Lead Consultant Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Lead Consultant
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Lead Consultant salary in Bedfordshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 49 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.19% 0.49% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £90,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -38.89% +12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 481 403 175
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 99.02% 97.22%
Number of salaries quoted 124 214 129
10th Percentile £27,550 £30,375 £30,400
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +2.80%
75th Percentile £53,125 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,500 £75,000 £75,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Lead Consultant
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Lead Consultant
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Luton 0 1 £55,000 -8.33% 1
Lead Consultant
East of England

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, Lead Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC