IT Consultant Jobs in Scotland

IT Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median IT Consultant salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 274 200 238
Rank change year-on-year -74 +38 -53
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Consultant 9 23 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.14% 0.48% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.53% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile - £65,250 £25,700
25th Percentile - £65,625 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £29,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +137.29% -6.35%
75th Percentile - £74,375 £33,250
90th Percentile - £74,750 £34,900
UK median annual salary £48,650 £59,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -17.54% +6.31% +16.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 6,411 4,330 5,456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.40% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,601 2,357 2,938
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,209
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,853 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Consultant in Scotland

IT Consultant
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant in Scotland.

Salary trend for IT Consultant in Scotland

IT Consultant
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +44 5 - - 1
Glasgow -101 4 £60,000 -14.29% 2
IT Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, IT Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring IT Consultant in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Oracle
1 8 (88.89%) SAP
1 8 (88.89%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (44.44%) Unix
2 4 (44.44%) Windows
2 4 (44.44%) Linux
2 4 (44.44%) ERP
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (44.44%) Sage
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) DB2
2 4 (44.44%) Java
2 4 (44.44%) SQL
2 4 (44.44%) CISA
2 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) Augmented Reality
2 4 (44.44%) Data Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Technical Analysis
2 4 (44.44%) Oracle Receivables
2 4 (44.44%) Data Privacy
2 4 (44.44%) IoT
2 4 (44.44%) Windows Server
2 4 (44.44%) IT Audit
2 4 (44.44%) PMO
2 4 (44.44%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (44.44%) ITGC

IT Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle Receivables
1 4 (44.44%) Unit4 Business World
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) DB2
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
1 4 (44.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Augmented Reality
1 4 (44.44%) IoT
1 4 (44.44%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Linux
1 4 (44.44%) Unix
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (44.44%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (44.44%) Customer Experience
2 4 (44.44%) Data Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Data Privacy
2 4 (44.44%) ERP
2 4 (44.44%) IT Audit
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) Java
1 4 (44.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) CISA
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) ITGC
1 4 (44.44%) PMO
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Oracle
1 8 (88.89%) SAP
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Sage