Consultant
North West > Merseyside
The median Consultant daily rate in Merseyside is £535, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 26 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +3 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside | 5.36% | 3.07% | 5.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.63% | 3.23% | 5.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | - | £461 |
| 25th Percentile | £484 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £469 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.13% | -6.25% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £533 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £603 | £585 |
| North West median daily rate | £543 | £550 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.36% | +6.18% | -5.82% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title | 160 | 217 | 330 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.24% | 95.18% | 96.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 107 | 117 | 242 |
| 10th Percentile | £143 | £151 | £236 |
| 25th Percentile | £203 | £230 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £400 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | +10.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £494 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £588 | £686 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 32 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.28 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.50 | £10.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.44 | £19.97 | £16.37 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.65% | +21.96% | +9.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.00 | £34.80 | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.22 | £43.09 | £23.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.53 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -13.15% | +50.37% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Merseyside.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Merseyside.
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Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| Liverpool | +10 | 9 | £535 | +14.13% | 17 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside
For the 6 months to 1 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 Merseyside region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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: