Consultant Contract Job Trends in Wolverhampton

Consultant
West Midlands > Wolverhampton

The median Consultant daily rate in Wolverhampton is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wolverhampton 34.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 34.78% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £674 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £563 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +7.14% -4.55% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wolverhampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wolverhampton. 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 Wolverhampton with a recognized job title 23 21 10
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 80.77% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 6 5
10th Percentile £193 £232 £218
25th Percentile £389 £296 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £331 £375
Median % change year-on-year +142.06% -11.87% +60.94%
75th Percentile - £354 £400
90th Percentile - £643 £460
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -1.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £17.20
25th Percentile £14.50 - £17.31
Median hourly rate £22.50 - £17.50
75th Percentile £40.00 - £21.25
90th Percentile £57.99 - £23.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £21.59 £22.50
% change year-on-year +15.79% -4.04% +26.98%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Wolverhampton

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Wolverhampton

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Wolverhampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wolverhampton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Wolverhampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Wolverhampton over the 6 months to 17 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in Wolverhampton

Consultant Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton

For the 6 months to 17 February 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 Wolverhampton region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Customer Engagement
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) SAP
2 1 (12.50%) SAP SD
2 1 (12.50%) VMS

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton 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 (12.50%) SAP SD
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Customer Engagement
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) SAP