Technical Consultant
UK
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 418 | 532 | 589 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | +57 | -73 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 155 | 145 | 268 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.28% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 84 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £446 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £556 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.12% | -3.26% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £641 | £664 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £820 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.62 | - | £51.30 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £54.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.67% | -4.76% | +23.53% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.60 | £67.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | £64.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.67% | -6.98% | +26.47% |
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 | 37,355 | 51,390 | 85,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 94.57% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,199 | 35,553 | 60,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,247 | 1,538 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.47 | £13.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £19.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £43.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +67.45% | +28.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.55 | £21.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.72% | +85.68% | +20.00% |
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 26 July 2024.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical 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 Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | +97 | 120 | £550 | - | 68 |
| UK excluding London | +94 | 89 | £525 | - | 54 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 73 | £600 | +6.67% | 56 |
| London | +70 | 38 | £600 | +2.13% | 20 |
| South East | +53 | 36 | £500 | -7.02% | 14 |
| North of England | +36 | 17 | £550 | - | 9 |
| Midlands | +18 | 12 | £550 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 11 | £550 | - | 5 |
| South West | +8 | 10 | £500 | -4.76% | 9 |
| North West | +38 | 9 | £525 | -4.55% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 8 | £550 | +10.00% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £525 | - | |
| East of England | +13 | 4 | £400 | - | 12 |
| Scotland | +45 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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