Consultant
North East > Durham
The median Consultant daily rate in Durham is £535, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +2 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Durham | 19.05% | 5.56% | 7.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 19.51% | 6.45% | 8.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | - | £507 |
| 25th Percentile | £517 | - | £518 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £400 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.75% | -25.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £549 | £413 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £435 | - |
| North East median daily rate | £534 | £425 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.65% | -20.56% | -6.96% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Durham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title | 41 | 62 | 61 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.62% | 86.11% | 95.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 28 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £163 | £149 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £190 | £231 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £400 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.63% | - | +90.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £545 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £649 | £595 |
| North East median daily rate | £461 | £475 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.89% | -12.04% | +13.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £10.42 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £11.27 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.44% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.38 | £18.13 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £20.77 | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £13.00 | £13.99 | £40.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.08% | -65.67% | +139.71% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Durham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Durham.
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Contract Job Locations in Durham
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Durham region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Darlington | - | 4 | £523 | - | |
| Billingham | - | 3 | £530 | - | |
| Stockton-on-Tees | -2 | 1 | £550 | +37.50% | |
| Consultant North East |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham
For the 6 months to 1 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 Durham region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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: