Consultant
South East > Buckinghamshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 23 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +21 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 14 | 22 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 4.53% | 5.33% | 3.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.88% | 5.79% | 3.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 15 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £428 | £419 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £423 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -16.28% | -14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £494 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £705 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +15.74% | -9.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £78.25 | £61.60 | £62.34 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.03% | -1.18% | -26.66% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title | 287 | 380 | 803 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.88% | 92.01% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 160 | 250 | 624 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £234 | £227 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £363 | £402 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £436 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £540 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 23 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.92 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.20 | £17.16 | £13.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.71 | £25.00 | £16.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.18% | +52.44% | +26.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £28.75 | £19.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £34.80 | £23.75 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +138.10% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Buckinghamshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Buckinghamshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 2 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Milton Keynes | +10 | 13 | £525 | +16.67% | 10 |
| Aylesbury | -1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Consultant South East |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire
For the 6 months to 2 August 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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: