Consultant
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The median Consultant daily rate in Milton Keynes is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 August 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 35 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +13 | -13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 5.75% | 3.35% | 2.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.05% | 3.65% | 2.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £428 | £420 | £476 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -15.73% | -17.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £475 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £635 | £650 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -16.28% | -14.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title | 215 | 301 | 680 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.13% | 91.77% | 94.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 140 | 217 | 544 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £253 | £268 |
| 25th Percentile | £359 | £363 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -10.00% | +2.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £550 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £631 | £650 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £436 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.54 | £17.44 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.12 | £18.50 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.87 | £22.58 | £13.37 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.86% | +68.89% | +10.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.25 | £36.00 | £13.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.75 | £37.00 | £16.16 |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £15.50 | £25.00 | £16.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.00% | +52.44% | +26.15% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Milton Keynes.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 1 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Milton Keynes.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 1 August 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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: