Recruitment Consultant Job Trends in England

Recruitment Consultant
UK > England

The median Recruitment Consultant salary in England is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 February 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 652 722
Rank change year-on-year +385 +70 +203
Permanent jobs requiring a Recruitment Consultant 446 23 20
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.051% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% 0.056% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 394 12 10
10th Percentile £24,250 £25,925 -
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,688 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £28,500 £20,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +42.50% -27.27%
75th Percentile £45,000 £41,156 £25,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £35,800
UK median annual salary £32,500 £28,500 £20,000
% change year-on-year +14.04% +42.50% -28.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,952 40,914 62,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 91.47% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 34,762 21,614 50,204
10th Percentile £29,040 £33,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Recruitment Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Recruitment Consultant job vacancy trend in England

Recruitment Consultant
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Recruitment Consultant job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Recruitment Consultant job vacancies in England

Recruitment Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Recruitment Consultant in England over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

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 14 February 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
South West +126 176 £30,000 +20.00% 73
London +141 110 £45,000 -66.23% 230
North of England +37 43 £30,500 -41.90% 77
South East +49 42 £30,000 +5.26% 122
East of England - 40 £27,500 - 8
Midlands +38 35 £35,000 +16.67% 14
West Midlands +45 28 £35,000 +16.67% 12
North West +30 23 £26,000 -50.48% 46
North East - 10 £39,250 - 4
Yorkshire - 10 £32,750 - 27
East Midlands -13 7 £40,000 - 2
Recruitment Consultant
UK

Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Recruitment 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 England region featuring Recruitment Consultant in the job title.

1 76 (17.04%) Business Development
2 31 (6.95%) Coaching
3 30 (6.73%) Degree
4 23 (5.16%) Mentoring
5 20 (4.48%) SAP
6 18 (4.04%) B2B
7 17 (3.81%) CRM
8 16 (3.59%) Collaborative Culture
9 13 (2.91%) Commercial Awareness
9 13 (2.91%) ERP
10 12 (2.69%) B2B Sales
10 12 (2.69%) Customer Service
10 12 (2.69%) Cybersecurity
10 12 (2.69%) Lead Generation
10 12 (2.69%) SaaS
11 11 (2.47%) Market Research
12 8 (1.79%) AI
13 7 (1.57%) DevOps
14 6 (1.35%) Collaborative Working
14 6 (1.35%) Decision-Making
14 6 (1.35%) Machine Learning
15 5 (1.12%) Apple
15 5 (1.12%) Client Onboarding
15 5 (1.12%) Project Management
15 5 (1.12%) Red Team
16 4 (0.90%) Analytics
16 4 (0.90%) Microsoft
16 4 (0.90%) Problem-Solving
16 4 (0.90%) Roadmaps
16 4 (0.90%) Salesforce

Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (0.67%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 12 (2.69%) SaaS
2 1 (0.22%) OCI
General
1 119 (26.68%) Finance
2 88 (19.73%) Social Skills
3 36 (8.07%) Legal
4 31 (6.95%) Manufacturing
5 29 (6.50%) Advertising
6 28 (6.28%) Billing
7 27 (6.05%) Organisational Skills
7 27 (6.05%) Public Sector
8 25 (5.61%) Marketing
9 9 (2.02%) Law
10 8 (1.79%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.57%) German Language
12 6 (1.35%) Games
13 5 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.12%) Retail
14 4 (0.90%) Banking
14 4 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.45%) Electronics
17 1 (0.22%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.52%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (5.38%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.14%) Social Media
4 10 (2.24%) Life Science
5 7 (1.57%) Augmented Reality
5 7 (1.57%) Virtual Reality
6 6 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.67%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.22%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.22%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.22%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (17.04%) Business Development
2 31 (6.95%) Coaching
3 23 (5.16%) Mentoring
4 18 (4.04%) B2B
5 17 (3.81%) CRM
6 16 (3.59%) Collaborative Culture
7 13 (2.91%) Commercial Awareness
7 13 (2.91%) ERP
8 12 (2.69%) B2B Sales
8 12 (2.69%) Customer Service
8 12 (2.69%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (2.69%) Lead Generation
9 11 (2.47%) Market Research
10 8 (1.79%) AI
11 7 (1.57%) DevOps
12 6 (1.35%) Collaborative Working
12 6 (1.35%) Decision-Making
12 6 (1.35%) Machine Learning
13 5 (1.12%) Client Onboarding
13 5 (1.12%) Red Team
Qualifications
1 30 (6.73%) Degree
2 2 (0.45%) Master's Degree
2 2 (0.45%) MBA
3 1 (0.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.45%) PMO
2 1 (0.22%) GDPR
Vendors
1 20 (4.48%) SAP
2 5 (1.12%) Apple
3 4 (0.90%) Microsoft
3 4 (0.90%) Salesforce
4 3 (0.67%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.45%) Google
5 2 (0.45%) Oracle