Consultant Job Trends in the East Midlands

Consultant
England > East Midlands

The median Consultant salary in the East Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 82 80
Rank change year-on-year +38 -2 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 176 72 109
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.95% 3.10% 2.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.14% 3.32% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 116 43 69
10th Percentile £28,750 £24,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £28,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% -38.46%
75th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £80,000 - £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -11.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 5,598 2,169 3,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.80% 93.53% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 3,574 1,258 2,430
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.06% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Consultant job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Consultant
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the East Midlands

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the East Midlands

Consultant
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
Leicestershire +17 89 £55,000 +115.69% 4
Nottinghamshire -2 48 £60,000 -25.00% 6
Northamptonshire +15 18 £28,375 +18.23% 7
Derbyshire -8 10 £62,500 +25.00% 3
Lincolnshire -14 9 £67,500 +50.00% 1
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 August 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 East Midlands region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 47 (26.70%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (15.91%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (13.64%) Presales
4 18 (10.23%) Azure
5 14 (7.95%) Commercial Awareness
5 14 (7.95%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (7.39%) Microsoft
7 11 (6.25%) Decision-Making
7 11 (6.25%) ERP
8 10 (5.68%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 9 (5.11%) AWS
10 8 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (4.55%) CRM
10 8 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
10 8 (4.55%) Electronic Patient Records
10 8 (4.55%) Storytelling
10 8 (4.55%) Workshop Facilitation
11 7 (3.98%) GAP Analysis
11 7 (3.98%) HP
11 7 (3.98%) SAP
11 7 (3.98%) SAP S/4HANA
12 6 (3.41%) Analytics
12 6 (3.41%) Business Development
12 6 (3.41%) Data Migration
12 6 (3.41%) Migration
12 6 (3.41%) Sage
12 6 (3.41%) Sage 200
12 6 (3.41%) Stakeholder Management
13 5 (2.84%) AI
13 5 (2.84%) Oracle

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 8 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (3.98%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (3.41%) Sage 200
4 4 (2.27%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (1.70%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (1.70%) SAP CO
5 3 (1.70%) SAP FI
5 3 (1.70%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.57%) Dynamics SL
6 1 (0.57%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (10.23%) Azure
2 14 (7.95%) Dynamics 365
3 9 (5.11%) AWS
4 4 (2.27%) OCI
4 4 (2.27%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.70%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (1.70%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.14%) Adobe Analytics
6 2 (1.14%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.57%) Copilot Studio
7 1 (0.57%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.57%) Google Data Studio
7 1 (0.57%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.57%) Google Sheets
7 1 (0.57%) Google Tag Manager
7 1 (0.57%) Meta Ads
7 1 (0.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.70%) DHCP
1 3 (1.70%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.55%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.57%) Power BI
General
1 26 (14.77%) Finance
2 19 (10.80%) Social Skills
3 10 (5.68%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (4.55%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.84%) Automotive
6 4 (2.27%) Retail
7 3 (1.70%) Law
7 3 (1.70%) Marketing
8 2 (1.14%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.57%) Environmental Health
9 1 (0.57%) Local Government
9 1 (0.57%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.84%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.57%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 30 (17.05%) PKI
2 9 (5.11%) Private Cloud
3 8 (4.55%) NHS
3 8 (4.55%) SystemC
4 3 (1.70%) Onboarding
4 3 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.14%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.14%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.14%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.57%) IVR
6 1 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (26.70%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (15.91%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (13.64%) Presales
4 14 (7.95%) Commercial Awareness
5 11 (6.25%) Decision-Making
5 11 (6.25%) ERP
6 10 (5.68%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 8 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (4.55%) CRM
7 8 (4.55%) Storytelling
7 8 (4.55%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (3.98%) GAP Analysis
9 6 (3.41%) Analytics
9 6 (3.41%) Business Development
9 6 (3.41%) Data Migration
9 6 (3.41%) Migration
9 6 (3.41%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (2.84%) AI
11 4 (2.27%) Customer Experience
11 4 (2.27%) GTM Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (2.84%) Security Cleared
2 1 (0.57%) Degree
2 1 (0.57%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (1.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (7.39%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.98%) HP
2 7 (3.98%) SAP
3 6 (3.41%) Sage
4 5 (2.84%) Oracle
5 4 (2.27%) JD Edwards
5 4 (2.27%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.14%) Adobe
7 1 (0.57%) Google
7 1 (0.57%) Hotjar
7 1 (0.57%) VMware