Consultant Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Consultant
South East > West Sussex

The median Consultant daily rate in West Sussex is £460, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 9 10
Rank change year-on-year -7 +1 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 47 23 18
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 11.08% 11.68% 12.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.93% 14.11% 13.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 16 13
10th Percentile £410 £505 £412
25th Percentile £455 £512 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £515 £460
Median % change year-on-year -10.78% +11.96% -11.20%
75th Percentile £470 £537 £515
90th Percentile £484 £540 £528
South East median daily rate £540 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -1.82% -2.22% +7.14%

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 394 163 129
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.92% 82.74% 92.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 122 96
10th Percentile £191 £200 £188
25th Percentile £272 £218 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £445 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.49% -1.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £500 £540 £528
90th Percentile £638 £686 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £505
% change year-on-year +5.00% -0.99% -0.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 22 2
10th Percentile £20.69 £12.63 -
25th Percentile £27.75 £15.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £48.46 £16.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +202.84% -42.86% -41.67%
75th Percentile £53.75 £20.69 £29.00
90th Percentile - £22.76 -
South East median hourly rate £48.81 £24.00 £58.49
% change year-on-year +103.38% -58.97% +11.41%

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 12 October 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 -2 31 £465 -9.81% 7
Crawley - 15 £428 - 4
Consultant
South East

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

For the 6 months to 12 October 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 39 (82.98%) SAP
2 33 (70.21%) SAP PSCD
3 26 (55.32%) Security Cleared
4 23 (48.94%) SC Cleared
5 22 (46.81%) Revenue Management
6 18 (38.30%) Workshop Facilitation
7 17 (36.17%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 16 (34.04%) SAP BRIM
9 13 (27.66%) SAP Hybris
10 12 (25.53%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
13 7 (14.89%) REST
13 7 (14.89%) SAP FI
14 6 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
14 6 (12.77%) Java
14 6 (12.77%) Microsoft
14 6 (12.77%) SAP FI-CA
15 5 (10.64%) Requirements Gathering
15 5 (10.64%) SAP PI
15 5 (10.64%) SAP S/4HANA
16 4 (8.51%) ABAP
16 4 (8.51%) Cloud Security
16 4 (8.51%) CRM
16 4 (8.51%) Functional Testing
16 4 (8.51%) JDBC
16 4 (8.51%) SAP BW
16 4 (8.51%) SAP Security
16 4 (8.51%) SOAP
16 4 (8.51%) Unix

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.13%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 33 (70.21%) SAP PSCD
2 16 (34.04%) SAP BRIM
3 13 (27.66%) SAP Hybris
4 7 (14.89%) SAP FI
5 6 (12.77%) SAP FI-CA
6 5 (10.64%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (2.13%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (2.13%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (2.13%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (2.13%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (2.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (2.13%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (2.13%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 17 (36.17%) SAP Commerce Cloud
2 3 (6.38%) Cloud Run
2 3 (6.38%) GCP
2 3 (6.38%) Google Kubernetes Engine
3 2 (4.26%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (2.13%) Azure
4 1 (2.13%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.13%) Google Compute Engine
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.51%) SAP BW
2 2 (4.26%) BigQuery
2 2 (4.26%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Git
2 2 (4.26%) Gradle
2 2 (4.26%) Maven
General
1 29 (61.70%) Public Sector
2 19 (40.43%) Finance
2 19 (40.43%) Social Skills
2 19 (40.43%) Telecoms
3 18 (38.30%) Billing
4 3 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (14.89%) REST
2 5 (10.64%) SAP PI
3 4 (8.51%) JDBC
3 4 (8.51%) SOAP
4 3 (6.38%) IDoc
5 2 (4.26%) Jakarta EE
5 2 (4.26%) Spring
5 2 (4.26%) Spring Boot
6 1 (2.13%) Middleware
6 1 (2.13%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (2.13%) React
6 1 (2.13%) SailPoint
6 1 (2.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.13%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (46.81%) Revenue Management
2 18 (38.30%) Workshop Facilitation
3 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (10.64%) Requirements Gathering
7 4 (8.51%) Cloud Security
7 4 (8.51%) CRM
7 4 (8.51%) Functional Testing
7 4 (8.51%) SAP Security
7 4 (8.51%) Validation
8 3 (6.38%) Agile
8 3 (6.38%) Mentoring
8 3 (6.38%) Microservices
8 3 (6.38%) Problem Management
8 3 (6.38%) Process Improvement
8 3 (6.38%) Project Planning
8 3 (6.38%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (6.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (6.38%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (12.77%) Java
2 4 (8.51%) ABAP
3 3 (6.38%) SQL
4 2 (4.26%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.13%) Bash
5 1 (2.13%) PowerShell
5 1 (2.13%) Python
5 1 (2.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (55.32%) Security Cleared
2 23 (48.94%) SC Cleared
3 12 (25.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.13%) CISM
4 1 (2.13%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.13%) Data Quality
1 1 (2.13%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (6.38%) Docker
2 1 (2.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (6.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 39 (82.98%) SAP
2 6 (12.77%) Microsoft
3 4 (8.51%) webMethods
4 3 (6.38%) Google
5 1 (2.13%) BeyondTrust
5 1 (2.13%) CyberArk
5 1 (2.13%) Kony
5 1 (2.13%) Okta
5 1 (2.13%) Oracle
5 1 (2.13%) Ping Identity
5 1 (2.13%) ServiceNow