Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Functional Consultant
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 35 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 3 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.60% 0.86% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.89% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £328 -
25th Percentile £525 £331 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £338 -
Median % change year-on-year +62.96% - -
75th Percentile £575 £344 -
90th Percentile - £348 -
North East median daily rate £550 £350 £400
% change year-on-year +57.14% -12.50% -25.23%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 477 225 216
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.17% 96.57% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 330 170 100
10th Percentile £175 £219 £188
25th Percentile £363 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £476
Median % change year-on-year - -5.46% -13.45%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £588
90th Percentile £588 £625 £650
North East median daily rate £450 £460 £475
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -11.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 10 41
10th Percentile £17.00 £11.60 £11.50
25th Percentile £45.88 £12.50 £12.13
Median hourly rate £60.58 £13.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +366.00% -25.71% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £23.69 £48.75
90th Percentile - £49.08 £60.00
North East median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £14.73
% change year-on-year +400.00% -11.71% -69.95%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Functional Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 18 April 2026. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -19 3 £550 +62.96% 1
Functional Consultant
North East

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, Functional 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) Case Management
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Case Management
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared