Technical Consultant Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Technical Consultant
England > East Midlands

The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the East Midlands is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 55 64
Rank change year-on-year -22 +9 +25
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.31% 0.35% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.39% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.33% - -
England median daily rate £595 £484 £550
% change year-on-year +22.87% -11.95% +3.77%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 873 519 744
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 91.86% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 514 308 518
10th Percentile £185 £227 £171
25th Percentile £342 £340 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £438
Median % change year-on-year - -2.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £525 £530 £538
90th Percentile £613 £600 £663
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 22 70
10th Percentile £14.96 £15.29 £11.70
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £14.06
Median hourly rate £17.89 £22.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -20.49% +26.98% +3.47%
75th Percentile £25.11 £24.18 £22.92
90th Percentile £27.25 £33.55 £35.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £36.05
% change year-on-year -14.29% -2.90% +2.99%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Technical Consultant job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Consultant job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Consultant job vacancies in the East Midlands

Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Consultant job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Consultant job vacancies in the East Midlands

Technical Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
Derbyshire - 2 - -
Nottinghamshire - 1 £220 - 1
Technical Consultant
England

Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, 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 East Midlands region featuring Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
1 2 (66.67%) Product Backlog
1 2 (66.67%) Use Case
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (33.33%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Technical Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
1 2 (66.67%) Product Backlog
1 2 (66.67%) Use Case
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft