IT Consultant Contracts in Milton Keynes

IT Consultant
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median IT Consultant daily rate in Milton Keynes is £475, 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 30 43 73
Rank change year-on-year +13 +30 -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 0.58% 0.26% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.27% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 £725 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £750 £650
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% +15.38% -
75th Percentile £488 £775 -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £750 £650
% change year-on-year -36.67% +15.38% -

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 161 364 699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 93.33% 93.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 275 570
10th Percentile £286 £263 £310
25th Percentile £400 £403 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
75th Percentile £590 £586 £570
90th Percentile £643 £695 £650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 25 2
10th Percentile £13.90 £15.85 £9.87
25th Percentile £15.25 £18.00 £10.42
Median hourly rate £19.00 £22.58 £11.58
Median % change year-on-year -15.85% +94.99% +7.52%
75th Percentile £53.75 £30.00 £12.50
90th Percentile £63.50 £48.75 £12.89
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £14.42 £23.75 £13.16
% change year-on-year -39.28% +80.47% +11.20%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured IT Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for IT Consultant in Milton Keynes

IT Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant in Milton Keynes.

Daily rate trend for IT Consultant in Milton Keynes

IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 IT Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM

IT 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification