Technical Consultant Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Technical Consultant
Central London > City of London

The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the City of London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 119 140
Rank change year-on-year -2 +21 +33
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 4 5 10
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.24% 0.24% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.25% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 7
10th Percentile £448 - £471
25th Percentile £458 £463 £533
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £600
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -20.83% -
75th Percentile £556 £488 £884
90th Percentile £575 - -
Central London median daily rate £500 £475 £600
% change year-on-year +5.26% -20.83% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.50 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
75th Percentile £47.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,589 1,963 2,642
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 93.25% 94.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,103 1,205 1,847
10th Percentile £325 £363 £353
25th Percentile £418 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £695
90th Percentile £765 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 16
10th Percentile £16.90 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.07 £25.06 £18.45
Median hourly rate £27.75 £57.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.74% +55.41% -10.30%
75th Percentile £44.63 £112.00 £49.69
90th Percentile £64.30 £137.50 £71.25
Central London median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £37.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% -5.41% -9.76%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Technical Consultant job vacancy trend in the City of London

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Consultant in the City of London

Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Google
2 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Ahrefs
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) B2B
3 1 (25.00%) Benchmarking
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) CSS
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) Document Management
3 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Google Tag Manager
3 1 (25.00%) HTML
3 1 (25.00%) HTTP

Technical 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 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (25.00%) Google Tag Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Power Automate
2 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Advertising
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (25.00%) REST
1 1 (25.00%) RESTful
1 1 (25.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) B2B
3 1 (25.00%) Benchmarking
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) Document Management
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) SEO
3 1 (25.00%) Web Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe
2 1 (25.00%) Ahrefs
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Screaming Frog