Consultant
Manchester > Bolton
The median Consultant daily rate in Bolton is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | - | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton | 4.26% | - | 8.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.41% | - | 8.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | £500 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £633 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bolton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title | 37 | 11 | 35 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 78.72% | 91.67% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £272 | £356 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £469 | £483 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -2.95% | +18.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £491 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £498 | £510 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.35 | £49.60 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.16 | £68.50 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £100.00 | £32.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -77.37% | +205.34% | -48.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.06 | - | £44.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.88 | - | £59.88 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £22.32 | £33.75 | £19.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.88% | +75.32% | -3.75% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Bolton.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, 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 Bolton region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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: