Consultant Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Consultant
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Consultant daily rate in Staffordshire is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 8 10
Rank change year-on-year -6 +2 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 2 9 17
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 3.03% 7.76% 10.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.77% 8.11% 11.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 5
10th Percentile - £374 £503
25th Percentile £613 £395 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £496 £563
Median % change year-on-year +25.94% -11.78% -3.18%
75th Percentile £638 £581 £625
90th Percentile - £600 £723
West Midlands median daily rate £575 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -8.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 53 111 154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.30% 95.69% 93.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 66 114
10th Percentile £140 £110 £345
25th Percentile £185 £213 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £375 £500
Median % change year-on-year -43.93% -25.10% +17.65%
75th Percentile £350 £488 £575
90th Percentile £530 £584 £745
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 8
10th Percentile - £14.63 -
25th Percentile £29.00 £17.81 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.09 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.76% +17.76% +30.53%
75th Percentile £40.25 £34.73 £28.75
90th Percentile £43.25 £39.38 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.71 £22.20
% change year-on-year +6.07% +6.83% +25.25%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Staffordshire

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Staffordshire

Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 16 November 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
Stoke-on-Trent +2 1 £625 +48.54%
Leek - 1 - -
Consultant
West Midlands

Consultant Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, 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 Staffordshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Application Security
1 1 (50.00%) CASB
1 1 (50.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (50.00%) Data Development
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Data Security
1 1 (50.00%) Key Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Windows

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Application Security
1 1 (50.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (50.00%) Data Development
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Data Security
1 1 (50.00%) Key Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) CASB
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft