Innovation Consultant Contract Job Trends in the South West

Innovation Consultant
England > South West

As of 26 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Innovation Consultant daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 - 149
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Innovation Consultant 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.035% - 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% - 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £650
75th Percentile - - £675
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £535 - £650

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 2,571 1,678 2,897
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 93.53% 93.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,397 1,054 1,833
10th Percentile £260 £208 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £725
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 453 111 379
10th Percentile £17.87 £19.83 £14.25
25th Percentile £25.15 £49.38 £28.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -22.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £67.84 £74.44 £76.25
England median hourly rate £34.38 £36.50 £34.38
% change year-on-year -5.80% +6.18% -14.06%

Innovation Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Innovation Consultant job vacancy trend in the South West

Innovation Consultant Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 26 February 2026, Innovation 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 South West region featuring Innovation Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Practice Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Innovation Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Practice Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft