Technical Consultant
UK
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 470 | 599 | 614 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +129 | +15 | -197 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 136 | 217 | 264 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.28% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 80 | 110 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £446 | £413 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £489 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.29% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £655 | £675 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £694 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £505 | £550 | £456 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.18% | +20.55% | +1.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.34 | £57.00 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.20 | £61.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £78.00 | £63.00 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78.17 | £64.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £78.00 | £63.00 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.81% | - | +16.67% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 42,101 | 73,991 | 85,535 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.46% | 95.16% | 95.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,377 | 51,591 | 59,848 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £428 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.84% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,500 | 1,747 | 2,223 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.24 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.11 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +48.63% | -12.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.00 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.00 | £17.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.00% | +39.04% | -10.10% |
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 2 December 2023.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Technical Consultant
Top 13 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 2 December 2023. 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 | +119 | 99 | £550 | - | 104 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 60 | £550 | -4.35% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +84 | 49 | £505 | -8.18% | 71 |
| London | +125 | 47 | £600 | +9.09% | 30 |
| South East | +46 | 19 | £510 | -2.86% | 20 |
| Midlands | +51 | 12 | £538 | -25.22% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 11 | £538 | -28.33% | 10 |
| Scotland | +38 | 11 | £500 | - | 7 |
| East of England | +20 | 11 | £500 | -25.93% | 8 |
| North of England | +54 | 2 | £600 | +39.13% | 15 |
| North West | +46 | 2 | £600 | +57.38% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| South West | +23 | 1 | £675 | +3.85% | 8 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 December 2023, 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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