Consultant Contracts in London

Consultant
England > London

The median Consultant daily rate in London is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 49 69
Rank change year-on-year +19 +20 -22
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 1,082 1,167 1,478
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.19% 4.49% 3.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.63% 4.71% 3.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 700 715 973
10th Percentile £400 £419 £425
25th Percentile £462 £486 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £560
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.68% +3.70%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 3
10th Percentile £45.34 £19.60 £52.60
25th Percentile £51.46 £37.00 £56.50
Median hourly rate £63.36 £55.00 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.19% -12.70% +9.57%
75th Percentile £70.02 £57.50 £79.00
90th Percentile £73.01 £79.25 £88.60
England median hourly rate £60.80 £65.00 £70.25
% change year-on-year -6.46% -7.47% +22.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 16,330 24,760 37,101
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 95.17% 95.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,815 17,998 27,187
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £443 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 281 441
10th Percentile £16.01 £18.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.07 £22.50 £23.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% - +13.45%
75th Percentile £46.05 £60.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.32 £82.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.18 £44.77 £23.00
% change year-on-year -16.94% +94.63% +5.80%

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 20 May 2024.

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 20 May 2024.

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 20 May 2024. 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 +33 171 £575 +4.55% 110
East London +10 26 £625 -16.67% 81
West London +29 18 £589 +14.83% 12
South London +3 3 £575 +4.55% 4
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, 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.

1 331 (30.59%) Social Skills
2 310 (28.65%) Finance
3 224 (20.70%) SAP
4 185 (17.10%) Microsoft
5 162 (14.97%) Azure
6 138 (12.75%) Migration
7 126 (11.65%) Analytical Skills
8 113 (10.44%) Degree
9 110 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
10 109 (10.07%) Oracle
11 108 (9.98%) Public Sector
12 107 (9.89%) Security Cleared
13 96 (8.87%) Agile
14 95 (8.78%) Stakeholder Management
15 92 (8.50%) SQL
16 87 (8.04%) SAP S/4HANA
17 84 (7.76%) SC Cleared
18 83 (7.67%) DevOps
19 79 (7.30%) Business Intelligence
20 77 (7.12%) Dynamics 365
21 72 (6.65%) Project Management
21 72 (6.65%) Cybersecurity
22 69 (6.38%) Power Platform
23 66 (6.10%) Banking
24 63 (5.82%) Data Migration
24 63 (5.82%) Requirements Gathering
25 61 (5.64%) AWS
26 59 (5.45%) Power BI
27 58 (5.36%) ERP
28 46 (4.25%) Azure DevOps

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 21 (1.94%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.55%) CMS
3 6 (0.55%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.46%) Confluence
4 5 (0.46%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 4 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.28%) IBM Domino
6 3 (0.28%) IIS
7 2 (0.18%) Apache
7 2 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
7 2 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.18%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.18%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.092%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.092%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.092%) GemFire
8 1 (0.092%) WildFly
Applications
1 14 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.18%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.18%) Revit
5 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.092%) FileZilla
5 1 (0.092%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.092%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.092%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 87 (8.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 23 (2.13%) Dynamics AX
4 18 (1.66%) SAP EWM
4 18 (1.66%) SAP SD
4 18 (1.66%) Workday HCM
5 15 (1.39%) SAP MDG
6 13 (1.20%) SAP FI
7 12 (1.11%) SAP CO
7 12 (1.11%) SAP FI/CO
8 10 (0.92%) Dynamics GP
8 10 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
9 9 (0.83%) SimCorp Dimension
10 8 (0.74%) NetSuite
10 8 (0.74%) Oracle Cash Management
10 8 (0.74%) Oracle Financials
10 8 (0.74%) Oracle Receivables
11 7 (0.65%) NEC Housing
11 7 (0.65%) Relativity
12 6 (0.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 162 (14.97%) Azure
2 77 (7.12%) Dynamics 365
3 69 (6.38%) Power Platform
4 61 (5.64%) AWS
5 46 (4.25%) Azure DevOps
6 41 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
7 40 (3.70%) Power Automate
8 38 (3.51%) GCP
9 32 (2.96%) OCI
10 31 (2.87%) PowerApps
11 29 (2.68%) Entra ID
12 20 (1.85%) WhatsApp
13 18 (1.66%) SuccessFactors
14 16 (1.48%) SaaS
15 11 (1.02%) IaaS
16 10 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
17 8 (0.74%) GitHub
17 8 (0.74%) Serverless
18 7 (0.65%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.22%) Firewall
2 16 (1.48%) WAN
3 12 (1.11%) SD-WAN
4 8 (0.74%) DNS
4 8 (0.74%) SSH
5 7 (0.65%) DHCP
5 7 (0.65%) VPN
6 6 (0.55%) Network Security
6 6 (0.55%) Wireless
7 5 (0.46%) LAN
7 5 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.46%) WebEx
8 3 (0.28%) WLAN
9 2 (0.18%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.18%) HTTP
9 2 (0.18%) NX-OS
9 2 (0.18%) SSL
9 2 (0.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (5.45%) Power BI
2 37 (3.42%) SQL Server
3 35 (3.23%) Data Lake
4 32 (2.96%) SAP HANA
5 17 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (1.39%) Big Data
7 11 (1.02%) Metadata
8 10 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
10 7 (0.65%) MySQL
10 7 (0.65%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.65%) SAP BW
11 6 (0.55%) Tableau
12 5 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.46%) EDRMS
12 5 (0.46%) RDBMS
13 4 (0.37%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.37%) PowerCenter
13 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.29%) Git
2 13 (1.20%) JIRA
3 7 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.46%) Postman
4 5 (0.46%) Selenium
5 4 (0.37%) Appium
5 4 (0.37%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.37%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.37%) eggPlant
5 4 (0.37%) GitLab
5 4 (0.37%) JUnit
5 4 (0.37%) REST Assured
5 4 (0.37%) SoapUI
5 4 (0.37%) SOAtest
5 4 (0.37%) TestNG
5 4 (0.37%) WebDriver
6 3 (0.28%) LSMW
6 3 (0.28%) Maven
6 3 (0.28%) Protractor
6 3 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
General
1 331 (30.59%) Social Skills
2 310 (28.65%) Finance
3 126 (11.65%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (9.98%) Public Sector
5 66 (6.10%) Banking
6 44 (4.07%) Presentation Skills
6 44 (4.07%) Retail
7 39 (3.60%) Marketing
8 36 (3.33%) Manufacturing
9 29 (2.68%) General Ledger
10 18 (1.66%) Telecoms
11 17 (1.57%) Pharmaceutical
12 16 (1.48%) German Language
12 16 (1.48%) Law
12 16 (1.48%) Legal
13 14 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.02%) Billing
15 10 (0.92%) Automotive
16 9 (0.83%) Electronics
16 9 (0.83%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.87%) Oracle Fusion
2 29 (2.68%) Web Services
3 21 (1.94%) SailPoint
4 16 (1.48%) XML
5 14 (1.29%) EDI
5 14 (1.29%) LDAP
5 14 (1.29%) SAP Fiori
6 13 (1.20%) HTML
6 13 (1.20%) SAP Basis
7 11 (1.02%) .NET
8 9 (0.83%) CSS
9 8 (0.74%) JSON
9 8 (0.74%) SAML
9 8 (0.74%) SAP TM
10 7 (0.65%) OpenID
10 7 (0.65%) REST
11 6 (0.55%) Middleware
11 6 (0.55%) Node.js
11 6 (0.55%) SOAP
12 5 (0.46%) BAPI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (2.77%) Data Structures
2 27 (2.50%) Onboarding
3 23 (2.13%) Management Information System
4 20 (1.85%) CMDB
5 19 (1.76%) Data Centre
6 14 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (1.29%) Security Posture
7 12 (1.11%) PKI
7 12 (1.11%) Public Cloud
8 10 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (0.83%) IoT
9 9 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
10 8 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (0.74%) EMV
10 8 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 8 (0.74%) Product Ownership
10 8 (0.74%) Replication
11 7 (0.65%) NHS
11 7 (0.65%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (3.51%) Windows
2 30 (2.77%) Linux
3 18 (1.66%) Unix
4 4 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.28%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.28%) VMS
6 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.18%) OpenVMS
6 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.092%) Android
7 1 (0.092%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.092%) NetWare
7 1 (0.092%) OS/390
7 1 (0.092%) Solaris
7 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (12.75%) Migration
2 110 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (8.87%) Agile
4 95 (8.78%) Stakeholder Management
5 83 (7.67%) DevOps
6 79 (7.30%) Business Intelligence
7 72 (6.65%) Cybersecurity
7 72 (6.65%) Project Management
8 63 (5.82%) Data Migration
8 63 (5.82%) Requirements Gathering
9 58 (5.36%) ERP
10 43 (3.97%) Data Modelling
10 43 (3.97%) Identity Access Management
11 42 (3.88%) Analytics
11 42 (3.88%) CRM
12 39 (3.60%) Target Operating Model
13 38 (3.51%) Data Management
13 38 (3.51%) Information Security
13 38 (3.51%) Use Case
14 37 (3.42%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 92 (8.50%) SQL
2 44 (4.07%) Python
3 42 (3.88%) ABAP
4 38 (3.51%) Java
5 26 (2.40%) PowerShell
6 24 (2.22%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.48%) C#
8 9 (0.83%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.55%) Perl
10 5 (0.46%) C++
10 5 (0.46%) Go
10 5 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.46%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.46%) R
11 4 (0.37%) AWK
11 4 (0.37%) Bash
11 4 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.28%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.18%) COBOL
13 2 (0.18%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 113 (10.44%) Degree
2 107 (9.89%) Security Cleared
3 84 (7.76%) SC Cleared
4 25 (2.31%) DV Cleared
5 21 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (1.39%) CISSP
8 14 (1.29%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.20%) CISM
10 10 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.65%) CRISC
12 6 (0.55%) ACCA
12 6 (0.55%) CISA
13 5 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.46%) PhD
14 4 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (0.37%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.37%) CCNP
14 4 (0.37%) Numerate Degree
14 4 (0.37%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.23%) Data Quality
1 35 (3.23%) NIST
2 30 (2.77%) QA
3 25 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (1.39%) SLA
5 14 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 12 (1.11%) GRC
7 11 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 10 (0.92%) PCI DSS
9 9 (0.83%) NCSC
10 8 (0.74%) NIST 800
11 7 (0.65%) PMO
12 5 (0.46%) GDPR
12 5 (0.46%) ISO 31000
13 4 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.28%) GAAP
14 3 (0.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 2 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
16 1 (0.092%) IFRS
System Software
1 35 (3.23%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (1.02%) Docker
4 9 (0.83%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.46%) vSphere
6 4 (0.37%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
7 2 (0.18%) KVM
7 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.18%) XenApp
7 2 (0.18%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.092%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.092%) Firmware
8 1 (0.092%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.092%) UAG
Systems Management
1 18 (1.66%) Terraform
2 13 (1.20%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 8 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.55%) Ansible
4 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.46%) EnCase
5 5 (0.46%) Grafana
5 5 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.46%) SCCM
6 3 (0.28%) PingFederate
7 2 (0.18%) Control-M
7 2 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.18%) Nessus
7 2 (0.18%) SCOM
7 2 (0.18%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.092%) Puppet
8 1 (0.092%) WSUS
8 1 (0.092%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 224 (20.70%) SAP
2 185 (17.10%) Microsoft
3 109 (10.07%) Oracle
4 41 (3.79%) ServiceNow
5 28 (2.59%) Workday
6 24 (2.22%) Adobe
6 24 (2.22%) VMware
7 16 (1.48%) CyberArk
8 15 (1.39%) Cisco
9 14 (1.29%) Google
10 13 (1.20%) Palantir
11 12 (1.11%) Foundry
11 12 (1.11%) Salesforce
12 9 (0.83%) Ariba
12 9 (0.83%) Informatica
12 9 (0.83%) SimCorp
13 8 (0.74%) Dell
13 8 (0.74%) IBM
13 8 (0.74%) Sage
14 7 (0.65%) NEC