Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 27 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +21 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,401 | 2,814 | 3,825 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.85% | 6.27% | 4.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.38% | 6.71% | 5.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,295 | 1,584 | 2,239 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £475 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £646 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 38 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.30 | £51.53 | £57.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.65 | £61.04 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.38 | £67.75 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.40% | -3.21% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.87 | £86.81 | £87.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £90.25 | £95.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.88 | £63.29 | £71.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.98% | -11.17% | +13.10% |
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 | 32,514 | 41,934 | 73,056 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.71% | 93.43% | 95.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,888 | 28,262 | 50,936 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £294 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £644 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,097 | 1,489 | 1,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.43 | £15.16 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.94 | £19.06 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.54 | £44.00 | £30.87 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.77% | +42.53% | +53.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.53 | £77.50 | £73.54 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £44.50 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.97% | +78.00% | +40.85% |
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 8 December 2024.
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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 8 December 2024.
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Top 18 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 8 December 2024. 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 | +4 | 1,869 | £550 | - | 1,153 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 985 | £550 | +4.76% | 685 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 955 | £575 | +9.52% | 490 |
| London | +9 | 895 | £550 | - | 670 |
| South East | 0 | 300 | £575 | +9.52% | 118 |
| North of England | -5 | 201 | £567 | +8.05% | 124 |
| Midlands | +9 | 181 | £550 | - | 70 |
| North West | -3 | 134 | £550 | +4.76% | 85 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 115 | £525 | -4.55% | 52 |
| South West | +15 | 103 | £564 | +2.55% | 100 |
| Scotland | +15 | 77 | £552 | +5.05% | 29 |
| East of England | +7 | 67 | £525 | - | 40 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 56 | £575 | -4.96% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -10 | 56 | £600 | +9.09% | 27 |
| Wales | +7 | 23 | £600 | +2.13% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +14 | 18 | £600 | +20.00% | 4 |
| North East | -17 | 10 | £600 | +41.18% | 12 |
| Isle of Man | - | 6 | £475 | - |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 December 2024, 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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