Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 40 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +12 | -25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,728 | 3,142 | 4,238 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.30% | 5.25% | 4.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.79% | 5.55% | 5.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,701 | 1,756 | 2,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £416 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £480 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £656 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £741 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.85% | +13.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 76 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.13 | £38.44 | £29.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.18 | £55.94 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £66.00 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.07 | £77.63 | £70.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £90.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.89 | £66.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.81% | +100.00% | -46.77% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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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 27 April 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 27 April 2024.
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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 27 April 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 | +21 | 2,172 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,167 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,230 | £540 | -1.82% | 642 |
| London | +25 | 1,092 | £550 | -4.35% | 513 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 1,016 | £550 | - | 688 |
| South East | +8 | 327 | £578 | -1.45% | 141 |
| North of England | +27 | 249 | £525 | - | 176 |
| Midlands | +12 | 164 | £550 | -3.08% | 105 |
| North West | +24 | 155 | £538 | +3.07% | 118 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 109 | £550 | -0.45% | 78 |
| East of England | +53 | 97 | £525 | -2.33% | 48 |
| South West | +9 | 95 | £525 | - | 126 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 87 | £475 | -7.32% | 42 |
| Scotland | +47 | 78 | £525 | +10.82% | 65 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 48 | £550 | -4.35% | 27 |
| Wales | +22 | 17 | £650 | +36.84% | 24 |
| North East | +15 | 7 | £425 | -20.56% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 2 | £469 | - | 21 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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