IT Consultant Contract Job Trends in Swindon

IT Consultant
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median IT Consultant daily rate in Swindon is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 0.71% - 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% - 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £625
75th Percentile £725 - £638
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £650 - £625

All Contract IT Job Roles
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 114 80 107
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.43% 95.24% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 59 63
10th Percentile £305 £241 £144
25th Percentile £363 £319 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -10.36%
75th Percentile £546 £584 £600
90th Percentile £594 £650 £795
Wiltshire median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 10
10th Percentile £16.69 - £14.12
25th Percentile £25.15 - £14.36
Median hourly rate £47.00 - £16.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -73.81%
75th Percentile £51.00 - £27.00
90th Percentile £58.05 - £30.25
Wiltshire median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year -60.00% +263.64% -74.81%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

IT Consultant job vacancy trend in Swindon

IT Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Consultant job vacancies in Swindon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Consultant job vacancies in Swindon

IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 10 April 2026, IT 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 Swindon region featuring IT Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

IT Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation