Senior Technical Consultant
UK
The median Senior Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 528 | 586 | 700 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +114 | +155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Technical Consultant | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.009% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | 0.010% | 0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £528 | £514 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £555 | £534 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +2.13% | -17.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £750 | £622 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £840 | £631 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £500 |
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 | 27,097 | 40,246 | 56,070 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.78% | 94.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,700 | 26,198 | 39,189 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £277 | £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 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,050 | 2,676 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.12 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.26 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -6.64% | +117.03% |
Senior Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Technical Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Technical Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Technical Consultant.
Senior Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Technical Consultant.
Senior Technical Consultant
Top 2 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 | +63 | 2 | £550 | -22.54% | 14 |
| London | +45 | 2 | £550 | -22.54% | 7 |
Senior Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Senior Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.
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Senior Technical 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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