IT Consultant
UK
The median IT Consultant daily rate in the UK is £540 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 555 | 758 | 779 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +203 | +21 | -237 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant | 50 | 66 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.086% | 0.093% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.090% | 0.097% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 49 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £387 | £351 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £460 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £525 | £512 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +2.64% | +7.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £680 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +0.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £25.63 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £37.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £50.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £57.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £37.50 |
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 | 73,114 | 85,514 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.42% | 95.16% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 50,959 | 59,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +8.47% |
| 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 | 1,473 | 1,721 | 2,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +50.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.73 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.98% | +41.29% | -14.29% |
IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Consultant over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
IT Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 | +153 | 42 | £540 | +2.86% | 49 |
| London | +156 | 30 | £540 | -1.37% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +179 | 24 | £540 | -5.14% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +80 | 12 | £450 | -5.26% | 33 |
| Midlands | +65 | 4 | £750 | +25.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 4 | £750 | +25.00% | 3 |
| South East | +40 | 4 | £445 | +3.05% | 12 |
| Scotland | +38 | 2 | £263 | -54.35% | 2 |
| South West | +28 | 1 | £250 | -56.52% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £550 | - |
IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, IT 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 IT Consultant in the job title.
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IT 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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