Consultant
London > Central London
The median Consultant daily rate in Central London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 22 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +44 | +13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 98 | 179 | 125 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 4.90% | 7.38% | 3.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.28% | 7.74% | 3.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 131 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £479 | £430 | £416 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £463 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £675 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £775 | £800 |
| London median daily rate | £575 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -4.35% | +2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £53.50 | £63.36 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +15.19% | -12.70% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title | 1,857 | 2,313 | 3,670 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 95.34% | 95.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,199 | 1,648 | 2,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £348 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -6.38% | +4.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £813 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 31 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.00 | £19.92 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.75 | £21.63 | £19.36 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £25.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.28% | -28.57% | -5.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £27.81 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £40.00 | £86.32 |
| London median hourly rate | £34.65 | £27.66 | £35.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.29% | -21.55% | +0.71% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Central London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Central London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Central London.
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Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 May 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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| City of London | -20 | 83 | £600 | +4.35% | 102 |
| City of Westminster | +1 | 3 | £550 | +22.22% | |
| West End of London | -6 | 3 | £550 | +2.23% | 7 |
| Camden | -5 | 1 | £474 | -11.90% | 1 |
| Southwark | - | 1 | £238 | - | 1 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London
For the 6 months to 4 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 Central London region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:
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