Consultant Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Consultant
Central London > City of London

The median Consultant daily rate in the City of London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 40 23
Rank change year-on-year +8 -17 +51
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 122 91 167
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 5.92% 5.06% 7.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.29% 5.44% 7.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 58 126
10th Percentile £425 £474 £425
25th Percentile £478 £521 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -3.77%
75th Percentile £652 £690 £675
90th Percentile £773 £779 £753
Central London median daily rate £550 £591 £550
% change year-on-year -6.94% +7.45% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £40.20 - -
25th Percentile £41.06 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
75th Percentile £50.63 - -
90th Percentile £52.50 - -
Central London median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,940 1,673 2,222
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.13% 92.94% 94.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,330 1,060 1,591
10th Percentile £350 £360 £340
25th Percentile £440 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.30% +2.22% -5.06%
75th Percentile £674 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 9 17
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £19.11 £24.66 £19.92
Median hourly rate £34.25 £32.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% +35.42% -31.43%
75th Percentile £51.00 £112.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £127.10 £49.35
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £32.50 £27.81
% change year-on-year -19.66% +16.86% -20.54%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in the City of London

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the City of London

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the City of London over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in the City of London

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the City of London

Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the City of 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 City of London region over the 6 months to 16 March 2026. 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
London Bridge 0 1 - -
Consultant
Central London

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, 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 City of London region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (16.39%) Migration
2 19 (15.57%) Azure
2 19 (15.57%) Microsoft
2 19 (15.57%) Security Cleared
3 17 (13.93%) SAP
4 16 (13.11%) Oracle
5 15 (12.30%) SC Cleared
5 15 (12.30%) SQL
5 15 (12.30%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (10.66%) Analytics
7 12 (9.84%) PowerShell
7 12 (9.84%) Python
7 12 (9.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 11 (9.02%) Business Intelligence
8 11 (9.02%) Decision-Making
8 11 (9.02%) ERP
8 11 (9.02%) Power Platform
9 10 (8.20%) Agile
9 10 (8.20%) Oracle Fusion
9 10 (8.20%) Power BI
9 10 (8.20%) VMware
10 9 (7.38%) AI
10 9 (7.38%) Business Continuity
10 9 (7.38%) Power Automate
10 9 (7.38%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (7.38%) SAP S/4HANA
11 8 (6.56%) Degree
11 8 (6.56%) Validation
12 7 (5.74%) AWS
12 7 (5.74%) Data Modelling

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.82%) Apache
2 1 (0.82%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.82%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.82%) Confluence
2 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (7.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.46%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (2.46%) SAP EWM
3 2 (1.64%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (1.64%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (1.64%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.82%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.82%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.82%) Oracle E-Business Tax
4 1 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.82%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.82%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.82%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.82%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.82%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (0.82%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.82%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 19 (15.57%) Azure
2 11 (9.02%) Power Platform
3 9 (7.38%) Power Automate
4 7 (5.74%) AWS
4 7 (5.74%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (5.74%) GCP
5 6 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (4.10%) Entra ID
6 5 (4.10%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (2.46%) OCI
7 3 (2.46%) SaaS
8 2 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.64%) GitHub
8 2 (1.64%) Google Analytics
8 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.64%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.64%) Snowflake
8 2 (1.64%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.28%) Firewall
2 3 (2.46%) MPLS
3 2 (1.64%) HTTP
3 2 (1.64%) SD-WAN
3 2 (1.64%) VPN
3 2 (1.64%) VSAN
3 2 (1.64%) WAN
4 1 (0.82%) BGP
4 1 (0.82%) Internet
4 1 (0.82%) Network Security
4 1 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.20%) Power BI
2 3 (2.46%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (2.46%) Tableau
3 2 (1.64%) Looker
3 2 (1.64%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.82%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.82%) Delta Lake
4 1 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 2 (1.64%) JIRA
2 1 (0.82%) Git
2 1 (0.82%) GitLab
2 1 (0.82%) Oracle Forms
General
1 27 (22.13%) Finance
2 17 (13.93%) Social Skills
3 9 (7.38%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (5.74%) Banking
5 4 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.64%) Advertising
7 2 (1.64%) Billing
7 2 (1.64%) General Ledger
7 2 (1.64%) Law
7 2 (1.64%) Legal
7 2 (1.64%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.64%) Retail
8 1 (0.82%) French Language
8 1 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.82%) International Banking
8 1 (0.82%) Marketing
8 1 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.82%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (8.20%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (2.46%) REST
2 3 (2.46%) WSE
3 2 (1.64%) EDI
3 2 (1.64%) Flash
3 2 (1.64%) IDoc
4 1 (0.82%) BAPI
4 1 (0.82%) CSS
4 1 (0.82%) FIX Protocol
4 1 (0.82%) HTML
4 1 (0.82%) JSON
4 1 (0.82%) Middleware
4 1 (0.82%) OAuth
4 1 (0.82%) RESTful
4 1 (0.82%) SAML
4 1 (0.82%) SAP ALE
4 1 (0.82%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.82%) SAP TM
4 1 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.10%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (3.28%) Data Centre
2 4 (3.28%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.46%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.64%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.82%) Cloud Native
5 1 (0.82%) CMDB
5 1 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.82%) IoT
5 1 (0.82%) Mainframe
5 1 (0.82%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (0.82%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.82%) PACS
5 1 (0.82%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.82%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.10%) Windows
2 1 (0.82%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.82%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.82%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (16.39%) Migration
2 15 (12.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 13 (10.66%) Analytics
4 12 (9.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 11 (9.02%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (9.02%) Decision-Making
5 11 (9.02%) ERP
6 10 (8.20%) Agile
7 9 (7.38%) AI
7 9 (7.38%) Business Continuity
7 9 (7.38%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (6.56%) Validation
9 7 (5.74%) Data Modelling
10 6 (4.92%) GAP Analysis
10 6 (4.92%) Incident Response
10 6 (4.92%) Project Management
10 6 (4.92%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (4.92%) Roadmaps
10 6 (4.92%) User Acceptance Testing
10 6 (4.92%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 15 (12.30%) SQL
2 12 (9.84%) PowerShell
2 12 (9.84%) Python
3 7 (5.74%) JavaScript
4 3 (2.46%) Go
4 3 (2.46%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.64%) Java
5 2 (1.64%) Korn
5 2 (1.64%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.82%) ABAP
6 1 (0.82%) Assembly Language
6 1 (0.82%) Bash
6 1 (0.82%) BeanShell
6 1 (0.82%) C#
6 1 (0.82%) JCL
6 1 (0.82%) ProC
6 1 (0.82%) REXX
6 1 (0.82%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 19 (15.57%) Security Cleared
2 15 (12.30%) SC Cleared
3 8 (6.56%) Degree
4 5 (4.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 2 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.64%) CISM
5 2 (1.64%) CISSP
5 2 (1.64%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.64%) GIAC
5 2 (1.64%) ISACA
5 2 (1.64%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.82%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.82%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 1 (0.82%) CCNA
6 1 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.82%) CRISC
6 1 (0.82%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.92%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.46%) PCI DSS
2 3 (2.46%) QA
3 2 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.64%) NCSC
3 2 (1.64%) NIST
4 1 (0.82%) DICOM
4 1 (0.82%) EU AI Act
4 1 (0.82%) GDPR
4 1 (0.82%) HL7
4 1 (0.82%) NIST 800
4 1 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.82%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.46%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.82%) Job Entry Subsystem
3 1 (0.82%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (5.74%) vRealize
2 5 (4.10%) Terraform
3 4 (3.28%) Ansible
3 4 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.64%) SCCM
4 2 (1.64%) vRealize Orchestrator
5 1 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.82%) CASB
5 1 (0.82%) Packer
5 1 (0.82%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (15.57%) Microsoft
2 17 (13.93%) SAP
3 16 (13.11%) Oracle
4 10 (8.20%) VMware
5 6 (4.92%) Databricks
5 6 (4.92%) Google
5 6 (4.92%) Salesforce
6 5 (4.10%) Pure Storage
7 2 (1.64%) Broadcom
7 2 (1.64%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.64%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.82%) Amplitude
8 1 (0.82%) BMC
8 1 (0.82%) Concur
8 1 (0.82%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.82%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.82%) IBM
8 1 (0.82%) IFS
8 1 (0.82%) Okta
8 1 (0.82%) Remedy