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 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 442 | 448 | 540 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +92 | +33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 76 | 134 | 163 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.31% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.34% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 72 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £412 | £428 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £509 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £708 | £825 | £694 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60.64 | - |
| 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 | - | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £76.80 |
| 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 | 27,240 | 39,893 | 54,783 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.77% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,738 | 25,957 | 38,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,059 | 2,674 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.41 | £37.34 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.92% | -17.02% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
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 11 May 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 11 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 | +23 | 53 | £525 | -4.55% | 141 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 39 | £513 | -6.82% | 96 |
| London | +7 | 29 | £563 | -8.16% | 79 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 23 | £475 | -9.52% | 85 |
| South East | +32 | 5 | £550 | +13.99% | 31 |
| South West | +38 | 4 | £525 | +0.96% | 7 |
| North of England | +15 | 4 | £450 | -18.18% | 22 |
| Wales | +6 | 4 | £400 | -31.18% | |
| Midlands | +19 | 3 | £550 | +7.32% | 18 |
| North West | +16 | 3 | £450 | -14.29% | 16 |
| East of England | +17 | 2 | £525 | -12.50% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 2 | £600 | - | 12 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 1 | £500 | -2.44% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 1 | £400 | -27.27% | 3 |
| Scotland | +8 | 1 | £450 | -14.29% | 3 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 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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