Consultant Jobs in Birmingham

Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Consultant salary in Birmingham is £65,000 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 37 40 74
Rank change year-on-year +3 +34 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 84 143 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 6.29% 4.86% 3.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.66% 5.14% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 60 109 57
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £56,900
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £108,750 £80,000 £73,500
West Midlands median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -23.08% +17.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,261 2,784 1,730
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.39% 94.60% 93.06%
Number of salaries quoted 715 2,248 1,343
10th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,250 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £52,387 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.77% -4.76% +5.00%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Birmingham

Consultant
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Consultant in Birmingham

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

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

Salary histogram for Consultant in Birmingham

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

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 Birmingham region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 35 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 31 (36.90%) Collaborative Working
3 28 (33.33%) Project Management
4 27 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (29.76%) Finance
6 23 (27.38%) SAP
6 23 (27.38%) ERP
7 22 (26.19%) CRM
8 21 (25.00%) Security Cleared
9 19 (22.62%) Migration
10 18 (21.43%) Data Privacy
11 17 (20.24%) Analytical Skills
12 16 (19.05%) Data Migration
12 16 (19.05%) Project Delivery
12 16 (19.05%) NetSuite
13 14 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
14 13 (15.48%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (14.29%) Degree
15 12 (14.29%) Microsoft
16 11 (13.10%) Stakeholder Management
16 11 (13.10%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (10.71%) SQL
18 8 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 8 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
19 7 (8.33%) Azure
19 7 (8.33%) Analytics
19 7 (8.33%) ITIL
19 7 (8.33%) Service Delivery
19 7 (8.33%) Dynamics CRM
20 6 (7.14%) Agile

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (1.19%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (19.05%) NetSuite
2 8 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (8.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (5.95%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (4.76%) SAP HR
6 3 (3.57%) SAP CO
6 3 (3.57%) SAP FI
7 2 (2.38%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (1.19%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (1.19%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (1.19%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (1.19%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (1.19%) PeopleSoft HCM
8 1 (1.19%) SAP ERP
8 1 (1.19%) SAP HCM
8 1 (1.19%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (1.19%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 13 (15.48%) Dynamics 365
2 7 (8.33%) Azure
3 5 (5.95%) Power Platform
4 4 (4.76%) Boomi
4 4 (4.76%) SuccessFactors
5 2 (2.38%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.38%) SaaS
6 1 (1.19%) AWS
6 1 (1.19%) MailChimp
6 1 (1.19%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.19%) OCI
6 1 (1.19%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.38%) Cisco Nexus
1 2 (2.38%) LAN
1 2 (2.38%) Network Security
1 2 (2.38%) Wireless
2 1 (1.19%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (1.19%) Firewall
2 1 (1.19%) IPsec
2 1 (1.19%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.19%) VPN
2 1 (1.19%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.76%) DB2
1 4 (4.76%) MaxDB
1 4 (4.76%) Oracle Reports
1 4 (4.76%) SAP HANA
2 3 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.19%) Oracle Database
3 1 (1.19%) Power BI
General
1 35 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 25 (29.76%) Finance
3 17 (20.24%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (13.10%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (7.14%) Law
7 5 (5.95%) Billing
7 5 (5.95%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.57%) Marketing
9 2 (2.38%) Legal
9 2 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.38%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.19%) Czech Language
10 1 (1.19%) General Ledger
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.76%) SAP Basis
2 3 (3.57%) HTML
2 3 (3.57%) Restlet
2 3 (3.57%) SOAP
2 3 (3.57%) XML
3 1 (1.19%) BAPI
3 1 (1.19%) EJB
3 1 (1.19%) JDBC
3 1 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.19%) SailPoint
3 1 (1.19%) SAP ALE
3 1 (1.19%) SAP PI
3 1 (1.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 5 (5.95%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.76%) Hackathon
3 4 (4.76%) NHS
4 3 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (3.57%) Low-Code
4 3 (3.57%) Social Media
5 2 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.19%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.19%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (1.19%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.19%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.19%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.95%) Windows
2 4 (4.76%) AIX
2 4 (4.76%) Unix
3 1 (1.19%) Linux
3 1 (1.19%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (36.90%) Collaborative Working
2 28 (33.33%) Project Management
3 27 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
4 23 (27.38%) ERP
5 22 (26.19%) CRM
6 19 (22.62%) Migration
7 18 (21.43%) Data Privacy
8 16 (19.05%) Data Migration
8 16 (19.05%) Project Delivery
9 14 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
10 11 (13.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (8.33%) Analytics
11 7 (8.33%) ITIL
11 7 (8.33%) Service Delivery
12 6 (7.14%) Agile
12 6 (7.14%) Architectural Design
12 6 (7.14%) Business Transformation
12 6 (7.14%) Capacity Planning
12 6 (7.14%) Mentoring
12 6 (7.14%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.71%) SQL
2 6 (7.14%) ABAP
3 5 (5.95%) JavaScript
4 4 (4.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 21 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (14.29%) Degree
3 5 (5.95%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (3.57%) CCNP
4 3 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (3.57%) HNC
4 3 (3.57%) HND
4 3 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.38%) CCIE
5 2 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.19%) CCA
6 1 (1.19%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.76%) PMO
2 3 (3.57%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.19%) GDPR
3 1 (1.19%) GRC
3 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.19%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (1.19%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.19%) Ansible
1 1 (1.19%) Automic
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (1.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 23 (27.38%) SAP
2 12 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 6 (7.14%) Oracle
4 4 (4.76%) Dell
5 3 (3.57%) Cisco
6 2 (2.38%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.19%) BeyondTrust
7 1 (1.19%) Broadcom
7 1 (1.19%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.19%) Concur
7 1 (1.19%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.19%) Databricks
7 1 (1.19%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.19%) Hyperion
7 1 (1.19%) JD Edwards
7 1 (1.19%) Okta
7 1 (1.19%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.19%) PeopleSoft
7 1 (1.19%) Workday