Consultant Contract Job Trends in England
Consultant
UK > England
The median Consultant daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 28 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | 0 | +6 |
| Contract Consultant jobs | 2,616 | 1,954 | 1,972 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 5.67% | 6.70% | 6.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.19% | 7.35% | 6.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,535 | 1,202 | 1,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £416 | £403 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £469 | £475 | £468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £555 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.90% | +0.91% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £665 | £656 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £770 | £738 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 28 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.85 | £34.05 | £52.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £49.06 | £59.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.00 | £77.50 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.52% | +21.09% | -1.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.75 | £81.25 | £74.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.75 | £86.38 | £87.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £74.00 | £74.75 | £64.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +16.80% | -5.54% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 42,284 | 26,602 | 28,978 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.62% | 91.21% | 93.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,878 | 17,096 | 17,707 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,870 | 1,551 | 1,112 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.00 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.40 | £17.69 | £21.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -39.40% | -9.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.02 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £38.14 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -34.05% | -15.26% |
Consultant Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Consultant job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Consultant Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in England.
Consultant Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for Consultant jobs in England over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Consultant Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in England.
Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for Consultant jobs in England over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Consultant Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Consultant jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -5 | 1,303 | £550 | -4.35% | 200 |
| South East | -6 | 379 | £550 | +1.85% | 118 |
| North of England | -19 | 342 | £576 | +0.22% | 97 |
| North West | -14 | 225 | £585 | -5.65% | 44 |
| Midlands | -8 | 211 | £501 | -12.96% | 34 |
| South West | +1 | 177 | £600 | +8.84% | 63 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 158 | £500 | -13.04% | 23 |
| East of England | -18 | 103 | £559 | +1.55% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -39 | 87 | £575 | +21.05% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 45 | £550 | -8.33% | 11 |
| North East | -7 | 29 | £750 | +36.36% | 40 |
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Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Consultant contract job ads cited 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 Consultant job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 23.5% | 616 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 21.3% | 558 |
| 3 | SAP | 18.8% | 491 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 16.0% | 418 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 15.9% | 417 |
| 6 | Migration | 14.4% | 376 |
| 7 | Oracle | 11.5% | 300 |
| 8 | Azure | 11.2% | 294 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 9.6% | 251 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 9.5% | 249 |
| 11 | User Acceptance Testing | 9.3% | 244 |
| 12 | Workshop Facilitation | 8.7% | 227 |
| 13 | Validation | 8.6% | 225 |
| 14 | SAP S/4HANA | 8.4% | 220 |
| 15 | Cybersecurity | 8.4% | 219 |
| 16 | Analytics | 7.5% | 196 |
| 17 | ERP | 7.1% | 185 |
| 18 | Requirements Gathering | 7.0% | 182 |
| 19 | Roadmaps | 6.8% | 177 |
| 20 | Continuous Improvement | 6.5% | 171 |
| 21 | SQL | 6.5% | 170 |
| 22 | Data Migration | 6.2% | 163 |
| 23 | AI | 5.8% | 152 |
| 24 | Agile | 5.4% | 142 |
| 25 | DV Cleared | 5.4% | 141 |
| 26 | AWS | 5.2% | 136 |
| 27 | Business Intelligence | 5.1% | 134 |
| 28 | Knowledge Transfer | 5.1% | 133 |
| 28 | Workflow | 5.1% | 133 |
| 30 | ServiceNow | 4.8% | 126 |
Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP Consultant | 14.8% | 388 |
| 2 | Security Consultant | 10.3% | 270 |
| 3 | Oracle Consultant | 9.7% | 254 |
| 4 | Functional Consultant | 9.7% | 253 |
| 5 | Senior Consultant | 8.1% | 213 |
| 6 | Technical Consultant | 7.0% | 182 |
| 7 | Data Consultant | 5.5% | 144 |
| 8 | Oracle Functional Consultant | 3.9% | 102 |
| 9 | Dynamics 365 Consultant | 3.7% | 97 |
| 10 | Cybersecurity Consultant | 3.5% | 91 |
| 11 | Management Consultant | 3.4% | 88 |
| 12 | Payroll Consultant | 3.2% | 84 |
| 13 | Lead Consultant | 2.9% | 75 |
| 14 | Cloud Consultant | 2.8% | 72 |
| 15 | Artificial Intelligence Consultant | 2.7% | 70 |
| 16 | Microsoft Consultant | 2.6% | 69 |
| 17 | Business Consultant | 2.4% | 64 |
| 17 | IT Consultant | 2.4% | 64 |
| 19 | Azure Consultant | 2.3% | 60 |
| 20 | ServiceNow Consultant | 2.1% | 56 |