Senior Consultant
UK
The median Senior Consultant daily rate in the UK is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 411 | 454 | 593 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +139 | +37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Consultant | 108 | 146 | 120 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.36% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 92 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £422 | £407 | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £468 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £585 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.44% | -2.51% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £761 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £560 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -1.75% | +0.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51.19 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.75 | £52.97 | £55.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £53.50 | £56.89 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.95% | - | +13.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £57.83 | £57.83 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £56.89 | £56.89 |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Senior Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Consultant.
Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Consultant over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Senior Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Consultant.
Senior Consultant
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | 90 | £600 | +4.35% | 317 |
| London | +22 | 55 | £565 | -3.00% | 212 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 35 | £570 | -2.98% | 208 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 34 | £600 | +7.14% | 121 |
| North of England | +28 | 14 | £534 | -11.00% | 38 |
| North West | +10 | 7 | £500 | -25.93% | 25 |
| East of England | +31 | 5 | £700 | +22.59% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 5 | £625 | +76.06% | 8 |
| Scotland | +12 | 4 | £517 | -12.37% | 12 |
| South West | +41 | 3 | £500 | -9.09% | 13 |
| South East | +31 | 3 | £750 | +72.41% | 31 |
| Midlands | +18 | 3 | £438 | -9.79% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 3 | £438 | -9.79% | 13 |
| North East | - | 2 | £534 | - | 5 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £575 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Senior Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Senior 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 Senior Consultant in the job title.
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Senior 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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