Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 36 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +18 | -23 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,777 | 3,015 | 4,126 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.44% | 5.35% | 4.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.94% | 5.65% | 4.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,720 | 1,681 | 2,400 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £476 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 79 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.13 | £47.75 | £36.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.18 | £55.94 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £66.00 | £65.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +0.38% | +28.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.95 | £77.50 | £69.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £88.00 | £84.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.44 | £65.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.77% | +45.56% | -25.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +19 | 2,212 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,675 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,213 | £550 | - | 876 |
| London | +22 | 1,101 | £550 | -4.35% | 697 |
| UK excluding London | +18 | 1,068 | £550 | - | 992 |
| South East | +9 | 332 | £595 | +2.59% | 212 |
| North of England | +17 | 250 | £525 | -2.78% | 284 |
| Midlands | +14 | 183 | £550 | +0.92% | 157 |
| North West | +18 | 158 | £550 | +1.85% | 191 |
| South West | +18 | 127 | £550 | +8.37% | 173 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 127 | £550 | +4.76% | 115 |
| East of England | +29 | 88 | £525 | -4.55% | 72 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 85 | £475 | -15.56% | 82 |
| Scotland | +57 | 77 | £525 | +10.53% | 73 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 49 | £550 | -4.35% | 42 |
| Wales | +27 | 20 | £594 | +13.10% | 22 |
| North East | +5 | 7 | £590 | +18.00% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 5 | £488 | - | 17 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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