Consultant Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Consultant
South East > West Sussex

The median Consultant daily rate in West Sussex is £470, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 11 33
Rank change year-on-year -2 +22 -28
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 44 19 4
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 11.83% 11.11% 1.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.72% 13.19% 1.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 15 2
10th Percentile £455 £463 £457
25th Percentile £467 £488 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £515 £468
Median % change year-on-year -8.68% +10.09% -6.50%
75th Percentile £483 £537 £473
90th Percentile - £575 £474
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £583
% change year-on-year -4.55% -5.62% +7.42%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 346 144 226
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.01% 84.21% 95.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 95 173
10th Percentile £255 £213 £230
25th Percentile £357 £295 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +10.35% -5.56% -4.00%
75th Percentile £575 £537 £525
90th Percentile £650 £629 £588
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £505
% change year-on-year +5.00% -0.99% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 27 14
10th Percentile - - £14.69
25th Percentile £13.13 £15.50 £18.20
Median hourly rate £23.00 £18.82 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.21% -12.47% -4.25%
75th Percentile £50.00 £20.69 £27.81
90th Percentile £60.00 £47.25 £29.00
South East median hourly rate £50.49 £28.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year +77.14% -41.12% -3.20%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in West Sussex

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in West Sussex

Consultant
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 2 July 2026. 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
Worthing -3 24 £470 -8.68% 1
Crawley +3 17 - - 4
Horsham - 1 - - 10
Consultant
South East

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 2 July 2026, 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 West Sussex region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 34 (77.27%) SAP
2 32 (72.73%) SAP PSCD
3 19 (43.18%) Revenue Management
4 16 (36.36%) Security Cleared
5 14 (31.82%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 14 (31.82%) SC Cleared
6 12 (27.27%) SAP BRIM
6 12 (27.27%) SAP Hybris
7 11 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
8 9 (20.45%) Microsoft Excel
8 9 (20.45%) SQL
8 9 (20.45%) T-SQL
8 9 (20.45%) XML
9 8 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (15.91%) SAP FI
11 6 (13.64%) Project Delivery
11 6 (13.64%) SAP FI-CA
12 5 (11.36%) SAP S/4HANA
13 4 (9.09%) BAPI
14 3 (6.82%) Microsoft
14 3 (6.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 2 (4.55%) Functional Testing
15 2 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
15 2 (4.55%) SAP PI
15 2 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
15 2 (4.55%) Workflow
16 1 (2.27%) ABAP
16 1 (2.27%) Cash Management
16 1 (2.27%) Collaborative Working
16 1 (2.27%) Continuous Improvement

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Applications
1 9 (20.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 32 (72.73%) SAP PSCD
2 12 (27.27%) SAP BRIM
2 12 (27.27%) SAP Hybris
3 7 (15.91%) SAP FI
4 6 (13.64%) SAP FI-CA
5 5 (11.36%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (2.27%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (2.27%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (2.27%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (2.27%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (2.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (2.27%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 14 (31.82%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) SQL Server
General
1 22 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 18 (40.91%) Billing
3 17 (38.64%) Finance
4 15 (34.09%) Social Skills
4 15 (34.09%) Telecoms
5 2 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.27%) Advertising
6 1 (2.27%) Legal
6 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (20.45%) XML
2 4 (9.09%) BAPI
3 2 (4.55%) SAP PI
4 1 (2.27%) IDoc
4 1 (2.27%) JDBC
4 1 (2.27%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (2.27%) REST
4 1 (2.27%) SOAP
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (43.18%) Revenue Management
2 11 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 6 (13.64%) Project Delivery
4 3 (6.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (4.55%) Functional Testing
5 2 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (4.55%) Workflow
6 1 (2.27%) Cash Management
6 1 (2.27%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (2.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.27%) CRM
6 1 (2.27%) Migration
6 1 (2.27%) Process Improvement
6 1 (2.27%) Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (2.27%) Requirements Workshops
Programming Languages
1 9 (20.45%) SQL
1 9 (20.45%) T-SQL
2 1 (2.27%) ABAP
2 1 (2.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 16 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 14 (31.82%) SC Cleared
3 8 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.27%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 34 (77.27%) SAP
2 3 (6.82%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.27%) Oracle
3 1 (2.27%) webMethods