Sales Consultant Contract Job Trends

Sales Consultant
UK

The median Sales Consultant daily rate in the UK is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 584 541 594
Rank change year-on-year -43 +53 +178
Contract jobs requiring a Sales Consultant 8 2 13
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.022% 0.006% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.006% 0.032%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £366 - £615
25th Percentile £372 - £750
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 - £975
Median % change year-on-year - - +77.27%
75th Percentile £397 - -
90th Percentile £399 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

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 33,704 31,327 40,582
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 92.78% 93.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,320 19,249 27,284
10th Percentile £293 £300 £285
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,988 974 1,449
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.56 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.19 £21.05 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.33 £33.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.23% -26.67% +48.76%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £73.32 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -22.62% -29.16% +83.52%

Sales Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Sales Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Sales Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Sales Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Sales 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 Sales Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 23 December 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
England -28 8 £388 - 82
South East -8 6 - - 15
UK excluding London -39 6 - - 59
London - 2 £388 - 31
Work from Home -2 1 £400 - 21

Sales Consultant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Sales 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 Sales Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) Business Development
2 1 (12.50%) Migration
2 1 (12.50%) Sales Enablement
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Value Proposition

Sales 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:

General
1 4 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Military
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Educational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) Business Development
2 1 (12.50%) Migration
2 1 (12.50%) Sales Enablement
2 1 (12.50%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared