Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in Essex

Functional Consultant
East of England > Essex

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in Essex is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £505 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 - -
75th Percentile £515 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £750 £575 £550
% change year-on-year +30.43% +4.55% -18.52%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 284 98 180
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 89.09% 93.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 47 91
10th Percentile £300 £187 £250
25th Percentile £350 £266 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £525 £487 £563
90th Percentile £600 £504 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £425
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 18 51
10th Percentile £16.12 £13.25 £14.17
25th Percentile £16.44 £13.65 £24.38
Median hourly rate £17.99 £31.33 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.58% -47.35% +3.48%
75th Percentile £31.80 £68.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £144.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -5.88% -3.19% +0.62%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Essex

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Essex

Functional Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the Essex region over the 6 months to 17 July 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
Basildon - 1 £510 - 4
Functional Consultant
East of England

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, Functional 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 Essex region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Order to Cash
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) General Ledger
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Order to Cash
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft