Product Consultant Contract Job Trends

Product Consultant
UK

The median Product Consultant daily rate in the UK is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 588 530 588
Rank change year-on-year -58 +58 +144
Contract jobs requiring a Product Consultant 5 4 6
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.013% 0.013% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.014% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile £521 £408 £333
25th Percentile £523 £409 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +26.47% -10.53% -20.83%
75th Percentile £634 £438 £556
90th Percentile £681 - £598
UK excluding London median daily rate £605 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +42.35% -10.53% -18.94%

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 35,429 28,687 42,007
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 92.93% 93.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,343 17,493 27,773
10th Percentile £300 £296 £275
25th Percentile £405 £408 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £478 £493
% change year-on-year -0.52% -3.14% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,119 845 2,293
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.92 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £16.70
Median hourly rate £29.65 £33.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.17% -7.04% +1.43%
75th Percentile £62.05 £62.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £71.60 £75.00 £72.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £31.76 £36.05
% change year-on-year -13.41% -11.89% +15.01%

Product Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Product Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Product Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Product Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Consultant over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Product Consultant in the UK

Product Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Product 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 Product Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 3 February 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
UK excluding London -64 3 £605 +42.35% 1
England -72 3 £605 +42.35% 2
Work from Home -10 2 £675 +63.64% 3
South East -27 2 £605 +42.35%
South West - 1 - -

Product Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 February 2026, Product 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 Product Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Product Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Culture Change
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Innovation
3 1 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
3 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) JSP 440
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (20.00%) Objectives and Key Results
3 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto
3 1 (20.00%) Power BI
3 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Product Vision
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering

Product 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Product Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Culture Change
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Product Vision
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) JSP 440
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (20.00%) Palo Alto