Consultant Contracts in London

Consultant
England > London

The median Consultant daily rate in London is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 31 49
Rank change year-on-year -2 +18 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 749 1,082 1,165
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.03% 6.19% 4.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.46% 6.62% 4.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 699 714
10th Percentile £413 £400 £419
25th Percentile £500 £461 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +2.68%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £675
90th Percentile £773 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 5
10th Percentile £43.63 £45.34 £19.60
25th Percentile £46.67 £51.46 £37.00
Median hourly rate £53.50 £63.36 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% +15.19% -12.70%
75th Percentile £59.50 £70.02 £57.50
90th Percentile £62.05 £73.01 £79.25
England median hourly rate £70.00 £60.80 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.13% -6.46% -7.47%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,586 16,333 24,623
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 93.45% 95.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,924 11,811 17,900
10th Percentile £349 £325 £363
25th Percentile £429 £445 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £523 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.38% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 318 280
10th Percentile £20.24 £16.00 £18.00
25th Percentile £24.09 £20.07 £22.50
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +23.64% -21.43% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £46.05 £60.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.32 £80.23
England median hourly rate £30.00 £36.92 £44.77
% change year-on-year -18.73% -17.54% +94.63%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in London

Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in London.

Daily rate trend for Consultant in London

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in London over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in London

Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in London.

Hourly rate trend for Consultant in London

Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant in London over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Consultant in London

Consultant
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the London region over the 6 months to 19 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
Central London -16 96 £600 +4.35% 148
South London +9 8 £525 -8.70%
West London +2 8 £488 -17.16% 29
East London +1 6 £585 -6.40% 26
North London - 1 £714 - 2
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 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 London region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 241 (32.18%) Social Skills
2 220 (29.37%) Finance
3 162 (21.63%) SAP
4 125 (16.69%) Problem-Solving
5 104 (13.89%) Security Cleared
6 93 (12.42%) Agile
6 93 (12.42%) Azure
7 91 (12.15%) Migration
8 87 (11.62%) Microsoft
9 84 (11.21%) Oracle
9 84 (11.21%) Stakeholder Management
10 82 (10.95%) SC Cleared
11 81 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
12 73 (9.75%) SAP S/4HANA
13 69 (9.21%) SQL
14 61 (8.14%) Risk Management
15 51 (6.81%) Banking
16 50 (6.68%) Data Migration
17 49 (6.54%) ERP
18 44 (5.87%) Degree
19 42 (5.61%) Python
19 42 (5.61%) Public Sector
20 40 (5.34%) Change Management
20 40 (5.34%) Project Management
20 40 (5.34%) AWS
20 40 (5.34%) Analytics
20 40 (5.34%) Power Platform
21 39 (5.21%) Workshop Facilitation
22 38 (5.07%) Cybersecurity
23 37 (4.94%) ServiceNow

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (2.14%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.34%) Oracle Workflow
3 7 (0.93%) Confluence
4 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.53%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.40%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 2 (0.27%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.27%) Apache
7 2 (0.27%) MTS
8 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.13%) CMS
8 1 (0.13%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.13%) JBoss
8 1 (0.13%) nginx
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.13%) SAS
8 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.40%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.40%) Oracle Smart View
4 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.27%) Sketch
5 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.13%) CPLEX
5 1 (0.13%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.13%) Revit
5 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 73 (9.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (2.94%) Endur
3 21 (2.80%) Oracle EBS
3 21 (2.80%) SAP FI
4 18 (2.40%) SAP CO
5 15 (2.00%) SAP FI/CO
6 14 (1.87%) Oracle Payables
7 13 (1.74%) SAP PP
8 11 (1.47%) Oracle General Ledger
9 9 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
9 9 (1.20%) Oracle Assets
10 8 (1.07%) Oracle E-Business Tax
10 8 (1.07%) Oracle Financials
10 8 (1.07%) SAP MDG
11 7 (0.93%) Oracle EBS R12
11 7 (0.93%) SAP EWM
11 7 (0.93%) SAP PS
11 7 (0.93%) Workday HCM
12 6 (0.80%) SAP PM
12 6 (0.80%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 93 (12.42%) Azure
2 40 (5.34%) AWS
2 40 (5.34%) Power Platform
3 27 (3.60%) GCP
4 24 (3.20%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (2.54%) OCI
6 19 (2.54%) SaaS
7 13 (1.74%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.60%) PowerApps
9 11 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.47%) SuccessFactors
10 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (1.34%) OneDrive
11 9 (1.20%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.93%) GitHub
13 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.67%) IaaS
14 5 (0.67%) OpenShift
14 5 (0.67%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.94%) Firewall
2 13 (1.74%) BGP
3 12 (1.60%) WAN
4 9 (1.20%) VPN
5 8 (1.07%) Multicast
5 8 (1.07%) Network Security
5 8 (1.07%) OSPF
5 8 (1.07%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.93%) DNS
7 6 (0.80%) Cisco Nexus
7 6 (0.80%) Ethernet VPN
7 6 (0.80%) VXLAN
8 5 (0.67%) DHCP
8 5 (0.67%) MPLS
8 5 (0.67%) Software-Defined Networking
8 5 (0.67%) Wireless
9 4 (0.53%) LAN
9 4 (0.53%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.53%) VLAN
10 3 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.87%) Power BI
2 15 (2.00%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.47%) Tableau
5 5 (0.67%) Data Mining
5 5 (0.67%) Oracle Database
5 5 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (0.67%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.53%) Big Data
6 4 (0.53%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.40%) Metadata
7 3 (0.40%) SAP Data Services
7 3 (0.40%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.27%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.27%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle ODI
8 2 (0.27%) QGIS
8 2 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 34 (4.54%) JIRA
2 6 (0.80%) GitLab
2 6 (0.80%) Subversion
3 5 (0.67%) JMeter
3 5 (0.67%) LoadRunner
4 4 (0.53%) Git
4 4 (0.53%) Serenity BDD
5 3 (0.40%) Axure RP
5 3 (0.40%) ERwin
5 3 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.27%) Ant
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.27%) Snyk
7 1 (0.13%) Gatling
7 1 (0.13%) MSI
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.13%) Toad
7 1 (0.13%) webpack
7 1 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 241 (32.18%) Social Skills
2 220 (29.37%) Finance
3 81 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (6.81%) Banking
5 42 (5.61%) Public Sector
6 22 (2.94%) Retail
7 21 (2.80%) General Ledger
8 20 (2.67%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (2.27%) Marketing
11 16 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (2.00%) Law
12 15 (2.00%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.87%) Investment Banking
13 14 (1.87%) Legal
14 11 (1.47%) Back Office
15 10 (1.34%) Billing
16 9 (1.20%) Aerospace
17 8 (1.07%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.20%) Oracle Fusion
2 14 (1.87%) EntireX
3 11 (1.47%) Middleware
3 11 (1.47%) SAP Fiori
4 10 (1.34%) CSS
5 8 (1.07%) HTML
6 6 (0.80%) SOAP
7 5 (0.67%) REST
8 4 (0.53%) .NET
8 4 (0.53%) Lightning Web Components
8 4 (0.53%) SailPoint
8 4 (0.53%) SAPUI5
8 4 (0.53%) Web Services
9 3 (0.40%) jQuery
9 3 (0.40%) JSON
9 3 (0.40%) Kafka
10 2 (0.27%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.27%) Node.js
10 2 (0.27%) SAP TM
10 2 (0.27%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 24 (3.20%) Legacy Systems
1 24 (3.20%) Onboarding
2 14 (1.87%) Data Centre
3 13 (1.74%) Product Ownership
3 13 (1.74%) Public Cloud
4 12 (1.60%) Management Information System
5 9 (1.20%) CMDB
6 8 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (0.93%) Market Risk
8 6 (0.80%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.67%) FMCG
9 5 (0.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.67%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.53%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.53%) Replication
10 4 (0.53%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.40%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.20%) Windows
2 21 (2.80%) Linux
3 7 (0.93%) Unix
4 6 (0.80%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.53%) AIX
5 4 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.40%) Rocky
6 3 (0.40%) Solaris
6 3 (0.40%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.13%) HPUX
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.13%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (16.69%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (12.42%) Agile
3 91 (12.15%) Migration
4 84 (11.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 61 (8.14%) Risk Management
6 50 (6.68%) Data Migration
7 49 (6.54%) ERP
8 40 (5.34%) Analytics
8 40 (5.34%) Change Management
8 40 (5.34%) Project Management
9 39 (5.21%) Workshop Facilitation
10 38 (5.07%) Cybersecurity
11 36 (4.81%) Roadmaps
11 36 (4.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 35 (4.67%) User Acceptance Testing
13 32 (4.27%) DevOps
13 32 (4.27%) Information Security
13 32 (4.27%) ITIL
14 30 (4.01%) Business Intelligence
14 30 (4.01%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 69 (9.21%) SQL
2 42 (5.61%) Python
3 21 (2.80%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.67%) Java
5 18 (2.40%) ABAP
6 16 (2.14%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.20%) C#
8 7 (0.93%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.40%) Bicep
10 2 (0.27%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.27%) C++
10 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.27%) Groovy
10 2 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.27%) R
10 2 (0.27%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.13%) ActionScript 2.0
11 1 (0.13%) Bash
11 1 (0.13%) Ruby
11 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 104 (13.89%) Security Cleared
2 82 (10.95%) SC Cleared
3 44 (5.87%) Degree
4 17 (2.27%) CISSP
5 16 (2.14%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.00%) CISM
7 12 (1.60%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.47%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.20%) CRISC
9 9 (1.20%) PMP
10 8 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.07%) SAP Certification
11 6 (0.80%) CISA
11 6 (0.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.67%) CCNP
13 4 (0.53%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.53%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (3.20%) NIST
3 21 (2.80%) GRC
4 19 (2.54%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.54%) QA
5 18 (2.40%) GDPR
6 14 (1.87%) Accessibility
7 11 (1.47%) IFRS
8 7 (0.93%) Basel II
8 7 (0.93%) IFRS 9
9 6 (0.80%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 4 (0.53%) NCSC
11 4 (0.53%) PMO
12 3 (0.40%) Basel III
12 3 (0.40%) EMIR
12 3 (0.40%) MiFID
System Software
1 19 (2.54%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.67%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.40%) Docker
4 3 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (0.40%) vSphere
5 1 (0.13%) Firmware
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) IAG
5 1 (0.13%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (1.87%) Kubernetes
1 14 (1.87%) Terraform
2 13 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.47%) SCCM
4 10 (1.34%) Ansible
5 5 (0.67%) Perfmon
5 5 (0.67%) RSA Archer
5 5 (0.67%) vRealize
6 4 (0.53%) CEMLI
6 4 (0.53%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.40%) Grafana
7 3 (0.40%) PowerCLI
7 3 (0.40%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.27%) Control-M
8 2 (0.27%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.27%) VxRail
9 1 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.13%) SCOM
9 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 162 (21.63%) SAP
2 87 (11.62%) Microsoft
3 84 (11.21%) Oracle
4 37 (4.94%) ServiceNow
5 23 (3.07%) VMware
6 22 (2.94%) Ariba
6 22 (2.94%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.67%) IBM
8 19 (2.54%) Google
9 18 (2.40%) Cisco
10 15 (2.00%) OpenLink
10 15 (2.00%) Workday
11 14 (1.87%) Software AG
12 9 (1.20%) Palo Alto
13 7 (0.93%) Fortinet
13 7 (0.93%) Zscaler
14 6 (0.80%) Databricks
14 6 (0.80%) IFS
14 6 (0.80%) Informatica
14 6 (0.80%) MuleSoft