IT Consultant
UK
The median IT Consultant daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 July 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 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 518 | 544 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +88 | +169 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant | 26 | 49 | 62 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.079% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.087% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 32 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £463 | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +5.77% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £626 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £658 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £600 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.42% | -4.00% | +19.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.13 | £61.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £12.25 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -80.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £12.38 | £63.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £12.25 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -80.24% | - |
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 | 30,054 | 39,908 | 53,504 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.86% | 93.02% | 94.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,145 | 25,675 | 37,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,391 | 2,727 | 1,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £17.00 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £39.55 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.00% | -8.02% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.98 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +91.57% |
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 12 July 2025.
IT Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Top 11 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 12 July 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 | +30 | 26 | £525 | -8.70% | 47 |
| London | +21 | 16 | £529 | -2.08% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 8 | £513 | -5.09% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 8 | £538 | -10.42% | 29 |
| North of England | +8 | 5 | £525 | +5.00% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £450 | - | 1 |
| North West | +6 | 2 | £700 | +40.00% | 8 |
| South East | +43 | 1 | £500 | -33.33% | 4 |
| East of England | +15 | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 1 | £600 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | -5 | 1 | £600 | - | 3 |
IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, 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: