Recruitment Consultant Jobs in England

Recruitment Consultant
UK > England

The median Recruitment Consultant salary in England is £31,125 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 March 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 639 779 933
Rank change year-on-year +140 +154 -106
Permanent jobs requiring a Recruitment Consultant 38 23 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.082% 0.030% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.032% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 30 13 43
10th Percentile £25,563 - £22,000
25th Percentile £26,375 £20,000 £25,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,125 £22,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +41.48% -20.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £42,000
90th Percentile £59,125 £38,750 -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £29,250 £27,500
% change year-on-year +19.66% +6.36% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 42,002 72,400 92,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 94.50% 92.81%
Number of salaries quoted 23,774 55,732 58,068
10th Percentile £31,947 £28,750 £32,750
25th Percentile £44,156 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,836 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.16% -8.33% -

Recruitment Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Recruitment Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Recruitment Consultant in England

Recruitment Consultant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Recruitment Consultant in England.

Salary trend for Recruitment Consultant in England

Recruitment Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Recruitment Consultant in England over the 6 months to 18 March 2025.

Salary histogram for Recruitment Consultant in England

Recruitment Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Recruitment Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 18 March 2025. 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
South West +97 10 £26,250 -3.67% 37
London +72 10 £35,750 +78.75% 145
Midlands +50 6 £26,250 -19.23% 13
South East +96 5 £28,500 - 34
East of England +45 4 £51,250 +57.69% 9
North of England +66 3 £52,500 +162.50% 31
East Midlands +42 3 £22,500 -13.46% 5
North West +32 3 £52,500 +162.50% 23
West Midlands +17 3 £30,000 -7.69% 8
Recruitment Consultant
UK

Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 March 2025, Recruitment 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 England region featuring Recruitment Consultant in the job title.

1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 12 (31.58%) Finance
3 11 (28.95%) Business Development
4 10 (26.32%) Degree
5 9 (23.68%) Microsoft Office
6 8 (21.05%) Onboarding
7 7 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (15.79%) Microsoft
8 6 (15.79%) Billing
9 5 (13.16%) Project Management
9 5 (13.16%) Postgraduate
9 5 (13.16%) Client Onboarding
9 5 (13.16%) Asana
10 4 (10.53%) Commercial Awareness
10 4 (10.53%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (10.53%) Customer Service
10 4 (10.53%) Legal
11 3 (7.89%) Market Research
11 3 (7.89%) Software Engineering
11 3 (7.89%) Law
11 3 (7.89%) Mentoring
11 3 (7.89%) Public Sector
11 3 (7.89%) Cybersecurity
11 3 (7.89%) Social Media
12 2 (5.26%) ServiceNow
12 2 (5.26%) Renewable Energy
12 2 (5.26%) Spotify
12 2 (5.26%) Environmental Health
12 2 (5.26%) Contract Negotiation
12 2 (5.26%) Collaborative Culture

Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 9 (23.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (5.26%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.16%) Asana
General
1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 12 (31.58%) Finance
3 6 (15.79%) Billing
4 4 (10.53%) Legal
4 4 (10.53%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (7.89%) Law
5 3 (7.89%) Public Sector
6 2 (5.26%) Environmental Health
7 1 (2.63%) Advertising
7 1 (2.63%) French Language
7 1 (2.63%) German Language
7 1 (2.63%) Retail
7 1 (2.63%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Onboarding
2 7 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.89%) Social Media
4 2 (5.26%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (28.95%) Business Development
2 5 (13.16%) Client Onboarding
2 5 (13.16%) Project Management
3 4 (10.53%) Commercial Awareness
3 4 (10.53%) Customer Service
4 3 (7.89%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (7.89%) Market Research
4 3 (7.89%) Mentoring
4 3 (7.89%) Software Engineering
5 2 (5.26%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (5.26%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (5.26%) CRM
6 1 (2.63%) Analytics
6 1 (2.63%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (2.63%) Business Strategy
6 1 (2.63%) Data Analytics
6 1 (2.63%) Decision-Making
6 1 (2.63%) DevOps
6 1 (2.63%) Intelligent Automation
6 1 (2.63%) Lead Generation
Qualifications
1 10 (26.32%) Degree
2 5 (13.16%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 6 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.26%) ServiceNow
2 2 (5.26%) Spotify
3 1 (2.63%) Instagram