Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 28 | 24 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +16 | +12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,926 | 2,742 | 3,137 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.59% | 6.29% | 5.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.12% | 6.78% | 5.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,124 | 1,710 | 1,759 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £416 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £463 | £480 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £545 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.91% | - | +1.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 28 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.74 | £27.13 | £38.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £52.18 | £55.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £61.60 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.93% | -6.67% | +2.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £63.07 | £77.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £71.50 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £84.25 | £56.89 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.11% | -13.81% | +69.23% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -1 | 1,508 | £550 | - | 1,644 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 789 | £550 | +1.85% | 969 |
| London | -3 | 756 | £575 | +4.55% | 911 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 676 | £545 | -0.91% | 773 |
| South East | +1 | 203 | £556 | -3.68% | 162 |
| North of England | -2 | 171 | £538 | +2.38% | 242 |
| Midlands | -1 | 127 | £538 | -2.27% | 136 |
| North West | -5 | 102 | £545 | +1.40% | 169 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 69 | £550 | - | 89 |
| South West | +12 | 61 | £550 | +4.76% | 121 |
| East of England | +2 | 56 | £500 | -4.76% | 43 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 49 | £520 | -5.45% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | -16 | 44 | £525 | +10.53% | 48 |
| Scotland | -22 | 42 | £525 | - | 44 |
| North East | +17 | 25 | £534 | +25.65% | 25 |
| Wales | +2 | 14 | £400 | -38.46% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 6 | £520 | +10.93% | 14 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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