Senior Consultant
UK
The median Senior Consultant daily rate in the UK is £578, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 May 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 24 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 407 | 423 | 571 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +148 | +76 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Consultant | 111 | 148 | 119 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.35% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.37% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 70 | 89 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £424 | £403 | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £468 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £578 | £582 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.75% | -2.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £719 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £750 | £808 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £517 | £579 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.63% | +1.49% | +1.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.58 | £51.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39.94 | £54.46 | £55.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.25 | £56.89 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.45% | - | +13.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.94 | £59.63 | £57.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.53 | £62.87 | - |
| 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 | 26,641 | 39,470 | 53,505 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.28% | 92.81% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,314 | 25,702 | 37,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -3.31% | +3.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,015 | 2,724 | 1,494 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.83 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.99 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.32% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.50 | £40.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.75% | -5.11% | +110.78% |
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 24 May 2025.
Senior Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Consultant.
Senior Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Consultant over the 6 months to 24 May 2025.
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 24 May 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 | +36 | 95 | £586 | +1.30% | 2,256 |
| London | +63 | 63 | £600 | +4.35% | 424 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 36 | £570 | -5.00% | 1,449 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 35 | £517 | -10.63% | 2,095 |
| North of England | +6 | 14 | £500 | -16.67% | 479 |
| North West | +4 | 9 | £475 | -24.42% | 234 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 5 | £438 | -9.79% | 207 |
| Midlands | +4 | 5 | £438 | -9.79% | 381 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £484 | - | 103 |
| South East | +34 | 4 | £750 | +48.51% | 553 |
| South West | +37 | 3 | £500 | -9.09% | 237 |
| East of England | +19 | 3 | £700 | +20.27% | 320 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 3 | £450 | +26.76% | 188 |
| North East | - | 2 | £534 | - | 57 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 34 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 53 |
Senior Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 May 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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