Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in London

Functional Consultant
England > London

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 297 326
Rank change year-on-year +4 +29 +156
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 87 76 77
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.60% 0.50% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.53% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 42 46
10th Percentile £416 £450 £431
25th Percentile £497 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £551 £559
Median % change year-on-year -0.09% -1.48% -5.93%
75th Percentile £613 £661 £688
90th Percentile £694 £745 £713
England median daily rate £575 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% -9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £82.75
Median hourly rate - - £84.50
75th Percentile - - £86.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £70.50 £73.25 £67.75
% change year-on-year -3.75% +8.11% -20.29%

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 13,278 14,222 17,588
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 93.51% 93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,809 9,204 12,720
10th Percentile £340 £338 £329
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% -2.22% -3.02%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £685
90th Percentile £757 £800 £788
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 226 153 211
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.39 £17.75
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £28.06 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.82% - -
75th Percentile £56.69 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.79 £80.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in London

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant in London over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Functional Consultant in London

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in London

Functional 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 Functional Consultant within the London region over the 6 months to 17 December 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 +7 11 £478 -13.25%
Functional Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, 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 London region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 24 (27.59%) Oracle
2 21 (24.14%) Dynamics 365
3 20 (22.99%) CRM
3 20 (22.99%) SAP
4 18 (20.69%) Microsoft
4 18 (20.69%) Security Cleared
5 16 (18.39%) Migration
5 16 (18.39%) SC Cleared
6 15 (17.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 15 (17.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 14 (16.09%) Data Migration
7 14 (16.09%) ERP
8 13 (14.94%) Power Platform
8 13 (14.94%) Requirements Gathering
8 13 (14.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (13.79%) Agile
10 11 (12.64%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (12.64%) Oracle EBS
10 11 (12.64%) Power Automate
10 11 (12.64%) Translating Business Requirements
11 10 (11.49%) Data Modelling
12 9 (10.34%) OCI
12 9 (10.34%) Oracle Cash Management
12 9 (10.34%) Oracle Receivables
12 9 (10.34%) Power BI
12 9 (10.34%) Project Delivery
12 9 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
13 8 (9.20%) Oracle Financials
13 8 (9.20%) Oracle Payables
13 8 (9.20%) Requirements Workshops

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (2.30%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (1.15%) Oracle Self-Service HR
2 1 (1.15%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (4.60%) Oracle Smart View
2 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (17.24%) Dynamics CRM
1 15 (17.24%) Oracle General Ledger
2 11 (12.64%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (10.34%) Oracle Cash Management
3 9 (10.34%) Oracle Receivables
4 8 (9.20%) Oracle Financials
4 8 (9.20%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (8.05%) Oracle Assets
6 6 (6.90%) Oracle FAH
7 5 (5.75%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (5.75%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 3 (3.45%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (3.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (3.45%) SAP S/4HANA
9 2 (2.30%) NetSuite
9 2 (2.30%) Oracle E-Business Tax
9 2 (2.30%) SAP MM
10 1 (1.15%) Oracle Retail
10 1 (1.15%) SAP FI-CA
10 1 (1.15%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 21 (24.14%) Dynamics 365
2 13 (14.94%) Power Platform
3 11 (12.64%) Power Automate
4 9 (10.34%) OCI
5 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (5.75%) PowerApps
6 4 (4.60%) Azure
7 3 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (2.30%) SaaS
9 1 (1.15%) OpenShift
9 1 (1.15%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.15%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (10.34%) Power BI
2 4 (4.60%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (2.30%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.15%) Essbase
4 1 (1.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (1.15%) Git
2 1 (1.15%) JIRA
General
1 31 (35.63%) Finance
2 26 (29.89%) Social Skills
3 10 (11.49%) Manufacturing
4 8 (9.20%) General Ledger
5 7 (8.05%) Banking
5 7 (8.05%) Billing
5 7 (8.05%) Public Sector
6 6 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (5.75%) Marketing
8 4 (4.60%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (4.60%) Law
9 2 (2.30%) Retail
10 1 (1.15%) Advertising
10 1 (1.15%) Back Office
10 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.15%) Gherkin
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.15%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.75%) AI Agents
2 4 (4.60%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (4.60%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.60%) Product Ownership
3 3 (3.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (2.30%) Data Structures
4 2 (2.30%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.15%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (22.99%) CRM
2 16 (18.39%) Migration
3 14 (16.09%) Data Migration
3 14 (16.09%) ERP
4 13 (14.94%) Requirements Gathering
4 13 (14.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 12 (13.79%) Agile
6 11 (12.64%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (12.64%) Translating Business Requirements
7 10 (11.49%) Data Modelling
8 9 (10.34%) Project Delivery
8 9 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
9 8 (9.20%) Requirements Workshops
9 8 (9.20%) Test Scripting
9 8 (9.20%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (8.05%) Stakeholder Management
11 6 (6.90%) GAP Analysis
11 6 (6.90%) Logistics
11 6 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (6.90%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.05%) SQL
2 4 (4.60%) PL/SQL
3 3 (3.45%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.15%) Groovy
4 1 (1.15%) Java
4 1 (1.15%) ProC
4 1 (1.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (20.69%) Security Cleared
2 16 (18.39%) SC Cleared
3 4 (4.60%) Degree
4 3 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.15%) ACCA
6 1 (1.15%) CIMA
6 1 (1.15%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.15%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.15%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.75%) SLA
2 1 (1.15%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.15%) GAAP
2 1 (1.15%) IFRS
2 1 (1.15%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (27.59%) Oracle
2 20 (22.99%) SAP
3 18 (20.69%) Microsoft
4 6 (6.90%) HubSpot
5 3 (3.45%) Workday
6 2 (2.30%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.15%) Avaloq
7 1 (1.15%) Calypso
7 1 (1.15%) Salesforce