Senior Consultant Contract Job Trends in Preston

Senior Consultant
Lancashire > Preston

The median Senior Consultant daily rate in Preston is £670, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Consultant 12 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 10.26% - 11.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% - 18.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 5
10th Percentile - - £555
25th Percentile £613 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £670 - £575
75th Percentile £671 - £627
90th Percentile £680 - £638
Lancashire median daily rate £668 - £575

All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 102 71 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.18% 94.67% 64.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 44 27
10th Percentile £316 £207 £200
25th Percentile £542 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £661 £463 £575
Median % change year-on-year +42.81% -19.57% +31.84%
75th Percentile £803 £603 £648
90th Percentile £950 £651 £855
Lancashire median daily rate £600 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +26.32% - -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 14 5
10th Percentile £26.26 - £24.31
25th Percentile £37.25 £26.88 £25.30
Median hourly rate £69.00 £40.83 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.01% +45.80% -34.12%
75th Percentile £71.50 £64.40 £51.88
90th Percentile £76.56 £74.10 £61.25
Lancashire median hourly rate £46.18 £37.29 £40.33
% change year-on-year +23.84% -7.53% -5.12%

Senior Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Senior Consultant job vacancy trend in Preston

Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Consultant job vacancies in Preston.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Consultant job vacancies in Preston

Senior Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 31 July 2026, Senior 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 Preston region featuring Senior Consultant in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) SAP
1 12 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
2 10 (83.33%) Mentoring
2 10 (83.33%) Presales
2 10 (83.33%) Security Cleared
3 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
4 7 (58.33%) Qualtrics
4 7 (58.33%) Roadmaps
5 6 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (25.00%) Business Development
7 3 (25.00%) Coaching
7 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
8 1 (8.33%) Data Migration
8 1 (8.33%) Migration
8 1 (8.33%) Performance Management
8 1 (8.33%) SAP HR
8 1 (8.33%) System Integration Testing
8 1 (8.33%) Technology Transformation
8 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing

Senior Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (8.33%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 12 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
General
1 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Learning Management System
1 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Mentoring
1 10 (83.33%) Presales
2 7 (58.33%) Roadmaps
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (25.00%) Business Development
4 3 (25.00%) Coaching
4 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) Data Migration
5 1 (8.33%) Migration
5 1 (8.33%) Performance Management
5 1 (8.33%) System Integration Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Technology Transformation
5 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 6 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 12 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (58.33%) Qualtrics