Consultant
UK > England
The median Consultant daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 28 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +14 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,596 | 2,296 | 2,371 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 6.02% | 6.16% | 4.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.53% | 6.63% | 5.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,009 | 1,451 | 1,425 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £419 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £469 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 28 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | £27.13 | £25.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.05 | £52.90 | £54.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.60 | £64.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -4.75% | -7.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £83.63 | £65.27 | £83.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £75.00 | £94.63 |
| UK median hourly rate | £72.50 | £61.60 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.69% | -5.95% | -0.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 24,431 | 34,632 | 45,324 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.92% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,933 | 22,678 | 32,135 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,148 | 2,542 | 1,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.88 | £14.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £17.00 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -8.57% | +76.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.31 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.95 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in England over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant in England over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 5 July 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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| London | -3 | 790 | £575 | +4.55% | 3,231 |
| North of England | -7 | 201 | £550 | - | 1,350 |
| South East | -9 | 190 | £550 | -6.78% | 1,426 |
| Midlands | -11 | 136 | £550 | -4.35% | 907 |
| North West | -7 | 115 | £569 | +3.41% | 771 |
| East of England | +14 | 75 | £550 | +4.76% | 745 |
| South West | -10 | 68 | £550 | -8.26% | 748 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 65 | £550 | -4.35% | 370 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 65 | £550 | -1.79% | 533 |
| Yorkshire | -13 | 61 | £475 | -7.77% | 491 |
| North East | +16 | 25 | £540 | -8.47% | 90 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 5 July 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 England region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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