Recruitment Consultant Jobs in England

Recruitment Consultant
UK > England

The median Recruitment Consultant salary in England is £33,625 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 628 816 880
Rank change year-on-year +188 +64 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Recruitment Consultant 67 31 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.036% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.038% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 56 20 33
10th Percentile £24,500 - -
25th Percentile £25,625 £20,000 £22,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,625 £29,750 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.03% +8.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £42,000
90th Percentile £57,500 - -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £32,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% +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 44,533 81,192 82,548
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.73% 94.49% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24,433 60,582 52,517
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,355 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 +138 22 £32,500 +19.27% 72
London +104 15 £35,000 +75.00% 241
South East +109 11 £29,250 -41.50% 74
Midlands +75 10 £29,000 -10.77% 18
West Midlands +47 5 £30,000 -7.69% 10
East of England +44 5 £55,000 +69.23% 25
East Midlands - 5 £24,000 - 6
North of England +45 4 £32,250 +53.57% 52
North West +11 4 £32,250 +61.25% 45
Recruitment Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 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 25 (37.31%) Finance
2 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
3 16 (23.88%) Business Development
4 8 (11.94%) Billing
4 8 (11.94%) Degree
4 8 (11.94%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (8.96%) Market Research
5 6 (8.96%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (8.96%) Onboarding
5 6 (8.96%) Customer Service
6 5 (7.46%) Public Sector
6 5 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (7.46%) Commercial Awareness
6 5 (7.46%) Software Engineering
6 5 (7.46%) Legal
6 5 (7.46%) Social Media
6 5 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (7.46%) Mentoring
7 4 (5.97%) ServiceNow
7 4 (5.97%) NetSuite
7 4 (5.97%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (5.97%) Law
8 3 (4.48%) Microsoft
8 3 (4.48%) B2B
8 3 (4.48%) Life Science
8 3 (4.48%) Coaching
8 3 (4.48%) Client Onboarding
8 3 (4.48%) Marketing
9 2 (2.99%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (2.99%) Asana

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 6 (8.96%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (5.97%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.99%) Asana
General
1 25 (37.31%) Finance
2 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
3 8 (11.94%) Billing
4 5 (7.46%) Legal
4 5 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (7.46%) Public Sector
5 4 (5.97%) Law
6 3 (4.48%) Marketing
7 2 (2.99%) Environmental Health
7 2 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.49%) Advertising
8 1 (1.49%) Banking
8 1 (1.49%) French Language
8 1 (1.49%) Games
8 1 (1.49%) German Language
8 1 (1.49%) Retail
8 1 (1.49%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.94%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (8.96%) Onboarding
3 5 (7.46%) Social Media
4 3 (4.48%) Life Science
5 2 (2.99%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.49%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.49%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (23.88%) Business Development
2 6 (8.96%) Customer Service
2 6 (8.96%) Market Research
3 5 (7.46%) Commercial Awareness
3 5 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (7.46%) Mentoring
3 5 (7.46%) Software Engineering
4 4 (5.97%) Artificial Intelligence
5 3 (4.48%) B2B
5 3 (4.48%) Client Onboarding
5 3 (4.48%) Coaching
6 2 (2.99%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (2.99%) Contract Negotiation
6 2 (2.99%) Logistics
6 2 (2.99%) Project Management
7 1 (1.49%) Analytics
7 1 (1.49%) Data Analytics
7 1 (1.49%) DevOps
7 1 (1.49%) Intelligent Automation
7 1 (1.49%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 8 (11.94%) Degree
2 2 (2.99%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.99%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 4 (5.97%) ServiceNow
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.99%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.49%) Instagram
4 1 (1.49%) Spotify