Lead Consultant Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Lead Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Lead Consultant daily rate in Birmingham is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 66 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.14% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.14% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £500 - £550
% change year-on-year - - -20.86%

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 637 696 718
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.34% 95.08% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 458 497
10th Percentile £223 £196 £256
25th Percentile £363 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.54% -2.12%
75th Percentile £575 £611 £595
90th Percentile £638 £727 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 15 21
10th Percentile - £17.33 £14.54
25th Percentile £12.62 £23.78 £15.50
Median hourly rate £17.69 £30.45 £31.04
Median % change year-on-year -41.90% -1.90% +63.37%
75th Percentile £25.76 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.00 £56.45 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.71 £22.40
% change year-on-year +6.07% +5.87% +26.38%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Lead 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 Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) OCI
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle

Lead 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 (100.00%) OCI
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle