Technical Consultant
UK

The median Technical Consultant salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 526 610 787
Rank change year-on-year +84 +177 -253
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 417 413 447
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.40% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.43% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 348 284 362
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

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 93,219 95,232 149,773
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 66,883 59,878 85,286
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,777 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% - +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%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +139 372 £60,000 -7.69% 83
UK excluding London +113 244 £55,000 - 53
Work from Home +48 199 £57,500 -11.54% 54
London +81 124 £70,000 +7.69% 36
South East +31 62 £50,000 -33.33% 13
North of England +46 52 £74,000 +44.39% 8
South West +21 52 £55,000 +4.76% 12
North West +41 47 £74,000 +34.55% 6
Midlands +36 40 £50,000 -9.09% 8
West Midlands +51 31 £42,500 -22.73% 6
East of England +34 30 £55,000 +29.41% 2
East Midlands -5 9 £55,000 +2.33% 2
Wales +10 6 £47,500 -20.83% 9
Yorkshire +62 5 £28,000 -37.78% 2
Scotland -67 2 £90,000 - 2

Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 146 (35.01%) Microsoft
2 118 (28.30%) Social Skills
3 81 (19.42%) Presales
4 72 (17.27%) Windows
5 71 (17.03%) Microsoft 365
6 70 (16.79%) Azure
7 66 (15.83%) JavaScript
8 63 (15.11%) Active Directory
9 59 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
10 58 (13.91%) Security Cleared
11 53 (12.71%) ServiceNow
12 52 (12.47%) HTML
13 50 (11.99%) Degree
14 49 (11.75%) Public Sector
14 49 (11.75%) Requirements Gathering
15 48 (11.51%) AWS
16 47 (11.27%) SQL
17 46 (11.03%) Microsoft Exchange
18 45 (10.79%) Entra ID
19 44 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
20 43 (10.31%) SQL Server
21 42 (10.07%) Windows Server
22 37 (8.87%) Microsoft Intune
22 37 (8.87%) CRM
23 36 (8.63%) Migration
23 36 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
24 34 (8.15%) Dynamics 365
25 33 (7.91%) SC Cleared
26 32 (7.67%) Data Centre
27 31 (7.43%) Public Cloud

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 46 (11.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (7.43%) SharePoint
3 23 (5.52%) IIS
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
4 2 (0.48%) nginx
4 2 (0.48%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 24 (5.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.16%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (1.44%) Adobe Campaign
4 4 (0.96%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.72%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.24%) SAP PA-EC
7 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 71 (17.03%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (16.79%) Azure
3 48 (11.51%) AWS
4 45 (10.79%) Entra ID
5 34 (8.15%) Dynamics 365
6 31 (7.43%) SaaS
7 23 (5.52%) Power Platform
8 17 (4.08%) OneDrive
9 12 (2.88%) Amazon EC2
9 12 (2.88%) Amazon S3
10 11 (2.64%) GCP
11 9 (2.16%) IaaS
11 9 (2.16%) PaaS
12 8 (1.92%) OCI
13 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
13 6 (1.44%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
15 3 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
16 2 (0.48%) Asana
16 2 (0.48%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.47%) DHCP
1 27 (6.47%) DNS
2 24 (5.76%) Firewall
2 24 (5.76%) Unified Communications
3 19 (4.56%) VPN
4 9 (2.16%) LAN
4 9 (2.16%) SSL
5 6 (1.44%) WAN
6 5 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.96%) Internet
7 4 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
7 4 (0.96%) SAN
7 4 (0.96%) Wireless
8 2 (0.48%) Intranet
9 1 (0.24%) Diameter Protocol
9 1 (0.24%) MPLS
9 1 (0.24%) SS7
9 1 (0.24%) TETRA
9 1 (0.24%) VLAN
9 1 (0.24%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (10.31%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.32%) Power BI
3 17 (4.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (2.88%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.16%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (2.16%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.92%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.96%) MySQL
7 4 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.72%) GIS
9 2 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.48%) QlikView
9 2 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.48%) SQLite
10 1 (0.24%) Base SAS
10 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.24%) OLAP
10 1 (0.24%) SAS Data Integration Studio
Development Applications
1 9 (2.16%) Git
2 4 (0.96%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.96%) Subversion
2 4 (0.96%) TeamCity
3 3 (0.72%) JIRA
3 3 (0.72%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
General
1 118 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 49 (11.75%) Public Sector
3 44 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.19%) Finance
5 19 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
6 16 (3.84%) Retail
7 13 (3.12%) Marketing
7 13 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.12%) Telecoms
8 11 (2.64%) Law
9 8 (1.92%) Banking
10 7 (1.68%) Electronics
11 6 (1.44%) Publishing
12 4 (0.96%) Games
12 4 (0.96%) Legal
13 3 (0.72%) Advertising
13 3 (0.72%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.48%) Automotive
14 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.48%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (12.47%) HTML
2 22 (5.28%) CSS
3 21 (5.04%) AngularJS
3 21 (5.04%) Web Services
3 21 (5.04%) XML
4 11 (2.64%) SOAP
5 10 (2.40%) JSON
5 10 (2.40%) LDAP
6 9 (2.16%) .NET
7 8 (1.92%) Ajax
8 5 (1.20%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (0.96%) React
10 3 (0.72%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.72%) Semantic UI
10 3 (0.72%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 3 (0.72%) XSD
11 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET
11 2 (0.48%) DOM
11 2 (0.48%) WCF
11 2 (0.48%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.67%) Data Centre
2 31 (7.43%) Public Cloud
3 24 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.32%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.36%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.16%) CMDB
7 7 (1.68%) NHS
8 6 (1.44%) Digital Media
8 6 (1.44%) Home Automation
8 6 (1.44%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.44%) Smart Home
9 5 (1.20%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.20%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.20%) Enterprise Cloud
9 5 (1.20%) IoT
9 5 (1.20%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.20%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.72%) Hedge funds
11 3 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 72 (17.27%) Windows
2 42 (10.07%) Windows Server
3 22 (5.28%) Linux
4 20 (4.80%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.20%) Unix
6 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.48%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) Debian
8 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (19.42%) Presales
2 59 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (11.75%) Requirements Gathering
4 37 (8.87%) CRM
5 36 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
5 36 (8.63%) Migration
6 29 (6.95%) Business Intelligence
6 29 (6.95%) Customer Requirements
6 29 (6.95%) Customer Service
6 29 (6.95%) DevOps
6 29 (6.95%) Software Licensing
7 26 (6.24%) Agile
7 26 (6.24%) ITIL
7 26 (6.24%) Project Management
7 26 (6.24%) Service Management
7 26 (6.24%) Time Management
8 22 (5.28%) Infrastructure as Code
9 20 (4.80%) Requirements Workshops
10 18 (4.32%) ITSM
11 17 (4.08%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (15.83%) JavaScript
2 47 (11.27%) SQL
3 20 (4.80%) Python
3 20 (4.80%) T-SQL
4 17 (4.08%) C#
4 17 (4.08%) PowerShell
5 16 (3.84%) Java
6 12 (2.88%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.20%) C
7 5 (1.20%) PHP
8 4 (0.96%) Bash
9 2 (0.48%) XPath
10 1 (0.24%) ABAP
10 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.24%) Perl
10 1 (0.24%) SAS Macro
10 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.24%) VB
10 1 (0.24%) X++
10 1 (0.24%) XAML
Qualifications
1 58 (13.91%) Security Cleared
2 50 (11.99%) Degree
3 33 (7.91%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.28%) AWS Certification
5 14 (3.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 6 (1.44%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.20%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.20%) PCI QSA
9 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.72%) RIBA
10 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.48%) MCP
11 1 (0.24%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CCSP
11 1 (0.24%) Check Point Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CISSP
11 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (1.44%) GRC
3 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.20%) PCI DSS
4 3 (0.72%) QA
4 3 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.72%) SLA
5 2 (0.48%) NIST
System Software
1 63 (15.11%) Active Directory
2 25 (6.00%) Hyper-V
3 19 (4.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.96%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.48%) vSphere
7 1 (0.24%) Docker
7 1 (0.24%) KVM
7 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 37 (8.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.40%) SCCM
3 8 (1.92%) HP UCMDB
4 7 (1.68%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.20%) Ansible
5 5 (1.20%) Puppet
5 5 (1.20%) Terraform
6 4 (0.96%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.48%) Aspera SmartTrack
8 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 146 (35.01%) Microsoft
2 53 (12.71%) ServiceNow
3 30 (7.19%) Adobe
4 29 (6.95%) VMware
5 27 (6.47%) Apple
5 27 (6.47%) Oracle
6 11 (2.64%) Adaptive Insights
6 11 (2.64%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.40%) Anaplan
7 10 (2.40%) Jedox
7 10 (2.40%) Tagetik
8 9 (2.16%) BMC
8 9 (2.16%) Remedy
9 8 (1.92%) HP
10 6 (1.44%) Cisco
10 6 (1.44%) Sun
10 6 (1.44%) Veeam
11 5 (1.20%) SAP
12 4 (0.96%) Commvault
12 4 (0.96%) Veritas