Software Consultant
UK
The median Software Consultant salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 806 | 913 | 1110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +197 | -279 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Consultant | 96 | 59 | 119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.097% | 0.058% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.064% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 47 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £25,000 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +10.00% | +21.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £63,125 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £91,400 | £74,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £60,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.17% | +26.32% | +18.75% |
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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Software Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Consultant.
Software Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Consultant over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Software Consultant
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +38 | 81 | £42,500 | -29.17% | 9 |
| England | +123 | 80 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 30 | £55,000 | - | 14 |
| South East | +11 | 23 | £46,250 | -26.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | +4 | 17 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 1 |
| East of England | +35 | 16 | £55,000 | -8.33% | |
| North of England | +44 | 15 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 12 | £41,250 | -31.25% | |
| London | +104 | 9 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 8 |
| North West | +6 | 8 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +88 | 7 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 7 | £30,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -64 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Software Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Software 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 Software Consultant in the job title.
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Software 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: