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (5.970 %)IIS
24 (5.970 %)Lotus Notes
24 (5.970 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.493 %)Exchange Server 2007
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (32.84 %)MS Excel
25 (7.463 %)MS Office
31 (1.493 %)MS Project
31 (1.493 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (8.955 %)Dynamics CRM
25 (7.463 %)Microsoft CRM
34 (5.970 %)Pegasus Opera
42 (2.985 %)SAP HR
42 (2.985 %)SAP Payroll
51 (1.493 %)Line 50
51 (1.493 %)Line 100
51 (1.493 %)Line 500
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (13.43 %)LAN
19 (13.43 %)WAN
26 (8.955 %)TCP/IP
35 (7.463 %)Firewall
44 (5.970 %)SAN
44 (5.970 %)VPN
52 (2.985 %)DHCP
52 (2.985 %)Internet
61 (1.493 %)DNS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (19.40 %)SQL Server
25 (7.463 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (7.463 %)SQL Server 2000
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.45 %)PowerBuilder
21 (1.493 %)Visual Studio
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (11.94 %)Retail
26 (8.955 %)Finance
34 (5.970 %)Pensions
34 (5.970 %)Education
34 (5.970 %)Health
41 (1.493 %)Legal
41 (1.493 %)Government
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.478 %)Replication
21 (1.493 %)Blackberry
21 (1.493 %)Client/Server
21 (1.493 %)Video Conferencing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (53.73 %)Windows
210 (14.93 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (13.43 %)Windows XP
39 (13.43 %)NetWare
47 (10.45 %)Windows Vista
56 (8.955 %)Windows 2000
56 (8.955 %)UNIX
64 (5.970 %)Linux
72 (2.985 %)AIX
81 (1.493 %)Solaris
81 (1.493 %)Windows NT
81 (1.493 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (22.39 %)CRM
27 (10.45 %)ERP
35 (7.463 %)ITIL
43 (4.478 %)Service Delivery
43 (4.478 %)BCP
43 (4.478 %)Business Continuity
52 (2.985 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (1.493 %)Change Management
61 (1.493 %)ITSM
61 (1.493 %)Workflow
61 (1.493 %)Project Management
61 (1.493 %)Software Testing
61 (1.493 %)Incident Management
61 (1.493 %)Technical Architecture
61 (1.493 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.493 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.493 %)Problem Management
61 (1.493 %)Time Management
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (26.87 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (25.37 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (17.91 %)MCSE
37 (10.45 %)CCA
37 (10.45 %)Citrix Certification
45 (7.463 %)Degree
54 (5.970 %)HND
63 (4.478 %)CCEA
72 (2.985 %)MCSA
72 (2.985 %)MCP
81 (1.493 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
81 (1.493 %)SAP Certification
81 (1.493 %)ITIL Certification
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.493 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (1.493 %)ISO9001
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (28.36 %)Active Directory
29 (13.43 %)NDS
34 (5.970 %)Terminal Services
34 (5.970 %)NetBackup
34 (5.970 %)Backup Exec
34 (5.970 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.493 %)VMware ESX
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.493 %)Tivoli
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (58.21 %)Microsoft
216 (23.88 %)Remedy
312 (17.91 %)Citrix
410 (14.93 %)VMware
59 (13.43 %)Novell
67 (10.45 %)Sybase
76 (8.955 %)VERITAS
85 (7.463 %)Pegasus
85 (7.463 %)Sage
94 (5.970 %)IBM
94 (5.970 %)Lotus
94 (5.970 %)Symantec
103 (4.478 %)StorageTek
103 (4.478 %)CommVault
103 (4.478 %)Cisco
103 (4.478 %)HP
103 (4.478 %)EMC
112 (2.985 %)Sun
112 (2.985 %)NetApp
112 (2.985 %)SAP