Consultant Job Trends in the City of London

Consultant
Central London > City of London

The median Consultant salary in the City of London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 64 88
Rank change year-on-year -3 +24 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 66 106 77
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 3.03% 3.98% 2.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.23% 4.32% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 51 57 70
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £48,625
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year - -5.45% -5.17%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £86,500
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% -3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,046 2,455 2,676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 92.12% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,545 1,604 2,394
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,575 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in the City of London

Consultant
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the City of London

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the City of London over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the City of London

Consultant
Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the City of London region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
London Bridge -1 1 £110,000 -8.33%
Consultant
Central London

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 6 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 City of London region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (30.30%) Agile
2 19 (28.79%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (27.27%) AI
4 13 (19.70%) Risk Management
5 11 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 10 (15.15%) Mentoring
7 9 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (12.12%) Presales
8 8 (12.12%) Thought Leadership
8 8 (12.12%) Workshop Facilitation
9 7 (10.61%) Business Development
9 7 (10.61%) SC Cleared
9 7 (10.61%) Security Cleared
10 6 (9.09%) Azure
10 6 (9.09%) Decision-Making
10 6 (9.09%) ITSM
10 6 (9.09%) Python
10 6 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (9.09%) User Stories
11 5 (7.58%) Accessibility
11 5 (7.58%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (7.58%) CISSP
11 5 (7.58%) Critical Thinking
11 5 (7.58%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (7.58%) Degree
11 5 (7.58%) Design Sprint
11 5 (7.58%) Design Thinking
11 5 (7.58%) ERP
11 5 (7.58%) ETL

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.55%) Confluence
2 2 (3.03%) Apache
2 2 (3.03%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (1.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (1.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.52%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 1 (1.52%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.52%) SAP IBP
1 1 (1.52%) SAP MII
1 1 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.09%) Azure
2 4 (6.06%) Power Platform
2 4 (6.06%) SaaS
3 3 (4.55%) GCP
3 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (3.03%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (3.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 2 (3.03%) Copilot Studio
4 2 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (3.03%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.03%) Vertex AI
5 1 (1.52%) Adobe Analytics
5 1 (1.52%) AWS
5 1 (1.52%) Azure AI
5 1 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.52%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.52%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.52%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.58%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (6.06%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.03%) BigQuery
3 2 (3.03%) Data Lake
3 2 (3.03%) Power BI
3 2 (3.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (3.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (3.03%) Tableau
4 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 1 (1.52%) Power Query
4 1 (1.52%) Snowflake Schema
4 1 (1.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 3 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 17 (25.76%) Finance
2 14 (21.21%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (19.70%) Law
3 13 (19.70%) Social Skills
4 9 (13.64%) Banking
4 9 (13.64%) Retail
5 8 (12.12%) Legal
6 4 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Advertising
7 3 (4.55%) Marketing
8 2 (3.03%) Billing
8 2 (3.03%) Front Office
9 1 (1.52%) Automotive
9 1 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.52%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.52%) Local Government
9 1 (1.52%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.52%) Spanish Language
9 1 (1.52%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.52%) MDX
1 1 (1.52%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.52%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.58%) Onboarding
1 5 (7.58%) Product Ownership
2 3 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (4.55%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.52%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.52%) Credit Risk
3 1 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (1.52%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (1.52%) Hedge funds
3 1 (1.52%) Life Science
3 1 (1.52%) Low-Code
3 1 (1.52%) Reinsurance
3 1 (1.52%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (30.30%) Agile
2 19 (28.79%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (27.27%) AI
4 13 (19.70%) Risk Management
5 10 (15.15%) Mentoring
6 9 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (12.12%) Presales
7 8 (12.12%) Thought Leadership
7 8 (12.12%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (10.61%) Business Development
9 6 (9.09%) Decision-Making
9 6 (9.09%) ITSM
9 6 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (9.09%) User Stories
10 5 (7.58%) Design Sprint
10 5 (7.58%) Service Design
10 5 (7.58%) User Experience
10 5 (7.58%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 5 (7.58%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.09%) Python
2 5 (7.58%) SQL
3 2 (3.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.52%) Java
4 1 (1.52%) R
Qualifications
1 7 (10.61%) SC Cleared
1 7 (10.61%) Security Cleared
2 5 (7.58%) CISSP
2 5 (7.58%) Degree
3 4 (6.06%) CISM
4 2 (3.03%) CRISC
4 2 (3.03%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.52%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.52%) CISA
5 1 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (1.52%) CREST Certified
5 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (1.52%) OSCP
5 1 (1.52%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.52%) PMP
5 1 (1.52%) SAP Certification
5 1 (1.52%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.58%) Accessibility
2 4 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (6.06%) NIST
3 3 (4.55%) GDPR
3 3 (4.55%) GRC
4 2 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (3.03%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (1.52%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.06%) Google
2 4 (6.06%) SAP
2 4 (6.06%) Workday
3 2 (3.03%) Databricks
3 2 (3.03%) Informatica
4 1 (1.52%) Adobe
4 1 (1.52%) IBM
4 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow