Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Consultant daily rate in Birmingham is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 May 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 24 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 24 | 42 | 45 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 4.72% | 5.71% | 5.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.26% | 6.11% | 5.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 37 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £463 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | £481 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £650 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £605 | £765 | £633 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £45.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £95.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £97.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £99.00 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | - | - | £66.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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.
| Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title | 456 | 687 | 841 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.59% | 93.34% | 96.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 310 | 485 | 555 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £250 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £338 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £476 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.67% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £575 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 42 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.25 | £11.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.62 | £16.63 | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £28.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.88% | +42.50% | +16.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.08 | £48.75 | £24.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £38.75 | £56.25 | £60.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.13 | £22.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.59% | +10.00% | +17.65% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Birmingham over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Birmingham.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, 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 Birmingham region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: