IT Consultant
UK
The median IT Consultant salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 611 | 762 | 847 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +151 | +85 | +199 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Consultant | 98 | 150 | 121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 121 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,600 | £26,250 | £22,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,375 | £30,000 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.32% | -13.64% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £53,750 | £72,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £60,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £38,750 | £34,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.84% | +13.97% | -28.42% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 49,300 | 96,566 | 89,723 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,583 | 68,990 | 56,857 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Consultant over the 6 months to 27 May 2025.
IT Consultant
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 27 May 2025. 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 | +132 | 77 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 90 |
| UK excluding London | +143 | 60 | £60,000 | +54.84% | 65 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 44 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 52 |
| London | +105 | 28 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 42 |
| Midlands | +69 | 15 | £45,000 | +47.54% | 9 |
| South East | +75 | 13 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 29 |
| West Midlands | +73 | 13 | £45,000 | +47.54% | 3 |
| North of England | +42 | 13 | £70,000 | +118.75% | 17 |
| Scotland | +112 | 7 | £72,500 | +20.83% | |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 7 | £70,000 | +75.00% | 4 |
| North West | -6 | 6 | £72,500 | +163.64% | 12 |
| South West | +93 | 4 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 5 |
| East of England | +20 | 4 | £25,000 | -28.57% | 2 |
| Wales | +46 | 2 | £70,000 | +86.67% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 2 | £23,500 | -41.25% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £70,000 | - |
IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 2025, 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 featuring IT Consultant in the job title.
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IT 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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