Consultant Contract Job Trends in York

Consultant
North Yorkshire > York

The median Consultant daily rate in York is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 7 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in York 4.04% 3.85% -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.35% 4.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North Yorkshire median daily rate £475 - £650
% change year-on-year - - +33.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 92 25 47
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.93% 96.15% 97.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 15 26
10th Percentile £143 £244 £125
25th Percentile £277 £378 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £185
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +163.51% -38.33%
75th Percentile £725 £588 £475
90th Percentile £863 £638 £538
North Yorkshire median daily rate £495 £469 £500
% change year-on-year +5.60% -6.25% +28.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 4
10th Percentile £15.00 - £11.09
25th Percentile £16.78 - £11.23
Median hourly rate £23.33 - £11.30
Median % change year-on-year - - -49.80%
75th Percentile £23.36 - £15.23
90th Percentile £27.86 - £22.29
North Yorkshire median hourly rate £23.33 £18.53 £14.50
% change year-on-year +25.90% +27.79% -34.09%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in York

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in York

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in York

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in York

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in York

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in York.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in York

Consultant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 30 June 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 York region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
1 3 (75.00%) Okta
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Power Automate
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
2 1 (25.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (25.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (25.00%) Military
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Okta
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Salesforce