Senior Consultant Contracts in Berkshire

Senior Consultant
South East > Berkshire

The median Senior Consultant daily rate in Berkshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 102 104
Rank change year-on-year +15 +2 +15
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Senior Consultant 8 8 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.68% 0.47% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.52% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile £500 - £490
25th Percentile £503 £563 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -17.27%
75th Percentile £625 £588 £641
90th Percentile £702 - £669
South East median daily rate £525 £505 £575
% change year-on-year +3.96% -12.17% -8.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85.75 £55.94 £55.94
Median hourly rate £86.50 £56.89 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +52.06% - -
75th Percentile £87.25 £57.83 £57.83
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £86.50 £56.89 £56.89
% change year-on-year +52.06% - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,550 1,678
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.95% 91.61% 95.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 675 842 1,072
10th Percentile £326 £313 £303
25th Percentile £413 £435 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £523 £500
% change year-on-year -4.31% +4.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 85 60
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.93 £17.11
25th Percentile £17.30 £51.52 £32.38
Median hourly rate £37.28 £61.60 £57.82
Median % change year-on-year -39.48% +6.54% +122.38%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.40 £72.65
90th Percentile £87.50 £94.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +124.72%

Senior Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Consultant in Berkshire

Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire

Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Consultant in Berkshire over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Consultant in Berkshire

Senior Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Consultant job vacancies in Berkshire

Senior Consultant
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 20 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Windsor - 3 £500 - 1
Slough - 1 - - 14
Senior Consultant
South East

Senior Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, Senior Consultant contract 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 contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Senior Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) HP ALM
2 4 (50.00%) TMMi
2 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 4 (50.00%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (50.00%) ITIL
2 4 (50.00%) HP
2 4 (50.00%) CMMI
2 4 (50.00%) QA
3 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
3 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (25.00%) Release Automation
4 2 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (25.00%) NCSC
4 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (25.00%) Information Assurance
4 2 (25.00%) SAP
4 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (25.00%) Information Security
4 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) Agile

Senior Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) SAP MDG
1 1 (12.50%) SAP MDG-S
1 1 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (12.50%) SAP WM
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) CMMI
1 4 (50.00%) ITIL
1 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (50.00%) TMMi
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (25.00%) Information Security
3 2 (25.00%) Release Automation
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) SAP Certification
3 1 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (25.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) HP ALM
1 4 (50.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) HP
2 2 (25.00%) SAP