Lead Consultant Job Trends in Birmingham

Lead Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Lead Consultant salary in Birmingham is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 123 103
Rank change year-on-year +21 -20 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 6 7 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.34% 0.39% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.41% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 6
10th Percentile £44,250 £75,000 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £80,625 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £90,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +16.13% -
75th Percentile £84,550 - £80,000
90th Percentile £87,820 - £83,750
West Midlands median annual salary £75,000 £90,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +16.13% -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,623 1,708 1,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 94.68% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,180 835 1,104
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,200 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,500 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Lead Consultant
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Birmingham

Lead Consultant
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant in Birmingham over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead Consultant in Birmingham

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Birmingham region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) ITSM
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 2 (33.33%) Observability
2 2 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 2 (33.33%) Service Management
2 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
3 1 (16.67%) Kanban
3 1 (16.67%) Lean Software Development
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) SAP
3 1 (16.67%) SAP Basis
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) SDLC
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Banking
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Legal
1 2 (33.33%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Billing
2 1 (16.67%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) ITSM
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 2 (33.33%) Observability
2 2 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 2 (33.33%) Service Management
2 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
3 1 (16.67%) Kanban
3 1 (16.67%) Lean Software Development
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) SAP