Lead Consultant Job Trends in the City of London

Lead Consultant
Central London > City of London

The median Lead Consultant salary in the City of 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 151 - 173
Rank change year-on-year - - +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.14% - 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £69,250
25th Percentile - - £71,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £82,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.50%
75th Percentile - - £91,875
90th Percentile - - £93,750
Central London median annual salary £85,000 £95,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +8.57% +45.83%

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 3,512 1,938 3,034
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.10% 92.02% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,504 1,464 2,565
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -1.69% -1.67%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,450 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of 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 the City of London.

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in the City of London

Lead Consultant
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 City of 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 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:

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