Functional Consultant
UK
The median Functional Consultant daily rate in the UK is £575, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 332 | 330 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +171 | +46 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant | 193 | 287 | 213 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 117 | 193 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £448 | £450 | £461 |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | £510 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £579 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.69% | +0.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £648 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £698 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.14% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £58.72 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £58.72 | - |
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% |
Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Functional Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Functional Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Consultant.
Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Functional Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Functional Consultant.
Functional Consultant
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 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 | -16 | 144 | £600 | +9.09% | 68 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 75 | £600 | +3.14% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 74 | £600 | +9.14% | 44 |
| London | -19 | 69 | £588 | +2.17% | 31 |
| South East | +44 | 43 | £601 | +0.08% | 17 |
| East of England | +28 | 11 | £700 | +33.33% | 1 |
| North of England | +15 | 9 | £538 | +2.38% | 7 |
| North West | +3 | 5 | £550 | +4.76% | 4 |
| South West | +47 | 4 | £575 | +15.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +16 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| North East | -1 | 3 | £350 | -12.50% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £520 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 1 | £550 | +22.22% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +2 | 1 | £100 | -81.82% | 1 |
Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Functional 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 Functional Consultant in the job title.
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Functional 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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