Consultant
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Consultant daily rate in Gloucestershire is £500, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | 39 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +17 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 1.47% | 3.52% | 1.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.59% | 3.88% | 1.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £395 | £465 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £431 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £505 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.99% | -10.62% | +18.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £604 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £641 | £670 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £78.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £70.00 | £56.25 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.44% | -27.88% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 252 | 387 | 444 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 90.85% | 93.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 236 | 309 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | £300 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £700 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 38 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.99 | £15.05 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.75 | £15.79 | £49.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £37.50 | £71.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +80.00% | -47.55% | +138.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £69.69 | £79.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate | £64.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.36% | -15.38% | +38.30% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Gloucestershire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Gloucestershire.
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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Gloucestershire 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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| Cheltenham | +4 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Filton | +3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Wotton-under-Edge | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Consultant South West |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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: