Lead Consultant Job Trends in Belfast

Lead Consultant
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Lead Consultant salary in Belfast is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 30 34
Rank change year-on-year -15 +4 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 12 1 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 2.05% 0.44% 3.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.12% 0.48% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 7
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
County Antrim median annual salary £90,000 £90,000 £90,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 567 209 384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.92% 91.67% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 273 114 210
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,750 £33,950
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,172 £90,125
County Antrim median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +23.81% -12.50% +20.00%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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 Belfast.

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in Belfast

Lead Consultant
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Belfast

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

For the 6 months to 12 October 2026, 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 Belfast region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 12 (100.00%) Workday
2 6 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 6 (50.00%) Workday HCM
3 5 (41.67%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (41.67%) Data Security
3 5 (41.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 5 (41.67%) ITIL
3 5 (41.67%) JIRA
3 5 (41.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) Business Strategy
4 1 (8.33%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (8.33%) CRM
4 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
4 1 (8.33%) SaaS
4 1 (8.33%) Sales Enablement

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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 6 (50.00%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 5 (41.67%) JIRA
General
1 6 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (41.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
3 5 (41.67%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (41.67%) Data Security
3 5 (41.67%) ITIL
3 5 (41.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) Business Strategy
4 1 (8.33%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (8.33%) CRM
4 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
4 1 (8.33%) Sales Enablement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
Vendors
1 12 (100.00%) Workday