Junior Consultant Contract Job Trends

Junior Consultant
UK

The median Junior Consultant daily rate in the UK is £401, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 662 550 560
Rank change year-on-year -112 +10 +116
Contract jobs requiring a Junior Consultant 3 2 11
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.006% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.007% 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 10
10th Percentile £240 - £211
25th Percentile £300 £263 £283
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £401 £275 £350
Median % change year-on-year +45.64% -21.43% +52.17%
75th Percentile £440 £288 -
90th Percentile £464 - £415
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 48,798 29,864 38,453
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 91.64% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,431 18,992 24,873
10th Percentile £325 £285 £293
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £735 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,294 1,429 2,439
10th Percentile £15.81 £13.75 £13.49
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £18.00
Median hourly rate £44.10 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.33% -37.13% -6.98%
75th Percentile £67.84 £55.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £80.17 £73.75 £74.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.81
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.85% +5.65%

Junior Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Junior Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Junior Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Junior Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior Consultant over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Junior Consultant in the UK

Junior Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Junior Consultant
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 21 July 2026. 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
England -87 3 £401 +45.64% 40
Work from Home -57 2 £300 +9.18% 5
London -62 2 £300 +9.18% 10
South West - 1 £470 - 12
UK excluding London - 1 £470 - 42

Junior Consultant Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Junior Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Junior Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) NCSC
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) SAP BPC
2 1 (33.33%) SAP BW
2 1 (33.33%) SAP CO
2 1 (33.33%) SAP FI
2 1 (33.33%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement

Junior Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP BPC
1 1 (33.33%) SAP CO
1 1 (33.33%) SAP FI
1 1 (33.33%) SAP FI/CO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SAP BW
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Design
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP