Software Consultant Contract Job Trends in London

Software Consultant
England > London

The median Software Consultant daily rate in London is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 377 438
Rank change year-on-year +9 +61 +135
Contract jobs requiring a Software Consultant 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.022% 0.006% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.007% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £570
25th Percentile £638 - £581
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - £600
75th Percentile £713 - £660
90th Percentile - - £696
England median daily rate £613 £540 £588
% change year-on-year +13.43% -8.09% +17.50%

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 12,391 15,052 19,627
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 94.09% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,265 9,789 14,305
10th Percentile £337 £343 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £668 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 210 168 212
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.80 £22.50
Median hourly rate £26.89 £36.65 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.63% -9.51% +23.66%
75th Percentile £49.13 £59.06 £61.59
90th Percentile £67.75 £79.35 £76.23
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +66.53%

Software Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Software Consultant job vacancy trend in London

Software Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Software Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Software Consultant Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, Software 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 Software Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) User Experience

Software 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) User Experience