Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in Wales

Functional Consultant
UK > Wales

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in Wales is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £555 £588 £518
% change year-on-year -5.53% +13.33% -10.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 333 389 459
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.63% 90.68% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 218 348
10th Percentile £190 £134 £164
25th Percentile £268 £209 £262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £431 £444
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% -2.82% -11.25%
75th Percentile £488 £544 £575
90th Percentile £638 £626 £646
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 54 27
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £14.94
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £16.49
Median hourly rate £20.75 £26.05 £23.92
Median % change year-on-year -20.35% +8.93% +48.96%
75th Percentile £22.00 £45.63 £37.00
90th Percentile £29.11 £52.50 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% -4.49% +71.15%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Wales

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Wales

Functional Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the Wales region over the 6 months to 7 October 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
South Wales - 2 £625 -
Functional Consultant
UK

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, Functional Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft