Technical Consultant
UK
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 536 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +34 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 132 | 160 | 282 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.28% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.29% | 0.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 89 | 152 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £508 | £494 | £472 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £695 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +14.29% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.64 | - | £59.40 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £54.00 | £63.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.67% | -9.09% | +5.60% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £66.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76.80 | £69.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +2.67% | - | - |
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 | 39,665 | 55,057 | 84,118 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,784 | 38,442 | 59,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,534 | 2,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.26 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +3.98% |
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 13 May 2024.
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 13 May 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 | +106 | 110 | £550 | - | 108 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 62 | £550 | - | 63 |
| London | +88 | 56 | £600 | +14.29% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +76 | 49 | £525 | -12.50% | 70 |
| South East | +26 | 18 | £483 | -13.26% | 19 |
| East of England | +14 | 10 | £600 | +9.09% | 2 |
| South West | +16 | 7 | £520 | -11.86% | 12 |
| North of England | +21 | 6 | £550 | +10.00% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 5 | £550 | +8.64% | 3 |
| Midlands | +23 | 5 | £513 | -25.45% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 4 | £513 | -25.45% | 8 |
| Scotland | +47 | 2 | £525 | -4.55% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £581 | - | 4 |
| North West | +21 | 1 | £525 | +5.00% | 11 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 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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