Consultant Contracts in London

Consultant
England > London

The median Consultant daily rate in London is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 52 69
Rank change year-on-year +23 +17 -23
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 1,095 1,193 1,482
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.19% 4.45% 3.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.64% 4.67% 3.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 696 727 988
10th Percentile £413 £425 £425
25th Percentile £467 £490 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £561
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.45% +6.65%
75th Percentile £664 £675 £675
90th Percentile £784 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 3
10th Percentile £45.34 £19.60 £52.60
25th Percentile £51.46 £37.00 £56.50
Median hourly rate £63.36 £55.00 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.19% -12.70% +9.57%
75th Percentile £70.02 £57.50 £79.00
90th Percentile £73.01 £79.25 £88.60
England median hourly rate £61.60 £66.00 £70.50
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.38% +22.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,498 25,529 37,134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 95.28% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,929 18,487 27,116
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £443 £463 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £680
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 336 291 449
10th Percentile £16.01 £18.00 £16.45
25th Percentile £20.02 £22.57 £22.03
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.54% +1.43% +9.38%
75th Percentile £43.75 £62.25 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £78.80 £67.50
England median hourly rate £36.50 £44.53 £22.50
% change year-on-year -18.03% +97.91% +2.27%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in London

Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in London.

Daily rate trend for Consultant in London

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in London

Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in London.

Hourly rate trend for Consultant in London

Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant in London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Consultant in London

Consultant
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the London region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Central London +41 178 £575 +4.55% 72
East London +9 26 £625 -16.67% 14
West London +31 18 £550 +7.32% 9
South London +9 3 - - 5
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 across the London region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 339 (30.96%) Social Skills
2 306 (27.95%) Finance
3 225 (20.55%) SAP
4 186 (16.99%) Microsoft
5 154 (14.06%) Azure
6 137 (12.51%) Migration
7 131 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
8 120 (10.96%) Problem-Solving
9 110 (10.05%) Degree
10 109 (9.95%) Public Sector
11 107 (9.77%) Oracle
12 106 (9.68%) Agile
13 105 (9.59%) Security Cleared
14 97 (8.86%) Stakeholder Management
15 89 (8.13%) SQL
16 86 (7.85%) DevOps
17 85 (7.76%) SAP S/4HANA
18 82 (7.49%) SC Cleared
19 79 (7.21%) Business Intelligence
20 76 (6.94%) Dynamics 365
21 74 (6.76%) Project Management
22 73 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
23 70 (6.39%) Data Migration
23 70 (6.39%) Power Platform
24 66 (6.03%) Banking
25 65 (5.94%) Requirements Gathering
26 60 (5.48%) Power BI
27 59 (5.39%) ERP
28 54 (4.93%) AWS
29 51 (4.66%) Python

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (1.83%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.91%) CMS
3 9 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.55%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.46%) Confluence
6 4 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.27%) Drupal
7 3 (0.27%) IIS
8 2 (0.18%) Apache
8 2 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.18%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.18%) IBM Domino
8 2 (0.18%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.18%) WordPress
9 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.091%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.091%) WildFly
Applications
1 14 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.18%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.18%) Revit
6 1 (0.091%) FileZilla
Business Applications
1 85 (7.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 23 (2.10%) Dynamics AX
2 23 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (1.64%) SAP EWM
3 18 (1.64%) SAP MDG
3 18 (1.64%) Workday HCM
4 16 (1.46%) SAP FI
4 16 (1.46%) SAP SD
5 13 (1.19%) SAP CO
5 13 (1.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 11 (1.00%) Oracle EBS
7 10 (0.91%) Dynamics GP
7 10 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
8 9 (0.82%) Oracle Cash Management
8 9 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
9 8 (0.73%) NetSuite
9 8 (0.73%) Relativity
10 7 (0.64%) Oracle Financials
10 7 (0.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 7 (0.64%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 154 (14.06%) Azure
2 76 (6.94%) Dynamics 365
3 70 (6.39%) Power Platform
4 54 (4.93%) AWS
5 45 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
6 43 (3.93%) Microsoft 365
7 42 (3.84%) Power Automate
8 40 (3.65%) OCI
9 34 (3.11%) GCP
10 30 (2.74%) PowerApps
11 26 (2.37%) Entra ID
12 20 (1.83%) SuccessFactors
13 19 (1.74%) WhatsApp
14 16 (1.46%) SaaS
15 10 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
16 9 (0.82%) IaaS
16 9 (0.82%) Serverless
17 8 (0.73%) GitHub
18 6 (0.55%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (1.92%) Firewall
2 13 (1.19%) WAN
3 10 (0.91%) SD-WAN
4 9 (0.82%) DNS
4 9 (0.82%) Wireless
5 8 (0.73%) DHCP
6 7 (0.64%) Network Security
7 6 (0.55%) VPN
8 5 (0.46%) SSH
8 5 (0.46%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.46%) WebEx
9 4 (0.37%) HTTP
9 4 (0.37%) LAN
10 2 (0.18%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.18%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.18%) SSL
10 2 (0.18%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (5.48%) Power BI
2 35 (3.20%) Data Lake
3 31 (2.83%) SAP HANA
4 30 (2.74%) SQL Server
5 18 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.00%) Big Data
6 11 (1.00%) Metadata
7 10 (0.91%) Oracle Reports
8 8 (0.73%) SAP BW
9 7 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
9 7 (0.64%) Tableau
10 6 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.46%) EDRMS
11 5 (0.46%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.37%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.37%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 4 (0.37%) PowerCenter
12 4 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 15 (1.37%) Git
2 12 (1.10%) JIRA
3 8 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.64%) Postman
5 6 (0.55%) SoapUI
6 5 (0.46%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.46%) Selenium
7 4 (0.37%) Appium
7 4 (0.37%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.37%) eggPlant
7 4 (0.37%) GitLab
7 4 (0.37%) JUnit
7 4 (0.37%) Maven
7 4 (0.37%) Protractor
7 4 (0.37%) REST Assured
7 4 (0.37%) SOAtest
7 4 (0.37%) TestNG
7 4 (0.37%) WebDriver
8 3 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.18%) WiX
General
1 339 (30.96%) Social Skills
2 306 (27.95%) Finance
3 131 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (9.95%) Public Sector
5 66 (6.03%) Banking
6 42 (3.84%) Retail
7 41 (3.74%) Marketing
7 41 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (3.01%) Manufacturing
9 28 (2.56%) General Ledger
10 19 (1.74%) German Language
10 19 (1.74%) Telecoms
11 17 (1.55%) Law
11 17 (1.55%) Legal
12 16 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
13 13 (1.19%) Billing
13 13 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (0.82%) Automotive
14 9 (0.82%) Electronics
15 8 (0.73%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.65%) Web Services
2 27 (2.47%) Oracle Fusion
3 17 (1.55%) SailPoint
4 16 (1.46%) XML
5 15 (1.37%) EDI
6 13 (1.19%) HTML
7 12 (1.10%) LDAP
8 11 (1.00%) .NET
8 11 (1.00%) CSS
8 11 (1.00%) SAP Basis
8 11 (1.00%) SAP Fiori
9 9 (0.82%) Node.js
9 9 (0.82%) REST
10 8 (0.73%) JSON
10 8 (0.73%) SAML
11 7 (0.64%) OpenID
11 7 (0.64%) SAP TM
12 5 (0.46%) AngularJS
12 5 (0.46%) OAuth
12 5 (0.46%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 32 (2.92%) Data Structures
2 23 (2.10%) Management Information System
2 23 (2.10%) Onboarding
3 20 (1.83%) CMDB
4 17 (1.55%) Data Centre
5 16 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (1.10%) PKI
6 12 (1.10%) Public Cloud
6 12 (1.10%) Security Posture
7 10 (0.91%) IoT
7 10 (0.91%) Product Ownership
7 10 (0.91%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (0.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (0.73%) EMV
9 8 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.64%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (0.64%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (0.64%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 30 (2.74%) Windows
2 29 (2.65%) Linux
3 15 (1.37%) Unix
4 3 (0.27%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
5 2 (0.18%) OpenVMS
5 2 (0.18%) VMS
5 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.091%) Android
6 1 (0.091%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.091%) NetWare
6 1 (0.091%) OS/390
6 1 (0.091%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.091%) Solaris
6 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (12.51%) Migration
2 120 (10.96%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (9.68%) Agile
4 97 (8.86%) Stakeholder Management
5 86 (7.85%) DevOps
6 79 (7.21%) Business Intelligence
7 74 (6.76%) Project Management
8 73 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
9 70 (6.39%) Data Migration
10 65 (5.94%) Requirements Gathering
11 59 (5.39%) ERP
12 48 (4.38%) Data Modelling
13 42 (3.84%) CRM
14 41 (3.74%) Identity Access Management
15 38 (3.47%) Analytics
15 38 (3.47%) Data Management
15 38 (3.47%) Information Security
15 38 (3.47%) Target Operating Model
15 38 (3.47%) Use Case
16 36 (3.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 89 (8.13%) SQL
2 51 (4.66%) Python
3 46 (4.20%) ABAP
4 42 (3.84%) Java
5 25 (2.28%) PowerShell
6 24 (2.19%) JavaScript
7 19 (1.74%) C#
8 12 (1.10%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.55%) Perl
10 5 (0.46%) C++
10 5 (0.46%) Go
10 5 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.46%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.46%) R
11 4 (0.37%) AWK
11 4 (0.37%) Bash
11 4 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.37%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.27%) Ruby
13 2 (0.18%) DCL
Qualifications
1 110 (10.05%) Degree
2 105 (9.59%) Security Cleared
3 82 (7.49%) SC Cleared
4 24 (2.19%) DV Cleared
5 18 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (1.37%) CISSP
8 13 (1.19%) CISM
8 13 (1.19%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (0.64%) CRISC
11 6 (0.55%) ACCA
11 6 (0.55%) CISA
11 6 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.46%) PhD
13 4 (0.37%) CHECK Team Leader
13 4 (0.37%) CREST Certified
13 4 (0.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (3.29%) Data Quality
1 36 (3.29%) NIST
2 34 (3.11%) QA
3 25 (2.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 15 (1.37%) SLA
5 14 (1.28%) GRC
6 11 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 11 (1.00%) PCI DSS
7 9 (0.82%) NCSC
8 7 (0.64%) NIST 800
8 7 (0.64%) PMO
9 6 (0.55%) GDPR
10 5 (0.46%) ISO 31000
11 4 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.27%) GAAP
12 3 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.18%) IFRS
13 2 (0.18%) ITGC
System Software
1 29 (2.65%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (0.91%) Docker
4 9 (0.82%) VMware NSX
5 7 (0.64%) vSphere
6 4 (0.37%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.27%) UAG
8 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 2 (0.18%) KVM
8 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.091%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.091%) Firmware
9 1 (0.091%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.091%) XenApp
9 1 (0.091%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 17 (1.55%) Terraform
2 12 (1.10%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (0.55%) Ansible
4 6 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.46%) EnCase
5 5 (0.46%) Grafana
5 5 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.46%) SCCM
6 3 (0.27%) PingFederate
7 2 (0.18%) Control-M
7 2 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.18%) Nessus
7 2 (0.18%) SCOM
7 2 (0.18%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.091%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.091%) MOM
8 1 (0.091%) Puppet
8 1 (0.091%) WSUS
Vendors
1 225 (20.55%) SAP
2 186 (16.99%) Microsoft
3 107 (9.77%) Oracle
4 38 (3.47%) ServiceNow
5 27 (2.47%) Workday
6 24 (2.19%) Adobe
6 24 (2.19%) VMware
7 16 (1.46%) Salesforce
8 15 (1.37%) Cisco
9 13 (1.19%) Google
9 13 (1.19%) Palantir
10 12 (1.10%) Foundry
11 11 (1.00%) IBM
12 10 (0.91%) Ariba
12 10 (0.91%) CyberArk
13 9 (0.82%) Informatica
14 8 (0.73%) Murex
14 8 (0.73%) Sage
15 7 (0.64%) Dell
15 7 (0.64%) SimCorp