Consultant
UK > England
The median Consultant daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 30 | 29 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +19 | +11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,520 | 2,183 | 2,337 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 6.23% | 5.88% | 4.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.73% | 6.34% | 4.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 963 | 1,419 | 1,402 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £497 | £463 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 27 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.63 | £27.00 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £51.45 | £55.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.60 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -6.67% | -6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £63.29 | £84.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.00 | £93.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £78.75 | £61.60 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.84% | -6.67% | +2.72% |
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 | 22,595 | 34,453 | 47,601 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.55% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,023 | 22,865 | 33,797 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £640 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 899 | 2,434 | 1,402 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.78 | £36.02 | £44.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.55% | -19.53% | +98.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.13 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.95 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
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 2 May 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 2 May 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 2 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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| London | -5 | 757 | £575 | +4.55% | 1,890 |
| South East | +2 | 205 | £550 | -4.35% | 516 |
| North of England | -2 | 174 | £538 | +2.38% | 458 |
| Midlands | -1 | 129 | £538 | -2.27% | 301 |
| North West | -5 | 105 | £545 | -0.91% | 286 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 70 | £550 | - | 183 |
| South West | +14 | 62 | £550 | +4.76% | 227 |
| East of England | 0 | 57 | £500 | -4.76% | 149 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 50 | £523 | -5.00% | 105 |
| Yorkshire | -20 | 44 | £525 | +10.53% | 119 |
| North East | +15 | 25 | £534 | +25.65% | 53 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 2 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 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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