Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 December 2023.
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 9 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 48 | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -2 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,794 | 3,832 | 4,881 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.28% | 4.98% | 5.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.72% | 5.24% | 5.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,570 | 2,246 | 2,834 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £411 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £481 | £454 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.33% | +10.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 49 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.53 | £57.40 | £27.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.04 | £62.50 | £46.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.75 | £70.00 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.21% | +11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86.81 | £87.50 | £75.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.25 | £95.25 | £79.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.29 | £71.25 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.17% | +13.10% | +16.67% |
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 | 41,552 | 73,161 | 85,704 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.42% | 95.16% | 95.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 50,990 | 60,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,472 | 1,722 | 2,210 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +48.90% | -15.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £46.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.48 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.79 | £17.64 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.51% | +40.53% | -11.80% |
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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 9 December 2023.
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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 9 December 2023.
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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 9 December 2023. 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 | +25 | 2,144 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,546 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 1,302 | £525 | -4.55% | 865 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 1,087 | £525 | -4.55% | 812 |
| London | +21 | 927 | £550 | -4.35% | 708 |
| South East | +17 | 372 | £525 | -9.95% | 201 |
| North of England | +57 | 288 | £525 | +5.00% | 211 |
| North West | +43 | 167 | £525 | +5.00% | 116 |
| Midlands | +16 | 167 | £550 | -2.14% | 125 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 124 | £550 | -2.31% | 102 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 104 | £550 | +8.91% | 70 |
| South West | +15 | 103 | £550 | -4.35% | 135 |
| East of England | +30 | 87 | £525 | -4.55% | 79 |
| Scotland | +41 | 79 | £525 | +13.51% | 54 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 34 | £605 | +13.62% | 21 |
| North East | +47 | 17 | £425 | -19.05% | 25 |
| Wales | +7 | 16 | £588 | +20.51% | 25 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | £390 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 1 | £500 | -16.67% | 3 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 December 2023, 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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