Technical Consultant
UK
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 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 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 456 | 437 | 525 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +88 | +76 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 87 | 159 | 160 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.37% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 63 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £402 | £430 | £448 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -2.22% | -2.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £641 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £820 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59.62 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.60 | - | £54.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.82 | £61.60 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.50% | +2.67% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.03 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £63.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £61.60 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.67% | -9.09% |
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 | 29,319 | 40,234 | 53,898 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.96% | 93.01% | 94.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,683 | 25,888 | 37,411 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +3.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,330 | 2,797 | 1,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +72.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.99 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +97.75% |
Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 7 July 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 | -4 | 68 | £500 | -9.09% | 167 |
| London | +22 | 39 | £500 | -16.67% | 48 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 38 | £501 | -14.81% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 28 | £475 | -9.52% | 130 |
| North of England | -4 | 8 | £450 | -18.18% | 28 |
| Midlands | +5 | 7 | £550 | +0.05% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 5 | £400 | -27.27% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 5 | £501 | -9.00% | 14 |
| South West | +38 | 4 | £525 | -2.78% | 19 |
| South East | +16 | 4 | £475 | -0.52% | 31 |
| Wales | +6 | 3 | £400 | -23.81% | 4 |
| North West | +1 | 3 | £450 | -14.29% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 2 | £600 | - | 9 |
| East of England | +17 | 1 | £525 | +31.25% | 18 |
| Scotland | +1 | 1 | £450 | - | 7 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.
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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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