Consultant
UK
The median Consultant salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 71 | 92 | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +21 | -38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 3,516 | 3,807 | 4,940 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.59% | 3.64% | 3.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.79% | 3.97% | 3.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,649 | 2,319 | 3,186 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +3.85% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £92,500 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £65,000 | £55,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +17.65% | +0.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Consultant
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +32 | 3,036 | £60,000 | -10.45% | 1,167 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 2,101 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 688 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 1,470 | £59,556 | -14.92% | 642 |
| London | +31 | 1,067 | £70,000 | - | 513 |
| South East | +52 | 466 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 141 |
| North of England | +28 | 462 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 176 |
| South West | +59 | 383 | £59,778 | -8.03% | 126 |
| Midlands | +65 | 381 | £48,750 | -22.00% | 105 |
| West Midlands | +69 | 279 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 78 |
| North West | +7 | 274 | £57,500 | -14.81% | 118 |
| East of England | +25 | 171 | £47,500 | -24.00% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 131 | £50,000 | -27.27% | 42 |
| Scotland | -45 | 130 | £47,500 | -32.14% | 65 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 99 | £37,500 | -42.31% | 27 |
| Wales | +45 | 81 | £48,750 | -30.36% | 24 |
| North East | +45 | 57 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 28 | £30,000 | -51.61% | 21 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 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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