Lead Consultant Job Trends in Central London

Lead Consultant
London > Central London

The median Lead Consultant salary in Central London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 168 185
Rank change year-on-year +15 +17 +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 5 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.13% 0.039% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.042% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £72,750
25th Percentile - £92,500 £80,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £95,000 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +8.57% +45.83%
75th Percentile - £97,500 £90,313
90th Percentile - - £93,125
London median annual salary £83,750 £101,750 £85,000
% change year-on-year -17.69% +19.71% +17.24%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 3,707 2,353 3,387
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.76% 90.95% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,636 1,646 2,813
10th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,188 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £119,375 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in Central London

Lead Consultant
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in Central London

Lead Consultant
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the Central London region over the 6 months to 19 April 2026. 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
City of London - 5 £85,000 - 3
Lead Consultant
London

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Central London region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (80.00%) Incident Management
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) ITSM
1 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (80.00%) Observability
1 4 (80.00%) Problem Management
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
1 4 (80.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (20.00%) Generative AI

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Banking
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Legal
1 4 (80.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (80.00%) Incident Management
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) ITSM
1 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (80.00%) Observability
1 4 (80.00%) Problem Management
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
1 4 (80.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (20.00%) Generative AI