Consultant Job Trends in Bristol

Consultant
South West > Bristol

The median Consultant salary in Bristol is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 46 57
Rank change year-on-year +42 +11 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 280 62 78
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 14.02% 4.30% 4.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.13% 4.53% 4.92%
Number of salaries quoted 260 48 56
10th Percentile £26,125 £40,000 £43,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £47,500 £48,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £83,125 £85,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £90,000 £95,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £68,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% -1.46% +14.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,851 1,369 1,585
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 95.00% 95.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,326 816 1,308
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,563 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,375 £88,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Bristol

Consultant
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Bristol

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 Bristol region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 60 (21.43%) Mentoring
2 48 (17.14%) Security Cleared
3 44 (15.71%) Cybersecurity
4 36 (12.86%) Business Intelligence
5 35 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 35 (12.50%) NIST
6 34 (12.14%) CISSP
7 32 (11.43%) Commercial Awareness
7 32 (11.43%) Digital Marketing
7 32 (11.43%) Programme Management
7 32 (11.43%) RIBA
7 32 (11.43%) SAP
8 30 (10.71%) Business Development
9 25 (8.93%) SC Cleared
10 23 (8.21%) Network Security
10 23 (8.21%) PCI DSS
11 22 (7.86%) CEH
11 22 (7.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 22 (7.86%) Vulnerability Management
12 16 (5.71%) GRC
13 15 (5.36%) Risk Management
14 14 (5.00%) Collaborative Culture
15 12 (4.29%) CISM
16 11 (3.93%) ISMS
17 10 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 10 (3.57%) SAP CAF
18 9 (3.21%) DevOps
19 8 (2.86%) B2B
19 8 (2.86%) B2B Sales
19 8 (2.86%) Degree

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.43%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
1 4 (1.43%) Power Platform
2 3 (1.07%) Matillion
2 3 (1.07%) Snowflake
3 2 (0.71%) AWS
3 2 (0.71%) Azure
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.36%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.21%) Network Security
2 2 (0.71%) TETRA
3 1 (0.36%) DMZ
3 1 (0.36%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.43%) MS Access
1 4 (1.43%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.07%) Power BI
3 1 (0.36%) Metadata
General
1 105 (37.50%) Finance
2 80 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 47 (16.79%) Public Sector
4 38 (13.57%) Manufacturing
5 35 (12.50%) Marketing
6 32 (11.43%) Electronics
6 32 (11.43%) Telecoms
7 24 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.07%) Advertising
9 3 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.07%) Legal
10 2 (0.71%) Cyber-Physical System
11 1 (0.36%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.36%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.57%) SAP CAF
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.36%) React
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.43%) Acoustics
2 24 (8.57%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (1.79%) Robotics
3 5 (1.79%) Self-Driving Car
4 4 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (0.71%) Operational Technology
5 2 (0.71%) Smart City
6 1 (0.36%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.36%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.36%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (0.36%) Educational Technology
6 1 (0.36%) PKI
6 1 (0.36%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.36%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (21.43%) Mentoring
2 44 (15.71%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (12.86%) Business Intelligence
4 32 (11.43%) Commercial Awareness
4 32 (11.43%) Digital Marketing
4 32 (11.43%) Programme Management
5 30 (10.71%) Business Development
6 22 (7.86%) Vulnerability Management
7 15 (5.36%) Risk Management
8 14 (5.00%) Collaborative Culture
9 11 (3.93%) ISMS
10 9 (3.21%) DevOps
11 8 (2.86%) B2B
11 8 (2.86%) B2B Sales
11 8 (2.86%) Project Management
12 7 (2.50%) AI
12 7 (2.50%) Analytics
13 6 (2.14%) Systems Engineering
13 6 (2.14%) Thought Leadership
14 5 (1.79%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.43%) PL/SQL
1 4 (1.43%) SQL
1 4 (1.43%) VBA
2 1 (0.36%) Java
2 1 (0.36%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.36%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (17.14%) Security Cleared
2 34 (12.14%) CISSP
3 32 (11.43%) RIBA
4 25 (8.93%) SC Cleared
5 22 (7.86%) CEH
5 22 (7.86%) CompTIA Security+
6 12 (4.29%) CISM
7 10 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 8 (2.86%) Degree
9 5 (1.79%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.36%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 35 (12.50%) NIST
2 23 (8.21%) PCI DSS
3 16 (5.71%) GRC
4 8 (2.86%) NEBOSH
5 5 (1.79%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.43%) QA
7 3 (1.07%) NCSC
8 1 (0.36%) GDPR
8 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.36%) JSP 440
Vendors
1 32 (11.43%) SAP
2 6 (2.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (1.43%) Remedy
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle
83 Consultant jobs in Bristol