Consultant Jobs in Berkshire

Consultant
South East > Berkshire

The median Consultant salary in Berkshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 58 72
Rank change year-on-year -37 +14 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 33 126 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.02% 3.92% 4.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.49% 4.11% 4.63%
Number of salaries quoted 28 90 99
10th Percentile £35,275 £26,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £32,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £67,925
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -26.39% +35.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,188 £73,963
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,250 £90,500
South East median annual salary £53,500 £50,000 £67,000
% change year-on-year +7.00% -25.37% +11.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,323 3,068 2,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.02% 95.52% 92.48%
Number of salaries quoted 583 2,122 1,605
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,673 £52,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% -10.26% +1.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,050 £82,500 £93,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Berkshire

Consultant
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Consultant in Berkshire

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Berkshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Berkshire

Consultant
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Reading -8 19 £60,000 +20.00% 165
Maidenhead - 2 £58,750 - 6
Consultant
South East

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 8 (24.24%) Microsoft
3 7 (21.21%) Service Delivery
4 6 (18.18%) CRM
4 6 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 6 (18.18%) Security Cleared
5 5 (15.15%) Time Management
5 5 (15.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (15.15%) Salesforce
5 5 (15.15%) Public Sector
5 5 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (12.12%) BMC
7 3 (9.09%) BizTalk Server
7 3 (9.09%) Sun
7 3 (9.09%) Visual Studio
7 3 (9.09%) Presales
7 3 (9.09%) Fintech
7 3 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (9.09%) Unit Testing
7 3 (9.09%) Driving Licence
7 3 (9.09%) Internal Audit
8 2 (6.06%) Power Platform
8 2 (6.06%) Business Development
8 2 (6.06%) Power BI
8 2 (6.06%) Mentoring
8 2 (6.06%) Data Modelling
8 2 (6.06%) Project Management
8 2 (6.06%) Retail

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.03%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (15.15%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (3.03%) SAP BPC
2 1 (3.03%) SAP GRC
2 1 (3.03%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.06%) Power BI
2 1 (3.03%) SAP HANA
2 1 (3.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.15%) Public Sector
3 4 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (6.06%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.06%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (9.09%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.03%) CESG
3 1 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.03%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (21.21%) Service Delivery
2 6 (18.18%) CRM
3 5 (15.15%) Time Management
4 3 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (9.09%) Fintech
4 3 (9.09%) Internal Audit
4 3 (9.09%) Presales
4 3 (9.09%) Unit Testing
5 2 (6.06%) Business Development
5 2 (6.06%) Data Modelling
5 2 (6.06%) Mentoring
5 2 (6.06%) Project Management
6 1 (3.03%) Analytics
6 1 (3.03%) Business Analysis
6 1 (3.03%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (3.03%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (3.03%) Data Analytics
6 1 (3.03%) Data Engineering
6 1 (3.03%) Market Research
6 1 (3.03%) SAP Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 6 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.03%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (3.03%) CISSP
2 1 (3.03%) Degree
2 1 (3.03%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (24.24%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.15%) Salesforce
3 4 (12.12%) BMC
4 3 (9.09%) Sun
5 1 (3.03%) Cognos
5 1 (3.03%) SAP