Consultant Contract Job Trends in Dunstable

Consultant
Bedfordshire > Dunstable

The median Consultant daily rate in Dunstable is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 2
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Dunstable 5.56% - 23.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.88% - 23.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £418
25th Percentile £313 - £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £338 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dunstable

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dunstable. 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 Dunstable with a recognized job title 17 7 21
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 5 15
10th Percentile £321 £428 £202
25th Percentile £353 £450 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -22.68%
75th Percentile £613 £525 £500
90th Percentile £623 £585 £538
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £71.50 £80.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -10.63% +23.08% +18.18%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Dunstable

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Dunstable

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Dunstable

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Dunstable.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Dunstable

Consultant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dunstable

For the 6 months to 26 September 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 Dunstable region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dunstable 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation