Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Consultant salary in Edinburgh is £66,185 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 58 | 110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +52 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 13 | 52 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.42% | 3.49% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.60% | 3.64% | 1.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 19 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,375 | £36,800 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,063 | £40,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,185 | £60,743 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.96% | -13.22% | -17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,840 | £107,500 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,420 | £125,000 | £93,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £70,000 | £47,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.37% | -32.14% | +27.27% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 814 | 1,428 | 1,911 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.06% | 95.90% | 94.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 381 | 1,007 | 1,132 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £35,523 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £71,750 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Consultant
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Edinburgh.
Consultant
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: