Functional Consultant Job Trends in Chelmsford

Functional Consultant
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Functional Consultant salary in Chelmsford is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2026.

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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford 1.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £82,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £87,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £85,000 - £72,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 158 38 125
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 88.37% 93.28%
Number of salaries quoted 129 34 111
10th Percentile £25,000 £32,500 £29,625
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.53% +11.58% +2.81%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £66,850 £70,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% -4.26%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Chelmsford.

Salary distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Chelmsford

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 27 May 2026, Functional 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 Chelmsford region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 2 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 2 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) IFS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) SQL

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 2 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 2 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) IFS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft