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 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 447 | 439 | 546 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +107 | +39 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 73 | 143 | 172 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.35% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 79 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £445 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £498 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £556 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -1.12% | +1.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £650 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £726 | £825 | £697 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | -12.50% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60.48 | £54.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.60 | £61.20 | £55.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.82 | £61.60 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.50% | -2.22% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.03 | - | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £61.60 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.67% | - |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
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 1 May 2025.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Top 14 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 1 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 | -10 | 49 | £525 | -4.55% | 106 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 37 | £489 | -11.18% | 59 |
| London | +4 | 26 | £518 | -13.75% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 24 | £488 | -7.14% | 58 |
| South East | +37 | 6 | £550 | +7.84% | 19 |
| Midlands | +20 | 4 | £588 | +6.82% | 10 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £400 | - | |
| South West | +43 | 3 | £625 | +15.74% | 7 |
| North West | +19 | 3 | £450 | -14.29% | 9 |
| North of England | +16 | 3 | £450 | -18.18% | 15 |
| East of England | +17 | 2 | £525 | +5.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | +13 | 2 | £450 | -14.29% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 2 | £544 | -1.14% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 2 | £600 | - | 6 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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