Consultant Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Consultant
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Consultant daily rate in Leeds is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 40 32
Rank change year-on-year +17 -8 +27
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 61 15 39
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 7.79% 3.46% 4.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.19% 3.60% 4.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 9 28
10th Percentile £403 £435 £338
25th Percentile £463 £513 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +38.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £550
90th Percentile £733 £694 £561
West Yorkshire median daily rate £575 £525 £450
% change year-on-year +9.52% +16.67% -11.11%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 745 417 808
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.15% 96.08% 93.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 475 277 506
10th Percentile £306 £263 £278
25th Percentile £413 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -6.67%
75th Percentile £556 £563 £588
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 13
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.24
25th Percentile £14.25 £24.18 £11.75
Median hourly rate £16.25 £32.81 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -50.47% +161.85% -79.95%
75th Percentile £28.75 £96.64 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £20.62
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.00 £22.32 £14.37
% change year-on-year -14.87% +55.38% -59.02%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Leeds

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Leeds

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Leeds over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in Leeds

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Leeds

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, 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 Leeds region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 16 (26.23%) Oracle
2 15 (24.59%) Security Cleared
3 12 (19.67%) SC Cleared
4 10 (16.39%) Business Intelligence
4 10 (16.39%) Workday
5 9 (14.75%) Migration
5 9 (14.75%) Scenario Testing
5 9 (14.75%) User Acceptance Testing
6 8 (13.11%) Data Migration
6 8 (13.11%) OCI
6 8 (13.11%) SAP
7 7 (11.48%) CyberArk
7 7 (11.48%) Oracle Fusion
7 7 (11.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (11.48%) Workshop Facilitation
8 6 (9.84%) Analytics
8 6 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (9.84%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (9.84%) Requirements Gathering
8 6 (9.84%) REST
8 6 (9.84%) Risk Management
8 6 (9.84%) Translating Business Requirements
9 5 (8.20%) Data Protection
9 5 (8.20%) Enterprise Architecture
9 5 (8.20%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 5 (8.20%) System Integration Testing
10 4 (6.56%) GRC
10 4 (6.56%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (6.56%) SAP S/4HANA
10 4 (6.56%) Stakeholder Management

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.64%) WebSphere
Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (6.56%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (6.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.28%) Oracle Payroll
2 2 (3.28%) SAP FI
2 2 (3.28%) SAP MRS
2 2 (3.28%) SAP PM
3 1 (1.64%) SAP CO
3 1 (1.64%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (1.64%) SAP FI-CA
3 1 (1.64%) SAP PS
3 1 (1.64%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.11%) OCI
2 3 (4.92%) Azure
2 3 (4.92%) SaaS
3 2 (3.28%) AWS
4 1 (1.64%) GCP
4 1 (1.64%) PaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.84%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (8.20%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 2 (3.28%) SAP BW
3 2 (3.28%) SAP HANA
General
1 10 (16.39%) Public Sector
2 4 (6.56%) Finance
2 4 (6.56%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (6.56%) Retail
2 4 (6.56%) Social Skills
3 2 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.48%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (9.84%) REST
3 2 (3.28%) Web Services
4 1 (1.64%) JSP
4 1 (1.64%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (1.64%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.20%) SCORM
2 3 (4.92%) Learning Management System
2 3 (4.92%) NHS
2 3 (4.92%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.64%) IoT
3 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (16.39%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (14.75%) Migration
2 9 (14.75%) Scenario Testing
2 9 (14.75%) User Acceptance Testing
3 8 (13.11%) Data Migration
4 7 (11.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 7 (11.48%) Workshop Facilitation
5 6 (9.84%) Analytics
5 6 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (9.84%) Requirements Gathering
5 6 (9.84%) Risk Management
5 6 (9.84%) Translating Business Requirements
6 5 (8.20%) Data Protection
6 5 (8.20%) Enterprise Architecture
6 5 (8.20%) System Integration Testing
7 4 (6.56%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (4.92%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (4.92%) SAP Implementation
8 3 (4.92%) Software Testing
8 3 (4.92%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.64%) Java
1 1 (1.64%) R
Qualifications
1 15 (24.59%) Security Cleared
2 12 (19.67%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.92%) Degree
4 1 (1.64%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.56%) GRC
2 3 (4.92%) GDPR
3 2 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.28%) NCSC
3 2 (3.28%) NIST
4 1 (1.64%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.64%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (26.23%) Oracle
2 10 (16.39%) Workday
3 8 (13.11%) SAP
4 7 (11.48%) CyberArk
5 2 (3.28%) Ariba
6 1 (1.64%) Databricks
6 1 (1.64%) Google
6 1 (1.64%) IBM