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 8 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 513 624 810
Rank change year-on-year +111 +186 -266
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 421 393 443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.39% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.42% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 351 270 358
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,275 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,563 £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 £88,875 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 93,864 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,182 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
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%

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 8 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 8 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 +142 375 £57,500 -4.17% 100
UK excluding London +111 251 £52,500 -4.55% 64
Work from Home +40 201 £57,000 -14.93% 53
London +78 119 £70,000 +7.69% 36
South East +40 64 £50,000 -33.33% 14
South West +15 54 £50,000 -4.76% 14
North of England +50 53 £74,000 +37.67% 13
North West +40 48 £74,000 +34.55% 11
Midlands +36 42 £42,500 -22.73% 12
West Midlands +41 33 £42,500 -22.73% 8
East of England +36 30 £55,000 +29.41% 2
East Midlands -6 9 £55,000 +2.33% 4
Wales +10 6 £47,500 -20.83% 5
Yorkshire +56 5 £28,000 -46.67% 2
Scotland -60 2 £90,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 8 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.

1 147 (34.92%) Microsoft
2 117 (27.79%) Social Skills
3 78 (18.53%) Presales
4 71 (16.86%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (16.63%) Windows
6 69 (16.39%) Azure
7 65 (15.44%) JavaScript
8 63 (14.96%) Active Directory
9 59 (14.01%) Problem-Solving
10 54 (12.83%) Security Cleared
11 53 (12.59%) ServiceNow
12 51 (12.11%) HTML
13 48 (11.40%) SQL
13 48 (11.40%) Requirements Gathering
14 47 (11.16%) Public Sector
14 47 (11.16%) Degree
15 46 (10.93%) Microsoft Exchange
15 46 (10.93%) Entra ID
15 46 (10.93%) AWS
16 45 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
17 42 (9.98%) SQL Server
18 40 (9.50%) Windows Server
19 37 (8.79%) Microsoft Intune
19 37 (8.79%) Migration
20 36 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
21 35 (8.31%) CRM
22 33 (7.84%) Dynamics 365
23 32 (7.60%) Data Centre
24 31 (7.36%) SC Cleared
24 31 (7.36%) SharePoint

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 (10.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (7.36%) SharePoint
3 22 (5.23%) 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 17 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 23 (5.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.90%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (1.43%) Adobe Campaign
4 4 (0.95%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.71%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.71%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
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 (16.86%) Microsoft 365
2 69 (16.39%) Azure
3 46 (10.93%) AWS
3 46 (10.93%) Entra ID
4 33 (7.84%) Dynamics 365
5 30 (7.13%) SaaS
6 21 (4.99%) Power Platform
7 17 (4.04%) OneDrive
8 12 (2.85%) Amazon EC2
8 12 (2.85%) Amazon S3
9 11 (2.61%) GCP
10 8 (1.90%) OCI
11 7 (1.66%) IaaS
11 7 (1.66%) PaaS
12 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (1.19%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.95%) SuccessFactors
15 3 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
16 2 (0.48%) Power Automate
17 1 (0.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.41%) DHCP
1 27 (6.41%) DNS
2 25 (5.94%) Firewall
3 24 (5.70%) Unified Communications
4 18 (4.28%) VPN
5 9 (2.14%) LAN
6 8 (1.90%) SSL
7 6 (1.43%) WAN
8 5 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (0.95%) SAN
9 4 (0.95%) Wireless
10 3 (0.71%) Internet
11 2 (0.48%) Cisco Firepower
11 2 (0.48%) Intranet
11 2 (0.48%) TETRA
12 1 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.24%) NGFW
12 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.98%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.28%) Power BI
3 16 (3.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (2.85%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.14%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (2.14%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.71%) GIS
8 3 (0.71%) MySQL
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 (2.14%) Git
2 4 (0.95%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.95%) Subversion
2 4 (0.95%) TeamCity
3 3 (0.71%) JIRA
3 3 (0.71%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.48%) PowerBuilder
4 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
General
1 117 (27.79%) Social Skills
2 47 (11.16%) Public Sector
3 45 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.89%) Finance
5 20 (4.75%) Presentation Skills
6 17 (4.04%) Retail
7 13 (3.09%) Marketing
7 13 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (2.85%) Law
9 11 (2.61%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.66%) Electronics
11 6 (1.43%) Banking
11 6 (1.43%) Publishing
12 4 (0.95%) Games
12 4 (0.95%) Legal
13 3 (0.71%) Advertising
14 2 (0.48%) Automotive
14 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.48%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (12.11%) HTML
2 22 (5.23%) Web Services
2 22 (5.23%) XML
3 21 (4.99%) AngularJS
3 21 (4.99%) CSS
4 10 (2.38%) .NET
4 10 (2.38%) SOAP
5 9 (2.14%) JSON
5 9 (2.14%) LDAP
6 7 (1.66%) Ajax
7 4 (0.95%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.95%) React
8 3 (0.71%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.71%) Semantic UI
8 3 (0.71%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 3 (0.71%) XSD
9 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.48%) DOM
9 2 (0.48%) WCF
9 2 (0.48%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.60%) Data Centre
2 29 (6.89%) Public Cloud
3 24 (5.70%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.28%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.85%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.90%) CMDB
7 7 (1.66%) NHS
8 6 (1.43%) Digital Media
8 6 (1.43%) Home Automation
8 6 (1.43%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.43%) Smart Home
9 5 (1.19%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.19%) Hedge funds
9 5 (1.19%) IoT
9 5 (1.19%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.95%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.71%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 70 (16.63%) Windows
2 40 (9.50%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.75%) Windows 10
4 19 (4.51%) Linux
5 5 (1.19%) Unix
6 3 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.48%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) Debian
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (18.53%) Presales
2 59 (14.01%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (11.40%) Requirements Gathering
4 37 (8.79%) Migration
5 36 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
6 35 (8.31%) CRM
7 30 (7.13%) Customer Service
8 29 (6.89%) Business Intelligence
8 29 (6.89%) Software Licensing
9 28 (6.65%) Customer Requirements
10 27 (6.41%) DevOps
11 26 (6.18%) Time Management
12 25 (5.94%) Agile
12 25 (5.94%) ITIL
12 25 (5.94%) Project Management
12 25 (5.94%) Service Management
13 20 (4.75%) Infrastructure as Code
13 20 (4.75%) Requirements Workshops
14 17 (4.04%) ITSM
14 17 (4.04%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 65 (15.44%) JavaScript
2 48 (11.40%) SQL
3 19 (4.51%) T-SQL
4 18 (4.28%) C#
5 17 (4.04%) Python
6 16 (3.80%) Java
6 16 (3.80%) PowerShell
7 14 (3.33%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.19%) C
9 4 (0.95%) Bash
9 4 (0.95%) PHP
10 2 (0.48%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.48%) XPath
11 1 (0.24%) ABAP
11 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.24%) Perl
11 1 (0.24%) SAS Macro
11 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.24%) VB
11 1 (0.24%) XAML
Qualifications
1 54 (12.83%) Security Cleared
2 47 (11.16%) Degree
3 31 (7.36%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.23%) AWS Certification
5 12 (2.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 12 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.19%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.19%) PCI QSA
7 4 (0.95%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.71%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.71%) RIBA
9 2 (0.48%) CCNP
9 2 (0.48%) MCP
10 1 (0.24%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.24%) CCSP
10 1 (0.24%) Check Point Certification
10 1 (0.24%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (1.43%) GRC
3 5 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.19%) PCI DSS
4 3 (0.71%) QA
4 3 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.71%) SLA
5 2 (0.48%) NIST
System Software
1 63 (14.96%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.94%) Hyper-V
3 19 (4.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.95%) 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 (8.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.38%) SCCM
3 7 (1.66%) HP UCMDB
4 5 (1.19%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.95%) Backup Exec
6 3 (0.71%) Ansible
6 3 (0.71%) Puppet
6 3 (0.71%) Terraform
7 2 (0.48%) Aspera SmartTrack
7 2 (0.48%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 147 (34.92%) Microsoft
2 53 (12.59%) ServiceNow
3 30 (7.13%) Adobe
4 29 (6.89%) Oracle
4 29 (6.89%) VMware
5 27 (6.41%) Apple
6 11 (2.61%) Adaptive Insights
7 10 (2.38%) Anaplan
7 10 (2.38%) Jedox
7 10 (2.38%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.38%) Tagetik
8 8 (1.90%) BMC
8 8 (1.90%) Remedy
9 7 (1.66%) Cisco
9 7 (1.66%) HP
10 6 (1.43%) Sun
10 6 (1.43%) Veeam
11 5 (1.19%) SAP
12 4 (0.95%) Commvault
12 4 (0.95%) Veritas