Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Functional Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in Birmingham is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 58 69
Rank change year-on-year -20 +11 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 2 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.24% 0.52% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.57% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - - £573
25th Percentile - £694 £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £713 £625
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +14.00% +12.61%
75th Percentile - £731 £644
90th Percentile - - £648
West Midlands median daily rate £613 £713 £600
% change year-on-year -14.04% +18.75% +6.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 767 526 705
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.24% 91.48% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 479 363 474
10th Percentile £263 £190 £228
25th Percentile £400 £369 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 13 39
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.90 £12.95
25th Percentile £16.84 £14.00 £16.81
Median hourly rate £22.26 £30.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.80% +5.26% +75.79%
75th Percentile £25.48 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.00 £56.85 £69.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £21.59 £22.50
% change year-on-year +15.79% -4.04% +26.98%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Birmingham

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 20 February 2026, Functional Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) OCI
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (50.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (50.00%) QA
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle